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by TrailApe
Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: RWC 2019 Final: England vs South Africa Match Thread
Replies: 2388
Views: 187850

Re: RWC 2019 Final: England vs South Africa Match Thread

Well done Boks.

England out thought and outplayed, no complaints here.

Four More Years...
by TrailApe
Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Military History/Pics Thread.
Replies: 2289
Views: 399198

Re: The Military History/Pics Thread.

Carl Gustav or Charlie-G. Note the colour of the rounds - Saxe-Blue, which indicates training rounds. Once me and my mucker let rip with a Charley-G and once the blast died down heard a lot of hullabaloo behind us from the training bods - appreciation of a brilliant shot? - nay, all the grass behin...
by TrailApe
Wed Dec 05, 2018 2:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: WAR ON (white) CHRISTMAS IN NZ!
Replies: 80
Views: 5181

Re: WAR ON (white) CHRISTMAS IN NZ!

I'm struggling to think of a more iniquitous contemporary concept than white privilege. It combines idiocy and evil in one foul doctrine and is a sort of 'original sin' invitation to future genocide. We will be hearing much more of it. Just got back into work from a quick splash about the streets o...
by TrailApe
Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: WAR ON (white) CHRISTMAS IN NZ!
Replies: 80
Views: 5181

Re: WAR ON (white) CHRISTMAS IN NZ!

I am still trying to get my head around the concept of White Privilege, to be honest as I have seen it thrown around a lot especially in the States. Obviously, living in Poland for a decade we don't really have these sort of labeling. So my question was really not to challenge it at this point but ...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: British emigration to the Republic of Ireland has started
Replies: 97
Views: 7467

Re: British emigration to the Republic of Ireland has starte

She must never have heard of Blackpool.
Woman moves from rundown backwater coastal shithole
Whilst I have many warm memories of Blackpool (none of them sober), it's hasn't been a tourist trap for years.

Unless of course you are referring to Dublin?
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: British emigration to the Republic of Ireland has started
Replies: 97
Views: 7467

Re: British emigration to the Republic of Ireland has starte

Well don't come crying to us Brits when the Irish out-of-work-fancy-cake-making-people start rioting in the streets of Carrowbaun because of the dominance of 'foreign' run Tea Rooms and the streets are red with artificially coloured cake icing. Mark my words its the start of the end of Irish culture...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: An Australian View of Haka
Replies: 194
Views: 15634

Re: An Australian View of Haka

It's almost as if there might be some clues that a post was being deliberately facetious, or something. If the "whoosh" term needs to be explained to you however, I don't hold much hope for getting away with having to explain in great detail every other damn post on this thread. Ohhh, I see, many a...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official: ENG vs AUS match thread
Replies: 773
Views: 29560

Re: Official: ENG vs AUS match thread

In the defence of London's Kebab sellers - I would like to point out that the Aussies caught their Bangalore Belly in Italy.
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 23, 2018 2:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: An Australian View of Haka
Replies: 194
Views: 15634

Re: An Australian View of Haka

Whoooooooooooooosh. As if anyone gives a flying fudge about England not having an anthem :roll: And only truly ignorant individuals would use the term Engerland and term the people as Englishers have a woooshh back. It sounded like two Ireland anthems were played on Saturday, Ireland's Call and bef...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: An Australian View of Haka
Replies: 194
Views: 15634

Re: An Australian View of Haka

While I'm sure the rest of GB have no problem with Engerland co-opting the anthem for her own personal use, you'd think that Englishers themselves would want something a little more exclusive, something they could genuinely call their own. Here you are just displaying the same level of ignorance th...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Poms vs Oz - total lack of interest of on PRF?
Replies: 114
Views: 8111

Re: Poms vs Oz - total lack of interest of on PRF?

There have been reports of illness in the ranks. Maybe we should hold fire until we know all the facts. I know this would be an unusual course of action for some. I'm sure you have heard the mantra 'See Naples and die', however what you might not know that this is just the first part of the phrase ...
by TrailApe
Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Don't break your 'Love Contract' or.........
Replies: 9
Views: 1566

Re: Don't break your 'Love Contract' or.........

Hell hath no fury...

