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- Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025
- Replies: 130
- Views: 2282
Re: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025
They going to need more chairs in the sin bin.
- Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I was once Ireland’s No 1 player.......
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1906
Re: I was once Ireland’s No 1 player.......
Busy with Niland’s book now and enjoying it.
Methinks saffer13 - previously a parishioner - originally made his way to the USA on a college tennis scholarship.
Methinks saffer13 - previously a parishioner - originally made his way to the USA on a college tennis scholarship.
- Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: AUNZ XV v Lions
- Replies: 521
- Views: 6139
Re: Aunz v Lions
I suspect there may be some injuries
- Wed Jul 09, 2025 2:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
Re: Lions Lions Lions
I am feeling for Conan here. Inevitably used to truck it up into heavy traffic just about every game now - and it is beginning to show.
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 5:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
Re: Lions Lions Lions
For me Mitchell has been the best scrumhalf in this side.
- Mon Jul 07, 2025 4:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
Re: Lions Lions Lions
IMO Mitchell has been one of the best Lions on show this tour. Certainly surprised me. Benefitting from good ruck ball too I suppose.
I can’t see how someone can say he was “pish” at the weekend.
White looked laboured when he came on.
I can’t see how someone can say he was “pish” at the weekend.
White looked laboured when he came on.
- Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Well put Owen out there in the next warm up match, see where he is and if he can play the type of game we want. We wouldn't want him to come a cropper in a test. Edit, I assume this would be at 12 btw as we have 3 10s selected ahead of him at 10. In other news, he might not be available for Brumbie...
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 4: NSW Waratahs v B&I Lions
- Replies: 616
- Views: 6327
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 4: NSW Waratahs v B&I Lions
- Replies: 616
- Views: 6327
Re: Match 4: NSW Waratahs v B&I Lions
I’m tiring of the Lions getting players on the wrong side of every tackle/ruck situation
- Sat Jul 05, 2025 9:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ALL BLACKS V France C 1st Test. Match Thread.. Theo will be in attendance
- Replies: 772
- Views: 11630
Re: ALL BLACKS V France C 1st Test. Match Thread.. Theo will be in attendance
Impressive depth shown by the French
- Fri Jul 04, 2025 7:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: IRB U20 World Cup 2025
- Replies: 528
- Views: 14717
Re: IRB U20 World Cup 2025
Immensely proud of that performance: the heart more than the talent.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should this law be removed?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1070
Re: Should this law be removed?
the whole idea lends itself to abuse.ChipSpike wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:10 pmChipSpike wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:07 pmIt was jgp iirc, anyway, all these protections for the 9 are crap, speaking as a 9Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:06 pm
Nope - when the scrummie picked up the ball the opposition moved to get him but were called off by the ref.
I'm not even sure which team did this.
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should this law be removed?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1070
Re: Should this law be removed?
The weird one for me was in the last Lions game where the scrumhalf was permitted to pick up the ball in the ruck and reposition at a more favourable spot at the back of the ruck. Yes I saw that, thought I imagined it, itwas so odd. It's definitely ball out, and returning the ball into the ruck, bu...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should this law be removed?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1070
Re: Should this law be removed?
The weird one for me was in the last Lions game where the scrumhalf was permitted to pick up the ball in the ruck and reposition at a more favourable spot at the back of the ruck.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Lions scrum needs a lot of work.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 500
- Views: 10788
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
To be fair I think he meant all South Africans... not just bored members... :D It's just different. We're all different. I think Kiwis have a unique sense of humour/ self awareness as well... certainly different to British humour. Michael Frayne wrote a lovely piece titled “Among the Funny bones” a...
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 8:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
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- Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
Sad thing about this place is everything has been reduced to stereotype.
