French international lock from the 1980's Jean Condom.
Useful in the cover tackle
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- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Funny Rugby names
- Replies: 24
- Views: 568
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is it time for Rishi to go?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 3050
Re: Is it time for Rishi to go?
Can a leader of the party be a peer? I think there is precedent from the 19th century but I can’t remember who i seem to recall lord palmerston but he actually sat in the commons even though he had a peerage as well. Alec Douglas-Home was a peer when he became Prime Minister in 1963 when sitting PM...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Successful players who switch code
- Replies: 95
- Views: 4096
Re: Successful players who switch code
Gavin Hastings had a year with Scottish Claymores in World League of American Football as a kicker after he'd finished captaining Scotland and the British & Irish Lions in union.
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2698
Re: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
David Sole - Scotland Grand Slam Captain 1990 son Chris is a current Scottish International cricketer. John Beattie - Scotland and Lions Number 8 in 1980's daughter Jen of Arsenal and Scotland (his son Johnnie also Scottish rugby international) Jim Craig - Celtic and Scotland footballer in 1960's so...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your top 5 favourite NON RUGBY FFS sports people ever
- Replies: 171
- Views: 4801
Re: Your top 5 favourite sports people ever
Jim Clark (motor sport) - incredible natural talent. Raced in anything and everything and if the car didn't fall apart (or kill you) he won more often than not. Didn't need to be in the best car around either. Chris Hoy - delivered time after time even when after best event was discontinued. Jessic...
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 1:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What is the greatest tight five ever assembled? Club or International is fine.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1514
Re: What is the greatest tight five ever assembled? Club or International is fine.
Scotland, believe it or not for you youngsters :lol: , had a handy set of forwards in the 1970's, particularly early 70's. Should have had a couple of Triple Crowns but for losing the last game to England. Denied the above mentioned Wales a Grand Slam in front of a then world record attendance of 10...
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17842
- Views: 1200244
Re: F1 Thread
I don't understand why the commentators thought Hamilton had a good chance to win? Unless max crashed there was no chance... Suspect he knew that hence the running commentary on where Max was exceeding track limits. 5 sec penalty would have handed him the win. Hamilton immediately got black and whi...
- Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Gorbachev gooooooooooooooooone
- Replies: 15
- Views: 756
Re: Gorbachev gooooooooooooooooone
A courageous politician - and not the Humphrey Appleby "Yes, Minister" type of courageous. And a decent man post politics by all accounts. Somebody you would walk across the room to shake hands with or listen to as they spoke on matters of global significance. With hindsight the present consequences...
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Weird rugby laws
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3947
Re: Weird rugby laws
Was at a game (perhaps the last) where this occurred before it was outlawed. Glasgow playing Montferrand (as they were then known). Montferrand score at the death to tie but get into some argy bargy after the touchdown. Try is converted but ref restarts the game with a penalty to Glasgow on halfway ...
- Sat May 28, 2022 4:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17842
- Views: 1200244
Re: F1 Thread
Both Red Bulls and both Ferraris in the mix for me. Last weekend represents the end of pre season testing for Merc and I think they will be on it within a couple of races. Ferrari and red bull top FP1. Hamiltons Merc bouncing like a rubber ball. He was fairly vocal on the bouncing alright! I wonder...
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Everyday Things That Annoy You
- Replies: 3482
- Views: 321278
Re: Everyday Things That Annoy You
Everyday things, and this is an EVERYday thing. The private enterprise around domestic and commercial rubbish collection that, on my street, sees 3-4 daily collection activities and up to 5 on one day per week. We live on a residential street off a main road which has shops, cafe's etc. They put out...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 12:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Greatest Rugby Comebacks
- Replies: 112
- Views: 7803
Re: Greatest Rugby Comebacks
Scotland at Twickenham 2019. 31-0 down after 31 minutes but get an intercept try on half time for 31-7. A "well done plucky Scots" from the crowd expecting normal service to resume n the 2nd half. Scotland take the lead 38-31 with 3 minutes to go. In true, and uniquely Scottish style, a draw was sn...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Greatest Rugby Comebacks
- Replies: 112
- Views: 7803
Re: Greatest Rugby Comebacks
Scotland at Twickenham 2019. 31-0 down after 31 minutes but get an intercept try on half time for 31-7. A "well done plucky Scots" from the crowd expecting normal service to resume n the 2nd half. Scotland take the lead 38-31 with 3 minutes to go. In true, and uniquely Scottish style, a draw was sna...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Rugby Player of the Year
- Replies: 96
- Views: 8611
Re: World Rugby Player of the Year
Hamish Watson....so naturally Tom Curry was Gatland's pick for the Lions tests.kiwigreg369 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:57 pm My pick at the moment having watched lions series / TRC and pre-TRC tours by France/tonga & Fiji is Michael Hooper.
