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Thala Msutu

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Mik A @mikadooo.bsky.social · 15h
The stats from England Women vs New Zealand are a thing to bring a tear to Shaun Edwards's eye. England, with 34% possession and 35% territory (per rugbypass stats) put in a massive defensive effort to restrict the Ferns to 19 points off 14 entries into the 22.
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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 20h
"I'm here; more than ever." - Man who left
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ET Heisenberg @utdheisenberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Man City when asked to provide their “irrefutable evidence.”
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Adam in San Antonio @awardedlime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Step 1: Man City relegated out of the football league and Abu Dhabi is forced to sell Step 2: Noel and Liam Gallagher buy the club for pennies Step 3: we get the greatest reality TV show of all time as those fuckers fight while trying to climb up the pyramid.
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Neil Pferd @dasneilpferd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Don't usually do posting about work on here because, more than anything, why the feck would I want to talk about work when I'm not at work? But today, my first ever PhD student submitted their thesis and that's so fucking cool, I think it's worth breaking the no-work-posting habit.
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Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Me: "Rugby's reputation as the preserve of the middle and upper class is often an unfair caricature." Rugby:
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Illtud Dafydd @illtuddafydd.bsky.social · 22h
Rodrigo Marta's first try against Lyon is the #Top14's try of September Marta's early season form has him on the brink of becoming the first player to cross seven times in the first five rounds of a season He's the focus of this week's Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch, out tonight
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 22h
He didn’t even win one did he?? What the hell is this 😭😭😭
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love Brenden Venter just picking up his beef with English rugby media like he never left.
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Josh Gardner @joshgardner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So the United Colours bit of Benetton have done a new retro collection with the rugby bit, and the headline item is this incredible tribute to the shirt that Wagner Moura’s Pablo Escobar wore in the second season of Narcos. An impeccable fit.
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Illtud Dafydd @illtuddafydd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
According to Midi Olympique, Stade Francais' France flanker Sekou Macalou has announced his retirement with immediate effect Massive shock #Top14 www.rugbyrama.fr/2026/09/29/t...
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Coup de tonnerre : fin de carrière pour Macalou avec effet immédiat !
Le troisième ligne international du Stade Français Sekou Macalou a annoncé hier lundi à ses partenaires mettre fin à sa carrière avec effet immédiat. Un véritable coup de tonnerre.
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Illtud Dafydd @illtuddafydd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
France's squad for three Tests in New Zealand next month Scrum-half and captain Pauline Bourdon Sansus misses out due to "family reasons" Yllana Brosseau, Shioban Soqeta & Charlotte Escudero injured #WXV
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Illtud Dafydd @illtuddafydd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ireland's Call for Jacques Oui-llis?
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James @gortoshay1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If we do it without an All Black does it even count?
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am so confused
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My prediction for the URC log: 1. Leinster 2. Stormers 3. Glasgow 4. Bulls 5. Ulster 6. Munster 7. Lions 8. Ospreys 9. Edinburgh 10. Connacht 11. Cardiff 12. Scarlets 13. Benetton 14. Sharks 15. Zebre 16. Dragons Final: Leinster v Glasgow Champs: Leinster
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Star @star.telstarcat.xyz · 29/09/2026
why is jason kelce dressed like he's getting to the bottom of this
Screenshot of an ESPN halftime segment with Jason Kelce wearing a flat cap and a beige-patterned overcoat with a black tie and white undershirt. Chiron below reads "Jalen Hurts (PHI): Rush TD at end of half, ball was snapped with 1 second left"
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Alex P @takingthepitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I honestly think Aston might be the worst managed team on the grid because what do you mean your best options are a 46 year old who still thinks he's peak Schumacher and a Nepo baby who hasn't completed a full race distance all season and is somehow a worse driver than when he started F1
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Calling Andrea Piradi
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steve @bluegrassish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Todd Lawlor" is not a real person, they are lying to us
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steve @bluegrassish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Leinster fielded a team of career mode regen children at the weekend and came away with 2 bonus points and this is somehow evidence of a lack of depth??
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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 28/09/2026
I guess you don't get where he is without whatever competitive sickness makes you want to rub it in the face of random shit talking fans in Columbus Ohio but Messi in MLS is so funny
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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If AOC goes to a Bills tailgate and jumps through a table, the Dems shouldn't even bother holding a primary in 2028.
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are so back 🔥
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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 28/09/2026
Sarah Hirini: The Full Conversation www.allblacks.com/watch/1027236
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Sarah Hirini: The Full Conversation | Video
Sarah Hirini (Ngāti Kahungunu) sits down for an in-depth conversation about life on and off the field. Two Olympic golds, two Rugby World Cups and 283 matches later, Hirini reflects on the journey tha...
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Hockey Out of Context Loves Canada @nhloutofcontext.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Winnipeg Jets surprised they picked a goalie up off waivers
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cannot get over the beauty of this GIF: it’s Zidane celebrating last night after Olise scored a last minute winner for France. It looks like something from a movie or a high-end fashion advert. Probably the most elegant footballer of all time.
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 Sign me up for Willis-van der Flier-Doris 🔥
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Overreacting after one weekend of the URC?? We are so back 😤😤😤
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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AJ Thomas @zzypt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Would be nice but I don't think they will. For 1 mid week match and 3 tests plus the warm up they will probably have a small squad. They will also be doing this as cheap as possible, might even go less than 30, which would be hard.
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AJ Thomas @zzypt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have had a go at a Lions squad based on two rounds of WXV. Loads of potential Lions unavailable. Really annoyed I haven’t got Alex Matthews in there. Wing is so shallow a new cap was the star, NZ can ruin us out wide. 1/2
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Bench 1
Bench 2
1 Hannah Botterman
Mackenzie Carson
Niamh O'Dowd
Kelsey Jones
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Cliodhna Moloney Macdonald
Bryony Field
3 Maud Muir
Sarah Bern
Linda Djougang
4 Morwenna Talling


