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With an imagination like that you could get a job at Disneyland.
Poorfour wrote:aucklandlaurie wrote:
There was no spear tackle.
Technically, you're right. It was off the ball, so it wasn't a tackle. Whatever it was, it wasn't pretty, it was deliberately dangerous and it wasn't remotely legal. The way it was handled by the officials was appalling.
With an imagination like that you could get a job at Disneyland.
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ebop wrote:That's not true marty because ABs don't like having their heads targeted in despicable acts of thuggery from anyone. Even rugby players from the NH. Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter. Forget his name. He had a reputation. That was hilarious when Daniel Carter got clotheslined that time. Think we ended up winning that game.marty2086 wrote:You have to love the Kiwi and All Black approach of we do what we want and £uck you if you don't like it
Why are you bringing up other incidents? Distraction? Completely irrelevant.
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The Lions needed an enforcer to target certain kiwi players in the warm up games.
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ebop wrote:That's not true marty because ABs don't like having their heads targeted in despicable acts of thuggery from anyone. Even rugby players from the NH. Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter. Forget his name. He had a reputation. That was hilarious when Daniel Carter got clotheslined that time. Think we ended up winning that game.marty2086 wrote:You have to love the Kiwi and All Black approach of we do what we want and £uck you if you don't like it
Funny that back in November you didn't seem to think that was wrong, do as we say not as we do is that how it goes?
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No it's about contextScottrf wrote:ebop wrote:That's not true marty because ABs don't like having their heads targeted in despicable acts of thuggery from anyone. Even rugby players from the NH. Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter. Forget his name. He had a reputation. That was hilarious when Daniel Carter got clotheslined that time. Think we ended up winning that game.marty2086 wrote:You have to love the Kiwi and All Black approach of we do what we want and £uck you if you don't like it
Why are you bringing up other incidents? Distraction? Completely irrelevant.
Because some people are saying the ABs "do what the £uck they want"
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
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ebop wrote:No it's about context
Because some people are saying the ABs "do what the £uck they want"
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
Your points are still not relevant to that even.
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Is this guy always such a clueless C U next Tuesday?
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Daniel Carter you say?ebop wrote:...Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter....
He was cited for that tackle and the disciplinary committee gave him a ban. It's not remembered much at all today because the citing process worked, and, also, because of this:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/roberts-reveals-carter-apology-over-2069162MARTIN ROBERTS has revealed how Dan Carter apologised to him for the high tackle that provoked a Millennium Stadium controversy. Scarlets youngster Roberts didn’t want to be drawn on that issue, but disclosed the Kiwi superstar had sought him out for a word after the game. “He apologised to me and just said sorry for the tackle,” he said.
It's a shame something similar couldn't have happened in 2005. Instead, we''re left with the spectacle of some in NZ consistently insulting Brian O'Driscoll. That stance is never going to be understood in the North, where BOD is widely regarded as a decent man.
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ebop wrote:No it's about contextScottrf wrote:ebop wrote:That's not true marty because ABs don't like having their heads targeted in despicable acts of thuggery from anyone. Even rugby players from the NH. Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter. Forget his name. He had a reputation. That was hilarious when Daniel Carter got clotheslined that time. Think we ended up winning that game.marty2086 wrote:You have to love the Kiwi and All Black approach of we do what we want and £uck you if you don't like it
Why are you bringing up other incidents? Distraction? Completely irrelevant.
Because some people are saying the ABs "do what the £uck they want"
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
Considering he said little on the subject matter until he wrote his book I don't see how he cried for 12 years
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Yeah I reckon they areScottrf wrote:ebop wrote:No it's about context
Because some people are saying the ABs "do what the £uck they want"
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
Your points are still not relevant to that even.
Because foul play and injuries are common
The BOD thing hurts so much to him and Lions fans because the 2005 Lions tour was such a debacle results wise that the BOD thing is a lightening rod
It's ok, in a few weeks time the BOD thing will be but a distant memory
Amen to that
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ebop wrote:Yeah I reckon they areScottrf wrote:ebop wrote:No it's about context
Because some people are saying the ABs "do what the £uck they want"
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
Your points are still not relevant to that even.
