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Thanks for the heads up Pat.

But in all honesty, IT admin must know I am a grubby old man by now.

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7N31 - a repost of those gifs would be appreciated for those of us with overly efficient IT admins

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The team in stuff today is very different.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all ... for-choice

Probably a sign of good things that there are so many positions up for debate.

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The AB's had won 17 or so RWC games in a row.

They are allowed to have a bad day.

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Seriously bad news about Laumape. But Umaga-Jensen has been a revelation. I know he had an age grade rep but I really hadn't seen what others were seeing. I can now. I thought the entire Canes backline looked as smooth as I have seen it at times. The timing of every one in the line for both of Goose...

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Without context many of those statements are fine.

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Kind of the opposite but my missus is Javanese and in the villages they traditionally only have one name.

Complete pain in the arse on any official form!

Do I write it in the surname or first name field?

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Has any AB coach gotten off so easily after a WC disaster, the way Hansen has? The media in particular are terrified to criticise him. Even the general public were relatively forgiving. Hart, Mitchell and Henry were not so lucky. Several reasons. 1. The media are scared of Hansen because he threate...

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This would be a really interesting handicap match if JGB and RM played for the other team for this one.

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Or is this just a dive to draw a penalty? [end Welsh mode]

Sad news.

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The odds look about right.

The Canes look ok but as long as Goodhue wears the GOATs invisibility cloak and remains offside all day, the Canes backs wont function.

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kiwigreg369 wrote:Growing up in the Tron prepares you for disappointment and ages you early.
Enz is only 37.

Having spent a lifetime as a Wellington and Canes supporter, I'm not sure we are ready to hand the title as hardest lived fans to any other franchise.

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Blakewell's issue is he's too short to be a top quality lock, too slow to be a top quality loose forward. He gives his all in every game, but he's a 'nearly' man. Pretty much, if he was 10cm taller he's be an All Black lock. But he isn't so he never will be. Yep. The Canes lineout can almost get aw...

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Am I starting an argument by even suggesting professional poker is a sport? A lifestyle of being hosted by various casinos around the world to come over and play in their tournaments is appealing to me. But it is more about the lifestyle than the sport itself. Like others, if it is purely about the ...

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1. He's come off a huge break. 2. He is at a new team without the familiar combinations of the Hurricanes and ABs 3. As a starting fullback he is rather inexperienced. 4. Last year he overplayed his involvement at the back. This year he is underplaying it and learning to find that balance. 5. If Pe...

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Bantz would be to post a password so we can all keep the account alive.

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This is just the usual Blues beat up of anyone with a rep joining their franchise. If you listened to critics and Blues fans then Nonu was washed up in 2014. That he was an absolute star in RWC 2015 showed how wrong they were. BB is fine at 10 or 15. Give him some games to settle and understand the ...

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I think some of the racing teams sports add elements beyond passive competition.

Specifically cycling where teams are quite strategic in trying to avoid a breakaway by an entire team etc.

But I do agree, the opportunity to apply game theory with multiple teams would make it interesting.

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Tough to draw any conclusions on that poll when we have no point of comparison. Is any head AB coach any higher than that? I doubt Ted's number would have been great post 2011 . That's quite interesting as he had retired by then and had just led NZ to world cup glory the year before. You mean post-...

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Tough to draw any conclusions on that poll when we have no point of comparison.

Is any head AB coach any higher than that?

I doubt Ted's number would have been great post 2011.

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I hope if this forum dies, someone rescues this thread.

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Why would you be a fan of goal line drop outs in Rugby.... Go on answer that one. Well to the extent that it replaces a 22m dropout, I would answer that with another question. Why should a defending team be given a 22m walk up the field to restart? When else in rugby does this occur? I may not agre...

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I would suggest districts 2 or 7.

Assuming you want to keep out of the bar areas at least.

7 might be a little too quiet.

P.S. AC - medical facilities in HCM are fine. There are Western clinics and hospitals.

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If only New Zealand had waited until now to have a referendum on the flag.

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Biden could just stay quiet, it's hardly just Trump working for him at the moment. The Lincoln Project have run some strong ads, though I don't know who the treason ad was aimed at, and Republican Voters against Trump have put together a nice ad they're hoping to run in South Carolina - https://www...

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Hi Everyone a bit late to this party but couldn't think of any place i'd rather my first post here really enjoyed the game, i'm sure party of that was just because it was good to have some sport back but enjoyed it none the less I wasn't even too worried with the penalties, my only annoyance was wi...

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Taken me a day to stop breaking furniture in the house and comment on the game. Actually was a great game if I wasn't so emotionally invested in a Hurricanes victory. 2 Observations. First, when will the Canes learn that we can't give up so much height right across the lineout and effectively compe...

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Oh and to reinforce my first observation...

With the high number of penalties, lineouts are much more important than scrums at the moment.

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Taken me a day to stop breaking furniture in the house and comment on the game. Actually was a great game if I wasn't so emotionally invested in a Hurricanes victory. 2 Observations. First, when will the Canes learn that we can't give up so much height right across the lineout and effectively compet...

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Trump has a way of making his devotees stupider. The only way they can justify the stupidity they support is by doubling down and being EVEN STUPIDER in return. Some of them are human scum, no doubt, but others started as genuine supporters hoping for a positive change. But because they tied their ...

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[ Not sure there will be much difficulty. Asphyxiation doesn't mean someone is prevented from breathing. It basically causes difficulty in breathing. There is compelling video evidence that that is what happened (all of them should be arrested and charged). If your heart is not oxygenated properly ...

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George Floyd's family hire their own pathologist after official autopsy finds he died of 'police restraint combined with heart disease and potential intoxicants in his system' and not asphyxiation or strangulation by officer https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8371557/George-Floyds-autopsy-cla...

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Imagine if the cop got found not guilty :lol: It's already decided that he is guilty for that reason - the country wouldn't handle the protests. I bet Trump is loving every moment of this, it gives him a chance to regain the lost ground over the CV. Has he done anything even remotely effective in r...

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Imagine if the cop got found not guilty :lol: It's already decided that he is guilty for that reason - the country wouldn't handle the protests. I bet Trump is loving every moment of this, it gives him a chance to regain the lost ground over the CV. Has he done anything even remotely effective in r...

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This been done? Looks like we've finally learnt our lesson about being led up the garden path by the US. As though the IMPOTUS gives a fudge about Hong Kong and is not seizing the opportunity to use it to slap China, an agenda driving many of his actions. One can imagine the levers used on the othe...

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Bit surprised they are having a truncated Super Rugby season.

I would have thought a longer Mitre 10 Cup with all the best players in it would have been great. Very old school.

But then I guess the Super franchises needed to get some revenue as well.

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I can only imagine how bad things are going to get when the virus takes off in countries like India and Indonesia, etc. Yeah but they barely care. Like China, they won't even test 95% of the population even if they're dying in bed. Life is cheap in those types of countries. I can assure you that th...

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The virus is droplet borne not airborne. What does this mean? Is the virus so small that it essentially goes through the masks? No it just means you're not likely to breathe it in. Think of an infected person sneezing or coughing into their own hands. The virus will be in the sneezing /coughing dro...

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Enzedder wrote:It's already in those places

Absolutely. I am willing to bet it is already piling up a body count that has barely been recognised.

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Surely the reverse is true.

This virus is God's judgement on a society that has increasingly pushed him aside.

If we treat the religious and return to a world with greater respect for the word of god, he will send us a cure.

No, I don't really believe anything I just wrote

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