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1st for Luatua did nothing wrong.

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Final Round
Brazil 24-23 Canada
Uruguay 45-14 Chile
Argentina XV 27-27 US of A (yanks did 4 tries and argies, 3)

2017 ARC Final Standings
US of A 22
Argentina XV 21
Uruguay 15
Brazil 8
Canada 8
Chile 0

For Brazil, Uruguay and Chile (also Paraguay, who isn't in ARC), there shall SA Championship in april/may valid also as RWCQ (winner plays US/Canada loser)

For US of A and Canada, North American playoff for RWC shall be played in june. Winner qualifies directly to Japan.

reckon we're going to win the next world cup lads

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See? No harm done uce.

It is a contact sport after all, just a bit of friendly regional banter between the lads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMw0TsWatvs

>>74522642
TNW died for the win. Worth it

>>74522682
RIPIV
(rest in pieces in victory)

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>>74522628
We better start blooding some new backs fairly soon then.

>>74522725
once stockdale and byrne come through over the summer it's ours to lose lad

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What is different on them since last year to now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7gX1cqWAT4
Do penalties count as set pieces?

>>74522808
Jordie Barret and Milner Skudder. Perenara seems to have upped his game again.

They've only played bottom feeders thus far though so dont read too much into it

>>74522808
Cop your laughing gear around this info m8:

Forwards: Chris Eves, Reggie Goodes, Ben May, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Loni Uhila, Mike Kainga, Dane Coles, Leni Apisai, Ricky Ricciteli, Mark Abbott, James Broadhurst, Geoff Cridge, Michael Fatialofa, Sam Lousi, Callum Gibbins, Vaea Fifita, Reed Prinsep, Hugh Renton, Ardie Savea, Brad Shields, Blade Thomson, Toa Halafihi.

Backs: TJ Perenara, Te Toiria Tahuiorangi, Kylem O'Donnell, Beauden Barrett, Otere Black, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Matt Proctor, Pita Ahki, Wes Goosen, Cory Jane, Julian Savea, Ben Lam, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Jordie Barrett.

Good: They have Beauden Barrett and that puts any team off to a good start. Particularly when he's partnered in the halves by TJ Perenara. The loose forwards look handy, despite the departure of Victor Vito, and the return of Nehe Milner-Skudder at fullback should offset the absence of James Marshall. Best of all is the belief many of this group built by winning the title last year.

Bad: Bad's a bit extreme, but the Hurricanes still look a little thin in midfield. Willis Halaholo is now in Wales, having established a useful partnership with Matt Proctor last season. Proctor remains, as do Vince Aso and Ngani Laumape, but none are really proven performers just yet. The tight five are decent, but hardly frightening. Be interesting to see if James Broadhurst can get on the park this season and if fellow lock Michael Fatialofa continues 2016's development.

In: Toa Halafihi (Taranaki), Jordie Barrett (Canterbury), Kylem O'Donnell (Taranaki), Peter Umaga-Jensen (Wellington), Ben Lam (Blues), Sam Lousi (Waratahs), Reed Prinsep (Crusaders).

Out: James Blackwell, Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Tony Lamborn, Willis Halaholo (Cardiff), Iopu Iopu-Aso, James Marshall (LOndon Irish), Motu Matu'u (Gloucester), Hisa Sagai, TJ Va'a, Victor Vito (La Rochelle), Jason Woodward (Bristol).

>>74522835
Dunno m8
Are you implying that the try should have been dissallowed because half time?

>>74522881
Sick rundown mate.
What did you think of gibson park from what you had seen of him?

>>74522808
I wouldn't read too much into that performance over the Rebels, they were God awful, even by Rebels' standards.

>>74522906
No, I think that try was legit. I just wonder if penalty kicks like these can count as set pieces.

>>74522935
Great skills, great speed, explosive.
Not quite up to All Black level, but he should do well in Ireland and be a real asset to Leinster. Good on him.

>>74522948
Could be talking out my arse here but would a set piece not have to involve both teams competeing over the ball from a set start?
I guess you could arge the other team can run up and block down the kick but really I do not know.
I doubt it is though.

>>74522948
Set piece is scrum and lineout.

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>>74522995
And for Ireland when he magically becomes Irish in two years time ;)

>>74523027
Bundee Aki will be eligible soon I think. Strong Irish heritage that lad

>>74523066
he's not good enough to play for ireland

>>74523027
I wouldn't think he's an international-level half, but who knows, he's only 24 or 25.

>>74523099
at the very worst he's a useful enough utility back that can cover from the bench

>>74523066
He's good, very good but I don't think we should cap him unless ringrose and or payne get a substantial injury.
>>74523108
Well aside from connor murray we are kinda lacking in 9's so I could see him being useful down the road as an impact sub or what have you.

>>74522621
why is canada so shit? they are a world cup nation???

>>74522881
>>74522880
Good chance for defend the title

>>74523369
If compared with yanks, Canadian progress is more stagnated.

>>74523391
They're favourites but early days. Chiefs defence and pack looking dominant with one of the best tight 5s in the comp. Chiefs backline could spark the rise of the manlets

I've always liked your posts Brazilbro you seem like a top lad

>>74523136
Ya, it'd be a shame for a good Irish boy like Searéid McPayne to have his spot taken by a blow in like Bundee

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>>74523679
someone say blow?

