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towny

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 ...

towny

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.

towny

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.

towny

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.

towny

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?

towny

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-...

towny

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...

towny

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...

towny

Do you have any links for this?

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

towny

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.

towny

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...

towny

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

towny

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...

towny

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.

towny

How DARE you?!

towny

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.

towny

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...

towny

In England they are banning heading in youth football because of dementia risk... https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c97z8dm7g11o Italian players must head the ball more, eh? Wasn't that MND? Or dementia too? Apparently five members of the England 1966 World Cup-winning side were diagnosed wi...

towny

Skelton didn’t return to the field after this tackle and I’m sure that few Australians will be surprised that this TMO failed to pick it up.

towny

Not a good week for ‘Dr’ Mike Israetel :o If you’re not aware… 1. Solomon Nelson, who turns out is an Aussie Fitness Industry analyst, got his hands on Dr Mike’s Phd dissertation and absolutely shredded it. https://youtu.be/elLI9PRn1gQ?si=nkI4WQmqhlrOnbE4. 2. Milo Wolfe interviews Mike and gives hi...

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Yeah they recommend school kids don't do headers now and its been banned in some places. But it appears to be only the Italian pro soccer players that have the high incidence. In England they are banning heading in youth football because of dementia risk... https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/...

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Not a good week for ‘Dr’ Mike Israetel :o If you’re not aware… 1. Solomon Nelson, who turns out is an Aussie Fitness Industry analyst, got his hands on Dr Mike’s Phd dissertation and absolutely shredded it. https://youtu.be/elLI9PRn1gQ?si=nkI4WQmqhlrOnbE4. 2. Milo Wolfe interviews Mike and gives him...

towny

Terribly sad news. The neck/head axis is the weak spot. The concussive battering of the upper body and effect on the spine and hence the brain is hard to mitigate against. Is that so? There is evidence that Italian pro soccer players develop MND at rates far higher than the general population (up t...

towny

Terribly sad news. The neck/head axis is the weak spot. The concussive battering of the upper body and effect on the spine and hence the brain is hard to mitigate against. Is that so? There is evidence that Italian pro soccer players develop MND at rates far higher than the general population (up t...

towny

Losing Skelton early was crucial - on top of that we saw two Yellow Cards, which served to drain the tank. Without the likes of bench regulars Bell and Tate, there was far less PoW available to the Wallabies in the second half.

towny

Well the RC wasn't sidelined for this tour, there wasn't a RC next year. The RC agreement ended this year. Well according to the CEO of RA. Also interesting he seemed to suggest Aus and Argoes get a cut of broadcast for it. The agreements are always for a period of time - the RC and TRC have been ‘...

towny

Jeff the Bear wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 10:59 am I like welcome to country.

On another note, how hilarious is it to have the game on the edge of a dessert, and then have it piss down.

Desert, eh?
Perth gets about the same amount of rain as London.

towny

Is this kicking off now? Sky Sports (UK) are showing highlights of women's rugby league instead of the match if it's on. Saying 15mins to KO on my feed, assuming 11:00 and not 10:45 start. I think it will be like 8.05pm or 8.10pm here in Qld. How hard is it to let viewers know what time the game ac...

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ymx wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 10:53 am Oh god. Welcome to country.

This is so flipping cringe

Time for the haka, eh?

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