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by Edinburgh01
Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby's New Experiment of Backs replacing forwards.
Replies: 30
Views: 1194

Re: Rugby's New Experiment of Backs replacing forwards.

When I was a lad in the 60s and early 70s, it was never hard to tell the difference between forwards and backs. Our Edinburgh season tickets are beside the away team subs seats. My son (25 and ex TH so played in the modern era) and I play a game trying to work out which of the players we do not reco...
by Edinburgh01
Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby's New Experiment of Backs replacing forwards.
Replies: 30
Views: 1194

Re: Rugby's New Experiment of Backs replacing forwards.

Glasgow and Scotland have both deployed Staff McDowall (centre) as a lineout forward. He's 6 ft 5 but lighter than forwards that size. He is very effective.
by Edinburgh01
Fri Jun 27, 2025 3:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: IRB U20 World Cup 2025
Replies: 231
Views: 8101

Re: IRB U20 World Cup 2025

Scotland U20 Men team to play England U20 at Payanini Center, Verona on Sunday (kick off 2.30pm BST/3.30pm local) – live on RugbyPassTV 15. Jack Brown (Edinburgh Rugby) 14. Nairn Moncrieff (Edinburgh Rugby) 13. Johnny Ventisei (Glasgow Warriors) 12. Kerr Yule (Glasgow Warriors) 11. Fergus Watson (Gl...
by Edinburgh01
Sun Jun 22, 2025 10:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: match 1 - B&I Lions v Argentina OFFICIAL
Replies: 674
Views: 11217

Re: match 1 - B&I Lions v Argentina

DVdM - He's more a donkey than a rugby player, but a helluva physical handful. Was (pleasantly) shocked to see him pass at one point! Lots of hairy moments. Schmidt (as said above) will torture him Like he didn't manage when Scotland beat the Wallabies in the Autumn. DvdM is what he is, he has stre...
by Edinburgh01
Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions Lions Lions
Replies: 2398
Views: 222769

Re: Lions Lions Lions

Anyone know of any family with three generations of Lions? Just struck me there's an outside chance for the Wood family with Keith's son in the Munster academy. He's not highly rated so probably won't happen but just curious if it's been done. According to the Times, Fin Smith is the first grandson...
by Edinburgh01
Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15254
Views: 523977

Re: U.K Politics Thread

Thank you Baroness Casey! Let's not forget people like Sherblue and Corbyn Dallas were also strongly against an national enquiry and called people who supported an enquiry far right. I'd imagine it's people like these that were involved in the cover ups 'for the good of diversity'. Her headline fin...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Jun 14, 2025 9:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel is attacking Iran
Replies: 1682
Views: 48657

Re: Israel is attacking Iran

You aren't normally this obtuse Joe No, and fair's fair, it was a glib off-hand comment I meant very little by and have no real issue apologising for any offense caused but we've seen 1,200 (?) deaths on October 7th, (at least) 50,000 deaths in Gaza and the potential death-toll for a ground invasio...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel is attacking Iran
Replies: 1682
Views: 48657

Re: Israel is attacking Iran

You based a whole country and their history on that one contention. Yeah, and it was a totally heartfelt contention in a very serious conversation. Anyhow, Beevor has written the historical record, Scottish cowardice is in the (literal) history books now, nothing you or I can do about it. In a conv...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Jun 14, 2025 3:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel is attacking Iran
Replies: 1682
Views: 48657

Re: Israel is attacking Iran

You know soldiers from the south were more likely to get medals for bravery than nordies? We're just better, braver, people ( also, the Scots had a rep for hiding from fighting , iirc, have at it etc) Given that you are talking about my father, uncles and other relatives I'd be interested to see th...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Jun 14, 2025 2:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel is attacking Iran
Replies: 1682
Views: 48657

Re: Israel is attacking Iran

You know soldiers from the south were more likely to get medals for bravery than nordies? We're just better, braver, people ( also, the Scots had a rep for hiding from fighting , iirc, have at it etc) Given that you are talking about my father, uncles and other relatives I'd be interested to see th...
by Edinburgh01
Fri Jun 13, 2025 2:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour
Replies: 98
Views: 8006

Re: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour

Check when those of British decent actually arrived. Mostly in the last 70 years. ...and even the Irish that were here from the beginning were convicts and not really there by choice. This is what I find perplexing. It was the British colonialists and the British Empire who did the bad stuff. But a...
by Edinburgh01
Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour
Replies: 98
Views: 8006

Re: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour

Check when those of British decent actually arrived. Mostly in the last 70 years. ...and even the Irish that were here from the beginning were convicts and not really there by choice. This is what I find perplexing. It was the British colonialists and the British Empire who did the bad stuff. But a...
by Edinburgh01
Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour
Replies: 98
Views: 8006

Re: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour

Most of the leaders, during the periods of peak evil, returned to the UK, right? Probably as heroes. Australia’s massive immigration in the previous century sees most current Australians with little or no ties to the British colonial crimes. Whilst Australia has become a lot less white and British ...
by Edinburgh01
Sat May 31, 2025 10:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?
Replies: 12442
Views: 1518623

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?

