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@Young-Hamiltons said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Not to be negative...but what the actual f...does Fletcher Newell bring to the All Blacks??

slightly better handling than last year ?

Watched Platoon again.

Such a good but brutal movie.

The likes of Sheen, Depp, Whittaker all very young.

Man, Berengers character was pretty menacing too, John C. McGinlys was an absolute cowardly fluffybunny.

The score hits hard, fits perfectly.

4.5 friendly fire out of 5 fuck im glad I never had to go to war

@Catogrande said in Poms v Wallabies - 2025 EOYT:

Aus are sa few players away from being a good side and the ones that weren't available today would have made a difference. Depth the issue

We don't have a top 30.

We have a top 12-15 them a bunch of honest toilers, who have come through a system that doesn't prepare them for Test Rugby.

By all measures we are a second tier nation; pulling out the occasional great win against the big boys, while under threat of losing to anyone in the top 20 on the day.

I picked Dmac as the game changed when he came on.... other factors in that happening granted but ball distribution improved greatly.
If only he was allowed to start ahead of BB

@ACT-Crusader said in MLB thread:

Dodgers did well to come away with the win. Got a bit dicey with them on the 8th inning and Blue Jays had two on base and only one out.

The greatest two words in sport GAME SEVEN

Ohtani gets all the attention but Yamamoto is a great pitcher ,

Ohtani and mad max throwing today , going to be very interesting

@bayimports said in Black Caps vs England Series:

some interesting stats mentioned before, worst ever top 4 performance in an ODI series ever (min 3 games) ..not just England..ever. Bangladesh previously held the record for touring teams, but it is now Englands

That's an early Bangladeshi team at that, when, like all newcomers to tier 1 international cricket, they struggled.

Also, Daryl Mitchell averaged 178 for the series, which is fantastic. England's average score was 207, so not much better really.

@Tim said in What are you listening to, right now................:

JJ Cale was the man

Preferred the Sabbath vid which was awesome. Everyone in top form.

JJ just provided songs for Eric Clapton to steal.

@frugby said in Highlanders 2026:

I thought Wingham had a good solid NPC, but I think we would be re-writing history to say he looked like anything other than a passable third option - his scrummaging was still hardly convincing. Ta'avao I think will prove a solid third choice.

It's not like he will sign anywhere else, so if he improves, then he is still going to be there for us.

It is his workrate that impressed me. There were a couple of games where he put in massive shifts. Making 20+ tackles. Managing a fair bit around the ruck and doing a lot of clean out work. That is a huge upside for a prop.

I don't mind the idea of him spending a decent block on the training field. If he is being told a story that it is the priority for thebyewr ahead. That Ta'avao is coming down and will swap in for him and he returns in 2027. That next year is a technical development period.

Have to remember Sefo Kautai is hardly an inspiring player either.

Joseph has talked about being a bit more methodical about bringing in tight forwards. That they can't progress as young guys like halfbacks or outside backs can.

@MiketheSnow said in November Internationals: Scotland:

@W32 said in November Internationals: Scotland:

This game is another reminder of why rugby will never be big in the usa

It’s a real shame

They have great athletes

Yes. With the right environment they could be world beaters. Too many sports vying for the dollar to grow what is essentially an amateur sport here.

@stodders said in Poll: Best AB coach - professional era:

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@DaGrubster

Who the fuck penned that load of shite? The Walrus would be my guess.

Yep. He was on a roll in '04/5. Remember him claiming Martin Johnson playing rugby in NZ almost ruined his career.

Haha, wtf.

It was like a gap year of sorts at a time when he wasnt an established first team regular at Leicester never mind England.

That is crazy shit.

Stephen Jones: "Why Neil Back was a better 7 than Richie McCaw"

Stephen Jones: An All Black shagged my wife. Memoirs of unbridled hatred of a national sporting team.

He was the buzzfeed of his generation. Understood that clicks/eyeballs were kings. In another life he'd be writing listicles on the net, not for the Times

Jones rates the 96 ABs as the greatest team of all time. So he doesn’t hate NZ. I think he just enjoys being a wind up merchant.

He does hate nz rugby

Scoreline a fair reflection of the game. England are tough, and didn't allow Aussie to get a flow going. Didn't have enough on attack to trouble the Aussies though.

Wilco Louw had his best game. Bit worried about Ox. Viking, SMZ, Wilco and KLA should start against the French.

Congratulations to England on retaining the Raeburn Shield.

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Never in doubt eh! The AB XV got lucky with a couple of tries but they hung in there when down 19-0.

I wouldn't read too much into the selections as all players will get a start. England A will be a tougher test.

@Tim said in NZR CEO Mark Robinson Resigns:

Tom Harrison is English and used to run the ECB.

@cgrant said in Exodus:

McLeod (Canterbury/Crusaders) got a proposal from Clermont last week. He does not seem to have given his answer yet.

Clermont becoming the 1 Test AB side if this did happen.

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@mariner4life dare to believe? Up 9 in Tassie with 1:39 to go in the 4th.

@KiwiMurph yeah that's the bugger! Not as big as I thought.