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Well done Quins - good win. Leinster did well to get the away BP though.

Easter was immense.

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Thta's a poor miss of the conversion but the try scorer should have gone under posts He was chased all the way. Nah, he coasted from a long way out. Gopperth was hanging off him just as he touched it down! Just rewound it and he definitely coasted the last 20m, he could easily have got under the st...

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CM11 wrote:
ovalball wrote:Thta's a poor miss of the conversion but the try scorer should have gone under posts
He was chased all the way.

Nah, he coasted from a long way out.

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Thta's a poor miss of the conversion but the try scorer should have gone under posts

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Away win and BP - who'd have thunk it. Quite a lively encounter, if somewhat error strewn.

Need a repeat next week.

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Raggs wrote:Lovely from Varndell there.

Deft little kick through. Nice start.

Very good from the Hask as well.

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Great exhibition of defence from the French, albeit Munster were very one dimensional in attack.

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My 1st job was in a factory of about 3000 employees, 80% of which were female and mostly young.

Xmas was great fun.

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Decent win, despite some flawed selections. Buttler and Root batted very sensibly. Didn't see Moeen's knock but that sounded like it was another good'un. Everyone's wary of saying it for obvious reasons, but Moeen bats like a left-handed Amla in terms of his languid timing of the ball. I like watch...

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Buttler beats the crap out of the Sri Lankan attack and England end up coasting home. Well done Jos and Moeen, when those two tee off the score changes in a hurry. Great support from Root, decent from Hales after his monumental cockup. Cook finishes with the lowest strike rate of any batsman in the...

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Decent win, despite some flawed selections. Buttler and Root batted very sensibly. Didn't see Moeen's knock but that sounded like it was another good'un.

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Big over that 21 from it and a reprieve from a no ball. 19 needed from 18

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I don't think the team is that far away from being a good unit...Cook and Woakes to me are the weakest options. I'd bring Hales up to open with Moeen, push the rest up a spot, give Jordan some time to develop and go with something like Moeen Ali Alex Hales Joe Root Eoin Morgan Ravi Bopara James Tay...

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This is being played in the jungle - lots of rain about. The selectors seem to think it will suit seamers, so they've dropped Tredwell (our most economical bowler) They really had to pick Hales, which they have. However they've got themselves in a right pickle having Cook as skipper, so Bell gets dr...

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Ted. wrote:
guy smiley wrote:Whoa...

too soon for this shit. Today's the day of the funeral... perhaps it would be wiser to drop this thread like a steaming turd on someone's doorstep and leave the argument for another day.

Yep.

+1

It's a fair topic to discuss but on another day.

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spanks wrote:Seen nothing from the Welsh this autumn to suggest they'll get out the group ahead of England or Australia.

Then again, we didn't see much from the other two either. Very hard to choose between the 3. I'm not that confident.

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douche_chill wrote:Many less astute observers rated this guy quite highly. He's not very good though, can't pass and isn't athletic.

Like I said - a shoo-in.

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He's obviously been watching our centres and decided he's a shoo-in for a long international career.

June eh ! just in time for the RWC.

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Pfffft all these newbs who don't get references to a spectacular bored meltdown in 2005 can f**k off. Bloody Hell, was it that long ago. I've been on here for too long !!! What was it about? It was a bored row that you really needed popcorn to watch. Sarah Jane, a long time poster and Wasps support...

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tc27 wrote:Pfffft all these newbs who don't get references to a spectacular bored meltdown in 2005 can f**k off.

Bloody Hell, was it that long ago. I've been on here for too long !!!

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Anyone know what the capacity is? Capacity: 32,609 Built: 2005 Construction cost: £113 million ! Owner: London Wasps Holdings Ltd ca 30% higher capacity then Welford Road. Renting is better mate. West Ham got a £600m 54k capacity pad for £15m up front and £2m a year. With all new upgraded surroundi...

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Anyone know what the capacity is?

