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The two Pumas tries were lovely, the second I think is a try of the year contender. Suali'i's second also a nice score.

I only caught the highlights but surprised Pumas didn't hold out when they kicked to win in the 78th minute.

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The German thing is for local elections (councillors). You've quoted for national (MPs) So we had 4,500 candidates chasing 650 seats at a national level There's around 20,000 local councillors across the UK. There's a pop. of 70 million in the UK, only 18 million in this region of Germany. Seems ra...

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So Black Lion, would they be any good or just another whipping boy?

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I don't think that's too out of whack with the UK if you assume an average of 2-3 candidates per seat That was 20,000 in one region... last UK election there were 4,500 in the whole of the UK... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggeng6kqxo The German thing is for local elections (councillors). ...

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Nigel delivered a poised and compelling performance before the House Judiciary Committee in DC… Exposing the Labour charlatans, countering misinformation with clarity, and advancing British interests with notable finesse. Some rabid Dems did go hard at him, but if anything I think will endear him t...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Wed Sep 03, 2025 7:22 pm 20,000 candidates... Not just far right either

candidates from other parties, including the Greens and Social Democrats, have also died.

Are there really 20,000 candidates for one regional election in one part of Germany?

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If you are an English Premiership, Bundesliga etc with large scale support, big rivalries, healthy ticket sales and a nice fat TV deal in one territory I think that's something that can be sustained. Plus, domestic trophy is priority in those scenarios. The Celtic league was never (and never will b...

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That article completely misses the point though. Barrett does knock the ball on, the question (and the same debate as last year) is if the ball then goes forward off Bongi. After Barrett knocks it loose, the ball goes onto Bongi's arm/hand (without him holding it) and then down to the ground. If it...

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I can't remember a TMO awarding a try when the try scorer has dropped the ball in the act of scoring.. even if it may seem like it could have gone backwards... they always seem to say lost control. Especially (like in this case) you can't tell definitely the ball didn't go forward... In the above c...

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Still lost control... whichever version happened... If part of the trolling.. apologies to you as well. Yes, he does but does it matter if the ball goes backwards? Is the law clear on this or is it a grey area? Seems somewhat antithetical to Rugby Union norms for losing control to still matter if t...

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Hamiltinho is out of the race

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The issue with Nigel is, he like Rodders specifically wants to leave ECHR to create a 2 tier set of human rights for different humans . That may not be consistent with being a civilised society. A seemingly small step on a dangerous slippery slope. A value of the ECHR is that it is not as influence...

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It doesn't matter if at some point it touches his own body, cause he has lost it onto Jordie... knock on. Did he? What occurred seems more akin to a knock on in the tackle by the tackler, ball goes back, Mongo falls on it *shrugs* Still lost control... whichever version happened... If part of the t...

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Nigel would of course like you to think it's that simple. There are one or two minor problems that would need to be resolved 1st that he's not so forthcoming about. Nothing to do with "Nigel". I didn't say I was in favour of leaving the ECHR either, merely that our membership is not necessary in or...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Aug 31, 2025 2:15 pmIt doesn't matter if at some point it touches his own body, cause he has lost it onto Jordie... knock on.

Did he? What occurred seems more akin to a knock on in the tackle by the tackler, ball goes back, Mongo falls on it *shrugs*

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Aug 31, 2025 1:31 pmLost control... doesn't matter if backwards..

Also lost it against another opposing player which is immediately a knock on...

So double whammy.

Are you 100% sure about this? would be very odd for Rugby Union.

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Nigel would of course like you to think it's that simple. There are one or two minor problems that would need to be resolved 1st that he's not so forthcoming about. Nothing to do with "Nigel". I didn't say I was in favour of leaving the ECHR, merely that is it not necessary in order to avoid the su...

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The NZ point seems fairly obvious, i.e. there are numerous western (indeed, anglosphere) nations who manage perfectly well without any ECHR counsel. Of course, they are not geographically eligible but they have not unduly suffered in its absence. Upshot being, the UK doesn't need it either. Nigel w...

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I envisage New Zealand edging the others out either on BPs or by 1 clear win.

