Favourite ( or worst ) Rugby cliches
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<p>Any big Winger who has a coupled of decent games gets dubbed "the new Jonah Lomu."</p>
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<p>Ha, love that one, the Scots alone have had a shitload. Roland Reid, Andrew Henderson ( they'll be looking at using him like the All Blacks look at using Lomu, thundering up the midfield ) Nikki Walker, Simon Danielli, Sean Lamont, Tim Visser.....</p> -
<p>"There's plenty of time if they don't panic" - not when you are 15 points down at 70 minutes, there ain't</p>
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<p>"You don't want to give penalties like that away in kicking range" - no shit. Really? I would never have thought of that.</p>
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<p>"Because they get the ball quickly they have more time on the ball" - yes, but only if no-one in the opposition notices you have the ball</p>
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<p>"He put the ball out on the full" - that explains the touch judge running back then</p>
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<p>"Shock England win" - Understandable</p>
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<p>"The law needs to change" - my side lost</p>
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<p>"The way the game should be played" - you mean there's more than one way?</p>
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<p>Not a cliche, but my favourite rugby comment is from Moss Keane the '80's Irish no. 8 quoted by Terry McLean:</p>
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<p> "The first half was even. The second half was even worse"</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="562315" data-time="1457068350">
<div><br><p>For years you could argue that rugby was only really played or accessible by all classes in NZ and Wales. Everywhere else it wasn't seen as a working class sport</p>
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<p>It's actually been a game for all strata of society in the north and south west of England for generations.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="KiwiPie" data-cid="563315" data-time="1457463364">
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<p>Pluralisation of players - "Your McCaws, your Carters"</p>
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<p>"Your McCaws or your Carters just wouldn't make mistakes like that....."</p>
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<p>Yeah that ones a fucken shocker. Should only be used for the Whitelocks or Tuilagis.....</p> -
<p>open this up to others sports:</p>
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<p>That is a great golf shot (obviously in golf)</p>
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<p>open this up to others sports:</p>
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<p>That is a great golf shot (obviously in golf)</p>
<p>Great cricket shot (obviously in cricket)</p>
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<p>That golf one is particularly obnoxious when said in an American accent.</p> -
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<p>That golf one is particularly obnoxious when said in an American accent.</p>
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<p>When I read that all I hear in my head "Ooohhh Great Golf Shot, Greg Normal, From out of the water!"</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="563374" data-time="1457480320">
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<p>Five-for! (Fivefer)</p>
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<p>Hatiest in Cricket!</p>
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<p>I like the traditional "Five Wicket Bag/haul" It's a bit less lazy!</p>
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<p>I quite like that it's become a reference_to_a_cricket_achievement though.</p>
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<p>Edit: Bloody fluffybunny filter - I quite like that it's become a M I C H E L L E though.</p>
