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nardol wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:31 pm My 2 yo jumped on my groin as I was reading him a bedtime story

Both of mine have done that, it’s amazing there is even a younger one from the amount of times the older one did it.

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I was talking to my two year old on Monday and he grabbed my face with both hands on my cheeks, looked me square in the eyes and said ”dad shut up”, so it’s swings and roundabouts really.

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May Tiger at the Espy is quite nice, been there a few times. The Kingfish and the spicy dumplings are particular highlights for me.

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3 weeks for that? Not even close I’m obviously speculating but he’s clearly brought the game into disrepute in a big way. The fact that this will be all over the media the next few days will mean they make an example of him I reckon. And if they do,so be it. It’s the sort of thing I’d expect to see...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:23 am Has anyone seen the "Ball in play" times yet? Would be interesting to compare with other years

Saders game was 41 minutes, Tahs was 29. All others were in that range, average being 34 minutes.

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grievous wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:59 am What are the rugby friendly pubs in Melb these days?

Bells Hotel on Moray St is probably the rugby pub at the moment. Other than that College Lawn or Station Hotel in Richmond are good shouts as well.

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Ref - James Doleman
ARs - Paul Williams & Graham Cooper
TMO - Some failed referee

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Combination of 7, 8 and 6 depending how knackered I was. Nowadays I just watch them.

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Pretty decent meme about it.

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A smarter captain or kicker would have motioned to the goal posts and called for the kicking tee. Clock winds down the allowed time to 80 minutes and Foley "shins" it into touch 8) There maybe some law against that but I can't be bothered to see if there is. I actually do think that would translate...

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It was about speeding the game back up. During the trial the ball was back in play in, on average, 23 seconds. Compared to 1 minute 35 seconds on average from a 5m scrum. Surely getting the ball back in play quicker is the goal? A scrum is 'in play' ffs Yeah, but I mean that the ball in play is has...

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It was about speeding the game back up. During the trial the ball was back in play in, on average, 23 seconds. Compared to 1 minute 35 seconds on average from a 5m scrum. Surely getting the ball back in play quicker is the goal? I bet that doesn't take resets into account, and the free kicks/penalt...

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It was about speeding the game back up. During the trial the ball was back in play in, on average, 23 seconds. Compared to 1 minute 35 seconds on average from a 5m scrum. Surely getting the ball back in play quicker is the goal?

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TISM once pondered “Yob or wanker?”, I guess with this purchase I’m both. Got to say a huge upgrade from my previous Colorado. This Ranger has set the standard for utes for a good few years. https://i.ibb.co/TqwBvN5/4-B6447-A1-77-FE-43-D0-95-FD-B04863178816.jpg https://i.ibb.co/L8qpfVV/C98-AA57-F-4...

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Vettel gooonnnnnneeeeeee. Retiring at the end of the season.

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Round 1 – Sat 6 Aug 2022 South Africa v New Zealand Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) ARs: Luke Pearce (RFU) & Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) Round 2 – Sat 13 Aug 2022 South Africa v New Zealand Referee: Luke Pearce(RFU) ARs: Angus Gardner (RA) & Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Brett Cronan (...

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CM11 and towny - this hasn't changed for 4 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZzxX4MVruo

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I don't know who was doing the game, but I watched the first 15 minutes of the first South Africa v Wales test and those guys were awful. You could hear Stransky off mic yelling about decisions and the other guy would also say stuff like "Jones, holding on surely, come on". I am fine with a bit of e...

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I've always thought Foul Play was dealt with independently, so both should have been dealt with. The only real grey area to me in the above, would be which team gained the penalty advantage, if there were two separate yellow card offenses. My guess would be the first offense, assuming the play was ...

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I've always thought Foul Play was dealt with independently, so both should have been dealt with. The only real grey area to me in the above, would be which team gained the penalty advantage, if there were two separate yellow card offenses. My guess would be the first offense, assuming the play was ...

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South Africa v Wales - 1st Test Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) ARs: Angus Gardner (RA) & Andrew Piardi (FIR) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU) South Africa v Wales - 2nd test Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) ARs: Matthew Carley (RFU) & Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA) South Africa v Wales - 3rd test Refe...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 7:07 pm I think it has to be backwards now?

