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Samoa has probably poached more of our players than any other nation, not sure that we should reward them for this by playing a test in their backyard, it sends out the wrong message.

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I bet she is exactly the type of person who feels they can make whatever comments she likes about smokers. Do you find wild assumptions to be accurate regularly enough to not be just highlighting your persecution complex? And I am making wild assumptions? Weird. The point is most people feel they h...

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I bet she is exactly the type of person who feels they can make whatever comments she likes about smokers.

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I don't see how playing Samoa in Apia can be considered 'growing the game'. It will just drag down the figures for the number of people who watched the AB's in a calendar year. AB's in USA will get a bigger crowd than AB's in Samoa which is a sad indictment of Samoa where rugby is the #1 sport. If t...

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Much as I rate B. Smith, Folau is just freakish at times and would be the player I would have. Willie is a breath of fresh air for the Saffers, but I'm not so sure he doesn't stand out so much just because he is so different to the typical Saffer FB. I mean Kirchner is still considered the back up.....

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Croft wrote:Joubert bottled it in the world cup. He could have awarded France a kickable penalty with 5 to go and he chocked.

Not red carding a player for eye-gouging was probably a bigger case of bottling it.

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Vincent Munro still gets a gig. Outfucking ragious Not as outrageous as Veldsman still being there, the guy who wrote the book on TMO incompetency. :x Sure you don't mean Johann Meuwesen? No, Veldsman has been making up his own laws of the game probably longer and more frequently than any other TMO.

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Anonymous wrote:Vincent Munro still gets a gig. Outfucking ragious

Not as outrageous as Veldsman still being there, the guy who wrote the book on TMO incompetency.

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Not sure Sean Fitzpatrick's knees would agree that they retired at their peak.

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Come on guys...the greatest Semillion ever... Y _ _ _ M Is it a true Semillion? I always thought it was a blend of Semillion and Sauvignon blanc? Indeed it's not 100% Semillon but when you say "Semillon" you immediately think "Sauternes" (semillon is THE cepage in that area) and thus "Yquem". But i...

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GDBFC99 wrote:
Razor wrote:Come on guys...the greatest Semillion ever...
Y _ _ _ M

Is it a true Semillion? I always thought it was a blend of Semillion and Sauvignon blanc?

Magpie26

Been tasting some more unexpected things lately. A white (chardonnay, 2010) and red (shiraz, 2009) from Chile, winery is called Montes Alpha, very nice. 15€ bottles but worth it. Quite a finding with a Pinot Noir from Domaine de l'Aigle near Roquetaillade, what a great wine. Tried their Chardonnay ...

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She was actually flying to Geneva to take up a position with the WHO for a year....so make sure you time you seizure right

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Just spent an hour and a half sitting next to and chatting to a very pleasant and attractive young lady on my flight back from the UK. Turns out this was her http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2659954/It-no-brainer-Cambridge-medical-student-crowned-Miss-England-compete-Miss-World.html Has to ...

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I think if you are considering Robshaw as both player and captain then he's definitely in the Mixed category.

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I think some are being a bit harsh on the players, they are obviously playing to a set defensive plan and quite honestly it is too narrow for a team that uses the width of the pitch like NZ does. What is disappointing is that England were exposed in the same way in the AIs and they tried to play the...

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Watched the Crockett YC again and the ref clearly got that wrong too. Difficult to see a better example of the right way to drive through a maul, at no time did he unbind or come in from the side. In the end it seems the ref just looked at the player further most through the mall and decided he must...

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England is going to be massively up for the game, they desperately need to take something out of the tour. My feeling is they will 'resort to type' and go for a power backline and look to the forwards to grind out a win, which in many ways will be a pity as they have shown a lot of promise in many a...

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Saint wrote:So, for all of you still plumping for Nige, how do you feel about his latest interpretation of the knock-on law?

It was very odd for sure but at least he was consistently odd.

Magpie26

Probably Walsh or Owens.

Saffers used to have the best refs in the game, but like them having the best team in the world, that was quite a while ago.

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Most disappointing from a NZ perspective was the lack of accuracy in our play, something which is really our hallmark. A little more accuracy and they certainly could have won that. It's called pressure. NZ are no less immune to it than anyone else. Maybe less so: NZ so used to winning and being in...

