Ayr Jordan
@theloosestforward.bsky.social
Fumbling balls & bad bitches since 1993.
Used to be Loose & Forward, at a couple of different handles. 🏴 New🏰, Edinburgh
Used to be Loose & Forward, at a couple of different handles. 🏴 New🏰, Edinburgh
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Really enjoyed this*, Gav was iconic back in the mid-00s.
Also, he discusses being autistic, which I wasn't previously aware of. But now I can claim to be the same as a World Class rugby player. 😌
(I stopped playing at 15/16. Too small, couldn't see etc)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Also, he discusses being autistic, which I wasn't previously aware of. But now I can claim to be the same as a World Class rugby player. 😌
(I stopped playing at 15/16. Too small, couldn't see etc)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Scrum V Top 5 - Series 2: Gavin Henson
Comedian and actor Mike Bubbins welcomes one of Wales’s most talented and mercurial players to the bar - Gavin Henson.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Really enjoyed this*, Gav was iconic back in the mid-00s.
Also, he discusses being autistic, which I wasn't previously aware of. But now I can claim to be the same as a World Class rugby player. 😌
(I stopped playing at 15/16. Too small, couldn't see etc)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Also, he discusses being autistic, which I wasn't previously aware of. But now I can claim to be the same as a World Class rugby player. 😌
(I stopped playing at 15/16. Too small, couldn't see etc)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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The Varsity Cup remains mad as a bag of cats. The flyhalves are just ball shufflers now.
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Varsity Cup remains mad as a bag of cats. The flyhalves are just ball shufflers now.
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Compare how often LRZ died on the ball today, compared to the French back 3, who all created scores by keeping the ball alive in improbable scenarios. They weren't bigger than us, just better, faster and smarter.
February 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Compare how often LRZ died on the ball today, compared to the French back 3, who all created scores by keeping the ball alive in improbable scenarios. They weren't bigger than us, just better, faster and smarter.
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I come back to this because there is a chasm between the ability that our players and the French are have to play through contact. It is a problem that goes right down to junior age grade. Welsh lads taught to go to deck, rather than staying their feet and battle to keep it alive.
The cutting edge the French u20 team has over us is their ability to play the ball out of contact on their feet. Our lads looking for the deck far too quickly and have less facility keeping the ball alive through contact.
February 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I come back to this because there is a chasm between the ability that our players and the French are have to play through contact. It is a problem that goes right down to junior age grade. Welsh lads taught to go to deck, rather than staying their feet and battle to keep it alive.
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Roger Casement: “A nation is a very complex thing. It never does consist; it never has consisted solely of men of one blood or one single race – it is like a river, rising in the hills with many sources, many converging streams, that become one great stream.” (1905)
March 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Roger Casement: “A nation is a very complex thing. It never does consist; it never has consisted solely of men of one blood or one single race – it is like a river, rising in the hills with many sources, many converging streams, that become one great stream.” (1905)
The longer the note the more dread
i need to learn how to make evil sounding music so bad. it is never too late in life to begin making demonic beats in garage band on your phone if that's all you have access to
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The longer the note the more dread
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I can highly recommend you watching Mad Men, because it's about characters... and themes.
February 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I can highly recommend you watching Mad Men, because it's about characters... and themes.
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Which in turn reminds me of a quote from Kahlil Gibran: “Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality.”
February 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Which in turn reminds me of a quote from Kahlil Gibran: “Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality.”
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really enjoy that the bloke who won two golds on the luge is someone who was a national level taekwondo fighter until he got injured and then a government figure stepped out the shadows and said "let me tell you about project going down a hill really fast"
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
really enjoy that the bloke who won two golds on the luge is someone who was a national level taekwondo fighter until he got injured and then a government figure stepped out the shadows and said "let me tell you about project going down a hill really fast"
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February 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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I need the biggest metaphor for the state of the world you have
no that's too big
no that's too big
Italy’s famous Lovers’ Arch collapses into the sea on Valentine’s Day
Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after violent storm
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I need the biggest metaphor for the state of the world you have
no that's too big
no that's too big
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Kick Blocking Masterclass with Matt Fagerson
Three crucial numbers:
11.5 metres,
1.74 second
and
0 players on his way
#SCOvENG #GuinnessM6N
Three crucial numbers:
11.5 metres,
1.74 second
and
0 players on his way
#SCOvENG #GuinnessM6N
February 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Kick Blocking Masterclass with Matt Fagerson
Three crucial numbers:
11.5 metres,
1.74 second
and
0 players on his way
#SCOvENG #GuinnessM6N
Three crucial numbers:
11.5 metres,
1.74 second
and
0 players on his way
#SCOvENG #GuinnessM6N
Why are there 2 videos of the same 3 blokes talking about the same game in slightly different clothes with different microphones?
February 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Why are there 2 videos of the same 3 blokes talking about the same game in slightly different clothes with different microphones?
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The English aren’t all that. If it wasn’t for the few grownups in the field they’d be a few haircuts with Itoje, Earl & George.
February 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM
The English aren’t all that. If it wasn’t for the few grownups in the field they’d be a few haircuts with Itoje, Earl & George.
