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by tafano
Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread
Replies: 84
Views: 5502

Re: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread

Laurent wrote:
Puma wrote:Hernandez :?
intercept again ?
Kicking like an average italian flyhalf until now
by tafano
Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread
Replies: 84
Views: 5502

Re: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread

http://www.dmax.it/cariparma-test-match/streaming/

Free streaming from the broadcaster. GREAT!

Happy with the public, not so empty despite the rescheduling.
by tafano
Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread
Replies: 84
Views: 5502

Re: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread

Very good on defense.
He was confident in attack and creating a try for Parisse.

I'm happy for what he did.
by tafano
Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread
Replies: 84
Views: 5502

Re: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread

Seems like the match could be played at 17.00 CET tomorrow since saturday and sunday there are flood risks.
by tafano
Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread
Replies: 84
Views: 5502

Re: Argentina vs. United Nations aka "Italy" Official Thread

15 Andrea Masi, 14 Luke McLean, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Leonardo Sarto, 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Joshua Furno, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Matias Aguero In panchina: 16 And...
by tafano
Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rosetta Probe
Replies: 82
Views: 8395

Re: Rosetta Probe

It's a huge supermassive step for humanity. Once again it's proven that when we use our intelligence we can achieve unbelievable results, no matter where you come from, your gender, your religion. Can't wait for Nasa NewHorizon's flyby on Pluto next July!!!! On 5 december Nasa will turn off the prob...
by tafano
Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Unofficial IRB rankings - 24th November 2014
Replies: 119
Views: 12897

Re: Unofficial IRB rankings - 10th November 2014

Anae suspended: redcarded in his last club match.
Anyway he is shitty at Treviso.

I hoped with this win Italy could be back in the top25, I recon we should bet Argies and wait
by tafano
Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Italy-Samoa
Replies: 10
Views: 1249

Re: Italy-Samoa

Loved the way they defended the tryline in last Samoan assault.
We used to give the try and let the match end, but this time wasn't the case.
by tafano
Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ospreys v Treviso, game of the tournament tbf
Replies: 51
Views: 4568

Re: Ospreys v Treviso, game of the tournament tbf

No, it wasn't forward....
Anyway happy to see Treviso improve somehow after the rebuild
by tafano
Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Kaine Roberston GOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEE
Replies: 2
Views: 906

Kaine Roberston GOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEE

He has been a decent winger for Italy, when Italy used to play only with his forwads. After 16 years he calls time on his rugby career and travel back to homeland NZ. His finest tries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7eGp89Fatg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsTDjKUhlso https://www.youtube.com/wat...
by tafano
Sat Aug 30, 2014 5:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL: Russia invades Ukraine 27/8/2014
Replies: 66
Views: 6744

Re: OFFICIAL: Russia invades Ukraine 27/8/2014

You clearly haven't spoken directly to Ukrainian people. Since Ussr broke up a lot of Ukrainian settled in Italy so I know quite a lot of them, they wouldn't agree with your statements. They do not consider the donbass people as Ukrainian, nor the Krimean. The elections results records maps clearly ...
by tafano
Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55703
Views: 9448105

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

danthefan wrote: Yeah that place is amazing too, Villa Borghese is the place I'm thinking of.
You are right: http://www.galleriaborghese.it/borghese/it/

Scipione Borghese was a mecenate and collected a lot of incredible artworks
by tafano
Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL: Russia invades Ukraine 27/8/2014
Replies: 66
Views: 6744

Re: OFFICIAL: Russia invades Ukraine 27/8/2014

I really hope Russia invades the russophonic part of Ukraine soon and all this stupid war ends as logic and people's will suggests (quite everybody here seems to forget this, they DO WANT indipendence from Kiev). All these sanctions will have no effects in Russia, they can sign deals with other emer...
by tafano
Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your nation's rugby depth health by position
Replies: 61
Views: 3937