Don’t remember 6N well enough. Who was the player/players of the tournament?
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How can WR stop teams slowing down games?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 12211
Re: How can WR stop teams slowing down games?
We're not talking about isolated incidents. We're talking about a team that tactically makes a half of rugby last an hour to give their players a chance to have a breather and a drink every 5 minutes because they can't play at pace and last a full game. You are talking through your arse here. Every...
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How can WR stop teams slowing down games?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 12211
Re: How can WR stop teams slowing down games?
Ch 9 Australia won't like that or any other "solution". They go for an ad beak before every scrum as an injury interlude is almost a given.
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Expected Points in Rugby
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1528
Re: Expected Points in Rugby
Sense of inevitability about it isn't there. :(( From a television spectator point of view my personal feeling is confine it to the half time analysis. If it's your "thing" you can get right into it. If not, you can reload the beers and get the pies ready during that crucial 10 minute window :lol: D...
- Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40892
- Views: 2093784
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
It’s been a while since I checked in on here. So the UK continues to descend back to the industrial revolution era. Not long now until Rees-Mogg is a fashion trend setter. Climate change what? Jobs like chimney sweep and cobbler will soon be back in demand. Next stop “ The Land That Time Forgot.” W...
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17842
- Views: 1200244
Re: F1 Thread
No skin in this game & not particularly enamoured with either driver generally. It seems to me though that the stewards here & at Silverstone established who was "primarily at fault" to use their words. Hamilton's penalty still let him win the race while putting his rival out & off to hospital. That...
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 1:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17842
- Views: 1200244
Re: F1 Thread
The sprint races are a total waste of time, 20 cars race, only 3 score points, multiple £100Ks of damage, all so that TV viewers can see another safety car... Very pleased to see Danny Ric back, first time he's looked the part all year. Mclaren's top speed without DRS was only 5kph less that Merced...
- Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17842
- Views: 1200244
Re: F1 Thread
I thought the track presented quite well. Possibly the novelty factor or a bit of nostalgia for the old days but it was 'busy', high energy and the drivers had to pay attention for the full 72 laps. There was acceptable risk / reward on offer and will likely be better again next year with smaller ca...
- Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17842
- Views: 1200244
Re: F1 Thread
F1 officials seemingly now reviewing and that something will be done. Hope that the "something" doesn't involve using the weather as an excuse to drop Spa and add yet another plastic construct in some desert where a questionable government with deep pockets throws lots of money into even deeper pock...
- Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Charlie Watts Goonnee
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2735
Re: Charlie Watts Goonnee
When asked about his (to that point) 25 years of touring with the Rolling Stones replied;
"more like 5 years of touring and 20 years of hanging about".
Don Everly now the Wembley Whammer....sad week for people who's music I was a fan of
"more like 5 years of touring and 20 years of hanging about".
Don Everly now the Wembley Whammer....sad week for people who's music I was a fan of
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: You get what you deserve, Gatland.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5760
Re: You get what you deserve, Gatland.
... or picking a 10 who passed the ball what, 3 times in 58 minutes or a scrum half we are still waiting to show up at one of last weeks breakdowns? Warrenball selection from 1-12 built to defend and contain scores 9 and concedes 27 gets what it deserves. Tour squad looked about right if they were g...
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
- Replies: 126890
- Views: 9024913
Re: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
It sounds like if that's what it takes many of all political stripes in the US will live with it. He did follow it up with "I came up with it" at the Arizona rally. Really can't resist the 'me, me, me' claim and sell routine can he :roll: Arguably it's the one thing his administration did properly a...
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: add “you piece of sh1t” to any famous movie line
- Replies: 116
- Views: 9822
Re: add “you piece of sh1t” to any famous movie line
Bogey & Bergman have it covered.
"of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. Piece of sh1t"
"we'll always have Paris...piece of sh1t"
"Play it for me Sam, piece of sh1t"
"of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. Piece of sh1t"
"we'll always have Paris...piece of sh1t"
"Play it for me Sam, piece of sh1t"
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Naomi Osaka
- Replies: 237
- Views: 12363
Re: Naomi Osaka
I spotted this quote from the BBC news about Dominic Thiem's first-round loss and it offers a good insight. "Having lost to Nadal in the 2018 and 2019 finals in Paris, Thiem earned his first major title at the US Open last September but took two months away from the tour earlier this year to have a...
- Thu May 27, 2021 7:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Select your country's 3 best players from the past 5 decades
- Replies: 174
- Views: 11800
Re: Select your country's 3 best players from the past 5 decades
Scotland Straight off the top of my head/1st instinct stuff 70's - Irvine, Brown (G), McLaughlan 80's - Rutherford, Leslie, Deans 90's - Hastings (G), Armstrong, Sole (captain) 00's - Paterson, White, Murray (S) 10's - Hogg, Russell, Seymour For me a great player is often as much about how they elev...
