Go the mighty Crusaders.

[Maha]

There is a hell of a lot of technique in a scrum, but anyway, name a sport that is full-on action for the entire event.

..I remember a Ref saying that there could be any number of reason to blow up a lineout but for the most part, they just penalise for several reasons...to keep the gane flowing.

There was a game played once where the 'ball in play' time recorded was 26 mins.

In addition to the scrum thing...
Have you noticed how the halfback always feeds the ball into his second row...?
Take a close look.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I be honest, I find it hard to connect with any of the "New Zealand" sides. Like the Melbourne Rebels, they're all just items of creative fiction designed to spread around the professionals contracted to the NZRU. How many Crusaders actually originate from the rugby provinces allegedly contained in that region? How many Blues players originate in that region? It's all a nonsense.

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Super rugby is not about that Brett. How many of Manchester United's players originate from Manchester in 'the beautiful game'? The ITM Cup is provincial rugby.

[Banditbandit]

Yes. MotoGP.

No. Plenty of times when they are just circulating ... admittedly at a much higher speed than I can ride ... and plenty of times in recent years when it has been the Valentino Rossi Appreciation Procession ...

Netball.
We just watched the Kiwi Aussie game, they know how to play full on.

YUP. Netball is IT !!!!

[Woodman]

..I remember a Ref saying that there could be any number of reason to blow up a lineout but for the most part, they just penalise for several reasons...to keep the gane flowing.

There was a game played once where the 'ball in play' time recorded was 26 mins.

In addition to the scrum thing...
Have you noticed how the halfback always feeds the ball into his second row...?
Take a close look.

Yup, if a ref blew up every single infringement then the game would basically stop. Ol rugger is quite complex and a lot of the rules are open to inerpetation which I reckon makes it more interesting.

[Big Dave]

Oooops - wrong thread.

[98tls]

...Exactly. As I said earlier union is a cunt of a game at the best of times, is boring as fuck, and should be renamed "Rugby knock on".

So the League you watch doent have the same rule?.Jesus H nothing in the world is more boring than League,4 tackles kick, 4 tackles kick,4 tackles kick and on it goes,not much skill involved simply running into an opposing player really but hey each to there own.

[Crasherfromwayback]

So the League you watch doent have the same rule?.Jesus H nothing in the world is more boring than League,4 tackles kick, 4 tackles kick,4 tackles kick and on it goes,not much skill involved simply running into an opposing player really but hey each to there own.

And people call rugby union 'thugby'!! The next time I see some union player sexually assult another by ramming his finger up the guys anus will be a first. And union players get (rightfully so) penalised for tackling without arms. Ramming your shoulder into some poor cunts chest/neck area at high speed is fucking dangerous to say the least.

[98tls]

And people call rugby union 'thugby'!! The next time I see some union player sexually assult another by ramming his finger up the guys anus will be a first. And union players get (rightfully so) penalised for tackling without arms. Ramming your shoulder into some poor cunts chest/neck area at high speed is fucking dangerous to say the least.

As if sticking it up there wasnt bad enough then his team mates all ran over for a sniff.As i said each to there own but methinks the League fellas take the contact thing a tad to far.

[Oakie]

There is a hell of a lot of technique in a scrum, but anyway, name a sport that is full-on action for the entire event.

Slalom skiing?

Troll baiting?

[fuknKIWI]

Bastard.....I haven't seen the game yet.

There should be a rule about posting sports results before us without sky have watched it.

It's up to you to do your own blackout.

[fuknKIWI]

...we were beaten by a very hungry,fit,bunch of boys who wanted to win...they did not let us through...disappointed but not sad...maybe the miles they moved to get there showed, but at the end of the day, a very cool little rugby team beat them...my joy in being a one eye, does not diminish...

Quite agree with that this was the one game I saw live this year good game bad result. You can't win 'em all put it down to the curse of the grey ghost.
You can take the boy out of Canterbury but you can't take the Canterbury out of the boy.
RED 'n' BLACK forever.

[fuknKIWI]

I be honest, I find it hard to connect with any of the "New Zealand" sides. Like the Melbourne Rebels, they're all just items of creative fiction designed to spread around the professionals contracted to the NZRU. How many Crusaders actually originate from the rugby provinces allegedly contained in that region? How many Blues players originate in that region? It's all a nonsense.

I also struggle to support the Hurricanes (despite being a season ticket holder) because none of them play like professionals. There's a bit difference between being a professional rugby player and getting paid shitloads of money to play rugby. New Zealand has too few of the former (their numbers are about to halve now that Brad Thorn is retiring) and way too many of the latter.

Geez mate you want to try being a Western Force supporter
The only team I know that's worth LESS than the sum of its parts
I poked my "other" eye out after the Warratahs game...
Canterbury the ONLY team I truly support, kinda support Rob's Wallabies RWC champions 2011 got a nice ring to it eh?

[98tls]

You can take the boy out of Canterbury but you can't take the Canterbury out of the boy.
RED 'n' BLACK forever.

Absolutely.Those that dont understand that simply dont matter,Born and bred Cantab though have lived all over our fine country,i can understand to a point the likes of Wellingtonians not having any passion about there provinceactually add Auckland and Dunners to that,what the fuck is there to be passionate about with any of em.Shitholes the lot.

[98tls]

Geez mate you want to try being a Western Force supporter
The only team I know that's worth LESS than the sum of its parts
I poked my "other" eye out after the Warratahs game...
Canterbury the ONLY team I truly support, kinda support Rob's Wallabies RWC champions 2011 got a nice ring to it eh?

Fuck i hear that,still gagging over the Henry thing.Almost like eating sand to say it but would love to see any team with Deans at the helm win,happy to say i reckon theres a fair chance they will.Goodbye Henry (years to late) and a big red faced NZRFU.Every time i hear his name i recall the vision of the prick sitting in the stand doing nothing,plan B was..............?To old to think of one then what chance nowdays.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Fuck i hear that,still gagging over the Henry thing.Almost like eating sand to say it but would love to see any team with Deans at the helm win,happy to say i reckon theres a fair chance they will.Goodbye Henry (years to late) and a big red faced NZRFU.Every time i hear his name i recall the vision of the prick sitting in the stand doing nothing,plan B was..............?To old to think of one then what chance nowdays.

Mate...great to see you're such a Cantab fan...but liking Deans purely because he coached your boys over Henry is misplaced loyalty. Henry has THE best win/loss ratio of ANY AB coach ever. Hate to say this...but it was the bad decisions of the AB's on the feild at the time that lost the last world cup for us...not Henry. Name another AB coach...with anything like Henry's success?!