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On the subject of most of these pharmacological supplements/interventions... there are three scenarios: 1. you are taking an otherwise naturally produced substance in physiological doses (i.e. within a natural range for a particular age/sex/genotype group); 2. you are taking an otherwise naturally p...

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Marcus Smith out at the weekend. Hopefully will see Fin get a start as he's looked great. Dingwall predicted at inside centre with Lawrence injured. I'm sure Borthers will pick a lock in the 2nd row and Daly on the wing or something. Squad is largely refreshing but still notable omissions like Merc...

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The point is that maverick players like Michelak, Cipriani and Spencer have always found their ceiling slightly below test level. You just can't do mad shite like the stuff they did regularly at test level and not have it come back to bite you if you don't have the ability to control a game. Finn R...

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Not normally a reality TV fan, but I'm loving Alone USA. Season 7 where they're being challenged to last 100 days in the Canadian arctic is a belter (down to the last 4 competitors now).

Way better when compared against the UK version, too.

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several media sources suggesting jonny hill to france is looking very likely. if the likes of hill,ludllum ,sinckler leave its not the end of the world for england as none of these players are world class stars who can not be replaced in the squad. it does leave us with less strength in depth if in...

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https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15351507/officers This will be an almighty fück up. I'm more interested to see that the only non-player (who looks to have been part of Bath rugby at some point) appears to have only been a Director for the purposes of setting up th...

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Druid wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:46 pm Stephen Hawking

Always thought he had a creepy sounding voice TBF.

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Equally - no? Equitably - yes. Different kids will have different needs, as well as different strengths that benefit from nurturing. Taking Jimmy to rugby and Jemima to horseriding is fine, even if the latter costs £200 a week - as long as it's what they love and you have other ways of evening up th...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:10 am MJ was a musical genius. He could sing, dance, and write his own music all at an elite level.

A bit like Dennis Waterman. MJ never had a Little Britain sketch written about him though...

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A movie, but I watched the new Julia Roberts/Ethan Hawke movie on netflix and wasn't a fan. It goes nowhere. :thumbdown: And the ending was proper shite. Definitely not the worst film I've ever seen (too many random made-for-Netflix/Prime things around to take that honour) but wouldn't recommend. S...

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I think he's full of shit. Rugby is popular in France, over here it's niche sport for mostly toffs at the highest level. I don't think he is. What you are saying is partially correct, but doesn't speak to some of the wider issues. French rugby was running down a blind alley. They bit the bullet whe...

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maverickmak wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:48 pm Sara Cox should get more matches. Solid performance.

Good move leaving Radio 2. She was properly gash on there.

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It makes you think about how much Farrell is learning and absorbing while coaching Ireland. How to do so well but fall at the first, seriously big hurdle he's faced. It's all character building and will bode well for the future.

Just as he's offered the England job in 2025.

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By definition, the two finalists must have beaten two good teams... simply to make it that far. You don't get to the semi final without being good, and you don't get to the quarters without being ok. So yes, I agree probably two teams beat at least two "good" others: SA and NZ. The rest of us beat a...

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You think playing Portugal, with maybe 1 or 2 prem class players, will be a step up for the 3rd and 4th best English players in their positions, who play against prem class players every week? Those 1 or 2 prem class players didn't do too badly at the WC, though... I think the International environ...

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This. Right now Portugal lose 99 games out of 100 to England's full team. England A gives massive benefit to both sides, and takes a game to a regional stadium to engage more fans. It literally has no downside. It's another game players have to play, it's another game clubs are without a number of ...

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I've said for ages that the A teams would be far better development opposition for Georgia (and seemingly now Portugal) than the Six Nations B league. This. Right now Portugal lose 99 games out of 100 to England's full team. England A gives massive benefit to both sides, and takes a game to a regio...

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England has a history of turfing out coaches only for them to go on an preform elesewhere. I'd say, now we've got him, he's earned his chance for the next 4 years. Not really true. Lancaster and Farrell are the exceptions but their positions were untenable after the RWC exit in 2015. This stood out...

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It's a real conundrum with Borthwick. The fact we seem to have a 50:50 split on whether we'd prefer he stays or goes says it all. In the "keep Borthwick" corner, we heave: Played some pragmatic rugby during RWC and won every game, except the SA one - which was far, far closer than anyone would have ...

