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Jdogg is pumping Rieko Ioane. Its the end of days! :shock: I dont think describing him as someone who isn't a nailed on starter qualifies as pumping him, but whatever Trevor. You would hope he could at least do a job coming on late in a tight test match against quality opposition. Based on this yea...

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I'm hugely looking forward to this tour. Partially because the games are at a good time for me, but also because how good are these tests? None of them will be easy. Obviously Ireland and England are really tough, but I can see a hardened Scottish team giving us all sorts of trouble. Even Wales if ...

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Why so angry timmy? I have good reasons. I'm a bit pissed off that my British passport is basically worthless for living, travelling and working in the EU. Over the past 20 years I've spent a lot of time in Germany and Spain and toured most of the rest of it multiple times. Now its just a never end...

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The only coherence from them, is the slightest negative action / event or Matt Lucas post = all brexits fault, but a $1 trillion gap created in a decade between 2 rather similar countries = nothing to do with Brexit. It’s all rather amusing watching them repeatedly shit in their own hands and then ...

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It was tried in 1995 after the RWC in Africa. It fell over pretty quickly after the unions said the same thing. They had a lot of players signing letters of intent, but when a couple decided to stick with the establishment it went tits up. I think Jeff Wilson was one of the first to say no. Rugby we...

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The pressing issues are not exactly new, for decades benefits have been unaffordable, housing too expensive , fiscal deficit etc - all kind of reached a head now. Immigration really isn’t an English only media thing as you make out, as the protests in other countries show, Netherlands Ireland Swede...

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So, The EU puts 50% tariffs on British steel and other imports. Hows that wonderful Brexit working out, that was going to be so good for the UK. Goodbye to the British steel industry. Perhaps snake oil salesman Farage can explain. I'm amazed so many give him the time of day. Clown show. It just und...

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So, The EU puts 50% tariffs on British steel and other imports. Hows that wonderful Brexit working out, that was going to be so good for the UK.

Goodbye to the British steel industry.

Perhaps snake oil salesman Farage can explain. I'm amazed so many give him the time of day.

Clown show.

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Big ups to the other 13 boredies who picked the margin correctly. We are the true rugby experts, bigly.

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IRB World Rankings: (as of 29/09/2025 - post world cup) 1. England 98.09 2. Canada 91.53 3. New Zealand 89.85 4. France 83.60 5. Ireland 78.20 6. Scotland 77.39 7. Australia 75.46 8. USA 72.90 9. Italy 72.37 10. South Africa 71.62 11. Japan 69.72 12. Wales 66.13 13. Fiji 63.98 14. Spain 62.42 15. S...

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All this yap about loosies cleaning rucks. WTF are the props doing amongst all this? Standing out from the rucks ready to take the ball and fall on the ground. These guys need to be smashing people. They only have a few scrums to manage each game. As for Glassadder, Jabocsen, Dalton.....yesterdays m...

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Braxton SM leads in tries scored, points scored and metres carried. Not bad for an 18 year old.

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:uhoh: And if a team did that, that would be proof of a team that is chickenshit. They'd never live it down. The haka invites teams to bring their best. Wimping out is not really an option is it? But what if the team performing the haka show a total lack of spine in the match, like NZ in their last...

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Sorry for not checking earlier in this thread to ensure I'm not Redrebelling but as an England fan, Canada's ruck speed against the Black Ferns is causing me serious concern ahead of the final... Hopefully Canada still has gas in the tank and can go up another notch. England have been obsessing ove...

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Geez…..a bit of anti colonial shit throwing about the haka there….makes one wonder why the Roses took on a kiwi coach to get them to improve…. Yep, the Poms could roll out one of their Morris dances...I wonder why they don't... As for being shit at rugby, I think the record over 100+ years tells an...

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Is he dead yet?

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I love the Haka but what is this accept the challenge bollox. They accepted the challenge by showing up to the play the match. That said, keep the Haka. They're hoping that someday, with all the huffing and puffing and throat slitting, an opposing team might say "no, were not accepting that" and ju...

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Is the HAKA even more utterly ridiculous when, after you’ve done it, you’re then totally crap at rugby? Canada accepted the challenge, thats exactly what it is about. Piss poor attempt at a wind up. Can't you come up with something better? I love the Haka but what is this accept the challenge bollo...