Because foul play and injuries are common
The BOD thing hurts so much to him and Lions fans because the 2005 Lions tour was such a debacle results wise that the BOD thing is a lightening rod
It's ok, in a few weeks time the BOD thing will be but a distant memory
Amen to that
Foul play and injuries are common, failure to punish blatant foul play isn't
Well except with the ABs
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Hammersmith harrier wrote:Is this guy always such a clueless C U next Tuesday?
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Like he said sorry for failing a drugs test!
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ebop wrote:Hammersmith harrier wrote:Is this guy always such a clueless C U next Tuesday?
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We must be two peas in a pod then.
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Sounds about right, you Aylesbury duckHammersmith harrier wrote:ebop wrote:Hammersmith harrier wrote:Is this guy always such a clueless C U next Tuesday?
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We must be two peas in a pod then.
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Pork chop, Aylesbury Duck and peas. I think this might get tasty.
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Yeah the Cane incident didn't look flash on first inspection but he was cited and when all evidence was laid on the table the independent process ruled he had nothing to answer to. Maybe they had more angles or could see something we couldn't.marty2086 wrote:ebop wrote:That's not true marty because ABs don't like having their heads targeted in despicable acts of thuggery from anyone. Even rugby players from the NH. Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter. Forget his name. He had a reputation. That was hilarious when Daniel Carter got clotheslined that time. Think we ended up winning that game.marty2086 wrote:You have to love the Kiwi and All Black approach of we do what we want and £uck you if you don't like it
Funny that back in November you didn't seem to think that was wrong, do as we say not as we do is that how it goes?
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Good to see you CyrilCyril wrote:Pork chop, Aylesbury Duck and peas. I think this might get tasty.
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There is a lot to learn from the ABs and their fans' denial of any wrongdoing and then playing victim should something happen to them.
It is hilarious that Dagg can render Stander unconscious with his knee or Cane takes Henshaw out of the game with a shoulder to the head, yet McCaw is the one who might suffer long term brain damage despite Heaslip's knee not contacting his head and the effect so serious that he continued for the rest of the game. When an AB commits thuggery it is accompanied by comments such as 'man up, it's not a game for pussies' but if they receive the same they run with their hands up to the teacher. How ironic it was in the McCaw-Heaslip incident that it was Wayne Barnes refereeing his first All Black game since receiving death threats from AB fans, which if you go by what ebop says obviously weren't life threatening.
Umaga and Mealamu will be forever remembered for inventing thelife threatening character building spear tackle so rugby owes them that debt of honour and they should be proud that it is so fondly recounted many years later as a good example of Maori sportsmanship. No need to apologise because that is how they are expected to behave.
It is hilarious that Dagg can render Stander unconscious with his knee or Cane takes Henshaw out of the game with a shoulder to the head, yet McCaw is the one who might suffer long term brain damage despite Heaslip's knee not contacting his head and the effect so serious that he continued for the rest of the game. When an AB commits thuggery it is accompanied by comments such as 'man up, it's not a game for pussies' but if they receive the same they run with their hands up to the teacher. How ironic it was in the McCaw-Heaslip incident that it was Wayne Barnes refereeing his first All Black game since receiving death threats from AB fans, which if you go by what ebop says obviously weren't life threatening.
Umaga and Mealamu will be forever remembered for inventing the
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You too ebop (just for info, your username wants to autocorrect to Ebola on my phone!)
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I enjoyed that read Great Aukster
But I have to pull you up on something
Read this....
Either Umaga or Mealamu, in my opinion, should have been reprimanded. A card of some sort. Doesn't need a hand written public apology though. That'd be laying it on a bit thick.
But the way you guys go on about it is just ridiculous
And BOD still tweets his disdain for NZ
Disdain for the 'country'
That's next level bitter
But I have to pull you up on something
Read this....
Either Umaga or Mealamu, in my opinion, should have been reprimanded. A card of some sort. Doesn't need a hand written public apology though. That'd be laying it on a bit thick.
But the way you guys go on about it is just ridiculous
And BOD still tweets his disdain for NZ
Disdain for the 'country'
That's next level bitter
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Break someones collar bone then call them a sook and play the victim. Kiwi logic.
