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Hasn't everyone who has been there? Oh, you mean as a rugby player. My bad.
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Hasn't everyone who has been there? Oh, you mean as a rugby player. My bad.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Damn straight. I've been there, my friend. Hard core.
Unless you have played a game of social rugby then been vomitously drunk at the after match party, like I have, you have no right to comment.
I'm sorry I wasn't trying to deride his career. More that his style wasn't as conducive with Super Rugby as it was with the NH style of the game. I actually think he would have had a much more successful career in Europe than he did in Super Rugby.
en_force_er
Geoff Shaw (53)
I think we should have put him to work as a blind winger. He had a good motor, good contact skills, and was tough.
Seriously, get a big body like his running wing cuts off the set-piece and chasing kicks like a madman and he'd of blossomed. Blokes have made careers out of it. Even Bryan Habana did it for 2 years when he was out of form.
I suppose you could call this a "NH style of game" though, but plenty of blokes do it in these parts too (even Cummins).
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
He was more a NH style of centre. Most NH centres are traditional hard running, line benders. They still are when you consider the likes of Tuilagi, Roberts, Davies etc. There job is to gain ground over the advantage line and redirect the attack. At the I think Sidey is effective.
However, in SH Rugby with the exception of a few, centres are viewed more as secondary facilitators as well as the traditional line bender role. One of the few NH equivalents is Brian O'Driscoll.
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Steve Williams (59)
On the Secondary Facilitator role, Both Edinburgh and Glasgow are regularly playing "creative" centers. Edinburgh has the 23 year old Matt Scott (10/12), with 15 Scottish caps to his name, and Glasgow has 20 year old Mark Bennett (12/13) who has 21 U20 caps to his name, despite having a shocking run with injury.
I'm sure other teams supporters would be able to tell you more about any other creative centers.
Of course, with Dunbar, Lamont & Murchie all regularly playing 12 or 13, I can't say you're wrong in general
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Tweet from JOC (James O'Connor)'s Girlfriend this evening.
Bridget Bauman @Bids101
Bridget Bauman @Bids101
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@MelbourneRebels the biggest tight asses. #tip no one join the @MelbourneRebels
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Plot twist: She doesn't have an account, JOC (James O'Connor) is just letting it all out in his own way.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Well she is homeless till he finds a club, she might be sick of living with the in laws till he sorts his shit out.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
WorkingClassRugger
Michael Lynagh (62)
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Rocky Elsom (76)
Classy.
en_force_er
Geoff Shaw (53)
It's funny that they're still dwelling on this. It's really not the issue at hand.
Her feelings aren't created in a vacuum, no doubt she's reflecting JOC (James O'Connor)'s feeling to some extent. So you'd have to ask, why this now?
Unless of course something drummed up the feelings, but that's just idle gossip.
tony kennedy
Bob McCowan (2)
according to wiki super rugby transfers 2014 , west has been signed from hawkes bay
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Geoff Shaw (53)
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Ron Walden (29)
Well I'd say 'tight asses' is relevant in this instance, maybe JOC (James O'Connor) is still owed some salary?
Jimmy C
Allen Oxlade (6)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2013–14_Super_Rugby_transfers#Rebels
The reference article it came from looks legit, however it also said SBW was off to the Chiefs. So maybe hold off until the Rebels make the announcement.
The reference article it came from looks legit, however it also said SBW was off to the Chiefs. So maybe hold off until the Rebels make the announcement.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
And it says "rumour has it that the talented Ihaia West" has signed for the Rebels, and then lists some reasons why it might be so.
http://www.getrealrugby.com/super-rugby-2014-transfer-market-sbw-chiefs-ihaia-west-rebels/
Tantalising but not quite yet confirmed.
Jimmy C
Allen Oxlade (6)
Missed the 'rumour' part, thanks kiap. Ill put that one down to 'selective reading'. And yes, very tantalising indeed. His try in the Hawke's Bay vs Wellington video on the website was particularly good.
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