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A safe space for Black Men in Rugby | Men’s Invitational Rugby 10’s Team | Multiple account users | Instagram: @Old_Downbadians_RFC 📸 | ❌👖👞
With The Mandem
Joined August 2023
Accept the Skin I'm In - Ifiok Awak-Essian. In honour of Black History Month, one of our core members, Ifiok, put together the below visual poem detailing his relationship with rugby as a player. Please take the time below to listen and share in his perspective..
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We’re sure this was a lot of people’s try of the week, how’s the tap pass from Sotutu and the quarterback dime from Black? Just absolute magic! #SuperRugbyTT #REBvBLU
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Word. Look at the passes Sotutu can throw https://t.co/ZTq4grJTVU
Scott Robertson is salivating.
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🚨Transfer Update🚨 It seems as though Newcastle Red Bulls have come in late and managed to secure Sotutu. He was being heavily linked with a Saracens move but Newcastle believe they've won the race for his signature. He will be joining fellow kiwi Tom Christie in the back row
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Luke James. That line is absolutely filthy!! Excellent finish. Rob Du Preez throwing absolutely magic passes today
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This is very greedy behaviour. Surely wont be in Nat 1 for long acting like this
Cream of the crop 👏 According to @EnglandRugby’s Stats Centre, @Blackheath_1858's Billy Harding is the top try-scorer in the country so far this season 🔝 His fourth hat-trick of the campaign last weekend took him to 22 tries in just 11 games! 😱 #Nat1 #Nat2n #Nat2e #Nat2w
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“We are not going to get the p*** taken out of us, basically, and that has had an effect on some of the players we could have signed. (Chandler) Cunningham-South is one of them. “He just asked for a ridiculous amount of money, and we just weren’t prepared to go there."
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Sanderson has absolutely lost his head with these quotes on Cunningham-South (and others)
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I see 7 forwards on the bench. These guys appetite for destruction is really Admiral. Its not enough for them to beat Wales. They want to break their spirit too
More than 11 years after making his #Springboks debut, Cobus Reinach will reach his 50th Test cap in Cardiff on Saturday, as Rassie Erasmus opts for a 7-1 bench to take on Wales - more here: https://t.co/J5Bigk89Qo 💥 #ForeverGreenForeverGold
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This is excellent stuff. Truly scrum analysis of the highest order.
Don’t miss this exceptional scrum meditation by my friend @bernardjackman on @RTEsport with Mike Ross: https://t.co/Ll6VB7xmVk
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Ireland’s number laid bare. -Heavy kicking which is fine if it’s generating attack.. -But massive carry volume for no line breaks or tries. Our pack is physically spent and just isn’t breaking teams down. We’re all work rate but no incisiveness. Farrell needs to change it
Boring boring England 2nd and 3rd for tries and line breaks respectively
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Agree with the overall sentiment. Last played for England on 27.10. 2023 so not actually eligible for Samoa until next Autumn factoring in the 3 year stand down period.
Rumours of Manu Tuilagi switching to Samoa for the 2027 RWC - you’ve got to feel for the players who took part in qualification but will miss out on the final squad because of players like Manu declaring themselves eligible 🇼🇸
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🫡 Social media in general but yeah agreed!!
@OldDownbadians Twitter's not a true reflection of the fanbase. The fans out in the real world are much more reasonable and level-headed (this applies to more than just rugby)
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"In my opinion this is probably the one that verges on the edge of illegality..." ☘️🇿🇦 A taste of our big Scrum Breakdown on the RTÉ Rugby podcast with @bernardjackman and @MikeRoss03 📺🎧 Full pod: https://t.co/kBS2yRxhgr
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Theyre pushing the game forward and making it more interesting in so many aspects. Long may it continue 🫡
@OldDownbadians The team is magnificent. I don’t want them to get worse, I want everyone else to get better.
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@OldDownbadians The team is magnificent. I don’t want them to get worse, I want everyone else to get better.
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I love the SA team as an England fan. The fans however....
Any dominant team in any sport is disliked by everyone except their own supporters eg Fergie’s Man Utd; Brady’s Patriots. It’s not unique to South Africa. One day I hope they’ll become an ordinary team again and we’ll “hate” someone else.
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