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therugbyfanshaz.bsky.social
@therugbyfanshaz.bsky.social
A rugby fan, Shaz, on a mission to find that lovin' feeling again for the game.

https://therugbyfanshaz.home.blog
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Australia: Spends 6 months debating who’s going to open the batting in the first #Ashes test

Also Australia: Inadvertently ends up with Smith and Labuschagne at the crease 3 balls in.
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Australia: Spends 6 months debating who’s going to open the batting in the first #Ashes test

Also Australia: Inadvertently ends up with Smith and Labuschagne at the crease 3 balls in.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Caving to the far-right in the belief you can neutralise their attacks but you're actually just highlighting your pointlessness and laying the foundation for their power episodes 3634 and 3635
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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International

🏉 Ireland v Japan
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Dublin
🕧 12.40pm GMT (local) / 9.40pm JST
📺 RTÉ2 and TNT Sports (IRE) / WOWOW Live & On Demand (JPN)

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

#IREvJPN
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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RWC 2027 Final Qualification Tournament

🏉 Samoa v Brazil
🗓️ Sat 8 November 2025
📍 Dubai
🕔 5.00pm GST (local) / 1.00pm UTC / 10.00am BRT / 2.00am WST & NZT* (*9 Nov)
📺 TV3 Samoa / Sky Sport (NZ) / ESPN 3 & Disney+(BRA) / RugbyPass TV (rugbypass.tv/live/293623)

Ref: Jordan Way (RA)

#SAMvBRA #RWC2027
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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International

🏉 England A v All Blacks XV
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Bath
🕐 1.15pm GMT (local) / 2.15am NZT* (*9 Nov)
📺 Premier Sports (ENG) / Sky Sport Select (NZ)

Referee: Jeremy Rozier (FFR)

#ENGAvABXV
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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International

🏉 Romania v Canada
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Bucharest
🕔 5.00pm EET (local) / 3.00pm UTC / 10.00am ET / 7.00am PT
📺 TVR Sport (ROM) / RugbyPass TV (rugbypass.tv/live/294206)

Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU)

#ROMvCAN
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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International

🏉 Georgia v USA
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Batumi
🕓 4.00pm EET (local) / 12.00pm UTC / 7.00am ET / 4.00am PT
📺 Paramount+ (USA) / RugbyPass TV (rugbypass.tv/live/293831)

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

#GEOvUSA
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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International

🏉 England v Fiji
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 London
🕠 5.40pm GMT (local) / 5.40am FJT* / 6.40am NZT* (*9 Nov)
📺 TNT Sports (ENG) / Sky Pacific (FIJ)

Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)

#ENGvFIJ
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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International

🏉 Italy v Australia
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Udine
🕡 6.40pm CET (local) / 5.40pm UTC / 1.40am AWST / 3.40am AEST / 4.40am AEDT
📺 Sky & NOW (fta on Rai) / Stan (AUS)

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

#ITAvAUS
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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International

🏉 Scotland v New Zealand
🗓️ Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Edinburgh
🕒 3.10pm GMT / 4.10am NZT* (*9 Nov)
📺 TNT Sports (SCO) / Sky Sport 1 (NZ)

Referee: Nic Berry (RA)

#SCOvNZL
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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New Australian @rugbypass.bsky.social column is up this morning, and for the #Wallabies it's going to be a case of 'look, up in the sky' for the next few weeks..

www.rugbypass.com/plus/look-up...
Look up! Australia have to be better in the air to defuse bombs heading their way
A weakness at dealing with high balls is just one of the issues facing the Wallabies for the rest of their European tour.
www.rugbypass.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Some intriguing battles headline the second round of the Autumn Nations Series!

@BMcSport.bsky.social + @HaribaldiJones.bsky.social currently aiming for a Weekend Post-Mortem wrap-up following ITA-AUS and FRA-RSA

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November 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Puberty blockers are still accessible in Queensland for private patients, with this care funded by Project 491. But there's no such workaround for the brutality inflicted on trans prisoners.

We need to make sure we're looking after *all* of us. Not just the most photogenic causes.

#AusPol #QLDPol
I dove for @crikey.com.au into everything that's wrong for trans advocacy rn, and what we need to do to ensure we don't go the same path as US and UK

We need to be building community strength right now before it's too late, we can't wait for others to do it for us
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/07/q...
QLD's puberty blocker ban saga shows how not-for-profits fail the trans community
Trans advocacy not-for-profits tend to focus more on their own image than on assisting the most vulnerable members of our community.
www.crikey.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I've been trying to find what's been "wrong" with this Irish side over the last 18 months. Something factual I could point at. Some hard numbers.

And then, this week, I think I found them.
THE GREEN EYE #280 :: #IREvNZL

It's Chicago. It's Ireland vs the All Blacks. And there's more at stake than meets the eye.

Get the most detailed preview for this game anywhere for just €3 a month.

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THE GREEN EYE #280 :: New Zealand | Three Red Kings
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October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Ten years ago today, Richie McCaw lifted the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time and, in the process, crowned the 2015 All Blacks as possibly the greatest team of all time. We dig into how Steve Hansen's side changed the game, and shaped everything that has happened since...
youtu.be/xQSi1tXJYdc?...
So were the 2015 All Blacks the Greatest Team of All Time?
YouTube video by Squidge Rugby
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Beyond dispute IMO.

And it's funny to see people twist themselves into knots trying to argue otherwise--including far too many of my fellow 🇿🇦 countrymen--for precisely the reason that Squidge points out: we all instinctively *feel* that they are the greatest.
Ten years ago today, Richie McCaw lifted the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time and, in the process, crowned the 2015 All Blacks as possibly the greatest team of all time. We dig into how Steve Hansen's side changed the game, and shaped everything that has happened since...
youtu.be/xQSi1tXJYdc?...
So were the 2015 All Blacks the Greatest Team of All Time?
YouTube video by Squidge Rugby
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
man that's so many saffas for a Barbarians team 😲

also gotta be my lowest name-recognition side in forever, where are our Top 14, URC players at!?

zero Fiji/Tonga/Samoa, Oz, French, Scottish players, 1 Welshman, 1 NZ, 1 Irish, 2 English, and 1 Argie #BARvABXV
team list as an image for the Babarians if anyone wants it 🙏
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM