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Canadian_Rugger

wtf is up with these horrific kicks, another out on the full It's the altitude in Denver, it makes it incredibly hard to judge how much weight to put on a ball. A lot of Sports that get played there end up with this issue. Denver is known in Baseball (where distance = good because of homeruns) as a...

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Are you telling me all these wars aren't to do with egos of thr elites? Is Russia, UK, America or anyone else that starts these wars under serious threat? Bollocks are they. These haraamis enjoy these games because they aren't they ones that have to put their necks on the line. Poor people mostly s...

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I'm LOLing right now at people thinking NATO Countries have endless supplies of war stock sitting around with thousands of Armoured Vehicles available. It's pure fantasy of course and not based on any sort of reality. Most European NATO Countries, with the exception of France, the UK, Turkey and Po...

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I'm LOLing right now at people thinking NATO Countries have endless supplies of war stock sitting around with thousands of Armoured Vehicles available. It's pure fantasy of course and not based on any sort of reality. Most European NATO Countries, with the exception of France, the UK, Turkey and Pol...

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In fact a true confrontation between EU, UK and US versus Russia would be a no brainer right now If really there is war to be waged (and I mean real war not half hearted moves) - let’s face it Russia does not stand a chance 1. When the modern West does war, they do half-hearted moves, not real war....

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In fact a true confrontation between EU, UK and US versus Russia would be a no brainer right now If really there is war to be waged (and I mean real war not half hearted moves) - let’s face it Russia does not stand a chance 1. When the modern West does war, they do half-hearted moves, not real war....

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As a professional sport, ice hockey is way more popular, the competition is not even close. There are two dozen professional leagues in Europe alone, not including the 5 levels of professional hockey in North America, + Russian Leagues. The salaries are also far greater in Ice Hockey. Even minor pr...

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There is already a big black market for fags in France. On my way to work, I could buy dodgy cigarettes to 5/6 different people, everyday. And it is legal. A legal blackmarket, eh? In Sweden we call those ‘shops’. :lol: :lol: :lol: On the serious part. I do find it strange that in the UK black mark...

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As a professional sport, ice hockey is way more popular, the competition is not even close. There are two dozen professional leagues in Europe alone, not including the 5 levels of professional hockey in North America, + Russian Leagues. The salaries are also far greater in Ice Hockey. Even minor pro...

Canadian_Rugger

I don't smoke but I do chew tobacco from time to time. The Government has tried to make chewing tobacco more difficult to get as well even though it's nowhere near as harmful as smoking but it's still easy to get. The Indigenous here view it as part of their culture and sell bucket loads of it. At ...

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The simple solution is to have promotion and relegation between the REC and Six Nations. The problem is the REC at this time is not commercially viable. This may change in the future as rugby is clearly growing in popularity in Spain, Portugal, etc. The crazy solution. All the teams, not just the C...

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The simple solution is to have promotion and relegation between the REC and Six Nations. The problem is the REC at this time is not commercially viable.

This may change in the future as rugby is clearly growing in popularity in Spain, Portugal, etc.

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What's next, booze ?....maybe McDonalds or Burger king. Nanny state personified. Nah it's a highly addictive drug that is linked to many serious health issues. Plus second hand smoke. McDonalds and Burger King is food. Pretty silly to compare the two. Dude it's literally a plant that grows naturall...

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Considering the % of the retail price of cigarettes that is currently excise taxes, I would not be surprised if an established black market could deliver cigarettes significantly cheaper despite having to smuggle them in. Given what you state as obvious financial incentives, how much cigarette smug...

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League is certainly dying in the UK. Rugby is so much bigger than league (the gap is much bigger than the league-rugby gap in Austrtalia). After over 100 years of professionlism, league is still stuck in the m62 corridor :lol: The only professional London club they had is going part time from next ...

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I've watched most of the AIs including almost all of the T2 matches. Romania, Spain and Georgia would lay a savage beating on this current Canadian team were they to actually meet. My bet is on both Spain and Romania to qualify for the WC, one automatically and one via repechage. The 1st Division of...

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Good post. I've appreciated your insights on this the past few days. I don't mean to make excuses for us, but in some respects I will say that being a smaller country is perhaps a bit advantageous in terms of identifying top talent and getting them together on a frequent basis. So they've got that ...

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One thing to note is Chile and Uruguay, like Argentina, have always had very organized club competitions. I had a friend who played a season of club rugby in Chile when he worked down there and he was blown away by how well organized everything was. I'm talking about spectators at games, sponsors, ...

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One thing to note is Chile and Uruguay, like Argentina, have always had very organized club competitions. I had a friend who played a season of club rugby in Chile when he worked down there and he was blown away by how well organized everything was. I'm talking about spectators at games, sponsors, ...

