That would be cool if he had a son who was named Hitrosene IIJay Cee Gee wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:09 am Wylie Human
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And it was rugby league but former NZ Warrior Hitrosene Okesene which translates as Hydrogen Oxygen.
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- Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Funny Rugby names
- Replies: 24
- Views: 569
Re: Funny Rugby names
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Golden Age of Westerns
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2236
Re: Golden Age of Westerns
Silverado is my favourite western - has Kevin Kline, Brian Dennehy, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Jeff Goldblum and John Cleese.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
- Replies: 273
- Views: 24365
Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
It was good but I didn't cream my panties like some on here. Agree. Part 1 was better and a bit of odd editing in this one. There hasn't been any mention of the spacing guild has there? They were a key part of the book in firstly wanting Paul killed and also in hauling the Emporer into line after t...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
- Replies: 273
- Views: 24365
Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
There were a couple of very Monty Python moments in the 2nd movie: Paul "I am not the Mahdi" Fremen 'only the true mahdi downplays..." and later 'I am not the messiah" my mate and I looked at each other said 'he's a very naughty boy' Subsequent to the advent of the not-Mahdi, are there not-Jews hid...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
- Replies: 273
- Views: 24365
Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
There were a couple of very Monty Python moments in the 2nd movie: Paul "I am not the Mahdi" Fremen 'only the true mahdi downplays..."
and later 'I am not the messiah" my mate and I looked at each other said 'he's a very naughty boy'
and later 'I am not the messiah" my mate and I looked at each other said 'he's a very naughty boy'
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I was in my thirties
- Replies: 95
- Views: 2689
Re: I was in my thirties
How many times has Coogee died now?
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I was in my thirties
- Replies: 95
- Views: 2689
Re: I was in my thirties
I am the same as Clogs - although much slimmer...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Things you appreciate more as you get older.
- Replies: 105
- Views: 9186
Re: Things you appreciate more as you get older.
Uisge Beathe - not some swamp water
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Things you appreciate more as you get older.
- Replies: 105
- Views: 9186
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6070
Re: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
Just a shame it has taken this long Yeah it's ridiculous, given literally everyone in this thread knew. I love seeing conservatives losing their mind finding out his history. "They can't prove anything about the assaults...this is just a left-tard beat up....what...he was fired from his teaching jo...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6070
Re: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
Just a shame it has taken this long
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your best Rugby memories of 2023
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2306
Re: Your best Rugby memories of 2023
10 weeks long service leave spent travelling around Australia - including swimming with Whale sharks. I'm sure you had a whale of a time but that's not a rugby memory for me it's the RWC and Currie Cup final. Springboks & VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! I didn't watch much rugby this year so my best ...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your best Rugby memories of 2023
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2306
Re: Your best Rugby memories of 2023
10 weeks long service leave spent travelling around Australia - including swimming with Whale sharks.
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6070
Re: Ex Wallaby coach accused of sexual assault
I wonder how many of these stories SMH/The Age have in the can... https://www.theage.com.au/national/schoolboy-went-to-police-over-alan-jones-indecent-assault-allegation-20231210-p5eqe3.html More than they need to squash him like a bug. Are they going to drip feed them so that several politicians a...
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Dumb Watches
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4581
Re: Wrist Watches
I like wearing a watch because it's still a more convenient way for me to check the time than getting my phone out and looking at that. However, I did recently sell most of my fancy watches and my daily beater now is a Casio analogue dive style watch that has an illuminating dial. It keeps very goo...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Royal Racists
- Replies: 82
- Views: 4236
Re: The Royal Racists
Ahhh....offended by proxy. It reminds me of this classic episode from Utopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q04VfKco2k&ab_channel=WorkingDogProductions Nat under investigation for cultural appropriation 'Nobody from the mexican community has complained' HR "I'm not sure they know how to be offend...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Royal Racists
- Replies: 82
- Views: 4236
Re: The Royal Racists
The article linked to makes no mention of the comments about the baby. It relates to Prince Charles calling a polo chum Sooty, and in terms of context it does state. I know you (and sooty) are from a different generation but when you’re justifying casual racism it’s probably time to take a step bac...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The late 1900s
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2465
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 4:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The late 1900s
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2465
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
Yep - a bit. It means I have to deal with the shit heads such as the turd who told a colleague today when he said you need to wait to go to the toiled 'get the fudge out of my way kant' No doubt they wouldn't say that to you! :lol: Fair play to your efforts, I couldn't do it The last kid who tried ...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
Yep - it is quite disgusting where some of the public money goes.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
Are all current public schools in Australia really so stretched they can't accomodate a minority of these toffs without the need for new schools? I must say the amount of students in private schools in Oz is very surprising. I think it's about 5% in NZ. That's the point, they're not all toffs. Yes,...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
About 50% of secondary students go to private schools in NSW. As an example, in my drawing area (Wingecaribee) there are 2 public high schools and 5 private high schools - only one of which is Catholic. Yours is a bit of an outlier area though Yep - a bit. It means I have to deal with the shit head...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
