Graeme Fraser

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Tonight's movie.

Oh man, It's fantastic so far.

Current book. Current audiobook.

So far, the former is significantly better than the latter.

Yeah Farrell didn't help the situation. Kinghorn didn't have a good night and that reaction summed it all up for him.

That was Kinghorn no?

Correct. As i've said before, what he did was bare mimimum requirements for a pro player. If Sione had come on in the 2nd test and did what OF did, they certainly wouldnt be talking about all "his off the ball work. Its the unseen stuff that's underappreciated."

Across two tests he touched the ball twice, missed 50% of his tackles. Made zero metres and didn't beat a player.

But hey he did some shouting. Something something, driving standards something something.

British and Irish Lions tour player ratings: Owen Farrell 'emphatically silenced nepotism claims' as we score every one of the 2025 backs 💬 "The latter shift earned him a place on the bench for the last two Tests, where he played a key role in the come-from-behind victory." #LionsTour2025

This is quite something. OF given an 8/10, Sione and Jones only a 7.

www.planetrugby.com/news/british...

Cult of personality.

From the other place.

Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw Chair of judges Roddy Doyle says the 13 ‘gripping’ titles in contention for the £50,000 award all ‘examine identity, individual or national’

And once again the Booker prize comes round and there's lots I've missed. I read flesh by David Salazy which I very much enjoyed.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

*sense

True but only if it makes for devs to be called engineers.

Also Engineering.

As someone else said, this is bare minumum professional rugby player stuff thats being celebrated here.

How Owen Farrell’s cameo helped Lions over the line Andy Farrell took a risk by introducing his son off the bench but he played a telling role in a compelling finale to the second Test

And there's this. Imagine Sione or Huw came on, missed2-3 tackles, touched the ball once, didnt beat any defenders, and made no metres? They would be talking about the one ruck they cleared. Or what they do off the ball.

www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/...

And still get dropped from the next test.

I think Jones is on a hiding to nothing. If the Lions win tomorrow it will be Aki/Ringrose for test 3. If they lose tomorrow, it will be Aki/Ringrose for test 3.

its a beauty.

Can you say which player? Not interested in the forum unless that's key.

Enjoying this on audiobook. Narrated by the author which can be hit and miss.

May not be widely considered to be their best but this is my fave of theirs. Been rinsing it for the last couple of days.

its a classic work video call background book. Never read it. Not interested.

Atomic Habits.

Ben Kay on talksport just now with a thinly veiled dig at VdM "all his tries were walk-ins, untouched. This one was all Owen Farrell".

@edzitron.com

I've seen a couple of people claim it's all down to Sexton.

Weekend reading.

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Tonight's movie.

Is he taking the pith?