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eugenefraxby wrote:Britain's last golden eagle goooone. Very very shit news.

Is that Britain's or England's? Read recently that the last remaining Golden Eagle in the Lake District hadn't been sighted for some time.

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The original intention was that Arnie Vinick would win but the writers got sentimental following the death of John Spencer (Leo McGarry).

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Compare Mrlbourne and London head to head. Soccer v AFL is s clear London win. Similar crowd sizes but the likes of Chelsea, etc dwarf the AFL vlubs. Tennis is evens as both have a grand slam. Cricket is easily Melboune. Boxing day test blows away whatever London does. There is a grand prix in Melb...

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Old Alleynians
Warlingham
Longcrofts (Office team)
Barley Mow (Pub Side)
Boroughmuir
Blandford
Avonvale

Plus a couple of other one offs I dimly recall

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Took the words out of my mouth, Blindcider, there are too many individuals on both sides of the argument who are determined to make something out of nothing.

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Full bodied and a rich big wine, at the high end of the alcohol range for me. Really good with a rich beef stew on a winter's night. If you've got a couple in a mixed case, make sure you get to taste one first before you start offering it to guests, a friend at supper recently made a valiant attempt...

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Yapp Brothers is my local specialist and I picked up a case of this at the November sale:

Big flavoured wine and the stock is disappearing far too quickly.

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danny_fitz wrote:Heinz

Bumchin, 57 Old Farts

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As stated by Steve Smith

After shave

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Cardiff shurely?

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Ollie Devoto to Exeter next season

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Leicester with one eye on Saints next week and securing a home european quarter after that. Leicester Tigers (v Saracens, away, Saturday 3.15pm) 15 Telusa Veainu 14 Gonzalo Camacho 13 Mathew Tait 12 Seremaia Bai 11 Vereniki Goneva 10 Freddie Burns 9 Sam Harrison 1 Marcos Ayerza 2 Harry Thacker 3 Fr...

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Jonathan Joseph is back starting for Bath against Saints.

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Womack wrote:I vaguely remember Tom Beim.

Sims and Fidler in the 2nd row though, nicht eine schkoobie

All Gloucester Second Row - Dave Sims and Rob Fidler

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And here it is on COML: http://www.rugbynetwork.net/boards/read/s105.htm?1469,15431005 But that'll be from the comment on the wasps board, rather than an independent rumour. Do hope it's true, would fit in very well with what we're working towards. Thanks for that, missed it myself. Not sure Devoto...

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Not exactly EQ-heavy, those teams..... They all get filched by Wasps anyway, so what's the point? You guys are to Wasps what Irish are to Bath? Sam James enjoying a good season - he'll be off next, then? Rumour is Tommy Taylor for over 100k. Sam James needs a couple of seasons before he gets signed...

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Chuckles1188 wrote:Wade injured again? Fraser-esque.

Loz dropped completely for the Irish thug. At least it's only the Exiles

Gopperth's a Keewee...

Can't see Wasps doing anything other than winning at a canter, the Not Nots have looked really out of sorts in the games I've seen so far.

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A current favourite of mine which is distilled locally:

Edit: Managed to meet the distiller at a food festival, he recommended trying it with a pink grapefruit slice instead of lemon or lime - works really well.

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Have the Bombay Sapphire distillery within easy train ride of me, that's the good news. The bad news is I can't stand Bombay Sapphire, too flowery for me.
I much prefer Tanqueray or Plymouth Navy Strength. About the only redeeming feature of Plymouth itself is the distillery, well worth a visit.

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Portcullis Irish wrote:Spot on MW

Devoto looked a red to me Ref was atrocious mirroring how shite we were

Wasn't a red from where I was sat but totally braindead thing to do.

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The Man Without Fear wrote:Nice piece on Big Boned George in The Guardian. Didn't realise he came from such a sporting family.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/n ... ns-england

That ages me, I remember his dad at London Welsh!

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Looking forward with trepidation to my annual trek to the Madejski. This game has banana skin written all over it for Bath. Performances so far have not filled me with hope.

