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This is the only truly egalitarian contest of the year. Nominations must come with pictures. Should be some hot competition in the pack. Maybe we'll have a poll at the end. I will get us started: Beard: https://e0.365dm.com/19/03/768x432/skysports-rugby-adam-beard_4597921.jpg?20190305124551 Retallic...

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fatcat wrote:
jabberwocky wrote:In the spirit of the 2003 throwback thread:

Director of spidercam, if one day I have you in front of mine, I break your face.
Destroy!

I'll bow to your superior knowledge. I suppose he's not still around to check.

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We need to get a lead, catch at least 70% of high balls, and tackle Allende. Do that and we'll win. Chasing any sort of deficit with Faf mashing everything miles in the air, England dropping it, the scrum taking four minutes, rinse and repeat would be a Kafka-esque nightmare. We won't beat up South ...

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Both video calls were 50/50 calls, I was disappointed at the time but it’s part of the game. They were both probably 51/49 - both fair enough decisions, but you feel gutted when two go against you in the same game. The first one seemed pretty clear - I never thought that would be given, as Sinckler...

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As a half-Welshman (but England fan, so do tell me to fudge off), I have to say I'm pretty gutted about the result. There's no shame in losing in a WC semi, but even with all the injuries, a penalty the other way or Patchell nailing the drop and you're playing a side you've beaten twice already this...

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In the spirit of the 2003 throwback thread:

Director of spidercam, if one day I have you in front of mine, I break your face.

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Vermeulen cited for smashing Shingler in the head in the first half?

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One thing I would say on the maul try is that you can't help feel slightly hard done by when you see the Wales 8 fumble the ball slightly today at the base of the scrum for their try but there isn't a single replay of it. You could probably find a minuscule knock on every ten phases or so if you zoo...

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Sefton wrote:Both video calls were 50/50 calls, I was disappointed at the time but it’s part of the game.

They were both probably 51/49 - both fair enough decisions, but you feel gutted when two go against you in the same game.

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For all that that was a shit game, it is concerning that the Daly will drop about 70% of the high balls - so about 45 kicks in the final. Coupled with the fact that their scrum (from the ensuing knock ons) is very good, I think the Saffas are more likely to beat us than anyone.

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blackblackblack wrote:How is it possible that such a quality ref as Barnes is running toubh when this cheese eating shower of Merde is in the middle.

Because Barnes was supposed to get the final, fairly obviously.

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Have we had a word on Steve Borthwick yet? The lineouts were like a beautiful dance. A masterclass on how 2.5 jumpers can outplay 4.

Edit: with one notable exception.

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Lord Denning wrote:Watson needs more praise. Had a very good game.

I got the sense the ABs panicked a bit whenever he had a couple of yards of space.

You can see why there's a temptation to move him given how little he sees of the ball, but he's as good a wing as there is around at the moment.

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I read the Ford stat pre-game so decided to watch his tackling technique. Spoiler alert: it's awesome.

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Jensrsa wrote:
Adrianmole wrote:He and Underhill were immense tonight. Underhill might be really something else when he grows up. 23?
Underhill 23, Curry 21

Curry's identical twin: also 21.

Still, it's England, so we'll be back to picking Mauritz Botha at 6 in no time.

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You see the last game of the most successful coach in AB history and yet some posters turn on him and not celebrate the great times he has given you. Ingrates. he has the 3rd/4th playoff on Friday. Really impressed with how gracious Hansen was after the game, set a great tone. He looked shagged. He...

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Also, does anyone else remember playing U15s rugby when you had a skinnyish, unassuming flanker/centre who the giant/fat kids would run directly at on tap penalties only to scream in pain as they were kneecapped by them?

Underhill is like that.

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In an odd sort of way, Curry f**king up the lift in the lineout was a nice reminder that he's only 21.

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I made my toddler cry fearful tears when we scored.

Worth it.

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What a f**king engine.

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I reckon it will be tough to match that (look at NZ's QF) and that we're fairly likely to lose the final.

But at this point, I don't give a shit.

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All set up for us to lose to Wales in the final.

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f**king hell. Two 50/50 tries ruled out. May failing to outrun a lock. Gifting them 7 points. Farrell on one leg for most of the first half and...we still won by two scores.

Unreal.

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Not actually shitting it as much as last week.

The joy of winning would outweigh the pain of losing this week - whereas last week it was the other way round. It's actually exciting rather than thoroughly nauseating.

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Cuthbert denied try of the season.

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Interesting(ish) stat: eight of May's 27 tries have been flopping on kicks through. It feels like that's what every player is thinking when they make a break - he's such a weapon.

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I have a serious rugby question for our NZ cousins.

What is wrong with Jordi Barrett's face? It's an abomination.

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colonel wrote:Smith at 9, all day long

Would increase our sneckiness.

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ACD wrote:
Halcyon days
Would people even believe, that, for a short time, BCM used to post here as futilely as the rest of us?

Wasn't David Wilson on here in those days (as an unknown youth player) boasting about doing Ketamine?

Also remember there being about four Irish posters for years.

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Came to the depressing realisation recently that I have been intermittently posting here for more than half my life. I was 15 at the 2003 World Cup. You fuckers basically groomed me. f**king hell, you were around in 2003? Hello XENZ, glad to hear you're having a good time of it. Me and LP have two ...

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Not necessarily the best player, but the player who would most strengthen your side from the other three teams.

For England, Barrett I suppose - or any of the scrum-halves.

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Came to the depressing realisation recently that I have been intermittently posting here for more than half my life.

I was 15 at the 2003 World Cup. You fuckers basically groomed me.

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I don't think there's many that would argue that NZ aren't favourites. However I'd expect us to give them a much better game than the Irish. Not because I think we're a million miles better than the Irish on average, but that was a dire display from them at the weekend. It was like the past 4 years...

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Just caught up with the Wasps Irish game. Jack Willis was ridiculous - something like eight turnovers, including three in a row in the final five minutes when Irish had three goes at running the clock down. He was utterly dominant.

Wasps still lost, mind.

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You have to take your hat off to New Zealand - this is comfortably the best English side for 15 years, and NZ are still rightly favourites. The good thing about the England rush + Watson, Daly and especially May is that we sniff breakaway tries. I reckon we need at least one on Saturday to have a ch...

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Has international rugby ended? Oh thank God For you and yours yes. However there is a Celtic bandwagon for you to ride. Jump on in and enjoy tue sojourn.... Choooo chooo I hope no one was injured in your earlier derailment. I was only thinking earlier how this place is kind of like bad aids. There ...

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Geezus MR. We haven't beaten England in six games before this and the second half scores have all been uncanny in closeness (24-6 to England, or a point or two off either way) which is a pattern any good coach should identify and address. Instead we got exactly the same second half score line as th...

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I'd probably prefer to play Ireland in the semi.

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Flockwitt wrote:
DragsterDriver wrote:Not sure Read did anything wrong hitting the pod tbh.
Nah. He took out the supporting player. Penalty every time.

I think the fact that he was bound on before contact is technically a penalty the other way. Add it to the laws never enforced though.

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"Did he lead with the shoulder?"

"Er... yeah. That's how every player has entered every ruck for eight years."

Look forward to seeing that one being called for the rest of the game.

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