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bessantj posted:Bastereaud ended up getting five weeks. Gotta make sure he's ready to play for the AIs. Or as we call it up here, "The Martin Johnson Rule".
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Vaders Jester posted:Gotta make sure he's ready to play for the AIs. Or as we call it up here, "The Martin Johnson Rule". Considering Ashton got seven for upending a scrum half it's crazy. Also Gordon Langkilde saga has finally got an ending. quote:Samoa sevens player Gordon Langkilde pleads guilty to misdemeanours Shocker of an episode, not sure why he even did it.
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Hogg's hosed his ankle and is out for 10-12 weeks. Now is the time for Scotland's other mental fullback, 6'5" Blair Kinghorn to get a shot at scoring tries and missing tackles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQqaVwO_p0
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Who's out altogether for Scotland now? Hogg, Fagerson, du Preez, Taylor, Bennett? is that all of them? Only three games in as well.
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bessantj posted:Who's out altogether for Scotland now? Hogg, Fagerson, du Preez, Taylor, Bennett? is that all of them? Only three games in as well. Hogg is the only serious loss there I think. Taylor and Bennett are great but I think Jones and Dunbar cover their loss without much issue, Fagerson is still young and probably behind a fit WP Nel and du Preez has been out of the team for a while with the embarrassment of riches that Scotland have in the backrow just now. Just have to hope they stop bodying themselves though as centre will start to look thin soon.
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Vaders Jester posted:gently caress anyone that says the game has gone soft. I am unfortunately not allowed to post the photos of Dan Baker's leg  Google it at your own risk.
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Vaders Jester posted:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/45620932 Yeah, it's crazy to think that. Frankly if 'going soft' means a player can have a career and not have crippling health problems by the time they retire then it can go soft all it likes.
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bessantj posted:Yeah, it's crazy to think that. Frankly if 'going soft' means a player can have a career and not have crippling health problems by the time they retire then it can go soft all it likes. You see it on any public post about rugby, people complaining about the good old days when you could kick a man in the head and nothing would happen to you. It's a cancer in the fans of the game.
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Aramoro posted:You see it on any public post about rugby, people complaining about the good old days when you could kick a man in the head and nothing would happen to you. It's a cancer in the fans of the game. Yeah and I hate this whole "who's the hardest man in rugby" thing some fans obsess about. Who cares, who's the most skillful is far more important and interesting.
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bessantj posted:Yeah and I hate this whole "who's the hardest man in rugby" thing some fans obsess about. Who cares, who's the most skillful is far more important and interesting. Actually I think you'll find its turning into a soft game for pussies and if you don't love being spear tackled onto your spine whilst being punched in the face by someone else then you're a big girl who shouldn't play the sport. (Paraphrasing a little there)
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Aramoro posted:Actually I think you'll find its turning into a soft game for pussies and if you don't love being spear tackled onto your spine whilst being punched in the face by someone else then you're a big girl who shouldn't play the sport. (Paraphrasing a little there) And this isn't blood filling my mouth, it's victory wine.
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If players get to retire and remember the names of their kids/don't kill themselves or others from CTE because the hits are a little lower or there are a few more red cards in the season for dangerous play, then frankly it's a small price to pay.
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Joe "Scrum Straight" Marler has just announced his retirement from international rugby. The rest of the rugby nations are mourning the loss of the walking penalty machine though look forward to see which England rugby player will step up to the plate of team shithouse. Smart money is on fellow Quins prop Kyle Sinckler.
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bessantj posted:I wonder if his depression has forced him to make this decision. Apparently he wants to spend more time with his young family which is perfectly reasonable given how much of a battering his body will take on tour in the RWC and at the England training camps.
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One thing that I do appreciate about the NZ NPC structure is the inter-divisional crossover games. As confusing as it can be at times, you can nevertheless get some surprisingly competitive games and the odd upset, but it also means that the lower division teams are reasonably well-equipped to stay in the top flight when they are promoted. Last year we saw North Harbour prove they weren't a fluke team when they made the semifinals and were competitive in defeat against eventual champions Canterbury, and a team in the second division currently holds the Ranfurly Shield. We also just saw Otago pull of a rare win at Eden Park tonight against Auckland.
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The Rabbi T. White posted:Can we just ban French referees? yeah this guy sucks.
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Yay, the natural order has been restored.
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Vagabundo posted:Yay, the natural order has been restored. Jesus, that was a close one.
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Lol, Kearns was talking about how good Coleman is in the pre-match stuff, and the only highlights they have are of him being beaten in the line outs. It’s Australian Rugby in a nutshell.
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Would love to see a Cheika reaction shot or two at the moment.
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I couldn't hear the commentators over the sound of the gun against the ARU's head being cocked.
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NZ vs SA was another classic. Their two matches this year were incredible. I watched with some South Africans today, just a heartbreaker for them but NZ was so clinical in those final moments. I thought they were done.
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Vaders Jester posted:So Cheika's gone after this, right? He has to be. Even if there's a miracle comeback, it's not anywhere near good enough. This team is a shambles. Argentina has shown a coaching change can transform a team.
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sleep with the vicious posted:He has to be. Even if there's a miracle comeback, it's not anywhere near good enough. This team is a shambles. So who do you replace him with. Frankly, every person the ARU has brought in post-Deans has gotten worse and worse.
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Vagabundo posted:So who do you replace him with. Frankly, every person the ARU has brought in post-Deans has gotten worse and worse. YOU GO WITH BERNIE GO HORSIES WOOOOOOO
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Vaders Jester posted:Blackadder's job is done at Bath soon, can't be worse than anyone Australia has to offer. gently caress you guys are desperate
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tarbrush posted:gently caress you guys are desperate I'm not Australian, I don't give a gently caress who coaches them and Blackadder has torpedoed Bath enough that he'll probably head South again.
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Vaders Jester posted:I'm not Australian, I don't give a gently caress who coaches them and Blackadder has torpedoed Bath enough that he'll probably head South again. Ah, makes more sense
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Looke posted:Bristol were absolute trash today. Just seems like they don't give a poo poo at the moment which is a complete contrast to the impression the club is giving. Feels like they've got to the prem again and are quite content sitting mid table. As much as I want to see them thrive, if they're gonna continue to be crap then going back to the championship is in order How did Zane Kirchner do?
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