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towny wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 3:29 pm
LandOTurk wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 3:23 pm
towny wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 3:03 pm Out of Africa was anything but watchable.
For you. I enjoyed it. I think it went the Oscar for best movie too - not 100% sure.
It did. I got through it once but found it an absolute grind.

Not enough cartoon characters?

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bimboman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:24 pm
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 12:48 pm Has Jordie Barrett come back a better player?

I haven't seen a lot to suggest he has.
It’s not the back who got the AB’s thumped. It was the forwards who got beat badly.

Which of the forwards have played overseas?

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Ethan Hooker looked pretty average for the Sharks in the URC when I watched him, he looked great on Sat. I see bar Kolbe the whole backline play in the URC. I see Van der Werve even plays for the Scarlets. Quinn Tupae was awful off the bench. And Tupaea was very good the week before when Marx and K...

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He decided on his own to go ahead without consulting with his SARU partners about the way forward. He is to blame for this. Do you never get tired of pedalling this nonsense? There was simply no way to include South Africa or Argentina in a competition while COVID was affecting the world. Some gove...

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Has Jordie Barrett come back a better player?

I haven't seen a lot to suggest he has.

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Definitely one thing that looked weird from outside. All Black teams will lose now and then but I've never seen one essentially fold and ship that many near the end. Always respected their self belief over the years: Nicky Santoro levels of coming back for more, no matter what the clock said. Coach...

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Is it a mental problem? Last week we looked hungrier.... at least for an hour. And won. This week... we were leading at half time... but still didn't look hungry like last week... Today SA were hungrier... and NZ were too satisfied with last week... no hunger. SA don't win every match either.. they...

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He chuck SA out of Soup. Don't be an idiot, he's only CEO, he does what board tells him too. I not a fan, but let's not make dumb stuff up. He decided on his own to go ahead without consulting with his SARU partners about the way forward. He is to blame for this. Do you never get tired of pedalling...

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A little off topic I know but 4 games in and there is only 2 points separating top and bottom place in the table. Incredible

I have a feeling its going to come down to BP or PD to determine the winner this year.

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I love it. He bears no responsibility for whipping people up into a state where they commit violent acts against people that he decries, because he himself didn't carry out the threats or actions. He used words. He didn’t whip anyone. The responsibility for the threats lays with those people. You a...

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The level of physical domination will fudge the psyche of the ABs for years. Somehow I doubt it. What happens with the coaching gig? A lot of coaches around the world lose their job remember if they take a record defeat. Not all, but a lot do. No idea. Robertson has been in the job for less than 2 ...

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JiffyJnr wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 10:08 am The level of physical domination will fudge the psyche of the ABs for years.

Somehow I doubt it.

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50% washed?

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What a game Boks.

Just too good in almost every area of the game.

That's what we used to do to other teams certainly hurts when it's done to us

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Wow, when it clicks it really clicks.
Simply one of the best games I have ever seen the Boks play.

Well done Boks.

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Too easy

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Well that is some try.

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And now the Bok scrum is under pressure and gives away a penalty

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The area where we were clearly better has completely gone wrong and we pay for it

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Magpie26 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 9:07 am No idea who is going to win this.
ABs lucky to get a try chalked, Boks get a fortuitous intercept.

Bok forwards looking a bit gassed might be our hope.

OK they are not looking too gassed at the moment

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No idea who is going to win this.
ABs lucky to get a try chalked, Boks get a fortuitous intercept.

Bok forwards looking a bit gassed might be our hope.

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Pole wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 8:54 am Why are we not getting penalties from the scrum...

Well a couple the Boks have walked sideways, and the ABs have let it go and ref reset, otherwise the scrum is going pretty much straight back.

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Firstly what a cracking game to watch, some of the counter attacking by LP was brilliant and the same for Aus when they eventually got an opportunity 👏 2 fantastic games last weekend and another today. Congratulations LP, you were really good, clever, controlled, powerful and very accurate. Fully de...

