@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

2011 was cathartic for me. Going back to back in 2015 made me as happy as Test rugby could. If we do the three-peat in 2019, I'd suggest the RWC could be irrevocably damaged.

Let it burn

The lions strike back

@Hooroo said in Coronavirus memes:

@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus memes:

My next door neighbour has just been diagnosed with COVID-19 and rushed to hospital.

He's been put on one of the new Dyson ventilators.

He's picking up nicely now.

Oh Man! I was typing a reply saying that is a good news story and then realised the thread I was in.

You almost got sucked right in..... I'll get my coat

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@nzzp said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Seriously, though, we talked about this with Henry as well. They will put systems in place to generate the players with attributes they need. Hansen's just done this wtih props - get mobile, or get gone. Simple.

It's about systems. We don't have any of note.

MacQueen and his team came together at just the right time and it took more than a year to get them pointed in the same direction

Was McKenzie on track before he fiddled and got caught?

Hard to say. From all reports, he had his favorites and would stick with them regardless.

Maybe his attitude was better (or better expressed) than Cheika. But look at that tweet from Quade - does that look like the culture was of a high standard when that guy is your first choice?

Genia's got an attitude problem as well. Many in Australia will refuse to countenance that.

While the Reds were winning, nobody cared

Some of the bad eggs, like Genia, are gone now anyway. You guys need new up and comers and someone to change the culture. Wait, I have just the man

@virgil said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

A lot of fathers here, just imagine your little girl brings home her new boyfriend to show you. In walks that fat fuck, do you reach for the machete you have stashed in the shed or run next door to grab your neighbours .22 ?

I think you'll need a .303

TSF is like an island in a sea of shit right now

At a bar 1km from Yokohama stadium. It is stonking hot and sunny. Lucky the beer is cold

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

I do miss baron though....

Use a bigger scope

@MN5 said in The Folau Factor:

@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:

Should have just glassed his girlfriend or shat in a hallway, pissed in his own mouth or maybe some sort of gang sexcapade like those much better role models out there.

In other words a typical Saturdee night when Craig Gower was playing

Foolah didn't mention bestiality. So Mitchell Pearce is in the clear right?

@tewaio said in Coronavirus - UK:

@r-l said in Coronavirus - UK:

@tewaio how are you now? Recovered?

That's very kind of you to ask, thank you

I had about two days of the extreme fatigue and breathlessness, then steadily felt less and less tired for the remaining 6 days in isolation. All in all I stayed in a bedroom for 8 days. I was completely separated from wife and child, meals left outside the door etc. Both of them never got it (3x negative tests) which was great.

Since getting out last Friday I've struggled to work full days (from home) without needing a lie down. I went for a gentle walk on Sunday and my heart rate hit 170, which is a concern, normal max for me is 190. I was pretty fit going into this (I'm 33), but that doesn't seem to have helped much. I think I'll take an entire month off exercise, as I've read that's the best way to prevent long covid, although not much concrete is really known about it.

good to hear mate. Like most illnesses, you are best to listen to your body and avoid too much heavy exercise. Just concentrate on getting back to 100% as soon as you can

@bayimports said in NRL 2021:

@nepia I think Egan will go ok behind a big pack (which he has now). Is he is the same league as Smith, Cheese or Grant ...hell no ha ha. Im more worried about our halves. CHT showed promise at the end of last year, Kodi is a bit rocks and diamonds too. I guess if the team can stay injury free, they will have a shot for the eight, but they need a few things to go there way.

Being in Oz for the season is a decided disadvantage. They will need to get off to a strong start to get everyone up. I'm not holding my breath

@nostrildamus said in Royal drama:

PS I am absolutely shocked anyone could insinuate there is underlying racism in the Royal Family. Nobody could see it coming.
https://www.australiantimes.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/prince-phillips-most-ghastly-cringeworthy-gaffes-quotes/

Anyone shocked by it has been living under a rock

https://stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124484965/government-reviewer-mixedmessages-amid-papatoetoe-covid19-cluster-response-confused-the-public

I fail to see what Harry gets out of this emotionally. Fair enough if he wants out, but he has damaged ties with his family that might take some time to heal

Guppy
Latham
Conway
Rossco
Santner
Kylo
Neesham
Timmee
Boult

Those guys pretty much locked in I'd expect. Hopefully guys returning from injury will get a run, maybe Henry and Milne too

@snowy said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@rapido said in Coronavirus - Overall:

agreed, stupid classification of UAE.

The second graph was clearly drawn by an Israeli. They aren't usually too fond of the UAE.

Didn't they sign a treaty recently? I remember Trump being there

@kiwiwomble said in Royal drama:

i was also surprised how many of Megans revelations were second hand, she'd make a comment, oprah would say something like "they actually said that to you" and she would say "they said it to harry"...then why isn;t he the one saying it?

This explains it

@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:

@antipodean Not the upset it would have been last year. These days it seems everyone wins at Anfield. Except Liverpool.

Too many injuries to key players and they've fallen off a cliff of lafe