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- Sun Oct 01, 2023 7:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Final Pool Matches NZ v Uruguay,
- Replies: 581
- Views: 9513
Re: RWC Final Pool Matches NZ v Uruguay,
What? France 13 points ABs 10 points Ita 10 points If ABs don't get a bonus point and Italy win with a bonus point while France get a losing bonus point: Ita 15 France 14 ABs 14 First tie breaker is head-to-head, not points differential. So ABs only guaranteed a spot if they get a bonus point win. ...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Final Pool Matches NZ v Uruguay,
- Replies: 581
- Views: 9513
Re: RWC Final Pool Matches NZ v Uruguay,
Play the A team. They have played fudge all rugby as a unit. Many of them one game in 3 weeks and they only have 0-3 weeks of games remaining after this. If they can't cope with that workload, then they shouldn't be there. They need to have their combinations right going into the QF - not chopping ...
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Final Pool Matches NZ v Uruguay,
- Replies: 581
- Views: 9513
Re: RWC Final Pool Matches NZ v Uruguay,
Play the A team. They have played fudge all rugby as a unit. Many of them one game in 3 weeks and they only have 0-3 weeks of games remaining after this. If they can't cope with that workload, then they shouldn't be there. They need to have their combinations right going into the QF - not chopping t...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How TF does Chile and Namibia finish pool play already??
- Replies: 22
- Views: 794
Re: How TF does Chile and Namibia finish pool play already??
It should come down to whether it is meant to crown the best team in the world or just be a participation festival of rugby. If the former, then the worst ranked teams should get the short end of the stick and the top ranked should get the most beneficial calendar. I'd go as far as letting the top 4...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The NYT Connections thread
- Replies: 660
- Views: 103366
Re: The NYT Connections thread
One of those groups today was fairly tenuous - I got it based on the obvious one in the grouping (rather than just happening to have the four left over), but 3 of them were "things that may be" rather than "things that are. "
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fiji v Georgia
- Replies: 245
- Views: 4187
Re: Fiji v Georgia
Personally, I think that not only should Georgia replace Italy in the 6N, but on recent performances Ferrari should also be fvckked off from Formula 1 and replaced by a team from Tbilisi.
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales, England and New Zealand
- Replies: 91
- Views: 3097
Re: Wales, England and New Zealand
How are the ABs "performing above expectations"? We have had one hard game and got toweled by a record margin. The game against Italy is mostly meaningless, as the All Blacks always have it in them to absolutely smash a team they have an advantage over (even if that team usually keeps the score tigh...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53174
- Views: 2310801
Re: War in Ukraine...
DISPATCH FROM UKRAINE Ukraine’s jet ski raiders strike at the heart of Crimea Ukrainian commandos reveal the storming of Russia’s naval stronghold Maxim Tucker, Odesa Friday September 29 2023, 5.00pm BST, The Times Ten jet skis crept towards the coast in darkness, their engines barely audible over ...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down
- Replies: 80
- Views: 2248
Re: Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down
The line of what is "native" is pretty vague. How many hundreds of years do they have to be there before they become "native"? How long a species has been somewhere is irrelevant to whether it is 'native' or not (unless it evolves into a separate species, in which case, it's no longer the original ...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down
- Replies: 80
- Views: 2248
Re: Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down
I f**king hate the yoof of today. Absolutely no f**king respect for anything. I'd ship him and the lad who stabbed that poor girl to death in Croydon and every f**king waster like them to the front line in Ukraine. The problem with the “da yoof” of today is two things. One is the predominant cultur...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down
- Replies: 80
- Views: 2248
Re: Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down
Sheesh, its not even a native species. I hate them. It's a really invasive species and need kept on top of. We've felled out about 20 up to 120 years old (as well as a bunch of other trees) as we deal with literally a century of neglect. We're replanting with native species, and making sure there a...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Not straight in the lineout
- Replies: 26
- Views: 647
Re: Not straight in the lineout
Straight red card for the offending hooker. Cvnts get way too many tries nowadays to be considered genuine forwards anyway. It's unseemly.
