Love this! Jesus imagine having to grapple Tana! Must be an absolute beast.
What other top rugby players have gone on to another sport and excelled in their post-rugby life? I know some of the guys do Iron Man and other high profile endurance events.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:08 am
by Guy Smiley
FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:49 am
Love this! Jesus imagine having to grapple Tana! Must be an absolute beast.
Tana's actually not a massive unit. I ran into him at Auckland airport just before the last RWC and while he's taller than me (I'm shrinking slowly with age so he's probably about 6ft) he looked pretty lean. No extra weight showing in his face... just looked like a pretty average fit dude.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:27 am
by Jock42
fishfoodie wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:47 pm
I never realised there were civilian VC recipients
The first Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian - an Irishman from Co Westmeath - has been bought at auction for almost £1 million.
London auctioneers Noonans said the £930,000 paid for the VC given to Thomas Henry Kavanagh represents a new world record.
Kavanagh, from Mullingar, was honoured with the gallantry award, usually reserved for members of the British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions at the siege of Lucknow in 1857 during the Indian mutiny against British rule.
In November 1857 he volunteered to leave the safety of the besieged British residency in Lucknow and managed to avoid capture as he passed through rebel lines under the cloak of darkness to pass a vital dispatch to a cavalry outpost.
Kavanagh, who had worked in the civil service in Lucknow prior to the rebellion, then used his local knowledge to guide the relieving force through the city to the beleaguered residency garrison.
Britain's Queen Victoria presented him with a VC for his bravery at Windsor Castle in 1860.
FalseBayFC wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:49 am
Love this! Jesus imagine having to grapple Tana! Must be an absolute beast.
Tana's actually not a massive unit. I ran into him at Auckland airport just before the last RWC and while he's taller than me (I'm shrinking slowly with age so he's probably about 6ft) he looked pretty lean. No extra weight showing in his face... just looked like a pretty average fit dude.
He looked terrifyingly huge in his day to us Bok supporters. Just looked him up and he was 1.87 and 100 kegs at playing weight. So pretty average by todays standards. I see he fights at Super-heavyweight class in BJJ which is under 101kg. Still small compared to the UFC heavyweights.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:13 am
by FalseBayFC
fishfoodie wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:47 pm
I never realised there were civilian VC recipients
The first Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian - an Irishman from Co Westmeath - has been bought at auction for almost £1 million.
London auctioneers Noonans said the £930,000 paid for the VC given to Thomas Henry Kavanagh represents a new world record.
Kavanagh, from Mullingar, was honoured with the gallantry award, usually reserved for members of the British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions at the siege of Lucknow in 1857 during the Indian mutiny against British rule.
In November 1857 he volunteered to leave the safety of the besieged British residency in Lucknow and managed to avoid capture as he passed through rebel lines under the cloak of darkness to pass a vital dispatch to a cavalry outpost.
Kavanagh, who had worked in the civil service in Lucknow prior to the rebellion, then used his local knowledge to guide the relieving force through the city to the beleaguered residency garrison.
Britain's Queen Victoria presented him with a VC for his bravery at Windsor Castle in 1860.
Interesting to think that Britain at that stage were the equivalent of Putin's Russia today but just much better at invading. And Victoria was really rather like Putin. Invade a foreign country and just crush any dissent.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:41 am
by Mahoney
Victoria was a figurehead with very little influence if any over policy. Quite unlike Putin.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:38 pm
by BnM
Cycling - aerodynamics - quite soothing to watch weirdly
Surely that is quite risky though? Not much ability to react if something happens on the road ahead.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 6:02 pm
by Guy Smiley
You need serious handling skills to manage that... balance is the first issue. It's harder to maintain your balance in that pose, let alone when you're moving on a machine with a built in pivot. As a cyclist, a lot of control force is exerted through your legs so while the hands control the braking and steering, you also sort of 'pivot' off your feet and lever the frame with your legs... so in a panic stop he'd lose time getting his feet back to the pedals, let alone then clipping back into the cleats.
Still, he pulled it off and he's obviously got impressive core strength and the skill to do it. I think the UCI moved to ban a 'tuck' position the pro's were using a lot where they remained clipped into the pedals but crouched in front of and below the seat, hunched into an aero position... some riders could pull it off and gain advantage but it wasn't for everyone and there's a greater risk of losing control.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:29 pm
by Insane_Homer
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:56 pm
by Niegs
If you somehow needed another reason to question the sanity of Americans...
Niegs wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:56 pm
If you somehow needed another reason to question the sanity of Americans...
It's awful, seen it do the rounds a couple of times now. Take off the costumes and it would be seen as the physical child abuse it is.
