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Yes get rid of the hit.... And make the scrum half put the ball into the middle of the tunnel. And ref should command the put in, so that scrum-halves don't mess around for seconds, hoping to draw a free kick. Does anyone know why they stopped enforcing the straight put in at professional level? St...

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Law application is different in Scotland to the rest of UK in any case. They use a kind of hybrid common/civil law while the rest of UK is common law Huh? I don't know much about the law, but what you're saying makes no sense, does it? Criminal and civil are both under common law? Maritime admiralt...

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ChipSpike wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:02 am I think the Scottish police can pretty much ignore this legislation, is too subjective. They should concentrate on direct person to person threats of violence IMO.

It does make you wonder why it was so important to have this legislation in place.

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Israel has never stopped and won't stop now until they are boycotted and sanctioned like SA was. Never stopped what? Tel Aviv sat and watched, under the instructions of 'the world' for 20 years whilst Hamas built up an arsenal, and trained an army to attack them. You know Netanyahu supported Hamas,...

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With Gaza utterly destroyed and the people in the midst of a famine I'd be fairly certain it'll stop as soon as Israel stops. I agree. But Israel won't stop whilst Hamas still have an army and arsenal of weapons trained on them. prior to Oct 7th you were statistically more likely to die in a car ac...

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And most of the Gazans are Egyptian and the west bank, Jordanians.

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Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:35 am Telegraph running a story about how Zammit's success in NFL is striking fear into rugby, but has he actually achieved anything yet?

Wtf would it strike fear into rugby?

(I guess I should read the article)

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While I agree generally with Baxter that the laws are changed far too often, scrums are a blight, for the professional game at least. Getting rid of the hit should get rid of time wasted setting and resetting scrums while keeping it as a scrummaging contest. Just have the front rows engage first, w...

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If it’s so dull, then why does the NRL generate more money by a mile than any rugby comp in the world? It’s not even the biggest football code in Australia (a small, competitive market), and it’s wealth crushes anything in rugby. There’s nothing better than an exciting game of rugby, but that doesn...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:49 am Israel has never stopped and won't stop now until they are boycotted and sanctioned like SA was.

Never stopped what? Tel Aviv sat and watched, under the instructions of 'the world' for 20 years whilst Hamas built up an arsenal, and trained an army to attack them.

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I don’t believe that ends justifies means - it never does. I am with Tolkien and Gandalf about that: you cannot ever use the Ring - not even to pursue good thing. Because you’ll find out ultimately you are actually pursuing what Ring want - and the result will be Evil. So regardless about how atroc...

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It's interesting that those who denounced Russian methods don't mind the Israeli ones. It would have stopped before it started if Hamas laid down their arms, surrendered and released the hostages. I don’t believe that ends justifies means - it never does. I am with Tolkien and Gandalf about that: y...

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Yep, but it is routine sports having differentiated rules between pro and amateur/community level. So the game should be split between professional and amateur... Because a few Australians don't like scrums and think the game would be "faster" without them. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Talk us thru how ...

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You think that people who have slowly drifted away from Rugby over the years, or even worse were never Rugby fans in the first place because it's hidden away on Pay TV here, are somehow trying to "mess with union"? Are you right in the head? That’s not an argument for changing the rules. That’s an ...

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“But rugby union is a game for all shapes and sizes" is getting pretty tedious to hear too. Evolution under professionalism will eradicate the obese and the less athletic/skilled players over time anyway, so it's a load of bs. The game isn't only for professionals. Yep, but it is routine sports hav...

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Jackal79 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:27 am “But rugby union is a game for all shapes and sizes" is getting pretty tedious to hear too. Evolution under professionalism will eradicate the obese and the less athletic/skilled players over time anyway, so it's a load of bs.

The game isn't only for professionals.

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Seriously? This has been going on for 75+ years, ever since the Palestinians were driven from their land in 1948 and Israel kept encroaching on their then allocated land. This will not stop until Israel stops their apartheid and genocidal practices and allow an one state for Israelis and Palestinia...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:47 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:45 pm
November2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:41 pm

Where are these Arab areas?
?Look at the proposed partition... Before it was attacked.
How many are you talking about and from where exactly?

