2023 (expanded) World Cup in South Africa
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<p>"<span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">they gave the cup to Qatar despite its size?"</span></p>
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<p>Yes, as already mentioned, this was greeted with widespread approval and enthusiasm, and provides the perfect argument in favour of a Rugby World Cup in Ireland. </p>
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<p>i recall the sizest arguments against Qatar right from the beginning, "forget the human rights abuses, the extreme heat, the corruption " they said "its too small" and thats why fifa want to take it off them.</p> -
This place is too small to host this discussion. Next time we do this can it be held in a bigger forum, with bigger newer and better maintained threads?
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<p>and a more successful one!</p>
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Why is this thread still open?</p></blockquote>
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and a more successful one!</p></blockquote>
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Google it, dude.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Google it, dude.</p>
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<p>If you claim something like the 2011 rwc was the worst or Belfast weather the onus is on you to prove it . You failed both times.</p> -
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<p>This place is too small to host this discussion. Next time we do this can it be held in a bigger forum, with bigger newer and better maintained threads?</p>
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<p>I've never been to this forum, but i know it's waaay better than here, and a much better decision for this discussion</p> -
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<p>It's this or climate change ...</p>
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<p>surely with Global warming, the temperature in Ireland is irrelevant?</p> -
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<p>surely with Global warming, the temperature in Ireland is irrelevant?</p>
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<p>you just don't have a good handle on the basics of thermal dynamics you child. </p>
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<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">BUT THAT"S FOR ANOTHER THREAD, I'M NOT GOING IN TO IT NOW</span></p>
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<p>wait, it's nearly February!</p> -
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<p>I'd say SA maintains a good level of success despite their incompetent Union.</p>
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<p>I'd have to disagree with you there. Take Samoa last year as an example. Their mediocre showing at the RWC was entirely attributable to the failings of the national administraton - headed by an overbearing PM who has ridiculed and alienated many of the leading players. Have you heard any complaints from South African players about their admin lately?</p> -
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<p>I'd have to disagree with you there. Take Samoa last year as an example. Their mediocre showing at the RWC was entirely attributable to the failings of the national administraton - headed by an overbearing PM who has ridiculed and alienated many of the leading players. Have you heard any complaints from South African players about their admin lately?</p>
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<p>Japans rugby union is a shambles and they beat SA , what your point?</p> -
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This place is too small to host this discussion. Next time we do this can it be held in a bigger forum, with bigger newer and better maintained threads?</p></blockquote>Ok one more. <br><br>
25 Nov 2015<br>
Tourism Ireland welcomes exceptional +13% growth in overseas visitors for January-October 2015<br><br>
On track for record year for Irish tourism as Tourism Ireland prepares for 2016<br><br>
“Today’s figures indicate that 2015 is set to be a record year for Irish tourism, with more than 7.4 million people arriving during the January to October period – an increase of almost +13%, or an additional 842,300 overseas visitors, when compared to 2014.<br><br>
Source: Tourism Ireland<br><br>
Obviously they didn't come for the weather. And obviously, there was nothing happening in the UK in Sept/Oct which is how figures must have increased last year. <br><br>
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Ireland awarded 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup<br><br>
England will get the chance to defend their Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland in 2017.<br><br>
Ireland's hopes of hosting the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2023 were boosted on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) when it received the 2017 women's tournament.<br><br>
In May that year, the winner of the 2023 RWC hosting rights will be revealed.<br><br>
To be trusted with the Women's Rugby World Cup will go a long way to helping Ireland beat off 2023 rival bidders South Africa and Italy. Source: Stuff<br><br>
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<p>I'd have to disagree with you there. Take Samoa last year as an example. Their mediocre showing at the RWC was entirely attributable to the failings of the national administraton - headed by an overbearing PM who has ridiculed and alienated many of the leading players. Have you heard any complaints from South African players about their admin lately?</p>
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<p>If you think everything about SA Rugby is competent, then good for you, I suggest you go visit Keo.</p> -
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<p>If you think everything about SA Rugby is competent, then good for you, I suggest you go visit Keo.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure what you're talking about, SARU let Meyer pick at least half of the team.</p> -
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<p>This place is too small to host this discussion. Next time we do this can it be held in a bigger forum, with bigger newer and better maintained threads?</p>
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<p>I'd like to hark back to the halcyon days of the Fern - circa 1999 - when the forum was at its rudimentary best. </p> -
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<p>I'd like to hark back to the halcyon days of the Fern - circa 1999 - when the forum was at its rudimentary best. </p>
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<p>haha, can you imagine what threads like this would be like on that old format!</p> -
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<p>Smudge have you ever read a book called the worlds friendliest people?</p>
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<p>Smudge crushed his cigarette as he chuckled to Stevo: "hey, is that chick coming down for a drink?"</p>
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<p>Stevo, never short of a quip, shot back: "she'll be coming down, all right.'"</p>
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<p>Smudge guffawed. It was what he had come to suspect from Stevo, who had knocked around with Smudge from the first year at primary school when their Tonka Trucks collided in the sandpit.</p>
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<p>I might have read a free chapter online from our friend. From what I recall, it was written pretty much as badly as the excerpt I've conjured up above.</p>
