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  • #286
    Originally posted by Caligastia
    No worries Tamerlin, I see the connection now.

    Im still curious about the tradition thing though. Which long-standing traditions have I eagerly discarded lately?
    No time to answer adequately at this moment as I'am leaving home for a Role Playing Game with some friends but I will think about it...
    "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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    • #287
      Originally posted by Caligastia
      Im not offended or anything, just curious to find out how I gave this impression.
      Careful, Cal, you're in danger of earning a Red Card for taking something posted in this thread remotely seriously.
      " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
      "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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      • #288
        Originally posted by Caligastia
        I agree, but I think the super 12 helps Australia more than New Zealand. New Zealand already has the NPC, but Australia doesnt really have anything equivilent to that.
        I wouldn't disagree that it helps us more. No doubt. My point was, though, that any domestic comp amounts to playing amongst yourselves, with, always, some teams much stronger than others. I honestly think there's a limit to the usefulness of a club comp in taking players to higher levels.
        " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
        "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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        • #289
          Originally posted by Havak
          I always though it was “Never give a Pom an even break”?
          Tautology rears its beastly little head again.

          Unfair m’lud! I’ve been a fan of theirs for a long time and most of that time they were very, very good. Recently they have struggled. Recently you have lent them your support. Coincidence? I do not think so!
          Rugby fans are like cartons of milk - they each have a use-by date. Past their use-by date, they're seriously on the nose.

          Oh it’s possible. I think I’ve told you who was the last team to beat us at HQ and when it was. Can you remember? We are thirsting to set that one right this time.
          Interesting how that fraudulent, last-minute Dan Luger non-try seems to have dissolved in history's melting pot.
          Last edited by finbar; October 4, 2002, 21:17.
          " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
          "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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          • #290
            Originally posted by Caligastia
            My mouth is watering also. Better wash it down with some beer!
            Nice to see the ABs actually fronting up for a match against the Poms, too.
            " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
            "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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            • #291
              Originally posted by finbar


              Careful, Cal, you're in danger of earning a Red Card for taking something posted in this thread remotely seriously.
              Ive been living here so long I forgot that America and materialism go hand in hand.

              I wouldn't disagree that it helps us more. No doubt. My point was, though, that any domestic comp amounts to playing amongst yourselves, with, always, some teams much stronger than others. I honestly think there's a limit to the usefulness of a club comp in taking players to higher levels.
              Yeah, but I still think Australia would benefit from an NPC style competition. Have there ever been any plans for something like that?

              Nice to see the ABs actually fronting up for a match against the Poms, too.
              Yeah, about bloody time...

              AUCKLAND 50 - OTAGO 26

              Well Auckland really hammered them in this one. It was 31 - 11 Auckland at half time, and they kept scoring tries in the second half too. An interesting statistic - Otago have not beaten Auckland at Eden Park in an NPC match since 1976. I guess they'll have to wait a little longer for that win.
              ...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
              ...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - Snotty

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              • #292
                Originally posted by Caligastia
                Yeah, but I still think Australia would benefit from an NPC style competition. Have there ever been any plans for something like that?
                Rugby is only played seriously in Sydney and Brisbane, with a small playing population around the Canberra area. There are plans to bring the Sydney and Brisbane clubs into competition with each other. That would be our smallscale version of the NPC, I guess. As I pointed out to Havak once before, Sydney's oldest and most successful rugby clubs - Randwick and Sydney Uni, for example - are basically amateur. The only players who get paid (beyond expenses) are those with either S12 or Wallaby contracts.

                An interesting statistic - Otago have not beaten Auckland at Eden Park in an NPC match since 1976. I guess they'll have to wait a little longer for that win.
                Substitute England for Auckland and Twickers for Eden Park and you're sounding worrying like you-know-who.
                " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                • #293
                  The only experience I've ever had with rugby has been with Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" where the Masters play the students. That entire movie has scarred me for life, and so I turn over in Cali's grave to taunt him.
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                  • #294
                    Er, go the Warriors!

                    I guess NRL counts too? So how many NZers WON'T have a bet on them to win?
                    Consul.

                    Back to the ROOTS of addiction. My first missed poll!

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                    • #295
                      Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
                      I guess NRL counts too?
                      No it doesn't! In fact, anyone who mentions the L***** word around here gets a Red Card!
                      " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                      "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                      • #296
                        Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
                        I guess NRL counts too?
                        There is only one thing worse than speaking about the game played by thirteen players : it's speaking about the other game played by eleven penguins with a round calabash.
                        "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                        • #297
                          Damn. Sorry I asked. I only thought there wouldbe some rugby-playing nation group feeling here. I guess you'd better get posting quickly, else you'll have to look at my avatar for a while!
                          Consul.

                          Back to the ROOTS of addiction. My first missed poll!

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                          • #298
                            Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
                            ...you'll have to look at my avatar for a while!
                            Where is this damn red card ? The last time I saw it, well, see....

                            "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                            • #299
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                              • #300
                                Originally posted by Tamerlin
                                There is only one thing worse than speaking about the game played by thirteen players : it's speaking about the other game played by eleven penguins with a round calabash.
                                The Dutch play it - why don't the French?
                                " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                                "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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