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Nieghorn

Shoshanah Seumanutafa (White Rock, BC) – University of British Columbia / Chiefs Manawa Didn’t realise Seumanutafa was with the Manawa. When was this? Never listed in a roster from what I see on their socials. Do they have a wider training group? I'd be a bit embarrassed to have that listed if I ne...

Nieghorn

Appreciate that Bladen was the voice of your generation, but he was so dull. Glacial, as described already, is apt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOnl_zUs8RU He seems to get more excited at animals, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI70epCfRlo I don't know if he does men's club anymore, but...

Nieghorn

So a big prop batters the line and he’s unstoppable for 50+ minutes. Do teams playing teams with massive forward packs do more to run them around the park, play more kicks, etc to nullify them or do they just engage in the same one-out strategy and hope for the best? I think it’d be hilarious to all...

Nieghorn

Subs numbers won't be reduced. Ross Tucker said on his podcast last week that there's increased risk of injury when fatigued, reduction would be asking for trouble. I keep seeing Ross Tucker saying that about the danger of fatigued players but its nonsense because reducing the subs will result in l...

Nieghorn

kiap wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:42 pm
Nieghorn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:51 pm Subs numbers won't be reduced. Ross Tucker said on his podcast last week that there's increased risk of injury when fatigued, reduction would be asking for trouble.
Who is this dude? ex-NFL?

https://sportsscientists.com/who-are-we/

Nieghorn

I can't find the exact graphic used, but France once used Clara Joyeux' picture, with surname listed, and she did not look very 'happy' ... much like: https://www.ultimaterugby.com/images/entities/288526-9f6a4f0d6a-3/ClaraJoyeuxrugbyplayer.jpg One of those times the photog says "Okay, show me your t...

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Once Upon a Time in the West is the greatest western of all time. :nod: https://imgs.search.brave.com/u0BBgANYmNx3vUX-ooo37uXSKcWyBA46yw9r40_W1wI/rs:fit:860:0:0/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmV2/aWV3LnJlZGQuaXQv/Y2xhdWRpYS1jYXJk/aW5hbGUtaW4tb25j/ZS11cG9uLWEtdGlt/ZS1pbi10aGUtd2Vz/dC0xOTY4LXYwLTU4/bWZpYTVxa283Yj...

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Funny Rugby names: Scrolling down the Results, in Germany is the Hamburgers and Frankfurters. If not from Germany it's two funny names for Rugby teams. We had players with the surname of Katzenelmbogen (a cat's elbow) in our team. Ox's real name is too long too pronounce it's Retshegofaditswe Nché....

Nieghorn

Subs numbers won't be reduced. Ross Tucker said on his podcast last week that there's increased risk of injury when fatigued, reduction would be asking for trouble.

Nieghorn

Under the current laws. Define "positive" throwing it about endlessly like Super Pacific Rugby, which doesn't seem to be faring that well with crowds? A good scrum and a strong maul is positive, and often leads to exciting backline attacks as there is more space and front-foot ball. Baxter is right...

Nieghorn

You mean this woman...

"Co-founder Women’s Rugby Association @womensra. Head of New Business & Marketing 50 Sport @FiftyDigital. Singer. Pilates instructor. Nightmare to live with."

Nieghorn

That they have a physical template for each position; if you conform, or have the potential to conform, you're good, if not you're gone. It's not like this doesn't exist in the men's game either - it's more the clashing of amateur era standards with a professionalism that's being forced especially ...

Nieghorn

I know from many, many conversations with a work colleague, who herself would have fringed on national selection when younger, but never made it; that she felt excluded for not fitting the physique/fitness/dynamism potential identikit which began to be accepted as needed for success at internationa...

Nieghorn

Jon Ronson has a great series of podcasts on the BBC where he seeks out the root of various conspiracy theories and debunks them. The one on "15 minute cities" was an excellent demonstration of how thick people are easily scared by stuff they don't understand, and are ready to believe anything. Is ...

Nieghorn

Weird, Jamie George comes to help do some coaching with the England women and some female, supposed ex-coach makes some quite nasty snipes about it as if it's patronizing. https://twitter.com/okayjulia/status/1773405368934146449 It's weird, this toxic lack of acknowledgement that the men's game has...

Nieghorn

The utter wokerey of the English right crying about the change of colour on the flag of the England Soccer team is astounding. Stop being offended at everything you poundshop Enoch Powells. Pathetic especially given the fact that the butchers apron and the Union flag have been high jacked by racist...

Nieghorn

I don't know if it is just me but whenever I see someone use the word woke I automatically assume they are a really shit person. Yep. 98% of the time, it's an all-encompassing word for progressive changes they hate/fear. I'd respect people whose opinions I maybe don't share if they'd be more descri...

Nieghorn

if all rucks were not straight off the feet you would get a lot more running rugby as the chances of chaos at the breakdown would be higher and people would throw the ball about more One or two more defenders might also contest a ruck that's actually contestable, pulling them out of the defensive l...

