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Quick update Biarritz has been demoted from pro d2 to Nationale.

Cash issues, they were bailed out last year but did not show they had balanced the book since.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c5y6gq2q0jqo

Fixtures are out now and there's a Thursday evening game to start with - France v Ireland. Not sure the Irish are going to be over pleased with that.

Also no confirmed venue as the FFR are in dispute with the SdF

not really ...

Ronseal. We've all met or heard horror stories of rugby players who are pricks so here's some positivity.

Every interview of a rugby player I've ever heard talking about Kev Mealamu says he is the nicest guy ever. I think it was Nick Evans who said that when he was a roommate of Kev he asked ...

I am in the translation industry. It's a bloodbath...

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat May 10, 2025 12:12 pm
laurent wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 7:43 pm
Uncle fester wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 12:14 pm Sad news. Was he the only person in the car?
Yes going to training apparently forgot his boots turned back and tried to run the crossing :(
Seriously?

as in: in his car and tried to zig zag his way in the crossing (sad stuf)

Uncle fester wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 12:14 pm Sad news. Was he the only person in the car?

Yes going to training apparently forgot his boots turned back and tried to run the crossing :(

FFS...

https://www.dn.se/sverige/usas-ambassad-kraver-lydnad-av-stockholms-stad-bisarrt/

US embassy demands obedience from Stockholm city:

“Bizarre”

“We will never sign this contract”, says S-mayor Jan Valeskog.

The Stockholm City Planning Office must not promote gender equality ...

Just saw our U18 girls score they lost but got close (in playoffs )

36 - 26 against Joué les Tours (a team that was a lot better than them last year)

https://competitions.ffr.fr/competitions/feminines-moins-de-18-ans-a-xv-acces/resultats.html

Whoa, so there is a national title for youth ...

https://i.redd.it/834tdd8kr6xe1.jpeg

Someone chose not to abide by the dress code for the Pope's funeral :roll:

Some reports say that he was often texting/playing on his phone, and several times he went and walked onto the red carpet even when told a few times that he is not allowed on the ...

Slick wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:35 pm How on earth was that called a knock on!

Very poor ref.

The Yellow on Kalfaoui was a joke.

French team is caoched by donkeys so narrow the english wings had no one in front.

Just saw our U18 girls score they lost but got close (in playoffs )

36 - 26 against Joué les Tours (a team that was a lot better than them last year)

https://competitions.ffr.fr/competition ... ltats.html

Niegs wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:30 pm

Sturmtiger? Like something out of Super Mario.

A big rocket launcher. the brumbarr tiger (not more than 10 made)

France are hapless ..

Off to the Stoop on Friday evening to watch my Grand Daughter play for Worthing u18s in the final of the Surrey Cup. They'll be huge under dogs against reigning champions Guildfordians who have 3 u18 internationals in their team - but she's very excited.

They beat Farnham 31-27 in the SF - a game ...

fishfoodie wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:34 pm
Biffer wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 6:41 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 6:24 pm

Would Sir like an After dinner mint ?
Is it waaafer thin?
it's only a tiny leeetle thin one.

Off to Le Touquet next month for my annual golfing trip however the 2kg of Comte cheese and 6 saucisson I usually purchase looks like it is off the agenda now? There is a beautiful little fromagerie next door to hotel we stay at and they kindly shrink wrap my purchases for my drive home, I ...

Off to Le Touquet next month for my annual golfing trip however the 2kg of Comte cheese and 6 saucisson I usually purchase looks like it is off the agenda now? There is a beautiful little fromagerie next door to hotel we stay at and they kindly shrink wrap my purchases for my drive home, I suppose ...

My wife died after a sudden illness last week. We had no will.
In Scotland her assets mean that it is not categorised as a small estate so need some legal help.
Awaiting discussions with lawyer as to what this will mean. Hopefully just a letter (type of thing) which will cost me something which ...

I have a ton of French attempts at pop song to share

The Eurovision French attempts are quality .... compared to this one ...

