The Reason I Never Made the ABs
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Problem solved I'm going to the islands to get a new birth certificate.
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@Higgins said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
I refuse to wear adidas boots thus am unfairly discriminated against. Hopefully the Mizuno Boot Wearer Lives Matter Movement will organise a suitable take the knee protest.
Random as fuck post, thanks
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So EoFY shenanigans for best results.
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those born early in the year would typically play in a grade where kids are younger, some upto a year younger...so potentially will be slightly older bigger, smarter.
That said, I'd say totally coincidental...they should do the same over the history of the ABs to see if there is a real pattern.
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@taniwharugby said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
That said, I'd say totally coincidental...they should do the same over the history of the ABs to see if there is a real pattern.
The stats will be a little bit out of date now, but according to a book I have (based on the period from 1883-2003), January and July were the most popular months for an AB birthday over that 120-year period. June was the least common month of birth. A side note, Meads and Fitzpatrick were both born in June.
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@taniwharugby said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
those born early in the year would typically play in a grade where kids are younger, some upto a year younger...so potentially will be slightly older bigger, smarter.
That said, I'd say totally coincidental...they should do the same over the history of the ABs to see if there is a real pattern.
Would need careful research.
When I played at school the cut off date was 31 March.
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@Machpants Malcolm Gladwell wrote about a similar subject, Canadian pro ice hockey players, in his book the Tipping point
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@canefan said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
@Machpants Malcolm Gladwell wrote about a similar subject, Canadian pro ice hockey players, in his book the Tipping point
Nice ferning bro!
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@Bovidae said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
@taniwharugby said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
That said, I'd say totally coincidental...they should do the same over the history of the ABs to see if there is a real pattern.
The stats will be a little bit out of date now, but according to a book I have (based on the period from 1883-2003), January and July were the most popular months for an AB birthday over that 120-year period. June was the least common month of birth. A side note, Meads and Fitzpatrick were both born in June.
A couple of chumps so doesn’t matter.
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@Gunner said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
I was just a bit shit at rugby, all heart but zero talent.
Nice. I was a bit the opposite - still shit at rugby but had "some" athletic ability. Lacked the aggression. If I was as angry in my teens as I am now...who knows what might have happened. I was even born at the right time.
Actually Outliers is quite interesting but I wouldn't read too much into it.
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@Snowy said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
@Gunner said in The Reason I Never Made the ABs:
I was just a bit shit at rugby, all heart but zero talent.
Nice. I was a bit the opposite - still shit at rugby but had "some" athletic ability. Lacked the aggression. If I was as angry in my teens as I am now...who knows what might have happened. I was even born at the right time.
Actually Outliers is quite interesting but I wouldn't read too much into it.
There should be a version of rugby for grumpy old men.
