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shanky wrote:”I’m not satisfied with the way he stirs his tea”

But yeah, with the universe thing.

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Petia is a chance to be back this week apparently. That makes my pants slightly tight. Petaia is a supernova. The brightest, most powerful, most beautiful force in the universe - imagine being one of the few fortunate people to bear witness. The Reds have the rare opportunity of having the world’s ...

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Is there anything in the constitution that allows a state to close its borders? Yes, for example a pandemic. I believe the HC case will be examining the proportionality of the closure. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/fact-check-state-border-closures-australian-constitution-corona/12164440 Th...

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Two new cases in Queensland. The first since May which aren't from people testing positive in quarantine. Both are women who travelled from Melbourne via Sydney and lied on their border forms. One of them works at a school and both attended a large church on the weekend...instead of being in quaran...

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Perth liked the NRC because that’s all they had. When they were in SR, they didn’t give a sh*t. No one with a SR team gives a shit. That’s a fact. That’s why no one goes to watch, and those that do go, are quiet as church mice. Even if the NRC was of the same standard of other 3rd tier comps, it me...

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Perth liked the NRC because that’s all they had. When they were in SR, they didn’t give a sh*t. No one with a SR team gives a shit. That’s a fact. That’s why no one goes to watch, and those that do go, are quiet as church mice. Even if the NRC was of the same standard of other 3rd tier comps, it me...

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Why are we talking about NZ? Isn’t there enough threads for them?

towny

Perth liked the NRC because that’s all they had. When they were in SR, they didn’t give a sh*t. No one with a SR team gives a shit. That’s a fact. That’s why no one goes to watch, and those that do go, are quiet as church mice. Even if the NRC was of the same standard of other 3rd tier comps, it mea...

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Does anyone think ‘the world’ will let this happen?

towny

Some saw the flash of Retallick somehow diminish the importance of Whitelock, when Sam had been the world class lock for longer and such an important contributer. No matter your preference, the Whitelock / Retallick duo is the greatest locking combo of the pro era. No one has dismissed Whitelock, a...

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Americans gonna be Americans. This virus likes flu season because it spreads the same way. Europe is giving itself a pat on the back because it got hot and people stopped catching the train to work. Swedes are all isolated in their summer houses - seriously.. poor people have a summer house ffs. Wi...

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Hormone therapy doesn’t make people less tall, less wide, less skillful, and I’m not surprised that it doesn’t reduce their strength to those that weren’t privileged to decades of testosterone.

towny

I've been thinking* If the Boks and Argies cannot do the RC, then I propose the following to make it less boring: Reds v All Blacks - Brisbane Brumbies v All Blacks - Canberra Australia A v All Blacks - Gosford Wallabies v All Blacks - Sydney One Week rest Highlanders v Wallabies - Dunedin Crusader...

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I've been thinking* If the Boks and Argies cannot do the RC, then I propose the following to make it less boring: Reds v All Blacks - Brisbane Brumbies v All Blacks - Canberra Australia A v All Blacks - Gosford Wallabies v All Blacks - Sydney One Week rest Highlanders v Wallabies - Dunedin Crusader...

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Seems pretty clear it reemerges with complacency. You either don't have it and take measures to ward it off, or you have it and constantly walk the tightrope of it blowing up in your face. Sweden’s level of complacency actually correlates with less cases. No one cares now and it’s gone from certain...

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I got roasted by the bored for saying this a while ago, so before everyone starts screaming, please check the data that is now in: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/covid-19-wor ... er-weather

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Americans gonna be Americans. This virus likes flu season because it spreads the same way. Europe is giving itself a pat on the back because it got hot and people stopped catching the train to work. Swedes are all isolated in their summer houses - seriously.. poor people have a summer house ffs. Win...

towny

Let me have some coffee. It’s not 5am - chance I’m not at my best yet.

Back in 30 to sort you out.

towny

I can’t deal with this level of stupid. Bye

towny

The Optimist wrote:Ooops my bad.

Haha!! Yeah. Eat it. Looser.

towny

Now you’re working out how these other Oz sports make so much money. In soup rugby, finals are not relevant to most of the teams in the comp - check the match threads here if you don’t believe me. This is one of the reasons why going back to national comps will benefit everyone. We can all have the...

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NZ lost 7 times from 2016 until the end of the 2019 rwc. Here are the lock combos. Proof of nothing, but there is a bit of a pattern here. 2016 v Ire = Tuipulotu/Kaino 2017 v Lions = Retalick/Whitelock 2017 v Aus = Barrett/Whitelock 2018 v SA = Barrett/Whitelock 2018 v Ire = Retalick/Whitelock 2019...

