Hello and welcome to a hastily-created blog to serve former followers of AoD and any other random rugby union fanatics as well.
Now that rugby season is upon us, it seemed intolerable not to have somewhere to share our pain, our hopes and our squabbles.
Please pile in BTL! There will no doubt be much tinkering with the site. Suggestions for improvements are welcome but may be discarded out of hand. We do not possess Sag-like wizardry.
thaumaturge
Ovally Balls 
3 points, Ticht!
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1. Red Rum
2. Ginger Rogers, or McCain?
3. Dressage, Show Jumping and toffs falling into ditches onna cross country course?
4. er, 4?
5. Iks (X)?
6. A great singer called Edith
7. Putin on the Bitz?
8. Irish Heaslip?
9. Big hind quarters, like Ryan Jones
10, In Czechoslovakia would be my wild guess.
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Iks – 5 points, plus a bonus point for making me laugh.
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Dammit, had I not been so stupid and read the question properly I would have gotten number 2, I thought it meant a horse called 1
Doh!
That is why I failed the brain surgery exams, never read the question carefully
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Ha! Sorry, should have been clearer.
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Bloody hell I knew Duncan Taylor had had a lot of injuries, but I didn’t realise HOW many until I read this…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49351128?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland&link_location=live-reporting-story
Its amazing he’s come back and is ready to play again.
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Quiz answers at about 21:30.
I’ll try to get a new thread up sometime tomorrow with Saturday’s fixtures and where to watch them.
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Thaumo, when you or the DCI have time can you explain how a brand new poster signs up to post on here? Asking for a fiend.
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Iks – They should just be able to fill out the boxes with an email address and a poster name, and off they go. The email address doesn’t even have to be real, and it’s visible only to admins.
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QUIZ ANSWERS
1/ Red Rum
2/ Ginger McCain
3/ Dressage, cross-country and show-jumping
4/ Four
5/ A for entry, or X marks the spot for halt.
6/ Trotting in place (or almost)
7/ Orlov (Trotter)
8/ Barrel-racing
9/ It was bred to sprint distances of a quarter of a mile
10/ Between the steeples of St John’s Church in Buttevant and the Church of St Leger in Doneraile, Co. Cork (in 1752). Somewhat less specific answers (ie Cork or even Ireland) acceptable.
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“Also, I tried to register on the re-rebooted AOD, I haven’t received the confirmation email and the account doesn’t work … does it take a long time?!”
That’s the question that prompted me to ask Thaum, just to cross-check before I pass on your advice.
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Nice cwizing. I think I would do quite well on a steeplechasing cwiz set between 1966 – 1979.
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And stone me because I deserve it, but I can still produce that long-promised film cwis if you need a hook to hang a new thread on.
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Iks – if you already have a WordPress account, and are logged into it, all you should need to do is to type a comment and hit Post. There’s no registration required.
If you don’t already have a WordPress account, aren’t logged into it, or wish to change your username, you can click the Change link below the comment box, and you’ll be prompted for user name and email:
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That should say that if you aren’t already logged in, the form in the second screengrab should appear when you’ve clicked in the comment box.
And yes, a film cwiz would be a lovely hook! But if you want it all flashy-bangy with multiple choice buttons and scores and all, that may take me some time to put together. I think it can be done using the poll feature, but it’s a bit of a faff, and may take a bit of experimentation to work out. Gorbless the previous pope and admins.
I’ll send an email to the account you’ve logged in with , and you can reply with the cwiz if you like.
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Ok with the email thaum, but please go ahead with the next thread you planned! I’ll need a week or two to stitch the film questions together. Just offering some ATL sustenance for the future in case it is needed.
We may be at cross-purposes with the WordPress account. I’m fine with mine, but someone completely new to AOD was trying to join. Happily wiser advisers than me have taken over now, so it should work out.
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Iks – that’s great re the cwiz, thanks!
Re the new user, what I wrote should still apply. Basically they should just have to click in the comment box, and if they already have a WP account they’re logged in to, it should recognise that, and if not, it should ask for email and user name. There is no registration as such.
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@MisterIks
Re the critical mass thing, I’ve been keeping a running total and I think we’re not far off. Up to around 36 at this point – we only need the following regulars/semi-regulars to check in and we’re back! Am I missing any? (need some more kiwi support before the weekend, thanks ladz).
– Lorenzo
– CJ
– BoomKing
– DrClawsCat
– Elsuavo
– FD
– LADOAB
– Sagmog
– MichaelVaughanMyLord
– Tcod
– CanaryattheWharf
– SunbeamTim
– DroptheClaw
– GunsofNetherAvon
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Just seen the legendary Allan Bateman step off the train at Legend Central.