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18091
- Views: 819325
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
A sensible line to take might be this: Biden and Trump are too old to run again. And Trump given his evident lack of judgment, moral compass and generally poor temperament, should never have run in the first place. But I suspect getting fans of the very stable genius and advocates of the ‘best fore...
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Garmin fitness Smartwatches
- Replies: 80
- Views: 1801
Re: Garmin fitness Smartwatches
Can't really say much on the differences between them, but I did have a Garmin Forerunner and it was OK. I replaced it with one of the more featured Huawei ones and much prefer it. I didn't expect it to be a major feature for me, but being able to answer calls on your watch when in situations you ca...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ needs to help Australian rugby
- Replies: 209
- Views: 5349
Re: NZ needs to help Australian rugby
Can we wait till we get out of our own pool before deciding if they really need our charity?
Then, if we do, we can give them Foster.
Then, if we do, we can give them Foster.
- Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Van Der Flier hand stamp
- Replies: 130
- Views: 3816
Re: Van Der Flier hand stamp
This thread must be full of backs - standing on opposition players hands at rucks has always been entirely acceptable forward shit-housery. We learnt it in under 8s. Is that video distorted, or is the Saffa just an extremely wierdly shaped human? Somehow looks like a giant dwarf, with a normal torso...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53174
- Views: 2310801
Re: War in Ukraine...
Propaganda, narrative, capture the flag etc.
A big 'win' is probably more important to Ukraine right now than it was for Russia when they took it (whether that is Bakhmut or a mainstream media worthy breakout down south).
A big 'win' is probably more important to Ukraine right now than it was for Russia when they took it (whether that is Bakhmut or a mainstream media worthy breakout down south).
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53174
- Views: 2310801
Re: War in Ukraine...
Every mobik video should be set to Slayer's Mandatory Suicide (and maybe Artillery's Bombfood for videos for regular Russian soldiers getting droned).CanNZ2000 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 2:31 am Russia prepping the next wave for the ‘meat grinder.’
https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/17 ... s1igZokqEQ
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Antoinee Dupont gone???
- Replies: 204
- Views: 7265
Re: Antoinee Dupont gone???
Once you hit the finals it falls into what we call the 'harden up' injury category. It's not going to see him killed or permanently maimed if he plays and it get's worse, so possible to play through the pain/risk (look up John Sattler for an example of a far worse break at the start of a final). Gue...
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: When did you last score a try ?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 495
Re: When did you last score a try ?
Scored my last one back in May. 10 minutes later, I hit a hole at pace, stepped the last defender on the line and started running the ball round between the posts for my second (not celebrating, just making the kick easier). Young fulla snuck in behind me and whacked the ball out before I got it dow...
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53174
- Views: 2310801
Re: War in Ukraine...
Stop quoting him you fvcking spackers.
Everytime one of these trolls pops up, you charge into them flailing like a mobik meat-wave and the result is the same circular arguments and feeding thier nonsense. You appear to be adapting at an even slower rate than the Russians.
Everytime one of these trolls pops up, you charge into them flailing like a mobik meat-wave and the result is the same circular arguments and feeding thier nonsense. You appear to be adapting at an even slower rate than the Russians.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks Vs Namibia RWC Match Thread
- Replies: 632
- Views: 10945
Re: All Blacks Vs Namibia RWC Match Thread
You can't peak for 7 weeks. No pro team keeps the same team for 7 weeks. Totally agree - and there is no need to Too right, the Boks lost their best hooker in training. Dan Carter went down in training. Shit can go south very quickly. And Scotland lost thier hooker walking down the stairs. It's les...
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks Vs Namibia RWC Match Thread
- Replies: 632
- Views: 10945
Re: All Blacks Vs Namibia RWC Match Thread
You can't peak for 7 weeks. No pro team keeps the same team for 7 weeks. Sure they do - at least the main core of it, with only forced or form changes. And they don't have to 'peak' for 7 weeks - they have a couple of low impact lead in matches where the intensity will be low. The top team needs ti...
