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@reprobate said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Sam Cane was pretty good, lots of tackling - he is just a harder-tackling Reuben Thorne though.

You had me until this. I can't let this slide. That was Rueben Thorne's forte! He was an immense tackler and extremely strong! One of the best defenders in NZ rugby history! I can't recall him ever missing one. His defence got him to where he got.
Carry on.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT
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TYPHOON HAGIBIS IMPACT ON RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 MATCHES
TOKYO, 10 Oct - After extensive evaluation, World Rugby and the Japan Rugby 2019 Organising Committee have announced an update regarding the predicted impact of Typhoon Hagibis on this weekend’s Rugby World Cup 2019 pool matches. This includes the decision to cancel matches on safety grounds.

Based on the latest detailed information from the tournament’s independent weather experts, Hagibis is predicted to be the biggest typhoon of the 2019 season and is highly likely to cause considerable disruption in the Tokyo, Yokohama and City of Toyota areas throughout Saturday, including likely public transport shutdown or disruption.

As a result, World Rugby and the Japan Rugby 2019 Organising Committee have taken the difficult, but right decision to cancel matches in the affected areas on safety grounds. The impacted teams have been informed and are understanding. For matches that do not go ahead as scheduled, two points will be awarded to each team in line with tournament rules.

It is an exceptional, complex and rapidly evolving situation and team and public safety is the number one priority. This has been central in all decision-making in partnership with the tournament’s weather information experts, host cities, venues and teams.

Based on the latest detailed weather information, the following update is provided:

Friday, 11 October

Pool D match between Australia and Georgia in Shizuoka at 19:15 JST to be played as scheduled
Saturday, 12 October

Pool A match between Ireland and Samoa in Fukuoka at 19:45 JST to be played as scheduled
Pool B match between New Zealand and Italy to be cancelled
Pool C match between England and France to be cancelled
The decision to cancel matches has not been taken lightly and has been made in the best interests of public, team, tournament personnel and volunteer safety, based on expert advice and detailed weather information. While we have extensively explored all options, public and team safety was our utmost priority as well as ensuring a consistent, fair and equitable outcome for all teams. All fans with tickets for a cancelled match will receive a full refund for the face value of their match tickets.

Sunday, 13 October

Every effort is being made to ensure Sunday’s matches will be played as scheduled. A thorough assessment of venues will take place after the typhoon has passed before a final decision is made on Sunday morning.
Based on the advice of government authorities and experts, World Rugby and the Japan Rugby 2019 Organising Committee are advising fans in the Tokyo, Yokohama and City of Toyota areas to stay indoors on Saturday, not to travel and to keep monitoring the official Rugby World Cup 2019 digital and social channels, including the RWC 2019 Fan Information Twitter handle @Japan2019_ENG for regular updates.

World Rugby Chief Operating Officer and Tournament Director Alan Gilpin said when addressing the media: “This is a complex and dynamic situation which we have been monitoring extremely closely with the assistance of our weather information experts. We are now in a position to accurately predict the likely impact of Typhoon Hagibis on Rugby World Cup fixtures this weekend.

“While making every possible effort to put in place a contingency plan that would enable all of Saturday’s matches to be played, it would be grossly irresponsible to leave teams, fans, volunteers and other tournament personnel exposed during what is predicted to be a severe typhoon.

“As a result, we have taken the decision to cancel some matches in order to ensure the safety of all involved. It is the right thing to do, and comes with the support of all stakeholders, including the teams.

“We fully appreciate that England, France, New Zealand and Italy fans will be disappointed, but we trust they will appreciate that their safety must come first. They will be entitled to a full refund on their match tickets.

“Our message for all fans in Japan for Rugby World Cup is to heed all official advice, stay indoors throughout Saturday and do not attempt to travel on the day.”

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Official, it's cancelled.

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@Unite said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool :

@antipodean said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Pool :

@Frank No, it's an open stadium.

Google says it has a retractable roof?

Roof hasn't closed since 2015. Maintenance costs on it were too high, so it became an open-air stadium.

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I'm listening to Nig on radio sport , with the tv silent, not bad combo. He and Elliot feared Red initially.
Players will be scared to tackle soon.