>>74523099
You're fucking delusional. I know he's not been hyped up like Memerose but if he was playing for Leinster or Munster, Off the Ball and the Times would be creaming themselves at the thought of him playing for Ireland. Don't get me wrong, I'm against the residency rules and Bundee playing for Ireland seems wrong to me, but the idea that it's anything to do with his ability is ridiculous.

Even when both him and Henshaw were fit last year, Bundee was unironically the better player. Henshaw was actually put out at fullback for a lot of the season because Lam didn't want to disrupt the Ronaldson-Aki centre partnership. He's the difference between Connacht struggling against midtable teams in the Pro12 and them beating Wasps and Toulouse. If he'd been fit in January, Connacht would be in the European quarter-finals.

I honestly can't undersell the extent to which he is a game-breaker. Every time he gets on the ball, you can hear it in the crowd. He's got better hands than Henshaw, and while Bundee's not as strong as him, he's a more powerful carrier than he looks. He's also a very good defender. His positioning is good at 12 or 13, he shoots up well and he gets at least one massive defensive hit in per game. I'm a regular at the Sportsground and the reaction to Henshaw leaving was generally "At least it's not Bundee". Memes aside, I'm genuinely a fan of Ringrose, but if Bundee chooses to play for Ireland, he'll be out of the team by the end of November. End of story.

>Everyone fellating the hurricanes
>completely ignoring the fact that they need to take the long trip to Perth and play at fortress force

Kek. Good luck hurrilames.

USA just beat NZ in sevens to take 3rd overall in the tournament

[spoiler] I have a massive erection [/spoiler]

>>74524191
Ah, Sevens. Rugby union's retarded little brother.

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>>74523990
based

force will win this year, south africa will begin systematic extermination of whites and the ABs will be exposed as a front for the Australasian drugs trade

>>74524507
If the ABs were a front for a drugs trade, why would they be so desperate for money?

Reminder that Super Rugby is falling apart with idiotic restructuring
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/opinion/wayne-smith/super-rugby-teams-pay-price-for-overzealous-expansion/news-story/4cee3ec6dd14beab2aef269fa88b9260

Reminder that its viewership and therefore sponsorships are plummeting
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/super-rugby-tv-fan-viewership-plummets-20160704

Reminder that SANZAAAAR are desperately trying to figure out how to get Americans into the sport so they can squeeze shekels from an already sport-saturated market
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11713051

Reminder that the Tri Nations + Argentina is struggling to generate interest and has to move games to Twickenham
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/04/05/twickenham-to-host-first-ever-rugby-championship-test-match/

Reminder that more New Zealanders are moving to Europe in their prime than ever before
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/88117844/Charles-Piutau-is-still-the-king-of-the-ones-that-got-away

Reminder that NZRU are so desperate for money that they're charging other unions extortionate prices to play against them, which they will soon refuse to pay
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/27/england-twickenham-cash-australia-new-zealand

Reminder that rugby has all but fallen apart in South Africa
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/85014912/Springboks-legend-Victor-Matfield-bemoans-state-of-South-African-rugby

Reminder Australia are not far behind
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1012370.shtml

Reminder that 10-15 years from now NZRU will be bankrupt and all New Zealand starters will be European-based

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>>74524543
>New Zealand starters will be European-based
God I hope not, we need to develop our own players, not jusat rely on over seas imports.
One only need look at the disaster that in the english football team and the racially diverse epl to see the inevitable pitfalls.

>>74524610
Don't worry. There'll be roughly 35 top kiwis getting contracts in Europe, mostly in the Top 14. There might be a few in the Premiership and maybe one or two in the Pro12, but I think what we're going to see over the next decade is France digging itself into a deeper and deeper hole.

*farts*

overzealous enforcement of 'dangerous tackles' is ruining the game

>>74525485
your teams are shite now they can't intentionally injure players

>>74525485
>implying Luatua's high tackle wouldn't provoke red card with old interpretation

>>74525512
would have been yellow

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>>74522472
Me beat the drums and sound the march to war.

>>74525522
*would of

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>>74522628

>>74525536
dont bait me cunt

>>74525485
Gotta break a few coconuts to make an omlette lad.

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>>74525653

>>74525485
Salty blues fan?
But in all seriousness I am inclined to agree with you to a degree. I also believe that in the old days luatua's hit would've been a yellow, but does that mean they were right back then? Not necessarily. The red was deserved in the sense that he was dumb enough to make the hit though.
I know it's only an isolated incident but I feel this video gives some example of how things were different even just a few years back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a57MjiKM8r0

>>74526505
obligatory coulda doyd

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>>74526505
Michael cheika at 3 mins in
>chews furiously

>>74525510
>get passed the ball
>jump so no one can tackle you for risk of a yellow card

>contesting for the high ball
>deliberately look away from your opposition so not to risk a yellow

Players a doing more high risk plays to avoid the rule. No to mention players doing high risk plays because the rules protect them and then fucking up and injuring themselves

>>74526505
common sense could go a long way

a red card ruins a game

instead they could give him a yellow + a match ban

punishing his entire team with a loss in an otherwise close game and competitive game is an enormous punishment

NOBODY can say they enjoyed the second half of that match

>Auckland traffic is a news story
Just hurry up and show me sports and the weather, no one cares about this shit

>>74526760
And Auckland gangs?

>>74526760

>2017
>watching the 6pm news

Wew lad.

