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Feb 2018
9:23am, 13 Feb 2018
16,218 posts
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TRO Toddslayer
Morning.
Watted. First foray into the sweetspot in 2 and a half weeks: survived, but 15 odd watts off where I was pre illness. At least the comeback can now begin 
There was Winter Olympics on Gym TV. The snowboard half pipe is deeply impressive. Everytime I see speed skating I think someone should give the poor sods a bigger track....
Gently runnage later.
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Feb 2018
9:24am, 13 Feb 2018
16,219 posts
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TRO Toddslayer
Oh and there was Ice Hockey but no fights. Disappointing: a bit like watching Rugby but with no/uncontested scrums.
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Feb 2018
9:25am, 13 Feb 2018
99,909 posts
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GregP
The important hockey was elsewhere - Northeastern University won the Beanpot for the first time in 30 years. Great days.
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Feb 2018
9:27am, 13 Feb 2018
14,747 posts
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Nicholls595
"...Rugby but with no/uncontested scrums." So, Rugby League then?
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Feb 2018
9:30am, 13 Feb 2018
99,911 posts
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GregP
Boston U haven't won it for three years on the bounce
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Feb 2018
9:36am, 13 Feb 2018
16,220 posts
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TRO Toddslayer
Rugby league's a good shout. Sort of rugby, but you are always aware some bits are missing.
Grep are you talking proper (ice) hockey with fights etc, or the other hockey with shinpads which was only proper hockey for 2 weeks in 1988 'where were the Germans - frankly, who cares'
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Feb 2018
9:37am, 13 Feb 2018
99,914 posts
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GregP
Hockey, yes. Not to be confused with field hockey.
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Feb 2018
9:41am, 13 Feb 2018
14,748 posts
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Nicholls595
I was off work for the England v Australia match in the last Rugby League World Cup. Watched it with Mini Nico. We gave up after 10 minutes. No doubting they are tremendous athletes with excellent ball handling skills, but, and it's a big but, how many times can you watch 13 men stand in a line and run into each other?
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Feb 2018
9:44am, 13 Feb 2018
99,917 posts
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GregP
I've had this conversation before - probably with nico and TRO.
I get rugby (union, obvs) and I get (american) football. What I don't get is some half-way-house between the two.
As Paulie Walnuts says, "No doubting they are tremendous athletes with excellent ball handling skills, but, and it's a big but..."
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Feb 2018
9:48am, 13 Feb 2018
14,749 posts
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Nicholls595
I'm the same with sevens. Like watching it at the Olympics, but as proud father of a forward, I can't stand watching the quick, little backs running round the outside to score thirty trys in every game.
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