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by mr bungle
Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9978
Views: 329221

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

Mike Cron is a quality addition.
by mr bungle
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Chasing the Sun 2
Replies: 146
Views: 20736

Re: Chasing the Sun 2

Seeing snippets on Twitter is about all I could stomach of Rassie the “incredible man motivator”. “You lied, you f**king lied” :roll: Seems to work though Despite the hype around his team talks I really respect Rassie. The emotion and humility he showed when they landed at the SA airport with the c...
by mr bungle
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wayne Barnes's comeback in this years RCs after bad investments of his Referee fees by wifey.
Replies: 24
Views: 853

Re: Wayne Barnes's comeback in this years RCs after bad investments of his Referee fees by wifey.

capt hurricane wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:24 am So, Mrs Barnes shares her husband's trait of making bad calls then.....
It’s the Dutch in you that’s the unfunny part, isn’t it?
by mr bungle
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Chasing the Sun 2
Replies: 146
Views: 20736

Re: Chasing the Sun 2

Seeing snippets on Twitter is about all I could stomach of Rassie the “incredible man motivator”. “You lied, you f**king lied” :roll:
by mr bungle
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wayne Barnes's comeback in this years RCs after bad investments of his Referee fees by wifey.
Replies: 24
Views: 853

Re: Wayne Barnes's comeback in this years RCs after bad investments of his Referee fees by wifey.

Zakar wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:34 pm fudge the internet sucks on 1 April.
Some NH rugger fans are very lame on this day.

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by mr bungle
Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
Replies: 131
Views: 2960

Re: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO

Taylor Swift isn't a proper songwriter ffs. There are 2 others credited for "songwriting" on her song Shake It Off. The likes of Swift and Sheeran have teams of songwriters bouncing songs off them and when they feel they have a hit they sing on it. Can't be compared to the likes of Hozier, who spen...
by mr bungle
Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
Replies: 131
Views: 2960

Re: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO

Short Man Syndrome wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:29 pm MJ tunes that we play out:

Rock with You
Billie Jean
Don’t Stop till You Get Enough
Shake Your Body Down to the Ground
PYT

I’d love to do a medley with Wanna Be Starting Something but I don’t call the shots.
Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa!
by mr bungle
Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ranking the World Cup Winning Scrum-Halves
Replies: 85
Views: 2297

Re: Ranking the World Cup Winning Scrum-Halves

Difficult to pick between Joost and FdP. Both could break from the base of the scrum. Joost had the ability to put players into the gap. He could even put a Prop Forward into the gap as below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6pF_wvdsY That was all Richard Bands. Hardly great vision from Joost. He...
by mr bungle
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
Replies: 131
Views: 2960

Re: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO

Swift has a bunch of catchy pop tunes but she’s not come anywhere near the same impact that MJ had. For instance, I couldn’t name one of her albums. I might name 3 of her hits… Shake it Off Style Blank Space That’s all I got. Black an white, Billy jean, smooth criminal are the only mj songs I can n...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
Replies: 131
Views: 2960

Re: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO

I’m always amazed at the size of concerts he sells out whole playing an acoustic, basically with a loop station and zero backing band. I can’t recall anyone doing similar?
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Zealand to poach young French talent?
Replies: 16
Views: 5863

Re: New Zealand to poach young French talent?

I didn't think periods at school counted towards residency? Ordinarily they don’t. That changes if the family has relocated. 19. What is the position of students? As far as students are concerned, particularly those that are not financially independent, being resident, as a full-time student, in an...
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ranking the World Cup Winning Scrum-Halves
Replies: 85
Views: 2297

Re: Ranking the World Cup Winning Scrum-Halves

Gregan would be 4th on my list behind Joost/FDP, Smith.
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ranking the World Cup Winning Scrum-Halves
Replies: 85
Views: 2297

Re: Ranking the World Cup Winning Scrum-Halves

towny wrote: Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 am This thread could blow up! 😂

