I heard a story that doing prohibition Laphroaig was allowed to be imported into the US as medicine because the officials thought it tasted so foul that it could not be a drink.
It is one of the more heavily peated/oily/smokey/seaweedy/medicinal whiskies, even for an Islay, but I like it
Frenetic stuff! Think the score flatters Wales ever so slightly, but they could also have gone in further ahead off that last attack with a bit more finesse.
Great game played by Wales. Pack were great , look really well drilled. Feel a little sorry for the Aussies, but only a little. Absolutely delighted for Eddie Jones. Welsh granny would have been proud of that performance.
I didn’t see the Wales game because it’s curry night with Mrs Dab (gotta have a system). But didn’t I tell you all Wales were a different prospect under Gatland??
Taking of whisky, I ran out yesterday – only thing left was some appalling Tasmanian nonsense. So today I got the Ben Bannock Speyside whisky from Lidl. Worth every penny of the £18 it cost me. But not a penny more.
I know Australia were poor, but 40 points, I mean really. Desperately wanted that last try to get to that after all the beatings we’ve taken from them over the years. Pretty amazed to be honest.
And fair play to Gareth Anscombe. He was not on it at all against Portugal, but I guess just needed to get that out of his system. Probably also have to accept that Gareth Davies is a bit better than I’ve sometimes been prepared to admit.
Morgan and Faletau stood out, lineout was exceptional, defence was really good and we scored a couple of nice tries even if I was convinced the second one was offside and didn’t dare celebrate it until he’d kicked the conversion. It’s a limited gameplan, but it’s working pretty well for now and given that even getting out of the group looked like borderline overachievement before the tournament we’ve got to be happy.
Someone is going to have to explain the Ritchie collision to me. The tackler goes from low to high and hits Ritchie in the face with his shoulder. I honestly don’t know what constitutes a red card now, it was far worse than Tom Curry’s and worse than the hit on Finn at the end of the game that was upgraded to red.
Tonga were looking to injure players all game, I counted five late, high or off the ball hits in the first half, three of which were penalised. The second half had exactly the same count.
The one late on on Kinghorn looked as bad as the Ritchie one but it wasn’t even checked, the off the ball hit on Steyn was only checked and penalised because the producer showed it on the screens at the stadium and on the tv replays.
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Ovally Balls 
Flair, based on the bunker decisions, maybe the bloke who told me yesterday that France is a tennis nation and not a rugby one had a point!
I’m tiptoeing away from thr Whisky Wars, having done my job of sewing Celtic discord.
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There are some really good Irish whiskies, there are hunners of really good Scottish whiskies.
I have had terrific ones from Sweden, New Zealand and of course Japan.
On the rugby we are some way off the level of Ireland, it will take a massive step up in quality if we are to challenge Ireland in that last pool game
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Sewing Celtic discord? Are you making garish tartans now?
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yum yum, peaty whisky.
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Triple distilled? Is that because they don’t get it right the first two times?
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I heard a story that doing prohibition Laphroaig was allowed to be imported into the US as medicine because the officials thought it tasted so foul that it could not be a drink.
It is one of the more heavily peated/oily/smokey/seaweedy/medicinal whiskies, even for an Islay, but I like it
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Seriously, Auchentoshan American Oak is triple distilled and is lovely. Have an (almost empty) bottle of it sitting on my sideboard right now.
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Rambo injured, he has had no luck. Johnny Mathews has been called up
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I think we can all agree that for the next couple of hours, Penderyn Whisky is the business.
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Come on Wales!
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Well, that didn’t take long. Lovely line by Morgan.
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Brilliant start from Wales!
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Great try from Wales, lovely line and pace from Morgan
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Wales scrum got battered there. Wales really need to get the ball and hold onto it for a while.
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Hmmm. That Australia have turned up. Wales need to be on their toes here.
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That had to be one of the worst lineouts I’ve ever seen, and I’m a Scotland fan….
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Sloppy restart by Donaldson.
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Wales can have a final attack here before oranges. Any score puts huge pressure on Aus.
