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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:57 am  
Someone sent me a text this morning saying Warren Gatland has come out and said Wales considered faking injury in the game against France so as to gain an advantage. He didn't send a link and I can't find one so I told him it's utter tripe. Imagine the crap that would stir up after, for example, 'Bloodgate'! If this is incredibly true and someone does find a link, please post it on here. Thanks.
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:04 pm  
Someone at work mentioned about the scrumming rule where there can be no contested scrums. That was my perception from what he said despite him not being aware of the rule but claiming to prefer yawnion to rugby.
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:07 pm  
its in the london evening standard.
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:53 pm  
Catalancs wrote:
Someone sent me a text this morning saying Warren Gatland has come out and said Wales considered faking injury in the game against France so as to gain an advantage. He didn't send a link and I can't find one so I told him it's utter tripe. Imagine the crap that would stir up after, for example, 'Bloodgate'! If this is incredibly true and someone does find a link, please post it on here. Thanks.


Take your pick of 2055 pieces http://news.google.co.uk/news/more?q=wa ... CB0QqgIwAA

Yet more shame for union. Oh and from what I could stand of that semi final was shocking I know it rained but simple passing and catching is awful. Well at least in two weeks time I wont have to watch pot shot after pot shot on the news while they are reporting the world cup.
Catalancs wrote:
Someone sent me a text this morning saying Warren Gatland has come out and said Wales considered faking injury in the game against France so as to gain an advantage. He didn't send a link and I can't find one so I told him it's utter tripe. Imagine the crap that would stir up after, for example, 'Bloodgate'! If this is incredibly true and someone does find a link, please post it on here. Thanks.


Take your pick of 2055 pieces http://news.google.co.uk/news/more?q=wa ... CB0QqgIwAA

Yet more shame for union. Oh and from what I could stand of that semi final was shocking I know it rained but simple passing and catching is awful. Well at least in two weeks time I wont have to watch pot shot after pot shot on the news while they are reporting the world cup.
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:59 pm  
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People moan and complain yet they still watch. When the RFU/IRB come to negotiate the next tv deal they should right letters of thanks to all the rugby league fans who helped push up the viewing figures.
Do you think union fans will return the gesture on 2013?


Sadly unless we are only part of the 6,000 who have a box that calculates the tv viewing public in the uk it doesnt matter if we were watching union or babestation.
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:39 pm  
Anyone remember Ian Millward summarising a Wales RU match on tv 7-8 years ago?

Don't think he got invited back :lol: :lol:
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was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have


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You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:34 pm  
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Sadly unless we are only part of the 6,000 who have a box that calculates the tv viewing public in the uk it doesnt matter if we were watching union or babestation.

Agree 100%.....but let's face it, without TV ratings to argue over, what would Australian RL fans and AFL fans have to talk about :lol:
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was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have


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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:39 pm  
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Thanks for posting that – really puts the Australian sporting landscape into context

Glad to have been of assistance 8)
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:44 pm  
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Sadly unless we are only part of the 6,000 who have a box that calculates the tv viewing public in the uk it doesnt matter if we were watching union or babestation.
My mistake. Are most of those boxes in West Yorkshire or South-West Lancashire? I only ask as rugby league always rates highly.

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Take your pick of 2055 pieces http://news.google.co.uk/news/more?q=wa ... CB0QqgIwAA

Yet more shame for union. Oh and from what I could stand of that semi final was shocking I know it rained but simple passing and catching is awful. Well at least in two weeks time I wont have to watch pot shot after pot shot on the news while they are reporting the world cup.
But you know it will all be forgotten about within a few weeks. I found a link to the Wales cheating story on The Guardian website. I don't know what's more incredible; Gatland and the Welsh coaching staff considering cheating or not cheating and then telling the world you seriously considered it.

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Agree 100%.....but let's face it, without TV ratings to argue over, what would Australian RL fans and AFL fans have to talk about :lol:
And don't forget Australian union fans. Well, maybe not ;)
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Sadly unless we are only part of the 6,000 who have a box that calculates the tv viewing public in the uk it doesnt matter if we were watching union or babestation.
My mistake. Are most of those boxes in West Yorkshire or South-West Lancashire? I only ask as rugby league always rates highly.

dids858 wrote:
Take your pick of 2055 pieces http://news.google.co.uk/news/more?q=wa ... CB0QqgIwAA

Yet more shame for union. Oh and from what I could stand of that semi final was shocking I know it rained but simple passing and catching is awful. Well at least in two weeks time I wont have to watch pot shot after pot shot on the news while they are reporting the world cup.
But you know it will all be forgotten about within a few weeks. I found a link to the Wales cheating story on The Guardian website. I don't know what's more incredible; Gatland and the Welsh coaching staff considering cheating or not cheating and then telling the world you seriously considered it.

gutterfax wrote:
Agree 100%.....but let's face it, without TV ratings to argue over, what would Australian RL fans and AFL fans have to talk about :lol:
And don't forget Australian union fans. Well, maybe not ;)
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Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:56 pm  
"No team wants to play boring rugby, but everyone you come up against at international level is good opposition and that makes it harder. No-one cares about how you're playing if you're getting results. The result is the priority, the performance is number two. That's rugby, that's the way it always has been and that's the way it always will be."
- Mark Cueto


Looking like Joel Tomkins to Saracens could go through as early as next week. What stood out for me in a recent article were Wigan chairman Ian Lenaghan's comments.
"I’m not worried about rugby union," said Lenagan.
"It irritates me that they are able to pay more to get players, but look at the phenomenal losses they are making. If I was an owner losing millions of pounds I’d be concerned. They are in a mess financially and we are stronger than that."


From the New Zealand Herald:
The BBC reports that the IRB are privately stunned and shocked and considering what action to take against Wales. Faking injuries is treated as an extremely serious offence. But Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Roger Lewis said Gatland should be praised, not admonished for his admission.
"Warren Gatland should be applauded in this professional era where tough things and tough decisions are made that he didn't go into that particular zone," said Lewis.

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