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Strangely I'm not keen on either of those thread titles.


Rugby: Of props and pork pies ?

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Much better!

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Ouch! That stings!


Phew! I feared I'd lost the knack.

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And may I remind you again - Orange Cup holders - just like Glaws will be when they beat the new French champions.


Gloucester first have to win the local title. They like to stumble.

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Much better!


*Havak votes with his palate*

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My Palate is perhaps my most discerning sense so you have to go with your strengths.

Gloucester already are champions as far as I am concerned having secured first place. This new fangled play off idea is all well and good but it's not rugby really now is it?

Plus the only side that might possibly have beaten them has failed to make to cut - as we all know full well.

Gloucester deserve the title. I'm man enough to repsect the quality that they win it with. I'll never like them though.

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Gloucester deserve the title. I'm man enough to repsect the quality that they win it with. I'll never like them though.


A bit akin to Wagner, really. Despise the man, marvel at his music. Now where else but in a rugby thread would Wagner crack a mention?

Tickets to the Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney in July went on sale yesterday morning at 9am. At 9.20am they were all gone. OTOH, there are still plenty available for Wallabies -v- Wales in June. I might have to think about it. It will be one of the few matches we stand a chance of winning this season.

Another couple of new thread title possibilities:

Rugby - Hands On The Ground!

Rugby - Roll Away!

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We want Dermott, we want Dermott...

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By popular demand! The new mascot for Havak's Tigers!

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I don't really have any suggestions for the new thread title, so I'll let you guys reach a consensus.

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Go Dermott, go!



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Suggestions for the Rugby Thread:

Rugby - Engage!

Rugby - The Noble Game ...once again!

Rugby - North vs. South: A House Divided

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Suggestions for the Rugby Thread:

Rugby - Engage!




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Rugby - The Noble Game ...once again!


Yes, we sort of did that one with a similar title.

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Rugby - North vs. South: A House Divided


And this one, too, with "Hemisphere Wars".

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That's interesting. So did any of the current pro football teams have their roots in college teams? Or did they start up alongside the college teams? With the college teams feeding them as they do now?

They all probably started at the college level, as most sports do. But for the most part I think teams like the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Colts had seperate roots from college teams like Notre Dame.

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There was a wonderful documentary TV series on the history of baseball made by Ken Burns - who made the "Civil War" documentary series - shown here last year. I know it was made and shown over there a long, long time ago. But because baseball is a very minor sport here, the TV network obviously thought it wouldn't be of interest. Once they finally showed it, it was absolutely fascinating.

Baseball started in the early 1800s, from a game called rounders or something like that. Teams like the Red Stockings started playing in the 1800s and eventually the American League and National League were formed, and they later merged.

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Yes, indeed.

How about a name like Rugby: Play Advantage?

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How about a name like Rugby: Play Advantage?




But how about just making it Advantage!? Short and sweet.

Rugby - Advantage! ... I really like that!

And the thread after that could be Rugby - Advantage Over!

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OTOH, there are still plenty available for Wallabies -v- Wales in June. I might have to think about it.


I highly recommend it. The boyos will go in numbers despite knowing that they will lose and the way Bread of Heaven rings around the ground will put the ‘Go Wallabies’ mob to shame.

Fearsome mutt there – better read back at some point and find what the context is.

Rugby – Advantage works for me. Any of them not referring to tigers work for me right now.

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I highly recommend it. The boyos will go in numbers despite knowing that they will lose and the way Bread of Heaven rings around the ground will put the ?Go Wallabies? mob to shame.


They'll come all that way in June? The tickets are for the Trial Test, not the real thing. It was the singing that tickled my interest.

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Fearsome mutt there ? better read back at some point and find what the context is.


It's Dermott, my 3 year old Old English Sheepdog. With a bad haircut. Tamerlin thought he looked a bit like an oddly-coloured tiger, hence he suggested Dermott as your mascot for next season.

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They will bring a healthy number of fans even for a warm up game. Not as many as will follow them to the Cup itself but enough to be heard I suspect.

Thats the strangest Tiger I ever saw. I'd never have marked him for an OESD with that eyes-clear hair cut.

Great dogs. Do you get much stick for it being a Pommy breed?

