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- Wed Jul 26, 2023 3:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Malcolm Marx is the best player in the world and is a bench warmer
- Replies: 309
- Views: 12507
Re: Malcolm Marx is the best player in the world and is a bench warmer
Well they certainly didn’t look it last weekend . Matching the bomb squad ( embarrassing name ) with our bench coming in at the same time or very soon after will blunt their impact seriously. Watch Williams develop into the world best prop . The kid is 22 ffs ! Apart from the first 20, I thought th...
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2741
Re: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
Maybe because they all play the same sport contrary to the thread title?
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 11:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2741
Re: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
Noone would argue with Chris Mene that is for sure.
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2741
Re: Children of successful sports people who have succeeded in a different sport
Bernice Mene, former NZ netball representative & captain (and an absolute mean defender), had parents who represented NZ in athletics (decathlon and discus). https://www.olympic.org.nz/assets/Uploads/mene-primary__FocusFillWzQ2OCw0NjgsInkiLDBd.jpg Her brother also represented NZ in the discuss
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23815
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
Yes. That said, Eddie is clearly rotating some players in and out of his squad. It’s an interesting one, Tom has his weaknesses but he would be a great bench option to cover back three with Mark N and Korebeite on the wings and Kelleway at 15. Losing Ikitau means we are short on experience in the b...
- Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23815
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
Is the Bled the most one-side piece of silverware in Rugby in the pro-era? At first I thought maybe some random trophy Italy competed for in the 6N. After a bit of googling, I found Italy and France compete for the "Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy". But Italy last won that in 2013. Australia last won the...
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 1:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: TRC: All Blacks vs Springboks: Match Thread: Saturday 15th July
- Replies: 1389
- Views: 29345
Re: TRC: All Blacks vs Springboks: Match Thread: Saturday 15th July
Is Scott Barrett the front runner for international player of the year? He has been immense since the start of super rugby.
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your Most Over Rated Bands / Musicians
- Replies: 198
- Views: 4106
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your Country's worst ever XV
- Replies: 203
- Views: 5205
Re: Your Country's worst ever XV
The one that lost the second test of the day in 1949.
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
Re: NBA season 2022/23 - NBA Finals Nuggets v Heat
Wonder how long before we see an 8 footer running around Unlikely. There are something like 3 people alive who are 8 feet tall. Then they have to actually be athletic enough and skillful enough to be in the league. That's probably what we would've said about a 7"4 guy 30 yrs ago. Ralph Samson - 7'4...
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The 'look at me' who is going on holiday thread
- Replies: 130
- Views: 3554
Re: The 'look at me' who is going on holiday thread
I have been on holiday for 12 weeks. Drove around the outback. Flew to WA and swam with whale sharks. Now having a weeks skiing to round it off.
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby Pacific 2023 - The Final
- Replies: 925
- Views: 18194
Re: Super Rugby Pacific 2023 - The Final
Maybe it's been mentioned? But the big turning point for me was the disallowing of the Chief's try which would have put them 10 or 12 points ahead? McKenzie creeping ahead of the 10m line could easily have been missed and Chiefs were two scores ahead with not that long to go... fine margins. Then w...
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your team's most memorable championship 7-peat?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 847
Re: Your team's best championship 7-peat?
I think it is better to ask which of the titles was the best. This one for me - we had no business winning this year but still managed it.
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your team's most memorable championship 7-peat?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 847
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby Pacific 2023 - The Final
- Replies: 925
- Views: 18194
Re: Super Rugby Pacific 2023 - The Final
Crusaders - Auckland, Dunedin and Canberra.Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:13 am Has a Super Rugby team ever won two titles in a row away from home? Eden Park and then Feral Stadium. What an effort.
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: If you could be at somewhere in History where would you go
- Replies: 86
- Views: 1738
Re: If you could be at somewhere in History where would you go
Spotter plane over the beaches on D-Day
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Carl Hayman - Dementia (video inside)
- Replies: 79
- Views: 2036
Re: Carl Hayman - Dementia (video inside)
Plenty of rugby fans seem to be yearning for this. I was being sarcastic. I feel bad for Carl Hayman but that's the risk you take by playing. I honestly think he's just after a pay day. He deserves one and based on NFL settlements Rugby NZ need to be doing much better than saying “it’s too early to...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Blues: MATCH THREAD: Fri 16th June
- Replies: 425
- Views: 7940
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
Re: NBA season 2022/23 - NBA Finals Nuggets v Heat
Really impressed with how Murray & the rest responded when Jokic had to go out with that 5th foul (and 3 straight BS calls that looked like Scott "The Extender" Foster was in his bag). They refused to let Miami come back. The shame is that with the new CBA rules it's gonna be really hard to keep th...
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Quarter Final 3: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua: MATCH THREAD: Sat 10th June
- Replies: 99
- Views: 2577
Re: Quarter Final 3: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua: MATCH THREAD: Sat 10th June
I'm genuinely annoyed about the 6 day turnaround. What's the advantage of finishing second if your opponent gets an extra day's rest? Why not just play both semis on Saturday and give one an earlier kickoff? A full week's turnaround should be standard come playoff time. I genuinely think suck it up...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How many hours a week do you work?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 2864
Re: How many hours a week do you work?
None at the moment - I am in the middle of 14 weeks long service leave. f**king magic.