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Just managed to watch the game at last and have to say well done to the baby boks! Too much composure and of course some pretty powerful tools in the armoury. Disappointed that the baby blacks couldn't keep it going but as always a pleasure to see some great talent coming through. A big step up from...

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Pretty fair ratings but not quite sure about a 10 for Smith. He was very good but not a 10 good. Very pleased with Coles as well, especially after his underwhelming performance last week. He really stepped up and it showed with the AB lineout coming out on top and them just shading it in the scrums....

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Robshaw is a good player but he and Wood are essentially clones of each other- workaholics but guys who lack the frame to be truly destructive at the breakdown and aren't exactly world-class link men in attack either. England are playing with two 6s. Pretty much this. Strangely enough England looke...

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Robshaw is a good player but he and Wood are essentially clones of each other- workaholics but guys who lack the frame to be truly destructive at the breakdown and aren't exactly world-class link men in attack either. England are playing with two 6s. Pretty much this. Strangely enough England looke...

Magpie26

Robshaw is a good player but he and Wood are essentially clones of each other- workaholics but guys who lack the frame to be truly destructive at the breakdown and aren't exactly world-class link men in attack either. England are playing with two 6s. Pretty much this. Strangely enough England looke...

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nicebutdim wrote:Leceister Tigers B beat South Africa B a few years ago.

Great game, Leicester brilliantly led by MOM and captain Aaron Mauger. Will be interesting to see if he can achieve the same results from the stands.

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TBF Matt Giteau (Toulon - R6.9m per year) deserves a pay rise. After Johnny he has probably been the best player on that list.

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Near as damm it yes. Without a link, it is just you saying so. What just me saying that New Zealand has about 4.4 million people and London about 8.3? If you take greater London metropolitan area the population is over 13 million. I've been to Grimsby, and don't get me started on how shit the passp...

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SaintK wrote:Grilled sardines on the front at Cascais./ The memories are flooding back

Oh yes

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Just renewed the British passports for the family from abroad........ Used to be able to do it from the High Commission in Switzerland but that was then transferred to Paris and now have to do it through the UK. Taking into account the additional costs of having to renew them from abroad, plus the c...

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Cup of tea at Harrods café in the airport....

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what is the Bok record since HM took over ? Coach Tests Wins Win % Kitch Christie 14 14 100 Cecil Moss 12 10 83 Nelie Smith 15 12 80 Ian Kirkpatrick 12 9 75 Danie Craven 23 17 73 Nick Mallett 38 27 71 Heyneke Meyer 24 17 70 Jake White 54 36 66 Boy Louw 9 6 66 Peter de Villiers 48 30 62 Johan Claass...

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Savea is surprisingly good in the air these days for a big man, will be interesting to see how Tuilagi handles the contest, he does have the occasional 'tits for hands' game. If I was the AB's I would be threading kicks between Tuilagi and Brown, Brown did not at all look comfortable last week deali...

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Wilson's Toffee wrote:New Zealand by referee.

Seeing as he is a South African, its quite likely.

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Same as last w/e... Close until the dying minutes and then the AB's will pip England by 6 points or less. Yeah, this. NZ are a better rugby team than England - not by much over the past few seasons - and home advantage added to that will secure them another win. Losing to Wales kind of kills that s...

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Canadian Benji Potvin and Kiwi friend Brett Barker were dressed in ice hockey gear to support Canada at a test against the All Blacks in 2008 at Waikato Stadium. Mr Potvin said he was hit on the head twice by bottles thrown by All Blacks supporters, and he had his glasses knocked off his face. He m...

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Would Habana or Brits really have the aerobic endurance to play a 7's tournament, I seriously doubt it.

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I lost count the amount of times NZers ask how much you love their country and if you think it is the most beautiful place you've ever been. This, I only did the north island so may have missed something, and the bay of Islands is "nice" the rest of it is ok, but certainly not the most beautiful pl...

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I lost count the amount of times NZers ask how much you love their country and if you think it is the most beautiful place you've ever been. This, I only did the north island so may have missed something, and the bay of Islands is "nice" the rest of it is ok, but certainly not the most beautiful pl...

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