17 stone giant
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Slightly off topic, but are the Aussies missing a trick by playing their State of Origin on a Wednesday instead of a Saturday?
Would they not have a better chance of getting a global audience if they moved it?
I just looked up the dates, but it's 1105am on three Wednesdays, so I didn't bother adding it to my calendar. Whereas I would definitely watch it if it was on a Saturday.
I'm sure they have their own reasons, but I wonder if in future they'll consider playing it at the weekend.
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After reading all the posts, I've reached the conclusion that none of the rep ideas will work. It therefore has to be done through the clubs. That's where the strong allegiances are.
I like the idea of Magic, but I would tinker with it. I'd try splitting it with Saturday in one city and Sunday in another. Or two successive Saturdays, perhaps.
At the moment I don't think it's being taken around the country enough, and I think a lot of cities wouldn't be able to do the two days, hence my suggestion for splitting it.
Let's have a day in Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, etc.
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That doesn't seem like many in the top two leagues (NRL and SL).
Are those 6 even Welsh born and bred, or are they grandparent rule types?
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3 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
I can't believe how many of the games are going against the favourite. Selby is down 8-4 as I write this! No one could possibly have predicted that scoreline!
I agree. 8-5 now though. Will be interesting to see if O'Connor can hold his nerve and get over the line.
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23 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
This is turning into a very unpredictable championship.
Your predictions are certainly making it look that way.
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21 minutes ago, Damien said:
I know what France is like, no one is sugarcoating that. The trouble for you is I also remember what low quality the Lancashire v Yorkshire matches were like.
The difference is that France players can't choose to be better than they are, but Lancashire and Yorkshire players can choose not to bother trying.
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Embarrassing stuff from Forest.
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14 minutes ago, gingerjon said:
Replacing doing one thing badly with doing another badly doesn't really feel like progress.
The problem seems to be though that the choice is between doing something badly or doing nothing at all.
It's a bit of a predicament for the sport.
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Was the Roses game ever shown live on BBC?
If not, maybe that's something worth doing if it's tried again.
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15 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
I just jumped up in the air and screamed the house down! A toe was offside....
I celebrated too (nothing against Man Utd, but what a story it would have been). Correct decision though. He could have been onside by a toe and then the goal would have stood. Those are the margins.
Incredible semi final. Man Utd must have used about five get out of jail cards there. Feel gutted for the Coventry fans.
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Just now, The Hallucinating Goose said:
Wow! Wow! What a thriller we have been treated to to start the tournament off!
Dave Gilbert has beaten Luca Brecel 10-9 after needing to win the last 4 frames in a row and doing so. Luca only has himself to blame for the loss, a couple of frames having been only a pot or two from winning the match and missing some easy balls. Dave didn't lead once during the entire match but seized on Luca's self inflicted mistakes perfectly. What a performance from Dave Gilbert, I knew this one was gonna be a exciting match but that has exceeded all my expectations and really set us up for a truly wonderful rest of tournament!
The Crucible Curse lives on!
That's incredible. I can't believe that. I was watching it earlier before the interval and I thought Brecel would see it out. Even more so when I checked in later and the score was 9-6 to Brecel. The Crucible Curse is one of the most amazing things in sport. How on earth so many amazing players - many of whom went on to win the title again several times - have been unable to retain it at the first attempt, is just bizarre. Congrats to Dave Gilbert.
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11 minutes ago, DavidM said:
Him in a white suit just came into my mind when i think of snooker . It was huge in the 80s but although i love the darts i left snooker behind after them days . I take it hes not still playing
Wikipedia says his last Crucible appearance was 1988, but he didn't retire until 1993.
Why did you stop watching the snooker? Did you ever watch Big Break with Jim Davidson?
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Isn't this the sort of event that it might be worth giving to Eddie Hearn and letting him run it? Set the deal up so that he provides the bulk of the money for promoting and venues etc. and gets a chunk of the profits if he can make a success of it.
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5 minutes ago, Hopie said:
Leeds solid yet unspectacular in the first half, I do like the way they pass the ball around to find the gaps rather than just drive it up the middle.
What's the score?
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2 hours ago, RugbyLeagueGeek said:
There's been loads over the years. Depends how far you want to go back. E.g. Scotsman Dave Valentine toured with the Lions in 1954 and was GB captain when we won the world cup that year. Obviously there's also the likes of Clive Sullivan, Gus Risman and Billy Boston in terms of all-time greats who played for GB in Ashes series. If you look back, Welsh players have played a massive part in the history of rugby league.
So are we neglecting that history a bit if we play an Ashes series as England instead of GB? Or does it not matter that much anymore, because most of it is quite a long time ago. Even Phil Ford and Jonathan Davies is 30 plus years ago.
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What non-English players have been important (or even just involved) in past Ashes series?
I obviously remember Jonathan Davies being brilliant in the 1st test in 1994, but he went off injured in that match and didn't play again that series.
I know that he also came on during the 3rd test in 1990.
I'm also not counting players like Iestyn Harris, who I consider to be English really, despite him playing for Wales. Likewise Keiron Cunningham.
I want proper Welsh or Scottish born players.
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19 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:
Got a plan to get the NRL stars over here?
Aeroplanes.
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On 05/04/2024 at 20:58, gingerjon said:
Huge kudos to Ebony Rainford-Brent for shaking the cricket charity establishment out of their cosy do-nothing approach.
The 16 all-weather cricket domes sounds very interesting. I would like to see what they're like and exactly where they're to be located.
Given the weather that we're likely to have (and are already having), we need this sort of progressive thinking. Covered grounds and more artificial surfaces (for football etc.) are essential. Otherwise the youngsters will just keep getting their matches postponed/cancelled, whether at school or in sat/sun leagues.
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ECB announces eight counties to host professional women's teams from 2025 - BBC Sport
So, presumably:
South East Stars ---> Surrey
Southern Vipers ---> Hampshire
Western Storm ---> Somerset
Sunrisers ---> Essex
Northern Diamonds ---> Durham
Lancashire Thunder ---> Lancashire
The Blaze ---> Nottinghamshire
Central Sparks ---> Warwickshire
I wonder what team names they'll go with. Will they adopt the same name as the men's team, such as Hampshire Hawks, or will they keep part of their existing name and go with Hampshire Vipers?
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14 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
If you think there aren't characters in snooker then it's obvious you don't watch much of it.
Not just that but with all the different events and coverage nowadays (BBC, ITV, Quest, etc.), you get to see the personalities of various ex-players (and indeed current players like Lisowski), and they're almost always great. Due to the nature of the game, there's not much chance to show a personality at the table, and players that I might have thought were a bit dour during their playing career (like Hendry and Docherty), are actually great fun and very likeable off the table.
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I voted yes, either for just a Roses or for something like what Archie G suggested, simply because I don't see anything else being done. I can't see any prospect for two proper international windows, so what does that leave us with? I think we've got to become more self sufficient.
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2 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:
In thier questionnaire they had a specific question about rep football...they specifically mentioned WOTR from memory
Do we know what the responses were?
Also, do we know what the players think?
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Check out the latest League Express Podcast for their thoughts on this subject. You won't believe what Martyn Sadler looks like now!
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Is this the game most neutrals will be watching?
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War of the Roses (Again)
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Fair enough.