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TDRL reserves all get paid. At least they did when I was there. Now that comp isn’t being run and Rugby 2nd and 3rd grade just got very tough as these blokes go for a run. Not sure how it works now, but the clubs up there mostly did have their own leagues clubs and did generate loads of cash from p...

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I’m sure some people read that as “I’m a raging transphobe & won’t watch sport including them” I read “I’m not much interested in watching sport if the level playing field has clear and obvious disparities” Is there a single Trans woman currently playing international or professional women's' rugby...

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TDRL reserves all get paid. At least they did when I was there. Now that comp isn’t being run and Rugby 2nd and 3rd grade just got very tough as these blokes go for a run. Not sure how it works now, but the clubs up there mostly did have their own leagues clubs and did generate loads of cash from po...

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But you have to have finals, how would children and Australians know who won! Well, first you have the minor semi-final and then the major semi-final ... Don't forget the preliminary final. Or the final minor preliminary major final... Now you’re working out how these other Oz sports make so much m...

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No satisfaction in beating australia. Even scotland can do that. Go to NZ again? Not sure they could you fit you in - they’ve got a pretty sweet thing going. 5 teams playing 700 round, home and away comp with no finals. "Welcome to Round 377 of Super Rugby Aotearoa. We've got the *sigh* Wellington ...

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Whitelock is/was a fantastic player, but English depth at lock is such that any drop in form may have seen someone else step up. Whitelock isn’t Retallick,Johnson, Eales or Matfield. Yes he is. Best forward in the world in 2015. As 2011 was Kaino's world cup, 2015 was Whitelock's. Okay then. I thin...

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League has 350k? :lol: 700k is good going. Shame we can’t get more of them to watch though. Talking of league, I hear they don’t have many comps happening, as the players won’t play for free and the clubs’ pokies aren’t plugged in. Heard the numbers for rugby are up - 2nd grade is full of league fi...

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League has 350k? :lol: 700k is good going. Shame we can’t get more of them to watch though. Talking of league, I hear they don’t have many comps happening, as the players won’t play for free and the clubs’ pokies aren’t plugged in. Heard the numbers for rugby are up - 2nd grade is full of league fi...

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CrazyIslander wrote:
towny wrote:Lions should slip Victoria when they come next year. Play the 2nd test in Perth instead - bigger crowd and better stadium anyway.
They're going to SA

Sure they are....

towny

I’m Swedish, and we surrendered early to Covid - wearing a mask here is sign of defiance and that’s not very Swedish. Expect some firm glares and whispered scolds behind your back if you dare. Think I’ve seen 3 masks the whole time. Loads of ambulances though. But, somehow Covid has f*cked off from...

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League has 350k? :lol: 700k is good going. Shame we can’t get more of them to watch though. Talking of league, I hear they don’t have many comps happening, as the players won’t play for free and the clubs’ pokies aren’t plugged in. Heard the numbers for rugby are up - 2nd grade is full of league fir...

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Gavin Duffy wrote:No satisfaction in beating australia. Even scotland can do that.

Go to NZ again? Not sure they could you fit you in - they’ve got a pretty sweet thing going. 5 teams playing 700 round, home and away comp with no finals.

towny

80-90k per game.....that’s multiples of the A-League. If RA can get the same deal as the A-League, plus the tests.... you’d think they’d go close to their 2015 deal. The marketing is simply awful, so plenty of upside, considering our massive player numbers. We only need to get a couple more teams i...

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sonic_attack wrote:Why would the Lions tour at all. There's no benefit for the home unions. What contingency does RA have, hole all the players up in Queensland?

No benefit? I’m not sure you understand what a tour is about.

towny

Lions should slip Victoria when they come next year. Play the 2nd test in Perth instead - bigger crowd and better stadium anyway.

towny

I’m Swedish, and we surrendered early to Covid - wearing a mask here is sign of defiance and that’s not very Swedish. Expect some firm glares and whispered scolds behind your back if you dare. Think I’ve seen 3 masks the whole time. Loads of ambulances though. But, somehow Covid has f*cked off from ...

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No news yet but this will happen. They need to make the call soon though....
Saffers will have to wait 4 years, but this way they will get have certainty and can prepare properly. Lions’ fans can make new plans - refunds, etc.

Covid is going to lag on and rugby is just a sport.

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I’m not sure we are appreciating the situation. South Africa is dealing with a crisis that is far from over. I’d be surprised if there will be rugby in South Africa in 2021. I can’t see any way the Lions will tour and wonder when they’ll start the contingency plans to reschedule. If we get to see th...

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