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The NZ point seems fairly obvious, i.e. there are numerous western (indeed, anglosphere) nations who manage perfectly well without any ECHR counsel. Of course, they are not geographically eligible but they have not unduly suffered in its absence. Upshot being, the UK doesn't need it either.

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Mr. Bean

(soz)

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They didn't make the RWC semi-final by accident. They made the RWC SF by just sneaking past a mediocre Wales side that finished 5th in the 6n. In the pool they were outclassed by an England side playing with 14 for 78 minutes. They were also destroyed recently twice at home by an England B team wit...

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merlin the happy pig wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:52 pm Sigh, much as I like Argentina,
I think they'll be hammered by SA,
I don't think they are hugely better than other years, we are just a rabble at the moment.

I think NZ will beat SA next up.

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Eggchasers guy reckons this is the best time for test rugby, and you'd have to agree there's good competition between Ire-Aus-SA-Fra-Sco-Arg-Eng-NZ.

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Yeah, it's struggling badly at times.

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What a dog act!! https://x.com/MurraySkea/status/1959530043371364823?t=l1hsK1fdq0dn71a7PtIWqQ&s=19 A couple of minutes later the same player goes down with an ACL rupture and will miss 6+ months. Not great but replies suggest that wasn't the cause. Shame for Australia so many of their star backs ar...

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The RC is becoming like the 6N in terms of teams ability to beat each other, this is a positive for interest in the competition.

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Like most, I had originally sensed a "Boklash" for this second SA-Oz fixture and was thinking a 40-10 loss for Australia but I like the look of the Wallaby team selected and SA have some key injuries. I'll stick with the SA prediction but with a much reduced margin of 15-17 points, but do think Wobs...

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The forum is still struggling operationally unfortunately, at least for me. Better than it was, but still too tough to use, hopefully will be good for the weekend.

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USA government, usa citizens and american military all completely humiliated again. American soldiers used to fight for freedom. Now USA soldiers roll out the red carpet for a murdering dictator. American soldiers now used to quell freedom protests in their own country.... Brownshirts is all they n...

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AnkleTap wrote: ↑Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:57 pm A mod gets into argument with poster, takes a L in the debate, bans the poster and locks the thread.

Did we lose someone?

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Campese has checked in on X... (assuming it's the correct @) @Davidcampese11 Replying to @Springboks@wallabies Great win. Rugby is 80 mins. And if you look at the days when aussie team beat the boks. It was the flair and skills of the backs that won the game. It happened again to night. TBH Campo p...

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Well done Wallabies, the better team and a remarkable result that didn't seem possible after 20 minutes. Enjoy the win. In other news, fans on Facebook and Keo are not representative of real Springbok fans. I avoid both places like the plague. The Bok fans on the old Keo site were cool, I don't fre...

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Campese has checked in on X... (assuming it's the correct @)

@Davidcampese11 Replying to @Springboks@wallabies
Great win. Rugby is 80 mins.

And if you look at the days when aussie team beat the boks. It was the flair and skills of the backs that won the game. It happened again to night.

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Congrats Wobblers, I thought you would win, I was surprised to hear they hadn't won at Ellis Park in 62 years (or was it since since 1962? roughly the same) A Lions series is a heck of a primer for the RC, I remember the Boks whitewashing the ABs in 2009 after the Lions. Challenge for Australia is t...

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Give it to Rassie Dave Rennie. I feel SH coaches don't really "get" the Lions, neither do Leaguies like Farrell really (altho he tried). I'd like to see Townsend, himself a former Lion, get the gig but obviously that depends on Scotland improving results, particularly against Ireland. Farrell or Bo...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:53 pm
terryfinch wrote: ↑Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:20 pm
Frodder wrote: ↑Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:15 pm He will due to the complete lack of alternatives
I’d much prefer Gregor to be honest. If and when England win the RWC then Borthers should have a go.
No

Somebody NOT involved with coaching the home nations.

If you say that, you should name some alternatives. It's not that easy.

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OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Aug 05, 2025 7:32 pm Wallabies should have ditched this stupid law ages ago. Selecting overseas players play a massive role in the strength of the Springboks.

Boks have the player pool to keep their local sides competitive.

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whezmabeer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:43 pm I went Curry, just immense and I dont think the Lions would have fared as well without him.

Opted for Skelton but Curry's impact in key moments was undeniable.

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