Sunday Social: Jack Nowell mayhem at Munster, Joe Marler antics and slugging pints in South Africa
It is time for Planet Rugby’s Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week’s action.
Starting off, this simply cannot be scripted! Exeter’s Jack Nowell on his stag do wearing a Munster shirt with a pint in hand as he supports his side’s Champions Cup clash. His mates have gone to town on this one.
Is that… no it can't be… IT IS 😱@nowellsy15 in a Munster shirt, pint in hand 😂
See you in Temple Bar Jack, with @1_Dickie, @samsimmonds_, @philldollman & @don_armand 🍺#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/4YJtbvcd18
— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) April 16, 2022
The Chronicles of Jack Nowell do not stop there. Here is the speedster fully immersed. One can only imagine the festivities to follow.
You never know who you could see wearing @Munsterrugby jersey at Thomond Park on a @ChampionsCup day 👀👀#MUNvEXE pic.twitter.com/8LhOMZ4XaH
— Bernard Jackman (@bernardjackman) April 16, 2022
Peter O’Mahony was sublime for Munster on Saturday, and that was not lost on the internet. Brilliant edit in this one for a brilliant performance.
#MUNvEXE pic.twitter.com/8ogIjzLPYE
— Three Red Kings (@threeredkings) April 16, 2022
Pockets full for the Irishman. You got to love that! Big pockets for O’Mahony. Exeter will need a day off if they see this one.
Munster through to the QFs
And what about that performance from Peter O’Mahony 💪🏻#HeinekenChampionsCup #MUNvEXE pic.twitter.com/MwrzXslq4l
— BallCarrier (@BallCarrier_) April 16, 2022
Meanwhile, Joe Marler being, well, Joe Marler. Fit for the front-row and fit for a biker gang. Post-career hobby sorted, Joe?
🖤 @JoeMarler #COYQ pic.twitter.com/XljmKMdnqu
— Harlequins 🃏 (@Harlequins) April 14, 2022
You shall not pass! It is Marler’s world, and we are just living in it. What a personality he is in the game of rugby!
😂😂😂@Harlequins | @JoeMarler pic.twitter.com/vdx6CT5N4N
— Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) April 16, 2022
On the sevens circuit, a vibe on and off the field! The Kenyan side show off their dance moves in grand style.
The content we knew we needed 😄🕺🇰🇪#HSBC7s | @KenyaSevens pic.twitter.com/h9SFzSTuot
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 14, 2022
Have a look at this. Out the side door, through the legs, a hop and skip. This try had everything and nothing conventional from the Scarlets. They all count the same, excellent scrambling.
How good was that try by @scarlets_rugby? Johnny Williams finishes this superb try after brilliant offloads from Steff Evans and Liam Williams. #URC | #SCAvDRA pic.twitter.com/Vt5xYok40I
— United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) April 16, 2022
Out in South Africa, nothing like your director of rugby posting a video of you slugging a pint. Rassie Erasmus commends Frans Steyn as he makes light work of a fan’s pint. It must be all the practice from celebrating two World Cup wins.
Lekka Frans Steyn !!!! @CheetahsRugby pic.twitter.com/LdeM1AN8Di
— Rassie Erasmus (@RassieRugby) April 16, 2022
‘Got some paper?’. Alex Dombrandt hilariously signs a fan’s head, much to the crowd’s amusement. A man of the people, indeed.
🖊 @Alex_dombrandt is a man of the people. #COYQ pic.twitter.com/x6DZVOTclM
— Harlequins 🃏 (@Harlequins) April 17, 2022
Finally, it was a nice touch from Scarlets to ask recently retired flanker James Davies to bring out the match ball on Saturday. A wonderful player both formats of the game.
Y dorf yn talu teyrnged i James 'Cubby' Davies, sy'n ymddeol o chwarae yn sgil effaith cyfergyd
The crowd pays tribute to @cubbyboi, the Scarlets flanker who's retiring following medical advice
Diolch Cubby👏@scarlets_rugby v @dragonsrugby@official_parc @WelshRugbyUnion pic.twitter.com/iLRsZe8reD
— Clwb Rygbi (@yclwbrygbi) April 16, 2022