Re: Your nation's rugby depth health by position

Italy

1 : :|
2 : :proud:
3 : :|
4 : :|
5 : :frown: :|
6 : :)
7 : :)
8 : :)
9 : :|
10 : x( :thumbdown:
11 : :|
12 : :frown: :|
13 : :)
14 : :thumbdown:
15 : :)
by tafano
Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: S15 Melbourne Rebels v Queensland Reds Match Thread
Replies: 101
Views: 4867

Re: S15 Melbourne Rebels v Queensland Reds Match Thread

towny wrote:

I love that Jap hooker. :thumbup:
:thumbup: Really fast for a Hooker!
by tafano
Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Italian Rugby
Replies: 109
Views: 9792

Re: Italian Rugby

There's a lot to be changed in Italian mentality in general. It sounds drastic but this tiny little example on the rugby little world, shows how Italian mentality works in planning the future. We do invent great things, we have our pioneers , but then we rely on what have been achieved in the past u...
by tafano
Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Italian Rugby
Replies: 109
Views: 9792

Re: Italian Rugby

Just to be more objective: Italia Emergenti that played in Tbilisi, is a selection of our best young players from our domestic league plus 3,4 youngers from Pro12. So it is something like our 4th grade team beaten by a Georgia without Gorgodze&co. Maybe with our ideal B team we would have beaten thi...
by tafano
Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Italian Rugby
Replies: 109
Views: 9792

Re: Italian Rugby

Italians shouldn't play in June, they feel they are on holiday, twitting nice photos of those tropical paradises, not tackling hard cause there's another season in a pair of month, hardly have a never say die attitude. There no real internal competition for the starting XV, there's no hunger, no fly...
by tafano
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Samoa vs Italy - Officially Late thread
Replies: 17
Views: 1333

Re: Samoa vs Italy - Officially Late thread

Congrats Samoa. I hate Italy in June tours, they always feel on holiday. Anyway, our scrummers are old, the youngsters aren't good enough, not a decent Flyhalf to be seen, our domestic system is crumbling. We had good prospect at centre: Benvenuti had a really bad season Sgarbi too Morisi had his sp...
by tafano
Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is All Black dominance good or bad for rugby?
Replies: 13
Views: 1242

Re: Is All Black dominance good or bad for rugby?

It's a disgrace for the sake of the sport, but they're are the only true brand rugby has worldwide.
It's time for the other nations to step up and use doping as effectively as ABs do
by tafano
Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Albums you forgot you loved
Replies: 63
Views: 3064

Re: Albums you forgot you loved

Cake - Fashion Nugget ZZtop - Deguello Ornette Coleman - The shape of Jazz to come Listened to those 3 a lot in the 90's, recently rediscovered them, still think that they still are: - the best alt rock album ever - the best southern rock album ever - the best acoustic jazz combo album ever https://...
by tafano
Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks v England Official First Test Match Thread
Replies: 1803
Views: 74939

Re: All Blacks v England Official First Test Match Thread

Impressive by the English halfB team
by tafano
Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fiji v Italy Match Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 3756

Re: Fiji v Italy Match Thread

Vosawai...2 charges...2 fumbles
by tafano
Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fiji v Italy Match Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 3756

Re: Fiji v Italy Match Thread

What a boring match!
Italy playing the olde rugby 8s forwards match
by tafano
Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fiji v Italy Match Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 3756

Re: Fiji v Italy Match Thread

Thanks, now I'm on my mac, bad streaming.... :x
by tafano
Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fiji v Italy Match Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 3756

Re: Fiji v Italy Match Thread

Can't see it from my mobile.
Update please.
by tafano
Mon May 19, 2014 1:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Taffs: how many of you speak Cymraeg?
Replies: 452
Views: 44969

Re: Taffs: how many of you speak Cymraeg?

The Latin, and welsh, for "open" appears to be "agor". If you are agoraphobic then your are afraid of open spaces etc etc. what is it in Italian or French? Would it not just be a lot easier for everyone if we all just spoke Latin instead?! It's incorrect. Agorà is a ancient Greek word, it meant "la...
by tafano
Sun May 18, 2014 7:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Taffs: how many of you speak Cymraeg?
Replies: 452
Views: 44969

Re: Taffs: how many of you speak Cymraeg?