3,089 from bstheltash. Wtf are you on about?

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November2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:41 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:40 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:39 pm
Lolwut

You think Jews living in Palestine were driven out when it became israel?
The ones living in the Arab areas? Yes
Where are these Arab areas?

?Look at the proposed partition... Before it was attacked.

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Seriously? This has been going on for 75+ years, ever since the Palestinians were driven from their land in 1948 and Israel kept encroaching on their then allocated land. This will not stop until Israel stops their apartheid and genocidal practices and allow an one state for Israelis and Palestinia...

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It's interesting that those who denounced Russian methods don't mind the Israeli ones. It would have stopped before it started if Hamas laid down their arms, surrendered and released the hostages. Seriously? This has been going on for 75+ years, ever since the Palestinians were driven from their la...

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I am afraid - but the almost 200 aid workers killed alone since this disaster started out it is a clear statement about how the military machine is not able to discriminate targets at all, when striking, regardless of what officials say. Therefore This has to stop asap For the sake of argument - I ...

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johnstrac wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:12 pm I'm absolutely convinced that the Scottish (and indeed British) parliament have bigger issues that need tackling.

Wait until the headmaster is in charge... This sort of thought police state will pale into insignificance if people in his party get their way.

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Look at the old games. Scrums took no time. The ball was in and out. These days roided up orcs take minutes per scrum. I hate to think how much of the game is taken up by scrums and scrum penalties. They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch sevens or league ... Or basketball rugby ....

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Look at the old games. Scrums took no time. The ball was in and out. These days roided up orcs take minutes per scrum. I hate to think how much of the game is taken up by scrums and scrum penalties. They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch sevens or league ... Or basketball rugby ....

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Any mention of the word Sassenach on this Fred, and I'm suing the racist, bigoted fvckers.
Any further mention of independence is also incredibly insulting and offensive.

(This is all to do with making blasphemy a 21C crime and returning us back to the dark ages btw)

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Is it a restart or a contest? Exactly Look at the old games. Scrums took no time. The ball was in and out. These days roided up orcs take minutes per scrum. I hate to think how much of the game is taken up by scrums and scrum penalties. They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch seve...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:27 pm "I'm really cross that they changed the laws to stop my team spending 80 minutes picking and going"

If they can win with that, then fair play. Chances are they won't though.

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lilyw wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:35 pm
True Blue wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:29 pm The scrum was designed to restart the game not be a random penalty magnet
Is it a restart or a contest?

Neither at the moment. But it was never just a restart. The game starts before the ball goes into the scrum.

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Cowboys and Aliens ... Classic.

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U18 festival - What a great game! The Welsh girls were ready to remove heads from shoulders there.
They deserved a bit more of the scoreline, but a fantastic comeback from the English girls from 14-0 behind.

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I know from many, many conversations with a work colleague, who herself would have fringed on national selection when younger, but never made it; that she felt excluded for not fitting the physique/fitness/dynamism potential identikit which began to be accepted as needed for success at internationa...

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I’m a neutral but in all fairness Bath should be awarded the win if Herbst returned 2-3 mins before the yellow was completed. Why? It's nothing to do with either team if the officials let him back on early. The player and the coaches know what 10 mins feels like and you’d think they would be keenly...

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Those that think the NFL is easy are dumber than dirt. Apparently, they don't do anything. Just a bit of running, interspersed with the occasional catching requirement. But that was never said though - that gridiron is shit - but you continue to pile into the thread without reading it first. All in...

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You think NFL is just about running and catching? That's like saying chess is just about picking pieces up and moving them. You'd have to be absolutely bereft of cognitive discernment to believe that. If you take the position of rook for example, although the overall game itself may be intellectual...

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It must be easier if you don't have to worry about anything but running and catching 3 times a game? Sure, I guess you could look at it in moronically simplistic terms if you like. You’ve met message then? OooOOoooh! Get you! I don't see what's so controversial with the statement. Or question even.

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In the absence of a crayola font, I'll make this simple for you: I wasn't disputing your point that rugby players have very different requirements, merely making a mockery of your assertion that NFL players have it easy. It must be easier if you don't have to worry about anything but running and ca...

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Not very 'neutral' this commentator

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