Nieghorn

So, any thoughts on which BFs (i.e. Matatu) players are possibly out of contention / will have to fight for their spots vs those who've put their hands up? I've been watching the AB YT channel's highlights only, so don't get the full picture, but kinda shocks me that that Cantab + friends team is s...

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Deciding that 'advantage' is basically "Well, they didn't score despite ten goes at the defensive line, so let's go back to the 10m line for that penalty so they can kick to the corner for a catch-and-drive." Did they excuse croc rolls as well, so long as one stays off the head/neck? (Though I hear ...

Nieghorn

So, any thoughts on which BFs (i.e. Matatu) players are possibly out of contention / will have to fight for their spots vs those who've put their hands up? I've been watching the AB YT channel's highlights only, so don't get the full picture, but kinda shocks me that that Cantab + friends team is so...

Nieghorn

Jtah wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:58 am Costco Shaun Johnson.

Asda own brand?

Nieghorn

A nearly decade-old bump!

Nieghorn

MungoMan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:21 am Outed

Nah, it's this fella...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU1zlxdBLqY

Nieghorn

Heard the commentator in the Hurr / Mat match say something about controversy in the week. I read this article about it, okay... but what's the beef with the government at the moment? https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350207334/hurricanes-move-clarify-meaning-second-controversial-poua-haka ... and Pete...

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Heard the commentator in the Hurr / Mat match say something about controversy in the week. I read this article about it, okay... but what's the beef with the government at the moment? https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350207334/hurricanes-move-clarify-meaning-second-controversial-poua-haka ... and Peter...

Nieghorn

Should just put a flanker in the 12 shirt to start.

Nieghorn

Chelsea Semple won’t ever make it back to the BFs. Too old and slow now and stepped by Layla Sa’e today illustrates her long decline. However, it’s good she’s back out there as she’s has great experience for the younger girls coming through. . Chiefs had the extra gas in the final 20 to blow the Ca...

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Soccer must have gotten a head start and was too successful. The Scots attend more soccer matches per head of population than anyone in Europe. Saves on heating costs to all stand huddled together in some sh*thole stadium It's a strange question given association football has wiped out indigenous g...

Nieghorn

I see Katie Buchanan looked good for Exeter again at the weekend. You could see her break into the england XV if she keeps playing like this. yeah shes had a strong season.Abby dow is a certain starter on one wing.theres still claudia macdonald and jess breach so buchanan has some strong competitio...

Nieghorn

England need some coach with serious attacking credentials. Someone who has won a RWC as a backline technical coach or someone who took a tier II nation and harnessed their attacking instincts to devastating effect. Someone who has coaching experience from all over the world. Is there anyone you ha...

Nieghorn

Those that enjoy being managers shouldn’t be allowed to be in management. Since leaving the army, I don’t think I’ve worked for more than a handful that were competent. And why shouldn’t they be terrible? There is little to no training. Very much this in my experience. Promotions within because the...

Nieghorn

Not surprised the usual cookers are champing at the bit on this one. It's not a grand conspiracy theory. The training data is very, very white. Early on image generation pretty much always generated white people, for all requests. So rather than expanding the training data, they took a lazy program...

Nieghorn

Apologies if it's covered but one of the major unintended consequences of the SR trial is the kicking player either being knocked to the ground as he kicks or injured one way or another and unable to quickly put his teammates onside. Or at all. I imagine we'll see some unfair example or other at so...

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What is the percentage of Americans actually affected by the migrant crisis, and what form does that take? Then, of course, there is the perception, and often perception is reality for people. While I certainly don’t think they should be exploited as such, I wonder how much of the US’ farming, serv...

Nieghorn

Apologies if it's covered but one of the major unintended consequences of the SR trial is the kicking player either being knocked to the ground as he kicks or injured one way or another and unable to quickly put his teammates onside. Or at all. I imagine we'll see some unfair example or other at so...

Nieghorn

much too much faffing going on imo. I would have just a bind with no hit, not sure what crouch and set is doing, you cant push or hook standing up. I'd have a straight feed. Only free kicks given unless its a deliberate collapse, wheeling, boring and standing up allowed. What happened to channel 1 ...

Nieghorn

This would be for the film’s climactic scene, and surprised (unless it has) that Pulp’s “Hardcore” hasn’t been used in a noir film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUMqXWaF4Ac Setting, post-war Hollywood. The drama, a drugs and sex-trafficking ring that’s led to the murder of young immigrants. Signs...

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CanNZ2000 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:33 pm The young man, attending university, was forced to rent a room in a condo complex operated by the lonely MILF organization.

A political thriller?

Nieghorn

Everytime I hear “Turnpike Divides” by the post hardcore band Thursday I think there’s a ‘lone wolf’ scene of some kind from about 2:15 in when it slows down and then ramps up at the end: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8a96DKGtQiE I can even read it into the lyrics a bit… fella’s going to do somethin...

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