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Unlucky for Australia there – from what Barnes said, if they’d picked the ball up it would have been OK, but they couldn’t dive on it.
I think. Probably wrong. Seemed harsh to me.
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Jeez. Wales needed to recycle that.
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Good reffing by Barnes, shame tho.
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…. good battle, this…
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Frenetic stuff! Think the score flatters Wales ever so slightly, but they could also have gone in further ahead off that last attack with a bit more finesse.
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Wales are looking much improved
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Not to take anything from Wales, but Aus are v poor
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Tompkins right on the line there. But given.
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What’s up with Biggar? Will he be okay? I missed any prognosis if it’s been given.
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Well, the Aussies are going to have to give it a real lash now, or they are going home. Canny Wales could make hay.
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Deebee – not sure, but that could be a big loss to Wales. However, it doesn’t seem to be affecting this match.
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Zammo been quiet……
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I don’t like Gatland, but the difference between Wales being coached by him and not being coached by him is immense.
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New nickname for Australia must be Sparklybums.
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The booing as soon as they show Eddie Jones isn’t exactly rugby values
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@Ticht – yeah, but it is funny.
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Refit, I see stuff like this a lot, all the while rugby fans are crowing about their own superiority over football fans.
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Still time for a bonus point try.
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Well, there’s a happy mister here. Wales played decent Warrenball, but Australia were really shit.
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Jack Morgan really looks the part
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Great game played by Wales. Pack were great , look really well drilled. Feel a little sorry for the Aussies, but only a little. Absolutely delighted for Eddie Jones. Welsh granny would have been proud of that performance.
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Yeah Ticht, sorry about the crowing. Sort of, a teeny little bit. Presumeably it was Aussies booing at the stadium tho.
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Ticht – yep, Morgan is the shit.
SBT – I also had a Welsh granny. Well, half-Welsh. She’s the one I mean when I say my granny could’ve kicked that in high heels.
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So looking like Wales vs Argentina quarter final ?
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and therefore probably England vs Fiji ?
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I didn’t see the Wales game because it’s curry night with Mrs Dab (gotta have a system). But didn’t I tell you all Wales were a different prospect under Gatland??
Taking of whisky, I ran out yesterday – only thing left was some appalling Tasmanian nonsense. So today I got the Ben Bannock Speyside whisky from Lidl. Worth every penny of the £18 it cost me. But not a penny more.
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Interesting, think I was in town when the Tasmanian thing was launched in Hobart a few year back. Was hoping it would turn out quite well.
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@SBT – it’s a syrupy mess. I’m generally inclined towards sweeter, milder whiskies but that one is too cloying even for me.
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Quite pleased about that.
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I know Australia were poor, but 40 points, I mean really. Desperately wanted that last try to get to that after all the beatings we’ve taken from them over the years. Pretty amazed to be honest.
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And fair play to Gareth Anscombe. He was not on it at all against Portugal, but I guess just needed to get that out of his system. Probably also have to accept that Gareth Davies is a bit better than I’ve sometimes been prepared to admit.
Morgan and Faletau stood out, lineout was exceptional, defence was really good and we scored a couple of nice tries even if I was convinced the second one was offside and didn’t dare celebrate it until he’d kicked the conversion. It’s a limited gameplan, but it’s working pretty well for now and given that even getting out of the group looked like borderline overachievement before the tournament we’ve got to be happy.
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I watched our game again this morning
Someone is going to have to explain the Ritchie collision to me. The tackler goes from low to high and hits Ritchie in the face with his shoulder. I honestly don’t know what constitutes a red card now, it was far worse than Tom Curry’s and worse than the hit on Finn at the end of the game that was upgraded to red.
Tonga were looking to injure players all game, I counted five late, high or off the ball hits in the first half, three of which were penalised. The second half had exactly the same count.
The one late on on Kinghorn looked as bad as the Ritchie one but it wasn’t even checked, the off the ball hit on Steyn was only checked and penalised because the producer showed it on the screens at the stadium and on the tv replays.
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