Exodus 2018
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@majorrage said in Exodus 2018:
Not sure the England fans are huge buyers of the Shield idea.
All jokes aside after an abortion of a 6N but from what I've come across they see themselves as above auto picking guys who didn't make the ABs
Yeah, it's the gist I'm picking up. From fans and journalists.
I just can't believe the position Eddie is putting himself, Shields and CEO Steve Brown in. Boy, he'll need Shields to be awesome to justify it all. No pressure.
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@majorrage said in Exodus 2018:
Not sure the England fans are huge buyers of the Shield idea...
In general I'd say you're right and we (speaks for whole of England) are not on board with this. Yeah it's within the rules but it's pretty stinky really. He's not English, if he comes over here to play I'd say the likelihood is be'll go back to NZ after his playing days are over/he's been tried and found wanting.
I have no problem with guys like the Vunipolas, Tuilagi, Teo and Hartley who are all pretty much assimilated into the
Borgsorry I mean England. But guys like Shields who is likely to be parachuted in and Waldrom who is Kiwi through and through are just plain wrong. -
@catogrande said in Exodus 2018:
@majorrage said in Exodus 2018:
Not sure the England fans are huge buyers of the Shield idea...
In general I'd say you're right and we (speaks for whole of England) are not on board with this. Yeah it's within the rules but it's pretty stinky really. He's not English, if he comes over here to play I'd say the likelihood is be'll go back to NZ after his playing days are over/he's been tried and found wanting.
I have no problem with guys like the Vunipolas, Tuilagi, Teo and Hartley who are all pretty much assimilated into the
Borgsorry I mean England. But guys like Shields who is likely to be parachuted in and Waldrom who is Kiwi through and through are just plain wrong.Where is the Walrus in all of this? What the fuck has Stephen Jones got to say, or does it not matter because it doesn't involve the NZ rugby union engaging in what amounts to modern day slavery in the South Pacific Isles?
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@canefan said in Exodus 2018:
@catogrande said in Exodus 2018:
@majorrage said in Exodus 2018:
Not sure the England fans are huge buyers of the Shield idea...
In general I'd say you're right and we (speaks for whole of England) are not on board with this. Yeah it's within the rules but it's pretty stinky really. He's not English, if he comes over here to play I'd say the likelihood is be'll go back to NZ after his playing days are over/he's been tried and found wanting.
I have no problem with guys like the Vunipolas, Tuilagi, Teo and Hartley who are all pretty much assimilated into the
Borgsorry I mean England. But guys like Shields who is likely to be parachuted in and Waldrom who is Kiwi through and through are just plain wrong.Where is the Walrus in all of this? What the fuck has Stephen Jones got to say, or does it not matter because it doesn't involve the NZ rugby union engaging in what amounts to modern day slavery in the South Pacific Isles?
I wish I could help you mate but I gave up reading anything the Walrus wrote years ago on the advice of an old rugby mate. It was the best bit of rugby advice I ever received, just ahead of don't get stuck on the wrong side of a ruck when playing against Scots or Kiwis.
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@catogrande said in Exodus 2018:
He's not English, if he comes over here to play I'd say the likelihood is be'll go back to NZ after his playing days are over/he's been tried and found wanting.
Shields' parents moved back to the UK to live there permanently a couple years ago so I wouldn't say it's certain he does return to NZ.
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@canefan said in Exodus 2018:
@catogrande said in Exodus 2018:
@majorrage said in Exodus 2018:
Not sure the England fans are huge buyers of the Shield idea...
In general I'd say you're right and we (speaks for whole of England) are not on board with this. Yeah it's within the rules but it's pretty stinky really. He's not English, if he comes over here to play I'd say the likelihood is be'll go back to NZ after his playing days are over/he's been tried and found wanting.
