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First day out on my bike in f**king ages yesterday and I got a puncture. f**king potholes. What tyres are you 'running'? Since I splashed out on some Gatorskins I've not had a puncture, despite my route to work resembling downtown Kabul most of the way. Pricy, but worth it IMO. Utterly shit entry l...

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Apparently, the squad is due to be announced on Wednesday. reported to be a 32 man squad, but for a two-test tour that seems a little excessive. possibly: 5 props - corbs, marler, thomas, wilson, can see it being PDJ but would prefer shaun knight 3 hookers - gray, buchanan, webber 3 second rowers -...

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Birmingham. His dad was a good rider. His mother is Stephen's sister. He's been cycling for Ireland throughout. He'd probably fail the Norman Tebbit cricket test. He was British Junior Road Race Champion in 2004. His dad was a former British Olympic Cyclist. How good was his mum? I'm aware of his f...

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Just a random comment from watching the games this weekend but is it me or are a lot of the locks in the AP a bit shit? A bit too like NZ locks; fast and athletic but lightweight. We need some modern day Simon Shaws and Martin Johnsons. The rolling maul and scrum are becoming such important weapons...

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England would have won by miles with a half decent ref. We wos robbed!!!!

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I am not comfortable with the apparent dismissal of Italy in the press. We can't experiment in a critical match like this. Let's play our best team, win and move on.

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Fair play to your track cyclist. He was awesome in winning first world championship gold for Ireland in ages.

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Does Hartley's play in the loose still consist of flopping straight to the ground and knocking every other ball on, or has he managed to turn it around this season? Hartley is poor in the loose. Brown did have one maybe two games where he was slower than death, but he's completely redeemed himself ...

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So are roids endemic in South African sport too?

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We have some great strength in depth now. This weekend Flood, Care, Tuilagi, Lawes, Hartley, Kitchener, Kvesic all looked classy players and yet can't make the 1st XV.

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I was also pondering on which other 6N teams players would SIGNIFICANTLY strengthen England and can't think of many:

France - Picamoles
Italy - Parisse
Wales - Halfpenny, North
Scotland - Hogg
Ireland - no-one?

We are in a pretty good place right now. I like the coaches too, very solid.

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Just watching the game again and I like our back 3 and disagree with the people braying for Goode out. In test match rugby field position is everything and having these three is helping us win the kicking battle which we never used to do.

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Incredibly composed performance in those conditions.

+ves. B Youngs, Robshaw, Goode, Brown (again), Farrell, Marler

-ves None really.

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crapbackrow wrote:tl;dr thread

pretty obvious anabolic use is rife in pro rugby. saint pocock is juiced to the gills, for example

Careful cbr!

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Does this Centre on the Australian Institute for Sport?

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This is all over the news here in UK today, saying Australian sport riddled with drug taking but no names yet.

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openclashXX wrote:If Morgan is out then a straight swap between him and Waldrom/Vunipola is the only real option.

Haskell?

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Tony McGahan wrote:Well done Deccie. All your calls came off well today

bar the Earls thing

Kidney In.

What is it with Earls? He is clearly out of his depth and always has been. He is the worst Lion ever picked. Why is he anywhere near the Ireland team?

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Quite a squad emerging to be fair. Add Corbs, Manu, Burns, Wade, Foden, into the mix and there is strength in depth.

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hairyweapon wrote:
ID2 wrote:
AD345 wrote:
Why does Ireland have an asterisk?
youre irish, arent you IQ2?

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It's USACycling who have the bigger problem. Rumours back then were that Weisel and Stapeltons' money was basically funding it, and they were its biggest power-bloc. The one protecting Lance. If Lance rolls on those two things could get ugly. What would be in it for him ? No idea. An overturn of th...

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JM2K6 wrote:Nicole Cooke's announced her retirement, interesting statement too:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/ja ... -statement

Wow! Great article. I have always admired Nicole as a very tough competitor.

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Cycling friends, my misses has offered to buy me a road bike for Xmas. I have a hybrid already which I love. How much should I spend and what brands shoud I choose/avoid. Any buying tips?

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Ireland's Call wrote:Brazil World Cup 2014
Rio Olympics 2016

Imagine how many times we'll have to put up with Pele??

Did he ever play in the Olympics?

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jj's last brain cekk wrote:Seb Coe - What a great job He's done

+1

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This guy with the light bulbs and hair. What is that all about?

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Brazil have managed to be even shitter thank goodness!

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OhNo wrote:Even dead and he is brilliant! Bono lives and Freddie is dead, there is no God. :
((

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Cameron an BoJo boogying

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The mistake with all this shit is that it has nothing to do with sport. Some luvvy who used to avoid PE at school has done this.

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The Who!!!

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Oh no George f**king Michael

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Akkerman wrote:Elbow. That's more like it.

+1

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sweat patches

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This is so bad. Please just get Boris on and hand the flag to Rio now!

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jrp wrote:Comon Sam

Runs well for a big girl.

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Anonymous wrote:ITALIANS TOLD TO fudge RIGHT OFF

Yessss!!!! Italian dickheads are bad losers. Won by even more apparently.

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Clear win for the Brit. Boxer vs Brawler. Boxer wins - simple as....

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What a win! What a Games!

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A star is born. The TV guys will love him.

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