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Already been rubbished by a leading brain specialist. Bumps are one cause of concussion, but the effect of acceleration/deceleration forces on the brain inside the skull from head whip type collisions that headgear does nothing to reduce. Boxing saw a reduction in acute brain trauma once they got ri...

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Great looking jersey ...strong 'homage' to those of their earliest games:

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HKCJ wrote:When I was 7 years old and didn’t know any better I was pictured in an England shirt bought my next door neighbour who was winding my Dad up. You can never wash away the shame.

I think you know what to do ...

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Just to add to the debate, I think Jamie George's gut is offside too - double-bubble, right decision.

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From Mark Palmer on twitter. "Changed his tune from 9 months ago when he said "England want to be No1 in the World & i'm not sure Scotland will ever be anywhere near. I've grown up here so, yeah i feel more English than Scottish." Guess he's had plenty time to think about what E Jones might have be...

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Posting pictures that only you believe illustrates your point does nothing to change the fact that Lawes was correctly judged to be offside. Learn to live with your disappointment. the offside line is shown in the picture. lawes was never over it before the ball was played. There's about 10 pages a...

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makes no contact with head, just shoulder on shoulder. I'm not 100% sure I agree with your detective work there. https://i.imgur.com/1pyWKPd.png From that angle, I agree, it looks like the forearm meets the chin/cheek, but the other angle seems to show there is space as Crotty's arm is down over th...

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Jay Cee Gee wrote:Definitely a high tackle by Crotty though.

Under current laws, no it's not - makes no contact with head, just shoulder on shoulder. Next season, probably, yes.

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EverReady wrote:England are always my second team but after this a bit of me will be rooting for NZ

This goes straight to the top of the "Things nobody ever says seriously" list. Nudges ahead of "Hitler? He wasn't all that bad."

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Personally, I think Hardie still has a role to play: always been fantastic in a Scotland shirt. If you listen to 'The Rugby Pod', Jim Hamilton mentions him this week in how he was somewhat unwelcome but was subsequently approved of due to his determination and performances. He's certainly popular w...

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I'm in my late 30's. All my closest friends are either bald, balding and have graying hair. No gray hairs nor receding hairline for me. :smug: So ...erectile dysfunction for you then. Your Mother has no complaints. Well she always liked to do her bit for charity ...right up until her passing a few ...

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The Native wrote:I'm in my late 30's. All my closest friends are either bald, balding and have graying hair.

No gray hairs nor receding hairline for me.

So ...erectile dysfunction for you then.

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Personally, I think Hardie still has a role to play: always been fantastic in a Scotland shirt. If you listen to 'The Rugby Pod', Jim Hamilton mentions him this week in how he was somewhat unwelcome but was subsequently approved of due to his determination and performances. He's certainly popular w...

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Sorry to resurrect this, but ... In the Leinster/Wasps game Lowe made a great break in the first half, got to about the Wasps 22 and passed inside to Sexton, who couldn't hold the pass. As Sexton made to catch the pass Le Roux made a half arsed attempt at a tackle and bumped Sexton, who fell over. ...

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Just looked at it there and all I can say is that you're some eejit! He was putting his hands on his head for screwing up. Fair enough ...but he does have form for similar actions! 😉 For what it’s worth I thought he had a great game on Friday - best I’ve seen from him in a while. He seemed sharper ...

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Sorry to resurrect this, but ... In the Leinster/Wasps game Lowe made a great break in the first half, got to about the Wasps 22 and passed inside to Sexton, who couldn't hold the pass. As Sexton made to catch the pass Le Roux made a half arsed attempt at a tackle and bumped Sexton, who fell over. F...

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What a blight Itoje is to my match viewing pleasure. Not half the player he was two years ago, yet still double the cock. If ever a player needs a humbling experience in his life, it is him. Almost worth the red card for someone to just beat the living shite out of him. You reckon he'd just stand t...

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BlackMac wrote:
Troll wrote:What a blight Itoje is to my match viewing pleasure.

Not half the player he was two years ago, yet still double the cock.
If ever a player needs a humbling experience in his life, it is him.

Almost worth the red card for someone to just beat the living shite out of him.

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You can get scratching posts in Argos or any pet store and have fancy high perches etc. I also have corrugated cardboard scratching boards, which my cat loves shredding. He also loves destroying egg cartons. It doesn't need to be expensive stuff to be effective. Why buy cat furniture when they woul...

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Yep - Mr. Gardner had a poor afternoon you wonder how he missed all that unfolding before his very eyes Probably because he only had eyes for Francois Louw going straight off his feet. 😂😂 - only once the massively offside Crotty hit him. I’m a huge fan of the ABs, but that was outrageously bad refe...

