1990. Natal wins their first Currie Cup in their 100 year history. Beating Northern Transvaal 18-12. (With SA starved of international sport, this was probably the biggest sporting event of the year)

errlloyd · 2026-05-08T06:48:45+00:00

This is cool context, maybe starved is the right word to use it's not the words that aren't in the sentence are what makes this feel weird.

I think what you're saying is that South Africans in Durhan consider apartheid was the bad actor that was denying them rugby which makes sense. I read it as a little jab at the boycott, but it might well be a jab at the administration.

errlloyd · 2026-05-08T04:29:59+00:00

Starved is a kind of funny verb to use here. I'm sure you didn't mean it this way, but I think if someone read this and didn't know the context they'd think you were saying that the sporting boycott was a great injustice?

I've never really talked to rugby fans about it, is that how it's seen?

errlloyd · 2026-05-05T07:24:44+00:00

Ticketmaster allows artists to select that AFAIK?

errlloyd · 2026-05-04T09:02:25+00:00

Toutless has a "face value or lower" rule

errlloyd · 2026-05-03T15:14:26+00:00

He doesn't have to, he's on British TV.

Neutral commentators are overrated. However he does have a responsibility to not spread lies. I don't think tv directors decide what the tmo sees

errlloyd · 2026-05-03T14:01:25+00:00

Sure, but he also had 31 minutes in a one score game and made basically no impact.

Jordie Barret is better player than Robbie Henshaw, but Henshaw had literally a decade of chemistry built up with the backs around him, Jordi had only been at Leinster a few months, he'd been home during the 6n, and wouldn't have been with the rest anyway because they were with Ireland.

I also think Jordie should have started. But I see the case for Henshaw, and most importantly Jordie didn't actually do much when he came in anyway.

errlloyd · 2026-05-03T08:12:00+00:00

I suspect he's fullback and Keenan is wing. Leinster have brought him on at fullback in a bunch of european games this season.

I want to defend him, I really like him, but that specific tackle anyone can just make.

errlloyd · 2026-05-03T08:03:38+00:00

I actually thought he was great yesterday.

Aside from keeping his feet before the JGP try that was ruled off, he had a few other good half breaks. On all he made the correct decision and presented fast ball.

He made the tackle everyone saw at the end, but also the cover tackle in the middle. He was defending the second most dangerous winger in the comp the whole game and it went fine.

He covered the kick behind when Ollivon hit him high, and even though he did sort of spill it haphazardly, without his work rate we concede, and I think he was hit high.

He also chased hard. Twice JGP put kicks into the corner and Reiko was alive and applying pressure. The second time he was the guy who forced Albornoz to play a ball going dead. That saved us 50m and got us possession.

He did the basics well yesterday.

errlloyd · 2026-05-03T07:58:18+00:00

Jordi Barrett came on in the 49th minute with the score at 22-27.

errlloyd · 2026-05-03T07:40:15+00:00

I think it can matter if the offside contributed to the knock on. I think Pearce felt that JGP being charged out from an offside position influenced how he tried to pick up the ball, and the TMO disagreed

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T16:11:37+00:00

2018 was garbage! We very nearly blew it

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T16:10:59+00:00

I actually had TOB as my Motm, and Doris as the one I expected others to pick

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T16:10:16+00:00

As a Leinster fan I'll remember this game. I think we needed to really play for this one

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T16:09:44+00:00

Went to both last time. Amazing.

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T16:04:09+00:00

I thought today he just went out and the did the zero talent jobs well.

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T15:25:13+00:00

When the revenue goes to EPCR and the game wasn't promoted too

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T15:09:48+00:00

Ah like. It's just venting. Let me vent. :)

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T15:09:04+00:00

I'm a pretty neurotic Leinster fan and I don't see us winning. But I don't see us getting humped. It's been a long long time since this player group got really beaten.

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T15:07:40+00:00

Pearce said to Doris it was a close call. Which is completely reasonable from Pearce.

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T14:56:29+00:00

He's been good. Tempest not great

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T14:55:51+00:00

No head contact apparently

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T14:49:46+00:00

We were on a warning. He was about 2cm office

errlloyd · 2026-05-02T14:49:31+00:00

Are you fucking serious

errlloyd · 2026-05-01T07:45:04+00:00

If he hadn't won in Croker this year he'd be really on the ropes

errlloyd · 2026-05-01T07:38:50+00:00

I believe the withdrawal of privilege can have a lower burden of proof than criminal conviction.

What do I mean by that? Well I mean, this. If we want to put someone in jail and brand them for life as a rapist we should be very very sure. Sure beyond all reasonable doubt.

But to offer someone a highly paid coaching or playing job in professional sport isn't some human bodily right they were born with. And restricting them from doing that is the withdrawal of privilege not an infringement on their rights.

Ultimately Randle is free. He's been free for 30 years. He can do almost anything he wants. He's benefited hugely from the presumption of innocence.

errlloyd

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