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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2007, 08:50:53 AM » |
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Dude, England's a rose. If yer gonna make fun of the shamrocks, the feathers and the rodents yer gotta make fun of the rose. In fact, I'll jump right in and support you on that one.  I wasn't familiar with all the teams' logos yet, but that one definitely deserves a ribbing.  I now see that Japan uses 3 pink flowers and Tonga has a white dove.  |
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2007, 08:53:46 AM » |
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OK, what's the "elevator-ride" explanation of the differences between rugby union and rugby league?
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2007, 09:13:07 AM » |
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OK, what's the "elevator-ride" explanation of the differences between rugby union and rugby league?
- Union 15 players v. League 13 players
- Emphasis on set pieces (scrums, line-outs) v. Emphasis on open play
- More rules, more strategy v. Fewer rules, less strategy
- Bigger, better international competitions vs. Prominent league play at the national/regional level
There are wars fought over which is better. They're close enough to the same for me. I prefer union simply because that's what I get to watch and that's what I used to play. The biggest functional difference? Union requires you come out of set pieces with authority if you want to win. League strikes me more as 26 guys running to-and-fro and maybe the fitter team outlasts the other. |
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2007, 09:20:00 AM » |
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I was going to post some pictures but when I started seeing pictures of nude rugby players I had to stop looking.
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2007, 09:20:21 AM » |
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and please don't ask me why
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #20 on: September 07, 2007, 09:31:49 AM » |
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I was going to post some pictures but when I started seeing pictures of nude rugby players I had to stop looking.
Rugby players get naked in the most unusual places. Moderate blood loss followed by excessive alcohol consumption. You know. |
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #21 on: September 07, 2007, 11:52:48 AM » |
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Woah, opening ceremonies seem to involve a crowd of people doing the Haka while on acid and wearing court jester outfits. I'm pretty sure I'm headed for a pretty severe coulrophobia attack. I'll be under my bed if you need me.
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #22 on: September 07, 2007, 05:35:07 PM » |
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So the whole idea behind that is to intimidate their opponents. So why do the opponents stand there and watch it. I'd go have a piss or something while they had their little dance. Man, you'd better have some serious game to pull off a ritual like that. |
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #23 on: September 07, 2007, 07:46:22 PM » |
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So the whole idea behind that is to intimidate their opponents. So why do the opponents stand there and watch it. I'd go have a piss or something while they had their little dance. Man, you'd better have some serious game to pull off a ritual like that. Either that or serious tradition. It's no Steely McBeam or anything. |
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Re: Rugby World Cup
« Reply #24 on: September 07, 2007, 07:59:24 PM » |
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So the whole idea behind that is to intimidate their opponents. So why do the opponents stand there and watch it. I'd go have a piss or something while they had their little dance. Man, you'd better have some serious game to pull off a ritual like that. This guy did one at Pinehurst a few years ago...  |
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Re: Rugby World Cup [SPOILER]
« Reply #25 on: September 07, 2007, 08:23:13 PM » |
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France 12-17 Argentina
Wasn't that close. Bad news for Ireland because France will be looking for blood. On the plus side, they showed some serious weakness tonight. Poor play in the pack. If you can keep them in tight you can get them. Argentina put on a tackling clinic. Compone (sp?) brothers were outstanding at the centers.
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Re: Rugby World Cup [SPOILER]
« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2007, 11:28:32 PM » |
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So the whole idea behind that is to intimidate their opponents. So why do the opponents stand there and watch it. I'd go have a piss or something while they had their little dance. Man, you'd better have some serious game to pull off a ritual like that. They're ranked No1 in the World right now.... but only just. |
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Re: Rugby World Cup [SPOILER]
« Reply #27 on: September 07, 2007, 11:33:32 PM » |
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OK, what's the "elevator-ride" explanation of the differences between rugby union and rugby league?
- Union 15 players v. League 13 players
- Emphasis on set pieces (scrums, line-outs) v. Emphasis on open play
- More rules, more strategy v. Fewer rules, less strategy
- Bigger, better international competitions vs. Prominent league play at the national/regional level
There are wars fought over which is better. They're close enough to the same for me. I prefer union simply because that's what I get to watch and that's what I used to play. The biggest functional difference? Union requires you come out of set pieces with authority if you want to win. League strikes me more as 26 guys running to-and-fro and maybe the fitter team outlasts the other. Historically Rugby Union was played by the 'Upper Class' and Rugby League by everyone else. Union is a much better game to watch  |
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Re: Rugby World Cup [SPOILER]
« Reply #28 on: September 08, 2007, 09:22:42 AM » |
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Re: Rugby World Cup [SPOILER]
« Reply #29 on: September 08, 2007, 09:09:25 PM » |
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Finally got to watch England v. USA on DVR. Much closer than it should have been at 28-10. England don't look very good at all considering they're the holders and top-8 (I think) in the world. Conspiracy theory. South African ref doesn't give England's Vicary (sp?) a yellow for an obvious kick/trip. A yellow would have him off for ten minutes and that's it. Now it'll be reviewed and he'll probably get a suspension. Can you guess who South Africa play next?    Ireland v. Nambia tomorrow.  |
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