Akkerman wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 11:31 pm anyone started Dept Q with Matthew Goode, on Netflix ? it keeps appearing in my tiktok feed, looks interesting
We watched all of it in two sessions.

Formulaic 'brilliant misfits against the world solving crimes' but well executed. It benefits from having many fine Scottish character actors in it
by Edinburgh01
Thu May 29, 2025 9:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?
Replies: 12442
Views: 1518623

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?

Anyone looking forward to Clarksons Farm due for release on Friday? My wife (farmer's daughter) watches very little TV, but is a huge fan and watched every one of the newly released episodes in one sitting. Some of it is a getting a wee bit contrived (I can believe he forgot one or two of the proce...
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 28, 2025 10:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?
Replies: 12442
Views: 1518623

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?

Anyone looking forward to Clarksons Farm due for release on Friday? My wife (farmer's daughter) watches very little TV, but is a huge fan and watched every one of the newly released episodes in one sitting. Some of it is a getting a wee bit contrived (I can believe he forgot one or two of the proce...
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 28, 2025 3:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia: Failed State - Part. XXIV
Replies: 39
Views: 3460

Re: Australia: Failed State - Part. XXIV

Girls who attend all-girls schools get better exam results than girls with similar records and backgrounds at mixed schools – and outdo boys at all-boys schools – according to research. While girls’ schools have long been known to outperform other types of school in England, the analysis by FFT Dat...
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 28, 2025 2:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux
Replies: 691
Views: 77571

Re: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux

DragsterDriver wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 2:08 pm When Jalibert tackles Dingwall- Poirot comes from the subs bench, which probably increases the ban.
Is this something else? I can't keep track!
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 28, 2025 2:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux
Replies: 691
Views: 77571

Re: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux

Are there any other videos showing the alleged throat grab by Poirot? In the one that is general circulation Poirot is walking away from a group of players, Pollock comes from the side, pokes Poirot in the chest and gets shoved away for his troubles by a different Bordeaux player, and appears to be...
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 28, 2025 1:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux
Replies: 691
Views: 77571

Re: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux

Are there any other videos showing the alleged throat grab by Poirot? In the one that is general circulation Poirot is walking away from a group of players, Pollock comes from the side, pokes Poirot in the chest and gets shoved away for his troubles by a different Bordeaux player, and appears to be...
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 28, 2025 12:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux
Replies: 691
Views: 77571

Re: Heineken cup final - Northampton vs Bordeaux

Are there any other videos showing the alleged throat grab by Poirot? In the one that is general circulation Poirot is walking away from a group of players, Pollock comes from the side, pokes Poirot in the chest and gets shoved away for his troubles by a different Bordeaux player, and appears to be ...
by Edinburgh01
Mon May 26, 2025 4:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Buckfast Challenge Cup - Bath vs Lyon
Replies: 83
Views: 8720

Re: Buckfast Challenge Cup - Bath vs Lyon

Are we passed the citing window?
by Edinburgh01
Fri May 23, 2025 2:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Combined 2024-25 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Threads
Replies: 1194
Views: 113183

Re: Combined 2024-25 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Threads

I've heard on the grapevine from one of the players that GB Sevens will no longer be funded full time. All full time players are having their contracts terminated and are being offered part time contracts. Most are chucking it and the expectation is that the team will cease to be viable and wither a...
by Edinburgh01
Sat May 17, 2025 12:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 562329
Views: 32911128

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Well done Ulster breaking that magical 500 point barrier Murphy out to fúck It's embarrassing. Bottom Irish province for the first time ever. Not in the top tier of Europe for the first time ever Can't wait for Stats to talk about the green shoots. The IRFU have killed our province. I come in peace...
by Edinburgh01
Wed May 14, 2025 8:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2024/25 Challenge Cup
Replies: 37
Views: 4263

Re: 2024/25 Challenge Cup

Scotland's Hollie Davidson says becoming the first women to take charge of a European rugby showpiece is "unbelievable" after she was appointed referee for the Challenge Cup final between Bath and Lyon in Cardiff on 23 May. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c0qg03yz0k7o She has been the best Sco...
by Edinburgh01
Tue May 13, 2025 11:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15254
Views: 523977

