posted Oct 9, 2008

What's Hook won apart from a grand-slam? just wondering

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posted Oct 9, 2008

Lewsey's the man! is it true that "soggy chips" is rehearsing for a small part in a sad English melodrama?

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posted Oct 9, 2008

comment by The Hand Of Hidden Forces (U1677408)
posted 15 Hours Ago
nastylizard said -

"or is it only assault if its football?"

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Got it in one.

A football player questions a refereeing decision and all the rugger fans are on their high horse.

Two fat stupid rugby thugs get punched into each other, and it's "part and parcel of the game."

And of course they're correct - it IS part and parcel of rugby.

Stick to watching illegal dog-fights, lads - more dignity involved.

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Its because Cipriani isn't such a pussy that hes going to make a big deal over one punch. It happens all the time in rugby intentionally or accidently. People get raked all the time.

I play both sports and prefer football as a supporter. But nothing compares to the thrill of winning a difficult rugby match. Punches get thrown and you always end up with a couple of bruises but its fine. You don't file assault charges at the end.....

In football you can play a whole game without even getting your knees dirty.

Why file assault for one little punch???

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posted Oct 9, 2008

"or is it only assault if its football?"

Can only assume that your attempting draw a comparison between the actions of Lewsey and those of Barton.

Let's be frank, trainging ground bust ups happen in football all the time - I do recall seeing pictures of Freddie Ljungberg having a fight with Swedish teammate Mellberg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=On4t0ZKi3F4


These things happen and I am pretty sure that all parties concerned are happy for them not go any further.

On the other hand Dabo requested that the police press charges against Barton so that's why it went further.

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posted Oct 10, 2008

Has the moderator gone to sleep?
Mentioning football on a rugby forum!?!?!?

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posted Oct 16, 2008

How much of this must go on in training around the country, indeed the world, every day and we don't hear anything about it?! Come on BBC, this is rugby, rugby = large groups of men with lots of manly emotion all over the place, of course there is going to be this sort of thing! I bet it would all have been forgotten if it wasn't reported on!

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posted Oct 16, 2008

it probably would have been forgotten if you hadnt commented on the article 6 days after everyone else had stopped talking about it!

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posted Oct 16, 2008

I am in Africa, news is always slow out here

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posted Oct 16, 2008

Josh,
Even allowing fully for the distance in Time and Space between Africa and access to the Internet It was still well worth the wait for the riposte mate.

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posted Oct 17, 2008

Thankyou Out of interest, does anyone remember a thread about 3 years ago on the English rugby board that had over 6000 posts? I think it was a lot more but I cannot remember the exact number. That was some party!

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