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Rugby World Cup: New Zealand Wins Grudge Match Over France

Posted October 24, 2011, 2:15 pm by Sam Eifling (52 Comments)

The All Blacks won their first Webb Ellis Cup since the inaugural one in 1987.

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Watch This Little Rugby Player Destroy This Big Rugby Player

Posted October 13, 2011, 6:00 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (13 Comments)

Boom.

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Rugby Player Mike Tindall Caught With Face In Chest Of A Woman At A Dwarf-Throwing Competition

Posted September 16, 2011, 6:20 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (6 Comments)

Six weeks ago a rugby player married a princess. The Rugby player was Mike Tindall, the captain of the English team. The Princess was Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of the Queen of England. Tindall is in New Zealand with his team and CCTV cameras caught him celebrating a little too liberally with a fan after [...]

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This Australian Rules Football Knee Injury is Perhaps the Grossest Knee Injury in the History of Gnarly Knee Injuries

Posted April 30, 2011, 11:31 am by Jason McIntyre (8 Comments)

When you finally see Jaymie Graham’s knee – or what’s left of it – is your first thought, “gee, I wonder when he’ll walk again?” It’s unclear what the extent of his injuries are, but you can read more about the poor guy here and here. [via @alistairjhogg]

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The Roundup: DeSean Jackson is a Good Guy, Bob Griese Retires & Ohio State Wins Again

Posted February 4, 2011, 8:17 am by Jason McIntyre (200 Comments)

Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester – you’re seeing ‘Roommate’ this weekend, right? … didn’t expect this guy to get caught at the Bellagio … set the DVR: Friday Night Lights returns to NBC April 15 … the Philly Daily News put “WTF” on the back cover … I’ve never seen “nice tits” written on one [...]

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Rugby Scandal: Since When is Simulating a Sex Act with an Animal a “Joke?”

Posted November 4, 2010, 1:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (121 Comments)

Joel Monaghan is an imbecile. He’s an Australian Rugby player who, after his team was eliminated from the postseason, partied a bit too hard, and attempted to play a “prank” on a teammate: He’d pretend as if said teammate’s dog was giving him oral sex! (See the full NSFW photo here and here.) Ha! So [...]

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The Roundup: Jay Cutler & Kristin Cavallari, Man is BFF With a 17-foot Crocodile & Rugby Trick Shots

Posted September 28, 2010, 8:45 am by Jason McIntyre (190 Comments)

Blake Lively … the gap between rich and poor hits record levels … who would want to ban Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five? … billionaire Segway owner dies after driving Segway off a cliff … Fox News and the Republican primary … how to survive when your elevator plunges … Georgia and Oregon won’t be playing football in [...]

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