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There were two sportsmen my friends worshipped in highschool. Menzies and Mortlock

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towny wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:36 am
shanky wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:41 pm Apparently, in France, the TH prop is the highest paid player!

How about that? A value system designed by and for, fat slow pricks.

Not here, no sirree.

It’s all jogo bonito down this way.
Who is Australia’s highest paid player these days?

Tongan thor

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NSW’s daily coronavirus numbers are in. The state recorded 18 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday. Of those 18 cases, we already knew about 13. In addition, six new cases were detected overnight. This means NSW has technically recorded 11 new cases. Those numbers are...

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shanky wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:19 am
Farva wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:14 am My parents were definitely boomers
Were?

Anything you want to tell us, Sef(arva) Gonzales?

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9. McDermott 10. Lolesio 11. Koroibete 12. Paisami 13. Ikitau 14. Wright 15. Banks The future is now... :thumbup: That is a very small test backline Huge backs are over-rated anyway (imo). Huge…….some. Small………makes it tough when half the other blokes are huge A big fast man will beat a small fast ...

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kiap wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:53 pm
Zakar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:45 pm
Farva wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:39 pm Wait what? fudge off with that.

I'm a millennial mate.
Yeah that's what I thought - not the entitlement generation then.
The quote was "a product of the entitlement generation",

So, ... his parents were boomers.

Yes good point.

Defiantly a product of entitled boomers

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@ Farva I know you're a product of the entitlement generation, but free handouts are neither sustainable beyond the short term, nor are they economically wise. The govmint can only print so much money. You ask Groucho. Fava isn't a boomer? Wait what? fudge off with that. I'm a millennial mate. Yeah...

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Ellafan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:24 pm @ Farva

I know you're a product of the entitlement generation, but free handouts are neither sustainable beyond the short term, nor are they economically wise. The govmint can only print so much money. You ask Groucho.

Fava isn't a boomer?

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So just to make things clear, having demanded that they retain their 5 current teams in the Trans Tasman comp for 2022, RA have now decided that there will be no TT comp unless the Kiwi teams are weakened and unless an Australian team is guaranteed to make the final, regardless of how few matches t...

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guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:42 am
shanky wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:36 am
guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:23 am Taniela Tupou is an over rated flat track bully who did nothing against the Kiwi teams.

Hah.I spit on your Thor.
Yeah, we totally would prefer to have Angus Ta'avao
Oh,.... you want real rugby players now?

You mean Aussie Gus?

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It would work if the Aussies got their shit together and learned how to play proper rugby. I think the SRAu teams would have learnt a lot this year in terms of intensity, tactics and skills. You can't tell me they don't have the cattle, they just need to be properly trained. They've done it before,...

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I find it difficult to believe that a good skills coach cannot teach Uelese how to throw the bloody ball. When Brad Thorn switched to rugby he had to learn a lot of new skills. Many years ago, I worked in a large computer services company. The boss had a favourite saying whenever a customer demande...

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I played a game against John Smith in high school. He played LH... We were about 4 leagues below Pretoria Boys High so they were buggering around, he normally played TH at school... It was a nothing match, I'm not Globusing here. That's pretty cool. Best I've got is Pek Cowan... and I was at 15 tha...

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The majority of Kiwi coaches are properly weird blokes. If they weren't coaching rugby, they'd be sadistic headmasters, bent coppers , or serial killers. In Schmidt's case, there was always a touch of the evil German tank commander about him. Not sure what the chap's origins are but one could quite...

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Just run two comps concurrently. So there would be a log for SRAu/Ao respectively and then a combined one for TT. Then we could have a domestic final and a TT final much as this year. Not sure what the difficulty is. I don't think Australian fans or RA are being unreasonable. All they are asking is...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:26 am I'm struggling to believe that after everything we've been through in SR, Rugby Australia is demanding conferences so that the top Australian team is guaranteed to qualify for the final of TT in 2022.

They are pitching ideas. Any evidence anything is being demanded?

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Option 1: Increase the number of Kiwi teams. Taranaki plus Auckland based Pacific team will dilute our talent enough to make the 5 Aussie teams more competitive. Option 2: Remove any restrictions on player nationality in the squads, but only for countries in the competition. And also allow national...

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As an aside, it's criminal how difficult it is to find player stats for rugby. Compare it to American sports, Football or Cricket and its appalling. That data is held by the union or comps, but bogarted for some reason. Well, line-out win % is a pretty solid one for our purposes I think. Could have...

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As an aside, it's criminal how difficult it is to find player stats for rugby. Compare it to American sports, Football or Cricket and its appalling. That data is held by the union or comps, but bogarted for some reason. Well, line-out win % is a pretty solid one for our purposes I think. Could have...

