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Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:54 pm Is man of the moment Gamble eligible for the Wallabies, I read somewhere he is a New Zealander

I think so. He's been here a bloody long time.

He's probably third choice at best at 7 though.

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I did wonder how keen they would be if it was an unpaid tour- will never know of course. I mean, we'd should them a couple of cases in the sheds every match. That's probably enough to get Hansen there I think he would tour for the free flight home amd a sausage sizzler. Yep good opportunity for him...

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How very dare we live in a multicultural world. Those players aren't playing for the lions because of multiculturalism. It's because of money. I did wonder how keen they would be if it was an unpaid tour- will never know of course. I mean, we'd should them a couple of cases in the sheds every match...

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Munster-fogs wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 7:13 am How very dare we live in a multicultural world.

Those players aren't playing for the lions because of multiculturalism. It's because of money.

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And not the best advertisement for rugby in Asia having an expat side representing them, they argue and do many players are born and raised there but I didnt see one Asian face/name. That shouldn't factor into qualification. They play by the same rules everyone else does. If we don't like players q...

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You mean it's because they moved where they wanted to? And not because their parents made them? Just like Dauganu for Wallabies, etc and ones with ABs? ...because they grew up in the country they represent. Daugunu grew up in Aussie? Could of sworn he moved there at 20 years old. Or do they grow up...

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"The fijian collossus" "The samoan Mercury" Skelton, lolesio Those seem made up. Skelton was born in NZ and moved to Australia when he was 10. Noah was hr same story but younger. A bit different to a 20 something pro getting offered more coin to move north. You mean it's because they moved where th...

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grievous wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:30 am This needs to be an annual game, give these regional cities guaranteed games.

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Knoath wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:20 am Is this an official test match? If so what are permutations for WR standings. And as mentioned by commentators this will 1st time they've lost back to back against Fiji.

I think we are 8 and fiji 9....which seems fair based on that.

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My three year old

"Daddy, they can't hear you. They are too far away"

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Farva wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:05 am
Zakar wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 4:49 am Slipper out not good.
Poreki too. Hope he is ok, HIA it seems

Slipper back

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Our scrum completely dominant but not getting much pay out of it

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South Africa connected are Pierre Schoeman, from Pretoria, Duhan and Van Der Merwe, who hails from George. Huw Jones visited South Africa in his gap year in 2013 and played rugby for False Bay Rugby Club before turning out for the University of Cape Town’s Ikey Tigers in the 2014 Varsity Cup. fudge...

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Slipper out not good.

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WALLABIES v FIJI TEAMS FIJI (15-1): Salesi Rayasi, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Iosefo Masi, Josua Tuisova, Jiuta Wainiqolo, Caleb Muntz, Simione Kuruvoli, Viliame Mata, Elia Canakaivata, Lekima Tagitagivalu, Temo Mayanavanua, Isoa Nasilasila, Peni Ravai, Tevita Ikanivere (c), Eroni Mawi Replacements: Sam Mat...

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Lots of kiwis in that side too. Name them… "The fijian collossus" "The samoan Mercury" Skelton, lolesio Those seem made up. Skelton was born in NZ and moved to Australia when he was 10. Noah was hr same story but younger. A bit different to a 20 something pro getting offered more coin to move north.

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*Let’s not fúck about when fúcking up names: Amateurzero **Possibly hallucinating, but I swear I watched Creighton be decidedly not-shit in a game not long ago. Can he reproduce that? ***Aaaah, but which Walton; Eeyore or the version where I regretted calling him Eeyore? Big Miles might not be much...

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How many Fijians, Samoans English and tongans in the Australian side again? You can't just drop someone called 'the tongan thor' the think we won't notice... 1 Fijian who moved when he was 20. He had never played pro rugby. Everyone else was either born here or moved when they were children. Try ag...

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I'm not wild about the amount of johnny foreigners in the lions... but Hansen's mum is actually Irish. Feels like maybe he should get a moral outrage pass. Born in Australia, grew up in Australia, learned his rugby in Australia, played Australia u20s, played 20 games of pro rugby in Australia befor...

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Mog The Almighty wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:39 pm 2 Aussies, 2 Saffers and only 1 Kiwi? Is that all?

Even if I haven't missed anyone, still pretty strange that the British and Irish Lions could field a team that is 1/3rd antipodean.