Hello sir, is this <my company name>

Yes it is, are you a scammer?

Yes I am

Okay then bye

Have a good day sir!

I have previously told them all sorts of horrible shit before hanging up, but I think that was a far more pleasant experience for me!

Anyone have any decent/entertaining/abusive ...

That might be a legitimate use of CGI ?

Bloody hard to get a couple of hundred Tigers these days

Never was that many in one location and even less engaged in this battle (less than 600 tanks total engaged in the battle most of them Panzer IV and Panthers and less than 1400 Tiger built)
As ...

The Battle of the Bulge with snow and period tanks could be redone.

That might be a legitimate use of CGI ?

Bloody hard to get a couple of hundred Tigers these days

Never was that many in one location and even less engaged in this battle (less than 600 tanks total engaged in the battle ...

Stop in ardèche no need to go further :p

https://mastodon.top/@nbs@noauthority.s ... 7952774281

They put a tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

The only thing there is a US / UK military base.

They put some on French Guyana and Reunion ...

Oh and they have added tariff to Heard and McDonald islands which are empty (except if you count penguins and elephant seals).
The ...

Biffer wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 1:18 pm They put a tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

The only thing there is a US / UK military base.

They put some on French Guyana and Reunion ...

I’m not going to pretend to understand how all this works but it seems to me that it’s the importer that pays the tariff, not the exporter. This 10% or whatever increase will then be passed on to the consumer. If they buy at the inflated price then surely that’s more money going to the ...

I’m not going to pretend to understand how all this works but it seems to me that it’s the importer that pays the tariff, not the exporter. This 10% or whatever increase will then be passed on to the consumer. If they buy at the inflated price then surely that’s more money going to the exporter ...

I’ve no problem about her conviction on embezzlement, she did it and was caught, but for me this decision is politically motivated and unjust compared to the previous cases as her sentence will be in forced even as she appeals it, which is often never the case in France.

Fillon got same nothing ...

TB63 wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 12:48 pm So, Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud..

nice

Brussels pundits seem to agree that parties from just about every country and across the political spectrum have done something very similar, Le Pen is the only one dumb enough to have her own fingerprints on it. May prove a blessing in disguise for her party

Cant remember the same outcry ...

What is distinct about what was done in this case Vs other parties who've on the face of it similarly (miss)used such funds and not received a similar sanction?

One doesn't want to rush to the defence of Team Racist but it certainly has an air of establishment convenience about the sentence ...

Not even trying to hide it anymore. Aid workers slaughtered, buried in shallow graves along with their ambulance and at least one of them with arms tied.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/31/israel-killed-15-palestinian-paramedics-and-rescue-workers-one-by-one-says-un?CMP=Share ...

What is distinct about what was done in this case Vs other parties who've on the face of it similarly (miss)used such funds and not received a similar sanction?

One doesn't want to rush to the defence of Team Racist but it certainly has an air of establishment convenience about the sentence ...

Biffer wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:09 am She left the courtroom before the verdict was finished - are you allowed to do that while you're being sentenced to prison?

Probably be in Hungary before this evening.

2 years under a bracelet 2 suspended ... plus if they appeal that part is not applying (the ineligibility is non suspensive)

Le borgne is dead and his daughter got 4 years... and 5 years ineligible

https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/live/2025/03/31/en-direct-jugement-de-marine-le-pen-la-dirigeante-du-rn-reconnue-coupable-de-detournement-de-fonds-publics-suivez-le-prononce-des-peines-en-direct_6588724_823448.html

I think ...

Tichtheid wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 9:39 am Is there a way to post Bluesky in the same way as X posts? I know that you substitute "twitter" for "X" in the address and that posts the item in full rather than a link.

Is there a similar thing for bluesky?

Please add Mastodon too :)

From gif genius Greub

https://mastodon.top/@greub@masto.ai

French companies have received threats from US embassies if they don't implement racist/discriminating policies...

Scum don't know that the french were never an apartheid state ... although we are going there. :(

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