The Zone Virtual Sports Bar, Hamilton.

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Hello and welcome to the Zone Sports Bar, a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

This week the pub has set up in Sky City Hamilton, where the Crusaders take on the Chiefs in the Super XV semi final.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Bradley Wiggins, Ernie Els, Irene van Dyk, Sonny Bill Williams and his newly capped All Black team mate Sam Cane.



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Luckless Pedestrian wrote:What can you say?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-18972079

Jeysus, what a scummer.

Ah T, I know you’re kidding. I don’t take myself that seriously!

I was beginning to think you had Cork blood in you with that self-confidence, moxie, confidence , arrogance what ever you want to call it

I like swagger. Although that has certain pop culture connotations these days, and I don’t want to be associated with Cher Lloyd!

Been out, done what I needed to do, called in at the shop on the way home for a few bits and pieces.

Got home and have just realised I forgot to get some milk!

Off out again!

Afternoon all. 27 degrees out, netball in an hour and a half will be warm.

I've just realised, if I start labelling nationalities of people working in the desks in front of me, the list goes
NZ (me)
French
German
Australian
Indian
Sri Lankan
Welsh
Danish
American
Greek
Portugese
Canadian
Chinese
English
French
Greek
English
You go through 14 people before you start repeating nations. Gotta love muticultural London

Sad tale. He represents a danger to society. Proven killer, no remorse or motive. Not even the capacity to experience guilt or empathy. Which is frightening.

It's not even about punishment. It's about protecting the lives of other people he comes into contact with. A sad case indeed.

Afternoon all!! Mad day at work where I find out that I'm going to a meeting on Monday representing the charity to get funding for my project as the a.d and my manager can't make it!! Should be fun but bit mind boggling!!

Ah well rugby tonight let's let the worries out there!!

Right, I'm off to watch some bloke or blokess in a track suit run past the office carrying a burning stick. Laters all.

The 1st Olympic Torch relay was for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Still, I suppose if we're going to pick one Nazi tradition to observe

Hey guys. How is everyone doing?

Thomond wrote:http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10634.php


I know Wally is gone but a certain Welsh poster on here will surely get a kick out of the headline at least!

Cheers Thomond What can I say? I need all the support I can get...

Evening all, it's fecking hot and I've been bitten to death. Summer sucks.

Evening all. Evening Cari, long time no speak It's been nice here all day but not as hot as you lot.

Rory, have you started working in Ballymena (Hey) yet? I see old Boris of Landhan Town is to order another 600 Hybrid Buses. That will keep you going for a while

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/bus-company-in-line-for-iconic-london-contract-16189355.html

Too warm today if we're completely honest.

It was only around 15 degrees here most of the day high of 20. Did a work out for an hour but could have done more work in it tobe honest relaxing with some Olympic footy. 24 channels they have for the whole thing unbelievable.

Meant to go a long long run today. Did not happen. I'd blame the sun, but let's be honest, I'm just being lazy

Rava wrote:Evening all. Evening Cari, long time no speak It's been nice here all day but not as hot as you lot.

Rory, have you started working in Ballymena (Hey) yet? I see old Boris of Landhan Town is to order another 600 Hybrid Buses. That will keep you going for a while

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/bus-company-in-line-for-iconic-london-contract-16189355.html

Hey pal, how are things?

Just waiting for my medical results first! Which shouldn't be a problem, and then I start early September I think. I cannot wait.

Until then I will be doing work experience to get into a good routine before I head to Ballymena!

Had a mildly awkward moment at the gym this morning. A youth approached me who I vaguely recognised. Turned out I used to get the bus with him in the mornings when I was at high school. He was and is still about 5/6 years my junior, and was a proper wee short ass. Once on the bus I got into an argument with the bus driver because the kid had forgotten his pass and the idiotic driver was refusing to let him on. Anyhow I'd just finished on one of the weights machines, when the kid approached me, we had a nice wee chat and catch up and then went back to our seperate work outs. When I turned around I saw he was using the machine I'd just finished with, and had added an extra 15kg on.

I left pretty soon after.

From Wikipedia: "Great Britain and Northern Ireland, usually abbreviated to Great Britain, is the name under which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes at the Olympic Games."

Why must the best bit be abbreviated?

Hey all.

Had a night in Cyprus yesterday. Was good craic in the end, bar spending money obviously, but you can't win them all.

I am very interested in the Scarlets and Chiefs double header.

Nice finish earlier by Bellamy by the way

for Rava, Thom and Rev.

for Rory

:lucozade sport: for chequers

:protein shake: for Willser

Long day at the 'coal face'

FRIDAY MORNING TV


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Flip for penfro too!

Just back from a Blues Bar in central. Good stuff, though the live band didn't actually play much Blues, far more
Jazz and funk and whatnot. The saxophonist howver made
Noises from the saxophone that I thought were impossible. Great playing. Thoroughly recommends it

What no coffee?

