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- Thu Dec 12, 2024 7:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tom Voyce
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3242
Re: Tom Voyce
When I saw the headline ‘Ford claims rugby great’ I thought ‘Alright George, calm down..you’re a 100 test veteran no need to oversell it.’
RIP Tom
Had a decent career post rugby with Investec from what I read. Awful tragedy for his family.
RIP Tom
- Sun Nov 17, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALES v AUSTRALIA • Sun 17 Nov • Cardiff
- Replies: 562
- Views: 14070
Re: WALES v AUSTRALIA • Sun 17 Nov • Cardiff
I've long thought AAA should be a loose-head prop. He's a decent enough player, a good leader, high work-rate. He's just not a tighthead. Well ... he is. But seems to me he'd be better suited to the loosehead side. Not been on PR much but it’s great to see you’ve learnt the difference between a loo...
- Sat Nov 09, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Globus RIP
- Replies: 333
- Views: 19384
Re: Globus RIP
Aye all good thanks mate, living a nice quiet life with the missus in Edinburgh for the past 6 years. Soon to change with a wee girl on the way. The wonders of IVF. You still Stateside? Delighted to hear that news, congratulations. I look forward to hearing you complaining about people on planes wh...
- Sat Nov 09, 2024 7:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Globus RIP
- Replies: 333
- Views: 19384
Re: Globus RIP
One thing I know is he would love that there is a 7 page spread dedicated to him. As the word master he was I remember he once spontaneously made up a brilliant line that has stayed with me a long time.. ‘If there is one thing worse than being talked about it is not being talked about.’ If he was s...
- Sat Nov 09, 2024 6:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Globus RIP
- Replies: 333
- Views: 19384
Re: Globus RIP
Who is going to perform the autopsy? Sorry to hear the mad bastard has carked it. His transcendental performance from pleasant rugger man from the shires to the boreds nemesis was quite something to behold. Walter Brown to Walter Mitty to Walter White One thing I know is he would love that there is ...
- Sat Sep 21, 2024 8:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bledisloe Cup Series: Wallabies vs All Blacks: MATCH THREADs: Sept 21st & 28th
- Replies: 1332
- Views: 43919
Re: Bledisloe 1: Wallabies vs All Blacks: MATCH THREAD: Sept 21st
capt hurricane wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 7:53 am Any other bordies watching in Singapore? I'm at the Boomerang Bar by the Singapore riverbank.
I met my wife (a saffer) in that bar so be careful.
Think Towny and I also had a beer in there way back when Australia were competitive.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 35202
Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Scotland think they’ve beaten the AB’s :lol: That would be daft.. we’ve never beaten the ABs… we’ve beaten you lot 4 times in a row. Oh look, all the glory hunters are starting to come out of the woodwork… :lol: why else would one support Scotland if not to bathe in all that reflected glory :lol:
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
- Replies: 797
- Views: 35202
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
- Replies: 485
- Views: 26562
Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Just popping in to say Farva you have my sincerest sympathies. As one of the boreds nicest people you don’t deserve to have gone through that shite and as I read your news there must’ve been some bastard chopping onions nearby. Life’s just a right old cnutbag at times innit. Head up pal and hope you...
- Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scotland v. Wallabies OFFICIAL match thread.
- Replies: 292
- Views: 18728
- Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: So does this place still suck?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 10467
Re: So does this place still suck?
It’s a bit sad when former posters turn up unannounced. What are you trying to prove naki?
- Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France 🇫🇷 Vs Cymru 🏴 6 Nations Thread
- Replies: 847
- Views: 55226
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tiger Woods
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2916
Re: Tiger Woods
If it turns out he was drinking then he won’t have a leg to stand on
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: First LIBOR trial starts today
- Replies: 458
- Views: 53011
Re: First LIBOR trial starts today
:| So Tom Hayes gets out of the clink today having served almost 6 years. Good luck to him. I hope he can get his life back on track. A few interesting things this week. Fairly old news this but I didn’t actually know it.. The expert witness in the TH trial was actually texting people in the industr...
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6N England Scotland Match Thread
- Replies: 784
- Views: 49132
Re: 6N England Scotland Match Thread
Aye grand thanks mate. Would be getting thoroughly pissed with Slick (who weirdly lives 100 yards up the road) if it wasn’t for this COVID rubbish. You well?
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6N England Scotland Match Thread
- Replies: 784
- Views: 49132
Re: 6N England Scotland Match Thread
Evening all
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 4:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Italy v Scotland
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4665
Re: Italy v Scotland
Aye he’s a very hard man to stop.
Forgot to mention I thought Luke Pearce was excellent. He’s definitely best ref around at the moment IMO.
Forgot to mention I thought Luke Pearce was excellent. He’s definitely best ref around at the moment IMO.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Italy v Scotland
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4665
Re: Italy v Scotland
Jake Poledri
Tommasso Allan
Johan Meyer
Stephen Varney
Braam Steyn
Are these lads from Rome or Milan?

Anyway just came on to say well done to TopoftheMoon.. got to be the first PR poster to get a mention in the official coverage! Great work!
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 4th June 1989.
- Replies: 141
- Views: 20471
Re: 4th June 1989.
I for one am absolutely shocked that a 30 year veteran of the HK police force is following Beijing orders. Shocked I tell you. Can tell you now though that if my old age pension relied on me cheering on Mario Itoje I would bring myself that Low so I do understandSefton wrote:HK is just following orders.
