@antipodean said in Rugby X: new five-a-side indoor format:

Good - every clown can go play/ support this abomination and leave the adults to rugby.

From the Daily Mail:

Former England and Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has been helping to develop the format.

Well colour me surprised. If there's a stench of stupid ideas, he's near by. I don't know why this fluffybunny is feted - it's not like he coached Spain to win a gold medal ffs.

Bit harsh. I'd recommend reading his book about what a sh*tshow Fiji rugby was when he arrived and how he turned it round to them winning in Rio. Its a fantastic read, and he comes across as a genuinely good bloke.

@Stargazer said in Exodus 2019:

Screenshot of Brodie's insta:

"know off"....."after david"

@Crucial said in Exodus 2019:

@sparky said in Exodus 2019:

Dane Coles has signed for..............

THE HURRICANES and NZR

https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/dane-coles-recommits-to-new-zealand-rugby-and-the-hurricanes/

An indicator to potential 'promises' of captaincy?

I think the days of a front row captain are over given the 8 man bench.

NZ to win both the cricket and rugby WCs, but not the netball WC.

@MN5 said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:

@shark said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:

Still, Watson averaged 40 in ODIs.

To be fair he was actually an excellent player in the shorter formats. It was when people compared him to Jaques Kallis I got annoyed.

He got the most runs and second-most wickets at the world T20 in 2012

@raznomore said in NBA season 2018/19:

@ACT-Crusader DeRozan was a trade target though, wasn't he? Whereas Paul made a decision to stay in OKC.

Speaking of which, Jesus.H.Christ Westbrook is a head case. I am a Russ guy, although I may not always sound like it. He is a supreme athlete with an axe murderer mentality. He just has a shit basketball IQ. He missed one 3 pt to win the game, Adams does what he does and gets the offensive rebound, immediately sees the open man, Westbrook again (even though PG and Jerami Grant are under the hoop almost unguarded) who again goes for the win and air balls. He could have gone straight back to Steve for the oop but he went for the glory and lost his team the game. So hard to watch.

Adams had some space when he got that offensive board and the defender was rushing out at him. He could've faked him into the rafters and then dribbled once for an easy dunk to tie it, maybe even drawn a foul on a desperate help defender going for the game winning block. Instead he didn't even think of trying to score and found Worstbrick again. Ugh.

@Rembrandt said in Brexit:

A great rant on the upcoming no-deal Brexit apocalypse.

that was truly excellent

@siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:

Apparently Henry tore the house down in county cricket. 70 odd wickets at 12 or something.

Need Gollum to jeets him.

Be nice to see him bowling well consistently

I miss gollum. Mods, is he banned for life?

@act-crusader said in NBA season 2018/19:

@mariner4life said in NBA season 2018/19:

@act-crusader said in NBA season 2018/19:

I’ve tried different bball forums over the years but those LBJ v MJ v Kobe threads are like the Carlos v Mertz threads on roids. They generally don’t have the pub rule so descend pretty quickly.

civil they are not. They certainly lack our gentlemanly tact

Indeed Indubitably, sir. FIFY

@sparky Surely we now go with Ardie 7 Cane 6 for the RWC? None of the Highlanders WTG have made the cut at blindside..