Rugby

[Neville Street]

edited for double posting - sorry!

Edited March 23, 2009 by Neville Street

[Grand High Aviator]

'The point is that it would be unnecessary to creating a good festival.'

I don't think Glastonbury needs much help, direction or advice in creating a good festival. They seem to be doing a pretty good job so far. Just to remind paulo, alcatraz and others, a Lions series in South Africa is once every 12 years, not three times a week.

NS: Agreed on all your points. I'm sure that if the game was shown, enough people would watch it to make the screening worthwhile.

[paulo999]

My best advice is to get to Shepton. It's not massively far and the traffic flow should be ok.

If you do that, you'll get to watch the game.

[1000yardstare]

It would depend on the time of day and as there is no time difference it will be during the afternoon/evening so screens used for more important things. Mind you we saw the All Blacks thrash us a few years ago. But that was early morning because of the time difference. So glad I got up for that.

[Sam Crawley]

Oddly it would make more sense if the Lions were actually playing at Glastonbury. Now that would be fun.

[Sam Crawley]

Can't you just tape it and watch it when you get home on Monday?!

[Neville Street]

I had assumed the tests were tv friendly evening kick offs, but it is 1400 local time in South Africa, so 1pm with us....hmmm, maybe I will search out somewhere to try and watch it now, but the clashfinder will be along soon to take my mind off that idea

[hazey_jane]

Of course we're missing the obvious solution here-

Anyone else up for a quick game of touch rugby over the weekend?

[Grimmy]

Of course we're missing the obvious solution here-

Anyone else up for a quick game of touch rugby over the weekend?

[Grand High Aviator]

No touch for me thanks...

I'm not really up for leaving the site and attempting to head in to town to watch the game, I'd rather get a few beers in and sit in front of a big screen somewhere (the cinema or somewhere else...), thus minimising the possibility of missing stuff. Like I've said, I'm sure there would be enough people wanting to watch to make it worthwhile. Recording it and watching it days after isn't really the same either.

Anyone else had any more replies?

[paulo999]

"I'm not really up for leaving the site and attempting to head in to town to watch the game".

My best suggestion then would be to contact the rugby club who'll be involved in the festival.

[Grand High Aviator]

"I'm not really up for leaving the site and attempting to head in to town to watch the game".

My best suggestion then would be to contact the rugby club who'll be involved in the festival.

[staggerlee]

There is the principle of mixing the outside world with Glasto. Most of us go to forget the 'real' or 'outside' world. But I remember a few years ago there was an England World Cup match and the festival was divided for days over whether it should be shown. In the end it was shown on the Pyramid Stage screen and there was a great atmosphere and it went down well.

Not sure rugby has the same broad popular pull as soccer. It does where I live in Wales. But also not sure about the fervour that a Lions match (as opposed to a six nations match) will engender amongst the majority of Glasto goers.

Shame we couldn't have had Wales stuffing England shown at Glasto. That would have got the flags waving.

[Grand High Aviator]

The end of the speculation, subject to injury replacements..:

Backs:

Lee Bryne

Rob Kearney

Shane Williams

Leigh Halfpenny

Ugo Monye

Luke Fitzgerald

Tommy Bowe

Tom Shanklin

Jamie Roberts

Brian O'Driscoll

Keith Earls

Riki Flutey

Ronan O'Gara

Stephen Jones

Mike Philips

Harry Ellis

Tomas O'Leary

Forwards:

Jamie Heaslip

Andy Powell

David Wallace

Stephen Ferris

Alan Quinlan

Joe Worsley

Martyn Williams

Alun Wyn Jones

Paul O'Connell ©

Donncha O'Callaghan

Simon Shaw

Nathan Hines

Gethin Jenkins

Adam Jones

Andrew Sheridan

Phil Vickery

Euan Murray

Jerry Flannery

Lee Mears

Matthew Rees

[titch juicy]

The end of the speculation, subject to injury replacements..:

Backs:

Lee Bryne

Rob Kearney

Shane Williams

Leigh Halfpenny

Ugo Monye

Luke Fitzgerald

Tommy Bowe

Tom Shanklin

Jamie Roberts

Brian O'Driscoll

Keith Earls

Riki Flutey

Ronan O'Gara

Stephen Jones

Mike Philips

Harry Ellis

Tomas O'Leary

Forwards:

Jamie Heaslip

Andy Powell

David Wallace

Stephen Ferris

Alan Quinlan

Joe Worsley

Martyn Williams

Alun Wyn Jones

Paul O'Connell ©

Donncha O'Callaghan

Simon Shaw

Nathan Hines

Gethin Jenkins

Adam Jones

Andrew Sheridan

Phil Vickery

Euan Murray

Jerry Flannery

Lee Mears

Matthew Rees

[gee24]

A squad without any england players would have been better!!

[thegremlin_1999]

only two flyhalfs and no delon armitage...other than that no real surprises i guess

[scappaflow]

In principle I'd be up for watching it.. but in reality.. on a full festival day, when are you gonna find time??! Never mind, I can catch BB King or Bruce Springsteen any time, let's watch the Lions have their arses whipped yet again on TV instead.. Ain't gonna happen

[joshwarrr]

In 2005 they showed rugby in the sat morning. I think it was the lions game. Does anyone know what time it wil be shown GMT?

[Alcatraz]

In 2005 they showed rugby in the sat morning. I think it was the lions game. Does anyone know what time it wil be shown GMT?

[joshwarrr]

As its in South Africa, it will be later in the day, which is where the potential problem rises

[Grand High Aviator]

The second test will kick off at 2.00pm GMT. Hopefully early enough for Glasto to decide to show the game somewhere like the cinema...

[paulo999]

The second test will kick off at 2.00pm GMT. Hopefully early enough for Glasto to decide to show the game somewhere like the cinema...

[Kyelo]

You could use a laptop plugged into a cigerette lighter in the car with a portable internet connection. Use a website like justin.tv(totally illegal btw)and hey presto! Rugby!

I personally wouldn't risk taking my laptop and wouldn't watch the rugby even if it was on at the cinema field far more exciting stuff on in Glastonbury in my view, but it would work all the same! Maybe somebody will do it lol I've seen far wackier at festivals.

Edited April 22, 2009 by BenchBuddah

[bobby 11]

I agree with this.

Given the time of the game I think it would be a bit of a waste of two hours. Suppose the NZ tour would have been a bit better given the 9am KO's.

There's plenty Rugby on the rest of the year. Not as if it's a WC final or Grand Slam decider.

As an aside I remember being at T in the Park in 2006! Night of the Football World Cup Final (the Zidane one!).

Was down at the main stage, watching the Arctic Monkeys and the Strokes, phone was dead and only kinda heard about the result and the headbutt incident from chat in the crowd.

Didn't see the goals or pen's etc till the end of the year in a kinda Year review show!