Team v Hurricanes

[morepork]

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/ ... ts-created

All Black full back Ben Smith ruled himself out of Saturday's test against the Lions because of a head knock last weekend - a decision his replacement, Israel Dagg, applauded.

"I said to him, you've only got one brain."

"It's pretty simple at the end of the day, we've gotta make good decisions and obviously it's a big Test, a big series, the All Blacks."

"But at the end of the day he's got two kids, a beautiful wife, and you've just gotta make those decisions.

"The whole team's behind him. Yeah, it's only rugby at the end of the day."

Bin Smuf. Ligind.

[Mellsblue]

a beautiful wife,

Bin Smuf. Ligind.

Fact.

[morepork]

That's not what I meant Trump.

[Mellsblue]

I know, Germaine.

[skidger]

I know, Germaine.

Is Haskell still dating the son of Richard and Judy?

[kk67]

There's an Eels lyric that goes:
'I can't bear to watch the shuttle launch
the trophy wives of the astronauts'.

'whistle' ....Birds.

[Mellsblue]

I know, Germaine.

Is Haskell still dating the son of Richard and Judy?

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

[kk67]

I know, Germaine.

Is Haskell still dating the son of Richard and Judy?

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

They're made for each other.
You could call it the perfect love story.......or you could say they spared two other people.

[skidger]

I know, Germaine.

Is Haskell still dating the son of Richard and Judy?

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

There is a youtube video of Hask having award winning banter with Richard. Yes I have too much time on my hands. But its a real meeting of minds.

[Mellsblue]

Is Haskell still dating the son of Richard and Judy?

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

There is a youtube video of Hask having award winning banter with Richard. Yes I have too much time on my hands. But its a real meeting of minds.

Link.

[kk67]

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

There is a youtube video of Hask having award winning banter with Richard. Yes I have too much time on my hands. But its a real meeting of minds.

Link.

I'm happy you skipped saying 'or it never happened'. We know it did. It must have.
Just send the link to the cringe thread.

[skidger]

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

There is a youtube video of Hask having award winning banter with Richard. Yes I have too much time on my hands. But its a real meeting of minds.

Link.

I shall have a look. There is a moment where Richard takes a huge swig of tea that is more Alan Partridge than Alan. And Hask is on form as usual.

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In contrast NZ have sent Bin Smuth home and told him he won't be considered for the rest of the series......

seems to be a lot more of it about? or is it just a random cluster?

It's more that the NZRU has very strict guidelines about concussions, and because we know so much more about them than we did, say 10 years ago, they're obviously taken more seriously by the ABs management than apparently the Lions management.

If anyone had any lingering doubts about Gatland's fitness to coach, his callousness and recklessness with clearly concussed players should dispel them. What a fucking disgrace.

[kk67]

Christ, he's an England backrow, your Daughter is infatuated with him and you're thinking: 'Really ?,...this guy ?'

[kk67]

In contrast NZ have sent Bin Smuth home and told him he won't be considered for the rest of the series......

seems to be a lot more of it about? or is it just a random cluster?

It's more that the NZRU has very strict guidelines about concussions, and because we know so much more about them than we did, say 10 years ago, they're obviously taken more seriously by the ABs management than apparently the Lions management.

If anyone had any lingering doubts about Gatland's fitness to coach, his callousness and recklessness with clearly concussed players should dispel them. What a fucking disgrace.

All coaches are shit about concussion decisions. It's a better bet to take their skippers opinion.
Which is more frequently honest.
i.) He always goes down
ii.) He's off.

When I ask the Skip' it's usually one of these 2 answers I get. Twat or hurt. The Skip usually knows.

[cashead]

seems to be a lot more of it about? or is it just a random cluster?

It's more that the NZRU has very strict guidelines about concussions, and because we know so much more about them than we did, say 10 years ago, they're obviously taken more seriously by the ABs management than apparently the Lions management.

If anyone had any lingering doubts about Gatland's fitness to coach, his callousness and recklessness with clearly concussed players should dispel them. What a fucking disgrace.

All coaches are shit about concussion decisions. It's a better bet to take their skippers opinion.
Which is more frequently honest.
i.) He always goes down
ii.) He's off.

When I ask the Skip' it's usually one of these 2 answers I get. Twat or hurt. The Skip usually knows.

Dunno about coaches on your end, but coaches here are pretty fucking hardcore about it. We pulled one of our starting locks when the coaching panel of 3 (myself and 2 others) suspected he had a concussion, got him to talk to a doctor, and sidelined him for a month total as soon as we got confirmation he had a concussion - 1 week for his post-concussion symptoms to subside and another 3 weeks before we fielded him off the bench. We only let him do full contact training once he produced a doctor's note stating that he was medically clear as well, and that was still a week before we put him back in the team.

[kk67]

I can assure you,.....our coaches are twats.

[skidger]

Yes.

Chloe Madeley. Legend.

There is a youtube video of Hask having award winning banter with Richard. Yes I have too much time on my hands. But its a real meeting of minds.

Link.

[morepork]

I know, Germaine.

Nice.

[Mellsblue]

There is a youtube video of Hask having award winning banter with Richard. Yes I have too much time on my hands. But its a real meeting of minds.

Link.

I had high hopes but it was so poor I couldn't see it through to the end. Awful.