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    The Leinster thread

    Jordie barrett, Tyler bleyendaal, you are destroying my hurricanes. I'm going to be extra gutted if we don't win the comp this year.
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    Antisocial, societal issues thread

    Just because no one has discovered any definitive physiological reason doesn't mean it's always psychological. Because gender is a construct Some people will choose a gender for psychological reasons, sure, but most of the people that feel so out of place they feel they need surgery likely have...
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    The Golf Thread

    Loved my mk4 vw golf
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    Teams with most players becoming coaches

    For my hurricanes, I'm sure there's more but I can only think of 4 - tana umaga, Corey Jane, tamati Ellison, Paul ***o.
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    Teams with most players becoming coaches

    That's pretty impressive, what do you think is the reason why Munster have had so many?
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    Teams with most players becoming coaches

    Wondering which pro teams have had the biggest number of their players become full time professional rugby coaches. I imagine it's obvious that crusaders is number one, but how do other teams compare? The crusaders always had a culture of everyone thinking about the game, everyone having their...
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    Was a good game. I spent ages trying to decide who was going to win this one, then gave up, couldn't split them. How cool to win with a drop goal in extra time, Fijians not renowned for their droppies! I love the home advantage they're showing
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    So canes making 13 changes to the starting 15 plus one positional change. Big risk, a lot of these players have had little or no game time, up against a rebels team with time and more importantly time together.
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    Crusaders way better at the ruck this week. They nearly beat the top team. So dumb of them to go with another first five though. Just persevere with your young players. They still need to work out how to attack.
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    I'm not at all surprised tbh, and I'm not even a razor obsessor (which doesn't mean I don't think he's a great coach. But I don't really rate Penney - while he won many provincial ***les for canterbury he had by far the best team, full of super rugby players that did not need coaching, all they...
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    Some good games this weekend. Highlanders waratahs was a good contest. Probably neither team will be overly happy with how they played, was a bit scrappy. But everything was contested, both teams did well at disrupting the other. Blues 6-2 decision seemed like a good idea until it didn't work...
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    Seems to fit the balance of the team well I reckon.
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    Hard to know what to make of things so far, as previously said I missed round one but saw the international preseason games. This week I watched (sort of - reception was bad) Moana vs drua and all the games with NZ teams. Blues still looking pretty good, chiefs pretty good but that was some...
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    NZ Herald: Super Rugby All Time Pasifika XV

    This would be controversial I'm sure, just because of his status, but I don't think Michael jones makes the team. He was at the end of his career when super rugby started, so I'm not argh if he wouldn't make a best ever Pacific Islander team, just not for super rugby. Kaino was consistently...
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    On holiday with no tv but I'll be up with the play next weekend. Watched some of the preseason - the crusaders vs Munster and the games in Japan. Blues looking pretty connected in preseason so expect them to have a strong first three to four games before the rest catch up.
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    [2024 Six Nations] Scotland vs France - 10/02/24

    I thought the ref made the wrong on field decision at the time, and my immediate reaction was the tmo won't be able to overturn that, so I turned it off. but the ref was in a different position to me and made the call he obviously thought was right based on what he saw. So, bad luck.
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    Super Rugby Pacific (2024)

    It was hard to see him getting much game time anyway tbh.
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    Try of the Round

    eventually yes, but clearly there was ball touching ground before the line first
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    Try of the Round

    this one
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    What are you listening to?

    Bought this record yesterday, pretty good. Petter eldh, drum projekt volume 1
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