I wonder if all that pizza got ate?
by TrailApe
Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Life sentence for "spying" in Dubai
Replies: 67
Views: 5419

Re: Life sentence for "spying" in Dubai

But the underlined bit is what I was getting at - what's the real story? No doubt we'll find out in the next few weeks. From what's been said this verdict has really caught the Foreign Office on the hop and it was NOT what they were expecting. Some sort of internal power struggle? All will be revea...
by TrailApe
Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vlad's at it again
Replies: 1608
Views: 123776

Re: Vlad's at it again

Gen Korobov, who took up the post in 2016, is said to have died after "a serious and long illness" on Wednesday.
Oh dear.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46298959
by TrailApe
Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Life sentence for "spying" in Dubai
Replies: 67
Views: 5419

Re: Life sentence for "spying" in Dubai

Sending in a spy with a good back story is the way to go
naah - Cambridge is the University to go to for Spies - Durham is just an educational establishment.
by TrailApe
Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Life sentence for "spying" in Dubai
Replies: 67
Views: 5419

Re: Life sentence for "spying" in Dubai

Due to the fact that the Lad is from Durham University this story is getting a lot of airplay in the North East. And it seems likely that he is just an academian (is that a word) doing a thesis or whatever it is that these lads call Homework. From what I gather he knows the area quite well having be...
by TrailApe
Wed Nov 21, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fat English pervert with tiny penis wanted.
Replies: 38
Views: 3639

Re: Fat English pervert with tiny penis wanted.

That description fits a majority of Englishmen As I alluded to upstream there's no mention of the perp's nationality. The description could match any one with ancestry from a Western European country and given that York is a bit of a tourist destination it's entirely likely that the little prick is...
by TrailApe
Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Can someone explain the point of Farrell?
Replies: 178
Views: 13086

Re: Can someone explain the point of Farrell?

from wiki so may not be 100% Honours British & Irish Lions Test Series Winner: 2013 England Six Nations Championship Champion: 2016, 2017 Triple crown Champion: 2014, 2016 Calcutta Cup Champion: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Summer Test Series Winner: 2016 Saracens Aviva Premiership Champion: 2...
by TrailApe
Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fat English pervert with tiny penis wanted.
Replies: 38
Views: 3639

Re: Fat English pervert with tiny penis wanted.

In Yorkshire?
The suspect was also described as white, with a very pale complexion
Hmmm
by TrailApe
Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fat English pervert with tiny penis wanted.
Replies: 38
Views: 3639

Re: Fat English pervert with tiny penis wanted.

Probably a Sex-Tourist.
by TrailApe
Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: kapa o pango in 1963
Replies: 96
Views: 4627

Re: kapa o pango in 1963

Less Haka - more Kate Bush.

She was a cutey back then wasn't she?
by TrailApe
Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I wonder how Lancaster, Farrell and Catt are feeling now
Replies: 175
Views: 16424

Re: I wonder how Lancaster, Farrell and Catt are feeling now

He has another son playing u/a for one of the Dublin clubs and is regularly seen on the sidelines. I wonder what colour shirt the son will choose ? If your talking representative rugby - if he's good enough prol start with Blue and red and white stripes (Lancashire) then head up to a lily white str...
by TrailApe
Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Case For the Defence
Replies: 27
Views: 2888

Re: Case For the Defence

That's because Northern Hemisphere attack is a bit crap.
England scored more tries than the AB's - Ireland scored more tries than the AB's.

Does nor compute?
by TrailApe
Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I wonder how Lancaster, Farrell and Catt are feeling now
Replies: 175
Views: 16424

Re: I wonder how Lancaster, Farrell and Catt are feeling now

How things have turned around for Ireland’s two favourite Northern English men.
Some of the RFU set up find it hard to appreciate anybody without a 'nice' accent.
by TrailApe
Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ireland, Best team in the world
Replies: 176
Views: 13777

Re: Congrats Ireland

Well Done Ireland

Good Stuff.
by TrailApe
Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

That's a load of made up pish. Both his parents are from the Raploch in Stirling, Gary was born in Stirling and didn't move to England until he was 3. You know what - you are right. :thumbup: its his brothers that were kidnapped in utero and 'dropped' in Stirling https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugb...
by TrailApe
Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

Happyhooker - spot on.

