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Jesus what a finish

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Willie Falloon wrote:Score and time?

Ireland by 6 with a couple minutes left. Not sure how much injury time is left.

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I can't remember a time when a lower ranked team has won with 14 men?

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redderneck wrote:
Diego wrote:Murray has to be MVP. He's been ridiculous.
Him or Heaslip.

Toner has also been excellent. And Paddy Jackson has looked as cool as the other side of the pillow.

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Sandstorm wrote:Malherbe has had a shocker today

Absolutely. Need the ginger fella back.

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Mahlerbe has given away a fair number of soft penalties.

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Payne has been absolutely brilliant

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PSdT

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earl the beaver wrote:Pity the game is effectively over as a contest, was shaping up nicely.

I am also disappoint

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Who the what kick?

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Jake Ball killing it under the post. Probably fair to save the try.

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Kruis and Launch are both 4/5s while Itoje and Lawes are 5/6s. One of the reasons Itoje has shone (and Lawes in years past) is you have beefcake flankers with good workrates fulfilling some of the lock work in the loose (shifting piles of bodies around). When you look at Saracens' success (or North...

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Kruis and Launch are both 4/5s while Itoje and Lawes are 5/6s. One of the reasons Itoje has shone (and Lawes in years past) is you have beefcake flankers with good workrates fulfilling some of the lock work in the loose (shifting piles of bodies around). When you look at Saracens' success (or Northa...

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There was a pretty famous case a few years back of an English climber David Sharp being left to die by many who passed him. Even the gangly beekeeper become embroiled in the argument saying he should have been saved. Like others I find it rather appalling that you would leave your fellow man to die...

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Kriel is the incumbent 13, such as it is. He had a month or so off for a head knock and hasn't been all that impressive since returning. Do we still slot him in on the bench behind Mapoe? He covers 11-15 so a good utility pick.

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What exactly is she redifining as beyond Scipio's obsession I don't see what difference it makes if the character is black or white, race or colour isn't a defining issue, it's a a fu c king kids story about wizards. I think we should be particularly concerned about what happens to our children. Ch...

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Hermione Granger is a figure of popular culture. The assumption has always been that she is white and that is how she has been portrayed ... up until now. A black actress was deliberately cast in the role with that in mind. The question is why. tbf, Jesus wasn't white but is portrayed as such by po...

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The English tight five should be, for the most part, unchanged from the RWC. I think just Itoje being swapped in is actually the only change for the whole pack if EJ stays the course with his 6N selections. ??? WTF?? Have I missed a whoosh? You may have missed a few posts In which I furiously backp...

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Mako can't scrum. I think his days are numbered. If Genge proves to be what we all hope, Mako will be gone. Others such as Auterac loom large on the horizon, and I think he would have toured if not for a very disrupted season. Too many penalties conceded and scrums lost against the head. He holds h...

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Mick Mannock wrote:2015
Marler, T Youngs, Cole, Launchbury, Parling

2016 likely IMO
Mullan, Hartley, Cole, Kruis, Itoje

You're right. Though I'm not sure Mullan has done enough to displace Marler and Kruis was preferred to Parling in 2015?

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I still think that England will have the edge at scrum time. But I dont think we will get reamed. I think we will hold our own but we wont be winning penalties. I do think that our props, being very mobile, are much better players in general though. The Australian scrum was frankly the class of 201...

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I still think that England will have the edge at scrum time. But I dont think we will get reamed. I think we will hold our own but we wont be winning penalties. I do think that our props, being very mobile, are much better players in general though. The Australian scrum was frankly the class of 201...

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Putting my non sarcastic hat on (as new, hardly used) I think the problem is with defining what the purpose of your statistics are. If you said "Players who contributed the most to their team over the whole season" then I'd have no problem with the original team you posted (well aside from the algo...

