33 pts isn't that clunky though. There was some great handling and broken play they excelled in. Hard to fault the team imo, first phase maybe a touch uncreative, certainly Austrailia playing with more flair. But they lost
Well done the ABs, Australia looking better this week at least. That defence from the NZ pack was outstanding all game
Both looking accident prone after the break. Could be a low scoring affair from now. Meaning anyone's game!
Vipbox does. Sky in the UK and NZ, Super Sports in SA. Not sure the rest of the world
This is it final round. Early doors: NZ vs Aus. Followed by Arg vs SA. It's technically all on the line, but los Pumas still need a miracle. I'm hoping to catch at least a bit of both, this year's TRC has been the best in donkeys years!
DRM infected files mean that you as a consumer don't own anything. As someome else can destroy it.
The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it
DRM violates this principle. Atreides forever
It's the moustache obviously. No sex pests allowed in Red Bull
Edit: seems people are missing the homers joke to this one
Top Squidge about a top game, enjoy, and final games this weekend will be tasty
Lol, who still has any notification bubbles? Stupidest UI decision since microsoft's ribbon
Find out which rugby union teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the United Rugby Championship on BBC Sport
Cardiff, Munster, Leinster topping the table, with SA teams yet to play. Scottish and Italians teams all losing, but signs of hope for both Edinburgh and Benetton picking up both a try and losing bonus point. Considering Edinburgh last years' abysmal bonus points (and playing Leinster) I'm taking away a good showing. And Glasgow losing by point away to Ulster is far from a write off too, for either side!
A feast of rugby now from here on. I'm ready
Found it's niche may be a better way to put it. Technology is very active, programming is full of good content. A good few meme communities. And the daily comics are great too. Plenty more examples. But plenty of communities pale in comparison to reddit, and this is likely due to the normie effect.
Techologists lead normies by 2 to 3 years, so give it another year yet before people migrate in bigger numbers
Just woke and checked the scores. As expected. Not sure I'd be sending the A team if I was in charge of the All Blacks. This is prime blood new players territory
Indeed. Leinster team isn't stacked either. This needs to be a win tomorrow for Edinburgh to grow
The Premiership kicks off on Friday but the game’s perpetual flux is sure to punctuate the breathtaking action
NH Pro season has already kicked off in France, but for the rest of Europe: it's this Friday. I've got tickets for Edinburgh v Leinster and cannot wait! Champions cup joins the URC on Premier Sports; hooray for me, as I was never going to pay for TNT and Premier Sports
Yes, Japan in Super Rugby makes a lot of sense to me. And Argentina with MLR (who should also invite some Canadians too). And I never thought you did say that about SA, but I did!
I was pretty adament SA wouldn't add much to European rugby. But I've been proven wrong, they have enlived the competition and are no pushovers. Your comments about the timezones show why a club world cup won't work too. Though I would love to see a Champions Cup vs Super Rugby match annually
Everyone talked about tanks as ww1 winners. But people don't quite realise the stupendous artillery advantage the allies had. 2 or 3 to 1 by the end of the war in places. And significantly more shells. There's a reason we are still digging then up today
Leinster v Saracens? Glasgow v Harlequins? Ospreys v Bristol? A British and Irish league is under discussion once more.
The only people that actually want this are the Welsh. The URC is working well, the prem needs to reign in the spending, and the Champions Cup needs to change to a format people understand. I'd go full knock out like a football cup personally. Sorted, no B&I league needed. But I do suspect NZ and Aus would like to see SA back in Super Rugby
Alex Williamson is appointed as Scottish Rugby's new chief executive, replacing long-serving Mark Dodson after a prolonged recruitment process.
Dodson was bullish and unapologetic; Tom here talks of cash, but I'd prefer to see bridges being built and listening. It's no coincidence the amateur game is finding things tough, and the pathways aren't there. It's no surprise the money blackhole is there when the pro club sides are obvious money pits too. Funnily enough likely due to the pathways not being there so talent is bought in at bigger prices, this includes coaching staff which aren't helping with the community game either.
