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Scapegoat posted:I think of Quade better for kneeing the king of the bogans in the head. I don't think of any player as better for purposefully kneeing another player in the head. I also don't think QC is worse than 100 other players who have done something similar just because the player he kneed happened to be Sir. The Kiwi reaction to this was (and still is) spectacularly immature.
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Unimpressed posted:I don't think of any player as better for purposefully kneeing another player in the head. I also don't think QC is worse than 100 other players who have done something similar just because the player he kneed happened to be Sir. The Kiwi reaction to this was (and still is) spectacularly immature. One of my kiwi friends secretly goes for the Wallabies because of this. She is sick of how arrogant and close minded some AB's supporters can be
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TRISHY posted:One of my kiwi friends secretly goes for the Wallabies because of this. Please don't reveal the existence of the cells of sleeper Australians in New Zealand tia
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TRISHY posted:One of my kiwi friends secretly goes for the Wallabies because of this. No matter how intolerable they may be there is no justification for that.
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Mister Chief posted:No matter how intolerable they may be there is no justification for that. It's her choice. I am a Wallabies supporter, and have no shame about that. Feel sorry for my nephew as his dad is a kiwi and my sister goes for Wallabies, he is so confused. hahah
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Unimpressed posted:I don't think of any player as better for purposefully kneeing another player in the head. I also don't think QC is worse than 100 other players who have done something similar just because the player he kneed happened to be Sir. The Kiwi reaction to this was (and still is) spectacularly immature. The silent majority of us didn't think it's a big deal because it wasn't, in fact we love Quade for the comedy he brings.
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Smorgasbord posted:The silent majority of us didn't think it's a big deal because it wasn't, in fact we love Quade for the comedy he brings. You're from a lovely place not called Australia aren't you? I have a frustration with Quade because I've seen him at his best and he can be very good. When he's not there he's a trashcan on fire.
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Schlesische posted:You're from a lovely place not called Australia aren't you? I think he's actually quite talented, but everything falls to poo poo for him the second he feels pressure in a situation. He also looks like he is slow in the head so is great fun to mock.
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Unimpressed posted:Apart from the actual Kiwis, which is understandable, it's AB supporters (aka glory hunters) who are embracing the rivalry. Sort of like hating Tottenham when you're an Arsenal fan from Singapore. This is untrue, I don't want Australia to win and I'm not an AB supporter. I'm going to be supporting the Puma's in the Semis.
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Aramoro posted:I'm going to be supporting the Puma's in the Semis. If my team was eliminated I would go for them. In a final I would either go for the All Blacks or, if they weren't in it, whoever hadn't won the cup before (if that was an option).
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:If my team was eliminated I would go for them. In a final I would either go for the All Blacks or, if they weren't in it, whoever hadn't won the cup before (if that was an option). In the event of an Australia SA Final which glass do you break?
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Schlesische posted:In the event of an Australia SA Final which glass do you break? Neutral supporter, there's always a third way.
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Aramoro posted:This is untrue, I don't want Australia to win and I'm not an AB supporter. I'd totally support Argentina too in your shoes, but that's not what I was talking about. I was talking about the people who put "anyone but Australia" in their list like we were England.
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I used to remember who supported who by their avatar... But then Priestland happened :{
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Support hierarchy: Whoever is the underdog, particularly if not an english speaking nation.
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Schlesische posted:In the event of an Australia SA Final which glass do you break? That is a tough one. I would probably go for the team I felt was more deserving in a given tournament. However for that final to happen in this world cup I would be very annoyed at SA (because they would have eliminated NZ) so I might go for Australia out of spite.
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I'm going to be honest, at this point I don't care about any team other than the Pumas. If they don't win the cup then it will just be someone else picking up title #3 and I just don't give enough of a poo poo. I really wanted a full-strength Wales side to beat the Springboks, Scotland to be allowed the win they earned (or the win Australia gifted them, either way), and a set of semis in which one of them was won by a NH team. But instead, the NH teams had to beat each other up in the pre-cup games and leave the spoils for the RC teams. So, to restate, ¡coronados de gloria vivan los Pumas!
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Aramoro posted:Neutral supporter, there's always a third way. If you're from this side of the world, waking up to watch the final is just not worth it if you don't have a horse in the race. So I totally get the idea of just running from the burning building.
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Seriously? You don't think it's worth it if you've no side to take? I've got up at/stayed up to stupid o' clock on plenty of occasions to watch super rugby finals when I don't care who wins. If the game itself promises a good spectacle that's enough.
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ladies and gentlemen, I present: USA Rugbyquote:On July 19, 2015, the USA Rugby organization issued an online announcement that Todd Clever had “been released from the Eagles’ Pacific Nations Cup squad due to multiple squad conduct violations.” The Eagle’s coach, Mike Tolkin added the following, “Such behavior is contrary to the team culture that players and management have been fostering within the Eagles over time. Clearly, this is not a pleasant or desirable circumstance for either party.” Since then little has been said about this except rumors and opinions. Todd was excluded from the World Cup squad without a whisper. WhiskeyJuvenile fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Oct 21, 2015 |
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Welp, that's a pretty good explanation as to why they played like utter crap then. Tolkin sounds like a complete rear end, who'd want to play under him.
