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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    The quality is not as good as NZ v SA but the intensity is wonderful. Love the match ups when England play Ireland and Wales. I will got the the Lennox bar here in Palma to watch these games.
     
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    Agree, though SA not the force they were. We need a couple of 6 Nation teams capable of challenging the Southern Hemisphere teams .......
     
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  3. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Didn't we lose to NZ by one recently and only right at the end.....sounds like we can match them.
     
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  4. Number 1 Jasper

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    Djokovic all over Nadal currently :(
     
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    Djokovic wins in straight sets . Awesome .
     
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  6. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Holds 3 Grand Slam titles simultaneously once again. Only needs 5 more to equal Federer, as he surely will. We are so lucky to have him, Rafa, and Roger all around at he same time, and it puts Andy Murray’s achievements into a higher plane that he was able to win 3 slams in this era.
     
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    I have always liked Rafa , seems quiet and just gets on with it .
     
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    Fernando Alonso just won the Daytona 24 hours. His first race since leaving F1.
     
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    Don’t suppose by any chance he was driving a half decent car.... something other than a McLaren F1 car!!

    Class driver
     
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  10. The Ides of March

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    Rafa quiet? He gets very animated when winning, and boy does he show it! It is something I dislike when a player whips a crowd into a frenzy. Nadal does it, it is a feature of Andy Murray's game. Not so much Federer, but Djoko does it as he knows the crowd are often backing his opponent.
     
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    Reading comment during the game, Nadal was putting a lot of spin on the ball which on a hard court is meat and drink to Djokovic. On a clay court Rafa's spins yield very different results. It's like putting a spinner on a flat track, and then putting him on the "bunsen burner."
     
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    No comments about the New Queen. Providing Osaka stays injury free, and remains focused she wil reign for many years to come. I feel the days where the focus has been on Serena will gradually fade as the media warms to this splendid player. Pity Kvitova has been injured so much during her career otherwise she would have several more slams under her belt.
     
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    Honestly not so sure about that .

    There you go .
     
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    Ashamed to say , never even heard of her .
     
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  15. fran-MLs little camera

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    2021 Rugby League World Cup: Emirates Stadium among host venues but Wigan misses outhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/47040055

    Scandalous. Wigan is one of the top 2 or 3 Rugby League supporting towns and they sell out to have a game at Arsenal. Another attempt to spread the game to the south.... which never works.
     
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    Rugby Union: England women beat Ireland 7-51
     
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    I take it you mean as a person rather than the anguished out of control grunts accompanying every strike of the ball?
     
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    Yes .
     
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  20. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    Come home Yosh! enough is enough!
     
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