Thanks.
by TrailApe
Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

I'm just curious why there's all these references to the old farts, Twickers mob, etc. I don't really see what the RFU has to do with anything! okeydokey - well put it this way - when I first started playing rugby a try was worth three points and the wingers threw the ball in, its probably residual...
by TrailApe
Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

No Barbs mate - it's how things are.
by TrailApe
Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

Gary Graham is the most northern name ever Anglo Scottish Border name - a bunch of robbing murdering thieves - alongside Charlton's, Laidlers, Armstrongs and a whole host of others - little loyalty to the Crown (Scottish or English) but given how they were used/abused by both Crowns when it suited ...
by TrailApe
Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

I suppose the beautiful irony of the Gary Graham saga is that if any of the Old Farts listened to his accent they would consider him a Scot despite him being broad Cumbrian. It is a problem (international qualification) and will continue to be so whilst people move around looking for the Dollar/Poun...
by TrailApe
Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?
Replies: 167
Views: 12792

Re: Highest number of foreign born players in AI squad?

That Gary Graham lad though..... There's a few northern English went through the Scottish route in past years- Edinburgh is a lot nearer to Carlisle/Newcastle than the Old Farts lunching circuit ever was. Gary is a Carlisle lad with a jock dad (who played for Newcastle) and he's played his rugby on...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112285
Views: 7526488

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

There’s plenty of other Wilsons at unfashionable clubs.
Short answer - na

long answer - no there is not.

That Cumbrian has been criminally underused.
by TrailApe
Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Troll Level: Expert. Rassie coaches André Esterhuizen
Replies: 48
Views: 3953

Re: Troll Level: Expert. Rassie coaches André Esterhuizen

Mebbes some of them DO need training for 'legal' tackles

https://i.imgur.com/oYEAcI9.gif
by TrailApe
Sat Nov 03, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Evidence of player drain, or rugby now a young mans game?
Replies: 18
Views: 2038

Re: Evidence of player drain, or rugby now a young mans game

Gopperth is regarded as a very good jobbing 10. No more, no less. Although he plays center now? During his stint with the Falcons he was recognised as a good kicker - points machine at times - and somebody who would give 100% every time. Well respected for his attitude but his running game was not ...
by TrailApe
Sat Nov 03, 2018 12:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Poppy Thread 2018
Replies: 112
Views: 8967

Re: Official Poppy Thread 2018

Carry the poppies or the puppy gets it Apparently he got the sack for taking the piss with the system - claiming he had done the job when he had not. A spokesperson for The Royal British Legion said: "We take the view that remembrance honours the sacrifices and contributions our Armed Forces commun...
by TrailApe
Sat Nov 03, 2018 12:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Scotland is a racist sh1thole
Replies: 78
Views: 7571

Re: Scotland is a racist sh1thole

Hearts do have a problem with a small minority of moronic fans who are into the sectarian thing Replace Hearts with any other sporting club and replace sectarian with f**king stupid and you won't be far off the mark. I wouldn't wear an England top in certain places in Scotland but then again I woul...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 100 Days to Victory - BBC2
Replies: 21
Views: 2277

Re: 100 Days to Victory - BBC2

AFH also reckons that the British High Command lost sight of the tactical capabilities of the Army relatively early on That's the norm though isn't it and unfortunately the Head Sheds at the start of a War are just the old duffers that managed to avoid being pensioned off at the end of the last one...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 100 Days to Victory - BBC2
Replies: 21
Views: 2277

Re: 100 Days to Victory - BBC2

Interestingly I'm reading Farrar-Hockley's "Death of an Army" about 1st Ypres - the German solidery had already started to figure this out by Autumn 1914 and would break, partly from necessity, partly because they realised it was better at breaking a British skirmish line. Why it took the allies fo...
by TrailApe
Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 100 Days to Victory - BBC2
Replies: 21
Views: 2277

Re: 100 Days to Victory - BBC2

Lyn MacDonald did a wonderful job interviewing old soldiers and telling their stories
Totally Agree

Luckily there's another fresh wave of authors/historians who are willing to do that and actually go back to the unit records and the soldiers stories instead of regurgitating the perceived wisdom.