- Sun May 21, 2023 2:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
- Sat May 20, 2023 6:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
Re: NBA season 2022/23 - Play Offs Start 15 Apr 2023
The Celtics are showing the weakness of individual offense against a brilliantly coached team.Jay Cee Gee wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 6:17 am fudge the Lakers, fudge the Celtics.
Heat v Nuggets baby.
- Sat May 20, 2023 1:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
Re: NBA season 2022/23 - Play Offs Start 15 Apr 2023
What was Jordan doing at the same age? Playing for fun in between cigars. Not sure what age has to do with being the greatest player or not. Excuses. Without Scottie he was nothing. Have a look at game 6 98 finals again. Scottie injured his back in the opening minutes and Jordan willed his team ove...
- Fri May 19, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
Re: NBA season 2022/23 - Play Offs Start 15 Apr 2023
Nuggets 2-0 ahead of Lakers. That failed dunk by Lebron :lol: About 50 secs in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OnupGr4Qa4 Jokic with 5 straight Triple Doubles in the post season. Already 3rd on the post seaosn list. It is plays like that that show he is nowhere near the same status as Jordan. Als...
- Fri May 19, 2023 10:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NBA season 2023/24 - Play Offs!
- Replies: 5700
- Views: 575659
Re: NBA season 2022/23 - Play Offs Start 15 Apr 2023
Also worth noting, while Scoot Henderson is a great prospect and in many years would be a clear #1 pick, the Hornets have now had the second pick in the drafts that featured 3 generational talents - Shaq, Anthony Davis and now Wembanyama. (Well, it was the team from Charlotte anyway, if not actuall...
- Fri May 19, 2023 8:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
- Replies: 29346
- Views: 2080954
- Fri May 19, 2023 8:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Moana Pasifika vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Friday 19th May
- Replies: 71
- Views: 2217
- Fri May 19, 2023 8:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Moana Pasifika vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Friday 19th May
- Replies: 71
- Views: 2217
Re: Moana Pasifika vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Friday 19th May
I like hotham as a halfback - possible future AB I feel.
- Thu May 18, 2023 12:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 80 years ago tonight
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2533
Re: 80 years ago tonight
Tangent , but I wonder if the allied bombing campaign would have been halted had Hitler not poured resources into daft shit like V weapons & making the me263 a bomber ? Read someplace that the material and manpower put into V weapons could have made 30k more Fw190’s ! Goering said he knew the war w...
- Thu May 18, 2023 9:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 80 years ago tonight
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2533
Re: 80 years ago tonight
I hardly think they were getting swarmed by 109s. By 43 the western Allied air power was completely overwhelming you had raids of several hundred bombers with equal numbers of fighter escorts, top of the line mustangs, late era spitfires etc against a few dozen German planes. contrary to popular be...
- Fri May 12, 2023 10:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Miriam Margoyles
- Replies: 61
- Views: 2361
Re: Miriam Margoyles
As queen Victoria..
Victorial 'I have never been so insulted in my life'
Blackadder 'Well all I can say is that you've been damn lucky'.
- Thu May 11, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Miriam Margoyles
- Replies: 61
- Views: 2361
Re: Miriam Margoyles
I read her autobiography recently - for a lesbian she is awfully proud of her cock sucking abilities... sounds like she had a right go at the Monty Python crew ; said they were a bunch of knobs - did she name names ? Yep - she hated graham Chapman apparently. It is not often you read an autobiograp...
- Thu May 11, 2023 5:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Miriam Margoyles
- Replies: 61
- Views: 2361
Re: Miriam Margoyles
It was a bizarre read - she used to go up to random blokes and ask if they would like her to suck their cock.
- Wed May 10, 2023 11:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Miriam Margoyles
- Replies: 61
- Views: 2361
Re: Miriam Margoyles
I read her autobiography recently - for a lesbian she is awfully proud of her cock sucking abilities...
- Mon May 08, 2023 4:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: It’s the coronation and it’s live!
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8051
Re: It’s the coronation and it’s live!
TBF it's more than BoJo or Truss ever did for their country... :P Was nobody else watching her walk around and thinking “aquatic tarts distributing swords is no basis for a system of government”? I guess kind of. The whole Queen's burial and the King's coronation, is just smoke & mirrors. Another b...
- Sun May 07, 2023 10:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: It’s the coronation and it’s live!
- Replies: 273
- Views: 8051
Re: It’s the coronation and it’s live!
How has this thread been Irished?! Let’s get back to banging Penny Mordaunt. :thumbup: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvcfgiNWAAQinPA?format=jpg&name=small She held onto a metal object for an hour and is considered PM material???? :lol: TBF it's more than BoJo or Truss ever did for their country... :P...
- Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Pledge of Allegiance to Charles III
- Replies: 113
- Views: 4275
Re: Pledge of Allegiance to Charles III
Nope - we don't make pledges to anybody.
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favourite player XV
- Replies: 86
- Views: 3031
Re: Favourite player XV
Ever play Linwood under 18’s ? I should have stayed with that lot -had some decent players , many went to league - my school sucked . Pretty sure I marked Victor Simpson once , did ok too but finished more than slightly concussed due to tackling the bastard . Yep - i played against them in 87 or 88...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favourite player XV
- Replies: 86
- Views: 3031
Re: Favourite player XV
How on Earth those non-Cantabs got in, I can only guess... Champ over Thorne! Champ was awesome - I loved a bit of thuggery in my players as a young chap. Thorne was a great servant of Canterbury but I never really warmed to him - whereas I will long remember Atkins and also Green’s four tries when...