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Red card , should be 10mins likes yellow, but a that player is ejected (and off the judiciary) and a replacement can come on 10mins later.
Red cards ruin the game.

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TMO Ben Skeen, Someone tell this knob not to give up his day job. Oh wait, he's deputy principal at Auckland Grammar. He should stick to his day job, being pedantic is perfect.

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Wayno just said uncontested from rest of game now, not just 10mins.

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DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: REECE HODGE (AUSTRALIA)
TOKYO, Sep 25 - Australia’s Reece Hodge appeared before an independent disciplinary committee in Tokyo today having been cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in the 25th minute of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool D match between Australia and Fiji on 21 September.

The committee, chaired by Nigel Hampton QC (New Zealand), former international coach Frank Hadden (Scotland) and former referee José Luis Rolandi (Argentina), viewed all the available broadcast angles of the incident, which resulted in Fiji’s Peceli Yato requiring a Head Injury Assessment (HIA).

In considering all the available evidence, including multiple broadcast angles and submissions from Hodge and his legal representative, the committee deemed that the incident was an act of foul play and warranted a red card in line with the high tackle sanction framework. In following the framework, the committee determined:

There was an act of foul play (which was reckless, rather than deliberate)
The act of foul play was a high tackle
There was contact with the head
There was a high degree of danger

Given the above outcomes, the committee determined that the act of foul play warranted a red card.

The committee applied World Rugby’s mandatory mid-range entry point, which was introduced in 2017 to mitigate the risk of head injuries, which according to World Rugby’s sanctions table, carries a minimum six-match suspension.

Having acknowledged Hodge’s exemplary disciplinary record, good character and conduct at the hearing, the committee reduced the six-match entry point by three matches, resulting in a sanction of three matches.

Hodge will miss Australia’s three remaining pool matches. The suspension will end at midnight on 11 October, 2019 after which he is free to resume playing.

The player has the right to appeal the decision within 48 hours of receiving the written decision.

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Forgot to change my order, didnt take the time to nut it out, was confusing at first sight. got some decent players leaving well enough alone. Though I got drafted a guy on IR for the season, that was dumb.

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This hobo is in!

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 always! who else?

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<div style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;">I gave up oats for breakfast , most days I dont even eat breakfast, I have my first meal at 11 am. I'm not at all hungry when I wake up. It's nice not being on the carb roller coaster.</div>
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<div style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;">Here is where I first found out about oats, guess this is the info that stuck in my head.</div>
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<div style="background-color:transparent;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;">Youâ€ve heard it before: oatmeal reduces cholesterol. Oatmeal producers have obtained permission from the FDA to use a cholesterol-reducing claim. The American Heart Association provides a (paid) endorsement of Quaker Oats.</div>
Iâ€ve lost count of the times Iâ€ve asked someone whether they ate a healthy breakfast and the answer was â€œSure. I had oatmeal.â€
Is this true? Is oatmeal heart healthy because it reduces LDL cholesterol?
I donâ€t think so. Try this: Have a serving of slow-cooked (e.g., steel-cut, Irish, etc.) oatmeal. Most people will consume oatmeal with skim or 1% milk and some dried or fresh fruit. Wait an hour, then check your blood sugar.
If you are not diabetic and have a fasting blood sugar in the â€œnormalâ€ range (<100 mg/dl), you will typically have a 1-hour blood glucose of 150-180 mg/dlâ€“very high. If you have mildly increased fasting blood sugars between 100 and 126 mg/dl, postprandial (after-eating) blood sugars will easily exceed 180 mg/dl. If you have diabetes, hold onto your hat because, even if you take medications, blood sugar one hour after oatmeal will usually be between 200 and 300 mg/dl.
This is because oatmeal is converted rapidly to sugar, and a lot of it. Even if you were to repeat the experiment with no dried or fresh fruit, you will still witness high blood sugars in these ranges. Do like some people and pile on the raisins, dried cranberries, or brown sugar, and you will see blood sugars go even higher.
Blood sugars this high, experienced repetitively, will damage the delicate insulin-producing beta cells of your pancreas (glucose toxicity). It also glycates proteins of the eyes and vascular walls. The blood glucose effects of oatmeal really donâ€t differ much from a large Snickers bar or bowl of jelly beans.
If you are like most people, you too will show high blood sugars after oatmeal. Itâ€s easy to find out . . . check your postprandial blood sugar.
In past, I recommended oat products, specifically oat bran, to reduce LDL, especially small LDL. Iâ€ve changed my mind: I now no longer recommend any oat product due to its blood sugar-increasing effects.
Better choices: eggs, ground flaxseed as a hot cereal, cheese (the one dairy product that does not excessively trigger insulin), raw nuts, salads, leftovers from last eveningâ€s dinner.
- See more at: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://blog.trackyourplaque.com/2010/03/oatmeal-good-or-bad.html#sthash.6yjI3OmE.dpuf'>http://blog.trackyourplaque.com/2010/03/oatmeal-good-or-bad.html#sthash.6yjI3OmE.dpuf</a>

