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- Thu Jul 03, 2025 7:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1380
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
Im going to a sensible point that sensible stephen made, which is he needs to sit through a quality moment in every meeting. What was bought in a few years ago, with a genuine level of success, was safety moments or whatever the organisation calls it. Every meeting I am at starts with a discussion ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1380
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
I think the reality is that the vast majority of people who don't like it just find it boring and a bit of an eye-roll in the "more woke shit" sense, but aren't really racists and are just a bit too tone-deaf and selfish to realize that they should be able to sit for 3 minutes just as a nice thing ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1380
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
The acknowledgement of country is a bit overdone but it really only annoys white racists. I love a good welcome to country though, especially when done by an elder who can tell a story. I get out on country a fair bit with work and deal with people in remote indigenous communities and I always love...
- Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1380
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
The acknowledgement of country is a bit overdone but it really only annoys white racists. I think the reality is that the vast majority of people who don't like it just find it boring and a bit of an eye-roll in the "more woke shit" sense, but aren't really racists and are just a bit too tone-deaf ...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1380
Re: The Welcome to Country - what's going on?
The acknowledgement of country is a bit overdone but it really only annoys white racists. I love a good welcome to country though, especially when done by an elder who can tell a story. I get out on country a fair bit with work and deal with people in remote indigenous communities and I always love ...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Just getting over a virus and I don't think sitting at the footy in 50kmh winds and 8 degrees will help.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Doesn't look like it. Will be probably high 40K crowd, I think.message #2527204 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:39 amSorry to hear that, Thomas.
It's not a sell out then?
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Do u live in coinzland? Indeed, heading along to this one (managed to pick up some last-minute third-tier tickets for $40 over the weekend) - thought the ticket prices were a bit outrageous at first but $40 is a no-brainer for an one in 12 years event. You have inspired me, planning to buy 2 of the...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Thought about buying some tickets and can see them being sold in real time. Hopefully will be a big crowd. I'd love to go but I'm a sick boy.
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Feels like we’ll pretty definitely see the Test XV in the AUNZ game the week before the first test, but yeah hard to get a read til then perhaps. I think seeing Itoje and the likely test 8/9/10 threw me a bit though into thinking this is closer to the Test team than it perhaps is. I think we'll see...
- Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
I work about 1.4kms from the stadium and there's a bunch of Lions fans staying in the building next door giving of huge divorced dad energy.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
Currently 11 degrees (feels like 6) in Brisbane today. Going to be a belter of a winter's day. Bit windy though.
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46259
- Views: 2273095
- Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
I'm not going to get too worked up about anyone's guess but I will say I'd bet good money on that not being the backrow (assuming everyone fit). Outside the backrow, it's a very possible side. I don't think Daly will be the FB but I get why he's gone for him. In Eddie Jones’ article in PR today he ...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
That is one hell of a strong team! - at first I thought it was full strength. Congratulations to Jock on the captaincy to crown an outstanding season. (I think) George Blake and Louis Werchon are receiving their first caps: come on down, boys! Great to see Isaac Henry getting a run after a lot of t...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
- Replies: 491
- Views: 8969
Re: Match 3: Queensland Reds v B&I Lions - OFFICIAL!
No Pollock? Is he scared of the Reds? What a scaredy cat.
Meow.
Meow.
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 9:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46259
- Views: 2273095
Re: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
Yeah, if you land in remote Northern Australia and somehow make it to civilization, you can stay
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19164
Re: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
Hansen tries hard, but was the 4th best winger on the pitch. He struggled to lock down a super rugby contract in his early 20s, and would struggle now.n He was largely invisible. Pollock looked good. I can now understand why plenty of people hate him. I'm going the other way. I thought his only ass...
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19164
Re: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
Robertson, Swain, Pietsch enhanced their reputations there. Still think Swain should be the starting lock. Swain is having a good year. Very happy for the bloke He must of just done the basics well, lineouts and scrum were strong but I didnt see him otherwise in the loose. We need a ball carrying s...
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19164
Re: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
Hansen tries hard, but was the 4th best winger on the pitch. He struggled to lock down a super rugby contract in his early 20s, and would struggle now.n He was largely invisible . Pollock looked good. I can now understand why plenty of people hate him. To someone who had an eyesight impediment mayb...
- Sat Jun 28, 2025 11:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19164
Re: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
Positive comments from Andy for the Hansen fan club The play of the day - I mean there were some fantastic tries, weren't there? - but the play of the day if you want to look what a Lion should do for his teammates was when Mack Hansen went up and down the field, end-to-end, never gave up, and foug...
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 9:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46259
- Views: 2273095
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour
- Replies: 98
- Views: 8015
Re: Why there should be no Lions spite thread this tour
In the lead-up to the last Lions tour on Australian shores, Cvntron united for the first time. Things were said that, though accurate, would no longer be acceptable in the modern 'me too' world of 2025. Most keen-eyed observers have directly linked this event to the subsequent decline in Welsh and ...
