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That works I think, but with also interleaving the pools so you don't put all the bad teams in 1 pool, so no Zebre and Kings in the same pool Scotland A Glasgow Scotland B Edinburgh Ireland A Munster Connacht Ireland B Leinster Ulster Wales A Ospreys Dragons Wales B Blues Scarlets Italy A Benetton Italy B Zebre RSA A Cheetahs RSA B Kings Pool A Scotland A Ireland B Wales A Italy B RSA A Pool B Scotland B Ireland A Wales B Italy A RSA B And that is correct.
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They explain it here : https://www.pro14rugby.org/2019/06/17/conferences-confirmed-for-2019-20-2020-21-guinness-pro14-seasons/ It's kind of dumb, and they openly admit that the groups are unbalanced, in order to "make sure each union is correctly represented" - In brighter news, multi-millionaire Israel Folau is crowdfunding $3.0m, so that he doesn't have to pay for his own pointless legal battle against the nasty men who said he couldn't play Rugby anymore. https://au.gofundme.com/Israel-folau-legal-action-fund
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Jun 21, 2019 16:55
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Was he always such a bellend, or is this a comparatively recent development
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I read somewhere that his dad advised him to stay true to God or whatever and not apologise, as well as some suggestions that the church he belongs to is a good bit off the mainstream. If the guys been a fundie Christian this whole time its surprising it took this long to come to a head. Will he even resurface in AFL or is that him done as a professional athlete?
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I read somewhere that his dad advised him to stay true to God or whatever and not apologise, as well as some suggestions that the church he belongs to is a good bit off the mainstream. If the guys been a fundie Christian this whole time its surprising it took this long to come to a head. Will he even resurface in AFL or is that him done as a professional athlete? League already told him to gently caress off so AFL is really his only hope unless some dipshit in France takes a punt on him. Tonga said they might want him to play for them though he'd need to play 7s for them before he can change his nationality, a bit like Time Nanai-Williams did.
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Jun 21, 2019 21:14
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Paddy "she was enjoying it" Jackson somehow has a contract for 2020, and I've seen Bees Roux play in The Pro 14 without anyone batting an eyelid. I can see him playing in England or France, and being touted as a great comeback story 
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Tyma posted:Paddy "she was enjoying it" Jackson somehow has a contract for 2020, and I've seen Bees Roux play in The Pro 14 without anyone batting an eyelid. I feel like anti Aussie antipathy would nix him playing here, and London Irish lost their main sponsor over paddy Jackson.
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He's probably always been a oval office deep down but it's definitely surfaced hard since his family converted from Mormonism to some kind of super fundamental Pentecostal church. He said he was ready to apologise for the second tweet that got him into trouble but his Dad told him that he would be condemned to hell if he did. Now he's just chasing money and giving fundamental Christianity a terrible public face so I guess he's pretty good after all.
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I read somewhere that his dad advised him to stay true to God or whatever and not apologise, as well as some suggestions that the church he belongs to is a good bit off the mainstream. If the guys been a fundie Christian this whole time its surprising it took this long to come to a head. Will he even resurface in AFL or is that him done as a professional athlete? He's always been a little bit out there (it's not exactly common that Australian athletes recognise god) but he's definitely ramped it up in the last 24 months or so. Conveniently, during the last 24 months Australia has seen a super divisive plebiscite on whether gay people are human beings or not. Also, the AFL is 100% not going to touch him.
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tarbrush posted:I feel like anti Aussie antipathy would nix him playing here, and London Irish lost their main sponsor over paddy Jackson. I think he'd be seen as generally pretty toxic brand-wise to most rugby clubs in the UK. It's really not compatible with the more inclusive message that they've been pushing for of late. A lower tier team might be willing to take the risk, but I doubt they could pay his desired salary.
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Jun 22, 2019 01:20
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Tyma posted:In brighter news, multi-millionaire Israel Folau is crowdfunding $3.0m, so that he doesn't have to pay for his own pointless legal battle against the nasty men who said he couldn't play Rugby anymore. The media have been pointing out this key disclaimer in the fine print: quote:In making this contribution I acknowledge that my contributions are made freely as a gift on the basis previously affirmed and that there will be no obligations on Israel Folau to do anything for me in recognition of the gift or to apply the funds in any particular way with respect to his legal action, and that I hold no expectation to receive anything in return for my contribution. Totally not a scam guys lol.
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Vaders Jester posted:League already told him to gently caress off so AFL is really his only hope unless some dipshit in France takes a punt on him. Israel Folau was a terrible AFL player, and I cannot imagine a single club willing to pay him even half of what he would demand. Even in the lower leagues. I don't know the details, but can't he play Rugby, or Rugby League at lower levels in Australia?
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BrigadierSensible posted:Israel Folau was a terrible AFL player, and I cannot imagine a single club willing to pay him even half of what he would demand. Even in the lower leagues. He can, I suppose, but they're pretty much strictly amateur/semi-pro. I doubt he'd be cleared to play any professional competition explicitly sanctioned by the NRL or RA.