I have no problem with guys like the Vunipolas, Tuilagi, Teo and Hartley who are all pretty much assimilated into the
Borgsorry I mean England. But guys like Shields who is likely to be parachuted in and Waldrom who is Kiwi through and through are just plain wrong.Where is the Walrus in all of this? What the fuck has Stephen Jones got to say, or does it not matter because it doesn't involve the NZ rugby union engaging in what amounts to modern day slavery in the South Pacific Isles?
The walrus is keen on England taking Jason Woodward to South Africa.
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@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
@rapido oh poor RFU. That's one less Range Rover.
They supply their staff with Hyundais. There is one that parks in our street every night inviting vandalism in the form of an ABs bumper sticker.
Photo, please, when you finally do it.
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@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@canefan said in Exodus 2018:
@catogrande said in Exodus 2018:
@majorrage said in Exodus 2018:
Not sure the England fans are huge buyers of the Shield idea...
In general I'd say you're right and we (speaks for whole of England) are not on board with this. Yeah it's within the rules but it's pretty stinky really. He's not English, if he comes over here to play I'd say the likelihood is be'll go back to NZ after his playing days are over/he's been tried and found wanting.
I have no problem with guys like the Vunipolas, Tuilagi, Teo and Hartley who are all pretty much assimilated into the
Borgsorry I mean England. But guys like Shields who is likely to be parachuted in and Waldrom who is Kiwi through and through are just plain wrong.Where is the Walrus in all of this? What the fuck has Stephen Jones got to say, or does it not matter because it doesn't involve the NZ rugby union engaging in what amounts to modern day slavery in the South Pacific Isles?
The walrus is keen on England taking Jason Woodward to South Africa.
That will cost them another Land Rover's worth their English Pounds. surely ....., surely?
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@kruse said in Exodus 2018:
@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
@rapido oh poor RFU. That's one less Range Rover.
They supply their staff with Hyundais. There is one that parks in our street every night inviting vandalism in the form of an ABs bumper sticker.
Photo, please, when you finally do it.
I have always been superstitious about it. Don't want to tempt fate. I am still scarred from living in Australia in 2003.
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@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@kruse said in Exodus 2018:
@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
@rapido oh poor RFU. That's one less Range Rover.
They supply their staff with Hyundais. There is one that parks in our street every night inviting vandalism in the form of an ABs bumper sticker.
Photo, please, when you finally do it.
I have always been superstitious about it. Don't want to tempt fate. I am still scarred from living in Australia in 2003.
Yeah, I was living in Melbourne 2003. Wearing All Blacks ties to work each day. Tempting fate like a big stupid fluffybunny. Monday after the semi... I sucked it up, wore an All Blacks tie to work.
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@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
@rapido oh poor RFU. That's one less Range Rover.
They supply their staff with Hyundais. There is one that parks in our street every night inviting vandalism in the form of an ABs bumper sticker.
That's not vandalism. It's enhancement.
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This seems to be the best place to post this.
In November 2017, Brandon Nansen was signed on a short-term (7 months) contract by Stade Francais as a "supplementary player". At the time, it seemed that he could be back in time for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup, but it's now clear that he won't return to North Harbour. The Dragons have signed him on a 2-year contract.
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@booboo said in Exodus 2018:
@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
@rapido oh poor RFU. That's one less Range Rover.
They supply their staff with Hyundais. There is one that parks in our street every night inviting vandalism in the form of an ABs bumper sticker.
That's not vandalism. It's enhancement.
Yes. It begs the question of HOW do you actually vandalise a Hyundai?
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@catogrande said in Exodus 2018:
@booboo said in Exodus 2018:
@crucial said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
@rapido oh poor RFU. That's one less Range Rover.
They supply their staff with Hyundais. There is one that parks in our street every night inviting vandalism in the form of an ABs bumper sticker.
That's not vandalism. It's enhancement.
Yes. It begs the question of HOW do you actually vandalise a Hyundai?
Actually it's worse than that, I hadn't taken that much notice of the make of car but realised walking past it last night that it is actually a Mitsubishi.