- Sun May 16, 2021 4:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Everyday Things That Annoy You
- Replies: 3482
- Views: 321278
Re: Everyday Things That Annoy You
Same peeve about the ProXX YouTube highlights. Mostly folk felt short changed about them only being 3 minutes. Now they actually call them the '3 minute highlights' so its an actual thing :o The content however is poor. If you only have 180 seconds dont waste a third of them on the teams running out...
- Sat May 08, 2021 12:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The official Lions 2021 thread
- Replies: 4571
- Views: 378530
Re: The official Lions 2021 thread
Franno claiming the Scottish players picked aren't good enough for the Test team. In the lead-up to the announcement of the Lions squad, I happened upon a video call with Gregor Townsend which was part of the Sky build-up to the event. Townsend is never short of something to say, yet in this interv...
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RIP Michael Collins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2352
Re: RIP Michael Collins
He also had the prospect of making that return trip on his own had the decision needed to be made that the Eagle lander couldn't return to the orbiter.
A decision that was perilously close to eventuating when Aldrin and Armstrong committed to a landing with 15 seconds of fuel remaining.
A decision that was perilously close to eventuating when Aldrin and Armstrong committed to a landing with 15 seconds of fuel remaining.
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Why do the British pretend they won WW2?
- Replies: 303
- Views: 17906
Re: Why do the British pretend they won WW2?
If it's a mention in the list of acknowledgements, I'm sure the U.S could be accommodated. If, in return, they also acknowledge how they received jet engine technology (rival patent & production claims by Hans von Ohain aside) and radar technology from Britain for bugger all thus enabling the Yanks ...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France - Scotland : counting the (*)
- Replies: 510
- Views: 31813
Re: France - Scotland : counting the (*)
Not so much the full access to players as we were led to believe. English clubs limited Scotland to 5 players, so Maitland - a likely starter - misses out. Money will have changed hands (this is PRL we are talking about) but wouldn't be shocked to learn the SRU had to stump up something but told to ...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales "would be worst Slammers ever"
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3301
Re: Wales "would be worst Slammers ever"
1990 Scotlands "back door slam"? Pi*s off. It was won by Scotland, not simply something lost by England as if that's the only thing that occurred. We played everybody on the rebound from crushng England wins so naturaly found the going harder. Not to mention away games in Dublin & Cardiff which, des...
- Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Piers Morgan gooonnnnnnneeee
- Replies: 122
- Views: 8995
Re: Piers Morgan gooonnnnnnneeee
Did I not, within hours, hear him reaching for the mot de jour - -"Woke crowd won't cancel me" Fairly obvious which gallery he's playing to and whose ear he might be trying to bend. Not sure if it's cancelling if you're the one who walked out. A self-cancel possibly? Someone should ask him what colo...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bumboys v Rabble
- Replies: 55
- Views: 2136
Re: Bumboys v Rabble
Scottish rugby supporter chiming in after seeing 1st game of Super rugby AU. Have I got this right? A red carded team ends up effectively down to 14 for 10 minutes only due to balancing yellow, brings a fresh prop on after the 20 min penalty finishes the game strongly to win with a full compliment ...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bumboys v Rabble
- Replies: 55
- Views: 2136
Re: Bumboys v Rabble
Scottish rugby supporter chiming in after seeing 1st game of Super rugby AU. Have I got this right? A red carded team ends up effectively down to 14 for 10 minutes only due to balancing yellow, brings a fresh prop on after the 20 min penalty finishes the game strongly to win with a full compliment o...
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Welsh trolls leave Sonja McLaughlin crying in her car
- Replies: 129
- Views: 14004
Re: Welsh trolls leave Sonja McLaughlin crying in her car
Almost every interview you see on the TV whether politics or sport is no longer about getting information for the benefit of the viewers. It is either about emotion "how did you feel" or it is trying to get a "gotcha" moment. I hate it. Utterly hate it. THIS! Third that :thumbup: The 'media trainin...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fagerson's verdict
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4580
Re: Fagerson's verdict
The system is broken. Four weeks for a play that wouldn't even be penalised in club rugby. Dear oh dear. I sympathise with Fagerson. It wouldn't be penalised because it wouldn't be seen. Doesn't mean he shouldn't be banned. I think even if the ref was staring straight at it he may not have second t...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Spirit of Rugby
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1101
Re: The Spirit of Rugby
There is the Gordon Brown '74 Lions story (one of many!) During the 1st Test Brown hit his opposite number, Johan de Bruyn, so hard that the Orange Free State man's glass eye flew out and landed in the mud. "so there we are, 30 players plus the ref, on our hands and knees scrabbling about in the mir...