What has to be backwards? A quick throw in? Nope, backwards or straight along the line of touch, just not forwards.

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Test 1: Saturday, 2 July, 2022 Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) Test 2: Saturday, 9 July, 2022 Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU) Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:26 pm Only NZ can conspire to lose after scoring 550.

Why the hell did we not have Wagner

Pfft, we did it first.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/eng ... -scorecard

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While I don't see them entering the playoffs anytime soon, I think the Rebels did manage to earn a bit more respect on this side of the ditch this year. The close defeat to the Chiefs and the win over the Highlanders hopefully have put paid to the "dreadful Rebels" lines we've seen in the NZ press....

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Match: Crusaders [2] v Chiefs [3]
Date: Friday 10 June
Venue: Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
Kick Off local:19:05
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant Ref 1:Brendon Pickerill
Assistant Ref 2:Jordan Way
TMO:Chris Hart

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What's that double-latch thing all about? I take it they weren't bound so therefore it's illegal to just hold onto the shorts? Anyway, both teams are going to get hammered by England and France at the world cup :blush: :o You can't have 2 people latched onto the ball carrier. It's often seen at pic...

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Match :Brumbies [4] v Hurricanes [5]
Date : Saturday 4 June
Venue :GIO Stadium, Canberra
Kick Off local: 19:45
Referee:Paul Williams
Assistant Ref 1:Mike Fraser
Assistant Ref 2:Mike Winter
TMO :Richard Kelly

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Match :Chiefs [3] v NSW Waratahs [6]
Date :Saturday 4 June
Venue :FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Kick Off local:16:35
Referee:Nic Berry
Assistant Ref 1:Jordan Way
Assistant Ref 2:Dan Waenga
TMO :Chris Hart

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Match :Crusaders [2] v QLD Reds [7]
Date : Friday 3 June
Venue : Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
Kick Off local:19:05
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant Ref 1:James Doleman
Assistant Ref 2:Angus Mabey
TMO :Glenn Newman

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No thread by the home team fan (singular not an error) so in Farva' absence I shall do my half arsed effort for somewhere to chat. Who. Force v Hurricanes What. Do or Die for the Force season When. God knows, the time zone shit is annoying but im assuming its on Where. A loooong way from civilisati...

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Match: NSW Waratahs v Blues
Date:Saturday 28 May
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Kick Off local:19:45
Referee:Paul Williams
Assistant Ref 1:TBC
Assistant Ref 2:Matt Kellahan
TMO: James Leckie

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Match:Crusaders v QLD Reds
Date:Friday 27 May
Venue: Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
Kick Off local:19:35
Referee:Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant Ref 1:James Doleman
Assistant Ref 2:Stu Curran
TMO: Shane McDermott

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Go to the World Rugby laws and you will see those words. Law 9 A player who commits foul play must either be cautioned or temporarily suspended or sent off. Yep, you were missing a line. A caution is different to a YC, that's why we have penalty only infringements under FP as well. I can't see the ...

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I don't know the laws around reverse penalties but I do know that if a player commits foul play they must be cautioned or sent off. If you are not realistically challenging for the ball in the air and you interfere with them it's foul play No they don't. Go to the World Rugby laws and you will see ...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 3:40 am I don't know the laws around reverse penalties but I do know that if a player commits foul play they must be cautioned or sent off. If you are not realistically challenging for the ball in the air and you interfere with them it's foul play

No they don't.

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Match:Hurricanes v Melbourne Rebels
Date:Saturday 21 May
Venue:Sky Stadium, Wellington
Kick Off local:19:05
Referee:Paul Williams
Assistant Ref 1:Mike Fraser
Assistant Ref 2:Mike Winter
TMO: Richard Kelly

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I think that something around "hey guys, new strain, chuck a mask on again please" would go down well. Doubt we will see lockdowns again.

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RIP, I always enjoyed watching the Big Bash when he was on commentary. His insights to little things were always interesting.

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