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Tom Wright plays fullback and Peter Ryan was a blindside flanker. Ryan Cross played 13. Peter Ryan played a season for the Southland Stags prior to the Brumbies. He was solid, but obviously finding his feet in the game. As a league player he was voted hardest hitting tackler year in, year out. All ...

A couple of items to address here: 1. I will not be at the game on Saturday night. Mainly because I have a gig up the coast that is paying me handsomely but also because the game isn't actually on Saturday 11 May. 2. I will not be at the actual game on Friday night because of some stupid farken sch...

There is also the dress code. We do smart casual Fridays, so those who work in the office Friday and are at home Monday Tuesday Wednesday only have to dress up for work once a week, where as those in the office 5 days a week need to spend much more money on work clothes shoes etc. We cant adopt a p...

towny wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 11:34 pm
Ted. wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 11:24 pm It's positively scandalous!
It’s just how it is. Always.

I feel sick just thinking about it.

Yes but they can go for bigger money in League no? They wouldn't be getting much money from rugby contracts at that age, if any. I'd imagine most are on academy contracts? Sure technically, but I'm not aware of any if our u20s that have been picked up by league. Not necessarily at U20 but when they...

TranceNRG wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 12:34 pm Hope we can keep most of these players in rugby and away from League

As Zakar says, the NRL has probably already looked at these players and decided they don't want them. They spot talent at U13, not U20.

;) This is rather perplexing , but there's absolutely nothing anywhere in the NZ press this morning re Leo-Willie. Mind you, two rugby scribes have categorically stated that Rieko Ioane knocked himself silly with hip contact in the tackle, when it's patently obvious it was a head clash. I'm thinkin...

A couple of items to address here: 1. I will not be at the game on Saturday night. Mainly because I have a gig up the coast that is paying me handsomely but also because the game isn't actually on Saturday 11 May. 2. I will not be at the actual game on Friday night because of some stupid farken scho...

I've never watched the Reds lose a game live. And that's going back to the 90's.

Admittedly, I usually only go to Reds matches when they play loser teams like those random South African teams, the Highlanders and the Crusaders but I stand by my strike rate.

Is it true that the referee team were all from QLD and all grew up wanting to play for the Reds? Crusaders won the penalty count 14-7 and it still not enough for you to take a loss on the chin. The won the penalty count by double and were awarded a try where the ball was clearly a couple of inches ...

shanky wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 7:53 am That’ll be 8 weeks, easy

Should be more, if they could give more. Y’know?

Oh, I know.

Looks accidental, reflexively bracing because he’s not in control of the fall, looks like forearm instead of point of elbow anyway. How many weeks do you think? Better view. https://twitter.com/lukeb61280407/status/1786679720152850438?s=46&t=ZClhL1WrMUag8n1lrs_oZg I...I feel sick watching that. Loo...

ROLDY wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:46 am Wright and McReight are nailed on starters after tonight.
Wilson definitely in the squad.

Liam Wright has been a revelation this season.

Just finished watching the game. It's one of the joke Kiwi teams, but an away win is very nice. Thoughts: 1. Best game I've even seen Wilson play. He's very fit and is pulling off big plays in rapid succession. 2. McReight is the key to the Reds making a run in the finals. 3. Good from Thomas and C...

What are you talking about? He was arguably the best fullback in the world. His kicking was fine. His kicking was merely adequate. It was his biggest downfall. His biggest downfall is that he's a raging homophobic twat who hides behind his idiotic imported religious fundamentalism. But yeah, on the...

I'm WFH twice a week and I love it. I usually do tasks that require minimal interruptions so I can blast music etc while I work. Always good to be able to drop my kids off at school and pick them up from rugby training. A quick google check tells me that 34% of Australians work from home at least on...

booji boy wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:36 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:24 am I quite like a room temperature stout or porter.

I like my lagers ice cold.

Everything else in between.
Room temperature or cellar temperature?

Yes, good point. Cellar temperature.

I quite like a room temperature stout or porter.

I like my lagers ice cold.

Everything else in between.

