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by mr bungle
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2224

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Honestly, what an embarrassing complaint. 'Boo hoo, I had to postpone my silly little boat race because they wouldn't let me run over an endangered species." World's smallest violin. That “silly little boat race” has a global audience of over a billion people Would you hazard a guess of how many ac...
by mr bungle
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2224

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

You just don't seem to get it do you, they knew the rules and signed up to them so unless the harbourmaster or Dolphin watchers went outside the agreement then Coutts and Co are just a bunch of self entitled wankers. Another thing that no one has mentioned, that I've seen, is what if a catamaran di...
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Replies: 83
Views: 1534

Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?

Zakar wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:19 pm Both are eh

Tuilagi had one game vs the All Blacks where he was unstoppable. Never seemed to regain it.
Norovirus.
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2224

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

I get both sides of the discussion here. Whilst I think it is absolutely pathetic imposing such draconian rules on such an event and cancelling the entire days racing on Saturday because one single fu c king dolphin was spotted on the course was ridiculous and must make us a laughing stock around t...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sean Maloney - Aus commentator
Replies: 26
Views: 1128

Re: Sean Maloney - Aus commentator

Greg Clarke was always a good lead man, for me anyway. Rod Kafer seemed level headed and sensible but has descended down a right wing anti vax rabbit hole on Twitter. The accounts that dipshit follows and retweets :blush:
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3475

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

I have Dean Richards at 8, just an unreal player, positional awareness, handling and strength all outstanding. I played against him in a memorial match for a team mate (a copper) , his strength was unreal. You'd need to play under the old laws or else he'd be red carded out of the game today. Bit o...
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2024 Boredies - Voting closing. Results Friday
Replies: 59
Views: 3483

Re: 2024 Boredies - 2 days till voting closes.

Can't seem to be bothered.
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3475

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

Back was so overrated, such a negative openside. Countless NZ 7s were better. Then you get to the lofty heights of the true greats like McCaw & George Smith.
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2065

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Zakar wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:25 am Meanwhile, we have this happening in the NH

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Stamped out in super rugby by the refs saying use it as soon as the ball is safe in the ruck
They’re such hopeless wankers. :lol: :blush:
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3475

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

Beat the ABs multiple times in a row. No one has ever done that before. Ergo…most successful in history. 8) Do you mean the two wins in 1998? Three wins in 1998... Cockbain/Wilson/Kefu One win in 1999... Cockbain/Wilson/Kefu One win off the bench in 2000... Williams/Wilson/Kefu Two wins off the ben...
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3475

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

shanky wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:33 am I’ve said this before, but Matt Cockbain is part of the most successful backrow in history
Tell us more...
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2065

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Cabbage wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:43 pm 20 minute red card would be ok if there was also a penalty try awarded. Otherwise it's not enough, there are headshots all over the shop as things stand, it will be carnage if the punishment is lighter.
Irish :lol:

Soak tackling cnuts.
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3475

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

NZ team offered above is fire. Just full of goats. Really like this side below. Weak up front outside of the great Eales. But from the loosies out, a better group of player combos than the Bok listed in this thread. Largely 90's Wobs... Front row: Daly, Kearns, McKenzie Second row: Giffin, Eales Bac...
by mr bungle
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2065

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Full red cards for deliberate and malicious acts of thuggery - eg: Darcy Swain on Quinn Tupaea 20min red cards for accidental foul play & double yellows. Who decides when a high tackle is malicious? What a nonsense level of interpretation do you want the ref to have to make? Certainly no one Irish ...
by mr bungle
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new James Bond is......
Replies: 80
Views: 6391

Re: The new James Bond is......

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU0OTg4OTg4NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTU1MTgyMw@@._V1_.jpg It seems we have a New Bond.... Tbf, he was great in Kick Ass (which coincidentally is the last DVD I ever bought), and he was great in Bullet Train as well more recently...and actually looked like he coul...
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sooo, I noticed this..
Replies: 39
Views: 727

Re: Sooo, I noticed this..

Watching some AFL the other day I see a young man called Neil Erasmus playing for Brisbane - born in Joburg! Genuine question, are there only like a half dozen surnames in SA for people of Afrikaans descent? Best I can make out is there is a better than even chance of someone being called Erasmus, ...
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: South Africa overflow of rugby players
Replies: 29
Views: 846

Re: South Africa overflow of rugby players

That’s why they are bringing back tours and more engagement with SA teams and not just the boks. I can’t see how SA teams could join super rugby, especially if the teams were weaker sides. I think the Cheetahs would be competitive. Possibly the Griquas, Pumas too. Not sure if there is a 4th team th...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LIons tickets on sale
Replies: 58
Views: 761

Re: LIons tickets on sale

We're going to have 3 tests with 85% of the crowd being braying Lions' fans, aren't we? I don't go to live matches these days. It's too expensive. You have lots of options for events in Brisbane, too. But this a once in 12 years special occasion. I honestly cannot see the point in forking out over ...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LIons tickets on sale
Replies: 58
Views: 761

Re: LIons tickets on sale

Thomas wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:04 am We're going to have 3 tests with 85% of the crowd being braying Lions' fans, aren't we?

I don't go to live matches these days. It's too expensive.
You have lots of options for events in Brisbane, too. But this a once in 12 years special occasion.
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
Replies: 64
Views: 3322

Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?

