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- Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
Draft legal triathlon is a matter of starting the run leg in a position to compete. Make the front pack on the bike, don't burn much energy Team GB has some of the best runners out there in both men and women in GTB, Potter and Yee. If Duffy is proper fit she has proven multiple times she is a clas...
- Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
The women’s triathlon is about to start,not sure I’d be that keen on getting in the water after all the negative publicity re the cleanliness, unless the standards set are ridiculously high? They’re on their bikes now and they look grand. Draft-legal triathlons on a flat city course always seem poi...
- Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
Embarrassing. The planning for this is whats embarrassing, athletes and officials have been saying this was going to be an issue since the course was announced. When they do these things in big rivers in other cities (like London) with similar water quality issues they do them in sealed off dock ar...
- Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The most heroic Olympic moments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11173
Re: The most heroic Olympic moments
Yes, Steve Bradbury is in the same vein as Trevor "The Tortoise" Mispeka, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and Eric "The Eel" Moussambani. But Bradbury won glorious gold. The other three came dead last. 1:52/100m for Eric the Eel was pretty good considering he had just taught himself to swim. Probably the...
- Tue Jul 30, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement. The race has been postponed to Wednesday at 10:45am (6:45pm AEST), immediately after the women’s event, which is scheduled for 8am...
- Tue Jul 30, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The most heroic Olympic moments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11173
Re: The most heroic Olympic moments
Yes, Steve Bradbury is in the same vein as Trevor "The Tortoise" Mispeka, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and Eric "The Eel" Moussambani. But Bradbury won glorious gold. The other three came dead last. 1:52/100m for Eric the Eel was pretty good considering he had just taught himself to swim. Probably the...
- Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The most heroic Olympic moments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11173
Re: The most heroic Olympic moments
Excuse my ignorance, but how is frontrunning a great tactic? How often does a breakaway by unknown riders do it right at the start of a road race? It must be rare, especially with unknown riders. It's well documented the Dutch didn't draw in Anna Kiesenhofer's breakaway because they didn't know how...
- Thu Jul 25, 2024 9:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
Was a massive missed opportunity not to introduce competitive parkour this time around in the city where it was born...are the local organisers thick or what? Why parkour organizers want the IOC to reject the sport from 2024 Paris Olympics Fair enough, didn't know about that. At least they were thi...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27645
- Views: 2346022
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
I know most on here are more heavy weight lifters than otherwise but in a drunken moment attempting to bring back my youth I've agreed to a 10km open water swim in January. Any suggestions for training? There must be something smarter than just swim lots for a long time. I was thinking of working o...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27645
- Views: 2346022
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
I know most on here are more heavy weight lifters than otherwise but in a drunken moment attempting to bring back my youth I've agreed to a 10km open water swim in January. Any suggestions for training? There must be something smarter than just swim lots for a long time. I was thinking of working o...
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Lions tours - selection balance
- Replies: 82
- Views: 4821
Re: Lions tours - selection balance
ie. < 20. Who thinks we'll get 20, let alone more? I get roughly 13-15. Calm thy tits… I wasn’t entirely serious. It does raise an interesting question though: assuming that a full Irish side would win the series comfortably - how/why would you look to augment it with other nation’s players, and at...
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Joe Bidone
- Replies: 441
- Views: 16751
Re: Joe Bidone
So it's Harris. A black woman with a Jewish husband. Are we saying she has little chance to be POTUS or none whatsoever? Being Black, Indian, female and married to a Jew isn't really any baring on if she'll be President. We live in a post Obama world. The problem is that she's utterly shite. Her ca...
- Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Game Reviews
- Replies: 8415
- Views: 946109
Re: Game Reviews
Dark Soulsy games are too masochistic for me, can't deal with sitting for hours trying to kill the same boss. All the games were like that when I was a kid and I've had about enough of it for one lifetime. I'm a bit jealous of people who can enjoy them, they look like immersive games with a great a...
- Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
Also no place for tennis,golf or football-if an olympic gold is not the pinnacle of your sport-theres no place for it at the olympics. We have tickets for the eventing. The pinnacle of eventing are the 5 star courses. This is being run over 4 star short course. It is not just not the pinnacle, some...
- Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should we stop being a rugby forum to attract more members?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 3853
- Thu Jul 18, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
I can't wait for the following events Swimming like a crab Swimming like a drowning retard Swimming on your back Actual real swimming At 20 different lengths for 400 medals. If some guy can get like 10 golds in one Olympics, probably means you need to trim back that event. Riveting viewing. Get rid...
- Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
warm-upsassfly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:26 amHow would you classify the 10,000m and marathon?blindcider wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:10 am There are no long distance running events at the Olympics![]()
- Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer Olympics
- Replies: 4175
- Views: 111705
Re: Summer Olympics
There are no long distance running events at the OlympicsLoveOfTheGame wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:06 am Just everything, whatever is on I'll watch. Not a huge fan of the long distances running or cycling, but I'm just going to take it all in. Can't wait.

- Tue Jul 16, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
Southgate seems to have done a good job managing egos and forging a team spirit - in some ways a parallel to when Lancaster led England to multiple second places in the 6N. Not quite a team with the dog or tactical nous (maybe a bit of bottle too) as a collective to win the biscuits but reasonably s...
- Mon Jul 15, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
They have one of the best squads on paper. It’s not up for discussion Hype, hype, hype. Isn't it always so. Southgate's biggest mistake was doing a Sven and sticking so long with these overhyped star players praying that they might come good at some stage. Kane was rubbish. Bellingham was rubbish. ...
- Mon Jul 15, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Game Reviews
- Replies: 8415
- Views: 946109
Re: Game Reviews
Dark Soulsy games are too masochistic for me, can't deal with sitting for hours trying to kill the same boss. All the games were like that when I was a kid and I've had about enough of it for one lifetime. I'm a bit jealous of people who can enjoy them, they look like immersive games with a great a...
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
He would still be walking up from Englands halfRodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:51 pmFrom the corner? Don't be silly.blindcider wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:50 pmNot on current form he doesn't get thereRodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:49 pm 4 my arse.
Kane scores those. The Watkins fluff and the 2 headers![]()
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
Not on current form he doesn't get thereRodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:49 pm 4 my arse.
Kane scores those. The Watkins fluff and the 2 headers![]()
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
Did not see that coming. Felt England were on the verge of capitulation
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
He seems miles off the pace still and almost zero anticipation. I can't believe he's fully fit.
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
- Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
It's not a tackle it's an attempted block and Kane kicks Dumfries. I can see why it is given but I also disagree with it, it 100% should not have been given by VAR as it is not a clear and obvious error. If the Dutch player had rolled around instead of Kane... he might even have got Kane sent off.....
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Six Nations considering switch to Saturday-only schedule
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1530
Re: Six Nations considering switch to Saturday-only schedule
Yes please. And 3 games, break, 2 games. 2 weeks off are unnecessary. Never got this. Is it some kind of tradition, or fitting around one of the domestic schedules? Seems really dumb. Whenever I have raised this point it always gets shot down on here. Apparently that tiny % of people that can affor...
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
So that’s two penalties in semi finals that have gifted England passage to the next round. The Sterling dive against Denmark was a disgrace :lol: I just checked the replay there are at least 3 potential foul contacts on Sterling against Denmark. No doubt he's gone down way to easy but none of the D...
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 7:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
I have no skin in this game, I barely watch soccer, only caught the game cause the kids insisted. So it doesn't bother me either way. I just saw it as something that would clearly be given as a foul (without anyone blinking) if it was outside the box so don't understand the view that it was a terri...
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Le Tour 2024
- Replies: 130
- Views: 7089
Re: Le Tour 2024
TTs get more and more diminished in GTs. I believe soon we will see a GT with no TTs.
A return to a TT in the morning and a stage in the afternoon would be amazing but the riders would never accept it nowadays
- Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
He can't possible be fit - he's played around 90 minutes since Feb, including the 45 minutes last night. He still popped a couple of crosses in, though. He looked slow and immobile. Fortunately seemed to defend well enough, but in attack a shadow of the player he normally is Still don't know why Go...
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
At the start of the tournament I had a France/Germany final, so pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong on both finalists Bookies still have Spain as 65% favourites, but England can still shithouse their way to something Would seem about right. Even so I still think England have a better chance aga...
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
Still can't quite believe the way England have played this tournament they made the final, but fair enough and anything can happen in 90 minutes. And tbh one game aside the Dutch are no more deserving and were pretty crap today, partly due to England good play. Even better without Slovakia's incess...
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
well done england gareth southgate, best engalnd coach ever :thumbup: Faustian bargain. Injury time equalisers. Injury time goals. Stinking out the tournament. He has sold his soul to the devil to get that England team to the final. Their name is on that trophy. I'm telling you Spain have been diff...
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
- Replies: 2885
- Views: 52709
Re: UEFA Euro 2024 **Official Match Thread**
Would be a shit decision even as an Englishman