I can't be bothered wading through hundreds of pages of posts about the weekend, so I'll say my piece here: England were outstanding, and thoroughly deserved to win. They beat us in every area of the game, and we were bloody lucky to score at all. I will of course be cheering for the Jaapies next we...

Came to the depressing realisation recently that I have been intermittently posting here for more than half my life. I was 15 at the 2003 World Cup. You fuckers basically groomed me. f**king hell, you were around in 2003? Hello XENZ, glad to hear you're having a good time of it. Me and LP have two ...

Man In Black wrote:Welcome back. Fark I’ve been posting on here a long time

Scary to realise, eh! I started in 1999, fresh-faced and newly-married.

happyhooker wrote:

Old Fallopian wrote:Time is never wasted if you enjoy wasting it. I do enjoy a peek here every so often. Mostly for the spite.

So what are you up to nowadays?

At least exilednz had the grace to send us a draft of her obituary

Fixed this comment for you.

In even more non-rugby news: I'm still very happily hitched to the 9ft Jaapie, and as of March 2019 we'd been married for 20 years (together for 22 years last week). And this news will shock some: he's the most hands-on father in the universe and easily does 50% of the child-rearing (and often more...

Since they were born I've completed an Honours degree that included a pretty bloody awesome dissertation that discussed this very topic (gender and play preferences, in the context of whether boys and girls get equal access to public play spaces), so if you'd like several dozen academic references ...

Nice to see you back. Exile. Greetings from the NH. I'm now a grandfather to three girls. I can at least hand them back to their parents when necessary! Hi Globus! Glad to hear you're doing well. And being a grandparent sounds fantastic. That first year with twins was a time I wouldn't wish on my w...

What a waste of money a referendum would be Much like a flag one yet we had that. Disagree Choosing whether or not to change the flag is exactly the sort of thing that should go to a referendum as it's entirely an opinion-based decision and everyone has a valid opinion on aesthetics (despite what E...

This means that I can now make educated comments about what it's like to raise boys and girls, unlike some people who had strong opinions on the topic (despite only having girls :lol: ) I can exclusively confirm that there's bugger-all difference when they're little, and what difference there is ca...

Hello! snip! However, at least he also has little interest in playing football either (direct quote at 6 years old: "I never want to play football - to me, it's just kicking a ball around"). However his sister is very active and rearing to go, and I'm got them both playing touch AND football this t...

Hong Kong wrote:Multi!!!!

BURN THE WITCH! BAN THE WITCH! BURN FIRST AND THEN BAN THE EMBERS!!!11!!

Ted. wrote:Jesus, Tigerfan and, and, Waspy will be along next.

If this is how Jesus decides to stage his comeback it'll be pretty bloody surprising, Ted.

Lads, You're still the bar by which excellence is measured in this game. Hope you appreciate and enjoy every moment of this victory. You were truly magnificent against us and you are always a joy to watch (not so much when when you dismember us). It's just so brilliant to see the game played with s...

NZ by at least 10.
SA by 2.

(SA to then be ruthlessly crushed in the final, obvs.)

SamShark wrote:

notexilednzer wrote:

SamShark wrote:Hi - nice to see you, if only temporarily

Awww, a name I recognise! How are you?

Good thanks - ask me again at 11am (GMT) on Saturday though.

Rugby will be the winner on the day

SamShark wrote:Hi - nice to see you, if only temporarily

Awww, a name I recognise! How are you?

Hello! I don't know what it is about a RWC, but every four years I feel compelled to check in on PR and see what's going on. Of course, I'm getting on in years and can't remember my earlier log-in details, plus I'm no longer an exiled New Zealander. Long summary of my life follows, so if you couldn'...