>>74526760
>watching goihub

>>74526733

stop chimping out then, retard

>>74526789
The traffic is not a gang. Traffic is what happens when lots of people own cars and try to drive down the same road at the same time.
>>74526794
I turn it on while I cook and usually start eating when sport starts.
The 5 O'clock news on the radio doesn't quite cover it on the drive home
>>74526796
I find one irritating

Playing in front of home crowd will testo up the jags. Will they bottle that red finally?

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>>74527287

>>74522670
>>74522642
lol fucking hell

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11813112

>>James Lowe leaving for Leinster after this season

Shit! Why and how the fuck do these clubs have all these money to do this?

>>74522642
If only BOD had as much mana as TNW

>>74528677
I can't imagine he's on outrageous money at Leinster

>>74528677
How the fuck are we signing Lowe when we still have Nacewa?

>>74528717
I got a trade for you, take Naholo, let us keep Lowe.

>>74528745
>us
The fuck outta here poopeelian.

Also good point. Naholo is overrated as heck.

>>74526733
Look at this way. If a team are tackling dangerously and injure a player, then that player is out for the rest of the game, while the tackler is only out for 10 minutes. That could easily make it worthwhile for teams to target the opposition's most influential player and be confident of making up the for any damage done during the sin binning when they're back to having 15 men.

This isn't some sort of crazy fantasy that could never happen either. Not to go too heavy on the "coulda doyd" but there has been a number of teams in recent years who've clearly been told to go out and play "on the esge" like France, Munster and New Zealand in the second test against Ireland. I'm not saying they were sent out to injure people, but that's just what's going to happen, and with the level of concussion in the game, World Rugby either have to act or face a bunch of lawsuits for negligence in 5-10 years time.

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how are they gonna cope without him lads?

>>74528949
Argies will just prove that they have depth in their squad, no problem.

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>>74528677
Leinster wins again
hope he turns out to be better than kirchner and form what I have seen of him based on this season alone that seems to be the case.

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Germany in Pro12?
http://www.the42.ie/germany-guinness-pro12-3271489-Mar2017/

>>74529797
>Imagine germany playing top level rugby. French wouldnt even turn up for games with them.

*upvotes*

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>>74529240
>connacht have horrible injury crisis at 10
>pat lam's son offers to play for free on a short term contract
>irfu block it because he'll be "blocking irish talent" despite said irish talent all being injured

>ulster have absolutely no one coming through at 9
>pienaar is one of very few world class players to have come to ireland in their prime and has settled in belfast wanting to retire there
>has made jackson, gilroy, marshall and olding better players and is rumoured to basically serve as a player-coach
>irfu forces him to finish his career abroad, seriously damaging the "come and build a life here" part of their recruitment that has been so successful

>leinster have a huge amount of talent coming through in their backs
>have 2 (two) foreign international fullbacks in their squad and 3 (three) irish international back 3 players
>kelleher recently had to move to connacht to get game time
>allowed to sign another non-irish wing

Huh, really makes you think

>>74530070
I imagine Nacewa is probably leaving/retiring

Brian Mujati has his life fucking sorted lads
>dench
>plays rugby all over the world
>drinks and eats a shit load

>>74530166
No Kirchner is leaving, Nacewa just signed a one year extension

>>74530205
He comes across as a decent fella who's kinda spectrum

>>74530209
ZANE?

>>74530166
Nacewa is staying
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2017/0301/856394-isa-nacewa/

Kirchner is leaving alright, but it seems strange to sign another NIQ player when you already have the two Kearneys, McFadden, Byrne, O'Loughlin and Daly competing for the two spots alongside Nacewa in the back three.

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Madigan is going to the Championship on a 3-year contract lads. He'll be 31 by the time he leaves Bristol.
http://www.the42.ie/ian-madigan-bristol-rugby-deal-confirmed-3272620-Mar2017/

Is his Ireland career, dare I say it, over?

>>74530477
That's assuming he actually sees out his contract this time

>>74530477
Madigan is overrated. He's like Jack Carty with place-kicking ability, except his wages are 10 times higher.

>>74530477
I don't understand this
He's chosen 2nd division rugby
why???

>>74530449
Kearney x2 and Byrne will possibly be involved with Ireland this time next year. R. Kearney is old as well, as is Nacewa. One's of those players is possibly leaving (they announced the Fardy signing a few days before McCarthys departure announcement) and O Loughlin is a centre.

How do we stop the Leinster menace?

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>>74530594

>>74530070
I'll admit that pienar situation is bullshit alright. Truly an injustice has been done to him.
Munster get unfair treatment too though, see sailli and toute.

>>74530594
make them play ospreys in a final

>>74530669
The week after they win the Heineken Cup?

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>>74522628
Yeah, reckon you may be the next nation to launch a moon rocket too.

>>74530669
Ospreys should have most of the injured players back in time for the playoffs anyway
>inside backs of Webb, Davies, Watkin and Beck
tasty

>>74530730
They deserve a weeks rest after winning and celebrations
Give them a fortnight

>>74530756
Never going to happen now.
>3 first choice wingers out
>2 first choice tightheads out
I'd be happy with a top 6 finish and push hard to win the challenge cup.

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Y U R O P E D

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>>74524479
You've never watched it, have you? You've certainly never experienced the HK7s.

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>>74525226
Fine by me. I'll enjoy seeing France being the first nation to be relegated when the bring in 6N Div II.

