RWC 2011 - Odd shaped balls
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Do you think the anthem cost them 7 points?
Ireland went down 13 - 6.
Ireland went down 13 - 6.
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Haha yeahh I was pretty sure it was The Soldier's Song
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Scotty, I'm thinking yours should be Higgers for the next four weeks if thats the case!
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John Thornett (49)
Doesn't he pack at blindside but play as an openside? Or they have a left/right system?
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John Eales (66)
Well done Manuel.
Anybody who watches France and/or Toulouse a lot knows that Dusautoir packs down on the left hand side of the scrum; so the other guy has to pack down on the right. The question of which side: openside or blindside was a red herring, except to those who knew that it was such.
Magne and Betsen also paid no notice to what their jersey numbers were and swapped.
Sharp eyed people will have noticed that, when Moody was missing during 6N earlier in the year, that Wood and Haskell swapped a few times. Let's see if they swap a bit v. Argentina.
Anybody who watches France and/or Toulouse a lot knows that Dusautoir packs down on the left hand side of the scrum; so the other guy has to pack down on the right. The question of which side: openside or blindside was a red herring, except to those who knew that it was such.
Magne and Betsen also paid no notice to what their jersey numbers were and swapped.
Sharp eyed people will have noticed that, when Moody was missing during 6N earlier in the year, that Wood and Haskell swapped a few times. Let's see if they swap a bit v. Argentina.
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Syd Malcolm (24)
You guys reckon Brock James would be good enough to compete at Super Rugby level thesedays?
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John Eales (66)
Certainly: he's a better player now than when he was at the Reds and later, the Force. Long periods of injury didn't help him and when he was fit others rightly had precedence most of the time.
Clermont plays an Aussie kind of game; so he would fit right in. His goal kicking went off the season before last at the money end of it; so Parra was kicking in 2010/11. It may have been a coincidence but James seemed to get a new lease of life without the goal kicking duties; even his defence improved.
If he were playing for an Oz Super team now he'd be the best wet weather flyhalf in the country - only Barnes would be close and daylight would take the next few places.
Parra is at the RWC now and James is goal kicking again; so let's see how he goes.
Clermont plays an Aussie kind of game; so he would fit right in. His goal kicking went off the season before last at the money end of it; so Parra was kicking in 2010/11. It may have been a coincidence but James seemed to get a new lease of life without the goal kicking duties; even his defence improved.
If he were playing for an Oz Super team now he'd be the best wet weather flyhalf in the country - only Barnes would be close and daylight would take the next few places.
Parra is at the RWC now and James is goal kicking again; so let's see how he goes.
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
Clue - he is now a coach.
A couple of quotes from Fitzy from the SMH.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-fitz-files/only-one-way-to-win-fast-and-furious-20110909-1k27r.html
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-fitz-files/only-one-way-to-win-fast-and-furious-20110909-1k27r.html
and From Fitzy himself.
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John Eales (66)
Another clue - he played for Northern Suburbs.
Marc Lièvremont, the coach of France, will be glad to end his stint from a financial point of view. Top14 coaches get paid more than he does.
The new coach will be Philippe Saint-André, currently coach of Toulon. He will take a pay cut of 50% when he starts the job after the RWC.
Marc Lièvremont, the coach of France, will be glad to end his stint from a financial point of view. Top14 coaches get paid more than he does.
The new coach will be Philippe Saint-André, currently coach of Toulon. He will take a pay cut of 50% when he starts the job after the RWC.
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