5 Lilli Ives Campion
Georgia Evans
6 Maddie Feaunati
Abi Burton
Marlie Packer
7 Evie Gallagher

Sadia Kabeya
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Aoife Wafer


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Lucy Packer
Natasha Hunt
Keira Bevan
10 Zoe Harrison
Dannah O'Brien

11 Amy Williams


12 Eve Higgins

Holly Aitchison
13 Megan Jones

Helena Rowland
14 Rhona Lloyd

15 Ellie Kildunne
Emma Sing
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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 28/09/2026
Such a good time to be a women's rugby fan!
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Illtud Dafydd @illtuddafydd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
France centre Fabien Brau-Boirie extends his Pau contract until 2030 (with an optional extra season) A big part of the club's improvement over the past seasons His partnership with Emilien Gailleton in midfield is quality too #Top14 www.section-paloise.com/actualites/f...
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Fabien Brau-Boirie prolonge dans la durée en Béarn - Section Paloise
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J.E. Skeets @jeskeets.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These are both so good. #NBACanada
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John Rowan @jrowanbxl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jaques Ouillis?
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A double and French citizenship for Jacques Willis, surely?
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Josh Gardner @joshgardner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Actual professional journalists saying "This has never happened before" in their match reports as if Nigel didn't launch his entire referee-hyphen-comedian late career off the back of this. It was only 2012! We have forgotten the old ways and the old wisdom.
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Roberto Rojas @robertorojas97.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Brazilian Portuguese commentary on that Tyler Loop field goal for the Ravens is exactly what everyone needs to hear right now
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t think you need to be a doctor to know that subjecting children to Jets football is harmful.
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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Going to state the obvious thing here, which gets said repeatedly about Messi: The frequency with which he makes the absurd look commonplace is like... it's insane, man. It never gets old. He's like a comedian who tells you the same joke 1000x, and you still laugh every time.
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Australia v South Africa 🏉 rewatch 🧵: I am welcomed by Nic White!
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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Might be the happiest he’s looked on a pitch since the World Cup final. So next time you’re having a tough stretch in life, just score a ludicrous free kick from a tough angle. You’ll be smiling in no time.
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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 27/09/2026
WXV Global Series Challenger: Fiji win thriller to claim title www.world.rugby/wxv/en/news/...
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WXV Global Series Challenger: Fiji win thriller to claim title
Fiji and the Netherlands went toe-to-toe for 80 minutes in a thrilling WXV Global Series Challenger decider in Hong Kong, before Samoa ended their challenge on a positive note with a win over Hong Kon...
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Thala Msutu @thalamsutu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
South Africa drew a 2-match series to the US earlier this year. And after thrashing South Africa last week, of course Wales goes on to… Lose to the USA 24-26 this weekend: Women’s international rugby 🔥🔥🔥
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Tim And Eric Mind Blown Universe Meme
ALT: Tim And Eric Mind Blown Universe Meme
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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 27/09/2026
Tafuna hat-trick ends Eagles 20-year wait for three-game winning streak www.rugbypass.com/news/tafuna-...
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Tafuna hat-trick ends Eagles 20-year wait for three-game winning streak
The USA Women's Eagles have won three games in a row for the first time in 20 year with a performance that  head coach Jack Hanratty branded as
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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 28/09/2026
Messi come on man
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The game went ahead, Ireland won - but that doesn't even start to tell the history and controversy of Sunday's match www.nytimes.com/athletic/763...
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The story behind Israel vs Ireland: Bowed heads, black armbands and a one-man boycott
The game went ahead, Ireland won - but that doesn't even start to tell the history and controversy of Sunday's match
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John Horan @flornight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Under the Lance Armstrong rule, nobody gets any trophies. Sorry, I didn’t make the rule.
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