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Sugar snacking is a bastard for me. the only thing that works 100% is my motto of "Stop At Zero". 
Having even one sugary thing seems to erode my willpower like a dam bursting. 
And it starts at breakfast - while I'm on the oats at the moment, I find I was much less susceptible to cravings when I have no carbs or sugars at all e.g. bacon, eggs, bit of hard cheese.
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Oats? Oats will spike your blood sugar faster than table sugar. Very high glycaemic index food are oats, eat a big bowl of oats for breakfast and watch your blood glucose go sky high, then crash as your insulin kicks in and then at 10 am you are crashing and getting a serious case of the munchies and craving sugar. Oats also contains prolamines (another plant protein - which too are hard digest and can irritate your gut.)
Cheap and easy breakfast I know, but not without a risk.
 
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I recommend not eating raisins - they're loaded with sugar.
 
Here's a list of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://greatist.com/health/paleo-recipes-list'>paleo style snacks/ recipes</a>.
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indeed, Raisins are little sugar bombs and huge fructose load. Fructose being the hardest saccharide for the human body to digest - has to go the liver first then get converted to glucose.
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/21/fructose-poison-sugar-industry-pseudoscience'>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/21/fructose-poison-sugar-industry-pseudoscience</a> One "sugar is evil campaigner" is Dr Robert Lustig, he's a strong voice against fructose.
High Fructose Corn syrup HFCS , being a hot topic.
 
 
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nuts are best...maybe it depends which ones you are eating??
 
They sell a number of different packs which come with a number of different nuts in them.
 
These are pretty good, I usualy have a bag of chocolate covered raisins with this as well and usually lasts me 4-5 days as a 'snack' and have them sitting on my desk.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/'>http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/</a>
 
WARNING; These packs may contain nuts!
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You really have to watch nut consumption. Its an easy way to fall into a trap and overeat and take in a lot of calories. 
Almonds - eat raw unroasted -its very hard to eat a lot this way, but with Salted and roasted are far too easy to eat, food palpability is huge aspect to why the Western World is getting fat. 
"The Food reward Hypothesis" <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.jp/2011/10/case-for-food-reward-hypothesis-of.html'>http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.jp/2011/10/case-for-food-reward-hypothesis-of.html</a>
It's very interesting stuff The food reward hypothesis of obesity states that the reward (reinforcing, motivational) and hedonic (pleasure, palatability) value of food influence food intake and body fatness, contributing to the development of obesity.
 
Peanuts, aren't technically nuts and are the worst of the "nuts" - they have a high lectin load (lectin being a carbohydrate binding protein found in plants and are difficult for the human digestion to process, and over time it can weaken the digestive system and lead down a slippery slope. Interestingly one of the worst lectins in nature? Ricin!) and peanuts are susceptible to mycotoxins - which are bad news.
 
Macadamias are good.
I sprinkle some walnuts on my salads, meals like a crouton substitute.
 
One issue with nuts is the high ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 fats. You ideally want less omega 6 and more omega 3 fats in your life.
 
 
 
 
 
4 years ago I was Alice in Wonderland and followed the food rabbit down the hole and it's a very deep and neverending hole!

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get some new sneakers..... 
[url="http://www.athleticpropulsionlabs.com/"]http://www.athleticpropulsionlabs.com/[/url] you'll get 10cm of extra leap with some APL's on ya feet. 
 
