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I said if Putin comes to the table which changes the meaning of the rest. Putin wont genuinely come to the table unless the rest happens. But you might be mistaken about fighting Russia to a stand still. This has already happened. Russia has been parked outside Pokvrosk for how long now? Almost a y...

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https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1979665697039937783 Ok latest discussions supposedly on the table. Grain of salt required but source cites WaPo. Putin is willing to give up "captured parts of Kherson and Zhaporizhia" if Ukraine hands over all of Donetsk (including parts Russia has failed to captu...

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In other news, Strayan immigration officials have chucked out some some stupid fat cúnt I'd never heard of for being a stupid fact cúnt they had heard of. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/15/big-john-fisher-australia-visa-detained-deported Australia should do more to communicate ...

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So why hasn't a world war started yet? Putin has been threatening it for three years. I dunno but I think he's talking a whole bunch of kaka. Putin is a rational actor and as a rational actor he doesn't want to commit suicide by starting a nuclear war. Anyway, these long-range weapons are used (cor...

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Electrifying, eh? That is some content……

At least one can take comfort from the knowledge that the SANZAAR dinosaurs are hip enough to use ChatGPT.

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Is she at risk if the All Blacks lose? Asking for a friend. Barnes was in NZ reffing the year after he shafted us, it's not like a Bryce Lawerance situation where you Saffas death threated him out of the game. She'll be fine. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/13061942/rugby-world-cup...

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ticketlessinseattle wrote: ↑Thu Oct 09, 2025 6:47 pm getting into "Black Rabbit" ....dont understand alot of the bad reviews its getting

I thought it was pretty good.

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We can give credit to Murdoch for being on the right side of history for once in his life. :lol: And Hobbs was an important factor in him succeeding in that endeavour despite your attempts to downplay his role. A kiwi told me that SR wasn’t the outcome of a battle between media moguls, which is eas...

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Bindi wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 2:14 am Jorgo offered a 5 year contract. Makes sense - best young outside back in the game.

The top players are not going to get cheaper, and he’s certainly in the top tranche.

towny

Jesus, mate. Thought are with you! I can’t imagine.

What were the symptoms?

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360 dont seem to be perturbed and have issued comms to all league players already signed, Horse guy may have a fight he cant win. Yep. I’m guessing that his real target is the agents, whose lives he probably can make very difficult. It’ll be interesting to see how his neighbourhood bullying tactics...

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It is well settled history now that Francois Pienaar got cold feet because the All Blacks were pulling out. The All Blacks were pulling out because Hobbs flew around the country to rally the realms of man to save middle earth. :lol: You guys are so sweet. Murdoch won ffs. We can give credit to Murd...

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Be easier just to do qualifications for a sport competition based on rankings at a set date, like the ATP finals . FIFA WC has long had plenty of utter chod from around the globe whilst omitting decent European & South American teams It’s the World Cup ‘finals’ - it’s not the entire tournament. We ...

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Zakar wrote: ↑Mon Oct 13, 2025 8:40 am
Slim 293 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:35 am
Bindi wrote: ↑Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:00 am

Almost an injury away from playing flyhalf against England...

He'd be fine in our system. Can he kick sticks?

nah

towny

New Zealand were #88 before the 2010 world cup, but qualified by beating Bahrain.....
Czech Republic, Sweden, Croatia and Turkey didn't make it; however they all had to fight it out with high-quality teams in a much more difficult division.

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The structures for qualifying for pretty much every sport (including football and rugby) are based on trying to get the best teams to the tournament Is that so? The highest ranked team in Oceania is New Zealand (#83) yet they are guaranteed a spot in a tournament with 45 teams. This means there wil...

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With a 95kg and 193cm frame, Gordon is also being considered as a potential No.12 in the mould of Jordie Barrett. He can also play fullback. The Reds, in particular, may view Gordon more as a centre given they are stacked with five-eighths for 2026. They have Lynagh and Harry McLaughlin-Phillips al...

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Edmed and Gordon are the only two flyhalves listed for the first two tests... https://arr.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/OnOurSelectionNews120924-16.jpg Almost an injury away from playing flyhalf against England... :uhoh: And? It's not as if we had Larkham or Ella in front of him.

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Bindi wrote: ↑Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:23 am I reckon we'll see him at 15 for the Reds, but step into 1st receiver a lot (and defend at 10). Will take the pressure off Lynagh.

I hope the Reds play the Wallaby flyhalf at flyhalf.

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Auckman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:46 am It is well settled history now that Francois Pienaar got cold feet because the All Blacks were pulling out. The All Blacks were pulling out because Hobbs flew around the country to rally the realms of man to save middle earth.

