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merlin the happy pig

Religion is complete bollocks, lots of it is pretty fvcking nasty, with kudos to the religion of peace being objectively the nastiest of all. That said, over history, kingdoms or villages etc having ANY sort of unifying belief system, however nonsensical, has probably helped the kingdom survive and...

merlin the happy pig

Religion is complete bollocks, lots of it is pretty fvcking nasty, with kudos to the religion of peace being objectively the nastiest of all. That said, over history, kingdoms or villages etc having ANY sort of unifying belief system, however nonsensical, has probably helped the kingdom survive and ...

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Anyway, I’d give Razor’s first season a B-. Having a really promising forward pack and a back line that needs a lot of work is much better than vice versa. The wins against Ireland and England made up for a few low points earlier in the season, for me. I'd agree with this. The team generally looked...

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RR and Lamborghini/Bentley are owned by BMW and VW respectively, and there's significant overlap in development costs (lots of shared components and drivetrains) with those enormous manufacturers. They can afford to make great luxury cars alongside their normal stuff, that's why they are better tha...

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Giggle. Whoever writes the player ratings for Rugby Pass has a raging hard on for Beaudy. For the Italy test they gave him ... wait for it ... 9.5 :lol: Remember when Rieko Ioane made a huge linebreak in the 1st half, the ball was recycled and BB, with unmarked players outside him, just kicks the b...

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I thought ALB's yellow card was really harsh, the player wasn't tackled until the exact moment that they ball was forced free by the tackler. I also thought that the yellow card against the Italian TH prop was really tough too. The Italian scrum was going backwards all night, surely being penalised...

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Yeah not sure on the over criticism of Mark Telea. Backline is not functioning properly, blame the wing even through he is one of the top try scorers and metre makers. He went alright IMO but getting the ball consistently with a defender in front of you and heavy cover closing in fast leaves little...

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I give them a D+ Struggled past England. Lost 1 won 1 against Argentina. Couldn't beat the Boks. Average against Australia Struggled against a rusty Irish team Lost to France. Some promising signs with young up n comers performing well however most of them have already been involved with the ABs un...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 11:03 pm
RugbyFanNZ wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 11:02 pm Jordan named MOTM

Thought he was a bit average. Concerning too that at only 26 his blistering pace has gone
Has it?

Still looks just as quick to me...

He definitely looks a yard slower than last year to me.

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If people think overseas ABs will be released willingly, look at what happens to players from Samoa, Fiji, Tonga etc. The clubs might be obliged to release them but have no doubt, massive pressure is put on them not to play. And many of them withdraw from selection because they are afraid their liv...

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I always find it a bit strange that it's almost always brainless idiots with no real knowledge or understanding of a subject who claim they're thinking for themselves and that it's everyone else who is brainwashed. It correlates well, but there are accepted truths that are simply products of fields...

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Kini Naholo has pace, but I still have doubts about his rugby nous. There are some seriously quick guys running around in NPC, but as PP said, Soup has become too conservative and to some extent, by extension, so has the ABs. Chay Fihaki FFS, the Bus was still trotting around keeping younger player...

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I just saw a replay of the neck roll pen. I don't really have an issue with it personally. You can argue it's a tad soft, but England had a try rubbed out for a similar incident against the Boks—that's just how they're reffed these days. It's been fairly well communicated, and at least they're cons...

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The Rieko experiment at centre hasn't really worked for the ABs. He is a solid centre but was on course to be one of the great wingers in the modern game. That isn't a good trade off. Have to agree with this. The ABs have made plenty of opportunities that couldn't be converted to points because we ...

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Why were they cramping up Clarke at the end instead of giving him the ball on the outside? Clarke was giving the French problems for most of the game. I have no idea why Razor continues to stick with Reece. I'd rather have a player like Narawa on the other wing (or Reiko) to complement Clarke. I do...

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ABs bombed too many tries.
France got a free ride in the second half from the officials.
Poor refereeing made enough of a difference to swing that game.
Great game though.

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Officials trying really hard for France now

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Where's the 30 second scrums? FFS.

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2 very lucky penalties for France there

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Another try goes begging

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Barrett needs to stop fvcking kicking.

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Barrett, cross kick WTF?

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ABs conceding meters on every tackle there

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ABs conceding meters on every tackle there

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Barrett needs to make better decisions on static ball In that last passage of play there seemed to be players calling for the ball on the left. Roigard didn't seem to notice. ABs attack still losing shape too quickly. Definitely not vintage backline play, but plenty of intensity at least until the ...

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French probably lucky not to have conceded more penalties at scrum time.
Great lineout and scrum by the ABs.
French great in contact though.

Roigard fantastic so far.

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Tamaiti Williams looks stuffed.
Good shift so far, but has to come off 10 minutes into second half. Barely walking into tackles now.

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Finally a penalty in kicking range

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Very strong pick and go from the French excellent try.

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Scrums soooooo slow, so much for 30 second scrums

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Already more happened in this game than the whole Ireland game last week. Fantastic to watch.

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I never said anything of the sort FFS I told you to trade it and get a free carry. Perfectly good (free) advice, which you seem incapable of recognising. I don’t give a fvck if it takes over the world or not. It’s an asset to be traded , not my high school fvcking sweetheart Tbf, it’s the zealots l...

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And, what was the report on the quality of water in Florida?
Swampy?

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Mils made a good point on the review saying this AB team isn’t all there tactically yet. No surprise given new coaching team and players since the RWC. But expectations of this game should remain tempered. On the bad side: Little to no fluency on attack, mostly good individual performances. Lack of...

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wamberal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 12:45 am One of the greatest wins. Let's hope this is the beginning of a genuine resurgence in Australian rugby.

That last try was a thing of beauty.
More of this, even if you do it against the ABs I'll be cheering.

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Anything but blame themselves. The problem is policy and overcooking the woke agenda. Moderation would serve them well. Quit trying to change 90 percent to suit the 10. Nah, you're tacking the woke agenda on as a personal dislike when most polls and elections have actually showed people don't care....

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He took about 30 minutes to start refereeing the ruck. Lots of slow ball from second tacklers "accidentally" falling on the wrong side of the ruck. Also not pinging trapped players because they are trapped. When have referees ever shown leniency for that? Been seeing the better refs do that recentl...

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Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:34 pm Also I really wish Coles had pissed off from the canes a couple years earlier so we could have allowed Aumua up to speed earloer

Great to see him maturing. Missed one throw, but great value around the field when some rugby accidentally broke out.

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Razors coaching is coming thru when it matters, this tour will silence the critics I'm a big Razor fan, but ABs attacking pattern still looks almost completely unstructured. Individuals played well. Tactic of getting Jordie to take the high balls was excellent, amazing it's not been the norm. From ...

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Really happy with the win. Ireland were as rusty as I've seen in years, but credit to the AB's for stepping up against the world's best team at home. The breakdown is always tough against Ireland, but we did a much better job in this facet than we did when they toured NZ last year. I think Berry's ...

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