>>74530797
Tighthead situation isn't that bad now Mujati's in, but Dirksen and Hassler are a big loss

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>>74530863
Literally no knee cartilage left.

unlikely payne will start against wales then

http://www.the42.ie/jared-payne-ireland-wales-injury-update-3273213-Mar2017/

>>74531299
shame really, guess zebo to fullback it is assuming k dog is still unfit to play

>>74531316
apparently he is fit

trimble is injured though so it'll be earls kearney and zebo

team is named wednesday so expect an unchanged side

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>"Scot"land

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>>74530578
It's a mystery. I just don't think we'll ever know.

>>74532077
What year is that from? There's no way France is accurate.

>>74532156
Colonial herency
Overseas departments

>>74532077
Rather a bunch of white Scots born abroad than ethnic fellows born at home

>>74532156
The birthplace of Test debutants since 2005

>>74532077
what is that in relation to?

>>74532077
'born abroad'
like an hours drive away in england right

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>>74532077
Where's the one for non-whites?

>mfw England would have more than Ireland

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Did anyone realized Luatua looks like a maori Pirlo?

>>74532427
I would say this is the case
But then I have very little knowledge of Scotland. I do know that one of my friends went to school in England even though he was born and lived in Scotland

>>74532607
he looks like a museum waxwork of "early man"

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>>74530477
Is Neil Francis /ourguy/?
>Madigan's career is now a lament. This is the ballad of Ian Madigan
>Madigan, brilliant in a lot of respects, is just not good enough at the highest level
>if he was good enough to be the main man he would not be in the predicament he finds himself in now
>If you are a representative player, green is always the colour you think about! Not dollar green
>Madigan's untenable situation became a matter of public knowledge in the last week or so but the way it has been handled would make the Keystone Kops blush
>Madigan got humiliated in the rugby domain when Connacht said (in public) that they did not want him
>Later in the week Girvan Dempsey was wheeled out and said: "He is too talented a guy not to be snapped up by a club. I imagine he'll be picked up pretty quickly." Dempsey is a nice fella and tried to couch it as nicely as he could that Leinster did not need nor want one of their favourite sons back
>On his recent sojourn Madigan said: "A move back to Ireland would certainly excite me - there is no doubt about that. Playing for Ireland is still the ultimate for me."
>It is crystal clear that if you leave the Irish provincial system to play rugby in England or France you will not be chosen for Ireland
>If playing for Ireland is the ultimate then why did Madigan go to Bordeaux?
>Northampton apparently put £500,000 on Madigan's head. I am led to believe that Bristol have beaten that offer and a deal could be signed this weekend
>If it is Bristol, that would finish Madigan's international career
>they will likely go down to the Greene King India Pale Ale RFU Championship - the name of the league is not a joke
>Joe Schmidt is keeping in touch with Madigan but I suspect on a purely platonic basis
http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/international-rugby/neil-francis-lost-talent-madigan-condemned-to-finish-his-career-in-the-twilight-zone-35502790.html

"Mad dog" absolutely BTFO

>>74532953
why are teams paying so much for him?

>>74533038
The French are retarded, but Bourdeaux realised their mistake. They must be absolutely delighted.

Between buying in-their-prime All Blacks and making Pat Lam higher paid than nearly every international coah in the world, Bristol seem to be absolutely desperate to bankrupt themselves. What are the odds on them completely imploding next year and not even getting out of the Premership?

>>74533082
*out of the Championship

>>74531941
>expect an unchanged side
Unsurprisingly, looks like you can expect that from Wales as well.
Maybe one or two changes, but nothing significant. I was hoping for Sam Davies and Steffens to start with Owen Williams on the bench for Jobberts but not gonna happen

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why do I even keep wondering watching jaguares, pumas or pumas 7

>>74533099
What do Welshbros have against Biggar? Pundits over here think he's Sexton's main competition for the Lions 10 jersey, assuming Farrell is in at 12. Autistic dancing aside, he's a good player.

>>74533109
>Argentine
>Choose to follow a sport other than football
>complaining
kys

>>74532077
>>74532953
At the end of the piece on Ian Madigan
>I see Josh Strauss is leaving the Glasgow Warriors and joining Sale Sharks next season. Strauss was born 30 years ago in Belville, South Africa. His parents and all his antecedents are South African and he had never been to Scotland until he joined Glasgow in September 2012. In September 2015 he became eligible under the residency rule to play for Scotland. Other than being resident in Glasgow, Strauss had no connection whatsoever to Scotland.
>Strauss instructed his agent to go and get him a better deal than he was on in Glasgow, and sure enough Sale came up with pots of money for the mercenary. The only thing that qualified Strauss - a complete outsider - to play for Scotland was that he played in Scotland for a Scottish side. That situation has now ceased because of greater monetary gains in England.
>We all know this is morally and ethically wrong because getting to play for your country is the highest honour you can achieve. Getting to play for someone else's country? Well, respect for the jersey and the circumstances of your advent to Scotland should be observed now that you are a resident. Casually bogging off to play your club rugby in England while continuing to play for the country that you have deserted for more money is a travesty.
>I am reliably informed that this shit stops in May when World Rugby will put a five-year rule in place.

''''''Scot''''''land also BTFO

>>74533082
>What are the odds on them completely imploding next year and not even getting out of the Premership
I hope above all else this happens, people who think they can just buy their way to a successful, cohesive team need to learn a fucking lesson. We don't want or need anymore toulons shitting up european club rugby with their majority non eu squads.
Fuck Bristol honestly.
I am torn though cos I like maddigan so I hope he has a good time of it at least.