You guys are so sweet.
Murdoch won ffs.

towny

I didn't see the game, but according to reports Brazil were 19-10 up after 30 minutes and failed to score again! :shock: A reference point is they lost by an aggregate 29 points over a pair of home and away games vs Chile in July. Paraguay lost by an aggregate 116 points in a pair of games vs Urugu...

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So our own first hand experiences aren't good enough for your lordship, you need something from the internet. :roll: :lol: I’d be more than happy with first-hand experiences. Who knows what is on internet, those of us that were around at the time and saw and read it is it happened are as accurate a...

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redderneck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 12, 2025 1:19 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Oct 12, 2025 12:41 pm Have to ask- what were you doing in siberia? that's a rare place.
Setting up sales, marketing and distribution operations for nameless FMCG multinationals. Started in logistics and segued into broader commercial stuff. As you do.

Pretty standard, amirite?

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Paraguay were slipping into the Sth Am third tier for a bit so good to see them with that effort. Some thirty years ago, they were not far off Uruguay, as the 3rd South American team. Then they went into obscurity and rugby nearly dissappeared, with only a hndful of clubs still in place. Now they'v...

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California officially launches the largest cash for votes scheme the world has ever known. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB518 California can do what it wants with all its riches, right? Is your real issue that you're concerned that they'll have less ...

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All I asked was an article that described what this kiwi saviour did to hold off the evil capitalists. Is there anything online one can read? So our own first hand experiences aren't good enough for your lordship, you need something from the internet. :roll: :lol: I’d be more than happy with first-...

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All I asked was an article that described what this kiwi saviour did to hold off the evil capitalists. Is there anything online one can read?

towny

Yeah but Hamilton sucks. Id rather be in the middle of nowhere. I spent NYE 2005 at Hamilton. It was like a Tuesday in Toowoomba. I'm intrigued as to where you spent that NYE as 2005 would have been around the peak of the Bank/Outback end of town with a whole bunch of bars. I've never been in Hamil...

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Do you have any links for this? Here’s one you might want to read. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/21/the-man-behind-deal-that-launched-rugby-unions-professional-era I remember it well. Hobbs was a hero in our eyes. :thumbup: It’d be great to read something about this unsung hero that sa...

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Do you have any links for this?

Here’s one you might want to read. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/ ... sional-era

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Reds now have 4 good/decent flyhalves, 3 good inside centres, one good winger and bugger all at fullback. Campbell is serviceable super rugby fullback. HMP and Volavola can play there too. I’m a reds’ fan and would immediately swap him for the back/up fullback at any of the other Oz SR teams.

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It was tried in 1995 after the RWC in Africa. It fell over pretty quickly after the unions said the same thing. They had a lot of players signing letters of intent, but when a couple decided to stick with the establishment it went tits up. I think Jeff Wilson was one of the first to say no. Rugby w...

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It was tried in 1995 after the RWC in Africa. It fell over pretty quickly after the unions said the same thing. They had a lot of players signing letters of intent, but when a couple decided to stick with the establishment it went tits up. I think Jeff Wilson was one of the first to say no. Rugby w...

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Reds now have 4 good/decent flyhalves, 3 good inside centres, one good winger and bugger all at fullback.

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Here is my rating of where I have attended test or first class club/provincial rugby for quality of pre and post match drinks Brisbane Cardiff Sydney (SFS) Brighton London (Olympic stadium) Bath Dublin London (Twickers) Wollongong Sydney (Brookie) Sydney (Leichhardt) Melbourne (Docklands) London (w...

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I've not attended too many games in London or Dublin, but I found Dublin to be a far better experience for heading out after the game. Before Twickenham had the fan zone shit , I would have said you were mad. Now, the town does nearly all it can to dissuade people staying in Twickenham for a nice e...

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I've not attended too many games in London or Dublin, but I found Dublin to be a far better experience for heading out after the game.

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How DARE you?!

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8.5kg down, stubborn fat deposits on hips & lower belly remain. Gonna keep cutting till end of November & see where I get to. Would estimate me at somewhere between 18-20%bf. :thumbup: I’ve been heading the other way - need to sort my shit out, but my wife keeps baking and I work from home too much.

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Anyone here able to do a muscle up? My pb for pull ups is 14 (although the last one was kind of iffy) and for chin ups is 15, but I'm nowhere close to a muscle up. Think I need to get some resistance bands so I can practice the part of the movement where you pull the bar to below your chest/level w...

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