It's the appearance of French words in Welsh which amuses me. Church: Eglwys / Eglise God: Ddiw / Dieu It is more likely to be Italian which has influenced Welsh. Not French. The Roman empire. The Italian word for God is Dio. The Latin word is deus, could be 3500 years old. Yes you still have a bit...
by tafano
Tue May 06, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Russia a rogue terrorist state.
Replies: 3593
Views: 214920

Re: Russia a rogue terrorist state.

A map that tells more than a ton of posts of what's happening in Ukraine: it shows the provincial outcome of the last time a president was democratically elected in Ukraine. http://www.rischiocalcolato.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140504_3601_0.png Why is Tymoshenko out of the running now ? I do...
by tafano
Tue May 06, 2014 9:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Russia a rogue terrorist state.
Replies: 3593
Views: 214920

Re: Russia a rogue terrorist state.

A map that tells more than a ton of posts of what's happening in Ukraine: it shows the provincial outcome of the last time a president was democratically elected in Ukraine.

http://www.rischiocalcolato.it/wp-conte ... 3601_0.png
by tafano
Fri May 02, 2014 11:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: No Mungo thread?
Replies: 38
Views: 1929

Re: No Mungo thread?

Wow! Kiwis do it again! 18-12!
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

Worrying trends now and it seems to be getting worse. We know by this stage that Russia is a not a functioning democracy. The owner of the biggest Social Network in Russia found out he had lost his company and that it had been taken over by key cronies of Putin, by reading about in the press! He's ...
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

Where on earth are these people coming from on PR? A Ukrainian election will being about a pro-Russia government? Only if you locked up 83% of the Ukrainian people! How could someone possibly believe that Russian speaking people are a majority in Ukraine?? Is this what the Russian media are telling...
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

The temporary Ukrainian government has already offered the east more autonomy, which by all accounts seems to be what the majority there wants, even among Russian speakers. It really is remarkable just how timid (or ineffectual, or restrained, take your pick) the Ukrainian forces have been. Surely ...
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 1:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

Where on earth are these people coming from on PR? A Ukrainian election will being about a pro-Russia government? Only if you locked up 83% of the Ukrainian people! How could someone possibly believe that Russian speaking people are a majority in Ukraine?? Is this what the Russian media are telling...
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

Nah. He's right. Just about everything you've said is bullshit, even though it's become very common bullshit with so many people taking the path of least intelligence to the contrarian position to make themselves feel smarter than thou.[/quote] So Iatseniuk has been elected? Tell me when please caus...
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

EU and USA have forced an antidemocratic change in Kiev backed by Ukrainian fascists and Nazist like Pravi Sector. Simple fact: in Ukraine a democratic election leads to pro-Russian government cause the russian speaking are more than Ukrainians Those old Usa antics may have worked in SouthAmerica l...
by tafano
Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new Totalitarianism in Europe
Replies: 176
Views: 13623

Re: The new Totalitarianism in Europe

EU and USA have forced an antidemocratic change in Kiev backed by Ukrainian fascists and Nazist like Pravi Sector. Simple fact: in Ukraine a democratic election leads to pro-Russian government cause the russian speaking are more than Ukrainians Those old Usa antics may have worked in SouthAmerica lo...
by tafano
Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: How Safe Is Naples?
Replies: 49
Views: 3439

Re: How Safe Is Naples?

Be VERY VERY careful to stay inside the touristic zones. Poverty is spreading in Italy, hitting the South the most, criminality is arising and things like these happens more frequently now: http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/04/10/news/pianura_agguato_in_pieno_giorno_pregiudicato_in_fin_di_vit...
by tafano
Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ok.Now who will wear Ireland centres jerseys?
Replies: 29
Views: 3553

Ok.Now who will wear Ireland centres jerseys?

Ok. BOD is gooooooooooone.
I don't think D'Arcy will play beyond RWC for Ireland.

I can't think of a more carismatic and talismanic captain than BOD.

So, who do you think will be the next centre pair?