 
 
 
 
[b] Optimal muscular coordination strategies for jumping.[/b] 
 
[color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif][size=1][url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Pandy MG[Author]&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=2026629"]Pandy MG[/url], [url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Zajac FE[Author]&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=2026629"]Zajac FE[/url].[/size][/font][/color] 
 
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Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, CA 94305-4021.[/size][/font][/color] 
 
[color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif][size=3][b] Abstract[/b] 
 
 
This paper presents a detailed analysis of an optimal control solution to a maximum height squat jump, based upon how muscles accelerate and contribute power to the body segments during the ground contact phase of jumping. Quantitative comparisons of model and experimental results expose a proximal-to-distal sequence of muscle activation (i.e. from hip to knee to ankle). We found that the contribution of muscles dominates both the angular acceleration and the instantaneous power of the segments. However, the contributions of gravity and segmental motion are insignificant, except the latter become important during the final 10% of the jump. Vasti and gluteus maximus muscles are the major energy producers of the lower extremity. These muscles are the prime movers of the lower extremity because they dominate the angular acceleration of the hip toward extension and the instantaneous power of the trunk. In contrast, the ankle plantarflexors (soleus, gastrocnemius, and the other plantarflexors) dominate the total energy of the thigh, though these muscles also contribute appreciably to trunk power during the final 20% of the jump. Therefore, the contribution of these muscles to overall jumping performance cannot be neglected. [b]We found that the biarticular gastrocnemius increases jump height (i.e. the net vertical displacement of the center of mass of the body from standing) by as much as 25%[/b]. However, this increase is not due to any unique biarticular action (e.g. proximal-to-distal power transfer from the knee to the ankle), since jumping performance is similar when gastrocnemius is replaced with a uniarticular ankle plantarflexor.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif][size=3] 
 
[b] [/b][/color] [J Biomech. 1992] 
 
 
work on your gastrocnemius: better known as your calf muscle. Especially if you have skinny little pins , that'd be a good starting point. 
 
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Gastrocnemius.png/250px-Gastrocnemius.png[/img]

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The only crunches I do these days are once a day for a fraction of a second while sitting up to get out of bed.

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But, because I'm 45, 
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that is probably part of the issue for me too, not yet 40, but my if my age were a test a batting average I'd be a sure fire pick for the Black caps! I think I might have to re-calibrate my expectations of what my body is capable of.

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That's a good idea - I have good sports physio in my town (he's one of the physios for the Japanese Athletic team) he got me back on track nicely after my ACL surgery a few years back, I didn't even think of him until now. Cheers! 
 
I have always had excellent shoulder flexibility 
 
[img]http://0.tqn.com/d/sportsmedicine/1/G/5/8/Alistair_Berg_Getty.jpg[/img] 
[url="http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/fitnessevalandassessment/qt/ShoulderFlex.htm"]http://sportsmedicin...houlderFlex.htm[/url] 
 
Doing the shoulder flexibilty test, I have always been able to fully clap my hands on both sides, which meant I was a pretty decent backstroker and butterfly swimmer and I never injured my shoulders at all in my Rugby career. From experience it was usually guys with poor shoulder flexibility who injured their shoulders/ collarbones playing rugby -I figured they had no 'give' during impact. 
Hypermobility on the other hand doesn't sound like much fun at all. Have you thought about surgery?

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Never had a shoulder issue in my life until last week - aggravated my shoulder/rotator cuff - cant recall the specific incident - cumulative wear and tear I guess from hand stands or overhead dumbell press, kettlebell swings, skin the cats, elbow levers. Anyway my shoulder started aching, played some touch Rugby and it was annoying me but wasn't too bad except at 3 AM when It woke me up with stabbing aching pain - had to take some painkillers before bed for a few nights. 
It's coming right now, but it feels weak as. 
Has anyone had shoulder issues and any tips/pointers on rehab?

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Quo vadis: Cheers, I do an ab routine on the bar, not using twistng like the video you posted. The guy I think is the best is Hannibal... 
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yeah Hannibal is a beast, Niroc too, all the barstarz, bar-barians are pretty damn impressive. I am a fan of Al Kavadlo and his website/routines. 
Body weight exercises are the bomb. 
 
that 6 mins of dips looks like hell!

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