Reg Dunlop:

MuddyMask:

Now that's an article worth reading.

 

Agreed. You have to love any piece that uses a phrase like "his exploits earned him an unsavoury reputation as a man who found it easier to deal in filth than football."

Come to think of it, that applies here, in certain cases, as well.

USA!  USA!  Give me victory or give me death!

MuddyMask:

Reg Dunlop:

MuddyMask:

Now that's an article worth reading.

 

Agreed. You have to love any piece that uses a phrase like "his exploits earned him an unsavoury reputation as a man who found it easier to deal in filth than football."

Come to think of it, that applies here, in certain cases, as well.

USA!  USA!  Give me victory or give me death!

I'm betting Kevin Greane could liven-up a rugby scrum. And in his day...Jim Taylor. Too bad they got sidetracked playing football.

I believe you are correct.  I think you'd find Taylor and Hornung would have been a pretty damn good centers pair.  I would have liked to see Jim Brown on the wing.

kegman:

That's the spirit Reg!

I'm hoping to claim the mantle of the "Patrick Henry of the SportsBubbler".

kegman:

MuddyMask:

Reg Dunlop:

MuddyMask:

Now that's an article worth reading.

 

Agreed. You have to love any piece that uses a phrase like "his exploits earned him an unsavoury reputation as a man who found it easier to deal in filth than football."

Come to think of it, that applies here, in certain cases, as well.

USA!  USA!  Give me victory or give me death!

I'm betting Kevin Greane could liven-up a rugby scrum. And in his day...Jim Taylor. Too bad they got sidetracked playing football.

I believe you are correct.  I think you'd find Taylor and Hornung would have been a pretty damn good centers pair.  I would have liked to see Jim Brown on the wing.

No No No.

Jim Brown at inside Centre

Jim Taylor at Outside Centre

Paul Hornung at Fullback   With his foot we'd never be stuck in our end.

Hey guys, my she who must be obeyed (and in my case feared) just told me the Eagles - US National Rugby Team - is playing the Canadiens at 1:00pm on ESPN. 

Guess I have to watch it. 

God Bless her and William Webb Ellis!!!!!!!!!

12 - 6 US.  US was more dominant than the score showed.  If the US could eliminate its drops and pass better this would have been a blow out.  Next time.

KYPack:

kegman:

MuddyMask:

Reg Dunlop:

MuddyMask:

Now that's an article worth reading.

 

Agreed. You have to love any piece that uses a phrase like "his exploits earned him an unsavoury reputation as a man who found it easier to deal in filth than football."

Come to think of it, that applies here, in certain cases, as well.

USA!  USA!  Give me victory or give me death!

I'm betting Kevin Greane could liven-up a rugby scrum. And in his day...Jim Taylor. Too bad they got sidetracked playing football.

I believe you are correct.  I think you'd find Taylor and Hornung would have been a pretty damn good centers pair.  I would have liked to see Jim Brown on the wing.

 

 

No No No.

 

Jim Brown at inside Centre

Jim Taylor at Outside Centre

Paul Hornung at Fullback   With his foot we'd never be stuck in our end.

I'm going to disagree with you on Jim Brown.  I think you want your inside centers setting up other players.  You want a guy like Jim Brown finishing either looping to the center or just taking it on the wing, but he's a finisher not a set up guy.

Well, there's a player that supports your assertion.  That was the theory when the All blacks played Jonah Lomu at wing.  With his size and speed, a good pass to the wing was 50-50 to be a score.  I'd still say JB at inside centre, but a great athlete like him would've been an all-timer anywhere.  Brown might've been a great flanker, #8, or any slot along the back line.

 In keeping with other threads on the forum, I will now insult you, accuse you of unspeakable perverse acts, and challenge you to a fight.

KYPack:

 ...In keeping with other threads on the forum, I will now insult you, accuse you of unspeakable perverse acts, and challenge you to a fight.

Now that's funny. (And, unfortunately, true.)

KYPack:

Well, there's a player that supports your assertion.  That was the theory when the All blacks played Jonah Lomu at wing.  With his size and speed, a good pass to the wing was 50-50 to be a score.  I'd still say JB at inside centre, but a great athlete like him would've been an all-timer anywhere.  Brown might've been a great flanker, #8, or any slot along the back line.

 In keeping with other threads on the forum, I will now insult you, accuse you of unspeakable perverse acts, and challenge you to a fight.

Fair enough.  i've already invited everyone out in November.

 I first saw this when the New Zealand basketball team did this before one of their basketball games I worked here in Indy for the 2002 World Basketball Championship. IMO, one of the coolest traditions in sports.

BTW...former Badger Kirk Penney was on that New Zealand team.

Great stuff, Swany. It'd make an interesting special teams warm-up. What would a Packers version look like?

I was lucky enough to get to vacation in New Zealand and saw the New Zealand Professional Basketball Championships.  It was unique.  My soon to be ex-brother in law played for Ripon and probably could have made either team competing in the Championship.  But down there basketball is less popular than rugby is here.

A win over Canada is a great step forward.  Rugby has floundered while soccer, lacrosse and other minor sports have taken off.  It's good to see our national side get a victory.  4 penalty kicks, eh?.. Back in the old days, when I played, we didn't have kickers good enouff to covert sh!t!.

it's also a great idea to have these hidden threads in plain site.

This way, the "grown-ups" can actually discuss some football!

KY:

Who did you play for and what position?

I played loosehead with a couple of stints at the glory position of hooker.  I started at UWEC in early 80s, played for Milwaukee RFC 85-89, Wisconsin Collegiate and Seniors, was training camp fodder for Midwest, whored whenever my club wasn't playing, and ended my career with OMBAC in San Diego after it was discovered I had broken my neck several years earlier.  Now I'm relegated to wishing I was on the pitch and being a determined beer drinking story teller on the touchlines.

My greatest rugby moments were winning Arctic Fest with UWEC and 4 years later winning it again with basically the same team as an alumni touring team.

I kind of like the new rules and admit it would be fun to play them.  However, the new rules would most likely have taken my skill set and me out of competitive rugby.

Personally, I think Hercus kicks way too much.  I'm glad he made one drop goal, but on each of his attempts US forwards were moving down the field, albeit slowly.  I'm against kicking when your forwards are going forward.

But a win is a win, and breaking Canada's streak of 4 in a row against us was big.