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Grandpa wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:40 pm
TheFrog wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:32 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:18 pm

Is that a real joke or did you make it up? Though it makes sense..
I just made it up in the context.
It may become a thing... uttered by future Kings and Queens.

Without French support, it's unlikely that the tax-dodgers would have prevailed.

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I thought that would have phased out by now.. as must be 20 to 25 years since Foreigners outnumbered locals? It can take a long while for cultures to change sometimes. Sometimes not, viz. ABs' switch from forwards- and kicking-dominated play to all-pitch play to include running backs following the ...

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Because that's what humans do. We evolve. We continually improve, at everything. We really don't. Ignoring training, diet, genetics, drugs, etc., over time you'd expect records to continually be broken as more people participate, but the probability of a new record happening at a particular event d...

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There's nothing intrinsically special about 2 hrs being a particular threshold for the marathon, just as with hindsight there wasn't for the 4-minute mile or the 10-sec 100m. Athletes keep improving. Aside from understanding specifically human biomechanics and conditioning better, improvements in te...

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It's funny... because the EPL is mostly foreigners now... and yet it's still the most intense/physical league... which we thought was the mindset of British players... but seemingly not.. so what is the reason? Is it just because there are far more teams of a higher standard.. so can never relax? P...

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Ironically the front three for Bayern used to play in the Premier League The EPL is a haven for earnest game model engineers but it's not a welcoming platform for the artists. Kane's a great example, universally loved a respected in Deutschland for serving up what he always has. I'm sure Rashford's...

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Launch-Berry goooone https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cd0rr8vpzvvo Big fan of his. Great backstory too about not originally being able to hang onto his academy contract as a kid or something so he went to stack shelves in Tesco. Kind of surprised he never got an England swansong I'm v...

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Now I'm showing my age because I know what those are! :thumbup: I suspect there's not too many yoofs on PR 20 years ago, maybe, but we're on some sorta patched-up php Bulletin Board, here... it's not far off Usenet, ffs Plenty geezers Planet Rugby is basically Ceefax these days. ahh, p.341 for the ...

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Would be interested in Turbogoat's views on this.

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 7:50 pm
Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 7:08 pm People are free to believe whatever they want,.
Any old time.

Love me, hold me.

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Lucid, informed, considered, respectful debate. What is the world coming to? To what extent do we think that Europeans struggle to understand American debate owing to the fundamental difference in trust/belief in the benefits of individualistic capitalism? We can argue til we are tired, and to litt...

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I voted no as I don’t think I do, but we need an open mind option. I’m far more agnostic than atheist.

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And then there is Israel, which will continue to bomb the shit in the ME. Will Trump turn his back on Israel and threaten no more weapons until you do what I say ? I have a son who is very politically active, and who lived in the US for several years. I was surprised when he told me that it is not ...

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"away supporter zones can elevate the matchday experience and improve the on-screen product for broadcast audiences," Hard to believe people still actually talk like this. Stakeholder focus groups delivered clear preferences enabling enhanced value-acquisition for sports providers. Impressive blue-...

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From an English - British - UK pov, I agree with above that it's difficult to look past Keeley Hodgkinson at the moment: dominating with a smile and wholesome character. The 800m seems to be entirely her domain at the moment, rather like Femke Bol dominates the 400m/hurdles. On which point, apparent...

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https://youtu.be/7rsgxLscraY?si=oIDhgmnDeS808hho 2023 argies was nothing special. "Owen Farrell in for the injured Toby Flood" Brad Barritt with a key break. Mike Brown on the wing Those were the days alright Barritt nearly fücked it on that break IIRC Toby Flood, Ergh. Tom Wood ruined their breakd...

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The utter hilarity of the 2007 WC campaign must get a mention. Including Sheridan laughing in the faces of the Aussie front row.

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Depending on context, it's also doubtful that either of the two examples in you initial posts are actually rucks. In general, I think refs could be clearer/stricter as to what is a ruck and when it ends if it was one. As I said, and looking at the second picture I posted, defenders hesitate to go f...

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blimey, he actually hooked one.

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ManInTheBar wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 10:59 am Failure to recognise the motivation of those voting "the other way" has had huge costs.

