Rugby - Ball's Out!

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
Yeah yeah, a likely story. Now what's this I read about your girlie winger getting into biffo with the Edinburgh physio? Didn't fancy taking on a burly Edinburgh prop so she picked on their physio?

It was not a girlie winger but mister Brennan himself playing number 5. The problem with the physio is that he made an error too many.

In the first twenty minutes, when the Stade Toulousain was playing very well, the Scottish physios were breaking the rythm by entering the field each time the referee whistled and were "healing" perfectly healthy players on the field. The crowd and the players were becoming angry about this when one of the said physios on the border of the field kicked a ball sent outside of the field so that the Toulousains could not play it quickly as they intended to.

Brennan was passing by and reacted with anger.

[finbar]

It was reported here that Cedric Heymans started the whole thing, and that well-known grenouille Trevor Brennan - names don't get much more French than Trevor Brennan, do they? - arrived wanting to finish it.

[ravagon]

Hmmm ... Morning all.

I would've thought we would've been at least one thread further on by now but I guess there hasn't been a lot to spam about lately with the S12 being a little lackluster this season.
Not that there's been any other rugby worthy of the name worth watching anyway.

I'm utterly run off my feet doing the work of several people at present so I won't be around much for a while.
On a brighter note though (assuming that the above isn't already bright enough? ) the much-awaited Pink Panther DVD collection finally became mine a couple of days ago.
I don't know why I brought that up but, at the time, it reminded me of Tamerlin for some reason.

[finbar]

Originally posted by ravagon
I'm utterly run off my feet doing the work of several people

And they've asked me to tell you to stop it! They're perfectly capable of doing it themselves!

On a brighter note though (assuming that the above isn't already bright enough? ) the much-awaited Pink Panther DVD collection finally became mine a couple of days ago.
I don't know why I brought that up but, at the time, it reminded me of Tamerlin for some reason.

Mmmm. I can just hear Tamerlin doing the "mer-nee" routine.

Mmmm again. I suppose that makes me Commissioner Dreyfus.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
Mmmm. I can just hear Tamerlin doing the "mer-nee" routine.

I only know the French version of the Pink Panther so I might have missed something.

Mmmm again. I suppose that makes me Commissioner Dreyfus.

I only hope that you are less clumsy than he is. Now, I am imagining your nose melting over a lit candle.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Tamerlin




I only know the French version of the Pink Panther so I might have missed something.

The French version of The Pink Panther?! The whole point of the verbal humour was Clouseau's mangling of English! Which would have been rendered meaningless in French!

I only hope that you are less clumsy than he is. Now, I am imagining your nose melting over a lit candle.

Dreyfuss tried and failed to kill Clouseau. I promise you I won't fail.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
Dreyfuss tried and failed to kill Clouseau. I promise you I won't fail.

You would have to come in France first... sounds like the Arlésiennes.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by finbar
He was appointed by the Brumbies' hierarchy who understood the franchise's culture. Nucifora is a former Wallaby hooker, club coach in Brisbane and Australian U21s coach. He was always seen as an up and coming coach. And history shows that, in coaching terms, he's done absolutely nothing wrong at the Brumbies - a S12 final in his first year, a S12 semi-final in his second year, and they'd have to be favourites this year. His mistake was getting on the wrong side of a number of senior players by not letting them run the ship as much as they had in the past.

I'm suprised nobody warned him about that before he started. Or perhaps they did but he went against the advice...

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by finbar
Blues 56 -d- Bulls 19

Carlos doing his razzle dazzle thing. Today he went beyond the clever to the needlessly arrogant. A quick throw was taken deep in the Bulls' half. The ball was thrown to Carlos, who double-handed it straight over his head - without looking - towards one of his backs, with the Bulls thundering towards the player. What possesses him? He got away with it - and a few other similarly arrogant things - today. But sooner or later it's going to cost him and the team. That said, a couple of his contributions were sheer genius.

For some reason, the Bulls opted against their strength - exploiting their size and strength - and spent too much time trying to play the Blues at their own game. Big mistake. When they applied pressure through their size and strength, the Blues looked shaky. Ultimately, they couldn't contain Carlos and Rokococo. Regardless, the Blues aren't the complete outfit they were last season. They're the Carlos and Rokococo high-risk rugby show.

Yet another Blues game I didn't get to see.

Thanks for the summary though.

Brumbies 50 -d- Highlanders 18

The Brumbies, in this form, are what the Blues were last season - the complete outfit. Forever potent, controlled risk. The off-field dramas didn't bother them. As commentator Greg Martin opined: those sorts of things rarely bother sportsmen on the field because professional sportsmen only ever think of themselves first, second and third.

Yes, the Brumbies looked impressive from the starting whistle. The Highlanders scored first, but the Brumbies always looked better. Looks like the end of the Highlander's chances for getting into the final four.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Tamerlin


You would have to come in France first... sounds like the Arlésiennes.

I have my agents over there!

BTW, I hear Havak's beloved Queen Betty popped over to Toulouse recently. I take it you went out to strew rose petals in her path? Took your coat off and placed it over a puddle so she wouldn't get her tootsies wet?

Oh, and I read this morning that one of the huge boring machines used to dig the Channel Tunnel was auctioned on eBay for $96,000. Just imagine - for $96,000.01, you could have put it in the corner of your living room as a conversation starter.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Caligastia


I'm suprised nobody warned him about that before he started. Or perhaps they did but he went against the advice...

I'm led to believe that he went in there thinking he could change the system.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
I have my agents over there!

Talks, talks, talks again... no action!

BTW, I hear Havak's beloved Queen Betty popped over to Toulouse recently. I take it you went out to strew rose petals in her path? Took your coat off and placed it over a puddle so she wouldn't get her tootsies wet?

Though I would have withdrawn it as fast as possible as soon as she would have put a foot on it.

More seriously I hate when some pundits are coming into a city and the officials are paralysing a whole city centre (see how I have avoided to write it the american way) as if they were gods.

Oh, and I read this morning that one of the huge boring machines used to dig the Channel Tunnel was auctioned on eBay for $96,000. Just imagine - for $96,000.01, you could have put it in the corner of your living room as a conversation starter.

I think that a picture of you and your dog with the word "donkey" would be enough as a conversation starter.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Tamerlin
Talks, talks, talks again... no action!

*waiting till he least expects it*

(see how I have avoided to write it the american way)

You officially qualify as Old Europe!

I think that a picture of you and your dog with the word "donkey" would be enough as a conversation starter.

He's such an idiot! The other night he was lying on the floor beside the coffee table. He launched into a series of almighty sneezes. The first sneeze caused him to hit his head on the coffee table. With every subsequent sneeze, he continued to hit his head on the coffee table! It was the closest thing I've seen to a real life Homer Simpson.

And we're soon to be in need of a new thread and a new title. I propose:

Rugby - Clive In Beckham Affair Shock! - "The Bastard Turned Me Down!"

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
You officially qualify as Old Europe!

I am doing my best...

He's such an idiot! The other night he was lying on the floor beside the coffee table. He launched into a series of almighty sneezes. The first sneeze caused him to hit his head on the coffee table. With every subsequent sneeze, he continued to hit his head on the coffee table! It was the closest thing I've seen to a real life Homer Simpson.

Dogs do really stupid things sometimes...








Though for the word "donkey" I was not thinking about the dog...

[Tamerlin]

Stupid double post...