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You buy a newspaper and feel obliged to read all of it before you throw it in the bin and you think that's a better option than reading what you want to read on the internet, and not creating any waste?

I am finding predicting the scores of Figi v Samoa and Argentina v Scotland very difficult in the next round of games. Any help would be appreciated.

I've gone for Samoa by 8 and I think I picked Scotland by 4 or 5, can't remember which but took me ages to decide. Going to be close ones for sure I reckon.

These two games have the potential to be the closest contests yet. I am leaning towards Samoa in their game but cannot decide on the other one.

I've gone for Samoa and Argentina, but neither by many points.

Not rude at all Luckless. I can imagine it seemed like a very random question.



Basically I've got a request for a team who want to go on a drinking tour where they can play a game or two. They specified Wales.

Ah, I see. Well there are rugby clubs all over Wales. North Wales has plenty too, not just south Wales. If they want to play a couple of games and win both, they should take Dreamer's advice and go to Carmarthenshire!

Transport and accomodation may be more of an issue in Carmarthenshire but there's loads of clubs here, I know of quite a few that often go on tours to Ireland. I'm not all that clued up on clubs in Cardiff but Prop would be the guy to ask about them.

But then if it's a drinking tour they want....Cardiff would be easier I guess. I dunno, either option would be good

I get the feeling that they have no interest in winning. They suggested they wanted to play teams who would understand its ok to play when hungover

MrsP wrote:I'm not afraid of the laddy in the skirt Rava!!

Keyboard warrioress!!!

On other matters, just because their background is Celtic, doesn't give them the necessary skills!!: Cornish whiskey

Prop and Rev are the men to ask I'd say, Stag.

To be honest I suspect they won't use Wales in the end. They've asked for various locations at different price levels. At the top end I've sorted out Argentina and South Africa. At the very bottom its a trip to either Belfast or Wales. Few more in the middle.

ha well any club in Wales will unerstand playing hungover Stag. But for what it sounds like they're going for, Cardiff would be your best bet.

Borders?

red_stag wrote:To be honest I suspect they won't use Wales in the end. They've asked for various locations at different price levels. At the top end I've sorted out Argentina and South Africa. At the very bottom its a trip to either Belfast or Wales. Few more in the middle.

Why pay more for Argentina when you can pay less and visit Belfast though?

I suspect so Dreamer.



Notch - they may well take you up on it. Visiting Ulster is still going to foriegn country (apparently).

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On other matters, just because their background is Celtic, doesn't give them the necessary skills!!: Cornish whiskey [/quote]

That's because there isn't an "E" in their whiskey. Have Gibbo and I taught you nathin!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Borders?

No borders, As. Jeux sans frontieres.

red_stag wrote:I suspect so Dreamer.



Notch - they may well take you up on it. Visiting Ulster is still going to foriegn country (apparently).

Why is Rory Best a foreigner and Stephen Ferris, Irish?

Who says they are?

Asbo!

Com eonoverhereifyouthinkyou'rehardenough!

MrsP wrote:Who says they are?

Asbo!

Coneonoverhereifyouthinkyou'rehardenough!

I'll be 'coning' nowhere, thanks u v much!!

No its just that Best and Wallace are the only ones I've seen described as tokens. I've never ever seen anyone refer to Ferris as a token Ulsterman before.

And Andrew Trimble. And Tom Court.

Cant say I've heard it about them myself. I always thought that token implied only one player was selected.

He's too good to be a token. If Wallace or Court or whoever were to come on in the last game against Italy and score the decisive try, they'd be good Irish boys. If they gave away a penalty which cost us the match they'd be a token prod and an Aussie respectively.

You know how people always complain that the British press refers to the likes of Andy Murray as British when he's winning and Scottish when he's losing? Well hypocrisy is not limited to Britain!

I read someone calling big TC 'Agent Court' after he was pinged when he came on for Mike Ross against Australia. Didn't hear much about that about Keith Gleeson as an example!

I would imagine the people who regard those players as tokens are not likely to be concerned about semantics.

I fainted in the curry house last night when I heard R.E.M. had split up.

That's me in the korma.

Notch wrote:If Wallace were to come on in the last game against Italy and score the decisive try, they'd be good Irish boys.

Yea but jeez Notch lets live in the real world for 5 minutes

You just wait Stag! You just wait!

Stag

Notch Wallace or Court would never be credited with scoring the "decisive try" only finishing from the "decisive pass" from <insert Southern player here>.

All week the papers have been discussing the Irish inside centre issue and Wallace name has hardly been mention, it's all about Sexton, McFadden and D'arcy.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I fainted in the curry house last night when I heard R.E.M. had split up.

That's me in the korma.

Penny.

Dropped!

I was halfway through typing a reply to Luckless saying I hoped he was ok. Then I read the bloody punchline



I think the reason Wallace doesn't get more credit is that we don't use the inside pass enough for Ireland. It appears to be Ulsters only attacking weapon. So for example when he had a two on one against Wales and refused to pass to Keith Earls, he wasn't being greedy, he just isn't used to making normal passes

I've never seen anyone refer to Tom Court as an Aussie, in fact is forgotten about it until a commentator mentioned it the other day

Luck, that joke may just well make its way onto my facebook page.. you're lucky. only a select few have their jokes stolen (mainly huggy but if he sends 20 a day, one is going to be good)

hughie1986 wrote:I've never seen anyone refer to Tom Court as an Aussie, in fact is forgotten about it until a commentator mentioned it the other day

Same here.

T, less of that I only send comic gold

Jesus stag, I haven't posted in here much but peek in from time to time and my god you are a WUM.

But you are our wum

They had a decent run though, R.E.M. Early '80s to the early 2010s isn't bad.

I suspect his potentially fatal dose of Man-Flu (sniffles) has interferred with his decision making processes!

hughie1986 wrote:T, less of that I only send comic gold

Some dodgey ones. I always enjoy reading them. you have some diamonds I admit

11th & 12th of October. I am staying in London. going to the Hilton in Park Lane none the less for an awards ceremony

Not a wum, I really think Ireland should pick Wallace at 12 against Russia AND Italy. I'm not a fan of Darcy and McFadden isn't a 12 IMO. Sexton at 12 is best used later in a game. Wallace at 12 for next 2 matches and use Trimble and Bowe on the end of inside passes.

MrsP wrote:I suspect his potentially fatal dose of Man-Flu (sniffles) has interferred with his decision making processes!

Ah that's right. he is sick.. I did forget that.. Feel better soon buddy..

Got my b12 injection last week and feeling fantastic.

Micky T, I stole that joke from my cousin. I'm sure he nicked it from someone else!

red_stag wrote:I was halfway through typing a reply to Luckless saying I hoped he was ok. Then I read the bloody punchline



I think the reason Wallace doesn't get more credit is that we don't use the inside pass enough for Ireland. It appears to be Ulsters only attacking weapon. So for example when he had a two on one against Wales and refused to pass to Keith Earls, he wasn't being greedy, he just isn't used to making normal passes

In bold above isn't a WUM?

Exactly Luck. I am sure it was invented years ago in a different context and then adapted to announce the split.

To be honest I had actually thought they were done a few years ago anyway

You know when you genuinely come up with a joke, no one ever believes you. Where do they think jokes originate?

Micky having one attacking weapon isn't a bad thing. The scrum appears to be Irelands only attacking weapon so far this World Cup. Munster won a Heineken Cup based almost solely on the pick and drive ball retention game.