Japan Beats Wales
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Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Many Tier 1 Nations have recruited foreign born players who may or may not "look" like the stereotypical citizen of that country. So what?
Many players have crossed International borders without being invited to do so by the "receiving" nations Rugby Union. Are you suggesting that Test Footy should be limited to players only being able to represent their place of birth?
Australians can look a little different to one another but pretty much without fail they'll be riding a kangaroo.
That's the tell-tale sign.
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Well, speaking for myself, incredibly handsome.
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No, the incredibly handsome one is me. The rest of you are a fair bit behind in the looks department.
We seem to have nicely defused a potential racial wrong-turn on this thread. Well done us!
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Jim Lenehan (48)
I don't see anything particularly wrong with Shiggins' comment. Japanese is an ethnic group as far as I'm concerned. They have a distinctive appearance that comes from being isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. 'Australian' is not an ethnicity. I'm not saying you have to be of Japanese ethnicity to be a Japanese citizen, but Shiggins' comment was tongue in cheek and fair play imo.
But I digress. Congrats Japan!
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Are you saying my kangaroo doesn't know where it's going?
Unless it is the Super-Roo from Woolamaloo, frankly, yes.
What did you expect? You get some pissed Aussie riding it back from the pub and who knows where it will end up.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
The Japanese do have other ethnicities over there. The "Brazilian Japanese" is a pretty significant ethnic group among some other ethnic groups. I don't think Shiggins was being offensive though. I admit when I think of a Japanese national team I'm assuming I'm going to see a primarily Asian looking team. But the reality is the make up of the Japanese team is no different to the make up of the Wallabies given how many players of Islander origin we have had now & previously (not to mention Pocock being Zimbabwean).
Bardon, nice write up. Japanese culture had a big influence on me as a kid - Japan is a place I'd like to go to some day. Will have to go to the 2019 World Cup but my understanding of the Japanese language will need to improve from my fail effort in high school.
Bardon, nice write up. Japanese culture had a big influence on me as a kid - Japan is a place I'd like to go to some day. Will have to go to the 2019 World Cup but my understanding of the Japanese language will need to improve from my fail effort in high school.
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Tony Shaw (54)
I hadn't heard that song for a while so I hit play and clicked on a link to watch this video from the GaGR Facebook page.
Both videos were playing in different browser tabs and it was a bit weird watching that video with Heartbeats as the soundtrack!!
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Tony Shaw (54)
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
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When Lady Di Princess of Wales had her fatal car crash a while back, a mates kids were talking about the the crash. They were 6 yo and 4 yo IIRC.
Says the elder: "The Princess of Wales is dead"
Replies the younger after a considered pause to process the information: "Is she the Princess of Dolphins too?"
The elder not wanting to have her current affairs and general knowledge being found wanting by this question returned service to take the match with: "I think that she was the Princess of all Sea Animals. That is why everyone is sad and talking about it"
To add a further bit of context, I'm pretty sure that one of the Ariel mermaid movies had just come out, or that they were going through that mermaid phase that many little kids go through.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Japan is tits. Don't be concerned about the language barrier either. A large percentage of the population have a rudimentary grasp of the English language (like most Asian countries).
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