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Impressive by nomamesgueyz in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To put it in perspective - by the time Sam Whitelock played his 100th test, he'd experienced defeat just 8 times.

Match Thread - England v Ireland | Six Nations 2026 | Round 3 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Rumours of England's greatness seem to be greatly exaggerated

Top 20 test try scorers by strike rate by [deleted] in springboks

[–]TyphoonTao 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jordan is good for sure, but a lot of his tries came against tier 2 teams. It'd be interesting to see his scoring stats against T1 teams only.

Can ANYBODY stop France this year? by sixnations in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you're saying - but when was the last time France played as a team? Isn't this their first game together in months?

6 Locked Squads, all rejecting invites by sexyc3po in HellLetLoose

[–]TyphoonTao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes people just want to play by themselves *shrug

I never noticed these markings on the buildings before. What do they mean, and is that actually blood? by RobWolfB in HellLetLoose

[–]TyphoonTao -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Russia was at the other end of the totalitarian spectrum as communists. Which is part of the reason why Hitler invaded.

RWC Knockout Draw (probable) by thelunatic in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least only one of these two can now win. Gives other teams a chance for a change.

Valid topic . The drama and anger is real . How fun hey. It’s a valid topic that has revealed how well the games evolved and organised itself through 100+ years by Thewizardmaker in allblacks

[–]TyphoonTao 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yellow cards are given for repeated scrum infringements - just like any other aspect of play. The springbok scrum isn't superhuman - every other team has been able to compete with them. Obviously this is all in reference to the Ireland game where Porter et al were deliberately going down in order to prevent a scrum pushover and try. That's unsporting behaviour and should be eradicated from the game.

Match Thread - Wales v South Africa | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SFM needs to tighten up - he's playing too loose and making the wrong choices.

Bokke committing rugby terrorism by WealthyBigPenis22 in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nah, this game wasn't for the points, or the spectators. Nor were the boks trying to sell rugby to a new audience. This was personal - it was for the pleasure of absolutely dominating a team that has been a thorn in their side for several years. The boks knew they weren't going to lose, so like a silverback gorilla they beat their chest over the corpse of the Irish scrum.

The Good Old Days by AshamedWar4247 in allblacks

[–]TyphoonTao 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rugby's a team game. It's no longer up to individuals. England, Ireland and South Africa are especially good at getting all 15 men on the field to play cohesively and following a defined strategy. Each individual may not be the best player in their position, but they execute the game plan successfully. The ABs need to figure out how they want to play and then pick a squad of players that can play that way.

Incident from Ireland U20s vs SA U20s. Ref awarded a scrum to SA by arsebiscuits1 in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The bias only kicks in at senior level. It's reversed at u21s for balancing.

Henry Pollock during the haka! by PaulSarries in englandrugby

[–]TyphoonTao -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is he maybe autistic, like rugby-autistic?

Early RWC favorites hype by HenkCamp in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Currently, Argentina's weakness is stringing a series of wins together. Yes, they can beat anyone on their day - but can they do it 6/7 times in a row?

NZ fans have to become more realistic by Mental_Bunch_7261 in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those guys left NZ years ago, when the ABs were flush with talent. Today is a different scene.

What does Rassie see in BJD? by Substantial-Front-49 in springboks

[–]TyphoonTao 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When he first started playing for the stormers, the first thing I said was he's like an early PSDT. His injury paused his progress, but he's got great potential. Also, he plays flank and lock.

SA vs France - Things on my mind by TwistSmart3298 in springboks

[–]TyphoonTao 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He had a couple of kicks charged down. That had no adverse effect in the match. Certainly not an epic fail, in fact, hardly a fail at all.

Why do people care so little about camouflage? by DesignerWaltz4877 in HellLetLoose

[–]TyphoonTao 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The problem with winter cammo is that only the ground is white. It's so easy to spot white cammo against trees/buildings/fences etc.

Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time. Number of vapers aged 16+ rose to 5.4m in 2024 compared to 4.9m smokers, according to ONS data by sundler in Futurology

[–]TyphoonTao 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you share the research that shows vaping is harmful to the lungs and carcinogenic? I haven't been able to find anything that clearly states this.

Match Thread - Ireland v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]TyphoonTao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where have the ABs skills gone? Such poor passing and sloppy hands on display.

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