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Braverman ain’t going away either. But Kemi might just grasp enough economics to be ok. Until then it’s Labour. What the pretend conservatives can’t grasp is their 14 years of power have bought record tax burden , record deficit spending and a failing state. State at what’s left and run away in sha...

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Did he ever end up on the pitch? I liked the traffic lights... genius distraction. I bet he'll use drones next time. Until Nienaber was appointed as head coach, he would usually be on the sidelines calling out attacking alignments he spotted so that the defence could adjust. And he could also come ...

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Ruck is a garbage site.

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:39 pm Ugly win for the Blues but will take it.

The days of ‘Polynesian basketball’ seem a long time ago now!

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I'm surprised he didn't realise it was their tongue in cheek way of paying them a compliment..he must have the mental acuity of Rainier Wolfcastle. I agree, it’s making something out of nothing. At the moment though, certain online rugby media and the SA fans are lapping up anything a bok says and ...

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A walk along the south bank from Waterloo to Tower bridge is a great thing to do. Great for sight seeing of the city and and along the Thames. Lots of small stalls and street performers along the way. You will also walk past London eye, tate modern, globe theatre then you hit borough market, hays ga...

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:42 pm A two-test series?

Can't Ireland and SA get anything right?

The July internationals for nth hemisphere teams have been reduced to 2 match because of player welfare.

It’s why Nz v England is 2 tests only and we play Fiji in the U.S.

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I do wonder if Hoskins Sotutu is in with a shot? Not only was he dropped from the ABs last year, he wasn't deemed good enough for All Blacks XV. Akira Ioane, Pita Sowakula, Duplesis Kirifi, Billy Harmon, Christian Lio-Willie and Cam Suafoa were all deemed to be better than Sotutu by Jason Ryan. So ...

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I wonder what Razor would think of an annual ANZAC Day Bledisloe Test? More positive than negative? I think an All Black coach would like that. They would see a lot of positives I think. He gets his team together for 10 days- 2 weeks to prepare for a test in April. The test may not be the highest q...

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Zakar wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:49 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:45 pm
Zakar wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:40 pm

Interesting that despite this, you still have you panties in a bunch re Swain.
ABH v GBH innit
Intent v Result

And you defend the indefensible because of nationality

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Schlaps wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:03 am I don't see anything technically wrong with it BUT.. it was wreckless.

He got away with it but that type if tackling is asking for trouble in terms of things that can go wrong. Plus he's highlighted as being a bit of a prick.

Bit like yourself I assume?

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:41 am Course its legal. Finau saving his card for the 2027 RWC final.

If he did that identical tackle in a big test match in Ireland, Paris Pretoria etc then you can imagine it being replayed as naseum and the whole stadium booing and the outcome may well be different

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Grand lads :thumbup: But don't come crying on the board wondering how this or that hit can be a red card. The game's participation numbers are falling and with past (and have absolutely no doubt - future!) lawsuits ready to seriously undermine the feasibility of the game continuing, don't come wond...

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I saw the game in real time, and I thought the tackle was borderline but not deserving of a card. If I was one of the Chiefs' coaches, I'll be having a quiet word with him about technique and improving the arm wrap action. It wasn't even penalised. He's completed 4 tackles like that in recent games...

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<r><QUOTE author="Grandpa " post_id="7826007" time="1714058936" user_id="2665"><s>[quote="Grandpa " post_id=7826007 time=1714058936 user_id=2665]</s> At least he's still in prison on another conviction. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> #justiceforharvey</r>

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shanky wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:24 pm Glad to see there’s a token NZ’der in that list

Token Aussie might be required for a top 100 list

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Let’s be honest, there’s only really 4 or 5 teams that are worth watching in Super rugby. It’s pretty dire

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Fair enough. Shields is an honest toiler. I think it would take a few injuries for him to make the first squad.. but you never know! He couldn’t crack the AB’s at his playing peak. Why do we think he could do it now? We don't. I was being polite. Could be his dad posting. Don't want to break his he...

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He's 33 now... 36 by the world cup... surely better long term options around? Blackadder, Grace, Flanders, Finau? Razor strikes me as someone who thinks long term? I'd have Finau and Flanders definitely. I wasn't actually saying I'd be picking him but someone said raising his name was batshit crazy...

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For 7 games, Canes have only had 1 card. Got 3 tonight.... He was only reffing one side tonight. Homer aussie refs trying their best to keep the aussies close on the Table. :lol: Paul Williams was born and bred in Canes country. Probably doing his best to show his impartiality and failed miserably,...

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Is there room though? Not saying he's not playing well, as he clearly is, but if everyone's fit I don't see much need for variation from the WC bunch? Lomax de Groot Newell Williams Ofa It's one of the rare few positions where we're well served with young players and continuity. No reason those fir...

