TOUR DE LA PROVENCE 2021 (Spoilers)

Eamonnator

De Bhál wrote: »

Peter Stringer, similar height and build, heavier due to the sport's requirements, but it is possible to be that size in rugby.

Stringer would be very much an outlier these days.
Take Conor Murray, One of the current Irish Scrum halves, He's 188cms and 93kgs (6'2" and 14 1/2 stone in old money)

Melodeon

Mugser wrote: »

Matt Stevens taking about Eddie today and that he likes rugby too, "If he hadn't gone down the pro-cycling route, he'd probably perused a career in rugby"
:rolleyes::D:D

At 5'7" and less than 9 stone, don't think I'd like to see on a pitch against some of the behemoths that play rugby!!
Think maybe Matt he likes it merely as a spectator? Could be wrong though..

Given that Eddie's at the super-elite pinnacle of a sport whose dietary and weight control regimen would be getting on for cause for concern over eating disorders and body dysmorphia among the general population, I'd suspect his 'normal' walking around weight is probably in the 10-11 stone range.
Feed him a load of steaks and put him in the squat rack for a year or two, and he'd be pretty close to the size and stature of Antoine Dupont (Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in), Weight: 85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb), the current French scrumhalf, an outstanding player who more than holds his own among the large scary monsters of modern professional rugby.
He'll be in action against Ireland this afternoon at 3pm, if anyone wants to have a look.

at1withmyself

Rugby Thread somewhere that way

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TheBlaaMan

Eddie pulling them along this morning...

Melodeon

Incidentally, I'm very much liking The Matt & Dan Show, long may it continue!

at1withmyself

Alaphilippe takes some seconds in the intermediate sprint today. Puts him in second overall ahead of Bernal now.