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Jeff the Bear

Morgan has been an absolute work horse tonight.

Jeff the Bear

I only managed to go to 3 drinking establishments during my (work) trip to Brisbane last week, but doe anyone who is there on tour my ratings are thus (in order of worst to best) : Felons - Great view, bang average beer. Range Brewing - Very good beer, but a bit out of the way. Netherworld - Great b...

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I was in Brisbane all last week, and some lad did it to open a conference. Thought it was pretty awesome really. Told the story of the tribe of the area, the boundaries of their land, why each area is a 'country' etc. Really good.

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That's a shame. Bowen is like shit off a shovel.

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Ref was right there. Argies have Wales on toast in the scrum, but they've walked it around a few times for penalties.

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AnkleTap wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:41 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:19 pm Wish I'd watched the Wales game.
Looks as though they're doing well against the argie lads
24 all now.

Classic game of Argentinian power against Welsh elan. Some good rugby on both sides.

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I personally have always thought that both Mealamu and Umaga just intended to lift a leg of O'Driscoll and tip him out of the tackle area. You used to see that all the time (these days it's too dangerous as you could get a card like Ben Smith in the RWC final). Except cause they both did it, BOD en...

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:00 am Lions accusing Aus of breaking contract by not releasing more internationals to the SR

Notwithstanding that Oz don't seem to be playing ball on this one, I couldn't agree more. It's absolute bollocks that the SH teams protect their players from the tour games.

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Here is what I made of the team Genge - generally excellent, both in loose and tight LCD - didn't lack for effort, but looks a bit short of class. Goes to ground too easily. Takes some blame for lineout Bealham - does what he does most weeks, a ton of work with little fuss or showiness. Itoje - som...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 9:36 pm We don't complain about the All Blacks winning 20 out of 29 Rugby Championships/Tri-Nations?

So can't complain about the Crusaders.

Bingo!

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Farrell's one of your now, and you can have his c4nt of a son too. That loss was made in Ireland. A complete inability to keep the ball off the ground without giving it away. Shoulda brought some Welsh - at least they would have lost with a bit of flair. Yeah great post to think of all of those fla...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:05 pm Thread should have been started before the first game

We're not total savages. We gave Farrell one opportunity to prove his worth, and he's totally shit the bed.

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Great to be able to cheer for players you normally dislike. What the Lions is all about. Ben Earl is still a cùnt. Whichever way you cut it, without Doris, the backrow is weak. Pack really lacked tight carriers today. That was Farrell's fault. He took the player with the most post contact metres in...

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This would have never happened if Gatland was still in charge.

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CM11 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:46 pm
Saint wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:44 pm If this was at Twickenham and the crowd started singing Swing Low then there would be all hell to pay
We'd also have been treated to booing Farrell instead of cheering him too.

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redderneck wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:29 pm
Quins89 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:28 pm VDM coming off
How someone as big as him can be consistently beaten in the air is just criminal.

Both sides to be fair. How we've managed to get absolutely destroyed in the up and under battle with two big lumps on the wing I'll never know.

Jeff the Bear

Both English flankers slipped off an easy tackle which created that opening.

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All the inconsistency is in that backline. Add in the wayward darts, and the Argies winning the up and under battle, and that's the game so far.

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Getting caught way to short again in defence.

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Interesting that Jac Morgan has been instructed to corner flag it. Not the worst tactic, but, he's a relative midget, so not the player to do cross kicks too.

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Anyone know of any family with three generations of Lions? Just struck me there's an outside chance for the Wood family with Keith's son in the Munster academy. He's not highly rated so probably won't happen but just curious if it's been done. I'm waiting on the Quinell's. There's some seriously la...

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Any sign of an output? My source has not given me anything yet. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/todays-rugby-news-future-welsh-31877654 WOL stating there will be an announcement today. An absolute guarantee there will be no announcement today Oh there'll be an announcement, but...

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Argentina game on Friday. I think most will probably have forgotten the last time the Loins had a pre tour friendly. That was also against Argentina. 2005. Shite if memory serves. Expecting more of the same. I was there, and it was indeed a bit shit. Very disjointed from memory. Or that could just ...