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ebop wrote:Yeah the Cane incident didn't look flash on first inspection but he was cited and when all evidence was laid on the table the independent process ruled he had nothing to answer to. Maybe they had more angles or could see something we couldn't.marty2086 wrote:ebop wrote:That's not true marty because ABs don't like having their heads targeted in despicable acts of thuggery from anyone. Even rugby players from the NH. Anyone remember the time that Welsh guy literally clotheslined Daniel Carter. Forget his name. He had a reputation. That was hilarious when Daniel Carter got clotheslined that time. Think we ended up winning that game.marty2086 wrote:You have to love the Kiwi and All Black approach of we do what we want and £uck you if you don't like it
Funny that back in November you didn't seem to think that was wrong, do as we say not as we do is that how it goes?
Ah yes, that mystery 6th angle that shows no contact that the other five showed
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#Cyril wrote:You too ebop (just for info, your username wants to autocorrect to Ebola on my phone!)
One is a horrible infectious rash causing vomiting and the other...well you get the picture.
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ebop wrote:...
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
Not wishing to get further involved as the usual rabid mongrels are on the case already, but the wording here is somewhat ambiguous, as although his shoulder was hurt, BOD didn't cause it.
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That's a very good pointlostinwales wrote:ebop wrote:...
Because BOD hurt his shoulder and cried for 12 years
Not wishing to get further involved as the usual rabid mongrels are on the case already, but the wording here is somewhat ambiguous, as although his shoulder was hurt, BOD didn't cause it.
Because the amateur footage shows that BOD was upended but wasn't driven
So maybe he damn near did cause his own injury because he didn't have the nous to roll
Just playing devils advocate
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Ebop would you be disappointed if Golden Balls Beauden Barrett broke his collarbone in the first minute of the first test due to a dangerous tip tackle?
Would you be even more annoyed if the spin from the Lions camp was that he is just being a sook?
Im pretty sure NZ would go into meltdown.
Would you be even more annoyed if the spin from the Lions camp was that he is just being a sook?
Im pretty sure NZ would go into meltdown.
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Yup for sure guns
Unfortunately, BOD was only treated the way he was by the ABs and NZ in general, was because of SCW and the way he came into the tour and how he acted during the tour
Unfortunately, BOD was only treated the way he was by the ABs and NZ in general, was because of SCW and the way he came into the tour and how he acted during the tour
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Even worse then. We would have dealt with it better but we didn't like your manager. Tut tut.
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I'm looking forward to the game tomorrow anyway. Should be an easy win to ease us in. Won't tell us much though.
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ebop wrote:The amateur footage shows that BOD was upended but wasn't driven
So maybe he damn near did cause his own injury because he didn't have the nous to roll
Just playing devils advocate
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I watched the Blues / Reds game earlier and while the Blues held a few back from the trip to Samoa, their squad as a whole had a decent if perhaps tiring run out in the heat against a solid enough Reds side.
The Blues came out on top 5 tries to 4 and played some scintillating running handling moves that will definitely interest the Lions defensive analysis, but perhaps what was of more import was their weakness from the lineout drive close to the line, which surely will be a go to weapon for the Lions.
The other obvious thing is that playing an overseas 'home' game 5 days before they face the Lions has to be good news, especially as it will probably be the first game for most if not all those selected.
Every little helps.
The Blues came out on top 5 tries to 4 and played some scintillating running handling moves that will definitely interest the Lions defensive analysis, but perhaps what was of more import was their weakness from the lineout drive close to the line, which surely will be a go to weapon for the Lions.
The other obvious thing is that playing an overseas 'home' game 5 days before they face the Lions has to be good news, especially as it will probably be the first game for most if not all those selected.
Every little helps.
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kingelderfield wrote:I watched the Blues / Reds game earlier and while the Blues held a few back from the trip to Samoa, their squad as a whole had a decent if perhaps tiring run out in the heat against a solid enough Reds side.
The Blues came out on top 5 tries to 4 and played some scintillating running handling moves that will definitely interest the Lions defensive analysis, but perhaps what was of more import was their weakness from the lineout drive close to the line, which surely will be a go to weapon for the Lions.
