Brace yourselves for maudlin renditions of Kumbaya all day Saturday.
International rugby on the telly this weekend
Saturday 17th August
- New Zealand v Australia 08:35 Sky Sports Action
- Wales v England 14:15 Sky Sports Action & Channel 4
- South Africa v Argentina 16:05 Sky Sports Action & Sky Sports Arena
- France v Scotland 20:00 Premier Sports 1
Ovally Balls 
Tam, I assume that the UK not being part of the EU anymore would mean Kolpak was given the Spanish archer, hence the clarification from EPRC on the UK citizenship qualifying as “European”.
In their roolz they have this,
3.7 Each club is permitted a maximum of two ‘non-European players’ in each match squad.
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Heini pools:
https://www.epcrugby.com/la-champions-cup/matchs/poules/
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Yeah, having looked it up again, Kolpak was all about freedom of movement for European players and EUAA countries.
No Deal would end freedom of movement, we’re yet to see details of any deal that can make it through the commons.
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Poolds 2 and 4 look especially tasty.
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cricket’s going well…………………………..look out Ireland
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45/6! Is the pitch that tasty or is England’s batting plumbing new depths? Mind you, I did point out yesterday that England have a crap record at Headingley. Three figures would be a moral victory at this stage.
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England dealing in boundaries! 50 up! Without losing another one!
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Ticht, my reading of it is that it won’t exclude your numerous Saffers and ‘Jians. You (and Sale)’ll be all right.
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The misogyny of Tarantino getting a spanking below the line here. Definitely needs discussing, especially in Cat’s Sexist Hour.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/23/quentin-tarantino-gruesome-revenge-fantasies-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood
In other news, England haven’t lost a wicket for almost 10 minutes! Oh, it’s lunch you say? They have to bat out at least another session to stay in the match, to have any chance of at least making a match of it. For the sake of the Ashes as a whole, I really hope they do.
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This is shit: https://giantsonthequayside.com/
Watch the animation about the thing they’re going to build in Newcastle. Awful.
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@deebee
Don’t make me defend cokey mcfrankensteinhead. Please.
That article is a variation on loads that have been doing the rounds and they’re all bollocks. You have to really cherry pick his filmography to make that case.
Fuck cricket. Stupid fucking game.
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@borderboy. It’s a ballsy list. It’s almost completely wrong, but I admire their spuds. There’s no way Dead Zone (which I love) is better than the Shining.
Creepshow, Christine far too low. IT and 1408 far too high. Maximum overdrive in exactly the right spot
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I went to see the Tarantino the other night. It’s got some beautiful stuff in it, but the major scene at the end was a big problem for me.
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I’m not bothering with the new Cokey. I’m told it is really good. But people said hateful 8 was really
Good and it was shit.
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Hello Kitty! The article did seem to really stretch and struggle to make its central argument and got roasted by many BTL.
Stretching and struggling in the face of persistent onslaught seems to be England’s problem too. Does this make the Australian attack a collective Tarantino?
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Chris Woakes is an anagram for Hateful 8, apparently.
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Deservedly roasted. It’s total bollocks and you have to ignore so much to make it work.
One of them had Mia Wallace’s heroin OD down as proof of cokey’s misogyny. Never mind that that is in a film where a man is fucking raped.
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Fuck me. The Buttler’s done it now. Piss poor from England. Can Jofra Spanish Archer these southern heathen out the way on his path to a glorious double figure score?
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ANd thanks to Ticht for ‘Spanish Archer’ – had to look it up, had a good giggle.
Joe Root can take comfort that his score is only 12 fewer than England’s top score so far.
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This is brutal. Ashes over as a contest.
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Saracens could well be picking up Damian Willemse on a short-term loan deal. That’ll be good for him and probably for them too.
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Warner walks! Well, after reviewing and being sent packing for a second time. This kind of form could cement his place in the England team!
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ARRGGHH CLERMONT IS IN OUR POOL AGAIN!
*Goes off in a huff to find the match listings for the weekend and a new thread.*
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