My point was specifically based on the majority of students staying in private schools so not needing to build hundreds of new schools. Sure, but even a large minority of students leaving would require lots of new schools. I don't know the answer, but I'd be interested to see the modelling. Are all...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
In political terms, what saves this policy is the existence of the Catholic school system. Indeed. But, mistakes in Policies back in the day shouldn't be used as an excuse for an unfair system There are probably zero private schools with demountables on the playing fields Barker had a lot when I di...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
How is that? Because of facilities? Yep - the state governments would have to build a large number of new schools. It is an often misunderstood fact that the state governments fund public schools and the federal government tops up the funding - they also top up the private schools but to a far larg...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
:thumbup: the reason why they don't is that it would cost state governments a lot more to build new schools to cater for all the students moving from private schools if the federal govt withdrew funding. How is that? Because of facilities? Yep - the state governments would have to build a large num...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
- Replies: 226
- Views: 12433
Re: Australian rugby schools not culturally safe
Private schools can charge what they like if people pay it. They should just lose their government funding. :thumbup: the reason why they don't is that it would cost state governments a lot more to build new schools to cater for all the students moving from private schools if the federal govt withd...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1544
Re: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
That's interesting! In what way(s) did society change, you reckon? Anti-racist tour protesters were encouraged to take up the cause on behalf of Maori in their own country was one outcome. I wondered about this in particular. I think indigenous people here see New Zealand is a guide of sorts for cu...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1544
Re: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
They could have protested at another game I really wanted us to beat the Boks. NZ changed after that, probably for the better because it opened a lot of eyes. That's interesting! In what way(s) did society change, you reckon? Anti-racist tour protesters were encouraged to take up the cause on behal...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1544
Re: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
The more I hear about peoples' personal stories of the 1981 tour, it makes me wonder why such a divisive tour was allowed to go ahead in the first place. Times were a changing and NZ was finding out the hard way. Muldoon cynically manipulated the chaos to win an election by pandering to pro-tour su...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1544
Re: 25 July 1981 – Waikato v the boks, she was on the pitch
I was too young to understand the big picture of what was going on. What was the vibe in NZ during the 1980 Olympics when many of the African nations boycotted the games because of NZ's position at the time on sporting ties with South Africa? That's embarrassing. That was 1976. I was too young to r...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
- Replies: 29346
- Views: 2061427
Re: The Australian Politics Thread
Golf course or more shit box oppressive apartments… hmm Or parkland that is available to all not just people willing to pay exorbitant green fees. It’s a highly utilised public championship level course which has a huge amount of women and kids play on it. Fees aren’t exorbitant at all. The only si...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Match Thread - NZ Vs South Africa
- Replies: 2845
- Views: 46777
Re: 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Match Thread - NZ Vs South Africa
Looks like World Rugby has dropped the crazy idea to not allow the All Blacks and Springboks to play each other in their iconic colours. I wonder if Adidas and Nike have had a quiet word with World Rugby Good, I was wondering about that. Surely even colour blind people can tell the difference betwe...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I agree with Nigel Owens re the Scrums
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2029
Re: I agree with Nigel Owens re the Scrums
Well I can't recall NZ ever getting beasted in scrums to the point that it actually cost them a game. There's been some fairly average scrumming units in the early 2000's but generally it's either been a strength or at worst good enough to get away with. The only extended beasting of an NZ scrum I ...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I agree with Nigel Owens re the Scrums
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2029
Re: I agree with Nigel Owens re the Scrums
There's a simple solution here: get better at scrummaging. I don't remember hearing any of these proposals when NZ's scrum was considered a bit weak in the early-mid 2000s, nor when Aus got their heads shoved up their asses in 2007. Scrumming for a penalty was smart tactical rugby back then. How th...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
- Replies: 29346
- Views: 2061427
Re: The Australian Politics Thread
Absolute shit house if true. Probably one of the most utilised golf courses in Australia. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/inner-sydney-golf-course-to-be-slashed-for-parkland-as-city-grows-20231022-p5ee2k.html The thing that gets me is that Minns and Clover Moore (in the past) have claimed that ...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Do England Have A Mental Block Vs The Springboks?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 654
Re: Do England Have A Mental Block Vs The Springboks?
I must say it is a pleasant change to have these sorts of threads about other teams rather than about the (now over-achieving)All Blacks having choked in a match everybody expected them to win.
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Match Thread - NZ Vs South Africa
- Replies: 2845
- Views: 46777
Re: 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Match Thread - NZ Vs South Africa
Is that a woosh? Nic Gill has rated Reiko Ioane the best overall athlete when considering strength, speed and endurance. The interview was with Nick Gill - while rating Rieko he said he was most excited about Newell - basically as they get more training into him the sky will be the limit. He also s...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Match Thread - NZ Vs South Africa
- Replies: 2845
- Views: 46777
Re: 2023 Rugby World Cup Final Match Thread - NZ Vs South Africa
I heard that. Wasn't the previous record held by one of the Franks brothers? I saw an interview recently (can't remember where sorry) with the ABs S&C coach who rated Newell as the best athlete in the All Blacks. Is that a woosh? Nic Gill has rated Reiko Ioane the best overall athlete when consider...