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blindcider

Context is very important - for example, don’t you love a bit of coach bashing? How many times would you have jettisoned Gatland, and by extension, Edwards, in their 12 year tenure? Remember the search function. Gatland wasn't perfect, there were lots of dud seasons 4th place finishes, 10 losses in...

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There should be MORE red cards. Foul and dangerous play needs to be removed from the game.

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England v New Zealand 2018 - Jonker calls Underhill try back for a far less obvious offside than almost every other ruck in the game England v New Zealand RWC semi final - Jonker rules out Underhill try, rules out Youngs try England v Wales 2020 - Jonker gets O'Keefe to send Manu off but ignores Pa...

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Tuilagi being dangerously out of control isn't exactly a good defence North being on literally his knees and ducking is a half decent one though. Not entirely sure what Parkes's defence is. No complaints if both are reviewed and sanctioned - or even if they review the Parkes tackle and decide it wa...

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GWO2 wrote:No arguments here. In fact, I`m quite pleased, I thought we were going to get absolutely reamed

Wales always have a decent backbone that keeps them in games. Attack is very headless at the moment though

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Crash_12 wrote:
jabberwocky wrote:https://twitter.com/i/status/1236372577586741248

Thankfully Liam Williams takes his duty of care seriously.

At least Umaga didn't elbow BOD in the face afterwards.
God I’ve missed him, outstanding today considering he hasn’t played in 5 months or more.

Brilliant player

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DragsterDriver wrote:
JM2K6 wrote:Kruis has only really just returned to form for England. He's spent quite a bit of time playing poorly.
He had a horror dip at one time- was it after he played like a spaz on the Lions tour? Just massively underpowered.

yeah 12-18 months of absolute shite

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Joost wrote:Kruis going to Japan at 30, when he looks as good as he ever has and is clear first choice for England would be a bit of tragedy

Itoje always seems to go better when paired with Kruis too

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crapbackrow wrote:
blindcider wrote:
crapbackrow wrote:Great, the consensus seems to be that we are now OK with banning cover tackles... what a farce.
no-one at all is arguing that
I think you need watch it in real time again

nope, a legal cover tackle would be fine

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crapbackrow wrote:Great, the consensus seems to be that we are now OK with banning cover tackles... what a farce.

no-one at all is arguing that

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hermie wrote:The English giving out about the ref

He was generous to the home side. The warning and YC should have come much sooner. There was niggle on both sides but definitely a bit more from the men in white. Was there an offside awarded all day?

Did you even watch the game FFS?

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I guess we'll ignore the loads of high shots by the welsh then. I know this is a bad troll thread but it was obvious after the first half an hour that the ref wasn't on board with the current high tackle laws and it was open season. I thought the TMO gave him absolutely no support and Bun will cop ...

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If wales and england arent smacking eachother out a bit what's the point absolutely. I really enjoyed that game, despite little quality on show. Thought our first try was nice! Surprised they didnt check whether Navidi's pass was forward, but yes it was a lovely try and Fords pass for Daly's try wa...

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AND-y wrote:If wales and england arent smacking eachother out a bit what's the point

absolutely. I really enjoyed that game, despite little quality on show.

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You're having a laugh? Look back over the game again and you'll see dirty cheap shots from your lot over the whole 80. Watch AWJ at the first lineout on Itoje, Wales were as bad in a game full of niggle and off the ball stuff. As I said on the match thread the captains were probably the worst offen...

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ChipSpike wrote:Why did EJ take off Youngs? Was he tired?

Crap decisions taking off Marler, Youngs and Kruis when he did. Kruis was wrecking Welsh momentum in the forwards, Marler had their scrum on toast and Youngs was going really well.

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England are a shower of cheap shot merchants. Some ref will send off 3 or 4 of them some day. Both sides were proper niggly today and the captains were the worst offenders TBH (watch AWJ wipe out Itoje off the ball from the first line out). Proper test match. Quite a few no-arm tackles un-penalised...

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Hoping for a good competitive game (and an England win). No sporting atmosphere on earth rivals England v Wales at rugby IMO

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Enzedder wrote:Slow finish to the run - finished it in 7:06:05

Ace

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Bike ride done in 3 hours 32 - total 4 hrs 22 for 1st 2 legs. Doesn't look like she's pushing it They are some good times - without knowing the specifics under 7:30 is a very good effort for a first half-IM and she's on pace for that if not under 7. Running a half marathon on tired legs is not nice...