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There is not a comp in the world that NZ could enter with 5 teams and not dominate. If you look at the European top 8 this year: Toulouse La Rochelle Leinster Bordeaux Exeter Sale Clermont Racing I don't think any of them would fare any better than the Reds and Brumbies. Whats that got to do with a...

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As an aside, it's criminal how difficult it is to find player stats for rugby.

Compare it to American sports, Football or Cricket and its appalling.

That data is held by the union or comps, but bogarted for some reason.

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There is not a comp in the world that NZ could enter with 5 teams and not dominate.

If you look at the European top 8 this year:

Toulouse
La Rochelle
Leinster
Bordeaux
Exeter
Sale
Clermont
Racing

I don't think any of them would fare any better than the Reds and Brumbies.

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Thomas wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:21 am Kinda keen to see these montages tbh.

Mine would look like the Randy Marsh scary ghost.

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If anyone worked retail in their student days, I'd recommend Superstore - a light but funny sitcom that is clearly influenced by the (US) Office, Parks and Rec and Brooklyn 99. No big name stars, however America Ferrara is quite good in it.

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I've solved it. 7 NPC premier teams + Moana pacifica play SRA (h&a) 5 Aussie teams + Fiji play SRAu (h&a) Top 4 teams in each play trans tasman Some sort of champions league with Japan ( #1 team SRA, #1 team SRAu top league champions, best placed non selected team in TT) More content, more even resu...

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So just to clarify, after all these years of trolling the South Africans over them wanting conferences, Rugby Australia is now demanding conferences so that an Australian team is guaranteed a place in the final? I guess this was always going to happen once Andy Marinos was appointed RA's CEO. I don...

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A question that arises out of the qualification of Ireland is whether they will play as an island of Ireland or Republic of Ireland team at the Olympics. The British nations will be be playing as Great Britain (although I heard something about England just taking the place as they qualified highest...

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Watching Louis Lynagh play on the weekend, and how we made Semi Radraga look like a bitch, id try and throw a bit of cash at bringing him to Aus to play Fullback for the Tahs. His younger brother will be moving to QLD shortly. He has signed with the Reds through to 2023 and will be moving to Brisba...

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Watching Louis Lynagh play on the weekend, and how we made Semi Radraga look like a bitch, id try and throw a bit of cash at bringing him to Aus to play Fullback for the Tahs. His younger brother will be moving to QLD shortly. He has signed with the Reds through to 2023 and will be moving to Brisba...

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kiwigreg369 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:54 am He did play well - but that would be a shocking poach. He’s english - very English…

https://youtu.be/MrHkzJYJDbk

He's got a very English accent.

When quizzed on a podcast, he diplomatically said he feels English, Australian and Italian. Smart young man

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Olo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:23 am Paisami has the potential to become a world class 12 over time.

Sure.

He could have all the tools, other than maybe being slightly undersized (plays 10kg heavier than he is though).

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Watching Louis Lynagh play on the weekend, and how we made Semi Radraga look like a bitch, id try and throw a bit of cash at bringing him to Aus to play Fullback for the Tahs.

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We need to have a few players who are genuinely world class if we are any hope of winning the big prizes. Not just "in the discussion". My picks would be: Tupou, Bell, Rodha, Petaia, Vunivalu. What does 'genuinely world class' mean in your mind? Tupou is a shoe in for a world 23 now, only question ...

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:38 am
Zakar wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:51 pm Any players use this tournament to flip eligibility? Was talk of Fekitoa switching to Tonga?

Edit: Lopeti Timani and Fekitoa both switched
Also Afusipa Taumoepeau former Aust 7s.

I'm not familiar with Taumoepeau, but the other two will have a big impact on XVs.

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Any players use this tournament to flip eligibility? Was talk of Fekitoa switching to Tonga?

Edit: Lopeti Timani and Fekitoa both switched

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Yep. Life is good. Get Latu back and get Uelese to a club where he can develop and the pack is almost sorted. What we really need is a couple of these talented kids to go on and become world class players. Good isn’t enough. The top Wallaby teams had a few ‘greats’. At present I would say we have H...

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It was disappointing but to suggest Saracens weren’t all that is bollocks. They played pretty much error free with a team of 12 Internationals who openly admitted they were coming there to kill this tie off after game one. 6 Lions all of whom played fantastically. One of the players had payed again...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:24 am
guy smiley wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:09 am it was Super Rugby before the Saffas stunk it up and it'll be Super Rugby once they're gone and forgotten...

no need for a name change.
I really hate South African Rugby.

You'll be pleased to hear that glamour franchise the Bulls just got manshamed by an Italian team.

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Well the rainbow cup final was excellent

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They made a profit (thanks to grant money) but haven’t invested in their future. There are far less people in the stands and far less development officers out in the community. Will they have less income in 2022? Will they get another big grant to cover their losses? Likely they will have to do wit...

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