Favourite ( or worst ) Rugby cliches
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In UK the Scots brave, Irish plucky. You don't know which French team are going to turn up (erm yes you do they've been boring as batshit for the last 5 years) Wales play with passion, and there an underlying inference that England should of course be the best, even when they're far from it.<br><br>
The PIs are happy folk who play with a smile on their face while consistently high tackling. The Boks are brutal, about to descend into savagery at the drop of a hat. The Aussies never give up and never know when they are beaten.<br><br>
The ABs are just too bloody good so they always have a "weakness" - this changes every few years but usually scrum, loss of aura, tight games, drop goals or some other bs.<br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="562426" data-time="1457080562"><p>
FML? What does it mean? I'm seeing regularly</p></blockquote>I first heard this about 6 or 7 years ago, when a girl I was seeing at the time used it in a text. That's the beauty of texting, you can easily hide your 'what the fuck does that mean' face and pretend you know exactly what it is they're on about.<br><br>
I've since found out that it means fuck my life. At least that's what I think it means. LOL.<br><br>
WTF am I doing uzing LOL, I fucking h8 LOL. OMG FML, I just uzed it again. What the hell, YOLO. -
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<p>I first heard this about 6 or 7 years ago, when a girl I was seeing at the time used it in a text. That's the beauty of texting, you can easily hide your 'what the fuck does that mean' face and pretend you know exactly what it is they're on about.<br><br>
I've since found out that it means fuck my life. At least that's what I think it means. LOL.<br><br>
WTF am I doing uzing LOL, I fucking h8 LOL. OMG FML, I just uzed it again. What the hell, YOLO.</p>
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<p>SMH</p> -
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<p>I first heard this about 6 or 7 years ago, when a girl I was seeing at the time used it in a text. That's the beauty of texting, you can easily hide your 'what the fuck does that mean' face and pretend you know exactly what it is they're on about.<br><br>
I've since found out that it means fuck my life. At least that's what I think it means. LOL.<br><br>
WTF am I doing uzing LOL, I fucking h8 LOL. OMG FML, I just uzed it again. What the hell, YOLO.</p>
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<p>Thought it was Fuck My Luck. But what do I know. LOL (Lots of Love).</p> -
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<p>'_____ loves to run with the ball in hand'</p>
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<p>Well duh, that's what the game is all about.</p>
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<p>Not in the Northern Hemisphere, it's not . . .</p>
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<p>Ulster being the only professional rugby team in NI, we basically have dedicated TV coverage of (almost) all their matches on BBC2NI, with the most "homer" commentator ever - Jim Neilly. He is utterly useless from any objective viewpoint, but is normally good for 1 or 2 unintentional gems per game. Examples include:</p>
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<p>"Nick Williams - he's like a sledgehammer hitting a meringue!"</p>
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<p>Ulster, having reclaimed the ball from kick-off, lose a turnover with 3:22 on the clock - "And Ulster lose the ball after holding possession for 5 minutes solid."</p>
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<p>Stephen Ferris on the charge - "He's turned into a train with no station, absolutely unstoppable."</p>
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<p>After redhead Paddy Jackson took a heavy tackle - "He's looking a bit ginger on it." (Pun <em>not </em>intended, I guarantee you.)</p>
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<p>After Paul O'Connell knocked on near the tryline - "He's got white-line fever . . . mind you the only time I get white line fever nowadays is when I'm parking the car."</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.uafc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15637&hilit=gusher#p354253'>http://www.uafc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15637&hilit=gusher#p354253</a></p> -
"This (England/ Wales / Ireland / British and Ireland Lions) team no longer fear the All Blacks aura."
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<p>"A draw is like kissing your sister"<br><br>
Wait....what?<br>
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<p>I never understood it either, I think its a saying thats very regionally specific .</p> -
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<p>"This (England/ Wales / Ireland / British and Ireland Lions) team no longer fear the All Blacks aura."</p>
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<p>My favourite , I hope aura had a good rest in the off season too.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="562468" data-time="1457109851"><p>"A draw is like kissing your sister"<br>
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<p>SMH</p>
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<p>Yea, I know what that means :whistle:</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:8px;">WTF is he on about? :scratch: </span></p> -
<p>Commentators one , its the wrong side of the field for a left foot/ Right foot kicker , </p>
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<p>Im not a kicker , but has anyone done any stats on this to show it is a real factor ? </p> -
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<p>Commentators one , its the wrong side of the field for a left foot/ Right foot kicker , </p>
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<p>Im not a kicker , but has anyone done any stats on this to show it is a real factor ? </p>
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<p>Don't know any stats kiwiinmelb but with the natural (slight) curve of a ball, it does exist, if only psychologically. All kickers have experienced a ball sliding in one of the far uprights that doesn't happen on the other side of the field.</p>
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<p>But your premise is correct, the modern pro kicker should never succomb to having a preferred side</p>
