Not sure how right this guy is ...

And am assuming his % probabilities are assuming each of the 2,700 odd outcomes have equal chance of occurring, when of course one team is likely to be more favoured over another in any given game, mesding wuth his actual probabilities ...

Or he MAY be full of shit ...

@Machpants said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:

@Bones said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:

South Africa and England to sink down the rankings rapidly.

How though? SA aren't going to play any one

They'll play Lesotho in a 3 match series and lose.

Dupont has been dynamite this year for France. Had a chuckle at this try he scored in the T14 the other day. He's been making defenders look stupid all season.

From an England point of view, the stand out players for me have been Itoje, Curry, May and Underhill. Not sure the Vunipola brothers have done enough to get in a list like this, although Billy did have a strong autumn.

@Stargazer He’s been solid but not spectacular for the lions and I know I’ll cop flak for this but I’m half of the time he spent here.

@Snowy said in Formula 1:

@MajorRage said in Formula 1:

Sir Lewis ...

I can't be bothered looking but that for real? New years honours?

According to the Beeb, yes.

Has he announced his retirement and I missed it? It all feels a bit weird when current players/sportspeople etc are knighted.

I always put John Drake ( ex ab prop) and JF Reid in a category. Way unsung but incredibly useful, successful and valued by team-mates and those in the know. Retired too early as well

And now I add died too young to the category. Our cricket coming of age in 84/85 etc was in large part due to patient well constructed centuries from John Reid at first drop.

Best NZ player of spin ever

@booboo said in Aussie Cricket 2019/20:

Ian Gould on the Aussie Cricket team, "pretty average people":

Some think he's a pretty average umpire 😉

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"The cricketing world witnessed how umpire Ian Gould failed in giving unbiased decisions in 2016 T20 semi final between india and West Indies."

Gotta say that page is filled with some bile-spewing gold. @MN5 fill your boots.

@Bones said in What alternative sports to watch during lock down:

@MN5 said in What alternative sports to watch during lock down:

@Ciceniss said in What alternative sports to watch during lock down:

Thanks for the ideas, everyone. Needed to try something new

Skynet have sent another infiltration unit

Interesting. Started to watch the latest terminator last night and Bonesetta pipes up she's never seen any others. It was straight off and watched the first one tonight. She loved it.

I found it really dated.

Some of the effects are a bit shite looking back.....T2 still looks amazing though.

The 2015 one confused me and I haven’t bothered with the most recent one.....

Despite what others say I reckon the Christian Bale one is really good.

Hmm.

As much as I despise Liverpool because of all their plastic, bullshit, I’m not a glory hunter but I am really, fans .... this is Jurgen Klopp for me all day.

Most dominant EPL win in many a year, for its most heavily supported club after 20+ years.

No brainer.

@Stargazer I still remember how filthy I was at Clarke about jumping on Alaimalo after he scored the try and injuring him for the whole season. In hindsight, he's leaving anyway so 🤷

@Stargazer I enjoyed that very much

@Magpie_in_aus said in World Series Poker and other events:

Plan on one day bucket listing the WSOP.

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Worth it just to get a look at Kara Scott

Really interesting one hour podcast/video with Ben O'Keeffe.

@Crucial said in Who would you like to see come back ?:

@westcoastie said in Who would you like to see come back ?:

Too late to say Colin Meads?
Reckon he'd be a great 6 for the AB's.

I think the thread title means “come back from overseas “
You are talking whole new levels of comeback. 🙂

Colin Lazarus Frankenstein Meads.

@No-Quarter said in New Zealand v West Indies:

@NTA a true custodian of the game, no Aussie will ever compete

To be fair if there was a Spirit of Cricket award for the previous decade I'm sure Gilchrist would have won it. Top blok.

He could have put the plaque up in the pool room next to the elephant head he shot with McGrath in Africa.

I'd say NZR are leaning towards the status quo if the FPC is reverting to a Premiership and Championship.