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Can't believe Starmer tried to hang onto Mandelson for so long. This is what? He's 3rd or 4th firing from Government for his scandals? I do wonder how and why Mandleson also manages to have such a deep grip on Labour Primer Ministers? Blair tried to keep him twice, Brown employed him after that and...

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Can't believe Starmer tried to hang onto Mandelson for so long. This is what? He's 3rd or 4th firing from Government for his scandals? I do wonder how and why Mandleson also manages to have such a deep grip on Labour Primer Ministers? Blair tried to keep him twice, Brown employed him after that and...

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Just because someone is pro gun does not mean that they deserve to be assassinated. You can be pro gun for self defence, to protect against corrupt governments or be into hunting etc etc Switzerland is armed to the teeth domestically....one of the highest proportional gun ownership in the world I b...

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What a lot of rubbish. The ABs would do probably do even better at test level if their domestic refs had a clue about the breakdown (and were referees first and kiwi rugby fans second). I reckon all rugby players and also rugby watchers would be better off if WR formed a consensus regarding what a ...

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This is how I feel about a kiwi ref after 90% of games involving my team and a kiwi ref. They’re a nightmare. Leaving out the bias claims…. Other than BOK in Jo’Burg, kiwi refs always let the breakdown turn into a mess, which is confusing for players and inevitably seems to lead to surprising penal...

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Bit early to say SA are shite, like the all blacks they don’t really ever have a truly shite team. More than 2 years until next World Cup so perhaps SA are just doing an Ireland in reverse and getting all their cobwebs out the way now instead of failing yet again when it matters ? I've yet to hear ...

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Bit early to say SA are shite, like the all blacks they don’t really ever have a truly shite team. More than 2 years until next World Cup so perhaps SA are just doing an Ireland in reverse and getting all their cobwebs out the way now instead of failing yet again when it matters ? I've yet to hear ...

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My understanding is that NZ is comparable in size to the UK but only has 3 million people living there. There are only 3 million people in Wales…. 5 million, but yes NZ is slightly larger than the UK and half the population live within a couple of hours of Auckland. For comparison: https://miro.med...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:48 am
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:44 am Jordies red card was overturned. The ref got it wrong.
Fair enough.

Was it downgraded to yellow or was he exonerated?

Exonerated, they found no foul play had occurred.

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Jordies red card was overturned. The ref got it wrong.

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NZ must be an extraordinary wilderness to go on the run for that long. Hard to get my head around in the UK. Netflix beckons on this one. It's far from the first time someone has disappeared off into the Bush, though I don't really recall it's happened with children in tow, at least for any length ...

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Looking back after a couple of days to contemplate, what a lost opportunity that match was for us. I felt if we weathered the early storm of the first 20 minutes, then we had a chance to get back in. But 14-3 was just too much. It all comes back to Willie and Cheslin's mistakes. I've never seen Mar...

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Reikos strength in stopping that try was immense , but his absolute lack of verve when given the outside of his marker absolutely disappointing. He’s just about done his chips are an attacking weapon, simply running into tacklers . Yep, Rieko of old would have streaked away that time. He looked lik...

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Crowds for Super League seem alright, probably on par with the Prem? Do they have a lesser TV deal? I think the Premiership has around 15k average attendance overall. I believe Wigan are the only team in SL that has more than 15k as average attendance (17k from what I can find) so far from being on...

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I'm very optimistic about our chances in Wellington. The AB's were under immense pressure at Eden Park. All the pressure was on the AB's to retain their 50 test streak of not losing at Eden park, and the Springboks would have targeted this test all year. That pressure has now been lifted. Not only ...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:58 am
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:54 am Big big pressure to keep the Eden park record intact and for all the Boks have done, when was the last time they won in NZ?
Why do you mock the rugby gods in this way?

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I'm very optimistic about our chances in Wellington. The AB's were under immense pressure at Eden Park. All the pressure was on the AB's to retain their 50 test streak of not losing at Eden park, and the Springboks would have targeted this test all year. That pressure has now been lifted. Not only ...

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