I'm really getting into American pro sports especially baseball, college football and NFL. Mostly seems an amazing atmosphere in the crowd. Not sure how common the fights are in the stands amongst fans but they look pretty ugly when they happen. This Mascots/kids stuff is edgy marketing appealing to the types who get into those fights I guess.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:59 am
by Kiwias
Niegs wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:56 pm
If you somehow needed another reason to question the sanity of Americans...
Am I correct in assuming that the people inside the mascot costumes are all adult men? It reminded me of this
Guy Smiley wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 6:02 pm
You need serious handling skills to manage that... balance is the first issue. It's harder to maintain your balance in that pose, let alone when you're moving on a machine with a built in pivot. As a cyclist, a lot of control force is exerted through your legs so while the hands control the braking and steering, you also sort of 'pivot' off your feet and lever the frame with your legs... so in a panic stop he'd lose time getting his feet back to the pedals, let alone then clipping back into the cleats.
Still, he pulled it off and he's obviously got impressive core strength and the skill to do it. I think the UCI moved to ban a 'tuck' position the pro's were using a lot where they remained clipped into the pedals but crouched in front of and below the seat, hunched into an aero position... some riders could pull it off and gain advantage but it wasn't for everyone and there's a greater risk of losing control.
I would have thought that holding that position was more physically taxing than just pedalling in the slipstream. I reckon he burnt a few candles and they were on him pretty quick at the bottom of the hill. .
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:27 am
by Raggs
Brilliant, sound on.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:29 pm
by BnM
Watched that about 10 times yesterday. Brilliantly done.
Came across this one again. Oldie but goodie
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 3:34 am
by Guy Smiley
The failing cat... an absolute classic
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:23 pm
by Niegs
Of all the athletic things I can't do, I think I'd want to be able to do this more than any other. Damn! (And just to freak out people doing it at the park or in the middle of a town square. )
....................why have I let her spaff "£100's of thousands of my dosh with lawyers on this vanity project?
I've got to play till I'm 40 now!
Probably a bit longer given this ccosts judgement today
Rebekah Vardy will have to pay around £1.5m to Coleen Rooney in legal fees after losing yet another stage in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial.
The high court on Tuesday decided that Vardy must pay 90% of Rooney’s court costs, a larger proportion than in many equivalent cases. The judge imposed the punitive charge partly because Vardy deliberately destroyed WhatsApp messages and other evidence relevant to the trial.
As a result Vardy will have to hand over £800,000 immediately to Rooney, with further payments to follow, up to around £1.5m. On top of this, Vardy will have to pay her own legal costs, which could bring her combined bill to well over £3m.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:12 pm
by sockwithaticket
Niegs wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:23 pm
Of all the athletic things I can't do, I think I'd want to be able to do this more than any other. Damn! (And just to freak out people doing it at the park or in the middle of a town square. )
Think I strained something just watching that. Very impressive.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:47 pm
by Opensides Butler
As did Sir.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:31 pm
by fishfoodie
One way of keeping the weight down post-retirement !
FORMER PROFESSIONAL RUGBY player Damian Browne has completed his gruelling challenge of rowing from New York to Galway, becoming the first person ever to do so.
He arrived in Galway for an official homecoming this afternoon, with hundreds of spectators waiting at the port to cheer him on.
Browne waved a flare as he was driven into the port to a hero’s welcome after 112 days at sea.
SaintK wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 8:59 am
....................why have I let her spaff "£100's of thousands of my dosh with lawyers on this vanity project?
I've got to play till I'm 40 now!
Probably a bit longer given this ccosts judgement today
Rebekah Vardy will have to pay around £1.5m to Coleen Rooney in legal fees after losing yet another stage in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial.
The high court on Tuesday decided that Vardy must pay 90% of Rooney’s court costs, a larger proportion than in many equivalent cases. The judge imposed the punitive charge partly because Vardy deliberately destroyed WhatsApp messages and other evidence relevant to the trial.
As a result Vardy will have to hand over £800,000 immediately to Rooney, with further payments to follow, up to around £1.5m. On top of this, Vardy will have to pay her own legal costs, which could bring her combined bill to well over £3m.
Walter Little got in trouble after testing positive for a banned substance, found in painkillers prescribed for his toothache:
Goldie got in trouble for his new boots (can't recall the details):
Mt Ruapehu erupted in '96. Pienaar moaned about a ref:
Love these...
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:47 am
by Kiwias
Grandpa
Well done indeed.
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:57 pm
by Marylandolorian
fishfoodie wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:31 pm
One way of keeping the weight down post-retirement !
FORMER PROFESSIONAL RUGBY player Damian Browne has completed his gruelling challenge of rowing from New York to Galway, becoming the first person ever to do so.
He arrived in Galway for an official homecoming this afternoon, with hundreds of spectators waiting at the port to cheer him on.
Browne waved a flare as he was driven into the port to a hero’s welcome after 112 days at sea.
