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Hartley: Totally accidental but he's a cvnt so fook him. Definitely not intentional, though. Slimani: by far the worst of the 3 incidents. Should have been a red and a ban Marler: Stupid cheap-shot idiocy. Will get what he deserves. Yep Before watching the clips and just reading the comments would ...

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hopefully we'll see a bit better from Duncan Taylor. He as been a bit calamity prone so far this season. Wouldn't have minded Tomkins being given a go but was expecting him to, experience over form there. Otherwise looking good.

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Sam Burgess - sort of change/not worked it out yet...

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I loved the Man from Uncle film with Arnie Hammer and Hugh Grant - few others seem to have seen it, and those that had thought it was crap... I enjoyed it more than any non-Roger Moore Bond films tbh And Henry Cavill. Loved it too. Was/am still hoping it was/is going to develop into a franchise. Wa...

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SA 3rd on the medal table with 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze. Punching well above our weight here. What has happened to team GB? Ennis retired. Rutherford injured. A few 4th places and promising performances from some young athletes. A decent number of finalists. Actually the biggest difference is ...

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All this talk of the "big 4" - is it warranted? Fed - 18 slams Nadal - 14 slams Joker - 12 slams Murray and Stan both at 3. No. Murray only wins GS when most of the other 3 crash out.... :D Beat the world number 1 in 2/3 of his slam wins. Easily the best player in the tournament on his other win. :...

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I don't have a problem with the penalty. I expected worse. I have an issue with how much of a revolting whinging cünt Lewis is. From a proud Brit But Lewis is being totally reasonable. I'm very proud of the working class lad done well. It was the German who,lost his temper again. You seem to think ...

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Beaver_Shark wrote:Indeed. Nadal/Thiem should be a cracker.

And Thiem won the last time these two met (Rome last month, on clay too).

And then went on to lose to Novak 6-1 6-0 - what a difference a couple of weeks make. Hope the semi goes the distance - Nadal hardly has had to break sweat yet.

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Just watched the recording. Great stuff by Sarries. One bug bear though...Why do English players never have a word for their opponents after a match? Farrell, Vunipola and Itoje - not a meaningful word for Clermont. Schalk Burger - mentions them almost immediately. I've noticed it a lot - the SH bo...

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the Orange One is not far off when he says Comey had lost the confidence of both sides, not many were viewing him favorably. It is not the sacking itself that has everyone up in arms, it is the timing that is decidedly concerning. If he were to make a nonpartisan (or Dem leaning one) with a free han...

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Red Chopper wrote:Read quite a bit oh Dalrymple and reckon this is his best work yet - well recommended;

Yes, same here. Enjoyed that.

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Just watched the highlights - even by the end the kits took some mind bending. The 'yellows' (jaunes) in blue and the Leinster blues in yellow. (quite apart from, as someones said, the complimentary colours being blue and yellow).

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Travelling fans are the issue. Saracens don't have any fans to travel and Clermont fans will but it's a long way. You're right, only Ireland are keeping the game afloat commercially.. We're talking bums on seats.... if you can read More Sarries fans will travel for the final than for Dublin - easie...

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https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18033431_1364609340285967_3411625730700569873_n.jpg?oh=e92f04dfa1e2a4e0e160fcb0e2d5512f&oe=594D7C6D Bath Rugby team to face Stade Francais - ATTWOOD RETURNS 15. Anthony Watson 14. Semesa Rokoduguni 13. Jonathan Joseph 12. Ben Tapuai 11. Matt Banahan 10....

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Losers then as far as I can see (or fallen out of favour since the last A tour): Tompkins Woodburn Ewers Taylor Catt Ruskin Schonert Burns x2 Morgan Barrow Haley Mercer Spener/Robson Devoto Woodward/Marshall Given that the surprises are all very young and Eddie has talked about needing to rest play...

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happyhooker wrote:Is wray eqp? Thought not till next year

You might be thinking of Rhodes - Wray is English born and bred.

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Petros wrote:So Sarries will have to rest Billy, Itoje and Fazlet next week!

Don't think it was likely to rest them for a show piece match.

