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Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:44 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:one of the biggest humans I ever saw; six-feet-eight tall and about a metre wide across the shoulders. Couldn't come one day so he sent his younger brother in. He's exactly the same. What the fxxk do they feed em on over there?

As my owd rugby teacher used to say - bigger they are the harder they fall....get em round the legs and they're going nowhere. He was right 'n'all

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:48 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:one of the biggest humans I ever saw; six-feet-eight tall and about a metre wide across the shoulders. Couldn't come one day so he sent his younger brother in. He's exactly the same. What the fxxk do they feed em on over there?
As my owd rugby teacher used to say - bigger they are the harder they fall....get em round the legs and they're going nowhere. He was right 'n'all

Yeah, seem to remember someone saying that about Jonah Lomu

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:50 pm

communistworkethic wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:one of the biggest humans I ever saw; six-feet-eight tall and about a metre wide across the shoulders. Couldn't come one day so he sent his younger brother in. He's exactly the same. What the fxxk do they feed em on over there?
As my owd rugby teacher used to say - bigger they are the harder they fall....get em round the legs and they're going nowhere. He was right 'n'all
Yeah, seem to remember someone saying that about Jonah Lomu

it worked every time when they did get him round the legs...Underwood only sorta half grabbed one leg and got consequently trampled in the process....

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:01 pm

Worthy4England wrote:it worked every time when they did get him round the legs...Underwood only sorta half grabbed one leg and got consequently trampled in the process....

Judge for yourselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHL0nYlPbI

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:06 pm

that'll have been both legs then

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:09 pm

shitting nora, this is scarier though....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS6w_98y ... ed&search=

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:11 pm

communistworkethic wrote:that'll have been both legs then

Well, one of Lomu's looks like two of anybody else's.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:23 pm

communistworkethic wrote:shitting nora, this is scarier though....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS6w_98y ... ed&search=

Jeeeezus!

I swear that you can hear the other guys ribcage go on the second one!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:24 pm

it's the way his head snaps back too!

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:31 pm

communistworkethic wrote:that'll have been both legs then

Didn't look like he got either to me

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:03 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:that'll have been both legs then
Didn't look like he got either to me

aye no wonder with them glasses!!!

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:05 pm

communistworkethic wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:that'll have been both legs then
Didn't look like he got either to me
aye no wonder with them glasses!!!

it was a f**king sh*te attempt at a tackle which ever set of glasses you got on...

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:58 am

The 1995 final the Springboks were up for the challenge and looked to nail Lomu when they got chance.

Just while were looking at rugby clips check this one out involving Sebastien Chabal and Ali Williams of New Zealand:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGRZBPTlHM

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:05 am

shoulder to chin will do that, it's nowt to do with Chabal's imaginery superpowers

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:26 am

communistworkethic wrote:shoulder to chin will do that, it's nowt to do with Chabal's imaginery superpowers

Imaginery or not, the guy is a hero at Sale and with the French...

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:29 am

jaffka wrote:The 1995 final the Springboks were up for the challenge and looked to nail Lomu when they got chance.

Just while were looking at rugby clips check this one out involving Sebastien Chabal and Ali Williams of New Zealand:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGRZBPTlHM

I can't believe he just got up so quickly, as though a fly had p*ssed on him! I'd be there for weeks

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:10 pm

Team announced, he has gone for Cueto on the wing inplace of Lewsey. Team here:

England team: Jason Robinson; Paul Sackey, Mathew Tait, Mike Catt, Mark Cueto, Jonny Wilkinson, Andy Gomarsall; Andrew Sheridan, Mark Regan, Phil Vickery (capt), Simon Shaw, Ben Kay, Martin Corry, Lewis Moody, Nick Easter.

Replacements: George Chuter, Matt Stevens, Lawrence Dallaglio, Joe Worsley, Peter Richards, Toby Flood, Danny Hipkiss

The story is at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 046466.stm

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:20 pm

jaffka wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:shoulder to chin will do that, it's nowt to do with Chabal's imaginery superpowers
Imaginery or not, the guy is a hero at Sale and with the French...

it's image before substance

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:46 pm

communistworkethic wrote:
jaffka wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:shoulder to chin will do that, it's nowt to do with Chabal's imaginery superpowers
Imaginery or not, the guy is a hero at Sale and with the French...
it's image before substance

Have you seen him play? Certainly looked good when I have seen him.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:24 pm

The French can feck off: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/sto ... d=10470700

Can't wait for the Champs de Mars on Saturday now.

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