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Fun advert by the Wallaroos.

https://twitter.com/WallaroosRugby/stat ... 4091588682

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Sgt Heffelfinger from “Hail the Conquering Hero” https://youtu.be/i3wHtEMmDVA Never seen that before Great work. :thumbup: I think the full film is on youtube. Basically, the lad in civvies buys some Marines a drink and he explains how he wanted to be one like his father but was immediately dischar...

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Sgt Heffelfinger from “Hail the Conquering Hero”
https://youtu.be/i3wHtEMmDVA

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Under 20 v Wales youtube live. You wonder how they could have been so absolutely mullered by France u20.. I question how seriously we take under 20s. England see Women's U20s very much as talent to develop, not as games to win. France muller England's U20 most years because they are bigger and mean...

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Have we seen Breach's response to Galligan asking what she wants to do when she gets home?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6lL78vtwVN/

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Under 20 v Wales youtube live. You wonder how they could have been so absolutely mullered by France u20.. I question how seriously we take under 20s. It’d be interesting to know how they get selected. Genuine scouting or more having been in the pipeline already / right school or club / local coach ...

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Chabal, eh… reminds me of Contepomi scything him while being wrong footed…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKn_Gb64aiU

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I didn't pay much attention to notice King. Thought McGoverne was their 1st5. Any good? Demant likely wearing 10 but played 12 all season, no? Cottrell good, but is now 32.

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Uruguay and Portugal just need a bunch of Kwaggas and Kolbes

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Blues vs Reds had both, speed and toughness/strategy. I vote for that :thumbup: a Balanced approach works best. Agreed, don’t see them as alternatives. You can have great games between teams with different styles. That’s the beauty of Rugby Union as opposed to Rugby League where each team plays in ...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:56 am Threads like this are embarrassing, they highlight that a MAJORITY of Rugby fans still have a massive chip on their shoulder when it comes to Rugby League.

Fixed.

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I don't get the obsession with this at youth level. There's this club called The Barbarians where legends wear mismatched socks, representing club, boy/girlhood club, a cause maybe ... as long as they all wear the same jersey on match day, who gives a toss what the shorts/socks combo is like? One of...

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Anyone know if France U20's drubbing of England is online anywhere?

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Speaking of Wales, saw this on insta a short while ago... was this forwards only? Saw one or two small players. Wondered if their team was too beefy? https://www.tiktok.com/@troy_hawke/vide ... 4428203296

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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/

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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....

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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.

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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...

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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."

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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

Asda own brand?

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A nearly decade-old bump!

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

Nah, it's this fella...

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

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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 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...

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