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My wife is dieing in front of my eyes. She has smoked for almost 50 years now and just cannot give up. She doesn't try any more and won't even let her doctor discuss it. She refuses any tests to see what damage it has caused, she knows it has but thinks knowing the details will just cause more stre...

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Stupid decision. I am an avowed non-smoker, but such a ban would have the opposite effect with an unregulated Black Market. There is also the precedent of the state deciding that if something is not good for you, they can ban it. Which leads to the question, what would be next? Fancy a beer, anyone...

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The whole thing reads like him wanting a break. As I said on our thread, closest a pro can get to a backpacking holiday. What's his NZ salary likely to be? Is it really well off 3/400k? I'm sure he does want a break and a change of scenery will probably do him good. Just make sure he comes back in ...

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https://youtu.be/gproa6vzgws?si=eDX5y09qlU7mMAE-

Never too early for this!

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Shame on everyone who thought that Ian Foster would never land a head coaching role again and said his ascension to the AB coaching role was nepotism and jobs for the boys at its worst. The man’s credentials speak for him and on his and his merit alone, he has landed the head coaching role at Toyot...

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puku wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:43 pm 2024 Barrett the younger doesn't look anything like the 2023 version...well as far as performance for the Hurricanes goes.

I think he has reached a certain status with the ABs where he doesn’t have to worry about busting a gut in super rugby!

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CM11 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:15 pm
Akkerman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:04 pm all that's missing is one of those huge saffa locks
Synman ain't exactly small.

He looks very small if you are on the pitch and looking at him in the stands. That’s where he is on most match days isn’t he?

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:08 pm You guys should make an ***official*** Boks thread. Like the English, Irish, Welsh, Aussies, Kiwis have. I’d read it

No, it’s important that each positional change in the boks team gets its own thread!

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The ref having final say over when fulltime is, is nothing new. As Mr B mentioned the Crusaders only have themselves to blame after the players made a series of 4 ridiculous fundamental errors. I'm old enough to remember when Australia was in procession of the Bled and benefited from a number of 1 ...

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Unions are responsible for both the professional and community game. A private owner is only concerned with their club. Both ownership models have pro’s and cons. Is it fair or not? Commercial entities have to contend with things they don’t think are fair in other industries. Overall it seems to hav...

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He kicked it before the 90 seconds expired, which means Tahs can kick it off. How does that work as he kicked it when the clock was red? Because according to the ref, it wasn't red. Bloody homer ref! 👍 I am quite sure he knows the laws better than I do. Surely the ball would only be dead once the c...

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I’m just watching the Stan mini game. Saders score their last try with 78:32 on the clock buy the clock doesn’t stop. Berry asked the TMO when the fry was scored. They take the kick at 80:01, which is obviously more than 60 seconds, right? As the ref is the sole judge of time, and it seems he under...

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Analysts on Twitter aren’t convinced. https://i.ibb.co/VS0XjR4/IMG-6315.jpg https://i.ibb.co/KWw1hnj/IMG-6316.jpg https://i.ibb.co/ZHd7Z2S/IMG-6317.jpg https://i.ibb.co/gPpYwdM/IMG-6318.jpg No Bungle no!! Rassie is a genius!!! (Engender though jacques whatshisname was the actual coach!)

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trapper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:39 am I really don’t know what to make of Jordie in this game.

Been quiet. Lovely draw and pass for Aumua try just now.

Aumua looking like he is wearing black no. 2 jersey this year

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I guess the point I'm making is no one gives a shit if your crappy bomb squad becomes less effective. Get over it. Didn't even work against NZ in the final anyway. It wasn't some masterful tactical move by Lord Rassie, it was a dice throw and it worked in the semi and very nearly fell on its ass in...

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You’ve won 4 tri nations/RCs in 28 years. Same as Australia. Agreed. Terrible record. But this discussion was about Rassie and his RC record, which spans 2 or 5 attempts, depending on how you want to count them. If you take the view that he was coach for 5 attempts, his record is: 1x 1st 3x 2nd 1x ...

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For what it's worth, I think Rassie is a great man manager and tactician for one-off matches... not so great over the long haul... How many RC's has he won? SA have only won once since 2009. You'll be calling Gareth Southgate a genius next if he wins the World Cup... Technically, Rassie has only co...

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Clogs wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:47 am
towny wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:46 pm I understand why some people don’t like Rassie, but I don’t get how some refuse to accept that he’s a shit hot coach.
He has only won 2 RWC's as a coach. 3 is the minimum for a shit hot rating.

Jacques whatshisname was the coach that won the World Cup wasn’t he?

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Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:50 am
mr bungle wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:41 am
LoveOfTheGame wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:28 am
It shows. Everyday.
Rassie is the new Jesus for your god bothering brothers. Not seen the genius in him, yet.
Second post today about Saffas and God. And you have history on this.

What is your issue here?

I think the issue is that you think your imaginary friend is real

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