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
4 new caps, a game for de Jager and Marx returning from very long term injury, a game for du Preez who hasn’t played in yonks and doesn’t have many caps anyway & then newbie halves. Not scrumming for penalties? They were supposed to hold back at scrum time? And I don’t know what the national humour ...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
And the same weekend as the Top14 final. It basically ruled out all of the top talent from the UK and Ireland, France, South Africa and Australia. The remaining internationals from the UK and Ireland are now away on tour too. People are reading too much into this game. The Boks were always going to...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
There were to many Kiwis in the BaaBaas team. Yes, probably a bad time to play the baabaas with a lions tour happening And the same weekend as the Top14 final. It basically ruled out all of the top talent from the UK and Ireland, France, South Africa and Australia. The remaining internationals from...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: IRB U20 World Cup 2025
- Replies: 528
- Views: 14717
Re: IRB U20 World Cup 2025
I think Johan Erasmus has given that lot a severe kick in nuts. Ironically rugby is the one code that has killed the backsliders.
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Spear and Loathing 20 Years On
- Replies: 92
- Views: 6205
Re: Spear and Loathing 20 Years On
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...
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
- Replies: 114
- Views: 6887
Re: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
Does not help that England/India/Australia have turned their backs on the rest of the world in test cricket.
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions Lions Lions
- Replies: 3267
- Views: 244309
Re: Lions Lions Lions
Chessum was excellent - he got through a lot of hard work. If McCarthy can replicate yesterday's performance I would start with them. Itoje's weakness is his tendency to drift in and out of games. I'd be leery of picking Pollock and vd Flier as starters. Blown away against a genuine physical backrow...
- Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19690
Re: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
Lions’ scrum needs a lot of work.
- Sat Jun 28, 2025 12:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19690
Re: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
Best I have seen from McCarthy.
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
Wasn't the 95 World Cup this time of year? I only remember one really wet game.. in Durban? My post was ill-considered. What I had in mind is this kind of feature game and the short junior tournaments we have been hosting over the last years. Best for rugby would be Bloem or Pretoria although every...
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 3:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
We simply should not be hosting visitors at Cape Town this time of year. Wasn't the 95 World Cup this time of year? I only remember one really wet game.. in Durban? My post was ill-considered. What I had in mind is this kind of feature game and the short junior tournaments we have been hosting over...
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 7:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
- Replies: 138
- Views: 8572
Re: Springboks vs Baabaas in Cape Town 28 June 2025
We simply should not be hosting visitors at Cape Town this time of year.
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 9:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Retirement - WTF ?
- Replies: 222
- Views: 7210
Re: Retirement - WTF ?
Tai Chi?
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 9:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Retirement - WTF ?
- Replies: 222
- Views: 7210
Re: Retirement - WTF ?
Some junior coaching and/or reffing?
Also helpful with your own physical and mental fitness
Also helpful with your own physical and mental fitness
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
- Replies: 114
- Views: 6887
Re: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
Anyhoo - this test match is far from over
- Sat Jun 14, 2025 4:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
- Replies: 114
- Views: 6887
Re: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
Now 265 lead. Stick it to them, Aussies. Predictable to the point of being boring Social media is awash with SA idiots. They’re on every second NZ official rugby post stinking things up with their 4x trophy emoji gloating. A sporting achievement like this for a bunch of perennial chokers might just...
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 4:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2025 URC Final: Leinster vs Bulls
- Replies: 496
- Views: 13594
Re: 2025 URC Final: Leinster vs Bulls
Ja - It's tedious.
I will be watching both games.
I will be watching both games.
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 1:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cricket: WTC final Proteas v Baggy Greens
- Replies: 114
- Views: 6887
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86 He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal”
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1015
Re: Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86 He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal
I can't remember the ending now.. I don't even know if he lived or died... presumably lived if they want another season. Only watched it a few weeks ago... I watched it on a plane. As much as having him survive pissed me off, killing off the cop who was chasing him, and the guy who was his target t...
- Fri May 30, 2025 1:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URC QF, Sharks v Munster
- Replies: 387
- Views: 23460
Re: URC QF, Sharks v Munster
These Sharks
