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Of interest for Ireland: - Paddy McCarthy at 1, one of the youngest props we've given a start to in this type of game. Great things expected of him although just getting through the game without too many scrum issues will be a start - can we fix our lineout. We've added another lineout option with ...

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themaddog wrote: ↑Thu Oct 30, 2025 11:43 pm.
The aristocrat formerly known as Prince.

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i actually think a full-strength Wallabies would batter that English team. Probably. Unfortunately we typically play England at this time of the year when we’re down to 3rd and 4th stringers across a large part of the team. The test season feels so long, almost club like for the SH teams. Even more...

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i actually think a full-strength Wallabies would batter that English team.

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I remember back in my school days there was a bullying problem with the boarders - it even involved the school captain. His punishment - he lost the captaincy (for 2 weeks). This feels a bit like that. Rich pedophiles and rapists are treated differently, I guess. And it seems there are vast segments...

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There's no way I'm going to defend Andrew or Epstein's actions, but I keep wondering where the hell were these girls parents in all this? I haven't read too much about the goings on but if either of my daughters had informed me that they were going off to some millionaire's island when they were te...

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Swain called up to the squad as expected... In other news, Liam Wright goooooooooone from the Reds: https://www.rugby.com.au/news/former-queensland-reds-captain-liam-wright-announces-departure-from-club-20251026 Pasitoa has apparently signed with the Highlanders... And Lachlan Hooper signs for the ...

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I'm big on Swain. He is a legit, world-class lineout operator. Losing LSL is a blow, but Swain is miles better than Canham. Hopefully he gets a go and proves himself.

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How times and sentiments have changed. Ronald Reagan. https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1981568428164239403 Trump said it was ‘fraudulent’, which means all Trump supporters now believe Reagan thought tariffs were great. Well, they probably don’t actually believe that but Trump gave them a reason to ...

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Gordon and Medhead should disappear from future Wallabies considerations. I suspect that Gordon and Edmed will start every test for the rest of the year. :shock: Probably right, tho'. It's hard to wish players who don't into consideration. With McDermott on the buggered list & White retired from th...

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Watching Gordon makes me want to scratch my eyes out. To be fair to the man I think he is playing under orders but fudge me he's ponderous. The Tahs with Gordon at 9 wouldn’t make the finals if they had a Time Machine and the 2004 Blues’ backline. Gordon and Medhead should disappear from future Wal...

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Jtah wrote: ↑Sat Oct 25, 2025 10:37 am Watching Gordon makes me want to scratch my eyes out. To be fair to the man I think he is playing under orders but fudge me he's ponderous.

The Tahs with Gordon at 9 wouldn’t make the finals if they had a Time Machine and the 2004 Blues’ backline.

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Tane Edmad, absolute passenger. Valetini disinterested. Kellaway, can't catch a flu Robertson is too small for international rugby. Corey Toole PAB Then we introduce the world-class HAMISH FUKING STEWART :lol: Didn't deserve to win that. PATHETIC!!! Australia had a few ‘tries’ disallowed and had tw...

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AnkleTap wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 4:10 am
korben_dallas wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 10:17 am Oh and the huge f**king bubble around AI thats about to pop.
I assume you have shorted Nvidia stocks with this level of certainty.

Have you ever thought about what this famous quote actually means? "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent"

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AAA likely not to play this weekend with a back complaint, and Tupou, McReight, JAS and Jorgensen rested with Skelton, Hooper, and Ikitau unavailable, and Cale, Lolesio, Lynagh, and Wright all out injured... Apparently Robertson will start at TH... LSL to take over from Skelton... Gordon and Edmed ...

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i'm genuinely not sure how to call it? Australia are looking very good in my opinion. Fiji...... Lots of vintage New Zealand side, but- clearly enough to trouble us. Argentina? I do find it just so hard to predict for England. Still after all this time, I'm not sure about our centre partnership. Sl...

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So are we all in agreement, if we're as good as we think we are... 4 from 4 is the goal and a realistic one now? i'm genuinely not sure how to call it? Australia are looking very good in my opinion. Fiji...... Lots of vintage New Zealand side, but- clearly enough to trouble us. Argentina? I do find...

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Not bad.
I think we’ll see Daugunu start before Toole

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lemonhead wrote: ↑Sun Oct 19, 2025 6:56 pm Dresden or, very briefly, Nagasaki would be a more apt comparison.

I think you may have completely missed the point.

Giving the school bully your lunch money only saves one’s arse for the rest of that day.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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