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I believe the law can only be applied to acts designed to stir up hatred - it is not applicable to 'jokes'. Without knowing what was said, I would guess their comments fall under poor taste rather than a criminal act. I think you would be wrong there. It was only a joke is a little bit 1970's I am ...

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Still 2 weeks to go but over 17000 tickets sold - Sounds very promising.

http://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/34 ... HxiVTGsWSo

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I think it has something to do with the way it played out - and was shown on videos. I was saddened and shocked by it - but I am surprised by the ongoing level of global reaction.

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Just seen Clarkes Video Tough to watch he seems utterly devastated and in a lot of pain :(( Wanted to come back to this. Someone pointed out elsewhere that you can hear him whispering "do your job" to himself at one point when it looked like he couldn't continue. Endless respect to the guy - he was...

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Anyone know exactly why Hooper was blowing up after the English try in the second half? He had to be restrained from starting a fight and then was whinging on at the ref. Most unbecoming. You'd never see the GOAT doing that. I think he felt England had players running interfence for the try scorer....

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Why don't you report the acts to the Police will they not have to respond to a member of the public bringing criminal activity to their attention? Indeed. There is then the question of Karena Vleck, who, as Legal Council to the RFU and a member of the Bar, has a duty of care to bring this to the at...

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Bloody hell, I hope we've got a fit and firing Cole and Corbisiero for the RWC. I'm not sure cole would keep brookes off the bench? He's a great impact sub. Still not sure about watson. Edit: this plum interviewing hooper. A fit Cole playing well would be a certain starter. This. He's a great ball ...

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I don't see the problem with requiring some grounding behind the line. Bowlers shouldn't be pushing it to the extent that they do. Rinkals is right about the laws as they stand - and I don't see any need to change them. A lot of spinners pivot on the landing toe with the heel in the air - as long a...

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JAT wrote:Cheers. It's nice to actually get a win against South Africa.

We wouldn't know

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Well done Boyos. Maybe the SH won't have it all their own way in the RWC.

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Yep. Game management was far better this week. Tactical kicking was an order of magnitude better. Lawes and Morgan were immense and the pack were extremely efficient. Wood made a huge improvement from his other outings. Thought the subs did well too. Brown & 36 were disappointing while the much mali...

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No thread? Oh well... England all out for 184. SL 22 for 0 after the third over. What disturbed me and made me start the thread (I know some on here would say that I never miss an opportunity to gloat, but that just isn't true. ;)) is that cricinfo says this about Woakes' dismissal: Hang on, the um...

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Never went to a school that played Rugby - and I'd have been too small anyway. We used to play at the local rec - there weren't many rules. Despite being small, I proved to be a very elusive runner - probably a self preservation instinct because I never fancied getting smashed by someone twice my si...

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Few years back I bought Mrs Oval a day out at the Hawk Conservancy where she flew a Harris Hawk and a few other birds of prey. She loved it. Probably one of my most successfull presents.

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Often bowlers have to bowl on rolled clay like in the sub continent and their only variation is a bouncer and a bottle top. Yeah sometimes I like to try and mow down pedestrians in my car. They've all got out of the way so far. I think you're missing the point. The bouncer could be banned, but it w...

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As the helmet picture above shows there is no protection for the back of the neck. Mainly because it unwise to turn away from the ball. But if a pull shot is missed, even if you are facing the ball, if you miss your arms pull you around. This is exactly what happened. The cold hard facts are a bowl...

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I now use a Woodworm lid but played most of my cricket without a helmet. Got hit quite a few times but mostly when top edging or due to poor pitches. Worst was 7 stitches just below my right eye. I only started wearing a lid because I had to wear glasses. I don't think that helmets were intended to ...

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Redsfan wrote:I can't even imagine what this'll do to the poor bastard who bowled that ball.

He must be going through absolute hell at the moment. But he shouldn't blame himself - it was a freak injury.

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