Skill and the intelligent use of force!les@mooloolaba wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:26 pm I get the feeling both teams will get found out skill wise when the play the Chiefs Blues or Saders.
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- Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Soup 2024, Reds v Waratahs
- Replies: 113
- Views: 1739
Re: Soup 2024, Reds v Waratahs
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Visiting the HK 7s
- Replies: 9
- Views: 527
Re: Visiting the HK 7s
Bump. Nobody? HK of this parish is there. Maybe try getting in contact with him through the PR Facebook page or through Enz -who has all the codez! I thought of him, he would be the best possible contact, but I assumed he had left the place. Expats used to be out of there by 55 at the latest. HKCJ ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Visiting the HK 7s
- Replies: 9
- Views: 527
Re: Visiting the HK 7s
Thank you. I've been to HK plenty, and ticked off pretty much all of the major 'must do' things. This is going to be purely a rugby weekend, and visiting a couple of old favourites. Sadly it looks like the Spring Deer has closed, which means I need to find a new spot for Peking Duck. Might pop up t...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official 2023-24 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Thread
- Replies: 536
- Views: 27038
Re: Official 2023-24 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Thread
Argies win it again! Too good once again. AB7s played to the extent of their abilities though (which is a few steps below Argentina). Just not good enough. The 7s programme clearly needs new talent. Men’s final: ARG 36-12 AB7s I wonder who is responsible for the amazing improvement in the Argies' p...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Visiting the HK 7s
- Replies: 9
- Views: 527
Re: Visiting the HK 7s
Based on my ancient wisdom, I would say get your tickets and book your accommodation early. Go with friends if you can make up a party. If not, find out where like minded people are going to be. No doubt the place is still a Mecca for foodies. My mouth is watering at the memories. Do not go to upmar...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Visiting the HK 7s
- Replies: 9
- Views: 527
Re: Visiting the HK 7s
I suggest you contact the Hong Kong Football Club, they should have a lot of information available. My intel is 25 years out of date.
Or Hong Kong Rugby, come to think of it.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024 - Round 1 - Rebels vs Brumbies - 7.35pm AEDT, Fri, 23 Feb
- Replies: 96
- Views: 2601
Re: Super Rugby 2024 - Round 1 - Rebels vs Brumbies - 7.35pm AEDT, Fri, 23 Feb
Brumbies looked impressive, great to see them and Rob Valetini continuing to set the standard for Australian rugby. I didn't think they were that good. They were clearly better than Rebels though. I thought Leota was pretty good. The Rebels played like a bunch of random players that had never met e...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
- Replies: 571
- Views: 18893
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9816
- Views: 322901
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
He’s no scapegoat. No-one made him pick one flyhalf, no-one made him demotivate the players, or carry a cattle prod Fvck him I just cannot understand what motivated him. The whole episode was bizarre. That said, we were only one dropped high ball away from beating Fiji. Maybe if we had, things migh...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18299
- Views: 864487
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Bah. It's time we moved to a user-pays model in any case. We are moving towards the End Times according to the Evangelicals.
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18299
- Views: 864487
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
I genuinely don’t think there’s too many undecided voters left around to be wooed. I mean, you either think it’s OK to storm the Capitol and lynch the VP. …Or you don’t. And the white evangelicals think it is all G*d's will. The handful of squillionaires who will benefit from the destruction of the...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 881
- Views: 47488
Re: Melbourne Rebels goooooooone… soon to be Rebels Pasifika?
I’m hopeful the Rebels have a massive season that allows something new to be built quickly. If they go well early, perhaps it will spur decision makers to take action not to lose a Melbourne team. The players are fighting for their future, whether with the Rebels, or in Europe or Japan. Plenty of i...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9816
- Views: 322901
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9816
- Views: 322901
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Thais the assertion of a sore loser. Its bullshit you old windbag. The bored's least popular poster lashes out again. :lol:
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9816
- Views: 322901
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Really dumb take if rugby is to get back on its feet. Tahs need to be winning. Coleman did some great things with Gordon in Shute Sheild, just cant bring it for Super rugby. Hes got 4 games. Coleman had a comparatively big cheque book in the SS. He bought a premiership? Gee who did Gordon beat in t...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 9816
- Views: 322901
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Pietch and Jorgensen have been in Wallaby squads as well. It’s the Tards curse. Long may it continue. Really dumb take if rugby is to get back on its feet. Tahs need to be winning. Coleman did some great things with Gordon in Shute Sheild, just cant bring it for Super rugby. Hes got 4 games. Colema...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 4515
Re: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
I worked for a while with an English chap (in Hong Kong) who had huge thick fingered hands, and what I can only describe as a "Neanderthal" skull. He did not last very long before he was sacked and sent back whence he came. As for me, I have 4% African blood. Doesn't everyone have a percentage of A...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 4515
Re: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
I'm being facetious... as we'd all have African ancestry... as we as a species originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago... so kinda unavoidable. But I assume you mean from more recent generations... do you know where in Africa you can trace it back to? My African blood is probably from a slave ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 4515
Re: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
Do they test for Neanderthal? How far back does it go? Australopithecus? I worked for a while with an English chap (in Hong Kong) who had huge thick fingered hands, and what I can only describe as a "Neanderthal" skull. He did not last very long before he was sacked and sent back whence he came. As...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
- Replies: 163
- Views: 4515
Re: Fck me I'm Irish DNA analysis
Do they test for Neanderthal? How far back does it go? Australopithecus? I worked for a while with an English chap (in Hong Kong) who had huge thick fingered hands, and what I can only describe as a "Neanderthal" skull. He did not last very long before he was sacked and sent back whence he came. As...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
- Replies: 11460
- Views: 1249289
Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
Personally whilst I enjoyed it I don’t quite share the hysterical reaction over Slow Horses . I am STUNNED!! Almost hysterical!!
