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Stuart Hogg pleads guilty to domestic abuse of estranged wife over five years (www.theguardian.com)
 

Unlikely to be jailed, but could see some hefty community service and a big fine

Autumn Internationals / Northern Hemisphere Tour Week 1 (2) in c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Selection is capital h Hard. Balancing experience with on-form with team cohesion with defensive roles is what head coaches get the big bucks for. And this England team are anti-rugby currently. Could well be he picked for the grind and he did get the result

https://www.munsterrugby.ie/report/report-brave-munster-effort-falls-short-against-all-blacks-xv/

Reads like Munster had a blast last night, I bet that was a great match to be at too

Autumn Internationals / Northern Hemisphere Tour Week 1 (2) in c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was in the stadium, and he was pretty whistle happy. Even with the ref going to the PA he wasn't forthcoming for lots of explanation. Fiji out of window are a different breed, that was a tough game for them. Still, they did string together 3 unanswered tries, so there is something for them to take away. The welsh better be on their game next week!

What's science fiction without the machines? in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

The Dune universe lacks computers, which is why spice is so valuable - does that count? Still has plenty of machines, but they aren't the story

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Scotland v Fiji: Gregor Townsend explains Ali Price and Adam Hastings selections before Autumn Nations Series clash (www.tntsports.co.uk)
 

Should be a great clash at the weekend, hoping it's put away by half time and we see the bench then shine

Autumn Internationals / Northern Hemisphere Tour Week 1 (2) in c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

UK timings for the nations cup

No idea if the Munster match is being shown sadly

Autumn Internationals / Northern Hemisphere Tour Week 1 (2) in c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A few uncapped here, are they awarding caps for taking on Munster? With Ireland not playing this weekend, Munster will be after a scalp!

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England v New Zealand: Joe Marler criticised after saying haka 'needs binning' (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Ever reliable Marler sticks his foot in it again ahead of tournament. Just ammo for the All Blacks here

Tom Curry set to return at Twickenham as England look to surprise All Blacks in c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I suspect all England players are over-rated :P But I don't watch enough premiership to judge really. He's a big name, I'm sure a moral boost, and making some headlines though - what's not to love?

Tom Curry set to return at Twickenham as England look to surprise All Blacks in c/rugby@sh.itjust.works
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I wrote that :D Corrections appreciated as I read it fine on second read too!

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Tom Curry set to return at Twickenham as England look to surprise All Blacks (www.theguardian.com)
 

A little build up to the End of year internationals for us. Personally I never rated curry, but I know a lot of English fans dol

This out of release window weekend has England vs Japan and Scotland vs Fiji for us. Scotland with a lot of exiles to be tested on depth, the all blacks with a quick turn around after playing in Japan last weekend, Fiji being tested financially as always, and England being tested by just playing the ABs. Should be juicy!

Russell: "19 out of 20" drivers aligned on F1 racing guideline changes in c/formula1@lemmy.world
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's Stroll, he thinks instead that everyone should bid on laptimes and overtaking should align to this process

2024 Mexico Grand Prix Race Classification in c/formula1@lemmy.world
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Oh shit, is the championship back on?

McLaren requests review of Lando Norris' "leaving the track to overtake" penalty at US GP in c/formula1@lemmy.world
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If you're McLaren you have to file this. Will it get them any points though?

TREK COMPASS in c/tenforward@lemmy.world
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Needs Morn smack in the middle, he just has such a wide range of hard to argue with viewpoints!

San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Olap@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

This is clearly a tender fail. Byte code can be emulated for a fraction on that price. And it's a two or three man job with a rota

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20-minute red card: New law to be trialled in autumn internationals (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Not a fan personally, but let's see how it goes

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Canada 12-21 England: Red Roses retain WXV title (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

That's 20 in a row for the Red Roses. The All Blacks managed "just" 18 in 2015/16

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Hampden date switch for Glasgow v Edinburgh in December (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

A great move for Glasgow here. I was just saying how bad pro teams in Scotland were at getting out there. Well here's an opportunity! URC champions are going to pump yet-to-find-a-win Edinburgh though

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Pumas 24-36 Emerging Ireland: Visitors start tour with strong win (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Didn't know about this tour. Irish depth is pretty legendary in the URC, so the resilt is not a surprise to me!

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Rugby Championship Round 6 (lemmy.world)
 

This is it final round. Early doors: NZ vs Aus. Followed by Arg vs SA. It's technically all on the line, but los Pumas still need a miracle. I'm hoping to catch at least a bit of both, this year's TRC has been the best in donkeys years!

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So how did Argentina beat the Boks? (youtu.be)
 

Top Squidge about a top game, enjoy, and final games this weekend will be tasty

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URC week 1 review (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Cardiff, Munster, Leinster topping the table, with SA teams yet to play. Scottish and Italians teams all losing, but signs of hope for both Edinburgh and Benetton picking up both a try and losing bonus point. Considering Edinburgh last years' abysmal bonus points (and playing Leinster) I'm taking away a good showing. And Glasgow losing by point away to Ulster is far from a write off too, for either side!

A feast of rugby now from here on. I'm ready

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Lions, laws, live rights: what to look out for in the new men’s rugby union season (www.theguardian.com)
 

NH Pro season has already kicked off in France, but for the rest of Europe: it's this Friday. I've got tickets for Edinburgh v Leinster and cannot wait! Champions cup joins the URC on Premier Sports; hooray for me, as I was never going to pay for TNT and Premier Sports

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