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I love the scrum and maul. They’re great and are unique to our game. 1st let’s ignore the maul because there’s nothing wrong with it. In my view moving the maul forwards again is using it. 2nd the scrum is also great. I just don’t want to see three reset scrums take over 2mins. 20 seconds to from a...

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:47 pm A terrible sport if truth be told.

Overly complicated. Get the Ozzies in there.... They'd soon sort it out and make it faster. All this standing around shouting 'hut hut' ... Just get on with it.

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Because it will ruin the economy? How are 10 million workers going to support 65 million elderly and who will run the hospitals? Can't the economy just shrink or grow accordingly? If it shrinks so be it, life goes on. Regarding the ageing population, are you suggesting every country has to grow it'...

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Quins89 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:59 pm Joanne Vosakiwaiwai - plays for England u18s.

That’s not a real name surely..

Why?

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Pretty sure England made their fans more happy in the last two games than the previous dour 18. Rugby is a game that deserves to be played positively. Under the current laws. Define "positive" throwing it about endlessly like Super Pacific Rugby, which doesn't seem to be faring that well with crowd...

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I think the point is its bad law. It was bad law in England when it covered racial hatred now Scotland have extended it to multiple other named categories of people (not women of course). Why name categories of people? Why doesn't it apply to everyone? Fking hate crime nonsense. I hate the people c...

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I think the point is its bad law. It was bad law in England when it covered racial hatred now Scotland have extended it to multiple other named categories of people (not women of course). Why name categories of people? Why doesn't it apply to everyone? Fking hate crime nonsense. I hate the people c...

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**good win against Scotland in the u18 festival. Some decent players there, plus Chariot's lad making an appearance.

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Jtah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:49 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:49 pm
Jtah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:48 pm

The team not ready on the mark.
Hmm
Edited above

Still hmm. I reckon you'd get a lot more saffa-type 'injuries' before scrums and lineouts. I still think the ref is in the best position to judge if they're taking the piss.

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I think the Scottish police can pretty much ignore this legislation, is too subjective. They should concentrate on direct person to person threats of violence IMO. Blackmac is an actual senior recent ex policeman. I am sure he will not mind me quoting what he said in the other place. Some off the s...

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Jtah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:48 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:36 pm
Jtah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:35 pm

20seconds to form and bind. It’s not asking a lot.
Who do you penalise?
The team not ready on the mark.

Hmm

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Message guy jumps the shark (again) :(( UNRWA Gaza teacher Osama Ahmed posted “Allah is Great, Allah is Great, reality surpasses our wildest dreams” as the massacre was unfolding. UNRWA school principal Iman Hassan justified the massacre as “restoring rights” and “redressing” Palestinian “grievance...

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Law application is different in Scotland to the rest of UK in any case. They use a kind of hybrid common/civil law while the rest of UK is common law Huh? I don't know much about the law, but what you're saying makes no sense, does it? Criminal and civil are both under common law? Maritime admiralt...

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Jtah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:35 pm
AND-y wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:01 pm Rugby is mental in that it just stops for this mini game of victorian freak show strong man competition and I am all for it. I don't want that depowered I agree with others that the time wasted sucks though.
20seconds to form and bind. It’s not asking a lot.

Who do you penalise?

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There's evidence that it's exactly true. Like small children turning up with single gunshots to the head from high powered rifles. Hama's have a whole arsenal of high powered rifles... Plus they're known to celebrate killing women and children. Message guy jumps the shark (again) :(( UNRWA Gaza tea...

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Israel has also deliberately targeted children in this conflict... Fact check. This isn’t true. There's evidence that it's exactly true. Like small children turning up with single gunshots to the head from high powered rifles. Hama's have a whole arsenal of high powered rifles... Plus they're known...

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Yes get rid of the hit.... And make the scrum half put the ball into the middle of the tunnel. And ref should command the put in, so that scrum-halves don't mess around for seconds, hoping to draw a free kick. Does anyone know why they stopped enforcing the straight put in at professional level? St...

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Law application is different in Scotland to the rest of UK in any case. They use a kind of hybrid common/civil law while the rest of UK is common law Huh? I don't know much about the law, but what you're saying makes no sense, does it? Criminal and civil are both under common law? Maritime admiralt...

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ChipSpike wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:02 am I think the Scottish police can pretty much ignore this legislation, is too subjective. They should concentrate on direct person to person threats of violence IMO.

It does make you wonder why it was so important to have this legislation in place.