My pick for top 3

1. FdP
2. Joost
3. Smith
Best top 3. And you could potentially swap the first two.

Although Smith the perfect 9 for NZ style with a GOAT like Carter outside him. FdP & Joost more the playmakers than vanilla Stransky and donkey Butch James.
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 158
Views: 8198

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Honestly, what an embarrassing complaint. 'Boo hoo, I had to postpone my silly little boat race because they wouldn't let me run over an endangered species." World's smallest violin. That “silly little boat race” has a global audience of over a billion people Would you hazard a guess of how many ac...
by mr bungle
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 158
Views: 8198

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

You just don't seem to get it do you, they knew the rules and signed up to them so unless the harbourmaster or Dolphin watchers went outside the agreement then Coutts and Co are just a bunch of self entitled wankers. Another thing that no one has mentioned, that I've seen, is what if a catamaran di...
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Replies: 88
Views: 6056

Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?

Zakar wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:19 pm Both are eh

Tuilagi had one game vs the All Blacks where he was unstoppable. Never seemed to regain it.
Norovirus.
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 158
Views: 8198

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

I get both sides of the discussion here. Whilst I think it is absolutely pathetic imposing such draconian rules on such an event and cancelling the entire days racing on Saturday because one single fu c king dolphin was spotted on the course was ridiculous and must make us a laughing stock around t...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sean Maloney - Aus commentator
Replies: 26
Views: 1689

Re: Sean Maloney - Aus commentator

Greg Clarke was always a good lead man, for me anyway. Rod Kafer seemed level headed and sensible but has descended down a right wing anti vax rabbit hole on Twitter. The accounts that dipshit follows and retweets :blush:
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 4103

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

I have Dean Richards at 8, just an unreal player, positional awareness, handling and strength all outstanding. I played against him in a memorial match for a team mate (a copper) , his strength was unreal. You'd need to play under the old laws or else he'd be red carded out of the game today. Bit o...
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2024 Boredies - Voting closing. Results Friday
Replies: 59
Views: 4082

Re: 2024 Boredies - 2 days till voting closes.

Can't seem to be bothered.
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 4103

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

Back was so overrated, such a negative openside. Countless NZ 7s were better. Then you get to the lofty heights of the true greats like McCaw & George Smith.
by mr bungle
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2558

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Zakar wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:25 am Meanwhile, we have this happening in the NH

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Stamped out in super rugby by the refs saying use it as soon as the ball is safe in the ruck
They’re such hopeless wankers. :lol: :blush:
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 4103

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

Beat the ABs multiple times in a row. No one has ever done that before. Ergo…most successful in history. 8) Do you mean the two wins in 1998? Three wins in 1998... Cockbain/Wilson/Kefu One win in 1999... Cockbain/Wilson/Kefu One win off the bench in 2000... Williams/Wilson/Kefu Two wins off the ben...
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 4103

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

shanky wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:33 am I’ve said this before, but Matt Cockbain is part of the most successful backrow in history
Tell us more...
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2558

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Cabbage wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:43 pm 20 minute red card would be ok if there was also a penalty try awarded. Otherwise it's not enough, there are headshots all over the shop as things stand, it will be carnage if the punishment is lighter.
Irish :lol:

Soak tackling cnuts.
by mr bungle
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 4103

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

NZ team offered above is fire. Just full of goats. Really like this side below. Weak up front outside of the great Eales. But from the loosies out, a better group of player combos than the Bok listed in this thread. Largely 90's Wobs... Front row: Daly, Kearns, McKenzie Second row: Giffin, Eales Bac...
by mr bungle
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2558

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Full red cards for deliberate and malicious acts of thuggery - eg: Darcy Swain on Quinn Tupaea 20min red cards for accidental foul play & double yellows. Who decides when a high tackle is malicious? What a nonsense level of interpretation do you want the ref to have to make? Certainly no one Irish ...
by mr bungle
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new James Bond is......
Replies: 80
Views: 6555

Re: The new James Bond is......

