Is this the stupidest statement ever made in the media

OK, cards on the table, it's a slow day at work and I'm sitting, bored, looking up stuff on the interwebs trying to keep myself awake.

Imagine my surprise when I came across this little gem

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Originally Posted by GAGR Thursday Rugby News

In this weekend’s first game of round 5 for Super Rugby, the Rebels take on the Highlanders, as they aim to continue the cross-Tasman dominance Australian rugby has been enjoying for the last week.

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ahem, WHICH FREAKING CROSS-TASMAN DOMINANCE??????

Australian rugby teams a currently sitting on 1 win out of 7 in cross-conference matches. This "dominance" is 1 match in a row!

Sure they've had a couple of wins against the Sunwolves, but, since they are in the Australian conference they don't even count as a win vs an international team! certainly not "cross-tasman"

Moreover, what chance do you think the Rebels have of a win against the Highlanders? zero? can you measure probability as a negative? the Melbournian's pack is brittle, fragile, virtually doesn't even turn up at the stadium, they're no chance. and with the Brumbies on a bye and nobody in the Australian conference playing an in-conference derby, there is a very real chance that they'll be leaving the weekend with precisely zero wins.

I'm sure the paper-sellers in Sydney will spin the living shit out of the slightest single positive on the weekend (maybe Kurtley Beale will make a tackle, stranger things have happened)

that being said, I will have the Rebels' game on the box, in the hope of again seeing Deegan and Orr pitting their skills against Super Rugby quality opponents.

Maybe stupidest Rugby claim but In a world where Scotty from Marketing is still PM with the current Liberal Party corruption its probably well down the list.

Oh well, at least I got a laugh out of that.

In saying that; still have not watched a SR match. But after some of the comments here, I watched most the Rabble mini replay. Deegs & Lowrens did good as did most of our ex players. It was weird TBH, first time I've watched and I was happy to see them doing well. But then reality kicked in and I didn't finish watching. I won't bother again.

I've watched a couple of Kiwi derbies but not much else.

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Originally Posted by jargan83

Maybe stupidest Rugby claim but In a world where Scotty from Marketing is still PM with the current Liberal Party corruption its probably well down the list.

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I bloody dunno why all you bloody commos are down on Scomo. Dead set!

He has already declared a pandemic and has an action plan. Way ahead of those WHO dickheads. I reckon he will outdo his efforts during the fire season.

:offtopic: sorry.

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Originally Posted by shasta

I bloody dunno why all you bloody commos are down on Scomo. Dead set!

He has already declared a pandemic and has an action plan. Way ahead of those WHO dickheads. I reckon he will outdo his efforts during the fire season.

:offtopic: sorry.

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by saying it is a state problem?

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Originally Posted by jargan83

I've watched a couple of Kiwi derbies but not much else.

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I've seen more 6 Nations matches than SR.

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Originally Posted by brokendown gunfighter

by saying it is a state problem?

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Fires have been a state responsibility since day one.

Go Scomo ... let’s see if you can totally destroy the economy... Must be in cahoots with RA same uni maybe....
Louwrens Deegan Orr playing good rugby ..... very comfortable in the “ High Level “ of SR .mmmm

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Originally Posted by bootsetal06

Louwrens Deegan Orr playing good rugby ..... very comfortable in the “ High Level “ of SR .mmmm

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Be hilarious if both Louwrens and Deegan end up in the mix with Rennie later in the year. They'll need the Rabble pack to find some mongrel somewhere first though. I wouldn't write Fines off either if he can just get a chance to play his way into contention.

Oh wow, a politics thread on the internet. :puke_r::puke_l:

Looks like the Rabble found that mongrel in Dunedin . But are looking a lot like like they won't be able to hang on to it much longer.

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Originally Posted by chibi

Oh wow, a politics thread on the internet. :puke_r::puke_l:

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What ya whinging about? Beats happy birthdays dunnit? ;)

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Originally Posted by shasta

Looks like the Rabble found that mongrel in Dunedin . But are looking a lot like like they won't be able to hang on to it much longer.

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Luckily (?) the Highlanders' went missing for the last quarter too......and the Trans-Tasman dominance continues? :S