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Rate players through 1-26? Yeah. Might as well have stopped reading the article there, that's from the David Brent school of man management.
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The Clit Avoider posted:Rate players through 1-26? That was the bit which really caught me too. I can't imagine why a competent coach would think that that was an appropriate thing to get a team to do. I realise that 'competent' is now up in the air as a descriptor for Tolkin.
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:ladies and gentlemen, I present: USA Rugby me irl: ![]() Those of you who are not American, and some of you who are, may not realize that Mike Tolkin was essentially promoted directly from coaching Xavier High School in NYC to coaching the USA national side. I wish some ludicrously wealthy investment banker with more money than sense - and we have PLENTY of those in the USA trust me - would just give USARugby like a billion (with a B) dollars and outbid the Stormers for Eddie Jones' contract.
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Apollodorus posted:Those of you who are not American, and some of you who are, may not realize that Mike Tolkin was essentially promoted directly from coaching Xavier High School in NYC to coaching the USA national side. Didn't he coach NYAC too?
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Apollodorus posted:I wish some ludicrously wealthy investment banker with more money than sense - and we have PLENTY of those in the USA trust me - would just give USARugby like a billion (with a B) dollars and outbid the Stormers for Eddie Jones' contract. God, I've been involved with all levels of rugby in DC (played D1 and D2 club, refereed, coached WPL and Womens' D2), and you'd think that with all the club alumni here, we'd be able to get at least something going on like Glendale, but jesus, USA Rugby is total poo poo.
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You know I've just realized I'm going to be sad once Richie McCaw retires. He's retiring after this World Cup right?
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Scapegoat posted:Surprised at all the Wallaby hate, we aren't spoilt like the All Blacks, dirty like the Boks or dull like the English team. The Boks haven't been dirty for a number of years now
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Dog Friday posted:The Boks haven't been dirty for a number of years now While they don't really slow down the rucks as much as they used to there is something incredibly frustrating when I see a springbok hardly rolling away. It awakens a primitive anger from deep inside me
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:Didn't he coach NYAC too? Yes but he was coaching Xavier when he got the USA job. At least that's what I was told by my teammate who had just graduated in 2011 from Xavier.
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As a ex-South African I feel like there used to a rivalry against Australia that makes it easy for me to root against them (though more so in cricket than rugby). At least there is a history there to support rooting against them. Also I just want to see Argentina do good.
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ColtMcAsskick posted:You know I've just realized I'm going to be sad once Richie McCaw retires. He's retiring after this World Cup right? If we make the final I believe that would be his 149th test...he really should play one more game. Testimonial maybe? Also I hate Australia in all sports as they're both terrible winners (league, rugby and, most of all, cricket) and losers. Your national sides are full of absolute douche bags like Warner, Haddin, Greg Bird, Michael Ennis, Gallen, Cooper...also your stable of idiot tennis players. Also I find it funny that they have about six times the population of NZ, invest a huge amount more into sports but are either worse than us or only slightly better.
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Ewar Woowar posted:If we make the final I believe that would be his 149th test...he really should play one more game. Testimonial maybe? What other sport than Rugby/League is NZ better than Australia, or heck only slightly behind? Netball? NZ is bad at cricket and tennis which are the other two sports you mentioned, bad at hockey, bad at soccer, bad at basketball which are all sports Aus either does ok in or is one of the top teams.
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New Zealand was the only team at the Football World Cup 2010 to not lose a game. I just like throwing that fact out there every now and then.
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Madkal posted:New Zealand was the only team at the Football World Cup 2010 to not lose a game. It's similar to US being the reigning champions and most successful Olympic union team.
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Apollodorus posted:Yes but he was coaching Xavier when he got the USA job. At least that's what I was told by my teammate who had just graduated in 2011 from Xavier. wiki says both, idk
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Ewar Woowar posted:If we make the final I believe that would be his 149th test...he really should play one more game. Testimonial maybe? Someone is a little bitter.
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:wiki says both, idk I can't imagine that either would have been a full-time job so I am sure he was indeed coaching both. But surely you can understand why Clever felt he was being treated like a high school player, yes?
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Ewar Woowar posted:If we make the final I believe that would be his 149th test...he really should play one more game. Testimonial maybe? I loving hate Richie "What's that, playing the ball off my feet? Don't mind if I do!" McCaw. But he's a champion and if he has a testemonial against Australia I hope it's in Christchurch and I hope NZ wins like 70-0. As to the other thing: We learned from the best. Thanks England! Ewar Woowar posted:Also I find it funny that they have about six times the population of NZ, invest a huge amount more into sports but are either worse than us or only slightly better. This comment is amazingly stupid. It's like a hot take but you lit the garbage bin on fire to make it.
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Apollodorus posted:I can't imagine that either would have been a full-time job so I am sure he was indeed coaching both. oh yeah
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