The one thing that is taught well in league is tackling. I've seen some weapon juniors come across to union and their positional play and option taking isn't great but they fold cunce.

Enzedder wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 4:12 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 2:40 am Well now, this is an interesting thread.

Which one do you want to keep an eye on - or shall we merge them?

Merge them.

Although this is a slightly different topic, the conversation has morphed into the other thread.

You can still push in scrums. It doesn't happen often but teams do it.

Well now, this is an interesting thread.

Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 11:29 pm Yeah Lynagh is a big loss. Blues scored 3 tries to 1 after Creighton came on.

TBF one of those tries (the winning one) was scored when our million dollar winger decided to not tackle someone.

Agree w/- both points. Happy to see HMP back on board, tho’. On t’other hand, I’ll be at this game and I’m not much of an infallible good luck charm for the Red. Been to far to many losses and outright floggings. I’ve only been to one Reds game in NZ, and the Reds won it. I fear the universe may be...

After this I watched Baby Reindeer on Netflix. That's some mad shit. Holy shit we did the same. Man, what a show. Terrifying and somewhat farked up. You're a bit of a comedian (Allegedly)- Can't quite get over the fact this guy thought he was funny enough to get on stage? Yeah, I'm not a fan of ant...

So you think the weight figures are under-reported? Probably. When do they weigh them? Before every season? So if they are all under-reported, surely it's still valid comparing? Why would certain players be under reported by materially different amounts? They aren't under reported. They are just sp...

OK, but if they are exaggerated, surely on average they are exaggerated evenly? Therefore it's fine to compare and contrast the different figures? No, I don't think they are. They seem to be figures that are written down once and then not updated. As someone pointed out on another thread, Ardie Sav...

OK, but if they are exaggerated, surely on average they are exaggerated evenly? Therefore it's fine to compare and contrast the different figures? No, I don't think they are. They seem to be figures that are written down once and then not updated. As someone pointed out on another thread, Ardie Sav...

Skiaddict wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:19 am This Meads fellow, Is he related to that Swain bloke?

No. What an odd question to ask.

Ummm...Meads ended Ken Catchpoles' career......those black tinted glasses..... I was at that game. If a player did anything like that today, he would be banned for life. Catchpole should have sued Meads, but Catchy was too nice a guy to do that. :evil: I have a mate who was also at that game and wa...

I don't believe any of the weight/height stats bandied around. OK, but if they are exaggerated, surely on average they are exaggerated evenly? Therefore it's fine to compare and contrast the different figures? No, I don't think they are. They seem to be figures that are written down once and then n...

I don't believe any of the weight/height stats bandied around.

Just because it's Intense doesn't make it a great game enjoyable to everyone. Those who are used to seeing the variety of play and competition for the ball in rugby, would probably find the short pass, tackle x 5 and a kick routine boring and dumb. The shoulder charges and thugby acts in League don...

Perfectly legal tackle and Edmed got the fudge up and played the rest of the game. His hit on Lynagh was a dog act though but was just a penalty in the game. For some reason (Kiwi ref). https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/1baf3n2/late_shot_on_lynagh/ I was okay with that decision as well. :x

Perfectly legal tackle and Edmed got the fudge up and played the rest of the game.

His hit on Lynagh was a dog act though but was just a penalty in the game. For some reason (Kiwi ref).

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/com ... on_lynagh/

Gavin Duffy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:56 pm
Thomas wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:29 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:54 pm After this I watched Baby Reindeer on Netflix. That's some mad shit.
Holy shit we did the same. Man, what a show. Terrifying and somewhat farked up.
New pronoun?

Oh gosh no. I just watch shows with my family and not on my own like an obese shut in.

Do we get a public holiday if the bloke carks it?

DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:54 pm After this I watched Baby Reindeer on Netflix. That's some mad shit.

Holy shit we did the same. Man, what a show. Terrifying and somewhat farked up.

Won $10k on the chooks today. God I love Anzac Day Congratulations. Not sure what odds you managed on that but the stake was obviously significant We’re happy for you - but since many of us here are battlers - residents of struggle street - the big-noting is probably ill-advised You know? Good poin...

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