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Other nations would kill to have our halfback problems...or any of our selection problems. The context everyone is forgetting is who these guys are going to come up against. I can't see many halfbacks from the rest of the world dominating any of ours.

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After round 14.

1. Saders 45
2. Chiefs 42
2. Lions 42
4. Canes 40
5. Clan 38
6. Stormers 36
7.Shorks 35
8 Tahs 34
8 Brumbies 34

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<Sigh> Oh well. I wish they had video when I played. I'd love to see the tries I scored again. Especially the cracker against Northampton. I expect I have rose tinted glasses but when you waltz past three England players who don't lay a hand on you; that's a memory and a half. You ought to thank yo...

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The story of the officer*, not the captain ( that is your "spin"), Where did I say that the captain stepped aside? I read up and it seems that this Briggs fellow was up on the Compass Tower at the time of the explosion. He had to pass through the bridge to escape and can't imagine why he would need...

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She retired from active sailing in 1967, is that right? Don't know. I posted this as a result of a pal who sent me the link and bit on the news. She has a wonderful history. That's enough for me. I was wondering because I priced the QM2 from Soton to NYC last year. Wasn't too bad iirc, around £500-...

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As Brazil states one of the survivors was on the bridge and its a story I have read at least twice in books from well respected naval historians. Hood did 'blow up' but it was not an instant obliteration - for instance the Germans recorded the rear turrets firing a final salvo after the magazine de...

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I don't think anyone would've made the distinction in 1940 would they? It was the flagship so battleship is reasonable enough. Astonishing thing the sinking of the hood - one shot killed most of the ship's complement and the admiral was last seen looking very depressed as the bridge turned 90 degre...

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Saders by10.

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I don't think anyone would've made the distinction in 1940 would they? It was the flagship so battleship is reasonable enough. Astonishing thing the sinking of the hood - one shot killed most of the ship's complement and the admiral was last seen looking very depressed as the bridge turned 90 degre...

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Apologies if I offended anyone. I didn't mean to imply that the Fijian army was hopeless. Rather, they are just by far the worst I have persobally seen. For all I know, others are just as poorly equipped or trained. I've geard bad things about the Brazilians fwiw. I should have thought more about t...

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How come the black boxes havent been kocated. The Med is not thst big or deep and they must have pucked up a ping by now. Silence on who is responsible and silent black boxes. Aliens it must be. I heard on the radio that the range of the sensors they use to locate the black boxes is slightly less t...

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Chuckles1188 wrote:Most people are pretty hazy on the distinctions between classes of warships tbf

You would think he'd read a bit about it. Battle cruisers didn't have the upper armour to cope with plunging shot. Would not have lasted long against dive bombers either. Hood was obsolete by then anyway.

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The black boxes are vital. The Air France crash would never have been solved without them, and they identified a major flaw in the airbus control systems, which has now been corrected.

How can they be improved upon?

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He's already been ruled out of the Blues match with a hamstring injury, and it appears as if he may miss the 1st test against Wales as well. That's a real shame because he was close to our most consistent performer at test level in 2015. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/80329515/white...

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http://news.sky.com/story/1701261/egyptair-crash-human-remains-indicate-blast It's looking like a bomb based upon the bits and pieces found. A plane hitting water at 500 mph+ after breaking up at similar speeds in the air is going to be smashed up into pieces, and that includes everything inside it...

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NZ could've done with some sand bags to slow Perry Baker down, the guy absolutely destroyed you. Tietjens is many things but he can't be that arrogant, surely. He's not arrogant, he's experienced. He's won gold medals in this type of competition a few times already. He'll have good cattle and a cun...

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Genuine question, what's up with NZ this year? Considering it's an Olympic year I would have expected them to have got it spot on this season, it's not often they get it wrong on the rugby paddock. Titch has been sandbagging. NZ will be a different animal in Rio. What's the point in sandbagging? Wa...

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The Ginger Jedi wrote:Genuine question, what's up with NZ this year? Considering it's an Olympic year I would have expected them to have got it spot on this season, it's not often they get it wrong on the rugby paddock.

Titch has been sandbagging. NZ will be a different animal in Rio.

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They should take a look at the books that 5 year olds get sent home in their book bags. I don't think that the story of the beheading of the Medusa, complete with graphic pictures is really appropriate at 5 :shock: I saw one which told the story of why dogs sniff other dogs arses. Thought it was a ...

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theo wrote:What's wrong with a bell?

Prolly too many deci-bels.....

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Schindlers lift. Didn't they make a movie about that?.

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Schools bans whistle as too aggressive - it's not just the children who have to raise their hands to get attention, according to the Sunday Times, as whistles have been banned from a primary school in Milton Keynes because they could leave pupils "afraid of the noise". Staff must raise a hand in th...

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True Blue wrote:Two saffa teams get a home playoff....what a joke. Also Crusaders have 11 more points than the Tahs and are behind them on the table. This entire competition is a farce. Greed has killed it.

They traded that for only one wild card in the African conferences.

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1. Chiefs 42 2 Saders. 41 3. Lions. 37 3. Clan 37 5. Canes. 36 6. Shorks 35 7. Bulls. 32 8 Stormers. 32 9. Tahs 30

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That was a farce. People who paid need a refund.

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Can't help but agree.

A lot of games are poor. Scores of 50 - 0, or teams shipping 40 points plus are ridiculous in a professional competition. SA or Oz games are pretty dull to watch as well.

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Chiefs by 10.

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TranceNRG wrote:Aren't they just hugging them?

Yes, but you know what that leads to. Little Baabaras and Maatildas.....

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An elite Sydney boys' school is being investigated for animal cruelty after a video emerged of students crash tackling sheep during rugby drills. Footage of the training sessions shows the animals being dragged around a New South Wales farm by top players from the King's School in April. Animal rig...

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They would be 3rd on the table of the other 3 conferences...

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The teams: Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Kieron Fonotia, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Jone Macilai, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Matt Todd, 6 Jordan Taufua, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Joe Moody Replacements: 16 Ged Robinson, ...

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Satellites show no apparent explosion. Surely a terrorist act would have been to crash it into Paris after takeoff when it had a full fuel load. Structural failure? Airframe had 43000 hours on it. Thats a lot of cycles, especially with a short haul aitcraft. I'm wondering as to the possibility of a...

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Satellites show no apparent explosion. Surely a terrorist act would have been to crash it into Paris after takeoff when it had a full fuel load.

Structural failure? Airframe had 43000 hours on it. Thats a lot of cycles, especially with a short haul aitcraft.

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Greeks have found some wreckage 426 km south of Crete.

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Well at least the search area should be relatively small, not the southern Indian Ocean by any means.

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If it was a bomb though, you might expect to see more than one flaming object. At least, that's what I'd be thinking anyway Plus the horizontal trajectory suggests the plane is still "flying". A bomb would see the plane break up and descend more vertically. The plane was flying at 519MPH and would ...

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Leinsterman wrote:If it was a bomb though, you might expect to see more than one flaming object. At least, that's what I'd be thinking anyway

Plus the horizontal trajectory suggests the plane is still "flying". A bomb would see the plane break up and descend more vertically.

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Fangle wrote:Didn't he say that he was going?

"Over and out".

Incorrect radio terminology BTW.....

"Over", means it is your turn to speak.

"Out", means the conversation is terminated.

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If he loses 3 nil to the Poms I wonder if they will be so happy with him?

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Tailgaters. Spanish are the worst. A 1 metre gap at 120 kph is plenty.

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