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- Fri Jul 04, 2025 12:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: China to Save Pacific Rugby from NRL
- Replies: 21
- Views: 503
Re: China to Save Pacific Rugby from NRL
However, NZR and SARU stopped Super Rugby from growing into a beast like the NRL The Crusaders deserve the majority of the blame for Soups demise. I imagine even their fans were bored. You know what I think. NZ should've had 6 teams to dilute the talent pool. Plus, a 20 game season. You’re on the r...
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 12:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: China to Save Pacific Rugby from NRL
- Replies: 21
- Views: 503
Re: China to Save Pacific Rugby from NRL
The NRL is a beast and expanding. It'll soon put a second team in NZ. People have been saying this for 30 years since the Warriors inception :roll: IMO the NRL will have more money than it knows what to do with it. The NRL is propping up an International competition at the of every year. It's putti...
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 12:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
It’s only the oldies in attendance at present. The younger poverty-stricken but noisier fans will arrive for the tests One thing at the game got a laugh out of me; a bunch of (not young) fellas with a big lions emblem flag talked two Qld coppers into standing behind it, beaming like fools, for a ph...
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Good to hear. Without Bobby I don’t have any optimism.
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 7:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Excellent S&C programme?
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 7:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should World Rugby have a "De Capture" policy.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 348
Re: Should World Rugby have a "De Capture" policy.
The player wants money from a rich NH union, and is prepared to sacrifice his identity to achieve this. I’m not sure it’s about money. I don’t believe French clubs actually want their players to play for France. They'd rather see them play for France than for any other country as it has an impact i...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should World Rugby have a "De Capture" policy.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 348
Re: Should World Rugby have a "De Capture" policy.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Th real deal, farmer wants a wife blokes. Muster during the week, play footy on sat, eat half a cow each day. It’d be great in one way but they’d be beaten by 200. I’m not kidding. Last tour they lost 64-0 thrown together a couple of days before. Be better than these give up at HT pro sides. The gu...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should this law be removed?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 605
Re: Should this law be removed?
15.16 Players must not: a. Pick the ball up with their legs. Sanction: Penalty. b. Intentionally collapse a ruck or jump on top of it. Sanction: Penalty. c. Intentionally step on another player. Sanction: Penalty. d. Fall onto, or over, the emerging ball while it is on the ground near to the ruck. ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Reintroduce the Oz country XV and start the squad 6thms earlier with two tours under its belt Amateurs or pros that were from the country (e.g. Harry Wilson, Darcy Swain, etc.)? Th real deal, farmer wants a wife blokes. Muster during the week, play footy on sat, eat half a cow each day. It’d be gre...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Nic White is not the best if you compare to other countries' best halfbacks. If you compare vs Oz he has the best game. Ideally, someone younger would do it but they don't. You wouldn't put a rookie vs Lions, so its either Tate, Jake or Nic. Tate doesn't organise, Jake is slow. Nic is the best of a...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2702
- Views: 227663
Re: Lions Lions Lions
The ABs are the exception - they have been playing 2 x 7s for a few years.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2702
- Views: 227663
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Smallest backrow ever? Also fast and exciting. Plus VdF. It suits the way the Lions are playing. There are still a few big dogs that can smash it in tight, however the Lions seem to want to attack the fringes and create space out wide - in defence they are looking to attack the ruck looking for the...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2702
- Views: 227663
Re: Lions Lions Lions
I heard an American sports/business dude's response to what rugby's biggest challenge was - the fans. He could think of no other sport where the fans trashed their own game to such a degree.message #2527204 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:00 am See what i mean?
