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Nieghorn

Think that was The Longest Day. May be wrong though This. Richard Todd played John Howard, and was a junior officer under him on D-Day. He served in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), then joined the Parachute Regiment and the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion as part of the Br...

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Berrick Barnes! :D I've been a big fan of Kyle Eastmond. A wee man, so probably was never seriously considered for international rugby, but did well against Argentina! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYfhrBdmruY Barnes is a 10/12 and Eastmond a 12 D'Oh! I skimmed that and missed 'fullback'.

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Is Jason Robinson the only successful League convert at full-back? I suppose Matt Rogers, although he was originally an RU player in his youth. Hardly think NZ need a wing, do they? Lump him or lump him, but Folou was hardly unsuccessful. Of course yes, Folau might even have been better full-back t...

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I'd be cradle-snatching but what the hell. https://www.maxim.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTY5MTE4MTA3OTkyODU5OTM3/kate-beckinsale-promo.jpg 47 years and looking moderately appealing. You'd be in if you looked like a junkie... https://i.pinimg.com/736...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:16 pm It appears to be quite a low bar this year

Everyone's been told to 'run the system' and not display much creativity... understandably, defences are usually thick where the 1st5 once stood, and now it's forwards there most of the time and the FH standing behind them.

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A new low for rugby celebrations?

https://youtu.be/grNQ1L_Pr2I?t=29

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I think the Mexicans would welcome that wall. No one would want hordes of non-mask-wearing, anti-vaxing Covid-positive Trump supporters flooding across their border to escape the oppression of a liberal US government. The Canadians probably want a wall now too. There's bugger all places Americans c...

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Who's that new England prop with a hideous haircut? Is he from Exeter too? I think they all are! It was worse a few years ago... you could look at their squad profiles on the Ex site and if you didn't know you were there, you'd think it was a roster for Louisiana mudbuggy racers or maybe mugshots f...

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Does Duncan Weir still have his Brad Goodman wig on? https://media3.giphy.com/media/l2Je16zGvSs8O2pDq/source.gif ... Jeezus! He's looking a bit Jonah Hill now! https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article23029017.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Scotland-Media-Access.jpg https://cdn.costumewall.com/wp-c...

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I've no issue with someone celebrating a try so long as you're not directly rubbing it into the opposition's faces (scream in a defender's face, patting his head, or getting him trapped in your celebration). ... subs who'd been warming up behind the deadball line rushing in, however. One for the "ir...

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Are they even close to Kiwi levels, though? https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/12/m-ori-all-blacks-v-moana-pasifika-pacific-talent-eyes-gateway-to-super-rugby-stardom/_jcr_content/par/image.dynimg.768.q75.jpg/v1606804278919/photosport-201127HBayvNorthland-fakatava-1120.jpg https://resources.s...

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https://i.ibb.co/3YT6fcp/B3-E8-D46-C-1354-4-EAF-8439-FC179-C285-A27.jpg Trumpeters openly calling for civil war now, this Lin Wood guy is a lunatic but a rally full of braying morons echoed his sentiments. Could get ugly... Hopefully the FBI / Homeland Security are gathering evidence and are ready ...

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Excellent points! A trial ground for new coaches seems common in a lot of areas. It's true for our provincial and university teams as well. You've got to start somewhere, true, but a lot are people with little to no coaching experience. Start with a club or school side and spend a few years working ...

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Fair point ... and many clubs have different names not just for women, but for 2nd XV, 3rds, etc. That was a largely dreadful match. Bris had one great passage that led to a try. Wuss had a few good breaks by individuals (Canadian winger, mostly) but spoiled them with a poorly coordinated / executed...

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Highlights... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MxdNIc5Msk

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Chiefs fan Uncle FB has trolled the Crusaders mercilessly for years for fielding non NZ eligible players like Mike Ala'alatoa. He says it weakens the AB's by decreasing the available player pool. I look forward to responding in kind if the Chiefs select JOC. Especially with some of y'all saying NZ ...

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They need to take some accountability themselves , getting better checks after a head knock is good and not once did I say anything about this - it’s the legal threat years later (presumably egged on by ambulance chasers) that I’m against as it affects the whole sport. Those 15 commandments seem se...

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Glad I'm not the only one who thought Toronto! I think the sites that nominate it do so because of the quality of life in Canada, in general. Until relatively recently, it was the only major city that didn't have a direct line from the airport to downtown. What they have now is great, but I think it...

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Ottawa ... a short hop from Montreal if you're coming from overseas, has everything a city offers but a small city feel, great museums, national (performing) arts centre, hop across the river to Gatineau Park for nature, decent enough night life if you're not old and boring like me (being a governme...

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A brief return for this topic. Yes, I've fallen out of love with the game. Lots of things wrong, and on several fronts I can see reckonings coming. Not entirely separate from this issue, there's got to be one coming with PEDs. Some games are still a great spectacle (far from all) but the cost may b...

