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not exactly snoopcester Send a noteboard - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM
I imagine France and Italy would object to being lumped in with the UK and the Commonwealth. Rugby is strong in both of those countries, as well as in Argentina.

how very much rugby is a regional phenomenon. With the exception of the Paris team, all of the teams in the French league, iirc, are from the southwestern part of the country, and if you watch a game on French television, the accents of the commentators make it fairly clear as well.


Firstly - "With the exception of the Paris teams" would be what you need in there. Secondly - Lyon and Toulon are in the south but I wouldn't call them western.
Rugby is mostly a sport of the southwest but it spreads right across the south.
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I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 736 Views
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I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 715 Views
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not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 761 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 351 Views
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Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 665 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 607 Views
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I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 825 Views
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Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 372 Views
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The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 343 Views
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Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 847 Views
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