See also Brexit

Amen. And fracturing of British politics at the moment, though that may not be a bad thing, so long as serious politicians arise out of it.

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Any year when there isn’t at least one team going for a GS at the final round, is poor. It’s not been a vintage year for tries anyways. Totally disagree. Unless it's because everyone's crap, years when there is no GS tend to be better vintage simply because it means more teams are playing well. Thi...

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covrich wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 2:25 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 2:07 pm The last line out... 10 seconds left... England didn't even compete...

Totally unforgivable

Totally inexplicable.

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Ireland by 10
Wales by 8
France by 15

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Ireland by 28
France by 12
England by 12

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 8:11 pm Daly is f**king wild.

Why? Does he not want to play?

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I think they received intel about the Saturday morning meeting well in advance - very unusually - and couldn’t resist the opportunity to take out a whole swathe of the top echelon of the Iranian state. What was due to happen afterwards was secondary.

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Not in the top 30 turnover winners in the Premiership this season. He's made 5 starts, and he's won fewer than 5 turnovers this season. Those Prem stats are surprising: he's known as a groundhog for England, and for the Lions alongside Beirne. Clearly off the boil. Known by who? Not something I esp...

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Not in the top 30 turnover winners in the Premiership this season. He's made 5 starts, and he's won fewer than 5 turnovers this season. Those Prem stats are surprising: he's known as a groundhog for England, and for the Lions alongside Beirne. Clearly off the boil. He managed two turnovers across t...

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I've posted my playing in the wrong position list before; Pollock = Centre Earl = Hooker MSmith = Scrum half Steward = 12 Freeman = 13 Again, does any other national team struggle with this? England have to first overcome themselves before they can win things. Selection, contracts etc. no one hampe...

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They started with two mobile, wide carrying back rows and one hard tackler. None of them are really renowned groundhogs like a Beirne or similar. Having one mobile, wide carrying back row would be considered a luxury. Starting two, especially without a gameplan to extract the maximum from them, is ...

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We never make f**king turnovers any more. 1 or 2 a game, maybe. We're the 3 back rows you had on not all 7s too? They started with two mobile, wide carrying back rows and one hard tackler. None of them are really renowned groundhogs like a Beirne or similar. Having one mobile, wide carrying back ro...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:22 pm Too add they'll likely bulk up pollock until he loses his usp.

Mad outside break on him and such a quick brain.

He might well thicken up naturally with age and lose some of his fizz.

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Of those Daly, O'Farrell, Joseph, Slade and 36 had some good things going I know this will annoy some And Jonny May who scored some fantastic tries for England as well has flanking masterclass . He got two in a losing efforts france a few years ago that pretty much only he could have scored. He end...

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camroc1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:15 pm The Grand Old Duke of York

He had twelve million quid

He gave it to “someone he never met”,

For something “he never did”…

Very good!

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Curry, Curry, Earl. So you’re just swapping Ben for Pollock. I don’t rate Ben for England, he’s nothing like his brother in a white shirt. Identical. Tom has 71 international caps, Ben 14. You're not comparing like with like as far as international experience. And there’s a reason for that. Tom goe...

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:roll: You know why people think it's a good thing. Obviously you don't agree, but don't be a cock about it. I mean, at least try not to be. I'd prefer to watch a competitive, properly officiated game whereby teams and individual players pay the price for foul play, even if that means one or other ...

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Cause it's self evident to all but the thick or deliberately obtuse. I'll be charitable and accept you're the latter. Nobody has ever categorically explained why this is a desirable thing. :roll: You know why people think it's a good thing. Obviously you don't agree, but don't be a cock about it. I...

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And they've been pushing it for years. So the press in wendyball countries are blaming non-wendyball countries with limited clout as regards WR law changes they don’t like. And these law changes would make two teams with equal numbers at full-time a tad more likely. Yet this is nothing to do with w...

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England by 10
Scotland by 18
France by 7

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S4 ep6 is one of the all-time great TV episodes. S2 ep 6 the funniest of the whole lot. Rewengay. I vos det sheep. You can sense the enjoyment the whole cast and crew had making that episode Well, I try Madam. Then after 10 minutes, when I've got my breath back, I try again. Aaah, it was a scythe! ...

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