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Fark!!! Hope it's a full and speedy recovery for the bloke in my avatar. How did it happen? Just trying to find footage now. Some of the comments on here regarding the immediate treatment are a little concerning. Was he flat on the floor or standing when they got to him? could have affected their r...

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Someone’s been up your back street and rummaged in your bin? Are you being euphemistic?

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Surely Kalamafoni should have been carded for jumping into the tackle?

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Biggest win was against, iirc, Loretto School, maybe school 3rd XV ...we were certainly over the 100 point mark and conceded 0. Filthy wet day, but they had their full complement of players, just lost interest after 10 minutes and 4 or 5 tries. On the debit side, probably playing for Oxford 2nd XV (...

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Sigh. So Fagerson is the next long-term crock. Hopefully Nel can stay fit for a while. With both Bennett and Taylor already on the sick list, I assume that Jones will play 13 during the AIs. Who will be his partner? I’m hoping for a recall for Scott. I suspect Dunbar or Horne will get the nod thoug...

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Sigh. So Fagerson is the next long-term crock. Hopefully Nel can stay fit for a while. With both Bennett and Taylor already on the sick list, I assume that Jones will play 13 during the AIs. Who will be his partner? I’m hoping for a recall for Scott. I suspect Dunbar or Horne will get the nod thoug...

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Yeah, I've no idea how this narrative of Taylor ducking came about. If you want check the footage his height barely changes at all. An inch at most. The problem is loads of tacklers still go in way too high aiming for the shoulders to put in a massive shot and if they've misjudged or some thing hap...

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I just think these things need to be taken in the round with a degree of common sense. I’d accept it was a yellow given the need to re-train people, but a red? Not in my book. I'm guessing here, but I suspect you're not referring to World Rugby's Law book, are you? If you are, your copy is out of d...

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Am I missing something here? They are fury balls of shit. You're not missing anything. You're just a cûnt Maybe a tad harsh ...a c u nt at least has some warmth to it. A soulless arsehole perhaps? A faux hard man with an inability to love or care for anything other than his own deformed, calloused ...

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No way is that a red Real shame, that’s ruined a potentially brilliant game When are people going to start blaming PLAYERS for ruining games with their carelessness? It's the law. They have to adjust. Referees shouldn't be pressured into altering calls so as not to 'ruin' the 'spirit' of the game. ...

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https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/f1c0c9fa5d60d41965b6a011177d3fba?width=650 I think the national anthem in at school is stupid anyway, but why make a big deal of it? And the state of the father. WTF dude. Sort your shit out. He has a beard like that and sits a bit 'camp' yet you're worried about...

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Makes me realise I'm actually quite sane.

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The Brisbane Poo Jogger did his business in a suburb where I used to live. The victims caught him by setting up a CCTV camera with a motion detector attached. This is what they found. Not pictured, the big nard on the ground. https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/536289af45cbff9c5cc241c070fdbaa4 ‘Mot...

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There's a saying in Scotland that "We're a' Jock Tamson's bairns." Jock Tamson was, so one of the stories goes, The Reverend John Thomson of Duddingston in Edinburgh and I am, indeed, one o' his bairns ...probably great, great, great, great, great, grandson (though another great or 2 may be required...

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As a strictly 1980's band, I liked all of what the Eurythmics did through that decade. If it could stretch a little to popular bands through the 80's Duran Duran, The Human League, The Cars. It's mostly a bit dated now, but at the time it seemed there was a lot of good music, like a LOT of talented...

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Petros wrote:
Tempest is poor in general

BBC has Sarries down to 9!

Agreed, awful ref, maybe intimidated by Sarries. Missed Rhodes no arms/no wrap hit on Flood, think it was just ahead of Tomkins try ...scrambled clearance after Newc SH kick charged down by Isekwe.

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For a second there I thought the author of biggles was starting @3 for you. :lol: Well spotted. Does anybody know the provenance of G Warr on the bench for us? Other than being a Virginian Thrash Metal band, obviously. I believe he's Scottish, straight from university. Someone on the Sale board rec...

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Apols if RR. Not trolling you Englanders ...this seems like a common sense approach from EJ: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/30/eddie-jones-england-breakdown-problems-referees-head?CMP=share_btn_fb Seeking consistency between Premiership refing interpretations and International. Thoughts...

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Apols if RR. Not trolling you Englanders ...this seems like a common sense approach from EJ: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/30/eddie-jones-england-breakdown-problems-referees-head?CMP=share_btn_fb Seeking consistency between Premiership refing interpretations and International. Thoughts?

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