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2 ongoing bugbears some of the referee performances have not been good enough-too many things missed- The womens international game only seems to uses womens refs but dont the top womens players deserve the best refs regardless of gender? PWR uses lots of male refs so I see no issue with the best m...

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terryfinch wrote: ↑Fri Sep 19, 2025 10:18 pm Is the HAKA even more utterly ridiculous when, after you’ve done it, you’re then totally crap at rugby?

Canada accepted the challenge, thats exactly what it is about. Piss poor attempt at a wind up. Can't you come up with something better?

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Well done Canada. Blitzed us all over the park. Good luck in the final.

Jorja wouldn't have made a difference today.

De Goede is awesome.

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Maggie Cogger-Orr the American ref takes England vs France. Aimee Barrett Theron takes NZ vs Canada. The French ref is her assistant too. Preferred Cogger-Orr. ABT will whistle NZ off the park as well :nod: Well said. Canada were very good, deserved their win, but they didn't need her help. She tri...

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BB is fast turning into the scapegoat for a performance where every player ranged for ordinary to terrible and whatever strategy or game-plan we were following was more than a bit shit. BB is not to blame for the loss. But he has been putting in these stupid chip kicks for years. Its been commented...

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ETA: Just saw a report saying they are being secretive because they don't want the focus to be on her rather than the SF. Dolts have increased the focus on her because of that stance. Totally counterproductive. If she has a strained hammy or calf, why not just say so? If that is their reasoning, th...

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If she is really injured, I don't know why they wouldn't just say so. She is a weapon, but I don't think they would factor in how the other teams would think about it, the BFs are dangerous enough without her. But I can see them waiting till the last minute to see if she's OK, although unless the re...

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Whats with the secrecy/privacy shtick about Jorja and Laura? If they are out because of injury, whats there to be secretive about? Never heard of that before. They were both at training yesterday. Are they are going to spring a surprise on Canada at the last minute and put these two into the 23? Som...

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Sickening display of arse kissing by the British establishment. Huge military parades and ceremonies, rolling out the red carpet.

The monarchy is going to take a hit from this craven display of sucking up to the convicted felon, paedophile and rapist.

Disgusting.

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Pity about Miller and Bayfield. But I still think the BFs have the firepower to beat Canada quite easily. If they bring the aggressive defence like they did against Ireland, I think they'll knock Canada off their game. Looking forward to an epic battle. Fingers crossed there are no injuries. Maybe F...

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Is he dead yet?

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Letting RG lumber 25 metres to the line without even a fingernail being laid on him, summed up the AB 2nd half performance perfectly. Everyone must have been looking for someone else to tackle him. Ridiculous.

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But even then isn't that going to encourage top players to leave? At the moment only Mounga who would still be picked is overseas.. and he's coming back... so why encourage more top players to leave? I don't understand the thinking... as I said.. if we have players like Ardie, Jordan and Roigard go...

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Referee has been atrocious. Is this the French ref? If NZ get her in the semi-final they may as well get on the plane and bugger off home because the match is as good as over. Yeah the French ref. 7 scrum penalties, and multiple cynical infringements from Scotland. They got 1 shoddy warning. Should...

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Well we struck a Bok team that was absolutely on fire, One 90 year old Bok fan commented on another forum that he'd never seen the Boks perform like that, ever in his life. I think no team in the world could have stood up to the second half onslaught. Galling that the ABs didn't fire a shot. At half...

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Watched the Canada - Oz highlights. Some great offloading by the Canadins, easily as good as anything the BFs have done. Not sure how good the Wallaroos defence really was though. Pretty sure the BFs will be better defenders. In an odd way, I think the Bokkettes pack gave the BFs some very good prac...

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Now we know how the Bok fans felt after the ABs put 57 on them twice, a few years ago.

Stink!!!

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 10:25 am Can the Caketin be demoed in the morning please?

It needs to be burnt to the ground and the ruins sowed with salt.

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Well done Boks. Smashed us. Enjoy the beer.

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I'm sure Charlie would vigorously defend his right to bear arms if he could speak from the grave.

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Tess Tickles wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:32 am Hate watching AB home games. The pre-show, anthems, haka what a crock of shit!

Haven't you got some wet paint to watch drying?

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ABs by 10+

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