>>74533189
What's with football? I've never seen my national team win a single title in football

>>74530477
>Bristol

Aren't they on the way out of the English Premiership to the 1st division this year?

>>74533213
>I like maddigan
Why? He fucked off to France for the money, all the while talking out the side of his mouth about how his real aim was to play for Ireland. If he wanted to play for Ireland, he'd be in Galway or Limerick right now.

>>74533144
Biggar is a good player. His game management, defence and kicking game (not just off tee) are brilliant but he struggles to get an offence moving against test-quality defences. I'm not sure it'd work, but I would like to see him playing as an Farrell-type 12 outside Davies. Sam is not quite up to the game management of Biggar but his kicking game is nearly as good and he doesn't shy away from making hits, and he is much better going forward

>>74533240
They're upping their game a bit as of late, mostly because Henson is back and in very good form, but yep, still bottom and still likely to go down

>>74533243
>Galway or Limerick right now

Galway would be the only option, he'd be a number 2 aswell at Munster

>>74533038
Madigan is class at a certain level, but flatters to deceive in a way on his ability to replicate it at the top levels though

He'd thrive in the Championship

>That feel when you've played against one of the hookers for the USA 15's team and he isn't terribly threatening

We really need to convince more football players to switch to Rugby

>tfw /rug/ addict

>>74533333
quints confirm eventual rise of US

>>74533321
Thats something im sure the head guys of American Football wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat over

The sports are similar but the intensity of Rugby is on another level

Is it true that when the World Cup was on the only games shown free to view in American was when your country was playing and that your networks actually charged to watch all the other games?

>>74533333
Based BSA digits

New world super power or rugby confimed

>>74533243
Didn't really have any other option

Wasn't good enough to get ahead of Sexton, with players coming up behind him leaving to attempt to stake a claim on first team rugby was his best option

Glad he's gone personally because he's limited at this stage and there's more opportunity for Byrne/Carbery/Jackson to develop

>>74533451
USA team entered into Super Rugby confirmed

>>74533446
It was a bitch and a half trying to find most of the games for the RWC, you're 100% correct our major sports networks pretend the only sports that exist are in the US. We just got minor access to Premiership rugby on NBC

Rugby blows football out of the water but most Americans are used to short, fast past bursts of action. Sevens is catching on a hell of a lot quicker than 15's and rugby league is just sitting around with its thumb up its ass

>>74533594
>rugby league is just sitting around with its thumb up its ass
Sounds about right

>>74533500
Don't forget about tyler blyendal ;)

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>>74533240
Yes. Worcester BTFO'd them over the weekend.

>>74533594
>and rugby league is just sitting around with its thumb up its ass

You'll find does that around the rest of the world

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>>74533790
Earlier on in the season I wanted worchester get relkegated because they took away Dublin's most beloved son Ben T'eo but now with all the shit bristol are pulling I hope they go down and stay down.

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>>74533271
>madigan ends up playing championship rugby next year
>gets stuck on the bench AGAIN, this time behind gavin fucking henson

>>74533625
>>74533791

Interesting. The only thing I can surmise from Rugby League is that it's a bunch of bogans running around screaming BOOMFA and clotheslining each other in the throat

>>74524479
>>74533908
Sevens is union's retarded younger brother. League is the autistic cousin.

>>74533855
that'd be cruel

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>>74530477
Compare and contrast with Laddy Jackson

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>>74533908
>w-we're a real sport, we swear

british /rug/ really is shit lads

>>74533908
That's pretty accurate 4 boomfas followed by a chip and chase, followed by 4 boomfas and a chip and chase. Rinse and repeat until a player isn't skilled enough to keep the ball in the field of play or isn't skilled enough to catch the ball or isn't skilled enough to hold onto the ball when tackled.

Rugby league is a bastardisation of touch rugby for players that are some combination of not big, strong or smart enough to play rugby or aren't quick, explosive or smart enough to play 7's.

>>74533908
Watch State of Origin and you're set for the year

League is an incredibly one note sport with no tactical variation between sides. How people can watch a season of it I have no idea.

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>I certainly wouldn’t be looking to play in the Championship
>If you decide to move to a club like Bristol, you’re taking a massive risk in them not getting promoted.
>Having been in such a fantastic club like Leinster, you’re used to competing and winning competitions.
>I was lucky that I was on good a good schools team in Blackrock. I play sport to win competitions, and to win medals. That’s why I’m in the business.
t. Ian Madigan in 2015

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> go on r/rugbyunion to see about the Lowe signing
> hurr durr we dont need him we have a 50 year old man, one of the worst springboks in history and a bunch of meme irsh lads
> fuck you Leinster we dont need Lowe

Irish as retarded on leddit as they are here. Pathetic. Lowe would walk into the Ireland starting XV.

Just realised he's not won a superugby title with the chiefs since he joined in 2014. better do it this year lad or you'll be put in meme tier

>>74534679
Oh good, kiwis are up. Now we can have 12 hours of posts about avocados, blogging and puns about urine and faeces.

>>74534833
I for one welcome him. At 24 we can mould him and make him an honorary Dub as opposed to someone like aac coming in playing for a year and fucking off, see http://www.the42.ie/lote-tuqiri-leinster-contract-1149707-Oct2013/
Fucking joke. Getting them while theyre young is the best way to do it for everyone.

