White orcs and black orcs and green orcs and the daffodils

Posted on by thaumaturge

Heartbroken by Ireland’s tragic crash-out last week, I forgot about putting up a new post yesterday. So this is a rushed affair.

Further reading

Don’t miss Deebee’s analysis of the quarter-finals, or Utnapistm’s predictions for this weekend.

On the telly this week

Friday 25th October

Ulster v Cardiff 19:35 S4C / Premier Sports 1
Munster v Ospreys 19:35 TG4 / Premier Sports 2
Bath v Exeter 19:45 BT Sport 1

Saturday 26th October

England v New Zealand09:00ITV
Dragons v Glasgow14:45Premier Sports 2
Gloucester v Wasps15:00BT Sport 1
Treviso v Kings15:00FreeSports
Connacht v Cheetahs17:15TG4 / Premier Sports 1
Zebre v Leinster17:15Premier Sports 2
Edinburgh v Scarlets19:30Premier Sports 2

Sunday 27th October

Wales v S Africa09:00ITV
Leicester v Saracens15:00BT Sport 1

1,071 thoughts on “White orcs and black orcs and green orcs and the daffodils”

  1. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    30/10/2019 at 17:51

    Sbt – has the been confirmed?

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  2. Killzy's avatarKillzy
    30/10/2019 at 18:07

    Tim, you’re panicking Craigs. He briefly lost his trademark coherence there.

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  3. Killerline's avatarKillerline
    30/10/2019 at 18:09

    I think it’s a ruse and/or gambit.

    Sinck will be fine.

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  4. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    30/10/2019 at 18:21

    Killer – will you be fine though?

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  5. Killerline's avatarKillerline
    30/10/2019 at 18:28

    Craigs – I’ll keep you updated.

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  6. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    30/10/2019 at 18:30

    Phew

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  7. sunbeamtim's avatarsunbeamtim
    30/10/2019 at 19:04

    Naa, just scaremongering Craigs. Killer had me nailed there.

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  8. Borderboy's avatarBorderboy
    30/10/2019 at 19:21

    Wait, did Iks AGREE with me on something music related?

    Bugger.

    What am I going to do now?

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  9. Borderboy's avatarBorderboy
    30/10/2019 at 19:26

    In better news, bought meself some Talisker – £25 instead of £35 at Sainsburys.

    Still have some Auchentoshan to finish, but didn’t want myself to be left in a ‘Chimpie Situation’ regarding whisky.

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  10. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    30/10/2019 at 20:01

    For killer’s mental health

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  11. tompirracas's avatartompirracas
    30/10/2019 at 20:05

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  12. tompirracas's avatartompirracas
    30/10/2019 at 20:10

    Surprisingly little comment on the FIRSTEVERRUGBYX champs from last night. Spolier Alert: It was everything you’d expect.

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  13. yosoy's avataryosoy
    30/10/2019 at 20:27

    I’m more disappointed no one is talking about Rugby X.

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  14. yosoy's avataryosoy
    30/10/2019 at 20:35

    Even the RugbyX YouTube channel has nothing, save the Hask shilling it months ago.

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  15. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    30/10/2019 at 20:45

    Tomp – I’m trying to help killer.

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  16. Borderboy's avatarBorderboy
    30/10/2019 at 21:59

    Going back to the JD chat – I’ve always thought that Atrocity Exhibition is one of the more ‘unsettling’ tracks to start an album with. Sounds even more so (and a damn site heavier) on this live version.

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  17. Killerline's avatarKillerline
    30/10/2019 at 23:01

    @Borderboy

    Unsettling is fitting, assuming it’s named after the novel of the same name by Ballard.

    A work so deranged that the few people that understand it vanish without trace. Those that grasp 30% of what he was trying to do are doomed to roam the earth as nanotechnologists.

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  18. beadle's avatarbeadle
    30/10/2019 at 23:11

    Not entirely vanished killer me old crashed car installation…

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  19. Killerline's avatarKillerline
    30/10/2019 at 23:37

    Ha I should have guessed you might be one of said humans me old Nader/JFK axis of transitional carnage.

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  20. Killerline's avatarKillerline
    31/10/2019 at 03:06

    Sinck fit to start. Same team as last week.

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  21. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    31/10/2019 at 06:48

    How does this make you feel killz?

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  22. dovahkin79's avatardovahkin79
    31/10/2019 at 07:01

    Happy its the same team.

    Happy for my man Dave who seemed to have fallen way behind Kruis as a starter a while back but he’s well earned his spot now.

    Nervous.

    Hope May isn’t playing injured, his pace seemed down against NZ

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  23. dovahkin79's avatardovahkin79
    31/10/2019 at 07:03

    Hope all the injured players aren’t a bit too banged up for one last big effort.

    We cant carry anyone against this completely non-cuddly boks

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  24. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    31/10/2019 at 07:11

    Dov – how’s your pace at the moment?

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  25. tompirracas's avatartompirracas
    31/10/2019 at 07:13

    South Africa’s squad as if it matters:

    15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

    Subs: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Franco Mostert, 21 Francois Louw, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Frans Steyn.

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  26. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    31/10/2019 at 07:24

    Tomp – looks weak.

    My boss wanted Kolbe at full back. Has he played there before at international level?

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  27. ClydeMillarWynant's avatarClydeMillarWynant
    31/10/2019 at 07:26

    “completely non-cuddly boks”

    Nonsense. Been getting cuddlier by the day.

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  28. ClydeMillarWynant's avatarClydeMillarWynant
    31/10/2019 at 07:28

    The girlies have taken all their favourite cuddly toys down to their Granny’s for the week. In their absence I’m fortunate that the Boks have become every bit as cuddly as Black Bear, Panda, Twisty Bunny and Mr Dox the fox all rolled into one.