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 106086
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
I’m fairly pissed off with the whole Covid debacle. I mean Sturgeon could literally shit her own pants and she’d still be considered more adept with the whole thing than Boris. Credit where it is due she has handled things so much better than the twats down South but people up here still seem to be ...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 4th June 1989.
- Replies: 141
- Views: 20471
Re: 4th June 1989.
:roll: Christ. You are the one who is incapable of a reasoned discussion on this topic. Fair go, those of us who are not personally involved are entitled to our opinions, but HK is there, and is personally involved. He has a choice, I suppose, to walk away from his career. Otherwise he and his coll...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 106086
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Kate Forbes hardly instills confidence with her numbers game. In the same league as Dianne Abbot.
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Players whose form fell off a 'cliff'?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12436
Re: Players whose form fell off a 'cliff'?
Simon Taylor
Huw Jones
Huw Jones
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is the countryside racist?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 10277
Re: Is the countryside racist?
And those saying the countryside is open to everyone, that there are no barriers to entry and people need to educate themselves on the internet about the countryside.. so grime clubs in South London are open to young white people with an interest in grime music. doesn’t necessarily mean they’d feel ...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is the countryside racist?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 10277
Re: Is the countryside racist?
And if people ask what the fudge would I know.. well am a member of a 1000 strong outdoor group in Edinburgh and we just had this very vocal and heated debate with plenty of minority members chipping in on their negative experiences.. It did open my eyes and changed my attitude.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is the countryside racist?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 10277
Re: Is the countryside racist?
Whilst the basic premise is laughable I think people don’t quite understand the nuances behind the lack of minority involvement in outdoor pursuits. This is a good example of a lot of white peoples attitudes.. https://youtu.be/nTKxOeOF9BQ Personally I think any educational programme that encourages ...
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 106086
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Sturgeon has aleady stated that she does not have the power to close the border between Scotland and England - See Andrew Marr interview back in April when Marr explicitly asked that question. Reading both the Times & Telegraph - the Times buried way in the inside pages on both paper, and it wasn'r...
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 6:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 106086
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Rumours Nicola is looking at quarantining English visitors. That’ll be an absolute kick in the balls to the already reeling tourism industry just so she can flex her political muscles.
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your favourite South African music?
- Replies: 156
- Views: 16974
Re: Your favourite South African music?
Is there any South African music other than Johnny Clegg and Paul Simon? There is a bucketload of shite afrikaans music. Would not waste any time on it though When me and the missus did our big road trip there was loads of places where we could only get Afrikaans radio. I’ve tried finding the song ...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ian McKellen going on
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2598
Re: Ian McKellen going on
Gone to join Bill Murray and Prince Philip 

- Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your favourite South African music?
- Replies: 156
- Views: 16974
Re: Your favourite South African music?
Is there any South African music other than Johnny Clegg and Paul Simon? There is a bucketload of shite afrikaans music. Would not waste any time on it though When me and the missus did our big road trip there was loads of places where we could only get Afrikaans radio. I’ve tried finding the song ...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: End of PR days..make your confessions. Absolution assured!
- Replies: 166
- Views: 11355
Re: End of PR days..make your confessions. Absolution assure
Nothing to be ashamed of I feel the same way.pieman99 wrote:I'd take the Lions winning a tour over England winning a world cup.
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your favourite South African music?
- Replies: 156
- Views: 16974
Re: Your favourite South African music?
Is there any South African music other than Johnny Clegg and Paul Simon?
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 106086
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
The fcuking state of the meadows again :x Me and the missus went down to Cramond last night and I was pleasantly surprised by the behaviour of the younguns there. No litter to speak of and no antisocial drunkenness from what we saw. Tonnes of very attractive young girls In G-bangers too... it was li...
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Do you miss the times before the smart phone?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 5673
Re: Do you miss the times before the smart phone?
My wife and I have put some measures in place in the home (not at the dining table, not in the bedroom, not in front of the kids etc.) which have helped enormously. I also have a policy with some friends/business associates when we're having a meal or a drink that the first person to check their ph...
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Burnley condemns white lives matter
- Replies: 1370
- Views: 81726
Re: Burnley condemns white lives matter
] I don't doubt that, because those racist pricks stole your flag. No one up here thinks that about the Saltire Not quite the same as English nationalists but some of us think the SNP have wrongly appropriated the Saltire. I can tell you the voting intention of 99% of people with a saltire in their ...
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Watching the Lions Tour
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1662
Re: Watching the Lions Tour
Me and the missus are hoping for a 3 week trip. No way in hell I’d be paying organised tour prices for SA but each to their own. Helps she is a saffer and should get us tickets easily enough.
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: McCann case GOOONNE?
- Replies: 447
- Views: 60538
Re: McCann case GOOONNE?
I was very much in the McCanns are innocent camp but with all this irrefutable evidence being provided by the bored heavyweights.. well I just don’t know anymore.
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2025?
- Replies: 12470
- Views: 1524324
Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2020?
Re watched every episode of The Shield over the last few months. Absolutely superb stuff. Funnily enough I’ve done the same as the missus hadn’t seen it. She can’t work out why I love Vic Mackey though. “..but he kills people in cold blood” “Yeah but only the bad guys” “What about Lemmy” “He had to...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Incident in Reading
- Replies: 4
- Views: 980