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Good points! I think most of the Canadian pack are better as a unit than individuals standing out. I always forget which of Menin or DeMerchant is the dominant prop, but I think both are relatively new on the scene. Blackwood is a force - when she wants to be - but team strategy for a while had her ...

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Thoughts on the XV Team of the Decade? I'm hearing a few Canucks on social media are annoyed at the snub ... but apart from Kelly Russell at 8 (moving N'Daiye to 6?), I can't think of any who were ever-present during the entire decade and who had a greater impact than the selected. Was Tremouliere a...

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I haven't bought in a while because of how many adverts are on club shirts these days (and have national shirts I like), but always found a good selection at Lovell, Pro Direct Rugby, and The Rugby Store. Regarding old school styles, I used to see these more on North American pages like World Rugby ...

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Eddie has talked about learning lessons but they seem focused on maintaining a top 3 position rather than developing further. Let's see how the 6 Nations go but France seem to be edging Eng in direction. He's been talking about making England better decision makers for years, but .... https://www.y...

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That was a good match. I reallllly wish they'd invest in portable scaffolding to get more height so we can have a better view, though! Jones and Rowland look like they'll be sharing the England 10 shirt for years to come. Both also seem to have better boots than both KD-M and Scaz. The Wasps try cal...

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Eddie's statement from that PR article... “We go through these periods in the game. The next cycle is always an attacking one, so let’s enjoy the defensive cycle we have at the moment and look forward to the attacking cycle when it comes." What's going to magically create this 'attacking cycle', apa...

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I don't know if this is a RR, but take a listen to what Grabriel Sterling had to say last night re the threats being received by Krebs and others. It is quite frankly shocking and deeply disturbing. Sterling is absolutely correct to lay the blame at the feet of Trump for not tamping down the rhetor...

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Good voice clip Rachel Burford on the dickheads who have been slagging off the Women's game after ENgland just achieved a double Slam: https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1331892993977176064 The Podcast with Brian Moore with all the interview: https://art19.com/shows/full-contact-rugby Guessing th...

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I'd be in favour of banning pre-binding. The first-up tackle should be 1-v-1. Binding on, and formation of ruck, maul, whatever can happen after that. Interesting, even away from this topic, we see a good chunk of tackles in elite games frequently have two tacklers, especially forward carries aroun...

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Really good question about scrums! I wonder if it's just a combo of many things... from having a population that has a mixture of 'big genes' (not just Germanic, Eastern Euro heritage, but we've had a few Black women as well with size) to having high school girls XVs rugby in pretty much every provi...

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Echoing my statement from that other site as there's more chatting here: England were stupid lucky to win that. Harrison's try was a fluke. Kildunne's try soft as shite (poor first tackle, next two tried to strip the ball and, credit to her power, she just walked through them all). KDM's kick to the...

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Getting all high tech analysing this stuff is bollocks when you consider that England did this in 2002, with most of the lads being taught the game in the amateur era (I suspect Clive's acronym for scanning the field is something most of those players did anyway). If May didn't have the pace, there'...

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Still true in the amateur world, thank Dog. In the pro world, you have to be lightning fast to earn a spot on the wing (unless you're English, then wee blokes are told to fudge off to the NFL or stick with League), or have a brilliant pass/box kick/ability to manage the breakdown (or have dirt on yo...

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Weird! Friend sent it to me and it was fully readable. I wonder if someone realized they could make some more money off it or forgot to turn on the paywall? See if I can do a C&P job... apologies for the length, but when I applied the spoiler it wouldn't open? Ugh, I give up trying to spoiler it! Dr...

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Gavin Duffy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:50 pm The Sun

The Australian seems to have been the one doing the digging / broke the story:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/ ... 5a9fed2b4d

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Just one more thing Union pinching from League.

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That's the way it was when my Dad played 75 years ago. Really? That is interesting actually. For some dumb reason if it's "tradition", I don't have as much of a problem with it. :lol: But I'm a dummy. When it comes to rugby I'm very conservative. Everything older was better as far as I'm concerned....

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Sean Bean. " 'Ee Moneypenny, Mek us a Cuppa,Theres a good Lass! ( Smacks her on Arse) Walks into Posh Hotel up to Bar. " Ah M'sieu Bond, Dry Martini, Shaken not Stirred?" " Shekken!, What dost tha mean Shekken?, I,ll have a Pint of Bloody Tetleys, and mek sure tha puts a proper fookin head o'nt!" H...

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Saw a job posting yesterday I thought the regulars to this thread would 'enjoy'... private school in Vancouver looking for a Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, paying 90-100k a year. School only has about 500 students. I've no issue with having a hard look at school policies and the curric...

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EverReady wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:33 pm She made a meal of that, then had desert, a snooze and got up for a delicious buffet breakfast

Let me give you a light tap on the front of your neck with the side of my hand.

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