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henry wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:20 pm
mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:12 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:06 pm
It's a good job that mongs like you aren't in decision making roles.
Not sure I could do a worse job than the WRU board
You’re giving them a run for their money.

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When do we get Jeff’s ratings?

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I quite like Portugal in Spring. Not completely against it... I would like Portugal in full stop. Make it a 7 nations. 3 games home and 3 games away, Lisbon is another lovely place to visit. Reduce the Welsh URC teams to 3. Add a Portuguese team and place them in the Welsh pool EDIT: if we were to ...

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I quite like Portugal in Spring. Not completely against it... I would like Portugal in full stop. Make it a 7 nations. 3 games home and 3 games away, Lisbon is another lovely place to visit. Reduce the Welsh URC teams to 3. Add a Portuguese team and place them in the Welsh pool EDIT: if we were to ...

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Sam Warburton has been banging on for years that there should be a promotion relegation game.

Wales should still beat Italy but it would be interesting to hear his comments in the unlikely event that Wales win the wooden spoon.

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That’s a win for Wales

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France are a rabble

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Take the points France

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Double movement?

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Luke Pearce was born in Pontypool.

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I like Max Boyce.

Wales v France in Cardiff is the 6N match that I look forward to more than any other.

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openclashXX wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:05 am The last Six Nations where the winner didn't achieve a Grand Slam AND the bottom-placed side recorded at least one win was 2013.

So it certainly is the most "competitive" for the past decade at least!

Wales haven’t won yet!

Although they could easily beat France or Italy

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Just watched the 2nd half on record.

Apparently if you wear green the offside law doesn't apply to you.

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Loads of empty seats after half time.

Too many prawn sandwiches?

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I did envoy the game - I thought it was funny to watch Stayed close with teeth and grit against a great Scotland side for the first 40 min; being able win it in the end. Against a great Scotland side Yeahhhh! This season is hopefully a taste of things to come. Their U20's are doing well too. Austra...

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:28 am
Grandpa wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:30 pm
bimboman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:24 pm

They want Horner gone because he tried to buy RBR behind the back of the Austrians.
Amazing he's still there... not invited to Max's birthday bash either...
Jos has the hots for the accuser

Rumours that they are closer than that.

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Planet Rugby combined Ireland South Africa Xv

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/who-re ... ireland-xv

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OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:04 pm The 1 point win became a habit. Good enough.

Winning knockout games by anything more than 1 point is inefficient and a waste of resources.

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https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/barrett-blacks-need-sa-super-rugby/ New Zealand playmaker Jordie Barrett has admitted that the All Blacks are poorer for not having South Africa involved in Super Rugby. Still just 27, Barrett celebrated his 100th game for the Hurricanes last weekend, which ended prematu...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:08 pm Just refreshed my memory of the Kriel incident and was reminded that it wasn't a bunker decision. So that doesn't actually count. Just plain ref error there.

Also the hit was on a "Scottish" player, which makes it ok.

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I think that Rugby is "throwing out the baby with the bathwater". The current laws are just another reason why I don't go (unless beer/cabal is involved). Why pay good money for a game that may be ruined by a decision regarding an accidental collision after 1 minute? By all means punish the player ...

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Out of interest, who is generally regarded as England's best striker the past 50 years? Keegan Francis Lineker Shearer Rooney Kane Anyone else? Owen Yes, I remembered him last night. In his prime maybe the bet of the lot?? That's a pretty decent list of strikers though in fairness to England. Shear...

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Is there a pushback against the safety initiatives in Rugby, I wonder it powers that be have gone as far they can without serious pushback from the players. Ultimately the players are the important people when push comes to shove 1st there was the pushback against the waist high tackle law. 2nd ther...

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Valencia v Real Madrid has been refereed by Clive Thomas's grandson Remind me, Clive Thomas was the ref who disallowed a headed goal from a corner for Brazil in the '78 WC because he blew the final whistle immediately as the cross was put in. Fast forward to 2024 and his grandson does almost exactl...

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Valencia v Real Madrid has been refereed by Clive Thomas's grandson

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:11 pm The hair

The teeth

https://x.com/Harlequins/status/1763549 ... 57512?s=20

Wtf. Assume he’s been to Turkey!

My friend had a hair transplant. Within a year in started falling out again.

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Is the ref a Bulls fan? That was a real soft reversal

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Chilli wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:00 pm
Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:37 pm
mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:26 pm How can the Sharks be so poor? When they have so many good players?
You cannot buy a team
No you can't, but this team looks so poorly coached.

Also they have so many players missing. This being a World Cup season hasn’t helped.

Next year they should be a real force.

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How can the Sharks be so poor? When they have so many good players?

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:06 pm
Nolanator wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:03 pm Sympathy call
They've gotten a few of them this game.

The last 2 Zebre tries benefited from indulgent refereeing

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fatcat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:33 pm Confirmed by Quins.

Durban is obviously nicer than West London.

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super Rugby has become a joke, it really has. I blame Australia mostly. They have run their rugby over there so poorly and have pretty much given up all the ground they gained in the 90s and 00s. In fact, they've gone backwards. So now tiny NZ is left alone trying to prop up super rugby by itself a...

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super Rugby has become a joke, it really has. I blame Australia mostly. They have run their rugby over there so poorly and have pretty much given up all the ground they gained in the 90s and 00s. In fact, they've gone backwards. So now tiny NZ is left alone trying to prop up super rugby by itself a...

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We used 'timezones' as the excuse to explain why SR was losing popularity. Since the Saffers have left, SR hasn't quite been gangbusters, right? The 'timezone' theory doesn't hold water. Rather than rehash tired, old, likely-false assumptions dressed up as 'facts', perhaps it's time we addressed th...

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A real measure for me, which is only retrospective so completely useless in the debate really, but it's where does the player reside once they retire? So many SA poaches f#ck off back to the republic. They came, they merc'ed, they bought their farm and they forgot it ever happened. Hell, maybe some...

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De Allende the most underrated Springbok?

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/siya-k ... springboks

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Blackrock Bullet wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:45 pm A complete mess.

New Zealand and Australian rugby needs an intervention.

They need some South African teams back in Super Rugby

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I don’t know if any of you read Rugby World Magazine but in the June 2023 edition, page 98, the secret rugby player says that he doesn’t like the naturalisation rules from residency and brought up the case of Devon Toner and Jean Kleyn. He says that a huge number of players absolutely hate it. What...

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Gavin Duffy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:32 pm Will their home games be in melbourne?

Article doesn't say. I hope they play in Buenos Aires

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As a replacement for the Rebels, if they go bust

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/favour ... going-bust

Maybe they can add the Cheetahs, Pumas and Griquas too.

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