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3716
Re: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
Can you all see now why I was complaining about the lack of information to the general public regarding teams for this Saturday? 'Shut up and wait until Thursday,' I was told, 'Teams are never announced until then'. Here we are Thursday afternoon and still no announcement, and any Google search you...
- Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Spear and Loathing 20 Years On
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5999
Re: Spear and Loathing 20 Years On
I can't spake.BlueThunder wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 3:59 amThat were diabolical.Flankerdownunder wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 3:03 am Purely accidental and no malice or forethought. Not...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRZRQI_ ... nel=thegit
- Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3716
Re: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
Don't come the raw prawn, Towny, Joe Schmidt said 5 players from the Wallabies Squad had already been named to stay with the Western Force - that means they were already there and could obviously keep training with their teammates. Why be cagey about naming them? The Lions already know who they are...
- Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16095
- Views: 668636
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
That's an idea but he's not someone who will win you a game. Plus, I like the idea of someone maiming a Scot.
- Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16095
- Views: 668636
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
We have 4 test locks - might as well use them in the absence of quality backrowers. Fair enough, just checked the squad and Vest appears to be the only other option. Can't find any update on Liam Wright, it would be great to have him coming off the bench. Would seem an ideal time to select some jac...
- Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3716
Re: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
24 years ago this week Duncan McRae got 9 or 10 Aussie punches in against the smallest man on the oppositions team, when he was pinned on the ground and unable to defend himself. Unfortunately Farrell hasn’t selected Marcus Smith for this match so you’ll have to go for the next most annoying weakli...
- Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3716
Re: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
- Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Match 2: Western Force v B&I Lions OFFICIAL
- Replies: 831
- Views: 19164
Re: match2 - Western Force v B&I Lions
Flankerdownunder wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:13 am Sat 28 Jun 2025
Western Force v B&I Lions (Perth)
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)
ARs: Paul Williams (NZ) & James Doleman (NZ)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
FPRO: Glenn Newman (NZ
- Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
- Replies: 16095
- Views: 668636
Re: Wallabies 2025: Revenge of the Schmidt
The victory over the Lions by the wonderful Puma B team convinced me of 2 things: 1 That Joe Schmidt has little to worry about with the Lions attack: we would smoke them everywhere from 15 right through to the loose forwards. :lol: FFS this is a side that hasn't played together before and they all ...
- Tue Jun 24, 2025 12:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3716
Re: Western Force team to face the B&I Lions
Named Western Force Sam Christie, Dane Haylett-Petty, Ed Stubbs, Chris Tuatara-Morrison, Corey Brown, Sam Norton-Knight, Brett Sheehan; Salesi Manu, James Hilterbrand, Salesi Ma'afu, Toby Lynn, Phoenix Battye, Angus Cottrell, Matt Hodgson, Richard Brown. Replacements Hugh Roach, Sione Kolo, Tim Met...
- Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 46259
- Views: 2273095
Re: U.S. politics thread and Donald Trump - Putin's Cock-holster of U.S. Presidents
https://i.imgur.com/9BMZGu1.png puts all those vatnik posters who think Ukraine should just give up to avoid ww3 in a bit of a quandary now. Medvedev is the laughing stock of people on the Russian forums, let alone here. They assume he is permanently drunk. tbf he has rarely been seen or filmed sob...
- Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The fairer sex and why they are superior
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2281
Re: The fairer sex and why they are superior
Your most "batshit insane" lefty in the USA is a centrist in Australia.Hellraiser wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 1:52 amThat's not actually true.
- Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The fairer sex and why they are superior
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2281
Re: The fairer sex and why they are superior
Don't mistake American liberals for actual liberals. Indeed. American liberals are conservative when compared to others around the world. Not sure this is true, in a cultural sense US liberals have some of the most hard liberal attitudes globally . What they are is not, is the supposed left leaning...
- Sat Jun 21, 2025 11:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The fairer sex and why they are superior
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2281
Re: The fairer sex and why they are superior
She even made a video. This fellow gives it a critique. Also explains why some of you ladies are so difficult to understand. Happy to be on my side of the fence. Very. :thumbup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw1s8RQ-7Vo Don't mistake American liberals for actual liberals. Indeed. American liberal...
- Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: match 1 - B&I Lions v Argentina OFFICIAL
- Replies: 674
- Views: 11226
Re: match 1 - B&I Lions v Argentina
Just watched it then. Always going to be some cohesion issues but Argies basically owned the wings. So many metres down each side (and tries!). Lions have a bit to work on particularly their counter attack defence. Australia aren't shy of having a crack deep in their half. Great win by the Pumas, es...
- Fri Jun 20, 2025 3:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby Players who could Pack a Paunch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 772
Rugby Players who could Pack a Paunch
Let's have it.
Show me your tubbies.
I'll start.

Show me your tubbies.
I'll start.

- Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby Players who could Pack a punch
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1223