SA haven’t as yet played like the best team between world cups, unlike other winners. So it will always be argued until they do. SA of course are hanging all importance off RWCs as it’s the only metric in which they compete. You say winners... Who else has? Most seem to go downhill. I guess England...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Farewell sweet prince
Replies: 19
Views: 656

Re: Farewell sweet prince

He’s played some epic games against NZ. Seems a real meathead, in the best possible way, you know. Got the impression many fans have wanted him to retire for some time?
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
Replies: 64
Views: 3322

Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?

SA haven’t as yet played like the best team between world cups, unlike other winners. So it will always be argued until they do. SA of course are hanging all importance off RWCs as it’s the only metric in which they compete.
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Brain Injury and Career Length
Replies: 80
Views: 3029

Re: Brain Injury and Career Length

Shaking of the head making or receiving tackles is definitely something that causes mild concussion in my opinion and these can be from perfectly legal tackles. Not direct head contact required just the whiplash effect created by the contact. I don't recall ever being concussed from a high tackle w...
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor's first press conference
Replies: 225
Views: 22936

Re: Razor's first press conference

Chiefs losing to Lood de Jagers Wild Knights. You should get the Japanese clubs in Soup. That's where the most top Boks and All Blacks play. You must be absolutely desperate if you're trolling the results of meaningless pre-season friendlies now. Both teams played 13 man benches FFS, closer to a tr...
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
Replies: 11403
Views: 1230124

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?

New season of Full swing so far is much better than Season 1. Bit like Drive to survive the big boys are much involved in Season 2. It also includes the Liv guys and is showing some pro's properly struggling mainly Ricky Fowler (only 2 episodes in). Had an interview with his wife and I recognised h...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Banksy's anonymity
Replies: 56
Views: 2153

Re: Banksy's anonymity

The man's made a fortune and must have loads of collaborators in order to pull off his various stunts. Why the pretence that no one knows who he is? Why hasn't he been definitively outed? It was deduced several years ago who it was. And they published his name. And nobody gave a sh1t Because the na...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18656

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

To be fair that matches this series, from selection to tactics through to performance. I miss the days of a Wagner or Watling that would fight for every ball. Maybe I'm taking his comments out of context, but I can't recall coming across an international level athlete in any sport, who displayed su...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18656

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

Jay Cee Gee wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:53 am https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/03/11/ ... roversial/

Seems he's also on a journey....
Weird line. Southee gave the impression post match interview that it was just any old loss. Didn’t look that gutted about the opportunity lost.
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18656

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

grievous wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:54 am
Clogs wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:47 am
grievous wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:40 am

Huh?
Would a crayon drawing help?
Really not sure what you're on about, must be that Saffa humour
Just Clogs deflecting, like the thread pest he is.
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18656

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

Kahu wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:56 am Quite unlucky for Carey he really deserves a century here
Yeah, I actually like it when great, gutsy knocks get full rewards.

Australia just always get it done. Still good to watch.
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6-2 split
Replies: 55
Views: 1606

Re: 6-2 split

Who should the Boks have had on the bench instead of Fourie, whom I thought played very well. Also, how did you determine his scrummaging effort was poor? Finally, what difference did it make to the 7-1 bench that Fourie wasn’t a specialist hooker? Isn’t the argument about pigs covering backline sp...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Drua Match Thread
Replies: 40
Views: 799

Re: Crusaders vs Drua Match Thread

Clogs wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:08 am I didn't get to watch the game cos I don't know who is broadcasting it, but how many did the Crusaders win by?
How dare you tease a team that won 10 Supe titles in the same time frame combined South Africa sides won 3.
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6-2 split
Replies: 55
Views: 1606

Re: 6-2 split

Springboks won the last RWC with a 7-1 split. Hard to say with an NZ stupid high tackle red card and two missed kicks. Deon Fourie was immense in the loose. But his throwing and scrummaging were very poor compared, a full complement opposition would likely have taken it. Who should the Boks have ha...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6-2 split
Replies: 55
Views: 1606

Re: 6-2 split

Not sure why coaches continue to take such a huge risk by opting for a 6-2 bench split? It cost the Blues the match yesterday, they had a halfback playing on the wing for three quarters of the game. I know the Springboks won the last RWC with a 6-2 split, but I don't actually think it in itself was...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
Replies: 64
Views: 3322

Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?

The ABs have won 5 times there since 1996. 5-0 against Sa in that time. I have a soft spot for Loftus 🥰 Apologies. Yes. ABs have absolutely dominated at Loftus. 😡 There'll be no more tests for them there. Most grounds in Sa are like home grounds now for the ABs. 😀 Newlands and Loftus may as well be...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18656

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

Tehui wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:20 am I fully expect Tim Southee to play a Rahul Dravid type innings here of only playing balls that he needs to. :P
Captains knock :? :lol:
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Christian Horner - Who really cares
Replies: 24
Views: 2419

Re: Christian Horner - Who really cares

You do like to create threads when posts can easily be made in the threads they relate to. Trolling me ? Sad little fu*ker aren't you. It's not trolling to point out your penchant for creating OPs that could simply exist as a post in the relevant thread. Here's a link for next time... https://forum...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: F1 Thread
Replies: 17839
Views: 1192699

Re: F1 Thread

Jos Verstappen saying Horner needs to go and “is playing the victim, when he is responsible”. Newspapers saying the race yesterday was “the most dispiriting F1 opening race ever”. Bimbo reading Jos wants Horner out… https://i0.wp.com/media3.giphy.com/media/v0eHX3n28wvoQ/giphy.gif :lol: He won’t be ...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Christian Horner - Who really cares
Replies: 24
Views: 2419

Re: Christian Horner - Who really cares

You do like to create threads when posts can easily be made in the threads they relate to.