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  • KirwanK Offline
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    Kirwan
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    #1089

    Jesus, Oz are almost out of the top ten.

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    • KirwanK Kirwan

      Jesus, Oz are almost out of the top ten.

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      Machpants
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      #1090

      @Kirwan said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

      Jesus, Oz are almost out of the top ten.

      I think they were ten before Fiji lost to Eng

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      • BonesB Bones

        @Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

        Well fuck you lot, I put £20 on NZ after the France game because you were all so bloody miserable. Now I don’t even know if I can bring myself to watch the final between Hitler and Stalin

        I'll organise you a train ride if you want

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        @Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

        @Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

        Well fuck you lot, I put £20 on NZ after the France game because you were all so bloody miserable. Now I don’t even know if I can bring myself to watch the final between Hitler and Stalin

        I'll organise you a train ride if you want

        Pretty sure I owe Kirwan and Duluth tickets to the final and a hotel room from 2007…

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        • KirwanK Kirwan

          Jesus, Oz are almost out of the top ten.

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          @Kirwan said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

          Jesus, Oz are almost out of the top ten.

          And I'd consider 9th a win at this point

          Interesting couple of months coming up in the wide brown land

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            French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

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            • antipodeanA antipodean

              French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

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              @antipodean said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

              French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

              Enjoy the salty tears of impotent rage

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              • antipodeanA antipodean

                French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

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                #1095

                @antipodean said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

                Stephen Jones says ‘hold my pint of shitty welsh bitter’

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                  #1096

                  https://au.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-sonny-bill-williams-slams-world-rugby-stuff-up-035908022.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Sport&ncid=facebook_facebook_k0cpmc7b04w&fbclid=IwAR2Ppq-DwkOSNsaqr-vtEQCe01hbHl7QK6lr52WYMayaP-vo5YY21zRVyhE_aem_AcSRaxU3LXvQzu1G7j3te_DeYDoJCwDZCeTyKWZ_LyOGxQR88WbuKlWZOSiop3GMwrE

                  Not sure how a guy who was consistently kept out of the team by Nonu and Smith is a ‘great’ but he speaks the truth here methinks. @MiketheSnow take note !

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                  • D Dodge

                    @Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                    @Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                    Well fuck you lot, I put £20 on NZ after the France game because you were all so bloody miserable. Now I don’t even know if I can bring myself to watch the final between Hitler and Stalin

                    I'll organise you a train ride if you want

                    Pretty sure I owe Kirwan and Duluth tickets to the final and a hotel room from 2007…

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                    Kirwan
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1097

                    @Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                    @Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                    @Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                    Well fuck you lot, I put £20 on NZ after the France game because you were all so bloody miserable. Now I don’t even know if I can bring myself to watch the final between Hitler and Stalin

                    I'll organise you a train ride if you want

                    Pretty sure I owe Kirwan and Duluth tickets to the final and a hotel room from 2007…

                    Happiest I’ve been that I skipped an All Black game 🙂

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                    • MN5M MN5

                      https://au.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-sonny-bill-williams-slams-world-rugby-stuff-up-035908022.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Sport&ncid=facebook_facebook_k0cpmc7b04w&fbclid=IwAR2Ppq-DwkOSNsaqr-vtEQCe01hbHl7QK6lr52WYMayaP-vo5YY21zRVyhE_aem_AcSRaxU3LXvQzu1G7j3te_DeYDoJCwDZCeTyKWZ_LyOGxQR88WbuKlWZOSiop3GMwrE

                      Not sure how a guy who was consistently kept out of the team by Nonu and Smith is a ‘great’ but he speaks the truth here methinks. @MiketheSnow take note !

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                      @MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                      e speaks the truth here methinks

                      Well not really, he blames the 'rankings'. There is nothing wrong with the rankings, it WR using the rankings from the sometime in the 18th century that was the problem

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                      • MN5M MN5

                        https://au.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-sonny-bill-williams-slams-world-rugby-stuff-up-035908022.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Sport&ncid=facebook_facebook_k0cpmc7b04w&fbclid=IwAR2Ppq-DwkOSNsaqr-vtEQCe01hbHl7QK6lr52WYMayaP-vo5YY21zRVyhE_aem_AcSRaxU3LXvQzu1G7j3te_DeYDoJCwDZCeTyKWZ_LyOGxQR88WbuKlWZOSiop3GMwrE

                        Not sure how a guy who was consistently kept out of the team by Nonu and Smith is a ‘great’ but he speaks the truth here methinks. @MiketheSnow take note !

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                        @MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                        https://au.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-sonny-bill-williams-slams-world-rugby-stuff-up-035908022.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Sport&ncid=facebook_facebook_k0cpmc7b04w&fbclid=IwAR2Ppq-DwkOSNsaqr-vtEQCe01hbHl7QK6lr52WYMayaP-vo5YY21zRVyhE_aem_AcSRaxU3LXvQzu1G7j3te_DeYDoJCwDZCeTyKWZ_LyOGxQR88WbuKlWZOSiop3GMwrE

                        Not sure how a guy who was consistently kept out of the team by Nonu and Smith is a ‘great’ but he speaks the truth here methinks. @MiketheSnow take note !