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Canada is obsessed with sevens, it was bound to bite their ass at some point. Hopefully this is the wake up call they need. I remember that '91 game against South Africa (or was it 95?). They lost 20-0 but holy shit was that game brutal. Canada is obsessed with sevens? This comes as a surprise to m...

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One thing I think is really important to point out about the rise of Uruguay and Chile is that they’ve done it entirely with a home grown squad. No grandparent qualifiers, no 3 year residency players, just quality development. That’s what makes results sustainable. It also grows rugby and contribut...

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Canada is obsessed with sevens, it was bound to bite their ass at some point. Hopefully this is the wake up call they need. I remember that '91 game against South Africa (or was it 95?). They lost 20-0 but holy shit was that game brutal. Something that was brought up in the match thread was that Ca...

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Canada is fundamentally stuck in pre-1995 rugby. Just look at our top club competitions in comparison to Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. This is video from Chile's National Club Championship: https://youtu.be/ML3HZIB-kcs Notice the matching jerseys with sponsors, fans watching, sponsors on the sidelin...

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fonzeee wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:40 pm Well, if it makes you guys feel any better, we're getting fisted by a Uruguay fielding their second-string 10

It's a firing squad out there. Real good showing for South American rugby.

Canadian_Rugger

And Chile reply. Fernandez has been cutting the Canadians to shreds. I'm sure a French Club is calling.

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I said it's not that we have gotten any worse , it's that everyone else has gotten significantly better since the game professionalized while we have stagnated. I mean, I think you kind of have. Even though I think what you say about other nations is also true. And again, I take no joy in saying th...

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Long gone I'm afraid. Rugby here is filled with private school prats now.

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Chile is all over Canada, we look rattled. 16-3 now. Penalty after penalty. You look so poor what’s going on? 26 years of poor administration and nepotism coming home to roost. I mentioned this to some folks at the game last week when they commented on not knowing Chile were that capable at rugby. ...

Canadian_Rugger

Chile is all over Canada, we look rattled.

16-3 now. Penalty after penalty.

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Canada also makes some real questionable decisions concerning constantly going for the corner every time for an attempt at a maul from a line-out for a try. They did it right from the beginning of the game and never just went for the sticks. They didn't respect the Chileans which was a mistake beca...

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If we are talking about picturesque grounds, there are a couple in Canada: Nixon Field - Queens University RFC in Kingston, Canada https://rec.gogaelsgo.com/images/2013/7/29/nixon_field_920x350.jpg Inner Field - Royal Military College of Canada also in Kingston, Canada https://lh3.googleusercontent....

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I was at the match. Here is my two cents: 1. South American Rugby is improving in leaps and bounds. I saw Chile play 5-6 years ago and this was a completely different team. Whereas before, the Chilean team looked completely amateur, this team looked like a professional one. The players were way more...

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The delivery was terrible from Cudmore and he would surely be fired for that but I have to agree with the above that the results speak for themselves and they have been very poor. This is professional sport, where talent = equity. You can't handle that, well you best find another employer. Unfortuna...

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The issue with lockdowns is once the disease becomes endemic, lockdowns are no longer effective as all they do is delay some deaths that will inevitably occur as soon as the vulnerable are reintroduced to the disease which has now achieved widespread circulation. Certain isolated areas of the World ...

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I have immensely, mostly with my investments. I have been in a very good financial position for a number of years, no debt, heavy in to investing with a very secure job. With the insanely low interest rates, I made the decision to take a loan through the bank and picked a basket of stocks I was int...

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I have immensely, mostly with my investments. I have been in a very good financial position for a number of years, no debt, heavy in to investing with a very secure job. With the insanely low interest rates, I made the decision to take a loan through the bank and picked a basket of stocks I was inte...

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Americas Rugby Championship, I mean. Sounds like the South American Unions are quite pissed at Canada for voting against Pichot. Good ol' Rugby Canada, always making sure the sport doesn't grow in Canada. Sounds like we voted the way England told us to, because RC brass felt like we 'owed them.' WT...

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I smoked for a number of years but quit cigarettes cold turkey. No question it is bad for you but when I was smoking I really didn't care about that. I enjoyed the feeling nicotine gave me. Really though, smoking is like the Candybar of tobacco products. It's a quick burn and you just want more and ...

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Yes, I've shot a black bear before. Went on my first black bear hunt when I was a teenager. The meat can be very good if prepared properly and depending on the time of year. In case you've missed the part about my family running a hunting and fishing camp. My Great Uncle even took a few celebs hunt...

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Nobody is saying we should ban people playing GTA or listening to NWA. There's a reason for that. You talk about statistics backing up points, it'd be nice of you to follow your own advice. Do you similarly feel the A-Team, Generation Kill or Saving Private Ryan incites violent behaviour? You've co...

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