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<p>I feel like I've been told off, and I'm not entirely sure why. </p>
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<p>If this thread has had any effect on me, it's to try and find my Back of the Y box set and watch Matt Heath in his finest moments!</p>
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<p>The Sheriff of fern town has given us all a moral ass whuppin. We'll thank him one day.</p>

<p>MR I really don't think you can compare Samoa and Georgia. Samoa are and have been for many years, a lot more competitive than Georgia. Then there is the relationship that NZ has with Samoa going back many years.</p>
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<p>However I do agree with the idea of doing more to encourage the likes of Georgia, although I can see how difficult this could be. Perhaps sending the Saxons would be a good first step?</p>

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Canes4life" data-cid="570344" data-time="1460020286"><p>Are you Chris Rattue from NZ Herald? ;-)<br>
If anyone is keen, write up an article and send it through to my email (sivanryn@gmail.com) and we will add you to our database of writers if it meets the standards of our website. <br>
You will have the scope to write about the latest trends and topics of our five main sports (Cricket, Rugby, Rugby League, Tennis and Football). <br>
As our website builds you will be writing to a large audience with the chance to earn $$$ based on how you rank within our database.</p></blockquote>
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Damn. If we were only talking rugby and I was allowed to piss off kiwi supporters with my emotional flare-ups I'd have been in.

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<p>From memory, he still got 2 birdies I think after that implosion (ok, also another bogie), but to pull 2 birdies back suggests to me he's quite tough.</p>
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<p>Spieth seemed quite fragile over the final 2 rounds - but he kept sinking putts to make birdies while dropping shots as fast. Final round was 7 birdies for a 73, 3rd round was 5 birdies for a 73, 2nd round was 4 birdies for a 74, 22 in all for the week. In contrast Willett only made 13 birdies but finished 3 ahead.</p>

Taufua was awesome I thought. Both he and Todd worked very well together. <br><br>
Reiko was very strong with the ball.

<p><span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Buxton Popoali'i was on my flight from Wellington to Dunedin this morning. Yes, THE Buxton Popoali'i.</span></p>

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.boxingnews24.com/2016/02/haye-thinks-joshua-problems-carlos-takam/'>http://www.boxingnews24.com/2016/02/haye-thinks-joshua-problems-carlos-takam/</a>

<p>His own club banned him. Fucking good.</p>

<p>My english teacher at school always said proof read everything but did I ever follow those insructions?</p>

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<p>Sister, I thought?</p>
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<p>Yes sister is correct</p>

<p>- The NZ conference is the strongest it's been since the conference system began</p>
<p>- I suspect that the competition for All Black vacancies has contributed to the quality of the NZ conferences, as many of us suspected would be the case</p>
<p>- Less intra-conference games should help NZ teams given ours is traditionally the strongest conference</p>
<p>- I'm still not sold on the bonus point change, given that it still benefits teams in the weaker conferences that play against weaker teams. I get the arguments for the change, but I will withhold judgement until the end of the season</p>
<p>- The Jaguares and Waratahs have been the disappointments of the season thus far</p>

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<p>Shockingly, FIFA is caught up in the "Panama Papers" scandal.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/leaked-papers-fifa-ethics-committee-credibility-crisis-juan-pedro-damiani-eugenio-figueredo'>http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/leaked-papers-fifa-ethics-committee-credibility-crisis-juan-pedro-damiani-eugenio-figueredo</a></p>
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<p><img src="http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shocked_moriarty.gif" alt="shocked_moriarty.gif"></p>

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<p>Really? Not saying he can't, I've just very rarely seen him kick the ball.</p>
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<p>I've seen him play 10 at club level, clearing well off both feet.. and the crusaders often use his kicking game to good effect.</p>
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<p>Last year in NPC Canterbury used him a lot to kick (in the games he was available) to take the pressure off Mo'aga</p>

<p>Cheers, I missed that one along the way.</p>

<p>its everywhere now, pretty much in every sport</p>

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<p>That's a point I've made elsewhere. It's astonishing the amount of people who expect him to still be playing at the level he demonstrated last year.</p>
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<p>With what seems to be a greater distribution of talent across the big Top14 teams now, it's small wonder Toulon aren't dominating - particularly when it seems a lot of players appear to be expecting the other stars in their team to do something magical.</p>
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<p>You can see Ma'a's frustration with this team-mates in this one clip</p>
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<p>Shit, if that's an incredible solo try I hope whoever made that vid doesn't watch highlights of Jonah or Cully, he's liable to have a coronary.</p>

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<p>For those of us in Aus...</p>
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<p>You beauty</p>
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<p>As of May, beIN sports will be part of your Foxtel package for no extra cost.</p>
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<p>Which means in the short term, Champions League Finals, and Euro Champs games, but more importantly, <strong>November Tour tests for the ABs</strong> (I've missed some crackers in the past couple of years). </p>
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<p>I'll stump up the $50 for that month and then turn Foxtel off again.</p>