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks Vs Namibia RWC Match Thread
- Replies: 632
- Views: 10945
Re: All Blacks Vs Namibia RWC Match Thread
Should be playing the intended finals side from this point on. It's not worth resting players or 'giving everyone a run'. The team needs consistent game time together to gel. Only swap out players if someone is going shit and they lose thier spot or there is a minor niggle that genuinely needs reste...
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your father's favorite player.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1359
Re: Your father's favorite player.
I can only really recall those he disliked the most - Richard Loe and Ian Jones for thuggery.
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What can be done to deal with players acting to milk a red card?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1488
Re: What can be done to deal with players acting to milk a red card?
Don't commit red cardable offences.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The NYT Connections thread
- Replies: 660
- Views: 103366
Re: The NYT Connections thread
That one seemed thoroughly pointless.
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023 RWC Upsets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1061
Re: The Mother of all WC Upsets coming in the 2023 RWC
Considering most RWC feature a tier 2 beating tier 1, it's hardly a shocking prediction. And the fact the gap between a lot of sides has narrowed, it isn't likely to be 'the mother of all upsets'.
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 11:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53174
- Views: 2310801
Re: War in Ukraine...
Will one of our tank guys please enlighten me. I just read a report that Russia was pulling all of her Armata tanks off the front lines. Have these things ever actually been on the front and why would they be removed? This is the one with the unmanned turret which makes sense to pull their people o...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 2:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC 2023 - second team to support (tier “1”)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 697
Re: RWC 2023 - second team to support (tier “1”)
Scotland. They've never been good enough to be arrogant. Winning the world cup would allow them that. And then we can all have another nation to hate.
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 2:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC 2023 - who is your second team? (From tier “2”)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1621
Re: RWC 2023 - who is your second team? (From tier “2”)
Georgia for Khachapuri.
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How will officiating affect the outcome of this World Cup ?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 868
Re: How will officiating affect the outcome of this World Cup ?
The officiating will be far less impactful than the media and fan reactions to the officiating, which will further rugbys descent into a sport that is more about people crying and being a victim than actually enjoying the game itself.
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How Long Will "Dogroll" Barrett get?
- Replies: 117
- Views: 2985
Re: How Long Will "Dogroll" Barrett get?
Was the second yellow also upgraded to a straight red on review for that single incident, or is he cited for recieving two yellows in a game? Not sure how that judiciary process works for two yellows - if both are just deemed yellow offenses (and they aren't both foul play? Can you get a suspension ...
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The NRL catch-all thread
- Replies: 598
- Views: 23162
Re: The NRL catch-all thread
Unfortunately it'll be a few years yet before I can get the chants of 'Tigers, tigers jelly-meat for dinner' going again.
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What will be the repucussions to Rugby in general if France get turfed out in the quarter finals?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 2640
Re: What will be the repucussions to Rugby in general if France get turfed out in the semi finals?
Putin will be sad though. I mean he couldn't attend for legal reasons, but it's still nice to get an invitation...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What will be the repucussions to Rugby in general if France get turfed out in the quarter finals?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 2640
Re: What will be the repucussions to Rugby in general if France get turfed out in the semi finals?
No repercussions - just some shrugs and maybe some 'France gonna France' comments. Yep, if they lose in the QF's it'll be against a decent team, no need to get too upset. On the other hand, if they win the QF then lose to perhaps Australia in the SF ... Again, it'll just be France being France. If ...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What will be the repucussions to Rugby in general if France get turfed out in the quarter finals?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 2640
Re: What will be the repucussions to Rugby in general if France get turfed out in the semi finals?
No repercussions - just some shrugs and maybe some 'France gonna France' comments.
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53174
- Views: 2310801
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V BOKS RWC PRE TOURNEY "FRIENDLY" MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 1251
- Views: 25833
Re: OFFICIAL AB's V BOKS RWC PRE TOURNEY "FRIENDLY" MATCH THREAD.
6-2 bench is preferable to 5-2-Clarke bench.
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Indians on the moon
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1897