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I think i have said this before but in somewhere like Bristol where in most cases an electric car makes a lot of sense there will still be issues with charging. In the areas of town with Victorian and older properties there often is not any off-street parking to enable easy charging at home. There i...

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sorCrer wrote:How are races organised in your parts of the world? Do you have drinks tables etc?

Yes, normally. A lot of races (particularly longer races where backpacks/trailvests are common) are now demanding you carry your own receptacle for fluids to minimise plastic waste

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danny_fitz wrote:Dirty glasses in pubs.

The art of polishing a glass when it comes out the washer before it is put on the shelf is lost in this country.

Hasn't that long been banned on hygiene grounds?

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Electronic handbrakes, awful bloody things

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Jacket pocket btw. Need to get me one of those nice Garmin watches that plays music or podcasts. Just run. Listening to music whilst running is dangerous and headphones/earpods etc are banned in all IAAF sanctioned races. Never hear of aftershokz? Never tried them. I'm not trying to be argumentativ...

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My daughter is attempting the Taupo Half-ironman this weekend - it's part of her build-up to the full Ironman distance next year. I have had to pull out of her support crew as my back is too buggered to even sit in one place for a day, let alone walk around. Should run a sweep on how many times I r...

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My daughter is attempting the Taupo Half-ironman this weekend - it's part of her build-up to the full Ironman distance next year. I have had to pull out of her support crew as my back is too buggered to even sit in one place for a day, let alone walk around. Should run a sweep on how many times I r...

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If the bench choice is Lawes or Launch then (Assuming Form and Fitness) surely the choice has to be Lawes as he offers you more tactical versatility.

When you bring current form into it I am not convinced that Launch should be in the 23 at the moment

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I did my first 10km last night. Pretty happy with it as it had been a goal for the year. Had to adjust my pace a few times as my lungs were about to burst. Worst part was getting a lain in my shoulder towards the end. Remarkably little pain in my legs today. Shoulder pain is an indentifier that you...

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Well done SA. during semi finals week of the WC, after 20+ years of no ban and no warning, might like to get on his knees and make a public apology. The twat. Oh yeah! That was me. You did it in a match thread right after SA beat Japan in the RWC. It was reported by a number of posters. That's the ...

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Is our esteemed site admin now writing for Wales Online? Recent comments from Warren Gatland alluding to an inkling one player may have been taking them during his tenure were swiftly dismissed after the Wales coach “clarified” his thoughts. Nothing more than dressing room banter was the general gis...

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happyhooker wrote:
Pat the Ex Mat wrote:
6.Jones wrote:
Pat the Ex Mat wrote:
6.Jones wrote: The tragedy of the gammons.
It is tragic you can't get gammon in Oz
That's because we're manly men.
A shame though as with a fried egg, chips and pineapple it is Gert lush
That is, by a considerable margin, the worst post on this entire thread

He's gone native, a tragedy

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So we have the serial fantasist, the people who poke fun at him, and the people who feel compelled to show their bemusement at the people who poke fun at him. I'm probably biased but it's the middle lot who seem to have the most fun. As I said before i don't actually care whether this story is true...

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Horner comes across as a right plonker in that series. The Haas bloke is clearly playing to the cameras and Grosjean comes across as a massive idiot

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LandOTurk wrote:Reports that Biggar, Navidi, North and Liam to play against England.

The arrogance of Wales to only pick 4 players... they are clear favourites

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Lads when you have a physio programme is it worth doubling up in the exercises if you have the time? I normally barely get the usual reps done but am a bit more flexible at present. He has five exercises listed with three reps of ten. I do them in the morning. Would it be worth doing that again on ...

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Fair enough Globby but... You and your mates did the worlds first ever bungee jump off the Clifton Suspension Bridge - and not a single one of you have let it slip these past 55 years, except to mention it in passing on a rugby forum. What you guys did on that day was truly amazing and you deserve ...

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Imagine caring about the f u cking grass. :lol: Yeah, let’s be environmentally friendly and make everything look like shit. It is a patch of grass and will grow back, as indeed it is already doing. People are trying to make it sounds as if a mob swarmed to the grass with the deliberate intent of te...

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What is it with climate change protesters and hating grass? Xtinction lot digging up lawns all over the place and Greta's lot destroying Bristol's College Green. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-51696203 Though they saved the flowers which shows they care. Gavin Mountjoy commented on F...

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In an amusing start to the day, my windows background has been updated to be a photo of Clifton suspension bridge, hot air balloons and the caption “if someone around here tells you that you’re full of hot air...”. It made me miss Globus and his fanciful tales. Has he been banned? Not as far as I'm...

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