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They will bring a healthy number of fans even for a warm up game. Not as many as will follow them to the Cup itself but enough to be heard I suspect.


Mmmm. Okay, I might investigate the ticket situation.

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Thats the strangest Tiger I ever saw. I'd never have marked him for an OESD with that eyes-clear hair cut.


Mrs finbar tied his hair up with that pink ribbon. We usually tie some of the hair out of his eyes, but not usually that much. I think Mrs finbar did it for the photo. I'll get her to dye him red and green and take a photo. See what you think about him as a mascot then.

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Great dogs. Do you get much stick for it being a Pommy breed?


They're wonderful dogs. He's the third one I've had. In fact, my 'net name - finbar - is after his predecessor. He's possibly the most affectionate creature on God's earth. Even more than the usual OESD. Probably one of the reasons why I don't get any stick over him. He warms the coldest heart in two seconds flat.

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Mmmm. Okay, I might investigate the ticket situation.


Give it a whirl. At the very least you will be able to give me your view on the terrible problems they have in certain positions – pick anywhere on the front row, either half back (although Jones if they pick him has promise at stand off) and the centres in particular.

What they do have is a very promising lock – Robert Sidoli – who got man of the match in their loss to us in the six nations. It will be interesting to see him against the likes of Harrison, Sharpe and Giffen. I think he has the measure of the former to be honest but the other two I’m not sure – should be interesting. Of course unlike your lads he is surrounded by lesser quality and that might well tell.

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I'll get her to dye him red and green and take a photo. See what you think about him as a mascot then.


I’m already sold. We only have your word the pink ribbon is down to Mrs Finbar of course.

Does he share the other aspects of an OESD? Can he be stubborn and also very protective of you two if he gets surprised by a stranger? All the breed I have encountered seem hugely affectionate animals like Dermott but several have had those two qualities too – they were sheep dogs for a reason of course. No ‘German Shepherd’ holds a candle to an upset OESD.

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Give it a whirl. At the very least you will be able to give me your view on the terrible problems they have in certain positions ? pick anywhere on the front row, either half back (although Jones if they pick him has promise at stand off) and the centres in particular.

What they do have is a very promising lock ? Robert Sidoli ? who got man of the match in their loss to us in the six nations. It will be interesting to see him against the likes of Harrison, Sharpe and Giffen. I think he has the measure of the former to be honest but the other two I?m not sure ? should be interesting. Of course unlike your lads he is surrounded by lesser quality and that might well tell.


I read in this morning's paper that they're bring 3 uncapped players - Bath's backrower Gareth Delve, Neath's prop Adam Jones and Leeds backrower Alix Popham. Never heard of any of them.

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I?m already sold. We only have your word the pink ribbon is down to Mrs Finbar of course.




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Does he share the other aspects of an OESD? Can he be stubborn and also very protective of you two if he gets surprised by a stranger? All the breed I have encountered seem hugely affectionate animals like Dermott but several have had those two qualities too ? they were sheep dogs for a reason of course. No ?German Shepherd? holds a candle to an upset OESD.


The breed can certainly have those traits - his two predecessors certainly did. In fact, OESDs never lose their herding instincts, regardless of them having been bred as domestic creatures for a very long time. I well remember my first one herding the very young children of a friend in their backyard. He very gently rounded them up into a corner of the yard and sat and watched them.

Dermott, though, is a bit of a one-off. He's a very nervous, timid animal. I'm not sure why. There's been nothing in his upbringing to make him that way. Must be in his genes. With humans, his first instinct is to go for a pat, regardless of who it is, where they came from, and how suddenly they appeared. With other dogs, his first instinct is to flee. I'm the proud owner of the World's Greatest Coward.

On rugby matters - it seems the WRC could be decided by drop goals! If, in a knock-out match, the scores are level after full time, after extra time, and after sudden death, the match will be decided by five players from each side lining up for drop goals from various points behind the 22, starting in front of the posts, moving closer to the sidelines. S*****'s penalty shootout comes to rugby!

Cal - you'd better get in quick with a new thread. Havak and I like Rugby - Advantage!, it sprang from a Bearcat suggestion, so that could constitute a majority.

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