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I don’t know if its fair to blame the 9 or even the primary chaser
Mee was often chasing on his own. Most top teams you will see pods of 2 or 3 chasing as a unit
Ultimately, if you kick contestable against France and don’t win it back it means the ball is now in the hands of LBB/Ramos/Jalibert 💀
Mee was often chasing on his own. Most top teams you will see pods of 2 or 3 chasing as a unit
Ultimately, if you kick contestable against France and don’t win it back it means the ball is now in the hands of LBB/Ramos/Jalibert 💀
February 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
I don’t know if its fair to blame the 9 or even the primary chaser
Mee was often chasing on his own. Most top teams you will see pods of 2 or 3 chasing as a unit
Ultimately, if you kick contestable against France and don’t win it back it means the ball is now in the hands of LBB/Ramos/Jalibert 💀
Mee was often chasing on his own. Most top teams you will see pods of 2 or 3 chasing as a unit
Ultimately, if you kick contestable against France and don’t win it back it means the ball is now in the hands of LBB/Ramos/Jalibert 💀
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Bingo. Most of the box kicks were decent at the very least, there was nobody behind Mee or Adams chasing and unless your initial chaser can get a ball and all tackle, once the French catcher offloads it’s a counter attacking chance. Nobody is playing the Kolisi/Pollock roles for Wales.
I don’t know if its fair to blame the 9 or even the primary chaser
Mee was often chasing on his own. Most top teams you will see pods of 2 or 3 chasing as a unit
Ultimately, if you kick contestable against France and don’t win it back it means the ball is now in the hands of LBB/Ramos/Jalibert 💀
Mee was often chasing on his own. Most top teams you will see pods of 2 or 3 chasing as a unit
Ultimately, if you kick contestable against France and don’t win it back it means the ball is now in the hands of LBB/Ramos/Jalibert 💀
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Bingo. Most of the box kicks were decent at the very least, there was nobody behind Mee or Adams chasing and unless your initial chaser can get a ball and all tackle, once the French catcher offloads it’s a counter attacking chance. Nobody is playing the Kolisi/Pollock roles for Wales.
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9 tackles in 10 minutes. 100% tackle success rate.
Scrum instantly improved.
One ridiculously harsh penalty call against him, where he did exactly what the referee told him to do.
Scrum instantly improved.
One ridiculously harsh penalty call against him, where he did exactly what the referee told him to do.
February 16, 2026 at 8:48 AM
9 tackles in 10 minutes. 100% tackle success rate.
Scrum instantly improved.
One ridiculously harsh penalty call against him, where he did exactly what the referee told him to do.
Scrum instantly improved.
One ridiculously harsh penalty call against him, where he did exactly what the referee told him to do.
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In Beard's defence, the kick through was not a bad option. Fairplay for having the vision & confidence to go for it. He just lacked the skillset to execute.
This is why players of all shapes & sizes should learn to kick off both feet from an early age, rather than being typecast as tight 5 donkeys
This is why players of all shapes & sizes should learn to kick off both feet from an early age, rather than being typecast as tight 5 donkeys
February 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
In Beard's defence, the kick through was not a bad option. Fairplay for having the vision & confidence to go for it. He just lacked the skillset to execute.
This is why players of all shapes & sizes should learn to kick off both feet from an early age, rather than being typecast as tight 5 donkeys
This is why players of all shapes & sizes should learn to kick off both feet from an early age, rather than being typecast as tight 5 donkeys
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Listen to the reaction there. Real Irish people, cheering on the debut of another real Irish man.
Don't pay too much attention to what anonymous blue tick accounts based in Tel Aviv, Bangladesh, or the US think.
Don't pay too much attention to what anonymous blue tick accounts based in Tel Aviv, Bangladesh, or the US think.
February 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Listen to the reaction there. Real Irish people, cheering on the debut of another real Irish man.
Don't pay too much attention to what anonymous blue tick accounts based in Tel Aviv, Bangladesh, or the US think.
Don't pay too much attention to what anonymous blue tick accounts based in Tel Aviv, Bangladesh, or the US think.
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You reap what you sow.
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
You reap what you sow.
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The ITV commentary blanking genge for the try was a little harsh.
If the only person chasing back is one of your props you have fundamental issues
If the only person chasing back is one of your props you have fundamental issues
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The ITV commentary blanking genge for the try was a little harsh.
If the only person chasing back is one of your props you have fundamental issues
If the only person chasing back is one of your props you have fundamental issues
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I think yes, yes it is very entretaining
Carry on Mr. Russell
Carry on Mr. Russell
February 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I think yes, yes it is very entretaining
Carry on Mr. Russell
Carry on Mr. Russell
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So much excellent shithousing work yesterday...Sione asking Pollock if he wished he'd chosen Scotland now and Hornito asking Ben Earl why he wasn't celebrating anything when Earl got driven out were my highlights
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 AM
So much excellent shithousing work yesterday...Sione asking Pollock if he wished he'd chosen Scotland now and Hornito asking Ben Earl why he wasn't celebrating anything when Earl got driven out were my highlights