3 Aussies.

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Has Justin Marshall had a mea culpa?

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It's only a good decision if you ignore those pesky laws. Also, the law you quoted was totally unrelated. But don't let that hold you back. :lol: I get you're angry. I'd be angry all the time too if I were welsh :thumbup: Jeez, you're trying too hard today, sport. Very unbecoming. :lol: You've been...

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ROLDY wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:44 pm So where the fudge has this Tahs team been all year?

They've been pretty solid at home TBF. I went to a few games and they won every one.

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I'm implying no bias, but the big decisions all went the Tahs' way today. The two biggest were. 1. Allowing the Tahs' wing to crawl to the tryline after he'd been tackled. 2. Allowing the Tahs' player to slap the ball out of Genge's hand on the tryline. That's a 12pt swing, which would have made th...

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So the type of boots one wears puts them down as some rugby wannabe? What uniform is permissible? RMs are for north sure liberal voters whole like to pretend they're country people. Country people were blundstones. I wear both (and im a state school kid and not from sydney). And know plenty of coun...

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There was nothing wrong with the referee. Quit yar whining. He was shit, but shit to both teams. That's rugby. Happens. I'm implying no bias, but the big decisions all went the Tahs' way today. The two biggest were. 1. Allowing the Tahs' wing to crawl to the tryline after he'd been tackled. 2. Allo...

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:thumbup: Waratahs showed grit. All these classless c-nts whining about how bad the Lions are and the referee needs to go and start following football or something. Plastic rugby men. It's possible to highlight that a referee was dogshit without actually impacting the result. The Tahs were never in...

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John Howard is a tool. The Waratahs crowd cheering him speaks volumes for the wit kant of “Tahs” supporters. People remember him with rose tinted glasses. Regardless of your politics, he (as well as Keating and Hawke) before him were acres better as leaders than anyone since. I’m going the other wa...

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terryfinch wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:25 pm For me Mitchell, Jones and Earl were only starting players that put their hand up for the test side. The rest were terrible or anonymous.

Marcus Smith for 15?

Earl was shit, only action he had was cheering the front row pushing a kid around. Hugh Sinclair was better than him.

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The crowd cheering Johnny Howard must have really triggered mattheexpat I remember Howard used to wear Wallaby jumpers/jackets on his early morning walks. This was in the early 2000s. Good rugby man. I'd imagine most of the PMs we've had since then had no interest in rugby or Leaguies, apart from A...

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The crowd cheering Johnny Howard must have really triggered mattheexpat I remember Howard used to wear Wallaby jumpers/jackets on his early morning walks. This was in the early 2000s. Good rugby man. I'd imagine most of the PMs we've had since then had no interest in rugby or Leaguies, apart from A...

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The crowd cheering Johnny Howard must have really triggered mattheexpat

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bimboman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:58 pm
Freezing wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:56 pm Tahs - well played

Embarrassed most of the lions players
By getting thumped.

Bunch of tackle bag holders sticking it to seasoned internationals. Some of these lads didn't even get a run all season in Super Rugby.

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Tahs conformable moral victors there.

Gamble best on pitch.

'Scottish' centre combo and Alex Mitchell good.
Teddy Wilson was good.

Rest of the Lions shit.

Tahs worked hard TBF, but not a lot of talent.

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grievous wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:55 pm No punches. Disappoint.

Tane edmed should have pinned down Marcus Smith and McRaed him

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:51 pm
Zakar wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:50 pm
ChipSpike wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:48 pm

The tah scrum just their shit pushed in
They have a literal Academy kid on there. He still plays u21s.
Future not looking bright either so

Yeah not with him. He's the 4th string LHP for the Tahs. He hasn't played a single super rugby game this season.

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ChipSpike wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:48 pm
Tess Tickles wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:45 pm Lions look like rank amateurs. Don't like it up them.
The tah scrum just their shit pushed in

They have a literal Academy kid on there. He still plays u21s.

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Matt-A wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:45 pm Good to see hiw much that scrum meant to Ben Earl

He's such a wit kant.

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Earl winning the most pubchable face contest. What a wit kant, you've won a scrum against an Academy kid.

Gamble best player on pitch by some margin. He'd have 150 caps if his grandma had ever met someone from Scotland.

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