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  • #31
    Originally posted by Caligastia
    TAMERLIN! YOU SMOKED MARIJUANA!? I'M SHOCKED!!
    No need to use a past tense...

    ...it's in the interests of rugby in general that we don't have stoned players on the field. It's bad enough looking at the ugly mugs of the likes of Anton Oliver without them having red eyes too!
    I agree, but I am pretty convinced Peter De Villiers has not taken any drug (at least a forbidden one) before a game, I would rather think he has put his nose at the wrong place during a party.
    "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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    • #32
      Read Imanol. Well, I guess he'll probably keep his mouth shut after Laporte tells him what he thinks of it.
      Abour de Villiers, I think he probably took the drugs at some party, not knowing exactly what it was. I mean, if you have drunk a few pints of beer, it is totally plausible that you should believe it fun to sniff some sugar (or some bicarbonate). Isn't it?
      That's why I only drink that much after matches. It's no good to be sick the day after. You could miss the match on TV if you haven't woken in the afternoon.
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      • #33
        Yes but I doubt you are regularly controlled in order to detect some dope in your body.
        "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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        • #34
          It's all about perspective Tamerlin. Had those comments been made in reverse by an English player you may have labelled them racist perhaps?

          And yes De Villiers has the right passport. So does Catt. It doesn't alter where either of them were born to be honest.
          It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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          • #35
            On the drug issue - we need consistency.

            Dallaglio was not banned so neither should this player be. Thats my view.
            It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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            • #36
              And on the plus side Califano has been drafted in. From what I have seen of him he isn't in the same league.

              Famous last words?

              And now gents I am going home - good night!
              It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Havak
                It's all about perspective Tamerlin. Had those comments been made in reverse by an English player you may have labelled them racist perhaps?
                I am not paying much attention to the declarations of the players whatever their country but what has said Imanol is really stupid and is rather xenophobic rather than racist. But he should have shut his mouth anyway.

                And yes De Villiers has the right passport. So does Catt. It doesn't alter where either of them were born to be honest.
                I have already said I am not against the fact the players are representing their federation and not their country though I must admit there are some abuses. This is the kind of peculiarity that makes Rugby what it is.
                "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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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Havak
                  And now gents I am going home - good night!
                  See you tomorrow!
                  "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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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by LDiCesare
                    Read Imanol. Well, I guess he'll probably keep his mouth shut after Laporte tells him what he thinks of it.
                    Abour de Villiers, I think he probably took the drugs at some party, not knowing exactly what it was. I mean, if you have drunk a few pints of beer, it is totally plausible that you should believe it fun to sniff some sugar (or some bicarbonate). Isn't it?
                    Of course, it's a South African tradition he was showing his new French buddies isn't it?
                    ...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
                    ...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - Snotty

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Caligastia
                      Of course, it's a South African tradition he was showing his new French buddies isn't it?
                      Waow, I didn't knew that.
                      "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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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by Caligastia
                        NSW beat the Chiefs 35-31 in a Super 12 trial yesterday, did you get to see any of it Finbar? There was no coverage over here at all.
                        No, there was no coverage of the game. Just the press reports this morning. NSW came from 12-14 behind at half time. Most interest here was in Lote Tuquiri's rugby debut - leaving aside the 7s last week - on the wing. It's said that he showed good rugby nouse and skills in a game that, apparently, didn't give the wingers a lot of opportunity.
                        " ... 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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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by Havak
                          That one I can't say off the top of my head. Red and white hoops would have been Gloucester but quarters is no top English side certainly. Might be celtic.
                          Yeah, it had a sort of medieval look to it.
                          " ... 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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                          • #43
                            But he should have shut his mouth anyway.
                            Actually Tamerlin it is quite re-assuring to see you have your own equivalent of a Gregan, Healey or Mehrtens.

                            This is the kind of peculiarity that makes Rugby what it is.
                            The other great thing about rugger is that we can all hold different views on things like this and yet still talk amicably about the beautiful game?

                            See you tomorrow!
                            Cheers! And here I am as promised…

                            Was Caligastia cracking a joke or was it some kind of Bok party trick the lad was taking part it?

                            Yeah, it had a sort of medieval look to it.
                            It does ring a bell actually Finbar – but I can’t quite place it. It will come to me I’m sure.

                            Bristol at home tomorrow for us.

                            A team in trouble as it happens. Owner bailing at the end of the season and all the talent looking to parachute. They will probably beat us.
                            It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Caligastia

                              I agree that it's a bit silly that players are penalized for taking drugs that don't enhance their performance,
                              There are probably ways to interpret the laws such that such drugs do enhance performance - As pain-killers, stimulants, de-fatiguers and the like...

                              without them having red eyes too!
                              I quite agree. Black eyes look soo much better.

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Tamerlin

                                No need to use a past tense...
                                I would never have guessed from the unbiased, concise, lucid nature of your posts.

                                *Runs before anybody can post anything about pots, kettles and whatnots*

                                [Edit: Forgot ]
                                Last edited by ravagon; February 7, 2003, 05:26.

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