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Because Geordie didn't bother writing it? 15 Tom Homer 14 Semesa Rokoduguni 13 Ollie Devoto 12 Kyle Eastmond 11 Anthony Watson 10 George Ford 9 Niko Matawalu 1 Nick Auterac 2 Ross Batty 3 Henry Thomas 4 Stuart Hooper (c) 5 Dave Attwood 6 Matt Garvey 7 Alafoti Faosiliva 8 Leroy Houston Replacements ...

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Thanks Xupi, most years the trip through the Alps is a bit if a spider's web, even more so this year.

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So Le Tour is going anti-clockwise again and finishing in the Alps, I was under the impression that they alternated directions year on year?

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even as a Saracens fan I'm thinking f**k this shit, what is the point of the salary cap, absolute bunch of corrupt and cheating plum running the game in this country @gavinmortimer7 1 hour ago Île-de-France, France ...Louis Picamoles has agreed terms with an English club after being made "an offer ...

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even as a Saracens fan I'm thinking f**k this shit, what is the point of the salary cap, absolute bunch of corrupt and cheating plum running the game in this country @gavinmortimer7 1 hour ago Île-de-France, France ...Louis Picamoles has agreed terms with an English club after being made "an offer ...

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Eves was signed on a 6 month contract from Bristol. Don't know if there's a long term thing or if it's just cover for this season given how compressed the season is Ok thanks, I did wonder if he was in there to cover for the WC absentees. From what I've seen of him over the years, he's a step down ...

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A few interesting names cropping up there - Nathan Earle and Will Fraser coming back from injury for Sarries and Luke Eves for Saints - could this be son of Derek Eves and been floating around the Championship for a few seasons? If so, seems odd that Saints have picked him up.

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Chuckles1188 wrote:Although I'm looking at Flats' twitter account now and can't see any sign of this tweet

Was tweeted as a response to Will Carling

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George Kruis playing for Dorking. Not sure about the other one - possibly Mike Brown?

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It's not like the UK is some giant land mass that is hard to travel across. If England are feeling the pressure pinch, then surely so are Wales? Where is the Wales v England game played? The important difference is the only expectation anyone has of Wales is that they are gong out in the group stag...

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How did you get on yesterday Duke? Tim, did you watch the pros go up Box? Good day out thanks, finished in about 5 hours 45 with an unscheduled stop at Coombe Lane having jumped my riding partners in Kingston and them not noticing. How did you get on? Turning it into a rugby related post - rode up ...

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Great win for the kid. A week after finishing his first Tour too. First ever Brit winner at San Seb. Not to throw water on it, but it's not the first time recently (and it very much feels like a recent phenomenon) where we've seen a chase group sit up behind a lone leader because nobody's willing t...

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What time are you starting the sportive Seez? I have a 6.36 start time and am looking forward to a dry ride after last year's monsoon.... 6:03, similar to last year. We were at Newlands before we got hit by the rain proper last year and were able to carry on just in jersey and shorts. I froze on th...

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Backwoodsman1 wrote:Don't think this has been covered. James Short from L. I. to Exeter Chiefs. Hell of a signing by Baxter . IMHO, far and away the most impressive back for L. I. last season.

More so than Alex Lewington?

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Seez, that's really helpful, thanks. Never eaten at Smith & Western. But Box Hill is usually the "MTF" of our ride when I'm riding with those guys. At that point EVERYTHING smells amazing! Usually grab a coffee if I'm going back to my parents' or a beer if I'm heading back into London. Never eat th...

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Although not sure I trust the French guys - didnt they claim 2012 GB track cycling success was due to special cheating wheels I think that was just Team GB trolling the fcuk out of them. They showed up with these "special wheels" that they kept under wraps until the very last minute and whisked awa...

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These guys should be banned permanently from the sport. They get it too easy. I am uncomfortable with Armstrong parading through France today, I don't wish him body harm but I am sure it will cross the mind of many fans to deliver an uppercut to the uber-cunt. Couldn't believe a charity would use A...

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Cows on the road. :shock: :lol: f*cking hell, the Tour is madness....!!! I came round a corner descending Llangynidr mountain in wales at about 55-60kph and there were 4 sheep sat in the road - my squeaker had just about stopped flapping and round the next corner 3 ponies ran across the road betwee...

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