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[CALL ME SNAKE]

Yep, that sounds about right for the Fijian rate of changing PMs!

POT..... KETTLE....BLACK

 

[CursingFijian]

Nakarawa is my favourite non-Scottish player of all time ATM. What a ludicrously good player. World XV atm alongside Brodie Retallick. Immense pleasure seeing him for Glasgow and Fiji, both sevens and the full internationals.

Hope you guys pick Ryan's successor well. The talent has always been there, as has the passion and the endeavour. The focus and psychological boost (he's an amazing man manager) he's provided to the team is immense. I remember watching years ago, and the consensus was that if you got the 3 try buffer against the Fijians, the heads would drop and they couldn't get back in. I've seen them chase down 20 point deficits with 4 minutes to go. Amazing team, and as I've continued to see down the Rugby Club, amazing people. Bula!

Nakarawa is a beast. He has a better off load than Sonny Bill Williams. Apparently he trimmed down for the Rio Sevens so he ran on at around 1.98m and 116kg. I saw that when they interviewed Kolinasau the captain of the Fiji team to ask how they would be celebrating he replied the Maccas at the athletes village might be getting a severe workout later, as Ben Ryan declared it off limits when they arrived.

Ben Ryan will now be entrenched in Fijiian folklore. I tweeted the PM and called for him to be made an honorary Fiji citizen, I kid you not! The fact that Ben Ryan has been with Fiji for so long speaks to his determination and commitment to transform the Fiji team into a consistently winning team. The obstacles he would have had to overcome are difficult for people who are unfamiliar with life in Fiji to comprehend. But he has done it and done it well. There is no doubt amongst Fijians that he loves us, and we play for him accordingly. He will be missed when he goes, and we all hope that the English acknowledge what a wonderful human being they are getting.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Haha. Just go to Fiji Snake. Every time Fiji wins the World Cup 7's the Prime Minister of the day declares a public holiday. I dare say the people will be waiting expectantly for one now.

We all used to go to work anyway and just spend the whole morning in water cooler talk, then go home early.


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Actually, CF, the Fijian victory is getting a lot of discussion in my circles, because of the nature of those, uh, "emotional" songs they were singing (unsurprisingly). A lot of us are a bit amused that the fact they're actually hymns is being played down by many in the media.

 

[CursingFijian]

Actually, CF, the Fijian victory is getting a lot of discussion in my circles, because of the nature of those, uh, "emotional" songs they were singing (unsurprisingly). A lot of us are a bit amused that the fact they're actually hymns is being played down by many in the media.

The hymns are sung in Fijian, then in English by the players. It is one of those things that makes coaching Fijian teams very hard for expatriates. Island style spirituality must be a part of the coaching process. And it is something the Cambridge educated Ben Ryan embraced from the get go, and which endears him to his players and more importantly the greater public.

Fijian rugby players also commonly run on with the numbers 4:13 scribed somewhere on their apparel, as a reference to Phillipians 4:13 which in the new international version reads "13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength." This has become a tradition after our finest sevens player Waisale Serevi first emblazened the refernce on his wrist support strapping. Don't get me wrong though. These boys aren't angels by any stretch of the imagination. But Christianity is a very good mechanism that helps transform softly spoken young lads who lack self confidence, in to ordained warriors on a crusade.

 

[StFly]

O cmon we get Grand Final Eve.

Oh ye of casual/part time faith...

1. New Years Day
2. Australia Day
3. Good Friday
4. Easter Monday
5. Christmas Day
6. Boxing Day

Otherwise, you work unless you're of the propensity to go "nah, stuff it" and risk the consequences.

 

[JG22]

Lol
Sam Fisher playing on his birds ex
Must be hard to watch for her when buddy's mauling us

 

[Kilroy]

Fun fact: Kim Brennan, rowing gold medallist is the daughter of Max Crow, former Saints key forward/ruckman '83 to '85.

 

[Persevering Saint]

The hymns are sung in Fijian, then in English by the players. It is one of those things that makes coaching Fijian teams very hard for expatriates. Island style spirituality must be a part of the coaching process. And it is something the Cambridge educated Ben Ryan embraced from the get go, and which endears him to his players and more importantly the greater public.

Fijian rugby players also commonly run on with the numbers 4:13 scribed somewhere on their apparel, as a reference to Phillipians 4:13 which in the new international version reads "13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength." This has become a tradition after our finest sevens player Waisale Serevi first emblazened the refernce on his wrist support strapping. Don't get me wrong though. These boys aren't angels by any stretch of the imagination. But Christianity is a very good mechanism that helps transform softly spoken young lads who lack self confidence, in to ordained warriors on a crusade.

Just read this wonderful article about Fiji's Rugby Sevens, "Why Fiji's Culture also Deserves a Medal".

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/310831/why-fiji's-culture-also-deserves-a-medal

You live in a remarkable country, CF.

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Fun fact: Kim Brennan, rowing gold medallist is the daughter of Max Crow, former Saints key forward/ruckman '83 to '85.

B&F winner i think?

 

[karaoke]

Fun fact: Kim Brennan, rowing gold medallist is the daughter of Max Crow, former Saints key forward/ruckman '83 to '85.

B&F winner i think?

Max originally comes from Underbool, hometown of one of our proposed trade-in 'targets' previously mentioned - Dallas Willsmore (Haw).

Barrels

 

[Flandersss]

Max originally comes from Underbool, hometown of one of our proposed trade-in 'targets' previously mentioned - Dallas Willsmore (Haw).

Barrels

White & Willsmore on both wings

 

[Jack Stevens]

Melksham2Siposs https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/change-your-bigfooty-screen-name.262674/

 

[red+black]

Apologies for intruding. Is there a consensus as to who is most likely to be the 2017 captain?

 

[dewah07]

Apologies for intruding. Is there a consensus as to who is most likely to be the 2017 captain?

hurley

 

[red+black]

lol, how about Watson or Goddard?

 

[dewah07]

hurley

sorry no spuds

 

[PoppedCorn]

Geary armo newnes or steven
Although in the afl article the other day I didn't see newnes mentioned

 

[Dr Spaceman]

lol, how about Watson or Goddard?

Jobe's time at the New York Barista School has paid off and he has now perfected the "flat white"

 

[L_W_P]

Apologies for intruding. Is there a consensus as to who is most likely to be the 2017 captain?

Itll probably be Geary.
It might be Newnes or Steven.
It should be Weller.

So uhh... No.

 

[dewah07]

creepy or good idea??

i have been collecting golf cards handed in by famous people at my course, yesterday i managed to get ricky pontings and the best part is their all signed with an autograph at the bottom.

just started to do this and if i started when i initially started work i could of had peoples cards like jason day and adam scott

 

[Nutsngum]

creepy or good idea??

i have been collecting golf cards handed in by famous people at my course, yesterday i managed to get ricky pontings and the best part is their all signed with an autograph at the bottom.

just started to do this and if i started when i initially started work i could of had peoples cards like jason day and adam scott

Why is that creepy? Its just a golf card.

 

[dewah07]

Why is that creepy? Its just a golf card.

i have to go through the rubbish where their all thrown out, i don't want tot tell people at work incase they want to do the same

 

[Flandersss]

i have to go through the rubbish where their all thrown out, i don't want tot tell people at work incase they want to do the same

 

[dewah07]

ABOVE THE RIM, it was above the rim

 

[Nutsngum]

i have to go through the rubbish where their all thrown out, i don't want tot tell people at work incase they want to do the same

Hellllo creepsville... population you!