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Sensible Stephen

I'm chilling as best I can in 35C Italian sunshine, sunshine. So you are a part time, unprofessional match official. Good for you sport :thumbup: Now tell me, how many international or top level games, which is what is being discussed on this thread, have you been a match official? Er... so I am no...

Sensible Stephen

Interesting reading what posters think ARs should see, the expectations of what ARs should do/see/report, etc. I don't get this attitude. We are not having a go at a ref or AR in particular, just noticing that illegal play which ruins a lot of the spectacle is seemingly unnoticed and asking why. If...

Sensible Stephen

Interesting reading what posters think ARs should see, the expectations of what ARs should do/see/report, etc. I don't get this attitude. We are not having a go at a ref or AR in particular, just noticing that illegal play which ruins a lot of the spectacle is seemingly unnoticed and asking why. If...

Sensible Stephen

Did anyone watch Kafer explain how the Lions stifled the ABs attack? Pretty much rushing defence preventing the ball from going to the outside channels and making strong offensive tackles on the inside mainly by the forwards. Big difference we don't have forwards bar Coleman and maybe timani to dom...

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fraz wrote:
Sensible Stephen wrote:Look, basically we need to spend the whole game doing kick-passes to Folau. Its the only chance we have.
Ok sweet, so we just need somebody who can do that accurately roughly half of the time. Any volunteers?

I am going to vote for Stephen Moore. Lineout skills, you know?

Sensible Stephen

Look, basically we need to spend the whole game doing kick-passes to Folau. Its the only chance we have.

Sensible Stephen

I thought (probably wrongly) that when they went from being "touch judges" to "assistant referees" they did have power to rule on off-sides as well as forward passes, knock-ons and foul play. They do seem to pick up on most of that... just not off-sides.

Sensible Stephen

Will sex robots remove the need for women?

Sensible Stephen

I'm slightly surprised people are so anti the idea - it's really quite a traditional one. I'd love to see an old fashioned Barbarians as the cream of European rugby team rather than another crop of Sanzar mercenaries. Looking at the schedule it's also not as absurd as I assumed - I hadn't realised ...

Sensible Stephen

I can't believe, that in this day and age (seeing as we are, actually, living in the future...it's 2017!!! :shock: ), we can't use technology. Every single pro these days runs around with a chip attached to the back of their shirt that gives data back to a nerd with a computer sitting next to the c...

Sensible Stephen

1. England 2. Ireland 3. New Zealand. Fact. The Kiwis long slide out of the top 10 has begun. :smug: It's all a matter of perspective really... from the bottom looking up all the top teams look unbeatable, right. Based on your U20s your slide probably is going to be happening later rather than soon...

Sensible Stephen

Why not have two on-field referees? One to manage the offside line and other to police the ruck? Rugby League is a much simpler game to referee than Rugby yet at the highest level they have deemed that the game is still too complex for just one referee Do they need to go that far though? Just make ...

Sensible Stephen

1. England 2. Ireland 3. New Zealand. Fact. The Kiwis long slide out of the top 10 has begun. :smug: It's all a matter of perspective really... from the bottom looking up all the top teams look unbeatable, right. Based on your U20s your slide probably is going to be happening later rather than soon...

Sensible Stephen

As a neutral watching the Lions series, it was apparent that both sides were offside quite a lot. This is a bit shit as attacks are limited as the defense is on them in no time. The ref can't be expected to see this all the time, but what are the ARs doing? Surely this should be one of the main thin...

Sensible Stephen

1. England
2. Ireland
3. New Zealand.

Fact.

The Kiwis long slide out of the top 10 has begun.

Sensible Stephen

He should have asked the ref for extra time. Poite listened to him when he demanded the illegal TMO intervention. :lol: Surprised the cops didn't come on and sort Poite out to be honest. But yeah, watching on TV, an extra 20 minutes would have made me a happier fan. But fox probably would have cros...

Sensible Stephen

Jensrsa wrote:
The TMO has HD tvs available, the onfield screens often don't provide a decent view

Well, exactly, so why is the ref overruling/ignoring the TMO based on shitty big screen views?

Sensible Stephen

So, when the ref goes to the TMO, who is supposed to make the ruling on the video replay. I thought once you go upstairs the TMO makes the call. But over the last couple of years it has become more and more about the ref looking at the big screen and making the call. I think it was Nigel Owens who ...