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Jun 23, 2019 11:03
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In other shithead news, Chris Ashton has dropped out of the England training squad for personal reasons. I can only assume that he has done a racism or a Sex Thing and is being encouraged to spend time with his family.
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Jun 23, 2019 18:53
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well his wife's pregnant think that qualifies as a 'sex thing'.
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Jun 23, 2019 19:15
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 GoFundMe just binned Israel Folau's begging for cash because it broke their terms and conditions on campaigns. His lawyers are either very stupid or fully aware they're going to rinse him for everything he's worth by the time this is over.
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Vaders Jester posted:
I'll take option 2 for $500 Alex. He's already down $100,000 to them apparently
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Jun 24, 2019 12:44
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Apparently reading terms and conditions isn't his strong suit.
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Vaders Jester posted:
What were the terms and/or conditions he broke? Was it the "Give me money to pay for my legal challenge, but also be aware that I will probably not use the money to pay for my legal challenge"? Or did he gently caress up in some other way?
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GoFundMe has a policy of not being a platform for discrimination, asking people to fund his personal fight against the LGBT community was against their T&Cs so they punted it. quote:"As a company, we are absolutely committed to the fight for equality for LGBTIQ+ people and fostering an environment of inclusivity," said spokeswoman Nicola Britton. I think it also violated their conditions on specifying what the money was going to be spent on too.
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BrigadierSensible posted:What were the terms and/or conditions he broke? Non-discrimination I believe.
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Maria should dump that loser.
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Maria should dump that loser. She's into the same beliefs just as deep as he is, she's just a little smarter about what she puts out in public.
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Here is a stupid take on Izzy "god loves me coz I am not a filthy homo" Folau. Maybe he could try American football like Jarryd Hayne.
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BrigadierSensible posted:Here is a stupid take on Izzy "god loves me coz I am not a filthy homo" Folau. I really want to say that the NFL wouldn't take a fly on him, but since the owners have proved that they don't give a poo poo about domestic violence without a video, gun charges, or really any crime someone probably would. Now if he were to kneel during the anthem however that's a different matter.
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Any goons coming to Japan for the World Cup? also in other Japanese news, a second player for Toyota's professional team has been pinged for blow in the course of a week: https://twitter.com/FreemanrugbyJPN/status/1144182400810770432
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Jun 27, 2019 14:04
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Too pricey for me.
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harperdc posted:Any goons coming to Japan for the World Cup? Yeah I am going to watch Scotland vs. Ireland live, a match that I can watch every year for much cheaper and without travelling thousands of kms ... :*(
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God, I wish. I am travelling to watch one match though: a friend is getting married in Madrid so I’ll be watching Wales v Australia in an Irish bar there!
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harperdc posted:Any goons coming to Japan for the World Cup? That's not going to go well for their career there, so far as I can tell. The Japanese apparently crucify public figures who get embroiled in any variety of drug use scandal.
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I live in Tokyo but didn’t get tickets for any games! If any goons are coming over and wanna meet up or need tips or anything let me know.
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The Rabbi T. White posted:That's not going to go well for their career there, so far as I can tell. The Japanese apparently crucify public figures who get embroiled in any variety of drug use scandal. Toyota pulled their team from the league over this (specifically the first player last week), so yes, Japan is reacting as expected.
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Do we make our effort posted about our beloved adopted countries here or will we be making a RWC thread?
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Aramoro posted:Do we make our effort posted about our beloved adopted countries here or will we be making a RWC thread? Make them here when final squads get announced? 
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The Welsh and Scots are joining up! Top Welsh Premiership sides to face Scottish Super 6 clubs quote:The top six teams in the Welsh Premiership last year – Merthyr, Cardiff, Pontypridd, Llandovery, Ebbw Vale and Aberavon – will compete against Scotland’s Super 6 sides next season, in the cross-border element of this new tier in the Scottish club game.
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bessantj posted:The Welsh and Scots are joining up! ... Are there even 6 premiership-quality clubs in Scotland? Hawick Watsonians Melrose ? ? ? Are they just going to Regionalize everything into : Warriors B Edinburgh B Stirling Hawick / Melrose Ayr ... Haddington?
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AYR, BOROUGHMUIR, HERIOT'S, MELROSE, STIRLING COUNTY AND WATSONIANS According to the header of that article
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goatface posted:AYR, BOROUGHMUIR, HERIOT'S, MELROSE, STIRLING COUNTY AND WATSONIANS Oh, wow. So, it's teams full of retired Welsh professionals vs teams of Scottish schoolchildren? (3 of those clubs are literally Edniburgh college teams.)
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Yeah, they're the super 6 teams. Could be good, it's a pity that RGC couldn't get in there would have liked to have seen them go up against the Scots.
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