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Look at the old games. Scrums took no time. The ball was in and out. These days roided up orcs take minutes per scrum. I hate to think how much of the game is taken up by scrums and scrum penalties. They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch sevens or league ... Or basketball rugby ....

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Any mention of the word Sassenach on this Fred, and I'm suing the racist, bigoted fvckers.
Any further mention of independence is also incredibly insulting and offensive.

(This is all to do with making blasphemy a 21C crime and returning us back to the dark ages btw)

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Is it a restart or a contest? Exactly Look at the old games. Scrums took no time. The ball was in and out. These days roided up orcs take minutes per scrum. I hate to think how much of the game is taken up by scrums and scrum penalties. They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch seve...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:27 pm "I'm really cross that they changed the laws to stop my team spending 80 minutes picking and going"

If they can win with that, then fair play. Chances are they won't though.

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lilyw wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:35 pm
True Blue wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:29 pm The scrum was designed to restart the game not be a random penalty magnet
Is it a restart or a contest?

Neither at the moment. But it was never just a restart. The game starts before the ball goes into the scrum.

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Cowboys and Aliens ... Classic.

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U18 festival - What a great game! The Welsh girls were ready to remove heads from shoulders there.
They deserved a bit more of the scoreline, but a fantastic comeback from the English girls from 14-0 behind.

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I know from many, many conversations with a work colleague, who herself would have fringed on national selection when younger, but never made it; that she felt excluded for not fitting the physique/fitness/dynamism potential identikit which began to be accepted as needed for success at internationa...

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I’m a neutral but in all fairness Bath should be awarded the win if Herbst returned 2-3 mins before the yellow was completed. Why? It's nothing to do with either team if the officials let him back on early. The player and the coaches know what 10 mins feels like and you’d think they would be keenly...

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Those that think the NFL is easy are dumber than dirt. Apparently, they don't do anything. Just a bit of running, interspersed with the occasional catching requirement. But that was never said though - that gridiron is shit - but you continue to pile into the thread without reading it first. All in...

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You think NFL is just about running and catching? That's like saying chess is just about picking pieces up and moving them. You'd have to be absolutely bereft of cognitive discernment to believe that. If you take the position of rook for example, although the overall game itself may be intellectual...

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It must be easier if you don't have to worry about anything but running and catching 3 times a game? Sure, I guess you could look at it in moronically simplistic terms if you like. You’ve met message then? OooOOoooh! Get you! I don't see what's so controversial with the statement. Or question even.

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In the absence of a crayola font, I'll make this simple for you: I wasn't disputing your point that rugby players have very different requirements, merely making a mockery of your assertion that NFL players have it easy. It must be easier if you don't have to worry about anything but running and ca...

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Not very 'neutral' this commentator

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What's with the Dow v aitcheson dialogue before every kick? "You can't kick for shit, holly" "fvck off Abbie"

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I think Scotland emptied the tank so much on defence that they just couldn't muster the attacking threats when they did get a sniff of territory. Big improvement just hanging in the match for 80 minutes, though. Take note, Wales! I don't recall them getting a sniff of territory in that second half.

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shereblue wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:55 pm Abysmal lineout throwing from Sochat. This is now tense.

Officially?

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I think the 14 year old for Scotland, Alex Stewart has been outstanding menacing the French backs.

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good half for scotland-nelson missed 2 easy kicks so should be 10-3 instead of 5-3 Hi message-its hard to tell-scotland have been improving but france are always a bit up and down. in WXV they beat NZ then lost to canada and australia.away from home france can sometimes be vulnerable.lets see what ...

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And also as purely offensive players, they pretty much never need to anticipate anything. Every play is choreographed to the nth degree. Sportsmen are rarely the sharpest, but offensive NFL players probably the least of all. They are essentially robots sent out to deploy raw speed and muscle memory...

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Well this is great. Scottish defence immense, and now scoring a try from a maul.
Is France going backwards or is this the real deal from the scotch lassies?

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And also as purely offensive players, they pretty much never need to anticipate anything. Every play is choreographed to the nth degree. Sportsmen are rarely the sharpest, but offensive NFL players probably the least of all. They are essentially robots sent out to deploy raw speed and muscle memory...

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Good advice. Chester is great! Lake District is summer would be good too - we went there years ago and it was arctic, but still very nice. Give me a shout if you're in Chester Towny. It's a super place though not in York's league. Conwy is a great place to visit on the way to Snowdonia. Cheers! I j...

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Frodder wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:03 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:54 pm
Frodder wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:58 pm

6N 2021 he annihilated May in a straight up race.
A 20 year old beat a 31 year old.
Bolt won an Olympic gold at 30

Not after playing test rugby for 10 years...

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Just to put NFL players’ athleticism into context, LRZ’s pro day results would put him 16th fastest in this year’s rookie class at the combine for the 40yard dash, and his vertical jump would be dead last. That’s just for WRs. And he’s probably the most explosive and certainly the fastest player ru...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:56 pm Lawes has still got a good couple of years playing at test level. Shame.

Lions?

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Is that a year with options? Or are the yanks more ruthless?

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To be honest all of them look good. The 2 centres and Bennett look handy too. I'm watching Italy walking over them at the moment... Don't see any of the players from the army game?? Maybe they played against Ireland, but I missed that one... The England U20 played against the army. taking place tod...

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I think any of these were given an easy ride sitting behind a dominant pack. Gregan and Farr Jones not so much.

Joost
Gregan
Farr-Jones

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Scottish 18s in inevitable heavy 6 try loss to France

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Pretty inoffensive for a pop star... Apart from being a ginga

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The English Prem continues to bleed players to France - Sinckler and Ludlam are both now confirmed to Toulon at the end of the season. Neither were starters for England but also not close to retirement, and would've been useful as squad players to keep around for at least a few seasons Bigger pictu...

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England needed a converted try to draw with a minute to go.
Turned over the ball against a massively dominant Italian scrum and scored to tie the match. 19-19

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Not really good to watch, but worth watching if you like age group rugby. Camera work could have been ... better. And with a score like that it was a bit of a procession. From the first half they look a well coached side. I like all of them but they aren't playing much. From what I saw: Campion (be...

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Weird, Jamie George comes to help do some coaching with the England women and some female, supposed ex-coach makes some quite nasty snipes about it as if it's patronizing. https://twitter.com/okayjulia/status/1773405368934146449 It's weird, this toxic lack of acknowledgement that the men's game has...

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15 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 39 caps) 14 Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 41 caps) 13 Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 17 caps) 12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 18 caps) 11 Jessica Breach (Saracens, 34 caps) 10 Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 26 caps) 9 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 68 caps)...

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What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/01/what-have-fourteen-years-of-conservative-rule-done-to-britain What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? Blah blah blah I hate my country socialist grauniad bollocks Wtf ...

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Mizen Head wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:06 pm
Last Line wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:19 pm The publicity about this alone will cover his pay. Will his feet ever grace the turf in an NFL game? Uncertain.
Yeah he's really going to give the Super Bowl champions that much needed publicity boost.

Might sell a few more tickets for their games in Tottenham?

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I watched the u20s hammering the army the other day. Impressed with some of the youngsters. Ella Cromack and Joia Bennett particularly. Bennett only just 18 I believe. I need to watch tonight I saw the score. Were they good to watch? We have new pathways now to better develop players at a younger a...

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