Ok, i will get the brews going. Morning all

Morning billy,


Nice easy day today, emptys from Clapham to teddington, which takes over an hour for some reason, teddington to waterloo, down and back to guildford and a chessington.13:15 finish and the weekend off. BOOMTOWN


Mam and dad are over the weekend as well, mam wants to "experience the Olympic buzz around the city", looking forward to the concert in Hyde park tomorrow though should ne a good day out

Morning Hoog, sounds like a great weekend planned. I would love to go to Hyde park for a concert. Only ever been to London a few times before.

Good Moaning Billy.... Have you done your stretching yet?

I saw that preview snippet of the OC earlier today - I'm getting excited already. I remember when it was on here like yesterday. The build up with all the "I hope it all goes to plan", "I bet it's going to be cringe-worthy" talk , etc but in the end it was such a buzz. All the sceptics shut up pretty quickly and lots of them suddenly got caught in the massive tide of This Is Something Really Big.

Think I'm going to 'bang a bell too'... if I can find one. Might have to do with a sospan & tablespoon though.

Before that though - having a bit of a family get together. Brother has arrived from Sin City and we're going to catch up with the NZ cuz-bros for a bit of Vietnamese in the Newtown area. Then get back here to see what's happening... a little kip... then up for when it all begins.

Enjoy it everyone - have a great day/evening!

Morning breaker, you know that i have

Whats the preview you are going to watch? The OC? Is that Orange County Choppers with the Tuttels?

I canny believe your still poorly billy, when I had my helicopter crash I was back up on my feet in two days

Made of stronger stuff in Dublin i guess.....

Morning billy, morning Hoogy, morning breaker, , & on the go, and cos it's a Friday, I've got some cooking, with &

CJ, Blues Bar, the one on Charlotte Street - great place

Rev, got you down for accomodation for Sandy Park Scarlets demolition - will work out ticket requirements nearer the time

OC = Opening Ceremony I presume billy

Asbo slides in with the full breakfast, good man

Soft shoites in Dublin Hoog and you know it

Hoog wrote:OC = Opening Ceremony I presume billy

How the hell did i not get that

No, the LOCOG OC of course!

Do you find the first half hour or so you feel like a block of concrete... then as the blood starts to circulate to all your limbs & extremities you start to snap into gear - a little?

Morning Hoog.

The network should handle it do you think with a bit of improvisation here & there? The numbers must be staggering.
You'll find that all the smiles on people's faces are infectious.... my face was aching after a few days but you get a real kick out of it (gets quite exhausting but you'll take it all in your stride I bet)

Adrenaline... that's the word I'm looking for.

Morning all. I'll have one of those breakfasts As please. Roll on the weekend. Captains Day at the Golf Club tomorrow.
Have only played half a round all season so I will be crap. Don't care as it will be a good day out and a few scoops to finish.

G'day Az and Rav.

Rava... got a bloody Dr Hook song in my head now thanks to you!

when you're in love with a beautiful wo-man.... (and those sexy-sounding back-up singers echoing that and all)

Over all breaker it should be fine but there will be a day or two where it will all go to shoite though. The underground will not go 3 weeks with a good service for all of it, how they manage the problem will be the big test. However if there is a suicide on the jubilee line they will be screwed

I suppose they will get fleets of Hoppers in if that happens... as part of the contingency plan.

Good morning all. I hope everyone gets good news about something today.

Morning folks. Went to see TDKR again last night. What a movie ....

Anyone looking forward to the Olympic opening ceremony today??

Bore da pawb / good morning all, huzzah for Fridays!

Rodders, I can't wait for the Olympics to begin because I love sports. I'm really not bothered about the opening ceremony because I'm not a fan of modern dance.

I'm going to miss the opening ceremony because i'm mad to go to see TDKR. not sure herself will be up for it though, she was hammered last night, got in at 2.30am, elbowed me in the forehead, then fell asleep. Such a princess...

I have a cousin who lives in London and does a bit of acting in her spare time. She's quite the self-publicist on Facebook, and a month or so ago she posted that she'd been chosen to be a dancer at the opening of the Paralympics; within a few minutes of her post, my older sister texted me about it and said she'd been tempted to ask our cousin if she was chosen because she dances like a spaz*.



* Her word, not mine!

Great semi-final between Chiefs and Crusaders - some compelling rugby

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Great semi-final between Chiefs and Crusaders - some compelling rugby

+1

Classic Crusaders as well getting a try right on the buzzer to keep things interesting.

Love days like this, its 0930 and I've already half my days work done, roll on 1 o'clock

Nice one on the accomodation As. Top man

Flipping forgot about the SupeRugby again. Least I have the last twenty of it.

12hr day for me, 06-18. Got me shorts on tho...