Fitness of the 1F (Stephen Ferris)
Hi guys and gals, just wondering if anyone out there has heard any news lately regarding the big man and how his knee is holding up? cheers

Stephen Ferris in trouble now too?
Cryptic announcement on the Ulster website: Ulster Rugby is aware that Stephen Ferris was involved in an off field incident in Belfast back in September 2009. As this incident is now subject to legal proceedings, neither party will be making any

Stephen Ferris tackle- Was it a yellow card or even a penalty
Wales won the match after Leigh Halfpenny kicked a penalty with under 1 min to go. Stephen Ferris was given a yellow card for a 'dangerous' tackle, everyone seems to agree yellow was harsh but was it even a penalty or was it just a good tackle? **EDIT

Could or Should Stephen Ferris play Second Row?
I don't think Ulster can afford to take him out of backrow and I also think that they have sufficient second rows. However there is a chance that Ireland need international locks and will look at some more alternative ideas. At 6 foot 4 inches, he

Stephen ferris's integrity
Ok I'm not interested in anything he said before the game or any thing Hartley has done previous or the undisputed fact that he did bite Ferris. But after the published tribunal transcript how long will his reputation take to recover after blatantly

Biting in Eng v Ire
Just a quick post to clarify that there was no gouging in the Eng-Ire match. It's come out that the Irish players were complaining of biting, specifically on Ferris's finger. Full story here: http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/story/161365.html

Stephen Ferris Player Of The World Cup!!!!
Title says it all although O'Brien has been amazing and deserves the pundits creaming over him as they are doing Ferris has defo been better. Many seem to have forgotten that Ferris missed the majority of the season with a rugby finishing injury and that

Who Do You Think Is The Hardest Player From The Northen Hemisphere Teams
Has to be the ginger nutter Paul O'Connell just ask that french lad from Clermont for prove

Blindside Choices of the Home Nations?
Lets look at who the board rate as the best Blindsides possible suggestions for the Lions next year. Pick TWO Blindsides from the Poll below.

Justice_4_Hartley.
Justice_4_Hartley What do people expect from today’s disciplinary hearing? IMO I hope he doesn't play again this season, and I hope he never plays for England again (if found guilty of course!)

Rugby Challenge delayed for Europe
Just been looking at the Sidhe forums and it looks as though the release date has been put back to between sept 21 and oct 23 .I'm not sure if its to do with the publisher being naff or a patch being made ready for release as the game is riddled with bugs

FACT: Stephen Lichsteiner has a 94% tackle success rate
Won 33/35 tackles Anyone can beat that? Barzagli 38/55 Vidal 68/78 Chiellini 36/45

Team of round 2
A bit easier since there was only 2 games, but here's my take on the team of round 2: 1 - Gethin Jenkins Not many standouts here but he had a solid performance and didn't make any mistakes 2 - Ross Ford Perfect lineout and some good carries 3 -

IRB regulation 17.14.2 - as referenced in the Hartley/Ferris case.
As detailed on page 185 of http://www.irb.com/mm/document/lawsregs/0/regulation17a4_874.pdf Demands at least an appeal from the Saints as the whole judgement was based on hearsay and guesswork. Unfortunately that won't help Ben Youngs as the IRB reg

Lions - 1 year to go - Who from your nation will make the squad?
Nothing is certain so these are predictions. With just over a year to go till Australia 2013, these are the players I believe can make the squad and only injury and a string of bad performances will prevent this from happening. WELSHIES George North