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
- Replies: 1386
- Views: 26770
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
- Replies: 1386
- Views: 26770
Re: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
One thing about France that I have observed over many years is that we do not know which France is going to play on any given Saturday.
The world-beaters or the easybeats.
The world-beaters or the easybeats.
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
- Replies: 485
- Views: 22887
Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Feel for the others suffering on here. Im 41 and have a very bad chronic nerve pain condition that leaves me in continual pain. its destroyed the life I once had and taken a terrible toll on my mental health. living in pain all day every day is brutal. of course there are lots of others out there s...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official 2023-24 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Thread
- Replies: 536
- Views: 27038
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ultimate Identity Theft
- Replies: 5
- Views: 677
Re: Ultimate Identity Theft
Any opinion on Ancestry.com? I just got my results back but I am careful with the info I share etc. FYI I am devestated by my results. Turns out I am 50% English 41% Irish and 9% Scottish. Dodged a bullet with Welsh though (0%) so there is that. From that I estimate that I am more British than 60% ...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official 2023-24 “HSBC SVNS” International 7s Series Thread
- Replies: 536
- Views: 27038
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
- Replies: 11460
- Views: 1249289
Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
"Masters of the Air" is being hyped enormously. Apparently huge money has been spent on it, not to mention direction by Spielberg, no less.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 881
- Views: 47488
Re: Melbourne Rebels goooooooooooing...
Sure, if you're a complete idiot it would be confusing why there would be a desire to have a team in one of the biggest markets in the competition that's a sport mad town with an extensive rugby history, and a big PI rugby playing populace that has seen a lot of players rise through the professiona...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
- Replies: 485
- Views: 22887
Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Feel for the others suffering on here. Im 41 and have a very bad chronic nerve pain condition that leaves me in continual pain. its destroyed the life I once had and taken a terrible toll on my mental health. living in pain all day every day is brutal. of course there are lots of others out there s...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 2:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
- Replies: 29346
- Views: 2075978
Re: The Australian Politics Thread
There must have been a big fight behind the scenes. That's why Albo had to get the whole caucus together and win the day. If it had just been a cabinet decision maybe he would have lost?
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
- Replies: 29346
- Views: 2075978
Re: The Australian Politics Thread
Albo will need to lift his game if he wants to be a winning Prime Minister. He doesn't seem able to sell any policies.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
- Replies: 29346
- Views: 2075978
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Roger Rogerson goooooooonee!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1206
Re: Roger Rogerson goooooooonee!
The Hurled gives RR's career a lot of coverage today. Worth reading.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Roger Rogerson goooooooonee!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1206
Re: Roger Rogerson goooooooonee!
I was born in NSW, and worked in the courts for a few years. Illegal gambling dens, sly grog shops, etc etc were just taken for granted. Sydney was absolutely riddled with corruption.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Roger Rogerson goooooooonee!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1206
Re: Roger Rogerson goooooooonee!
We should never forget how corrupt the NSW Police used to be.
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
- Replies: 485
- Views: 22887
Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
I have a similar worry with my daughter with downs who just turned 1. 90% of the time everything is fine apart from the usual young kids thing, then you get the fear about what happens in 30 years, do I have enough time to set her up (unlikely except for our house), will her older sister do a Eug a...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
- Replies: 485
- Views: 22887
Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
I hate my 40s with a passion. Having said that recently I started dating again and I have met someone I really like, so things are starting to look up again. I did not take any notice of this fred, being in my 80's!! I just stumbled over it and was struck by the depth of feeling being expressed. Th...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Penny Wong heading to the Middle East
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2401
Re: Penny Wong heading to the Middle East
wasnt non -white immigration mostly banned until the 1970s in australia? We had what was known as "The White Australia Policy" until about 1949. It was progressively dismantled until the advent of the Whitlam Labor government in 1972, at which point it was done away with. Our indigenous brothers an...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Penny Wong heading to the Middle East
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2401
Re: Penny Wong heading to the Middle East
I think wambers is the only other one here who can share your experience of 1950's Australia... I remember that my mother used to walk a long way to patronise a fruit shop that was run by two Chinese couples: the Lings. They were just like us (we assumed) just looked a bit different. At High School...