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Good game on here.

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Choke tackle innit?

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Is there a bored FB group?

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danny_fitz wrote:
dt678 wrote:I rock climb quite a bit, it was my rugby methodone.

Two sports that could not be more opposed in terms physical requirements!

Sadly true. All those years of squats have left me with relatively giant thighs to drag up the wall. You do it as well, IIRC?

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Just how does someone enforce a cease and desist action against a pseudonym ensconced in another country? And how do you defame an internet username? What actual concrete "loss" in reputation could be claimed for an internet username on minor rugby website? It will come as no surprise to anyone tha...

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Two excellent former Brumbies 7s. Looking forward to this one. Didn;t Smith keep Salvi on the bench? Largely yes. We tend to always have an awesome 7 on the bench though. In the last ten years it's been 06-10 Smith/Salvi 11 Salvi/Colby Fainga'a/Hooper 12 Hooper/Fainga'a 13 Pocock/Fainga'a/Smith 14-...

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Good to see Robson getting the nod. Two of England's top young #9s. Lots of interesting subplots in this one.

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Adam Ondra, a screechy czech wit kant, is generally considered the best sport climber in the world:

https://youtu.be/V1P97VVt6_k?t=12m29s

Watching videos of him climb is very irritating.

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Kid A wrote:Wasn't that announced about 2 months ago?

I think that was test rugby retirement? He also burned some bridges recently IIRC.

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Both sides seem at full strength? Should be a cracker.

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Scrumhead wrote:So Quins have just announced Ed Stokes (previously our player analytics guy) as head of recruitment.

Moneyball recruitment here we come ...

Is moneyball-style squad management becoming the thing now for AP teams?

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I rock climb quite a bit, it was my rugby methodone.

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Good on him.

And once we get another couple of first line players to back out we'll have the usual shambolic June tour that destroys the nascent test careers of several promising youngsters.

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Sards is right?????????????????????? :shock: Steady! A busted clock is right twice a day. I'll just notch this onto my winners pole. Might have to extend it. Not that I am boasting. It's like the Stormers smashing the Sunwolves. It's expected He says, as he snatches an improbable draw at the stroke...

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Kolbe the best 15? http://www.rugby.net/positionGraph.html?compId=5095957750349824&pos=5 The Stormers have had a softer schedule than the Sharks so I'd take it with a grain of salt. I've tried to factor strength of opposition but it is what it is. Kolbe has always been pretty handy in terms of stat...

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AE's last five matches: Quiet against Jaguares Strong against hungover Canes Quiet against Chiefs Very strong against Highlanders Quiet against Blues . Based on that he is due a strong performance this weekend :thumbup: When AC selects him for the Boks, he must keep in mind that we can only play hi...

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Chilli wrote:Sards is right??????????????????????

Let's not get carried away and go that far.

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Boet, please stop talking like your some kind of big deal on here. The number of poster calling you out on the daft shit you post on here is proof enough of the value that we need to attach to your contributions. I just called you on your assessment of Esterhuizen.......guess what.....................

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Boet, please stop talking like your some kind of big deal on here. The number of poster calling you out on the daft shit you post on here is proof enough of the value that we need to attach to your contributions. I just called you on your assessment of Esterhuizen.......guess what.....................

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Right on. Positive thoughts.

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theo wrote:
Zakar wrote:
The Man Without Fear wrote:And another thing. f**k "away" kits.
So the three teams that play in Blue do what exactly?
skins.

The ultimate away kit.

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I've been thinking about exploring correlations between individual and team performance. One would expect that a team with high performers would win while others would lose more often than not if they only had lower performers. That is usually the case, but there are examples where a team with lots...

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Dragon's showing up well considering the mare of a season they've had. I've been thinking about exploring correlations between individual and team performance. One would expect that a team with high performers would win while others would lose more often than not if they only had lower performers. ...

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I forgot to mention yesterday that the PRO12 was the one competition we experimented with the new Impact algorithm: http://www.rugby.net/s/LoAmeVlXqVZ This was developed in response to some on here commenting about how the ratings were skewed too much to players who were just resilient. Players who...

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I forgot to mention yesterday that the PRO12 was the one competition we experimented with the new Impact algorithm: http://www.rugby.net/s/LoAmeVlXqVZ This was developed in response to some on here commenting about how the ratings were skewed too much to players who were just resilient. Players who ...

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Look at the run home for the Lions and the Stormers - how is it actually possible for a South African team not to win this competition? Next year they should allow the South African teams to play with 17 men on the park and begin each game with 10 point head start. The Brumbies have a nice glide pa...

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Just as different people have different learning styles I assume individuals have different ways to be inspired. The question is a little vague as well. You can talk about someone "being inspired" or "feeling inspired" but what are they inspired to do? Win a match that is starting in a few minutes? ...

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Cheers for that. Those in goal areas went on for days, didn't they? Looked like getting on for 25m deep.

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Sending good energy your way.

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Dragon's showing up well considering the mare of a season they've had. I've been thinking about exploring correlations between individual and team performance. One would expect that a team with high performers would win while others would lose more often than not if they only had lower performers. ...

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How does it work exactly? We take the match stats from every game and convert them into a rating for the player. The player's rating is created each week by summing up their match ratings, which are adjusted to take into account the table standings of the teams playing and also how long ago the mat...

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earl the beaver wrote:There's been 7 centres better than McCloskey and 10 better than Luke Marshall

With Cave and Olding not being among those better.

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Most people will find their hardware that runs Windows 7 fine won't be able to handle Windows 10. Of course once you've updated, it's too late then and you have to buy a new computer.

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Where does Ellis Jenkins fit in on the Welsh flanker depth chart? He's another with strong finish to the season.

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Ricky Lutton 4th best prop in the league! :thumbup: :lol: Edit: A remarkably abrupt rise as well. Prop ratings usually favor ball carriers who can somewhat keep their noses clean at scrum time. Ulster was having some problems with their scrum at some point this season I see to recall reading so it'...

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Looking back over the regular season, here's where we are now: http://www.rugby.net/g/PRO12.html We'll add a few more weeks for the playoffs but that will just have the players from inactive teams fade a bit. I think this version is the most telling because everyone has had a fair shake. There are s...

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Only Douglas and Mumm were selected ahead of him. :? Simmons, Douglas, Mumm, Skelton and Carter... I'll leave it to Farva to explain the difference between a tight lock, and the other sort, but Cheiks clearly has his 2Rs sorted into the two streams. Simmons, Carter and Skelton are not in the same s...

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Dubya Howard wrote:Why Blackadder started with a journyman like Fonotia ahead of Crotty, who is an AB, is beyond me. His defence cost the Crusaders big time tonight.

Agreed. My thought is that Crotty would not have missed that tackle.

https://streamable.com/2njr

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Probably safe to assume AC will put some older players out to pasture. That might be the best place to start.

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Australia: Toby Smith Stephen Moore Greg Holmes Luke Jones Sam Carter Sean McMahon Michael Hooper Jed Holloway Nick Frisby Christian Lealiifano Joe Tomane Samu Kerevi Tevita Kuridrani Luke Morahan Dane Haylett-Petty Yikes. That second row :thumbdown: The back three :thumbdown: The halves :thumbdown...

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