Sensible Stephen

So, when the ref goes to the TMO, who is supposed to make the ruling on the video replay. I thought once you go upstairs the TMO makes the call. But over the last couple of years it has become more and more about the ref looking at the big screen and making the call. I think it was Nigel Owens who s...

Sensible Stephen

Whats the point of the TMO. Both this week and last week the ref based his decisions off the big screen and ignored what George had to say.

Sensible Stephen

My girlfriend will barely let me watch the rugby, how do you manage it?

"Its gweilo game lah, not even Australia play, why want watch? We do facial and shopping." Chinese bitch.

Sensible Stephen

A little torn, Lions being the underdogs would be good. But Southern Hemisphere rugby strength is important, and also if NZ lose they will kill people in the rugby championship. So...

Go All Blacks.

Sensible Stephen

Kovana's Dad wrote:My son Kovana (he is a good boy) am find out where you is live, am order the pizza and kfc to your house, sit on the front porch and eat all them, make you pay for him dinner.

You am doorstep him jandal.

Yeah, you're a twat. Probably never had to learn a second language.

Sensible Stephen

What is interesting is what will the New Great East do about this issue. Let's say Europe, and to a lesser extent America (though with different people) are over run and destroyed as Westphalian states by say 2070 - which is about my prediction. What happens then with the governance of the world? A...

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Question Why aren't women getting more jobs Answer The system is sexist Response Let's make a non sexist system Outcome Less women get jobs on pure merit Its the merit trap. 95% v 65% on a maths test isn't a good measure, you have to take into account other metrics like feelings. This is an actual ...

Sensible Stephen

They will get angry and kill us in the rugby championship.

Sensible Stephen

Substantial foreign aid targeting infrastructure projects, that is not tainted or given with conditions, and is well planned, is what we need. If you increase wealth, health and education, birth rates will fall. We know this. Its not controversial. The key points are education for women. This is no...

Sensible Stephen

Well, the view of the (evil and deranged and sick moron) alt-right is that the continent should be isolated for a hundred years or more, so that nature can take its course and the problem can resolve itself. But western aid will continue to flood in I expect, and Bill Gates will continue to not get...

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The second point he makes is the key one. Up the level of foreign aid to address the issue now. Populations like those in the graph are completely unsustainable. But managing health and education will dramatically reduce the predictions. There seems to be a general view in the alt-right community t...

Sensible Stephen

I was watching the game with an American mate of mine (he's a bloody jinx too, he watched the Ireland game in Chicago as well - so he's not invited this weekend) and it was probably a good 20 minutes before he realised that we couldn't replace a player and he thought that was the weirdest thing eve...

Sensible Stephen

Something similar happened to my GF after acupuncture. Needle pushed a nerve or something. Fixed with a bit of physio. Just need to get the muscles in that area working a bit.

Sensible Stephen

fraz wrote:An enlightened society with a commitment to equality should abolish private education, health, banks, insurance and property.

And also put the Kulaks in their place.

Sensible Stephen

K-pop you old c*nts. C-Pop too.

Sensible Stephen

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troglodiet wrote:I hate to think what possible stock image they added to that article.

But essentially the article confirms that married men die younger.

Heave one out while shes in the shower. Problem solved. Next.

Sensible Stephen

I yank my goose neck everynight.

Prod my GF ~4 times a week. Thats 572 times a year. Oh yeah.

Sensible Stephen

SS: for safety reasons it has to be ruled this way. I'm sure refs will be as lenient as possible if the tackle doesn't topple a player, or the timing is such that the tackler genuinely had no time to react, or the tackled player jumped after gaining possession. Materiality should be considered. I'v...

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Hong Kong wrote:Update: DP has escaped from his rehabilitation hellhole and is for, in his words, for a beer and a soapy" though not necessarily in that order or quantity

Self imposed rehab hellhole or forced? I am out of the loop, not sure what is going on.

Sensible Stephen

Sorry, how is it an accident? He waited until Sinckler was in the air, and then dived at his knees. It's as deliberate an act as you'll see. There isn't a referee in the world who would have called that an accident and waved play on. The law is fine. Making players in the air fair game is a disaste...

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Do not trust that website. Dodgy as hell.

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