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Random question here, but do posters here have family and friends who are on different parts of the political spectrum from themselves? I ask this because I caught up with a friend of mine earlier this week. She's a Leftie and is very kaupapa driven. I said to her that I expected this government to...

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Agree with that 100%, Hayley Atwell is no comparison as a replacement ... I prefer Hayley... sexier... never really warmed to Rebecca in any movie. Tough audience! For some reason, the whole MI face swap thing is even more ridiculous for women. The wife and I watched the first part of these last MI...

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Notwithstanding that Tomos is a good upper Rhondda boy, which makes him inherently superior to 99% of the human population, there is something of the flat track bully about him...suffice to say that when a game is turning to shit, it's never him who stands up to be counted.

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Maniototo Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:58 pm Bird's nest made using fibre optic strands.

This stuff must be all over the place by now. I wonder if it breaks down?

In about 500 years.

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Outstanding link. I like how it starts out by claiming rugby to be the true ancient ball sport of Britain, and even goes as far back as ancient Greece. It can surely only get better from there!

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It's not in the city but only a short Uber or train ride but head to Slipstream Brewing in Yeerongpilly. It's owned by one of my good mates (a rugby boy too, played with him a bit) and his wife. Recently won Australia's best small brewery and they do a bunch of funky beers as well (their recent sai...

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As per the thread title, I am looking for some craft beer advice. I'm in Brisbane for work in about a months time and will have a couple of nights to myself. Looking for suggestions on where to spend those nights...the more out there beer the better. It's not in the city but only a short Uber or tr...

Jeff the Bear

As per the thread title, I am looking for some craft beer advice. I'm in Brisbane for work in about a months time and will have a couple of nights to myself. Looking for suggestions on where to spend those nights...the more out there beer the better.

Jeff the Bear

Lydiate with a broken neck. That's a good call, if only for the fact that I imagine if any normal person had broken their neck tackling and were temporarily paralyzed, they would be gun shy for the rest of their life: “When it happens, you lose the feeling in your arms and legs. Anybody would be sc...

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So its not down to 3, just either a 3+1, or 2+2 system it seems. For various reasons, if its a 2+2, I couldnt see see it any other way than: Cardiff (Dragons) + Scarlets (Ospreys). I saw that as an interpretation i.e. 4 regions with staggered funding but they also have not ruled out cutting a team ...

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Good old East Walians proving once again with their responses that, as we all know, they are practically English in their sensibilities.

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I agree that the Dragons make the most sense to disband if you look at results. But the fact that we cannot produce 60 players of reasonable quality is rather worrying isn't it? They don't even need to all be world beaters. As I've said many many times before, it's not that we don't produce enough ...

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Was Welsh rugby at its best producing players and generating interest when it was the Welsh Premiership? Is it fair to say Welsh fans never really took to regional rugby? There was good reason to go to regionalisation back in the day because the Welsh Prem was unsustainable as both a product, and t...

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It's sad to see any of them disappear. And it's sadder still that we cannot outfit and support four teams. I've been very critical of the Dregs. While it makes the most sense to cull the least successful team, it would give me no pleasure to see reejunal rugby fail in Newport. Rugby is on its arse ...

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https://www.wru.wales/2025/05/wru-statement-27/ ‘In practical terms, the WRU will work closely with all four professional clubs to agree the way forward beyond June 2027, with an open mind to all constructive and realistic proposals. That said, given the seismic changes in the rugby landscape since...

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The flip side is the WRU is going to reward 1. The second most productive talent pathway in Europe and best attended team in Wales and over the last 3 years on average the best team. 2. The most financially stable team by a wide margin with very high commercial potential. 3. The team with the most ...

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Was always going to happen. The idea that we'd abandon the second biggest urban centre in Wales to a future of no professional rugby is the level of retarded thinking that exemplifies Welsh rugby to it's core. By any semblance of sense, you would keep the two mid south Wales teams where the populat...

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