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tblackadder

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awesome video of bakies

at least he didnt play favourites

he dished out his cheap shots even handedly to all nations

one more thing - where has his running game gone.....
 
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Braveheart.

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Sam Scot young blowing kisses to Richard Lowe during the Haka - 1992.... Classic niggle.
 
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Jay

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EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7 said:
I remember hearing Tim Horan tell a story about the first days of Super 10 rugby. Ollie Le Roux (spelling, you know who that big fat saffa prop) was running for the line to score a certain try and the ball dropped out.

Someone in the qld backs called out something along the line's of 'I bet you would not have dropped it if it were a big mac you fat bastard'

Apparently everyone was stitches and it took a little while to pack the scrum as it was so funny.

I have used this on the field a few time's to niggle. It has worked and a similar funny response was the result.
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Was Ian Healy playing in the backs at the time?

I've heard that story about 5 times with different cricketers filling either role, but that's the first time I've heard it used for rugby.
 
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Will Genia (78)
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The Ian Healy one was when Arjuna Ranatunga was batting and Shane Warne was bowling. The Aussies were trying to draw him out of his crease to drive and Healy suggested that they "put a Mars Bar on a good length. That should do it."
 
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Jay

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Another probably apocryphal story I heard about some league player.

He was pissed off with a ref's call and said to him "Hey ref, what would happen if a player called you a useless fucking ****?"
The ref replies "I'd send him off".
The player replies "Right, well...what if he just thought it?"
"There's nothing I can do about that"
The player then stops and silently looks at the ref for about 5 seconds without saying a word......
 
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Michael Lynagh (62)
When playing for school, niggle was one of my main duties. I was actually given instructions by our coach to "do whatever it takes for the opposition to want to kill you by halftime". I'm not proud of it but considering the severe lack of Rugby experience most of the guys had and the fact my coach knew I could handle myself if it ever called for it (and it did), I performed my duty. Usually, focused on telling them what I was going to do with their girlfriends, mothers etc after the match. I found they never really knew how to deal with it. Schoolboys was very sanitized from my experience.
 
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Herbert Moran (7)
Frederico Mendez - hands down

[video]http://eu.sportpost.com/video/view/Federico+Mendez+knockout+punch+on+Paul+Ackford+199 0[/video]
 
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Geoff Shaw (53)
I haven't had so many guys coming in as the 2nd tackler with swinging arms like I've had this year - my first full rugby season in Aussie.

I like telling the bastards to keep it coming if that's all they've got and fukn run it straight next time they have a penalty awarded. lol
 
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
WorkingClassRugger said:
When playing for school, niggle was one of my main duties. I was actually given instructions by our coach to "do whatever it takes for the opposition to want to kill you by halftime". I'm not proud of it but considering the severe lack of Rugby experience most of the guys had and the fact my coach knew I could handle myself if it ever called for it (and it did), I performed my duty. Usually, focused on telling them what I was going to do with their girlfriends, mothers etc after the match. I found they never really knew how to deal with it. Schoolboys was very sanitized from my experience.
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No offence but whenever people do this kind of shit while I'm playing (including some teammates, mind you) I just think "shut up and play, you just sound like a knob"
 
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WorkingClassRugger

Michael Lynagh (62)
Jnor said:
No offence but whenever people do this kind of shit while I'm playing (including some teammates, mind you) I just think "shut up and play, you just sound like a knob"
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None taken, as I said, I am not proud of it now and wasn't then. I preferred to let my physicality and as often mentioned uncompromising style of play do the talking then have to resort to needless niggle. Outside of school if you heard my voice it would usually be revving up my teammates not stirring the opposition. Not to talk myself up but I have always liked to lead, from the front and by example. However, depending on circumstance we all have our crosses to bare and that was mine at the time.
 
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