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Ben is not nearly as physical as Tom. Ben is the older brother too, wonder who used to win the scraps. You think the extra 10 minutes makes all the difference? I recall boxing columnist Dan Rafael picking Vitali over Wladimir Klitschko on the basis of older brother-younger brother psychology, and i...

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mr flaps wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:02 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:48 pm
TopNacker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:17 pm Don’t see the point of Ben Curry
Tom has been almost ever-present for England in recent years. If he's injured, you may as well pick the actual next best thing.
Ben is not nearly as physical as Tom.

Ben is the older brother too, wonder who used to win the scraps.

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Quins89 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:03 pmIt could be suggested we aren’t going to see much of a departure from last year. Massive wait and see on this.

Is it not fair to say England played in a different style at the WC compared to the 6N? They were a lot more route one at the WC imo.

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:15 pmAnd then you have Ireland and France with the tournament winner decided after game 1.

One thing about the 6N is that it rarely pans out as predicted, there have been 4 different winners in the past 4 years.

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Indeed. Scabnose isn't known for throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I'd expect to see a starting XV that looks like this in the opening game: Steward Daly Slade Lawrence Reed Ford (if fit) Mitchell Genge George Stuart Itoje Chessum Curry Earl Dombrandt Five exceptional backline kicking optio...

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Same! Classless cvnts to a man. Outside of rugby they’re lovely. Nah all the Afrikaner’s I have dealt with at work are cvnts, can’t be told. English speaking on the other hand are great to work with. Culturally they’re very direct. I understand how this ruffles feathers. Personally I appreciate dir...

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So we will go our separate ways. You’ll be happy and probably get your wish of some Georgian and Portuguese teams in the URC to replace us. And we will be happy having meaningful games with historic rivalries and all within driving distance. No more playing *check notes* Zebre or *check notes* uh S...

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On the practice squad in the US, you make between 12k and 16k USD per week for 18 weeks...you get per diems and what not.. so, for LRZ he would probably make about 300k-400k in that year as he would get a signing bonus and guarantee... Signing bonuses can be anywhere from 20k to 150k for Undrafted ...

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I think Chilli made the best point, while they've done well in the URC, the SA teams haven't exactly taken the Champions Cup by storm. I do wonder though, for those complaining why is it ok for SA players to play in European sides, but not for SA teams? They're happy to use non-European SA players ...

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EJ in the Guardian: “Steve Borthwick did a fantastic job,” Jones says of his successor. “He took over the team less than 12 months before and went back to basics, attritional play with a very experienced team, and had a really good World Cup. “I was really pleased for Steve, having worked with him f...

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Kahu wrote: ↑Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:17 pm
Hoof wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:36 am
Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:35 am Who is next for Joseph Parker?
Rematch with Joyce.
That really doesn't make sense for either fighter.

JP should go after Ngannou

Good shout from a Parker perspective, but not convinced there's much upside in that for Ngannou.

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Lewis has openly admitted had he fought Tyson early in his career he would have lost. Often a result is due to timing. This is why it's so disappointing how the past few years have panned out. 2015 to 2025 could have, should have been a golden decade for Heavyweight boxing. I’ve never heard that fr...

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Etzebeth or Du Toit

Du Toit really stood out in the WC final but not sure he was as influential in the other games, so I would lean Etzebeth.

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Who is next for Joseph Parker?

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boere wors wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:09 pm For a neutral probably 2003 was the best. Even contest, good rugby, some tries, some drama. Worst one must be 2007.

2011 was crap too.

It's between 2003 & 2023 for me.

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I mean if you think about it, tonight was an absolute travesty for Fury and his legacy. Wallin the man who was "robbed" and took him to 12 rounds with a 4 inch cut on his eyebrow and his Wilder where he earned a name both got the shit kicked out of them tonight. Fury is out in the deep deep water a...

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South Africa will probably win the next two or three World Cups without any more help from us. Fckin' hell Lol, what a defeatist. I think Chilli made the best point, while they've done well in the URC, the SA teams haven't exactly taken the Champions Cup by storm. I do wonder though, for those comp...

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AND-y wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:50 pm SOB was ridiculously good in some games but meh in many others, inconsistent like Itoje.

Might I suggest these players games depend on how lenient the ref is to the their bullshit?