Saints and Bristol next 2 weeks so better to rest them for those. Fingers crossed Kruis might be back next week - they said mid April.

Nice to see Spencer get a start.

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interesting that on this and the related threads the fan club have started to show reservations for the first time. So will the PR shift reflect on approval numbers dropping more with the even the base starting to lose faith without regaining the middle or will he get a boost. In terms of Syria it w...

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Firing Bannon would be a good start He couldn't fire Bannon even if he wanted to. Bannon would turn on him faster than he could say 'fake news' and given how well he knows bubblefart, and how damaging the unrestrained vindictiveness of such an insider would be, firing him is not an option. But has ...

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So from yesterday talking points were:

disappointment that looks like a season with virtually no overtaking

Ferrari look to have the best car at the moment.

The disparity betwen the 2 Ferrari drivers, that was some difference today. Have Ferrari put all their eggs in one basket or just an odd day?

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openclashXX wrote:Henry Taylor on the bench ahead of Spencer? I think Taylor is a cracking player and certainly one for the future but hardly a vote of confidence in Spencer (unless I've missed an injury or something?)

Leg injury from the official squad announcement on Sarries website.

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naki wrote:
HKCJ wrote:You know nothing John Snow.
Hopefully Jake doesn't see this thread

Nooooo

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Difficult to narrow it down but:

1999 - France v NZ WC
2010 - England v Aus
2012 - England v NZ or the following year 2013. Different results but both great matches.

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If anyone deserved a PT it was Wales, after the deliberate knock on. That simply was going to be a try. Now, I should also add that I didn't think it was a deliberate knock on, but if you're going to bin someone for it, then the PT wouldn't have been unreasonable. I would agree on both points, alth...

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There was a fair bit of homering at times from Garces but I don't blame him for the loss. We just couldn't produce enough on attack or win the ball back in defence enough to take the ref out of the equation Seemed to be muddled thinking. From what I can tell, the tactics were territory and pin them...

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Not considering Farrell as a centre? (I know he is the poll for 10s)

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You realise chaps it is all part of the master plan for the WC. Stops Scotland leapfrogging Ireland in the world rankings and getting into the top seeds and with all due respect to the Scots I know which team I want to make sure we avoid in the draw.

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JM2K6 wrote:
Xin wrote:2 out of 3 grand slams
?

U20, Women's

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2 out of 3 grand slams and 3 championships at the end of the day. Was disappointed with the kicking early on. Not least as we'd tried and failed in the same situation earlier in the championship. when you haven't had possession much at the beginning of the match build some phases to get yourselves i...

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The point is NZ are playing anyway. At the moment against the Baabaas which won't sell out. RFU are making money from the stadium hire anyway. Richie is offering to replace the Baabaas with England - great marketing and financially wise if not for the players. He is offering a far greater split than...

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From not being great earlier though things had settled down today but back to having the 500 errors sporadically again just now.

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The Mark Bennett injury didn't help of course - looking at the replays seemed to come simply from his pushing off to side step - didn't even look like he twisted his ankle, but a straight pull of something. Wonder whether something wasn't right there to start with - I know you can pull/tear somethi...

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Chuckles1188 wrote:Mark Bennett

thanks - edited

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The Mark Bennett injury didn't help of course - looking at the replays seemed to come simply from his pushing off to side step - didn't even look like he twisted his ankle, but a straight pull of something. Wonder whether something wasn't right there to start with - I know you can pull/tear somethin...

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TopNacker wrote:I'm alone in enjoying Laidlaws clobber today then ....

No, I quite like it. Something different and I thought, quite dapper.

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To be fair we could have gone for a better song. Is it still too late?

Easy to remember the words though.

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slick wrote:I'll be amazed if it isn't Eddie playing tricks. Would be very welcome if not.

Is there a time limit on announcing changes to the starting XV?

An hour before kick off.

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Faz - really nice guy. When leg was broken and watching Ford take all the plaudits, struggling on his crutches but still taking time to be really nice to everyone who was hassling him for autographs and selfies. Brits - always comes up to chats away with the fans after a match and had a nice chat ab...

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