About v2Tally up the points.
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Tally up the points.
by GloriousEmpire Tue 22 Apr 2014, 9:01 am
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Tote up the scores and let's see who won, because international rugby is finished.
The idea of two nations summoning their best, training them to the peak of their ability and sending them out to see who is the best has been euthanised by the administration.
As the jerry Seinfeld routine goes - home fans in the NH are now turning out to cheer on their home uniform - and even that doesn't stay constant.
To be honest I am losing interest in international rugby because we no longer see a competition of two countries competing. It's more like SANZAR versus global barbarians. It's a sham, wrapped in a crock.
Tote up the scores and let's see who won, because international rugby is finished.
The idea of two nations summoning their best, training them to the peak of their ability and sending them out to see who is the best has been euthanised by the administration.
As the jerry Seinfeld routine goes - home fans in the NH are now turning out to cheer on their home uniform - and even that doesn't stay constant.
To be honest I am losing interest in international rugby because we no longer see a competition of two countries competing. It's more like SANZAR versus global barbarians. It's a sham, wrapped in a crock.
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Re: Tally up the points.
by Geordie Wed 23 Apr 2014, 3:09 pm
No 7&1/2 wrote:Yup those Aussies really do know their stuff.
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Re: Tally up the points.
by whocares Wed 23 Apr 2014, 3:14 pm
GunsGerms wrote:The defense the following year was fine. We were knocked out because we had too many injuries to key players when playing Clermont at home. Leinster still won two trophies the following year.
The reality is Thorne was just a stop gap in an already really strong squad. He was indespensible and we could just as easily have been as good a unit with Mike McCarthy who joined up the following year.
Lets not forget Leinster won in Toulouse in '06 with Bryce Williams at lock and even Cameron Jowitt at 6. One man doesnt make a team and Brad Thorne certainly wasnt the difference.
If you are going to single anyone out it would probably be SOB, Sexton or Schmidt as the key men certainly not Thorne.
I think Leinster showed a complete lack of agression in defense when hosting Clermont last year in the groups and were underpowered. I know they were missing some key players though and went on to win 2 titles afterwards but depth was an issue so journeymen like Thorne can be important specially when your core players are getting older while the youngs ones are still not up to job.
agree with everything else.
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Re: Tally up the points.
by GloriousEmpire Wed 23 Apr 2014, 3:23 pm
GunsGerms wrote: He was indispensable
Good to see you admit it.
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