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>>74534833
>Lowe would walk into the Ireland starting XV.
Only because our backs are fucking laughably bad compared to the rest of the team.
>>74534884
My personal favorite was when there was like an 80 post run talking about kiwi politics.

>>74534959
>>74534988
He's the sort of player that will do well in yurop. Physical and fast enough with touches of brilliance but if you wanna keep a lid on him he's defensively sound and got an immense left boot. Intelligent player too it's honestly really weird he wasn't capped at least once.

>>74534833
>all those freckles
Does he even need to do the three year residency?

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>>74534752
>with no tactical variation between sides
Some people in union seem to want this to be the case, see eddie jones shitting the bed because Italy didn't fall over and concede 80 points.

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>>74535030
In that picture he actually looks like a third kearney brother. Could this be the begining of a new daring synthesis in the back three? Come back next season and find out.

And before anyone poinst it out, yes I'm well aware of the irony of describing a backline containing both kearney bros as daring.

officially endorsing winny in the next election lads

>>74535147
To get 12%?
That's brave

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>>74534833
>Lowe would walk into the Ireland starting XV
Only because Schmidt refuses to use the Connacht lads

>>74522935
He had a really good season for the Blues 2 years ago. I was disappointed to see him leave.

>>74523541
Chiefs have the second best tight 5 after Cunterbury

1. Moody/Crockett
2. Taylor
3. Franks
4 . Barrett
5. Whitelock

1. Hames
2. Elliot/Harris
3. Laulala
4. Bird (Should've been in AB's instead or Romano)
5. Avocado Man

>>74535309
From what've seen of him so far his passing seems really crisp and fast and he seems to run good supporting lines in broken play.
>>74535209
Healey was such a one season wonder, looks like a yound nigel owens.

>>74535361
He was a 3-season wonder, lad. 13-14, 14-15 and 15-16. His main problem this year has been injuries. If anyone was, it's Adeolokun. He didn't even start the last season as first choice.

O'Halloran is easily the best of them though.

>>74534679
>there have unironically been more posts by nh posters than kiwis since this was made
The absolute STATE of NZ /rug/

>>74535878
Not autistic enough to count and prove you righy or wrong because it doesn't matter 2bh.

But the day of the week would have some sway in this. NH posters have been posting Sunday/Monday, us in the SH have been at work ect on a Monday/Tuesday.
Also not much of interest has happened down here outside a discussion on the enforcement of the high ball rules imo.

>>74535996
Forgot to mention Hemisphere vs small island nation
Naturally you would assume more NH posts no?

>>74535996
It's Tuesday morning here now lad

>>74535359
1. Slipper
2. Moore
3. Fa'agase
4. Simmons
5. Douglas

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>>74536219

>>74536262
That image should be called "ya blew it".

>>74536482
Because his coke habit is tearing this family apart.

>>74536482
>>74536525
Please continue to explain your jokes

>>74536899
The joke was that I explained the joke.

>>74536939
This is what is often referred to as a meta-joke or a non-joke. It is premised on the fact that the listener understands the concept of jokes and will be taken by surprise by the subversion of not being taken by surprise.

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>>74536954
>this is what happens when aussies attempt to expand their humour beyond saying cunt over and over
Pretty embarrassing tßh

>>74537082
This is a meme. It is funny because it has never made it past the quarter finals of a rugby World Cup.

>>74536939

You literally stole that "joke" from me after I created it last year. How pathetic.

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Yellow alert activated in Canada

>>74536219
>2 All Black tight 5s
>Posts this shit

The state of Australian tight 5s.

>>74538182
>all black
>Hika Elliot
>Dominic bird
>nepo laulala
>Kane hames

All 4 of those guys have about 40 minutes of all black rugby between them. On the other hand you have about 250 international caps. You cunts are out of your minds.

>no based smith
>no liam squire
>malakai fekitoa the quintessential example of a dumb undisciplined coconut probably still in
blues by 50

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>>74538182
Then you look at the starting tight 5 of the team that's going to win again
>Literal who's
>A single cap
>Dan Coles

Really shows you how far some real top shelf captaincy can go doesn't it

>>74538603
dont forget they're using a 4th or 5th choice hooker as well

>>74538603
>When he tried to do a fancy Benji Marshall pass against the queefs

>>74538755
That's no way to talk about ur mum.

still awake due to possible tornado weather

whats up

>>74538966
Big nick dropped below Tim Horan in fantasy because literally no one here knows a thing about rugby.

>>74538999
>literally no one here knows a thing about rugby.
this is true

also mirin your digits

you fairing well with fantasy then?

I gave up on my 6N run, not doing so hot atm. Not as good as I did last year

>kiwi_swag creeping up in the rankings
Not a fan. I may have to deal with this urchin

>>74539077
>4th to last in superbru
JUST

>>74539097
>tfw 4 MPs last round
doing alright to be honest
NZ vs Australia games are harder to judge though, except when the Reblels are playing

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>>74539097
>Pools:
>r/rugbyunion

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>>74539077
>creeping up
>literally dropped 12 spots
kek

Last week was brutal though.

>>74539172
I meant fantasy

>>74539172
kiwi_smeg BTFO

>>74539190
Oh you mean set and forget
I just picked the canes, should change some players to whoever is playing the Sunwolves this weekend

>>74538603
Fuck Liam Squire and fuck Fekitoa.

