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The NRL doesn't have AUSkick because it has other interests, and has an enormous amount of popularity in the regions it is already established in. I don't think you know much about the NRL, or its junior development programs. As someone who has had significant involvement with NRL grassroots develo...

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My God you two are uptight.

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so your argument is because the "vibe" isn't city wide a soulless joint is better like Canberra is better :roll: Where did I say that Canberra is better? Please read my posts carefully before trolling. BTW, I love the thought of you slumming it in the less safe, more Bohemian parts of Sydney, findi...

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And whilst you are at it uber troll. discuss your thoughts, or will you just resort back to your childish digs at targeting a fellow boardie with ridicule so you can get your jollys off and throw out as many He-fuck and prison-man rape claims as you can instead of actually discussing anything of va...

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so your argument is because the "vibe" isn't city wide a soulless joint is better like Canberra is better :roll: Where did I say that Canberra is better? Please read my posts carefully before trolling. BTW, I love the thought of you slumming it in the less safe, more Bohemian parts of Sydney, findi...

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Canberra is nice but weird. The place has no soul whatsoever. Superb countryside surrounding it though. I'm not sure what you mean by 'soul'. Does Brisbane have a soul? Or Sydney or Melbourne for that matter? Perhaps parts of these cities have 'souls' but as a larger entity, I'd argue they don't. Y...

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@ this thread.

A bunch of white, middle aged, middle class geeks complaining about cities which have lost their "soul" and their "underbelly".

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Just a couple of points. Firstly, how could Bill Pulver increase the ARU's TV right money unilaterally, when SANZAR negotiate these rights as a block every 5 years? Once the negotiations are completed and the rights were granted to News Copr, any increases that News Corp is able to negotiate with l...

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Just a couple of points. Firstly, how could Bill Pulver increase the ARU's TV right money unilaterally, when SANZAR negotiate these rights as a block every 5 years? Once the negotiations are completed and the rights were granted to News Copr, any increases that News Corp is able to negotiate with lo...

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Thomas wrote:Canberra is nice but weird. The place has no soul whatsoever. Superb countryside surrounding it though.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'soul'. Does Brisbane have a soul? Or Sydney or Melbourne for that matter? Perhaps parts of these cities have 'souls' but as a larger entity, I'd argue they don't.

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I really like Canberra and could happily live there. I guess 'best place' is a very subjective term. And no single city will ever be the 'best place' for every individual or demographic. Canberra is probably not the ideal locale for a 20 something rager looking to party all weekend, but for someone ...

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In other news French greed still knows no bounds as Adam Whitelock looks set to join Bayonne. Would certainly be a loss, for Canterbury at least. Although, the Crusaders are struggling for centres at the moment, and he would be missed there too I reckon. Can't say I'd blame him after Blackadder tho...

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Just to put things into perspective, the following first XXIII players were missing or playing out of position

12. Nonu
10. Carter
4. Retallick
2. Coles
1. Woodcock
17. Crockett
19. Romano
20. Cane
22. Crude
23. Fekitoa

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Hong Kong wrote:does IH still ref? If he can't see the clear and obvious then

Hi HK, have been thinking about you with everything that's been happening on TV in your neck of the woods. How's everything going?

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Altazuma wrote:

Yards!!!

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Good grief, South Africans are absolutely terrible winners. Boastful, arrogant and and graceless. Freakin germs the lot of them.

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Another weekend rolls by, another shameful loss by 2nd division bound Wellington. Yet according to their Chief Executive James Te Puni, none of the players, coaches or board members are responsible in any way. I spoke to a former Wellington representative player this week. He informed me that Te Pu...

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Dagg can't tackle his way out of a paper bag. A serious flaw in his game. And yet the Crusaders secured the NZ Conference because of an amazing last minute tackle that Dagg executed on a flying Patrick Osbourne. So either you're talking bollocks, or Dagg is a better tackle than you give him credit ...

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Who's the Wellington coach? He was going to be the new Canes coach. Not now I hope. They're only got 2 points all tournament, and I think they were both against Auckland. They have lost by 7+ in 8 of their 9 games. Mate, he's signed a 4 year contract. Unless the Hurricanes have close to $2 million ...

