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Ted Thorn (20)
She talks a lot of shit, but there's no denying that if the whole episode hadn't occurred Link would probably still be coach, Quade would be No.10 and I doubt we would've won our pool or even got out of it.
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She talks a lot of shit, but there's no denying that if the whole episode hadn't occurred Link would probably still be coach, Quade would be No.10 and I doubt we would've won our pool or even got out of it.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Fox Sports News have been running a poll this morning about whether the Wallabies win over Wales was boring. Unbelievable. I've never seen anything similar after a low scoring state of origin or NRL final.
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Colin Windon (37)
Someone should write or tweet Fox Sports asking that question. (That someone isn't me; not in Australia.)
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
If they ran the same poll for the NRL Grand Final their twitter account would be flooded with
FUCKEN BEST GAME IN VA WORLD MAYYYYYTE! SO FUCKEN GOOD I PISSED IN ME OWN MOUFF BEFORE PISSIN IN ME MAYTE'S MOUFF MAYYYYYYYTE!
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Don't forget doing something with VB, faeces, dogs, and going to the local Ink shop for "a new taddoo to sell-a-braite"
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Randwick are taking on Wests Magpies in a hybrid rugby game. Kickoff in a minute. It's being streamed at https://www.thestreamingguys.com.au/production/hybrid-rugby/
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Chilla Wilson (44)
It's actually been pretty entertaining. 14-14 after 26 minutes.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
I'm trying to figure out how many Wicks 1st graders are involved. Doesn't look like too many from what I can tell. No idea on the Wests team.
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George Smith (75)
I hope it's for a really, really deserving charity 'cos I can't think of any possible justification otherwise..................
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Chilla Wilson (44)
I think they want to use it as a format to stage bigger games in future. Like an NRL team vs a Super Rugby team, Wallabies vs Kangaroos etc. Not sure how likely the latter is but I could see Super Rugby teams playing NRL teams if they think there's money to be made.
Basically it's 13 a side, using rugby league rules out of your own half and rugby union rules in the attacking half. But in each half you have a 60 second shot clock (so you have a minute to get out of your half, and then another minute to score). There's lineouts but without lifting and rugby league style scrums.
Sounds a bit of a mess but the players have adapted to it quite well in this game anyway. The speed of the game has been very fast. It does have some novelty value.
Basically it's 13 a side, using rugby league rules out of your own half and rugby union rules in the attacking half. But in each half you have a 60 second shot clock (so you have a minute to get out of your half, and then another minute to score). There's lineouts but without lifting and rugby league style scrums.
Sounds a bit of a mess but the players have adapted to it quite well in this game anyway. The speed of the game has been very fast. It does have some novelty value.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Both these things should be considered a waste of time. The latter is a crime in some countries.
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Magpies won easily in the end 47-19. Wests were a fitter, bigger team and as it went on Randwick struggled to defend and their ball handling fell away.
I would like to go back to lineouts without lifting. For me it's a better contest for the ball. However, with uncontested scrums it penalises the Union team in having something the League players cannot compete with. Then there are the safety issues of a League player getting seriously hurt in the scrum. Hence, contests like this are a farce.
If a union scrum was allowed.
under the rules the union team would just kick it out whenever running out of there minute or tackles to regain possession.
League team would not be able to compete. The body shapes are just not there, not to mention the thousands of hours pushing a scrum machine that a league player wouldn't have, all you would end up with is either a non contest or a bunch of injuries. Didn't watch the game, though glad to hear some found it entertaining.
under the rules the union team would just kick it out whenever running out of there minute or tackles to regain possession.
League team would not be able to compete. The body shapes are just not there, not to mention the thousands of hours pushing a scrum machine that a league player wouldn't have, all you would end up with is either a non contest or a bunch of injuries. Didn't watch the game, though glad to hear some found it entertaining.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Not too much more than a money grab by Rugby, and an international credibility grab by Loig.
Yeah, I simply don't see any valid reason to bother, every compromise is about taking the competition for the ball away - and that is the essence of rugby
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