Re: U.K Politics Thread

They should give people a chance. If you can demonstrate that the child you sent to private school isn't an entitled prick who thinks they are better than everyone else, you can have your money back each year. One of my sons set up a security firm with two of his mates, all three private school edu...
by Edinburgh01
Tue May 13, 2025 9:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15254
Views: 523977

Re: U.K Politics Thread

They should give people a chance. If you can demonstrate that the child you sent to private school isn't an entitled prick who thinks they are better than everyone else, you can have your money back each year. One of my sons set up a security firm with two of his mates, all three private school edu...
by Edinburgh01
Tue May 13, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.K Politics Thread
Replies: 15254
Views: 523977

Re: U.K Politics Thread

We met a friend we'd not seen for a while at the weekend. She is the deputy head of one of the larger private schools in Scotland. All local private schools have a community of interest in the impact of VAT so they are sharing information. Full disclosure, I went to a private school, my kids went to...
by Edinburgh01
Tue May 13, 2025 9:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions Lions Lions
Replies: 2398
Views: 222769

Re: Lions Lions Lions

So some quick web searching shows that the Lions organisation will generate a profit of somewhere in excess of £8 million or so after player expenses and club payments are dealt with. It costs around £3-4 million to finance the org during the "off" years, and the remainder gets split (evenly) betwe...
by Edinburgh01
Thu May 08, 2025 3:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions Lions Lions
Replies: 2398
Views: 222769

Re: Lions Lions Lions

Jordan not being picked is a travesty! 8)
by Edinburgh01
Mon May 05, 2025 11:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions Lions Lions
Replies: 2398
Views: 222769

Re: Lions Lions Lions

Centres: Fraser Dingwall, Gary Ringrose, Tom Jordan, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu I mentioned Jordan as a bolter a while back, and the BBC has him in their list of bolters. From the comments on those put forward by the BBC (and to be fair whoever selected the list must have been smoking something aro...
by Edinburgh01
Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?
Replies: 12442
Views: 1518623

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?

One big thing is clothes... they often seem to be wearing brand new stuff... surely all clothes would be worn to buggery? And if they made their own stuff, would look quite primitive? And batteries? How the hell are batteries lasting for decades? Clothes I can handle. If most people are dead / turn...
by Edinburgh01
Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions Lions Lions
Replies: 2398
Views: 222769

Re: Lions Lions Lions

Kinghorn likely out for a few weeks with a knee ligament sprain, wonder if he still makes the cut. Depends how severe. It's already complicated with him so maybe enough to push it in the wrong direction. Sadly, why would he go now? There are good alternatives so why take someone who is a problem fr...
by Edinburgh01
Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?
Replies: 12442
Views: 1518623

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?

Last of Us ep 2 - the big old battle was cool. Though, some of the scenes were silly as fk. Tommy standing in the street picking off infected while a bunch of other infected just run past him for instance. Surprised they did the thing with Joel this early, figured they might stretch it out towards ...
by Edinburgh01
Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63666
Views: 3304396

Re: War in Ukraine...

Is my understanding correct that the US could tell 'allies' not to on-supply US kit to Ukraine? In an article about how the UK is developing its own capabilities....... In the era of Trump 2.0, the first question British defence companies are facing when trying to export their weapons abroad is whe...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 46259
Views: 2272802

Re: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents

The Supreme Court has told Trump to stop deportations. This could be interesting. If Trump does not comply you'd imagine at least some Republicans will see it as a step too far. The US Supreme Court orders the Trump administration to pause the deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members under a...
by Edinburgh01
Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2024/2025 Champions Cup
Replies: 2697
Views: 108814

Re: 2024/2025 Champions Cup

If the Porsche had an English registration there would be no discussion. Indeed, because nobody has ever discussed Sarries breaking the salary cap. There is no salary cap in European competition. That's why Leinster can get away with the unbelievable luxury of the team they currently field. Does th...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Apr 12, 2025 11:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Champions Cup QF: Leinster - Glasgow: Lions Showdown
Replies: 197
Views: 11053

Re: Champions Cup QF: Leinster - Glasgow: Lions Showdown

Last night did illustrate a huge problem for Scottish rugby. There was not one Glaswegian in the starting team though there three on the bench. And when I say Glaswegian I mean the Glasgow metropolitan area rather than the city itself. If all the injured players were back it would add one Weegie (C...
by Edinburgh01
Sat Apr 12, 2025 9:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Champions Cup QF: Leinster - Glasgow: Lions Showdown
Replies: 197
Views: 11053

Re: Champions Cup QF: Leinster - Glasgow: Lions Showdown

Last night did illustrate a huge problem for Scottish rugby. There was not one Glaswegian in the starting team though there three on the bench. And when I say Glaswegian I mean the Glasgow metropolitan area rather than the city itself. If all the injured players were back it would add one Weegie (Cu...