The other obvious thing is that playing an overseas 'home' game 5 days before they face the Lions has to be good news, especially as it will probably be the first game for most if not all those selected.
Every little helps.
How did Piers Francis play?
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Scottrf wrote:kingelderfield wrote:I watched the Blues / Reds game earlier and while the Blues held a few back from the trip to Samoa, their squad as a whole had a decent if perhaps tiring run out in the heat against a solid enough Reds side.
The Blues came out on top 5 tries to 4 and played some scintillating running handling moves that will definitely interest the Lions defensive analysis, but perhaps what was of more import was their weakness from the lineout drive close to the line, which surely will be a go to weapon for the Lions.
The other obvious thing is that playing an overseas 'home' game 5 days before they face the Lions has to be good news, especially as it will probably be the first game for most if not all those selected.
Every little helps.
How did Piers Francis play?
Subbed just after HT, presumably with an eye on the Lions. Missed 2 conversions.
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Wont he be flying to Argentina?Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Subbed just after HT, presumably with an eye on the Lions. Missed 2 conversions.
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Guess it's just a life lesson 7.5No 7&1/2 wrote:Even worse then. We would have dealt with it better but we didn't like your manager. Tut tut.
What ever happened to SCW, still coaching?
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Scottrf wrote:Wont he be flying to Argentina?Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Subbed just after HT, presumably with an eye on the Lions. Missed 2 conversions.
Good point - Umaga subbed off Luatua & a couple of others at the same time. The replacement #10 had a pretty good stint.
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Have the Lions got an 'enforcer' in the pack in case the going gets rough? Someone like Dai Young or Martin Johnson who will sort stuff out if the ref doesn't? Or is that outdated anyway?
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Winzer wrote:Have the Lions got an 'enforcer' in the pack in case the going gets rough? Someone like Dai Young or Martin Johnson who will sort stuff out if the ref doesn't? Or is that outdated anyway?
Not yet...
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None of the Welsh forwards on the tour are really of that mould. You can usually rely on an English second row/copper (Johnson, Horton, Dooley, Ackford, Richards...); Itoje doesn't seem the type though; maybe Lawes? Maybe it's POM on this tour.
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If only there was an aggressive England leader in the pack that could have been picked...
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Needs to be fly enough not to get caught too often; also, it needs to be done with a cool head, the one you're thinking of seems to have lousy self-control and to lash out, which is different.
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Winzer wrote:Needs to be fly enough not to get caught too often; also, it needs to be done with a cool head, the one you're thinking of seems to have lousy self-control and to lash out, which is different.
Seems to be in control internationally.
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Sam Warburton is the hardest man in rugby
I mean he once pushed a full back 5 yards backwards, I'm sure he can handle it
I mean he once pushed a full back 5 yards backwards, I'm sure he can handle it
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I think the enforcer type players on the tour are probably the likes of Kruis, Lawes and O'Mahony. Although in reality the players we look back on with rose tinted spectacles as enforcers are true legends of the game; Johnson, O'Connell and McBride's ability as an enforcer has undoubtedly been enhanced by their achievements. A player who has achieved little would come across as petulant and a wee bit embarrassing, for example if Warren was to give Jim Hamilton a ring and say "look mate we need you to come and sort out Retallick", his ability to do that would be undermined by his far inferior work around the pitch. If the Lions win the series or produce a performance that win the hearts and minds of the supporters (like 2009 for instance), there'll be a host of players with pictures of them grabbing All Black shirts with grizzly faces tagged with the words "enforcer", "hardman" etc.
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As the lions team been named for the first game. Have not seen it any where.
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majesticimperialman wrote:As the lions team been named for the first game. Have not seen it any where.
https://www.606v2.com/t65656-new-zealand-barbarians-v-british-irish-lions-3-june
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Cheers Pete.
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BamBam wrote:Sam Warburton is the hardest man in rugby
I mean he once pushed a full back 5 yards backwards, I'm sure he can handle it
Flash forward to now and Warburton is still the hardest man in rugby, and also happens to be Lions captain. Again. The fullback is still like some annoying Jack Russell which nobody can take seriously - yep that includes the Lions selcetors .
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Hardest? Not sure what that means.
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All the quins fans crying already
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