>>74538626
No. It shows you rugby is a 23 man game. Hurricanes are full of flair and outright speed. So quick and mobile. They have support play 9 times out of 10.

>>74539190
Your mum lived out her fantasies with me last night, son.

>>74538999
Speak for yourself faggot.

>>74539723
Obviously I meant everyone but me.

>>74539779
Rugby is good.

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Spotted: Brodie Retallick running towards the US

>>74539886
Here's your (You)

>>74539886
good post

who /eliteopinions/ here?

>>74540369
Literally only me. And like, one other guy.

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>>74540389
>one other guy
Would it by any chance be this muscular and intelligent gentleman?

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>>74540408

>>74535023
It's just tough competition, made particularly bad because of a current healthy stock of test class utility backs. Both Dagg and Smith can cover wing, and Barrett can cover both wing and full back.

In terms of the wing specialist department, Savea's position is difficult to dethrone, because the ABs selectors always want at least one wing that can crashball.

It just makes me feel sad because Lowe is begging to be tested in a black jersey. I only hope he comes back after his three year tenure at least as good as when he left if not a better rugby player to have another crack.

>>74540610
I have always rated Lowe and am sad to see him go 2bh.
NMS can wing and fullback too
Aso is showing himself to be a great player when you need that something different to trip up a team on the wing. A small point of difference like that can be deadly to an unprepared team.
We have a lot of depth in the outside backs at the moment, so bar and injury call up I can understand why he is following the money.
I would be surprised if McMeme got an AB jersey ever again at this rate so I half expect him to go overseas. But the old boys club is pretty strong in the AB's so it could happen even though he has been exposed as sub par again and again.

>>74540369
Hello everybody

>>74541098
McKenzmeme will definitely go overseas. He'll be here until the next World Cup, but after he doesn't get selected he'll go play in Europe.

#skuxxontour

McGODzie will be starting 15 and captain in the Lions tour.

>>74522628
>Irelel beats SA and are now invincible

>>74534679
>british /rug/
>club and international discussion
>transfers
>actual rugby talk

>NZ /rug/
>le ebin retallick memes
>talk about actual shit
>cricket
>tripfags

>>74541451
>NH "rugby"
>actual rugby
Pick one

ZANE to Dragons what the fuck

>>74541526
Is ZANE a shitty version of SAMU and Dragons a shitty version of the St George Queensland Reds?

>>74541544
The Dragons are a shitty version of an U10 reserve side

>>74541565
So... yes?

Which Irish player could doy this week? Which Welsh player will do it?
I'm calling Gary Memerose and Sam Warburton.

>>74541707
Charteris high tackle on Murray.

>>74540610
The only way Lowe is coming back after his three year tenure is if Ireland do a tour of New Zealand

>>74541707
Keith earls via warbs.

>>74541526
This is fucking hilarious, I simultaneously feel terrible for the guy but it just makes me laugh.
Oh how the mighty have fallen, if I was dragons I wouldn't want him desu.

>>74541707
I have an ominous feeling of dread that something awful is going to befall connor murray. As for the culprit, scott williams.

>>74541707
Samson Lee stabs Toner

>>74542059
Moriarty dives at his legs as he does a box kick
Demolishes his knee ligaments
He cudda doyd ensues

>>74542059
Sexton on scrambled brains watch

>>74542054
Why not?

He's a more than adequate Pro12 player.

>>74542274
Yeah I feel bad about how I felt now having seen his heartfelt statement about his time at leinster.
Maybe he will do more over there than he did here.

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Pro12 highlights lads

Connacht v Zebre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9HtPyG4qso
Edinburgh v Ospreys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LtF4jYMz_M
Ulster v Treviso: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AOUI7Wdq6g
Glasgow v Dragons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXue__cg_7c
Cardiff v Munster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKVK_wAmA8
Leinster v Scarlets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXIXUVwGSDk

No work this afternoon so rewatching 2011 wc final lads

can't believe mccaw had 103 caps by the time he was 30, and thorn smashed a wc final at 36

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>>74542446
The absolute STATE of Connacht's pitch
>0:40 - McKeon falls on ball at moderate speed and slides for a few metres
>1:11 - You can hear the squelching boots as Zebre defenders shoot up
>1:23 - Dawai jumps down with the ball and digs a giant patch of ground up

How did this game go ahead?

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>>74542446
Holy fuck how did that guy who got the first try get so dirty in just seven minutes. Mad stuff.

>>74542508
I imagine because it was Zebre, they'd play on any old shit. Doubt any of the top teams would have allowed it.

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>>74541873
Will Never Happen, Murray is virtually bullet proof

It will be Sexton, done by himself, leg muscle pull

>>74533211
>CJ Stander
>Richardt Strauss
>Rodney Ah You
>Osborne (coming soon)

Reminder that the Lions hooker and captain doesn't know his own name

https://youtu.be/-22bvSpCP_Y?t=1m12s

>>74543346
I'm not defending the residency rule. Even if they shouldn't have been caped, at least the first three all live in Ireland

>Osborne
Figuratively whom?

>>74543522
>ben foden
>scrum-half
Huh?

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>>74543522
Scot quinnell somehow simultaneuosly manages to seem like a comlete twattish cunt and yet extremely endearing, such a mystery that man.
Obligatory post code lottery
>>74543346
CJ Stander bought heavily into the munster community, not just some mercenary chump and with the way serf africa treated him it serves them right he left.