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Israel has never stopped and won't stop now until they are boycotted and sanctioned like SA was. Never stopped what? Tel Aviv sat and watched, under the instructions of 'the world' for 20 years whilst Hamas built up an arsenal, and trained an army to attack them. You know Netanyahu supported Hamas,...

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With Gaza utterly destroyed and the people in the midst of a famine I'd be fairly certain it'll stop as soon as Israel stops. I agree. But Israel won't stop whilst Hamas still have an army and arsenal of weapons trained on them. prior to Oct 7th you were statistically more likely to die in a car ac...

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And most of the Gazans are Egyptian and the west bank, Jordanians.

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Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:35 am Telegraph running a story about how Zammit's success in NFL is striking fear into rugby, but has he actually achieved anything yet?

Wtf would it strike fear into rugby?

(I guess I should read the article)

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While I agree generally with Baxter that the laws are changed far too often, scrums are a blight, for the professional game at least. Getting rid of the hit should get rid of time wasted setting and resetting scrums while keeping it as a scrummaging contest. Just have the front rows engage first, w...

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If it’s so dull, then why does the NRL generate more money by a mile than any rugby comp in the world? It’s not even the biggest football code in Australia (a small, competitive market), and it’s wealth crushes anything in rugby. There’s nothing better than an exciting game of rugby, but that doesn...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:49 am Israel has never stopped and won't stop now until they are boycotted and sanctioned like SA was.

Never stopped what? Tel Aviv sat and watched, under the instructions of 'the world' for 20 years whilst Hamas built up an arsenal, and trained an army to attack them.

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I don’t believe that ends justifies means - it never does. I am with Tolkien and Gandalf about that: you cannot ever use the Ring - not even to pursue good thing. Because you’ll find out ultimately you are actually pursuing what Ring want - and the result will be Evil. So regardless about how atroc...

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It's interesting that those who denounced Russian methods don't mind the Israeli ones. It would have stopped before it started if Hamas laid down their arms, surrendered and released the hostages. I don’t believe that ends justifies means - it never does. I am with Tolkien and Gandalf about that: y...

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Yep, but it is routine sports having differentiated rules between pro and amateur/community level. So the game should be split between professional and amateur... Because a few Australians don't like scrums and think the game would be "faster" without them. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Talk us thru how ...

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You think that people who have slowly drifted away from Rugby over the years, or even worse were never Rugby fans in the first place because it's hidden away on Pay TV here, are somehow trying to "mess with union"? Are you right in the head? That’s not an argument for changing the rules. That’s an ...

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“But rugby union is a game for all shapes and sizes" is getting pretty tedious to hear too. Evolution under professionalism will eradicate the obese and the less athletic/skilled players over time anyway, so it's a load of bs. The game isn't only for professionals. Yep, but it is routine sports hav...

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Jackal79 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:27 am “But rugby union is a game for all shapes and sizes" is getting pretty tedious to hear too. Evolution under professionalism will eradicate the obese and the less athletic/skilled players over time anyway, so it's a load of bs.

The game isn't only for professionals.

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Seriously? This has been going on for 75+ years, ever since the Palestinians were driven from their land in 1948 and Israel kept encroaching on their then allocated land. This will not stop until Israel stops their apartheid and genocidal practices and allow an one state for Israelis and Palestinia...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:47 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:45 pm
November2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:41 pm

Where are these Arab areas?
?Look at the proposed partition... Before it was attacked.
How many are you talking about and from where exactly?

3,089 from bstheltash. Wtf are you on about?

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November2019 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:41 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:40 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:39 pm
Lolwut

You think Jews living in Palestine were driven out when it became israel?
The ones living in the Arab areas? Yes
Where are these Arab areas?

?Look at the proposed partition... Before it was attacked.

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Seriously? This has been going on for 75+ years, ever since the Palestinians were driven from their land in 1948 and Israel kept encroaching on their then allocated land. This will not stop until Israel stops their apartheid and genocidal practices and allow an one state for Israelis and Palestinia...

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It's interesting that those who denounced Russian methods don't mind the Israeli ones. It would have stopped before it started if Hamas laid down their arms, surrendered and released the hostages. Seriously? This has been going on for 75+ years, ever since the Palestinians were driven from their la...

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I am afraid - but the almost 200 aid workers killed alone since this disaster started out it is a clear statement about how the military machine is not able to discriminate targets at all, when striking, regardless of what officials say. Therefore This has to stop asap For the sake of argument - I ...

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Badges?

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johnstrac wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:12 pm I'm absolutely convinced that the Scottish (and indeed British) parliament have bigger issues that need tackling.

Wait until the headmaster is in charge... This sort of thought police state will pale into insignificance if people in his party get their way.

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