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Yeah, that is not better. Out of interest, what is the logic for excluding the international performances of players who go on test duty? The European version of the data includes AP, PRO12, T14, Champions/Challenge Cups and test rugby, but only includes players qualified for Europe: http://www.rug...

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With a Statistical XV looking like: 1. Rob Vickers (Newcastle) 2. Mike Haywood (Northampton) 3. Petrus du Plessis (Saracens) 4. Geoff Parling (Exeter) 5. Bryn Evans (Sale) 6. Jamie Gibson (Northampton) * skipped Smith and Kvesic, opensides 7. Julian Salvi (Exeter) 8. Thomas Waldrom (Exeter) 9. Will...

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When he comes to look back on it I reckon the absolute worst thing about George Ford's season this year will prove to be coming in below James Hook in the FH rankings A close second to catching Mike balls deep in the secretary? Hmmm... No. No I don't think so Do I even want to know what this is? Ap...

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When he comes to look back on it I reckon the absolute worst thing about George Ford's season this year will prove to be coming in below James Hook in the FH rankings A close second to catching Mike balls deep in the secretary? Hmmm... No. No I don't think so Do I even want to know what this is?

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Both Cole and Marler have pretty low rankings but playing the 6 Nations seems to have screwed with many of the Eng players ratings. Kudos to Kruis, Billy V and A Goode who still did pretty well. Cole has been somewhat pedestrian for a specialist scrummager since the 6N and both he and Marler haven'...

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A term from gridiron, "end zone", meaning the in goal area, has been creeping into the lexicon as "try zone".

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I know the dedication and commitment it takes to play rugby at a professional level, having experienced it first hand, because of that I respect every player that has the opportunity. Very much this. There is so little separating top athletes in rugby (or any sport) that adding asterisks to their n...

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Chuckles1188 wrote:When he comes to look back on it I reckon the absolute worst thing about George Ford's season this year will prove to be coming in below James Hook in the FH rankings

I was on the phone with him for hours last night. Inconsolable. [/globus]

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With a Statistical XV looking like: 1. Rob Vickers (Newcastle) 2. Mike Haywood (Northampton) 3. Petrus du Plessis (Saracens) 4. Geoff Parling (Exeter) 5. Bryn Evans (Sale) 6. Jamie Gibson (Northampton) * skipped Smith and Kvesic, opensides 7. Julian Salvi (Exeter) 8. Thomas Waldrom (Exeter) 9. Will ...

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http://www.rugby.net/g/AP.html

The players on playoff teams continued moving up in the last three round, though several from non-postseason sides had built up enough of a cushion to retain their top spots.

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Seeing as Strauss is captain, I can understand how Marx missed out on selection. It makes sense. No....Marx should be in the bok squad. It really is as simple as that. It is almost unanimously agreed wherever you look. Never mind Ross Cronje and Jannes Kirsten being totally ignored and treated terr...

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Seeing as Strauss is captain, I can understand how Marx missed out on selection. It makes sense. No....Marx should be in the bok squad. It really is as simple as that. It is almost unanimously agreed wherever you look. Never mind Ross Cronje and Jannes Kirsten being totally ignored and treated terr...

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Sorry, but we already have a 'touch down'... from Law 22 Definitions: When defending players are first to ground the ball in in-goal, the defending players make a touch down . Boo, that's a touchback. Start watching your CFL. Direct quote from 'World Rugby'. Take it up with them. Isn't a 'touch bac...

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Jay Cee Gee wrote:Anyone think that Tommen might represent the Faith in Cersei's trial by combat?

That is a very good shout.

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croyals wrote:Anyone else in the position that they can't help but find Walder Frey funny? Hard to stay mad at a man that cynical

He was kinda the high point of the episode for me. Mad ranting skills on him.

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This post was made by houtkabouter who is currently on your ignore list. Display this post. What a waste of time and space. x( Anyway, ignoring the nasty little piece of shit that never discusses rugby and moving on.... I saw an interesting stat...a couple of months back, after 7 matches this year,...

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