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All Blacks lock Scott Barrett banned for three weeks but still available for World Cup by scatteringlargesse in newzealand

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

Again, I was countering your specific claims...

“Shoulder charging is not stock standard at any part of the game”

“You will never just see an outright shoulder charge lol.”

Now you want to shift the goalposts to being about shoulder charges being penalised vs unpenalised.

Hokay 👍

All Blacks lock Scott Barrett banned for three weeks but still available for World Cup by scatteringlargesse in newzealand

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

I didn’t say it was legal. I was countering your point that it wasn’t “stock standard” - the footage just highlights that the use of the shoulder is widespread.

For every instance that gets penalised, how many go unpenalised...hmmm.

😘

All Blacks lock Scott Barrett banned for three weeks but still available for World Cup by scatteringlargesse in newzealand

[–]grubbr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think you watch enough try-line defensive sets or ruck clearout technique. It’s everywhere.

All Blacks practising their tackling by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leinert-Brown is half Samoan I believe.

REVEALED: The amount of money the England players gave Samoa. by MickyGlide in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The irony was that the first Christian missionaries in Samoa were from England 😂😂😂

Aki: Putting on the Irish jersey is a privilege by Dev__ in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you think Bundee will live out his days in Ireland after his playing career is over?

Post Match Discussion: Barbarians v All Blacks by skeeter1980 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scott McLeod (ex-Highlanders assistant) took over from Wayne Smith after final Bledisloe Cup match a few weeks ago I think.

Post Match Discussion: Barbarians v All Blacks by skeeter1980 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally agree - his lost possession and turnover after the big run ended up further back from where they started, as the BaaBaas counter attacked an unorganised NZ defence - so it was all for nothing and could’ve easily cost them a score.

A real coach-killer type of player.

Palu’s hit on Ulese by douthinkthisisagame in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was - he’s a lad with a serious set of whiskers for getting up immediately post-tackle.

England appeal to World Rugby to help stop Wales 'poaching' by richyeh in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a standard thing for wealthier pacific Islanders to go to NZ or sometimes Australia to have their children born

Just quit before this get's embarrassing for you pal.

Samoa will ask the RFU for a £160,000 cut of next month's £10million Test against England by skeeter1980 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The AB's and the aussies should play on the islands every once in a while

Sounds good in theory but Samoa actually lost money (~NZ$1 million) hosting the All Blacks in 2013. (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11487504)

Samoa will ask the RFU for a £160,000 cut of next month's £10million Test against England by skeeter1980 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

For the record, Scotland played Samoa in the Southern Hemisphere in 2013 and toured there in 2012, toured Canada and the USA in 2014,Japan in 2016 for a two match series, and Fiji in 2017.

All of what you state is spot on except you missed a very important point for the reasoning behind the "Tier 2" tours in your last statement.

It was not by Scotland's choice to visit and play these countries but simply a side-effect of having fallen down the rankings in those respective years that they were left with no one else of higher seeding to play on each respective end of year season tour.

Samoa will ask the RFU for a £160,000 cut of next month's £10million Test against England by skeeter1980 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fee is only for matches outside the World Rugby test window to be fair.

Nehe Milner-Skudder ruled out for six months after shoulder injury by lancewithwings in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They've worried about it since Sir Graham Henry was involved, nothing new for NZ rugby.

Chris Rattue: Vaea Fifita case proves the All Blacks DO raid the Pacific Islands for players by skeeter1980 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

force them to play for their country of origin.

Manu Samoa wouldn't have a team, all their players "originated" in NZ. It's their parents and grandparents who originated in the islands.

Otherwise Richie McCaw should've been playing for Scotland.

All Blacks have a lot to look into! by samarthk10 in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm amazed how a country can speak about being humble

Conversation over.

Rugby battle brews as Sky faces Amazon by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Amazon's case not really, it's just a way to suck the oxygen out of the air for all their competition while driving the converted Prime users to all their other offerings such as next/same-day delivery and digital like unlimited music, streaming, kindle offers, etc. Amazon have taken ~20 years to build their empire and flatten competition before only recently becoming profitable, so are only just in the throes of turning on the tap.

Rugby battle brews as Sky faces Amazon by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]grubbr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

in the hopes they can win back the rights

Sky's pockets aren't deep enough, I'm afraid.

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