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    How Many Lineout Jumpers for the Wallabies Against the Lions?

    Can Smith play for the Wallabies? Isn't he still contracted to his Japanese club?
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    Interpretation of Rules

    It was backwards, so it's ok.
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    Craft beer thread

    Big fan of belgian beer over here, though here in Paris is not at all a rare thing. I'm no expert, but I like the beers light in color and strong in alcohol, such as trippels. I'm a regular at a bar with over 150 belgian beers in the menu, though I try not to take the same beer to often...
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    George Smith to sign with Australian Super Rugby team...

    George Smith is only 32, he's far from finished. Maybe over there in Australia, 32 is considered "old" (you do have an exceptionally young Wallaby side, and we're all quite jealous), but the guy is pure class. After a few seasons in Toulon, we got to see him play for Stade Français as a medical...
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    Penalty try Hurricanes vs Blues - What the?

    Hello all, I think that "what would have happened if the offender was not there" is not as crazy as it sounds. First, we have to look at the alternative methods of assessment. If they try to evaluate whether, had the offending player taken a legal option, the try would have been prevented, is...
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    RBS 6 Nations 2013

    Sergio Parisse may miss the remaining of the Six Nations. He received a red card on Saturday playing for Stade Français, for having alledgedly insulted the referee. If found guilty, the minimum ban is six weeks. So far, no audio evidence of the incident exists, so it's just opposing testimonies...
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    RBS 6 Nations 2013

    Well, pretty much every back three player is injured. Palisson, Malzieu and Médard are coming back from injury and really out of form, Clerc and Dulin are injured, and Buttin and Poitrenaud seem not to be PSA's cup of tea ("yet" and "anymore" respectively). There are others like Andreu...
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    RBS 6 Nations 2013

    For many years France had a top level lineout with no lock as lead jumper. Harinordoquy and Bonnaire + 1 lock at the front (Papé as of late) more than did the job, and you had the other lock (Nallet at the RWC) + Dusautoir as fourth and fifth. Anyway, french team confirmed to face Italy. Main...
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    Thoughts on Folau to rugby

    Plus french internationals Alexis Palisson, Vincent Martin and All Black Rudi Wulf... And Delon Armitage to complete the back three positions.
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    IRB PLAYER OF THE YEAR - 2012

    That is actually possible. Still, he shouldn't have been nominated. I agree with everything that's been said here.
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    IRB PLAYER OF THE YEAR - 2012

    I've heard that since 2009, the award is given by a points system, not unlike the John Eales medal. The IRB website is not very clear, but there is a panel who vote for the award, and is composed by: John Eales, Will Greenwood, Gavin Hastings, François Pienaar, Paul Wallace, Scott Quinnell...
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    Australia v. France 10 Nov 2012 Stade de France, Paris

    France named the following 23 players for Saturday: Domingo, Forestier, Szarzewski, Kayser, Mas, Debaty, Maestri, Papé, Suta, Ouedraogo, Nyanga, Picamoles, Chouly, Parra, Machenaud, Michalak, Trinh-Duc, Mermoz, Fofana, Fritz, Clerc, Huget and Dulin. The backrow, hich had been the main talking...
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    End of Year Tour 2012

    With the 23-player matchday sheets, most teams will be seleting 6 props (both France and Wales have, at least), I think, three specialists on each side. Five could do, but you'd need two specialists on each side and one who can play both.
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    Heineken Cup 2013

    LG's favourite premiership side Exeter Chiefs were leading Clermont 12-10 at oranges. Clermont proved too much class an scored 36 unanswered points in the second half, to earn a 46-12 bonus point win.
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    Rugby - not set pieces

    A couple from tonight's European Cup matchday. In the Treviso against Toulouse game, just before a scrum is played, we can hear the referee saying: "David... David... David!!" (I suppose he was talking to the TMO) "I can hear what you're saying, please keep it quiet". In the Stade Français...
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