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General Rugby Discussion II

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    #1442
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    They must be huge fans :pac:

    https://twitter.com/SimonZebo/status/986186584163831808?s=19


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    #1443
    [Deleted User]
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Is there a tangible difference between Saracens and Chiefs?

    One is the appropriation of the cultural trappings of a notoriously victimised ethnicity (for simplicity) while the other is using the colloquial name for all Arabian Muslims and was apparently a response to the other local rugby club being called Crusaders.

    Dunno, is that tangible? This sort of issue rarely results in 'tangibles'.


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    #1444
    Bazzo
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    Ealing seem to be on quite the recruiting spree. Taking a proper run at promotion next season I presume.


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    #1445
    The Lost Sheep
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    Bazzo wrote: »
    Ealing seem to be on quite the recruiting spree. Taking a proper run at promotion next season I presume.
    Probably are. Mad considering it will only be their fourth season playing at championship level.


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    #1446
    Legion2008
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Probably are. Mad considering it will only be their fourth season playing at championship level.

    Get in before it becomes a closed shop and relegation/promotion is scrapped ..... otherwise what's the point


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    #1447
    [Deleted User]
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    What are Ealing going to do about a stadium? Their home ground is tiny.


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    #1448
    errlloyd
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    Wow just reading they are a Mutual Society. That's interesting, but it must make it difficult to raise funding? Anyone know how that is structured?


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    #1449
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    I've played against Ealing, and I'm absolutely rubbish, so that shows just how meteoric their rise has been!
    errlloyd wrote: »
    Wow just reading they are a Mutual Society. That's interesting, but it must make it difficult to raise funding? Anyone know how that is structured?

    I'd say there's little chance of it surviving at the highest level, but I'd absolutely love to be proven wrong. Maybe they might get some philanthropic investment, must be a few whales in the area!

    I wonder if they might be an ideal partner for Brentford for a groundshare.


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    #1450
    errlloyd
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    I'd say there's little chance of it surviving at the highest level, but I'd absolutely love to be proven wrong. Maybe they might get some philanthropic investment, must be a few whales in the area!

    I wonder if they might be an ideal partner for Brentford for a groundshare.

    Would that be similar to how the Green Bay Packers and most German Soccer teams are set up?


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    #1451
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    errlloyd wrote: »
    Would that be similar to how the Green Bay Packers and most German Soccer teams are set up?

    Yeah the Packers were the first thing I thought of. I think it really would struggle to deal with barriers to entry for modern professional sports. The NFL's system effectively protects the Packers, not sure what protects the Germans!


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    #1452
    errlloyd
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Yeah the Packers were the first thing I thought of. I think it really would struggle to deal with barriers to entry for modern professional sports. The NFL's system effectively protects the Packers, not sure what protects the Germans!

    They have a rule where 50+1 of the clubs shares have to be owned by members. The exceptions are Leverkusen and Wolfsburg that are owned by companies (Bayer and Volkswagen). RB Leipzig gets around it by restricting membership arbitrarily, and therefore all their current members are employees of Red Bull.

    I believe if a member has been a member for 30 years or something, they can buy a controlling share. Which is currently happening at Hannover 96. That's why I know all this, I spend a lot of time in Hannover.


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    #1453
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    errlloyd wrote: »
    Wow just reading they are a Mutual Society. That's interesting, but it must make it difficult to raise funding? Anyone know how that is structured?

    Aren't Barcelona somewhat similar? I don't follow football at all but I thought they were collectively owned?


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    #1454
    errlloyd
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Aren't Barcelona somewhat similar? I don't follow football at all but I thought they were collectively owned?

    I know Real Madrid are anyway.


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    #1455
    Dog Botherer
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Brad Weber

    https://twitter.com/brad_weber9/status/986178316716527617

    Oh lordy lord this has taken a turn

    Looks like he's deleted his account?


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    #1456
    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,604 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    Dog Botherer wrote: »
    Looks like he's deleted his account?

    Still there for me


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    #1457
    Dog Botherer
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    errlloyd wrote: »
    Still there for me

    I'm getting a technical error page now. Weird.


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    #1458
    Former Former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,728 ✭✭✭Former Former


    I don't know if this was shared already, but Folau has written a pretty interesting piece on all this, explaining why he said that stuff and what role religion plays in his life.

    https://www.playersvoice.com.au/israel-folau-im-a-sinner-too/#r63R7RlRAwxw12sy.97


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    #1459
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Yeah it's a pretty well written piece to be fair to him. I mean as has been pointed out, Folau has had no problem posing on the cover of LGBTQ magazines in the past so his stance seems to have hardened in recent times, maybe that was related to the marriage debate they had down there.


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    #1460
    Hurrache
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    Dog Botherer wrote: »
    Looks like he's deleted his account?

    No, in fact he's doubled up
    https://twitter.com/brad_weber9/status/986178318994059265


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    #1461
    swiwi_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,490 ✭✭✭swiwi_


    Why don’t the Irish provinces have nicknames?

    Leinster Leopards
    Munster Mongeese
    Connacht Chamaleons
    Ulster Urials

    Hmmm. Maybe nicknames are actually pretty stupid come to think of it.


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    #1462
    errlloyd
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    swiwi_ wrote: »
    Why don’t the Irish provinces have nicknames?

    Leinster Leopards
    Munster Mongeese
    Connacht Chamaleons
    Ulster Urials

    Hmmm. Maybe nicknames are actually pretty stupid come to think of it.

    Leinster were branded as the "Leinster Lions" around 15 years ago. It was diabolical.


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    #1463
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    errlloyd wrote: »
    Leinster were branded as the "Leinster Lions" around 15 years ago. It was diabolical.

    It brought Leo the Lion into existence. And he's comical


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    #1464
    [Deleted User]
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    Synode wrote: »
    It brought Leo the Lion into existence. And he's comical

    When he can stay fit...


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    #1465
    Burkie1203
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    When he can stay fit...

    Is SOB = Leo?????


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    #1466
    stephen_n
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    When he can stay fit...

    Wouldn’t be a suitable Leinster mascot if he didn’t get injured.


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    #1467
    jacothelad
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Hopefully the West Country teams go all in. Gloucester Vikings and Bath Packers?
    Just as well there isn't a team called Fudge instead of Bath.:D:D:D


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    #1468
    Interested Observer
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    Some very long bans from that Spain/Belgium game:
    An independent committee issued the bans with scrum-halves Sébastien Rouet and Guillaume Rouet receiving a 43-week suspension and 36-week suspension respectively for physical abuse of a Match Official and verbal abuse.

    Pierre Barthere, Lucas Guillaume and Mathieu Belie have all been suspended for 14 weeks for their part in the incident.


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    #1469
    stephen_n
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    Interested Observer wrote: »
    Some very long bans from that Spain/Belgium game:

    Guess they didn’t have much choice, can’t allow that stuff to go on with refs.


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    #1470
    Interested Observer
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    stephen_n wrote: »
    Guess they didn’t have much choice, can’t allow that stuff to go on with refs.

    Yeah absolutely.


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    #1471
    FACECUTTR
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    jacothelad wrote: »
    Just as well there isn't a team called Fudge instead of Bath.:D:D:D

    Careful now Mr Folau


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