UK Sport coverage
Nov 26th 2005, 7:05 pm
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UK Sport coverage
Hi all, as a life long Leicester tigers fan I was woundering if there was any television coverage of Rugby Union Football in Canada. 
or if I will need to adopt another sport when we move there. I know to the ladies this is a minor point but to us blokes it's a matter of life or death 
or if I will need to adopt another sport when we move there. I know to the ladies this is a minor point but to us blokes it's a matter of life or death
Nov 26th 2005, 7:31 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by Tiggy
Hi all, as a life long Leicester tigers fan I was woundering if there was any television coverage of Rugby Union Football in Canada. or if I will need to adopt another sport when we move there. I know to the ladies this is a minor point but to us blokes it's a matter of life or death
or if I will need to adopt another sport when we move there. I know to the ladies this is a minor point but to us blokes it's a matter of life or death You would be surprised to know there is life after Rugby or even Football.
Other sports fill the void. Canadian Football is better than NFL (my opinion only), and hockey is way better than either (once again my opinion only).
Some even learn to like Baseball and Basketball too.
Cheers
Steve
Nov 26th 2005, 9:09 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
I'm sure I've seen rugby whilst flicking up the channels on Fox World Sports Canada... didn't pay enough attention to tell you *what* though! And if you're desperate, there seems like a decent selection to watch online here via subscription --> http://www.mediazone.com/channel/rugby/jsp/index.jsp
Nov 27th 2005, 3:10 am
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by Tiggy
Hi all, as a life long Leicester tigers fan I was woundering if there was any television coverage of Rugby Union Football in Canada. or if I will need to adopt another sport when we move there. I know to the ladies this is a minor point but to us blokes it's a matter of life or death
or if I will need to adopt another sport when we move there. I know to the ladies this is a minor point but to us blokes it's a matter of life or death
Nov 27th 2005, 6:21 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by Hangman
and hockey is way better than either (once again my opinion only).
Nov 27th 2005, 7:50 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Talking of sport........................We took our Son (age 8) to a Ice Hockey match at Telford a few weeks ago just so he can see the national sport in Canada, and he,s hooked we found NASN channel 416 on sky the next day and it shows all the NHL match,sfrom the weekend. He,s turned into a Calgary Flames fan. His first love will always be football playing for his youth team and Manchester United though.
Nov 27th 2005, 8:03 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by us3andthedog
Talking of sport........................We took our Son (age 8) to a Ice Hockey match at Telford a few weeks ago just so he can see the national sport in Canada, and he,s hooked we found NASN channel 416 on sky the next day and it shows all the NHL match,sfrom the weekend. He,s turned into a Calgary Flames fan.
Nov 27th 2005, 8:09 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
My deepest of sympathies... though it could have been worse; he turned into a Leaves fan. :scared:
Nov 27th 2005, 8:28 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by DavidL
hey whats up with been a "LEAFS" fan........didn't know they were called Toronto Maples Leaves.......*S*..........
Nov 27th 2005, 9:17 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
I'm bound by participation in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks and other ritualistic Vancouver Canuck fan activity to use 'Leaves' and not 'Leafs'. Actually I neglected to insult Tie Domi while mentioning the Leaves and so will be whipped.
And with all due respect to HWP Vancouver are known as the "Cannots"
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Nov 28th 2005, 7:58 am
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
No Steve, it's not just an opinion, it's a fact!
Can't imagine anyone thinking Basketball was better than RU.....never mind ice hockey
Nov 28th 2005, 9:11 am
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by Hangman
And with all due respect to HWP Vancouver are known as the "Cannots"
Nov 28th 2005, 9:35 am
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by Tangram
Wish I could take that karma back for your teeth now
Can't imagine anyone thinking Basketball was better than RU.....never mind ice hockey
Can't imagine anyone thinking Basketball was better than RU.....never mind ice hockey
I suspect I'd like rugby union more than basketball only because I like a lot of blood and gore in sports
but hockey is perfection: speed, flow, creative play, violence and aggression, humour, it's on ice, vulcanized pucks (whatever vulcanized is! but hey, it sounds cool!), etc... Just look at this recent gem of a penalty shot that Iginla posted in the hockey thread in the Locker Room forum:
http://www.badongo.com/vid.php?file=...ik.mpg&s=black
Nov 28th 2005, 12:53 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by Tangram
Wish I could take that karma back for your teeth now
Can't imagine anyone thinking Basketball was better than RU.....never mind ice hockey
Can't imagine anyone thinking Basketball was better than RU.....never mind ice hockey
Having seen both, I like hockey way better. But then again I'm not from Bath.
Basketball is just one big shoe advertisement.
Nov 28th 2005, 12:55 pm
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Re: UK Sport coverage
Originally Posted by CalgaryBlade
If you don't like hockey, you'll be watching quite a lot of cr*p TV
Having seen both, I like hockey way better. But then again I'm not from Bath.
Basketball is just one big shoe advertisement.
Having seen both, I like hockey way better. But then again I'm not from Bath.
Basketball is just one big shoe advertisement.