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You have to imagine it has something to do with the modern emphasis on completing sets and playing mistake-free.

Hippie!

For history of the game, Tony Collins' "Rugby Reloaded" is fantastic. And many of the episodes are short as well.

The Dublin Blues gear for sale has started with a couple of retro shirts... one good and one not so good... https://www.xilesport.com/collections/dublin-blues

He'd want to get up to speed with the latest innovations in doping.

Only one or two more coats of varnish and it'll be finished.

The five-eight is the player between the halfback and the centre three-quarters.

While the name "Dublin Blues" has been used a few times, I don't think this Euro XIIIs side has anything to do with the original Dublin Blues that was founded in 1989 (and that Brian Carney started with). That Dublin Blues folded, I believe, in the early 2000s. A fellow by the name of Kieron Brown was talked about in 2018 as being behind an application for a Dublin team (that he called "Dublin Blues") joining League 1: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/7166223/dublin-blues-eye-rugby-league-league-one-place-in-ireland/amp/ The Euro XIIIs outfit might have something to do with the League 1 bid crowd from 2018.

Gold Coast. Until Brisbane gets a second team, and then I'll jump on board with whoever they might be.

Schoey: I’m not convinced anything is as good as it was in my day

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/hollywood-rugby-league-mystery-solved-why-john-cusack-was-wearing-kangaroos-jersey-in-1985-film/news-story/e8dbcbf82cbe1f1bcd6fb98ca3861e93

https://www.allaboutnrl.com/2020/02/07/kevin-locke-signs-with-lower-grade-club/amp/ Sadly, his marriage seems to have ended in 2018: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/14/chelsea-pitman-australia-netball-england-kevin-locke

Bad Tinder experiences?

Yep. https://insideevs.com/news/359939/tesla-model-s-900000-kilometers-odometer/

I love the early 90's retro designs, particularly the jacket. But I also live in Ireland and enjoy not being beaten up, so I think I'll have to pass...