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Well it’s definitely not Back to Black. Not for another four years, at least.

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Word. Considering the proud history of infant-munching English forwards (especially locks), before the game I was wondering what’s happened to the country that produced Dooley, Johnson, Rod Timber (OK, locks AND blindsides). We’ve a ways to go back to find a proper orc in 4, 5 or 6. Kruis? And he w...

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Of course the players don't love him. I shouldn't think even the sarries lot think a huge amount of him beyond respect. I’ve played for Owen for ten to 12 years now, his levels never dip both on the field and off the pitch. Unbelievable person, unbelievable player. Still think he won’t get the reco...

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:14 pm argentina not at the races

faz booooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed relentlessly

I guess England fans did manage to get tickets after all then.

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Cartman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:00 pm This should have been France vs Ireland
Unfair draw something something

Don't think either of them drew. They just each lost the game they needed to win. Knock out rugby.... maaaaate.

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This thread is mainly filled with non-English or non-rugby posters stating how shit English players and teams are, so don't expect much. Certainly Vunipola was when he came on Everyone gets old, saint. Everyone. You keep posting this as if it’s an answer to the point everyone is making - that he wa...

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Wow our lads played an amazing 50 mins. Did not expect that performance. SA were poor but some of that is down to our guys being intense.

Our replacements are not a patch on the guys they are replacing. Sinks and Billy especially.

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Anon is definitely dead i reckon. Wtf? :( I see you boys are in good spirits for the big game tonight. I’m actually a bit more positive. I think there’s a chance we could keep this under 15. Which would have been unthinkable at the start of the tourno. Also (far more likely) possible that we’ll be ...

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Righto, so we've established England as the clear favorites aided by weather conditions... Boks need to show up otherwise they're in for a thrashing at the hands of this powerful England pack... Your comprehension skills are impressive. That’s exactly what all of us England fans and the England pla...

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AND-y wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:50 pm Clive you've a hanky in your pocket luv, use it.

It’s minging isn’t it? Why isn’t the producer in his ear about it?!

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Just watched the news segment (ITV) featuring the England training run. Despite filming for probably hours, they only managed to film a total of 4 passes, unopposed before one of our lads dropped the ball. It would have been embarrassing for schoolboy rugby.

We’re getting gaped tomorrow.

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Jonny May has entered the chat.

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BOD is not at all bitter this evening. Oh no sir. He’s totally fine about watching other teams playing.

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:51 pm Dunno. Let’s put her behind the tight head and she if can provide a bigger shunt than Lawes

She’s no Jonny May.

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I don't think that's specifically an England problem. France's regular female coaches seem to be rarely actually the coach in charge and no other top team has female coaches. Heck in most world cups New Zealand will simply flood the national side with top coaches from the men's game at that time. I...

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I would think that the Fiji game took just as much out of England. SA vs France England vs Fiji Not the same thing England have been overtraining so that they are primed exactly for this game. We haven’t seen them at anything near to full gas yet. True. I reckon we could be down to 13 men within 15...

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Boks will lose if they don't up themselves for the game after the massively focused game against France I would think that the Fiji game took just as much out of England. That’s a fair point. But the explanation is that England are shit and struggled to put Fiji away. SA faced a great French team a...

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Because, to Towny’s point: it doesn’t support the argument.

Otherwise known (in academia) as p-hacking. Choosing your subset of data or factors to validate your findings.

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Ah, my favourite Townsville contrarian. Not like you to build a hill to die on. I just love data and hate it when ignorant people misuse it. Shouldn't you be off somewhere stinking up a thread about the Ukraine or Israel? :lol: :lol: :lol: What an odd argument to strike up for no reason? Towny's po...

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I have very little knowledge of NH teams and never again will I listen to their journos and pundits, what a let down for all the hype. I still think France was the better team. I think they just shat the bed in the final quarter. Well clearly they weren’t, they would have won it otherwise, they sha...

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On the plus side, England have two more games, guaranteed (presumably the second being the 3rd place play off vs Arg). Given the shite attendances at Twickenham over the last 12 months, this unexpected run could actually bankrupt the RFU, given the ludicrous bonus payments that have been agreed for ...

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