                        Time to move on from the draw isn’t it?

                        NZ vs SA final who had to knock out the two faves, Ireland and France.

                        Only plus of it being SF instead of QF is getting to see Sextons face whilst playing for third (literally, turd).

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                        • MN5M MN5

                          https://au.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-sonny-bill-williams-slams-world-rugby-stuff-up-035908022.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Sport&ncid=facebook_facebook_k0cpmc7b04w&fbclid=IwAR2Ppq-DwkOSNsaqr-vtEQCe01hbHl7QK6lr52WYMayaP-vo5YY21zRVyhE_aem_AcSRaxU3LXvQzu1G7j3te_DeYDoJCwDZCeTyKWZ_LyOGxQR88WbuKlWZOSiop3GMwrE

                          Not sure how a guy who was consistently kept out of the team by Nonu and Smith is a ‘great’ but he speaks the truth here methinks. @MiketheSnow take note !

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                          @MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                          https://au.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-sonny-bill-williams-slams-world-rugby-stuff-up-035908022.html?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook&utm_term=Sport&ncid=facebook_facebook_k0cpmc7b04w&fbclid=IwAR2Ppq-DwkOSNsaqr-vtEQCe01hbHl7QK6lr52WYMayaP-vo5YY21zRVyhE_aem_AcSRaxU3LXvQzu1G7j3te_DeYDoJCwDZCeTyKWZ_LyOGxQR88WbuKlWZOSiop3GMwrE

                          Not sure how a guy who was consistently kept out of the team by Nonu and Smith is a ‘great’ but he speaks the truth here methinks. @MiketheSnow take note !

                          Yeah nuh

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                            • antipodeanA antipodean

                              French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

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                              #1102

                              @antipodean said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                              French and Irish "journalists" and "fans" are a pox on rugby. A plague on both their houses, whiny fluffybunnies.

                              Agree on the Irish. But the best rugby journalism on the planet is all in French. Do yourself a favour and Run the last two issues of L’Equipe through google translate.

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                                #1103

                                I'm not gonna click because fuck ruck and their shithouse clickbait multi page "articles". But this gave me a giggle.

                                Screenshot_2023-10-24-15-11-05-56_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6.jpg

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                                  Seems as good a place as any for my favourite rugby great interaction of this RWC. As we’re leaving SDF one night, there’s a huge crowd waiting to take pictures with one former AB.

                                  Hoping it was Sir Richie, I take my boys over. Quelle bloody surprise, it’s the Beaver. He was being a real gent. All the time in the world for everyone.

                                  Standing a little way off is a big fella, chainsmoking. So I leave my boys to get their picture and shake the great angler’s hand, to join this fella for a cheeky sport stick.

                                  It’s Jerome Fucking Kaino. Says it’s always like this.

                                  Come to think of it, we met a fairly decent backrow over the course of our 10 days: Richard Hill, Jerome Kaino, Skinstad and Leguizamon. No out and out openside, but I’d take my chances.

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                                  • SmutsS Smuts

                                    Seems as good a place as any for my favourite rugby great interaction of this RWC. As we’re leaving SDF one night, there’s a huge crowd waiting to take pictures with one former AB.

                                    Hoping it was Sir Richie, I take my boys over. Quelle bloody surprise, it’s the Beaver. He was being a real gent. All the time in the world for everyone.

                                    Standing a little way off is a big fella, chainsmoking. So I leave my boys to get their picture and shake the great angler’s hand, to join this fella for a cheeky sport stick.

                                    It’s Jerome Fucking Kaino. Says it’s always like this.

                                    Come to think of it, we met a fairly decent backrow over the course of our 10 days: Richard Hill, Jerome Kaino, Skinstad and Leguizamon. No out and out openside, but I’d take my chances.

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                                    @Smuts

                                    Who would you put on the bench? I’m thinking Skinstaad for broken field impact.

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                                      Yeah. JL at 8 playing a kwagga fetcher’s role with instructions to empty the tank by halftime. Early career Bobby to run at tired defenders, softened up by my starters’ relentless intensity on both sides of the ball

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                                      • SmutsS Smuts

                                        Seems as good a place as any for my favourite rugby great interaction of this RWC. As we’re leaving SDF one night, there’s a huge crowd waiting to take pictures with one former AB.

                                        Hoping it was Sir Richie, I take my boys over. Quelle bloody surprise, it’s the Beaver. He was being a real gent. All the time in the world for everyone.

                                        Standing a little way off is a big fella, chainsmoking. So I leave my boys to get their picture and shake the great angler’s hand, to join this fella for a cheeky sport stick.

                                        It’s Jerome Fucking Kaino. Says it’s always like this.

                                        Come to think of it, we met a fairly decent backrow over the course of our 10 days: Richard Hill, Jerome Kaino, Skinstad and Leguizamon. No out and out openside, but I’d take my chances.

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                                        @Smuts JK is fucken wide eh.

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                                        • BonesB Bones

                                          @Smuts JK is fucken wide eh.

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                                          @Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                          @Smuts JK is fucken wide eh.

                                          Still got those hard shoulders. Would’ve been fun to have him at your back when you’re acting the fluffybunny at the breakdown

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