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6. Ferris
7. Van der Flier
8. Foley

20. O'Brien

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I'll argue he's not a good coach, a lucky win with Japan aside he's a serial flop. People point to his recent spell with england upto 2019- that was John Mitchell, the minute he walked eddie was farked and crashed. He's a grifter. Hold on a second, he went on a record-breaking win streak with Japan...

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Gym and exercise. I've always been active and reasonably fit but took it for granted. Now I'm in my 40s I'm more gym now than I've ever done just to maintain a good level of fitness and watch the weight. In hindsight I wish I was doing this in my 20s. I know greater training frequency is more impor...

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Silence.

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He nearly gifted the WC to the All Blacks. Why, because of his knock down at the end and yellow card? One could argue he prevented a try and won us the world cup at this moment. He say so himself. Kak on his head https://www.planetrugby.com/news/i-let-the-nation-down-cheslin-kolbe-opens-up-on-world...

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Yeah, neck-guards don't sound like the worst idea...

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Absolute legend, it's a shame he had to retire but I expect the travel will have been a factor. He'll miss the sport I think, and NH rugby loses some intellectual property with his departure. Sidenote, I actually passed him walking down the street with his wife one summer. He was wearing a formal wh...

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- The last few seconds of the World Cup final when Wayne Barnes blew for full time. - Owen Farrell's drop-goal in the semi-final v SA. - George Ford's hat-trick of drop-goals v Argentina - Marta's 78th minute try in Portugal's win over Fiji I didn't want it to happen but Duhan Van der Merwe's try v ...

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That last time LP had this lineup: Bernardo Stortoni; José María Núñez Piossek, Felipe Contepomi (c), Lisandro Arbizu & Francisco Leonelli; Federico Todeschini & Nicolás Fernández Miranda; Juan Manuel Leguizamón, Martín Schusterman & Federico Genoud; Mariano Sambucetti & Pablo Bouza; Mauricio Reggi...

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Are we actually talking about a match from 2007? Two thousand and seven? Over 16 years ago? I'm still mad at that crooked / incompetent ref in 2003 and our lot won that one😡 Australia were at home in a WC final, would've been quite tough to referee. Illuminating to hear him say he didn't want to gi...

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Trump was the one unilaterally reckoning Jerusalem as capital of Israel - fuelling some of the issues you see nowadays Trump was the one unilaterally deciding on the chaotic retreat from Afghanistan - fuelling some of the issues you see today Trump was the one unilaterally deciding to halt the nucl...

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Just saw it on the evening news. Henson too! I thought that Welsh mercurial was a complete twat, but perhaps he was retarded by injury early on? Getting laid out by team mates while acting the cock while drunk probably did him more damage than any in-game contact. It'll be hard for some of these pl...

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It appears every allie/friend of Russia, China and Iran have been given the greenlight to start opening conflicts. The authoritarians are on a roll..... Wonder why... :| https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/PortalPictures/March-2022/biden-confused_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vE...

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The glib return to this is that says your head can't hold more than one thought, but one could simply say that just means you think differently to a different person. And thinking differently doesn't invalidate your position, nor his position. No, it just means I don't agree with you or your line o...

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Why should't he get a pay out? I'm sure he's partly doing it for that, and it might even be his only concern, but he could also be considering like future care shown in/by the game. And no I didn't mention alcohol, I'm not sure what the point is there? Not that actual point, nor how the law might s...

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Is there then a problem with loving rugby, loving one's time in rugby, perhaps even playing the odd game AND thinking from some of one's time in the the game it failed in a duty of care and is liable for some compensation as a result? He may also be partially pushing that rugby provides a better st...

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MrJonno wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:15 pm I once went out with a girl from Guyana about 20 years ago. I still remember our breakup, I said "if you phone me again I'm contacting the police". I still have friends who miss her

Feels like there's a joke here I'm being whooshed on.

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Phil Vickery was on the Nigel Farage show not long ago, perfectly lucid and drinking alcohol. No bitterness or criticism of rugby whatsoever, if anything the opposite.

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Yeah, we're going to have to park Farrell speculation for now because other than the stated official reason...

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Venezuela can really afford a war?

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Tyson Fury, the Gypsy King.

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They're saying it might not just be the 6N, it's a NZ tour and potentially Autumn Internationals. I always backed him as a player but if it's not a physical break, and it's really mentally affecting him to the point where he's considering his test future on the basis of criticism and/or "hate" then ...

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