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  29. ClydeMillarWynant's avatarClydeMillarWynant
    31/10/2019 at 07:31

    Not Rugger though. Rugger is always attacking people in the hands of the Little One with the battle-cry “Rugger want to eat you!”

    Rugger is a pink and purple striped creature with no legs who may or may not be some kind of representation of a raccoon. Or possibly a Baudrillardian simulacrum though I need to do more reading on this.

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  30. tompirracas's avatartompirracas
    31/10/2019 at 07:31

    Not in internationals as far as I know. But did at Toulouse last season.

    Nkosi was a bit off the defence system in the semi-final and Kolbe plays it very well. Biggest problem is Willie le Roux’s form.

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  31. tompirracas's avatartompirracas
    31/10/2019 at 07:32

    “Mr Dox the fox”

    He’s the one that puts Chicken Licken and the Gingerbread Man’s home addresses online.

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  32. ClydeMillarWynant's avatarClydeMillarWynant
    31/10/2019 at 07:35

    @Tomp – excellent.

    But on behalf of the Little One I’m afraid I have to tell you to Duck Off.

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  33. sunbeamtim's avatarsunbeamtim
    31/10/2019 at 07:46

    Dova, he looked fine , except that break where he was hauled down by Barrett junior, and I suspect heeased up to cut back inside as he wasn’t going to make the corner with Barrett senior steaming across. My take on it anyway.
    Fuck Mick Cleary.

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  34. OurTerry's avatarOurTerry
    31/10/2019 at 07:59

    How Owen Farrell’s inspirational speeches have emerged as England’s secret World Cup weapon…Farrell’s team-talks are heard in complete silence at the nerve-centre team room as the squad focus on his key messages, hooker Jamie George revealed in a rare and fascinating glimpse into England’s inner-sanctum. You can “hear a pin-drop” said George, Farrell’s Saracen’s team-mate.

    Jamie George trolling the media.

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  35. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    31/10/2019 at 07:59

    Chicken licken was my favourite. Apparently.

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  36. dovahkin79's avatardovahkin79
    31/10/2019 at 08:10

    My pace is down. Dragging myself round on one leg smacked off my face on codeine.

    I’d make the wales bench tomorrow probably.

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  37. Dab's avatarDab
    31/10/2019 at 09:07

    HOPEFEAR HOPEFEAR HOPEFEAR

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  38. craigsman's avatarcraigsman
    31/10/2019 at 09:09

    *slaps dab across the face with a fish*

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  39. OurTerry's avatarOurTerry
    31/10/2019 at 09:14

    In disappointing news Warrington second row Joe Philbin, who is due to make his GB debut vs NZ on Saturday morning, is not related to Maggie Philbin.

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  40. utnapistm's avatarutnapistm
    31/10/2019 at 09:22

    Predictions
    NZ by a lot. Wales tired and battered. NZ wont be looking forward to the journey home after their semi final loss. If they compound it by losing to Wales for the 1st time in 60 years, they might as well not get on the plane.

    England by a few. Dont think they can replicate their near-perfect game in the SF. SA will have a few surprises in terms of attack. England are the stronger team, though, and have no real weaknesses. England jump out to an early lead, Boks impose themselves physically with their punishing defence to claw their way back into it. Roughly even at halftime. 2nd half tense and scrappy before England crack SA out wide to draw clear. SA throw everything at them in the last 15 but England hang on to win.

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  41. deebee7's avatardeebee7
    31/10/2019 at 09:46

    Baby Jake is a fuck you to all those ableist bigots who think that babies can’t do anything.

    Baby Jake was a helluva fighter:

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  42. gunsofnetheravon's avatargunsofnetheravon
    31/10/2019 at 09:53

    England: Elliot Daly; Anthony Watson, Manu Tuilagi, Owen Farrell (captain); Jonny May, George Ford, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes, Tom Curry, Sam Underhill, Billy Vunipola.
    Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Joe Marler, Dan Cole, George Kruis, Mark Wilson, Ben Spencer, Henry Slade, Jonathan Joseph.

    England to win by 15.

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  43. sunbeamtim's avatarsunbeamtim
    31/10/2019 at 09:56

    Guns, Farrell, May and Sinkler are playing on one leg, and Ben Spencer will be jet lagged. SA by 15.

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  44. gunsofnetheravon's avatargunsofnetheravon
    31/10/2019 at 10:00

    In Eddie we trust, Tim,

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  45. tichtheid's avatartichtheid
    31/10/2019 at 10:03

    SBT, I reckon all 46 players will be carrying some kind of knock, if you are lucky you get to start a season fully fit, after a month and a half of weekly internationals it’s all a matter of degrees as to how fecked they are.
    It’s a tough tournament.

    If England get anywhere near last week’s level they will win

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  46. deebee7's avatardeebee7
    31/10/2019 at 10:06

    The only way I can see the Boks winning is if Faf can disrupt the feck out of Ben Youngs and ensure that Ford and Farrell get no or lousy ball all afternoon. Big if.

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  47. dovahkin79's avatardovahkin79
    31/10/2019 at 10:25

    It’ll be extra time and penalties.

    Faz will get sent off and become a national villain before moving to Japan and marrying a pop star.

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  48. slademightbe#42again's avatarsladeis#42
    31/10/2019 at 10:39

    I’d give that a ‘like’ if it didn’t worry me so much……………………..

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  49. slademightbe#42again's avatarsladeis#42
    31/10/2019 at 10:44

    2 regrets from the Tournament:
    – CJPN didn’t get to play
    – that big French lug cocked it up for his team (apologies to Welsh fans)

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  50. slademightbe#42again's avatarsladeis#42
    31/10/2019 at 10:44

    CJPJN!

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