He could still do a job, by the looks of him.
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Thaum, the only one I know is Piaffe – French singer of yore. The rest all seem to be about horses or something.
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Of course I should have realised that Iks would beat to me to it.
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@yos
What a player he was.
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Question of the day – can the aussies avoid the follow on?
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Clenched one – spoken to Larry. He’s on holiday and will be along soon
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@ClenchedOne. HBH at first glance, but I imagine he is aware as I think he’s covered in the Edinburgh set like Ceej and Larry. Tcod is the Mike Gibson avatar in the ‘likes’ up there.
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Non je ne regrette rien, Deebee.
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@Thaum – do we need an atl for this site? I have an idea for one but not sure if it is needed.
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Buzzing for the game at the weekend. Been missing my rugby recently.
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oooh! Talk dirty to me, Iksy baby!
@Craigs – I for one would find it mildly fucking hilarious if the Aussies had to follow on.
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And that boanova, Bioface, Underdog and piperboy? Most of the others I can think of were fading away anyway.
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Fiji’s RWC squad:
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Fiji pulling a fast one there with an extra player
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It is 32, cheeky gets.
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Well, they avoided the follow on, Craigs, but another couple of wickets before
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Travis Heads back – Matthew Wades in!
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Good to see the Wildcatz bringing through local talent.
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DeeBee – they haven’t avoided the follow on yet. its 109.
They will of course because smith will get those on his own.
That’s it for the day anyways. rained off.
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Massive surprises in the ITV commentary team for the RWC I see:
SCW again, really?
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Long way behind on catchup …and I haven’t looked at the answers (honest)
1 – Who is buried at Aintree’s winning post? Red Rum (murder spelt backwards)
2 – Who trained 1? Donald “Ginger” McCain
3 – What are the three events in a three-day event? Dressage, Cross-Country, Show Jumping
4 – How many faults are awarded for knocking down a jump? Four
5 What is the letter of a dressage arena at which the horse and rider enter? Alternatively, what is the letter of a dressage arena at which the horse and rider stop to salute the judge? It is in the middle of the arena. (Easier guess, I reckon….) T?
6 What is a piaffe? Is it the high step that they get dressage horses to do?
7 What Russian breed of horse is commonly used in harness racing? Przewalski’s horse? (no… it’s not – and looks Polish anyway)
8 What rodeo event involves horse and rider riding as quickly as possible in a cloverleaf pattern around fixed objects?
9 Why is a quarter horse thus named? Quarter mile racing
10 Where was the world’s first steeplechase run? Buttevant to Churchtown, County Cork – north of the county – vast open rolling countryside. Not too far from here…a challenge between a Mr O’Callaghan and can’t recall the other gentleman.
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Dayglo and SCW
*boaks*
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Offset somewhat by Sam W & Maggie A
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Beadle,
When I think of Anime, the first thought that comes into my head is “What’d make Anime miles better is Mark Pougy” Pougatch, Ian “Geech” McGeechan and Clive “Sir Clive” Woodward rendered sort of Anime style” and, darn it, but ITV sport has come up trumps again.
Big fan of this sentence from the press release:
“Co-commentators include rugby figures with a wealth of experience, including Jamie Roberts, Ugo Monye, Shane Williams, Scott Hastings, Danielle Waterman, Ben Kay and Alan Quinlan.”
Can’t wait for the co-commentators without the the wealth of experience.
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@Yosoy
Bringing in experienced players does wonders for the local talent.
If he makes the first team Loots will be playing alongside Thretton Palamo.
23 of the 40 players in the SaberCats squad are American.
4 are from Uruguay as part of a deal with the URU to get their players into professional rugby.
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Loots is an ex-RGC player. Turned out 0 times for the Dragons in the Pro14 and Amlin. A big loss for Cross Keys, mind.
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Tiaan didn’t play Loots for the Drags, that’s for sure.
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Ah facted in advance by TomP. Just like old times.
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@TomP
He’ll probably struggle to make the Houston first team then.
Thretton Palamo and Osea Kolinisau are the incumbent centres.
It is a beastly midfield for sure.
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@expro
What is Thretton Palamo’s mass these days?
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@ Beadle
Not going to get into the quality of the commentators themselves *, but that graphic is close to being a crime against humanity. Even St Jonny looks like a game show host!
* except noting that Maggie A is the best. More knowledgeable than Brian Moore, more articulate than RealEddie, more attractive than Castagneide
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