It's like the English rugby thread
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Its the lack of game plan, poor errors no pressure by our teams on the Lions that is the concern....basically being competitive. ...which is the sort of things that happen when you have the reserves for province sides run out. How many were missing from the Reds? 10? The Force had a whole bunch of ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
We shouldn't be suprised that games are so one side. On further note as I said before the Lions are about 3+ tries better than Wobs, at least. The best chance for the Wobs is to avoid having to defend for long periods. That means keeping possession, which means not kicking too much. This means that...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
Let's face it, a full strength Brumbies (best SR side in Oz) got done by 20 points by the Chiefs in the semis. A weakened SR side is no match for the Lions. It could be 70+ points thrashings if the Lions put the foot down. And? We shouldn't be suprised that games are so one side. On further note as...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 2702
- Views: 227663
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Some Lions' fans are really making some noise about..... it's not even a first world problem. It's akin to Jeff Bezos whining that the night-chef chose the wrong toast for his baluga caviar.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 9:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
And?CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 9:47 am Let's face it, a full strength Brumbies (best SR side in Oz) got done by 20 points by the Chiefs in the semis. A weakened SR side is no match for the Lions. It could be 70+ points thrashings if the Lions put the foot down.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
...which is the sort of things that happen when you have the reserves for province sides run out. How many were missing from the Reds? 10? The Force had a whole bunch of ring ins too. A full Wallabies team will be much more competitive, play with a better game plan, and will do far fewer errors, th...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16137
- Views: 669768
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
It was a pretty weak Reds team though. I’d have expected that Reds team to get rolled by a similar score by the Crusaders or similar too. What is good to see is both the Reds and the Force games were close at half time before the Lions ran away with it. The Wobs won’t fall off the cliff depth wise ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tupou Vaa'i to blindside flanker
- Replies: 124
- Views: 6128
Re: Tupou Vaa'i to blindside flanker
Couldn't agree more. At 1.98 metres at lock, we just can't afford to give up 4-5 cm on most of the world's elite locks. However, at blindside, he is exactly what we need. Hopefully with Lord/Retallick at the Chiefs that will push him to 6 next year. At 21, he's still young enough to make the transi...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tupou Vaa'i to blindside flanker
- Replies: 124
- Views: 6128
Re: Tupou Vaa'i to blindside flanker
Couldn't agree more. At 1.98 metres at lock, we just can't afford to give up 4-5 cm on most of the world's elite locks. However, at blindside, he is exactly what we need. Hopefully with Lord/Retallick at the Chiefs that will push him to 6 next year. At 21, he's still young enough to make the transi...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2158
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Zakar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:57 amI get more Swans member vibes. Hasn't played rugby since the St Fuckwits 14Ds type.Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:43 amAnd if he lived in Sydney, he'd have been a regular at the Cabana Bar![]()

- Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2158
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
The acknowledgement of country is a bit overdone but it really only annoys white racists. I think the reality is that the vast majority of people who don't like it just find it boring and a bit of an eye-roll in the "more woke shit" sense, but aren't really racists and are just a bit too tone-deaf ...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Yes. But bizarrely he said it wasn't a maul until after he caught it..... It's Doleman ffs. :thumbup: Was afraid that I was losing my marbles. Law 16.19 does not cover restart kicks. If a maul is formed immediately after a player has directly caught an opponent’s kick in open play , a scrum that is...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46315
- Views: 2275808
Re: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
Now, let’s guess which paper is owned by Murdoch…..message #2527204 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:37 pmTimes isn't left wing, but the telegraph is full on faragist
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
This Reds pack aren't much good, but Morgan has absolutely dominated today. Comms just said he was top tackler AND carrier for the Lions. He's been outstanding Really put his hand up for a test place He has been great! But Bin is ref in first test :uhoh: Morgan hasn’t played a bad game in his life....
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2158
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Itoje is having some game.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Weird decision.message #2527204 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:22 pm That's wrong dolman... He was held up in the catch.. Scrum lions
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2158
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
I stopped reading after this shite.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Over the years I have come to loath Jock Campbell. And it's for turnovers like that.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 9693
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
That's the third time Jeff has been pinged for not supporting his bodyweight at a ruck. That's not what the penalty was for. Or either of the previous ones. But good imput. That's exactly what he said to him on the first and third occasions. But keep on trucking. :thumbup: :lol: He said he was reac...