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Another weekend rolls by, another shameful loss by 2nd division bound Wellington. Yet according to their Chief Executive James Te Puni, none of the players, coaches or board members are responsible in any way.

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I hate the way these threads invariably degenerate into petty parochial sh*tfights, with posters gleefully praising the efforts of their franchise players, and denigrating individuals who play for opposing franchises. I also hate the way some posters act as if the sky is falling in after a loss like...

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Was thinking and I think this years RC is the closest in years. There was very little between all four teams. The Argies were unlucky to not grab a win against the Waalabys in Aus and in both their games against the Boks. And even against the ABs the game was much closer than the result suggested. ...

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:lol: :lol: :lol: Fair enough, I tend to skim read your posts due to the constantly lying about finances etc ... but agree that Heinz is in better form than Hall, Hall is almost as overrated as Luke of the Whitelocks. Pulu had a few bad games but has a ceiling higher than Heinz IMHO. I think Heinz ...

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:lol: :lol: :lol: Fair enough, I tend to skim read your posts due to the constantly lying about finances etc ... but agree that Heinz is in better form than Hall, Hall is almost as overrated as Luke of the Whitelocks. Pulu had a few bad games but has a ceiling higher than Heinz IMHO. I think Heinz ...

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If TKB is out, who gets the callup at 9 for the EOYT? Hall or Pulu? Willie Hienz is playing better than both. Or are Crusaders halfbacks now just automatically ruled out of AB contention? I thought lowly ITM Cup form didn't count for anything. And he was awful for the Crusaders... :lol: awful? I've...

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Will that be the last time Hansen ever makes a tactical substitution at halfback?

In saying that, I thought Slade did remarkably well covering no.9.

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If TKB is out, who gets the callup at 9 for the EOYT? Hall or Pulu? Willie Hienz is playing better than both. Or are Crusaders halfbacks now just automatically ruled out of AB contention? I thought lowly ITM Cup form didn't count for anything. And he was awful for the Crusaders... :lol: awful?

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maxbox wrote:Yea Dancer you fcuked that one up a bit there buddy...

That's just Hova trying to pretend he's a newbie.

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loop wrote:If TKB is out, who gets the callup at 9 for the EOYT? Hall or Pulu?

Willie Hienz is playing better than both. Or are Crusaders halfbacks now just automatically ruled out of AB contention?

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The disappointing thing for me was that the first and third tries for the jaapies came from dodgy grubber kicks deep in the Boks 22. Both bad options but superb breakouts from the Boks to score two great tries. Sad to say, Dagg was the defensive liability in the first two tries, plus fell off the t...

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Calculus wrote:Tbf it's no worse than booing the kicker.

You reckon?

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Ted. wrote:Shall we cut and paste out of the other thread?

Feel free, that thread is a write off. Sorry for wanting to chat about the ABs without having to endure pages of gloating 'neutrals'.

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Laser lights have marred every single Pumas home game since they joined TRC. Is this some kind of Latin joke that the rest of us don't get? How poor is security if spectators can do this every game? SANZAR should give the UAR an ultimatum, sort this disgraceful behaviour out or no more home games.

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Well done Argentina. You must be thrilled to have finally popped your Rugby Championship cherry. Your 1-1-16 record is still an embarrassment to the tournament, but congratulations on finally beating the Wallabies in the professional era

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I think Owen Franks really needs a big break. His tackling and disciple have been shocking. But his scrummaging has arguably been better than it's ever been. You're not seriously advocating dropping our best scrummaging tight head prop, are you? When will Canes fans learn that the set piece is matt...

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Those laser beams are plum of things, and disgraceful, but how exactly is it cheating? Are they paid lackeys working for the Pumas? Just w*nkers in the crowd. Despicable behaviour. You say that every home game, yet nothing is ever done about it. It's an embarrassment to the tournament that you were...

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I think Owen Franks really needs a big break. His tackling and disciple have been shocking. But his scrummaging has arguably been better than it's ever been. You're not seriously advocating dropping our best scrummaging tight head prop, are you? When will Canes fans learn that the set piece is matt...

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Dumbledore wrote:Those lasers are f**k. What is it with some people? Get your crowds under control ffs.

They are an absolute disgrace and have marred every single home Pumas game since they joined TRC. The SANZAR nations should make it clear to the UAR, fix the problem or no more home games.

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