Exodus 2017
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@Crash said in Exodus 2017:
Those dirty thieving poaching bastards.
It will come back to bite them in the ass I m sure.Between the whining after Dublin and the nabbing of our young talent...are those erstwhile lovable Irish the new English...
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@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
@Crash said in Exodus 2017:
Those dirty thieving poaching bastards.
It will come back to bite them in the ass I m sure.Between the whining after Dublin and the nabbing of our young talent...are those erstwhile lovable Irish the new English...
Whining and poaching makes them the new Australia. It would take added arrogance and self entitlement to make them the new England.
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@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
@Crash said in Exodus 2017:
Those dirty thieving poaching bastards.
It will come back to bite them in the ass I m sure.Between the whining after Dublin and the nabbing of our young talent...are those erstwhile lovable Irish the new English...
Whining and poaching makes them the new Australia. It would take added arrogance and self entitlement to make them the new England.
Ireland probably need a few "South Sea Islanders" before they really take England's mantel...
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@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
@Crash said in Exodus 2017:
Those dirty thieving poaching bastards.
It will come back to bite them in the ass I m sure.Between the whining after Dublin and the nabbing of our young talent...are those erstwhile lovable Irish the new English...
Yep - you're waspish
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@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
Whining and poaching makes them the new Australia. It would take added arrogance and self entitlement to make them the new England.
The core reason Ireland are my 2nd most loathed team (behind Aussie) is because in 2006 (?) They came over as triple crown winners, with their greatest ever team, O'Driscoll, O'Gara, O'Connell, O'Stringer, O'D'arcy, O'Issac O'Boss etc. And we had the Argies a week later / earlier, so Ted was doing rotation & we played some of our 2nd strings & pissed about playing Richie & Holah left & right & they full on lost their shit at the lack of respect that we usually reserve for the (non poached) brown chaps from Samoa, Fiji & Tokoroa when they tour early season.
And then we beat them.
It's one thing screaming "respect me! I demand it! You almost killed us that time!" but then losing is just sad.
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@gollum said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
Whining and poaching makes them the new Australia. It would take added arrogance and self entitlement to make them the new England.
The core reason Ireland are my 2nd most loathed team (behind Aussie) is because in 2006 (?) They came over as triple crown winners, with their greatest ever team, O'Driscoll, O'Gara, O'Connell, O'Stringer, O'D'arcy, O'Issac O'Boss etc. And we had the Argies a week later / earlier, so Ted was doing rotation & we played some of our 2nd strings & pissed about playing Richie & Holah left & right & they full on lost their shit at the lack of respect that we usually reserve for the (non poached) brown chaps from Samoa, Fiji & Tokoroa when they tour early season.
And then we beat them.
It's one thing screaming "respect me! I demand it! You almost killed us that time!" but then losing is just sad.
Totally agree. Especially as during that 2006 tour we beat them 34–23 and then 27–17 a week later, after pumping them 45–7 in Dublin the year before.
2005/6 was the peak of "BOD coulda doied"-bleating post Lions tour as well. That got very tedious.
Really shits me we lost to them last year. At least England have a reason to be arrogant: they've won a world cup, beaten us a few times, and will shortly have our Tier-1-consecutive-record-minus-Cyprus thingy.
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@TeWaio said in Exodus 2017:
@gollum said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
Whining and poaching makes them the new Australia. It would take added arrogance and self entitlement to make them the new England.
The core reason Ireland are my 2nd most loathed team (behind Aussie) is because in 2006 (?) They came over as triple crown winners, with their greatest ever team, O'Driscoll, O'Gara, O'Connell, O'Stringer, O'D'arcy, O'Issac O'Boss etc. And we had the Argies a week later / earlier, so Ted was doing rotation & we played some of our 2nd strings & pissed about playing Richie & Holah left & right & they full on lost their shit at the lack of respect that we usually reserve for the (non poached) brown chaps from Samoa, Fiji & Tokoroa when they tour early season.
And then we beat them.
It's one thing screaming "respect me! I demand it! You almost killed us that time!" but then losing is just sad.
Totally agree. Especially as during that 2006 tour we beat them 34–23 and then 27–17 a week later, after pumping them 45–7 in Dublin the year before.
2005/6 was the peak of "BOD coulda doied"-bleating post Lions tour as well. That got very tedious.
Really shits me we lost to them last year. At least England have a reason to be arrogant: they've won a world cup, beaten us a few times, and will shortly have our Tier-1-consecutive-record-minus-Cyprus thingy.
Bloody jinxer!
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@gollum said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
Whining and poaching makes them the new Australia. It would take added arrogance and self entitlement to make them the new England.
The core reason Ireland are my 2nd most loathed team (behind Aussie) is because in 2006 (?) They came over as triple crown winners, with their greatest ever team, O'Driscoll, O'Gara, O'Connell, O'Stringer, O'D'arcy, O'Issac O'Boss etc. And we had the Argies a week later / earlier, so Ted was doing rotation & we played some of our 2nd strings & pissed about playing Richie & Holah left & right & they full on lost their shit at the lack of respect that we usually reserve for the (non poached) brown chaps from Samoa, Fiji & Tokoroa when they tour early season.
And then we beat them.
It's one thing screaming "respect me! I demand it! You almost killed us that time!" but then losing is just sad.
. I could see how that would stay with you for years.....
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@Pot-Hale said in Exodus 2017:
. I could see how that would stay with you for years.....
It was like they picked me up speared me into the ground, via a newspaper. I remember reading the Irish whining about it & thinking "I could die from this"
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@gollum said in Exodus 2017:
@Pot-Hale said in Exodus 2017:
. I could see how that would stay with you for years.....
It was like they picked me up speared me into the ground, via a newspaper. I remember reading the Irish whining about it & thinking "I could die from this"
Whining - it's a worldwide sports fan occupation.
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last man at the Chiefs turn the lights out...
Cruden, TKB, Lowe, Rennie...SBW from last year, Ngatai on long term injury, anyone else?
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He has been in excellent form for the 3 games of the season so far. To the point where I would consider pairing him with TJP and leaving Smith out.
I'm not surprised, unfortunately. He will earn a packet more than being "break glass in case of emergency" AB 3rd choice 9.
I wish he'd just say that though, rather than the usual crap about wanting to experience France etc.
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With his history of injuries, having won a RWC, and never been able to nail the first or second All Blacks spot, this is probably the best for him. Wishing him well in France! He's joining a lot of other Kiwis at La Rochelle, which is a club on the rise.
Nothing to worry about for the Chiefs either, with Brad Weber already in the squad (assuming he's staying, because he's also coming off contract).
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2017:
last man at the Chiefs turn the lights out...
Cruden, TKB, Lowe, Rennie...SBW from last year, Ngatai on long term injury, anyone else?
Pulu
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TJP has got some serious bargaining chips - NZ will not want to lose him.
There are a lot of fringe players who might be at risk: Shields, Bird etc spring to mind.
