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Don't worry everyone: The Auckland Blues started their first half with a strong 19 to 5 lead against the Waikato Chiefs but still ended up losing. Blues 29 Chiefs 37. After the first 40 I was experiencing a strange feeling called hope and anticipation but, thank goodness, that was taken away and now I go back to being a disappointed Blues supporter.
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North at centre pros and cons Pro: gets ball more often, Wales win Con: will get clattered more often, injured in first five minutes of play
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lenoon posted:North at centre pros and cons He's going to go a while five minutes without an injury? Hot drat, if only the rest of our players were so resilient
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Jan 31, 2020 10:59
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We’re a nation of small* wiry men and women who are near indestructible below ground, but when exposed to high levels of oxygen we quickly crumble into dust *and some large
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lenoon posted:North at centre pros and cons Though the chances of the ball going beyond him are slim, so really he's sacrificing himself for the sake of Josh Adams. A true hero.
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:Don't worry everyone: Good to see the Blues experience is the same, regardless of which country the Blues are from. It must be part of a brand or something.
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Jan 31, 2020 17:26
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Good win for the Italy U20 side. Wales U20 not looking good in the first game.
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bessantj posted:Good win for the Italy U20 side. Wales U20 not looking good in the first game. Didn't watch the game, but saw the Italian scrum half got man of the match. As he was born and grew up in Wales, we'll take that as a moral victory 
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Italy had been taking action to improve the grassroots of the game, and it has led to an upward trend in their age-group sides. Their U20s appear to have become a team that is capable of tipping over more fancied sides. I wonder how the French U20s and their recent success will eventually mean for their senior men's side.
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We're starting to see the players from 2018/2019 filter in with Ntamack, Joseph, Vincent, Carbonel, Gros, and Woki all being included in the squad and some in the match day 23. If they can carry that form into the seniors, they'll restore a bit more of the French flair without the absolutely mental side to it that recent French sides have had. Carbonel is going to be a joy to watch at some point as he does totally bonkers stuff and is massive prick in the best kind of way. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6m55n2?retry Vaders Jester fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Feb 1, 2020 |
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Feb 1, 2020 14:50
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BBC has the weirdest panel for the Wales game. Jonathon Davies ( the young one) - Fine Michele Campagnaro - Fine Faf de Klerk -  Michael Cheika 
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Feb 1, 2020 14:59
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Simultaneously one of my favourite and least favourite times of year Love the rugby, hate the atmosphere in Cardiff. The welsh v english thing is horrible
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Skarsnik posted:Simultaneously one of my favourite and least favourite times of year You think so? I usually enjoy it never had any trouble.
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bessantj posted:You think so? I usually enjoy it never had any trouble. I run a pub so definitely see the worst of it
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Almost as if hundreds of years of oppressing a nation and marginalising it has consequences. It's not just a Wales vs England thing, it's an England thing. England fans arent really made to feel welcome in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland as much as those three welcome each other because of history. Maybe you can say "but that's all in the past now" but that's usually what the past bad guy always says. Personally if I was English I'd just lean into it and be happy we are the Dick Dasterdly or rugby.
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Feb 1, 2020 15:53
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For a team 21 points down and with 0 points, Italy don't look bad.
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Feb 1, 2020 16:21
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I think they're reaching a bit beyond their limits though. They're making a lot of offloads and some nice passes, but they've not got a structure for those passes to feed into.
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Good break by that Englishman.
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Wales clearly knock the ball on out of a player hand...... Play on. A try scored a nice slow mo of the knock on? Try is good.
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Skarsnik posted:I run a pub so definitely see the worst of it Fair point. A guy I work with does door work in McDonald's in St Mary's Street and he sees some poo poo.
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Feb 1, 2020 16:43
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Italy constantly seem to be one pass away from doing something but Scotland it up in the end.
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Super Rugby  timeIf the Chiefs don't win, I'll donate $50 to Rainbow Youth If the Sunwolves win, I'll donate $50 to Rainbow Youth If the Chiefs DO win, I'll donate $100 to Rainbow Youth Other sothern hemisphere rugby followers, please let me know your also, I've picked this charity because gently caress Folau. If you think there is a better run organisation, please let me know slothrop fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Feb 1, 2020 |
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If Rhys Webb could stop bitching at the ref, and just get on with playing rugby, that'd be great.
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stavros880 posted:If Rhys Webb could stop bitching at the ref, and just get on with playing rugby, that'd be great. Be great if he could stop acting like a oval office.
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bessantj posted:Be great if he could stop acting like a oval office. Was he like this before he left for France? I can't remember him being so annoying
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stavros880 posted:Was he like this before he left for France? I can't remember him being so annoying He could do. Always lifting his arms in the air and looking at the ref at every ruck instead of getting quick ball out.
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stavros880 posted:Was he like this before he left for France? I can't remember him being so annoying He's always been really chippy, between him and Biggar it was a masterclass in halfback cuntitude.
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goatface posted:Did he ground that? That's what I was wondering, but it was given so that's all that counts.
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Vaders Jester posted:He's always been really chippy, between him and Biggar it was a masterclass in halfback cuntitude. I think maybe I've just forgotten him, and only remembered Biggar's dickishness
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That was a good game, Italy didn't look too terrible, but they left a lot of gaps in their defence that were well exploited. It's just so weird to see some great attacking Welsh rugby after watching the world cup.
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Very good start from Scotland.
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Scotland winning the collisions so far. Hope Doris is okay though.
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Ah well, good while it lasted.
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Well this is better than their world Cup match so far
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Ireland looking a bit panicked a the moment, it won't last but at least it's not a total doing for Scotland.
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If Scotland could just not gently caress it up for 5 minutes they'd probably have a couple of tries by now. Scotland.txt
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Vaders Jester posted:If Scotland could just not gently caress it up for 5 minutes they'd probably have a couple of tries by now. Scotland don't seem fussed on actually scoring.
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Too many turn overs at the breakdown, it's a pain in the arse to watch.
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