Re: money. Squeezing the fan for more will quickly start to backfire, any investment in the matchday experience is unlikely to offset its cost in significant terms and amount to little more than a distraction imo. Redeveloping Murrayfield into a 100k stadium the only real possibility of significant earning potential, but what a cost that will bring. Instead costs must come down, and that's the wage bill. I've no idea what a player earns, but between Edinburgh and Glasgow it must be over 100 full time professionals each including sales & marketing, coaching, squad, rehab/medical, scouts, managers, and others I'm sure. Glasgow still leasing their ground annually too, I'll bet GCC ask a pretty penny. And Scotland staff must be phenomenal too.
Alex here with a hard first couple of years
Can NZ get some revenge for last week? Will Australia show up and get their act together?
Sauron has returned… with designs on ruling all of Middle-earth.
Anyone sat through them all yet?
Both games Saturday 31st
South Africa vs New Zealand - 1700 SAST (UTC+2) - Johannesburg
Argentina vs Australia - 1900 ART (UTC-2) - La Plata
Predictions in the thread very welcomed
New Zealand have received a significant setback after it was announced that Leon MacDonald has departed the set-up ahead of the key Springboks Tests.
Mmm, drama in camp before the boks match. TRC R3 to be juicy
A different look for Middle-earth.
Yes, yes it does!
Finn Russell would welcome the opportunity to play alongside old rival Owen Farrell on the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.
Lions hype begins! The currently longest serving fly-halves in the Lions nations pairing up? Who doesn't want to see that?
World Rugby reveals a reimagination of the qualification process for the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup, hosted by Australia, the first time 24 nations have competed.
Also, an expansion to 24 teams. 6 pools of 4, top 2 go forward automatically, next 4 highest winners, with a knock out of 16 to look forward to too
Two serious allegations emerged in August in the chess world: One poisoning allegation, and one sexual harassment report.
Any publicity is good publicity?
The Fellowship of the RingFirst part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings unofficial unabridged audiobook read by Phil Dragash.
A fantastic single person setting reading all the trilogy in a very well produced effort. Currently half way through myself after an unexpected journey and I have to share
England rugby's Twickenham home is to be renamed as the Allianz Stadium in a new sponsorship deal, says the Rugby Football Union.
But not Allianz Twickenham. Just another Allianz stadium. I hope they got a big paycheck for that
Scotland secure their fourth win in a row on foreign soil for the first time since 1927 - but are unconvincing 31-19 winners in Uruguay.
Forgetting that Scotland were playing yesterday due to the Olympics but 4 from 4 in their Americas tour will beg the question "why not Argentina?" once again. With NZ choosing to play the softer touch England and Wales in November, is everyone running scared from the mighty Scots? Well done to the team anyhow, and fantastic to see dooey with the try record
Find out the day-by-day schedule from the Paris Olympics 2024 for each sport and event including athletics, swimming, football, cycling and more
Mens medals today! Kicking off 1:30 BST, with the semis at 2:30 & 3:00 boks v the french, and fijians vs ozzies. Ceremony bit of a miss last night imo, but I was drinking. Quarters was amazing Thursday night, hopefully a fantastic spectacle again today
Warmer weather, flooding, and droughts are already affecting rugby, but how will the increasing effects of climate change impact rugby in the future? A new report by World Rugby (the rugby union go…
Bit niche I thought when I saw this. So of course I have to share it with a niche community :)
Find out the day-by-day schedule from the Paris Olympics 2024 for each sport and event including athletics, swimming, football, cycling and more
Day 2 of the mens competition and what a great showcase yesterday was. Loads of offloads, skip passes, individual skills, and team wonder tries on show and a fantastic crowd. Personally a game every 30 minutes is too bloody slow to watch live, and the highlights were slow, but good for du biere if you were in the stadium I'm sure. Actually last time I was in SdF I couldn't buy a beer... Sarkozy!
Anyway, today we venture into knock out territory, so enjoy folks!
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