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU0OTg4OTg4NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTU1MTgyMw@@._V1_.jpg It seems we have a New Bond.... Tbf, he was great in Kick Ass (which coincidentally is the last DVD I ever bought), and he was great in Bullet Train as well more recently...and actually looked like he coul...
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sooo, I noticed this..
Replies: 39
Views: 856

Re: Sooo, I noticed this..

Watching some AFL the other day I see a young man called Neil Erasmus playing for Brisbane - born in Joburg! Genuine question, are there only like a half dozen surnames in SA for people of Afrikaans descent? Best I can make out is there is a better than even chance of someone being called Erasmus, ...
by mr bungle
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: South Africa overflow of rugby players
Replies: 29
Views: 923

Re: South Africa overflow of rugby players

That’s why they are bringing back tours and more engagement with SA teams and not just the boks. I can’t see how SA teams could join super rugby, especially if the teams were weaker sides. I think the Cheetahs would be competitive. Possibly the Griquas, Pumas too. Not sure if there is a 4th team th...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LIons tickets on sale
Replies: 58
Views: 913

Re: LIons tickets on sale

We're going to have 3 tests with 85% of the crowd being braying Lions' fans, aren't we? I don't go to live matches these days. It's too expensive. You have lots of options for events in Brisbane, too. But this a once in 12 years special occasion. I honestly cannot see the point in forking out over ...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LIons tickets on sale
Replies: 58
Views: 913

Re: LIons tickets on sale

Thomas wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:04 am We're going to have 3 tests with 85% of the crowd being braying Lions' fans, aren't we?

I don't go to live matches these days. It's too expensive.
You have lots of options for events in Brisbane, too. But this a once in 12 years special occasion.
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
Replies: 97
Views: 4422

Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?

SA haven’t as yet played like the best team between world cups, unlike other winners. So it will always be argued until they do. SA of course are hanging all importance off RWCs as it’s the only metric in which they compete. You say winners... Who else has? Most seem to go downhill. I guess England...
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Farewell sweet prince
Replies: 19
Views: 725

Re: Farewell sweet prince

He’s played some epic games against NZ. Seems a real meathead, in the best possible way, you know. Got the impression many fans have wanted him to retire for some time?
by mr bungle
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?
Replies: 97
Views: 4422

Re: Are the Springboks vs Ireland the mini WC this year?

SA haven’t as yet played like the best team between world cups, unlike other winners. So it will always be argued until they do. SA of course are hanging all importance off RWCs as it’s the only metric in which they compete.
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Brain Injury and Career Length
Replies: 80
Views: 3138

Re: Brain Injury and Career Length

Shaking of the head making or receiving tackles is definitely something that causes mild concussion in my opinion and these can be from perfectly legal tackles. Not direct head contact required just the whiplash effect created by the contact. I don't recall ever being concussed from a high tackle w...
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor's first press conference
Replies: 226
Views: 23733

Re: Razor's first press conference

Chiefs losing to Lood de Jagers Wild Knights. You should get the Japanese clubs in Soup. That's where the most top Boks and All Blacks play. You must be absolutely desperate if you're trolling the results of meaningless pre-season friendlies now. Both teams played 13 man benches FFS, closer to a tr...
by mr bungle
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
Replies: 11460
Views: 1252153

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?

New season of Full swing so far is much better than Season 1. Bit like Drive to survive the big boys are much involved in Season 2. It also includes the Liv guys and is showing some pro's properly struggling mainly Ricky Fowler (only 2 episodes in). Had an interview with his wife and I recognised h...
by mr bungle
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Banksy's anonymity
Replies: 56
Views: 2351

Re: Banksy's anonymity

The man's made a fortune and must have loads of collaborators in order to pull off his various stunts. Why the pretence that no one knows who he is? Why hasn't he been definitively outed? It was deduced several years ago who it was. And they published his name. And nobody gave a sh1t Because the na...