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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 2716
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
- Replies: 429
- Views: 57711
Re: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 2716
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
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 ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
- Replies: 429
- Views: 57711
Re: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
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...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What makes MARCUS SMITH so good at rugby!?!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1205
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Obscure Awesome Song Fred
- Replies: 96
- Views: 6458
Re: The Obscure Awesome Song Fred
A nearly decade-old bump!
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Banksy's anonymity
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2153
Re: Banksy's anonymity
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
- Replies: 429
- Views: 57711
Re: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
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...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
- Replies: 429
- Views: 57711
Re: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
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...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6-2 split
- Replies: 55
- Views: 1606
Re: 6-2 split
Should just put a flanker in the 12 shirt to start.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
- Replies: 429
- Views: 57711
Re: NZ Women’s Rugby Catchall Thread
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...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scottish Rugby kills its' future.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1231
Re: Scottish Rugby kills its' future.
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...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's Rugby thread
- Replies: 3063
- Views: 296923
Re: Women's Rugby thread
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...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Borthwick OUT!!!
- Replies: 107
- Views: 2699
Re: Borthwick OUT!!!
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...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: the White collar job Apocalypse is coming soon.
- Replies: 169
- Views: 9940
Re: the White collar job Apocalypse is coming soon.
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...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Google pauses Gemini after overreaching themselves
- Replies: 177
- Views: 5314
Re: Google pauses Gemini after overreaching themselves
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...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby gets rid of kick tennis
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3001
Re: Super Rugby gets rid of kick tennis
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...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18091
- Views: 819328
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
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...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby gets rid of kick tennis
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3001
Re: Super Rugby gets rid of kick tennis
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...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ball in Play
- Replies: 142
- Views: 3343
Re: Ball in Play
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 ...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The opening sequence for the movie you’d write
- Replies: 45
- Views: 995
Re: The opening sequence for the movie you’d write
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...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The opening sequence for the movie you’d write
- Replies: 45
- Views: 995
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The opening sequence for the movie you’d write
- Replies: 45
- Views: 995
Re: The opening sequence for the movie you’d write
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...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ball in Play
- Replies: 142
- Views: 3343
Re: Ball in Play
NFL has the perfect balance for superfans and casuals alike. Hardcores can discuss plays with mates between action and consult the big screen for replays. Casuals can catch a few seconds of action and go back to being social / drinking and eating. As an analyst on twitter said, RU doesn’t have an is...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby is now considered child abuse
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1075
Re: Rugby is now considered child abuse
Figured by use of ‘academics’, they weren’t experts in sport sci or brain research? Hot take though… I’d remove full tackles until 13. I’ve never been convinced it’s ‘necessary’ by those who say it makes it safer when they get older. Because the vast majority most of my (Canadian if you don’t know ...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby is now considered child abuse
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1075
Re: Rugby is now considered child abuse
I see the Progressive Rugby people have called this out as rhetoric with a lack of research, someone tagged one of the paper’s authors (I almost called it a ‘study’). He left this saying read and come back… https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/17511321.2023.2284923?needAccess=true … I read s...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby is now considered child abuse
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1075
Re: Rugby is now considered child abuse
Figured by use of ‘academics’, they weren’t experts in sport sci or brain research? Hot take though… I’d remove full tackles until 13. I’ve never been convinced it’s ‘necessary’ by those who say it makes it safer when they get older. Because the vast majority most of my (Canadian if you don’t know m...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sign Me Up!?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2691
Re: Sign Me Up!?
I've seen loads of Vietnam films, I'm going to be a door gunner in a chopper. With all the precision guided anti aircraft missiles available and the number of choppers shot down these days I'm not sure this is as appealing in 2024 as it was in 1967. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=htt...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sign Me Up!?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2691
Re: Sign Me Up!?
If Russia decides it wants to push westwards properly does that not mean they have decided they don't give much of a fudge about the nuclear deterrent and everyone is f**ked anyway? If they push west it won't be to Poland or Finland. They would get annihilated. More likely to link Kaliningrad to Be...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's Rugby thread
- Replies: 3063
- Views: 296923
Re: Women's Rugby thread
Does anyone know about the process for getting a trial with a PWR team? Like could a player contact the club and get a try out? I know an up-and-coming Canuck forward - who has an Irish passport - who'd like to give it a go. Has also played NZ provincial. She's under the impression players need to ...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: This women gave her co-workers boners over coffee.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1624
Re: This women gave her co-workers boners over coffee.
Will the victims have to stand up to present evidence at her trial?
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sign Me Up!?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2691
Re: Sign Me Up!?
Sign me up for a MANPAD team. Will scream "Yiss-blyat!!!" with each hit.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's Rugby thread
- Replies: 3063
- Views: 296923
Re: Women's Rugby thread
Does anyone know about the process for getting a trial with a PWR team? Like could a player contact the club and get a try out? I know an up-and-coming Canuck forward - who has an Irish passport - who'd like to give it a go. Has also played NZ provincial. She's under the impression players need to b...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Best trash talker in rugby....and in sport in general
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1856
Re: Best trash talker in rugby....and in sport in general
Trash talking / sledging ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's Rugby thread
- Replies: 3063
- Views: 296923
Re: Women's Rugby thread
Quick check-in with the Celtic Challenge, where there's been some good matches going on the last few weeks. I think its ticking along pretty nicely, if a bit under the radar so far. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GD0y1KjWYAAQSPu?format=jpg&name=medium As some had predicted, the Irish sides are looking...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Mosquitos
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1827
Re: Mosquitos
From around the start of June 1942 to the end of May 1943, the two RAF Squadrons who were the first to be equipped with Mosquito Mk. B.IV bombers operated as a low-level daylight bomber force in precision raids. https://airpages.ru/img/mos_03.jpg I have a rather large print of this behind glass. :s...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Kicking- why?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 755
Re: Kicking- why?
When they got to 'defence makes attack more difficult', I thought "Okay, here we go..." and then nothing. It's been said here a few times... ban hands at the breakdown (or otherwise kill the jackal). One defender is allowed to slow down play - at least, if not get a turnover - so that the defence ca...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Iran-Pakistan escalation
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1099
Re: Iran-Pakistan escalation
Here’s hoping for a score draw. Yeah, but not in the sense that the world becomes a charred ball of ash for everyone. If the world nuked itself, does someone have some kind of space-born recording device to show it? When the next ship of aliens rock up, would be nice to leave an answer to their "We...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Successful players who switch code
- Replies: 95
- Views: 4070
Re: Successful players who switch code
"Successful" probably won't factor in here, but other Canadians who have a football background ... 7s player Adam Zaruba trained with the Philly Eagles in 2017/18, not sure if he even made a development/practice team though? Another 7s player, Cooper Coats, played football at Acadia U. Ryan Banks - ...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's Rugby thread
- Replies: 3063
- Views: 296923
Re: Women's Rugby thread
Agreed, cicero, and no waves of Brits/Irish will be going down for a whole tour. NZ weren't great at attendance during WXV when they had the best nations all playing locally. I think there'd be better hype, and something that could be run in a shorter window, around an Origin like series played Nort...