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  • #331
    Originally posted by finbar


    Bullets wouldn't stop him. Heavens knows I've tried. Fear not. In exactly a fortnight, I'll be in his hemisphere, in his time zone, only a border crossing away from him. He cannot hide!
    Promises, promises... when do you come to the old continent ?
    "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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    • #332
      Getting close now.

      A fortnight?
      It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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      • #333
        Originally posted by Havak
        Getting close now.

        A fortnight?
        I am terribly afraid, fortunately I am moving to another appartment at the end of the month and moving again by july. With a little luck Finbar will lose the track.
        "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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        • #334
          In 14 days, I will already have been in Italy for two days. I've attached a GPS to your person! I'm tracking your every movement!
          " ... 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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          • #335
            Are the pets travelling? There is no hiding from an OESD on your trail.

            ps I hate Wasps.
            It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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            • #336
              The hounds are travelling about three weeks after us. As soon as Dermott arrives, he will be given a smelly les bleus rugby sock to sniff, and if he doesn't curl up his toes and die on the spot, he'll be off in a flurry of grey and white tresses, across the border, straight to Toulouse ... and Tamerlin won't know what's hit him! Forty four kilos of finely-honed muscle and a two metre long wet, red tongue!

              After which, he'll pop across the channel and p*ss on The Nose for you!
              " ... 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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              • #337
                I wish he could but the nose is not playing fair - he is climbing on a plane to NZ before Dermott even arrives.

                *edit* Oh and according to the wine soaked Sky TV commentators on Saturday he is now in pole position ahead of the incumbent England captain to make the tests as first choice number 8.

                My inner Tamerlin will get free reign if this happens...
                It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                • #338
                  Originally posted by Havak
                  *edit* Oh and according to the wine soaked Sky TV commentators on Saturday he is now in pole position ahead of the incumbent England captain to make the tests as first choice number 8.


                  My inner Tamerlin will get free reign if this happens...
                  Don't worry, you really feel very well after 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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                  • #339
                    Originally posted by Havak
                    I wish he could but the nose is not playing fair - he is climbing on a plane to NZ before Dermott even arrives.
                    Dermott just emailed Cathay Pacific to see if they can drop him off in Auckland for a minute or two.

                    *edit* Oh and according to the wine soaked Sky TV commentators on Saturday he is now in pole position ahead of the incumbent England captain to make the tests as first choice number 8.

                    My inner Tamerlin will get free reign if this happens...
                    My tip? He will captain the midweek team.
                    " ... 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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                    • #340
                      I suspect you are right there. Hasn't made the side for the Argentina fixture though.

                      Mind you that means nothing as the third and fourth string number 8s are named - one captaining the side and one playing at blind side! The England captain is on the bench.

                      Notice the starting fly half? The jigsaw man is back!

                      British and Irish Lions: G Murphy (Ireland); D Hickie (Ireland), O Smith (England), G D'Arcy (Ireland), S Williams (Wales); J Wilkinson (England), G Cooper (Wales); G Rowntree (England), S Byrne (Ireland), J Hayes (Ireland), M O'Kelly (Ireland), D Grewcock (England), S Taylor (Scotland), L Moody (England), M Owen (Wales, capt).

                      Replacements: S Thompson (England), J White (England), D O'Callaghan (Ireland), M Corry (England), C Cusiter (Scotland), R O'Gara (Ireland), S Horgan (Ireland).
                      It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                      • #341
                        Strange team. With a couple of exceptions, it's a midweek team. Apart from having a look at the fringe players in action, you have to wonder about the point of the exercise.
                        " ... 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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                        • #342
                          Call me cynical if you like - but the point is money.

                          The great unwashed who only 'found' rugby after the 2003 RWC won't even be able to tell it's a second tier team.

                          Making a bit player captain because it is taking place in his country - it's got 'bums on seats' thinking written all over it.

                          Nigel Melville has been sacked by Gloucester after they failed to qualify for the Heineken cup. In three years there he won the Powergen cup and the 2003 league by 15 points (although the tosspot cup burglars nicked the title from them in another travesty). Seems harsh to blame him for a crap effort by the players. He didn't even sign Henry Paul!
                          It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                          • #343
                            Backy banned four four weeks. Will miss three Lions games leaving only three more to try and cement a test place.

                            The RFU disciplinary panel said he was a "role model who brought the game into considerable disrepute".

                            With one punch - against a player holding him back illegallly. ****heads. No wonder RFU disciplinary panels are the laughing stock of the world game. If he was a Kiwi it would be a four week ban suspended to run from December so he didn't miss any actual games

                            Incidentally I read and agree with Zinzan about McCaws potential to influence the series. Unless Backy is selected McCaw will be totally dominant. The interesting thing is the picture of Richie included with Zinzan's piece - it looks very much like he grooms his eyebrows. A flanker? Is there something else we need to know about Richie?

                            Anyone know how the Kiwi locks are lining up? It looks like there will be immense pressure on Chris Jack in the kiwi boiler room.
                            It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                            • #344
                              Woodward appeared as a witness for Backy and pleaded for a one match ban.

                              The apparently Professional RFU therefore also used the opportunity to **** a snoop at Sir Clive.

                              The most interesting thing is what does that say about Clive's plans? It suggest to me he doesn't consider Williams good enough for the tests. I think he is right - but it will sure upset some of the egomaniac taffs who felt the Slam showed a shift in world rugby power to Cardiff (a thought that in itself is so funny I am laughing as I write it).

                              Said Woodward: "I think four weeks was harsh and I am disappointed, as is Neil. I am disappointed at the sentence and can't really understand how they reached the decision. I do believe Neil has grounds to appeal. But at this stage of our planning for the tour, it seems advisable that we move on and focus on the challenge ahead. Everyone involved in the Lions tour of New Zealand recognises the very special qualities Neil Back brings to the game and he will have a crucial role to play on the tour."

                              Back added: "I was surprised to get a four-week ban, but I have decided that there is no point appealing against it. An appeal hearing would have taken place on Monday, when the Lions play their first game of the tour against Argentina. I think it is better for everyone that we now focus all our minds on the massive challenge ahead. That is what I intend to do."

                              Havak added "Dumb ass RFU discplinary committee - take a bow."
                              It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                              • #345
                                Did he punch the bloke or not? And how many times did he punch him?

                                In answer to your earlier question, there don't appear to be any scintillating, up and coming Kiwi locks. Keith Robinson seems to have reappeared towards the end of the S12 season but I missed it. His team missed the semis, so I won't see him play.

                                Crusaders smashed the Hurricanes in the first semi tonight. Crusaders played well but the Hurricanes knocked up turning over the ball. On two occasions they had 15 phases, turned it over, and the Crusaders kicked and chased down the other end to score tries. Tomorrow night it's Waratahs -v- Bulls in the other semi. I'll have to find a Fox sports channel in Hong Kong next weekend to watch the final.
                                " ... 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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