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>>74543522
le quality bantz faece

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>>74543686
>muh munster pride
>o-our project players are different

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>>74543754
I'm no munster fan but I admire the cj has conducted himself, if all foriegn imports were like him I'd feel more at ease about the whole process.
Isa nacewa and ruan pienarr sre other good examples albeit not hav ing played for ireland.

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>>74543522
>OMG, did Ashto just show his bottom to the camera? That absolute bantz merchant!
>Do you not what would be really funny? You know how Euan-o is religious? Why don't we pray while he throws, LOL
>Haha, wow, Dylan West just pulled a "too slow" on Quinno and ran away. What a ledgebag!
I'm very glad this club is in the shitter

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>>74543806
*swan dives furiously*

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>>74543877

>>74543904
Do you know has he ever dropped the ball in the process?

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>>74534679
and it just got more shit

>http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/news/13627.php#.WL70v2-LTIU

Bloody 'ell Glawsta, woss goin' on?

>>74544126
Cut and run I say, go bandwagon Bristol.

>>74543926
You would hope not

That would be embarrassing

>>74534833
>go on r/rugbyunion
>see a post about how everyone is racist towards the english and its getting really out of hand :(
>leave immediately

>>74542496
Fug that was a thrilling game, all those missed kicks and weepu getting exposed, Trinh-Duc was great too. I think Medard should have stayed at fullback instead of Traille.

I haven't watched the news in a little while. Why are they pushing the gender inequality meme again?
>Australian women display tremendous resilience in the face of work place equality
I read the article but it was 90% buzz words

Also superbru haven't fixed the naming rights thing yet, only 2 teams have them included out of the ~6 or 7 teams that should have them

Was just having a post-dinner nap and dreamt that I was Irish. It was terrifying lads, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

>>74547515
Rude
imagine being Welsh, even worse

>>74533219
so as that brit

>>74544988
I remember a thread during the World Cup that said "is it ok yet to start making fun of the English for not making it out of the group".

I realised on that day how truly different we are.

Go haguares

would be 2-0 without those silly yellow cards. held their own with 13 men

The proles are excited about their povertyball again guys

just cleared up some room for lunch with a quick Irish lads

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>>74550436
Yeah i took one myself about 40 mins ago, i reckon ill go for another in about 29 mins

>>74550436
bulimia is unhealthy anon

hope you receive help

Because Italy meme'd England, are we supposed to just forget the fact they've conceded 132 points in 3 games?

>>74550436
Funny, I'm literally reading your post mid-Welsh.

>>74551179
>are we supposed to just forget the fact they've conceded 132 points in 3 games?

No, you just have to concede that Ireland are the best attacking side right now in the NH

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Has rob kearney ever come off second best in a high ball contest? I don't mean not getting possesion, I mean getting I wiped out, I can't ever recall him doing so. Elite?

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>>74551979
Meant to include this
https://streamable.com/6xj9v

>>74552000
That man in the grey suit is the smuggest individual I have ever bore wittness to.

Remember when Ireland lost twice to the worst boks side ever last year.

>>74552197
remember when ireland beat them soundly playing with 14 players for 60 minutes

>>74552224
that was a strange red card
>flying ass to the face

>>74552224
I remember that we turned over almost every single boks attack in the game. Really bizarre to watch.

>>74552622
I turned over ur mum.

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Little doubt: are there national club tournaments in Aotearoa and uMzantsi Afrika?

>>74553894
I assume you mean question rather than doubt?
What level of clubs are you interested in exactly?
We have club comps from semi pro (just below super level) national level all the way down to district high school age clubs

>>74553894
This could give you all the details you are interested in mate
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_of_rugby_union_in_New_Zealand

>>74554179
Thanks

>>74555555

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Why does our media have to be such seething damage control faggots

>>74556047

None of that was damage control you wankstain. Damage control would be them saying that Cyprus didn't legitimately hold the record (which they do).

>>74556047
>the all blacks' winning streak not only included a World Cup final

Now let's just stop you right there. It also included all their RWC games, including Namibia, Georgia and Tonga.

And pretty much every lengthy streak starts with winning the World Cup - England is the exception to the rule here.

>>74556211

not him m8 but i hope you aren't actually suggesting our media are NOT seething damage control faggots

>>74556282

Im saying that in that screencap, our media are simply saying what points The Times made about the streak.

>>74556301
>our media are simply saying what points The Times made about the streak.

but would that or would that not full under the 'seething damage control by a coven of immense faggots' umbrella

>>74556316

...So The Times are in damage control mode for when Englel lose to Scotland over the weekend then? NZ media merely parroting what they're saying.

Who gives a fuck lol

>>74556376
Autistic New Zealanders

>>74556391
You mind your business.

Snapper for dinner lads, HBU?

>>74556514
beef strog over risoni

plus corn on the cob

>>74556514
Lamb chops.

>>74556211
>bbbut NZ'S record was better, he....here are the reasons why
Its literally damage control before the fact
>>74556249
The record is 18 T1 nations iirc

>>74556651
No, the record is 18 wins straight BY a tier 1 nation, and by tier 1 nation here they are not referring to the big 4 but to any team playing at the top flight level (i.e., even Scotland, Italy and Georgia would be considered tier one nations for the purpose of this record)

>>74556514
Miss brown rice with black bean vegetable stir fry

>>74556705
Miso

This autocorrect on my new pixel really grinds my gears