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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Cormac Foley was ok.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53703
- Views: 2353997
Re: War in Ukraine...
Could someone pass on my thanks to Ted for being kind enough to inform me that he was putting me on ignore, rather than just going ahead and ignoring me. I know there are others who acted with equal generosity that i should also be thanking but who at this moment I cannot recall. You have my thanks...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
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Any lads know Glenmalure Lodge in Wicklow? Danny Dowling has died suddenly. Not sure of cause. He played in Invercargill, Southland for Marist. Same club John Hayes played for in NZ. Married a girl from here and they have a couple of young kids. Bloody sad. I know the lodge as it's the start of the...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53703
- Views: 2353997
Re: War in Ukraine...
I'm pro-Ukraine and I still find using the 1991 election as an indicator of people's views in 2024 to be a flawed argument. A lot of time and events have passed in the intervening 33 years. You wouldn't be gauging people's current views in the UK based on whether they voted for John Major or Neil K...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53703
- Views: 2353997
Re: War in Ukraine...
I'm pro-Ukraine and I still find using the 1991 election as an indicator of people's views in 2024 to be a flawed argument. A lot of time and events have passed in the intervening 33 years. You wouldn't be gauging people's current views in the UK based on whether they voted for John Major or Neil K...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53703
- Views: 2353997
Re: War in Ukraine...
Unlike what the Israelis are doing, Russia has not returned from an alleged exile and now trying to ethnically cleanse the Ukrainians. As far as Russia is concerned NATO might as well mean Anti-Russian Organisation since that's its raison d'être. Practically every western leader at the time promise...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
A red card and 10 non Munster players helped.Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:51 pmStill in the Heineken cup and sending a B team to get hammered in South Africa?
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53703
- Views: 2353997
Re: War in Ukraine...
What are the most important items from the US 61 billion aid.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1584
Re: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
I think it was announced and then withdrawn.Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:20 pm Anyone else having bother watching this on the Viaplay/premiersport app?
Shame I can’t watch this. 25-0 after 16minutes is worse than anything Ulster have ever mustered up this season.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Lots of Leinster folk getting very defensive. It's ok to say ye benefit more than others from the current system. Nobody is blaming Leinster. It's the IRFU is the problem. A better balance is needed, that's all. Maybe pay 50% of central contracts to balance things out. I'm not in favour of a draft ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Could you imagine the frothing by the brave and the faithful if this was back in '08 or '09 when Munster were contributing the lions share of players to the national team, if a revision of the central contract system was brought in then? :? I don't care about the attacks on Leinster's success and w...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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It is tough for them alright, more at stake today than Leinster.triplebogey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:12 pm NH playing Leicester at 3pm today, interesting to see how that goes.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
So Munster's "Wah, wah, it's not fair " strop worked then. Leinster, with most players on a central contract, will have to contribute most to this 'pot', thus penalising them for developing players, with the contents of this pot being distributed to Munster and Ulster, whose first instinct is to re...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
So Munster's "Wah, wah, it's not fair " strop worked then. Leinster, with most players on a central contract, will have to contribute most to this 'pot', thus penalising them for developing players, with the contents of this pot being distributed to Munster and Ulster, whose first instinct is to re...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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Always going to be a penalty if you stick your hand up like that and make contact with the ball.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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We basically had a second string side out. Sheridan is going to be a serious operator for Ulster. He’s a real workhorse. Very impressed by Postlewaithe. He’s a future international. Not many 21 year old skillfull 6ft 4, 100kg+ backs about Irish rugby. Good to hear. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ewers 7. McCann...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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Looked like it hit McIlroys elbow. We certainly don't deserve that. The good thing about being as shit as this Ulster team, is games against teams like Cardiff are genuine nail biters :lol: Didn't you hockey them in Cardiff recently. We basically had a second string side out. Sheridan is going to b...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Didn't you hockey them in Cardiff recently.El Homerino wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:21 pm Looked like it hit McIlroys elbow. We certainly don't deserve that. The good thing about being as shit as this Ulster team, is games against teams like Cardiff are genuine nail biters
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Or invaders beginning with R.November2019 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:36 pm As a Munsterman, I'd always support Ulster against any Irish side beginning in L
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
- Replies: 70
- Views: 817
Re: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
So what's the solution here? Cap the number of supporters who are allowed attend Leinster games over the course of the season? Gate fees for Leinster games get rerouted to the other provinces? This kind of success represents a grave threat to Irish rugby and needs to be addressed. A complete overha...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
- Replies: 70
- Views: 817
Re: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
All the tickets were bought by rich Leinster fans to sell them dearly to poor Leinster fans.Luckycharmer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:10 pm 82,300 tickets sold in 36 hours for the European semi final. Nearly 175k tickets sold for 3 European fixtures. They really are the team of the people!
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Snyman's not forever ...
- Replies: 295
- Views: 13331
Re: Snyman's not forever ...
Located RG's dopplegänger...Bailey Ober 6'9" 260 lbs; pitcher for my Minnesota Twins. https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/641927/headshot/67/current Interesting also since Snyman's nickname is "The Viking" and the lo...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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Really great to see Charlie Ngatai back.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
List them. Presuming you mean professional era. You had Simon Shawe and have currently John McKee. Munster have had Chris Farrell. Connacht have had Willie Faloon, Jonny Murphy, Conor Carey etc So you complain that other provinces dont give you good players (but dont acknowledge its Ulsters fault f...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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Hope it's better than Vipbox.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
- Replies: 138
- Views: 2302
Re: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
Yes dear.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
- Replies: 138
- Views: 2302
Re: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
Had looked him up and forgot Leinster as will Munster fans.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:44 amNope, he is from Mullingar RFC and played 2 years leinster clubs, u19 and u20.lorcanoworms wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:43 amSO'B Connacht.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:39 am
10, 6 - Leinster, 1 - England, 1 - SA, 1 - France, 1 - NZ
brother of former leinster centre conor o'brien
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
- Replies: 138
- Views: 2302
Re: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
Nine not Munster origin? Or does Haley make it double figures. 10, 6 - Leinster, 1 - England, 1 - SA, 1 - France, 1 - NZ Munster traveling squad Forwards: Scott Buckley, Eoghan Clarke , Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Mark Donnelly, Oli Jager , Jeremy Loughman , Josh Wycherley, Tom Ahern, Tadhg Bei...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
- Replies: 138
- Views: 2302
Re: URCR14 Bulls vs Munster
Nine not Munster origin?
Or does Haley make it double figures.
Or does Haley make it double figures.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Con v Gick is likely.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146149
- Views: 7912121
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
The 80k limit after Enfield is very frustrating and festooned with Gatso vans.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146149
- Views: 7912121
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Medical consultants have legal responsibility in the end. If you can convince one of their colleagues to torperdo their career and testify against them. :lol: Glad you enjoyed that. Was thinking of you after I posted it. I think Fergus Aherne testified against a fellow consultant. Former Leinster s...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146149
- Views: 7912121
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Lads has anyone else noticed how dangerous the driving is on motorways the past years. The risks people are taking with undertaking at 130km etc just defies belief. There is basically no chance of them getting caught as there are hardly any guards on the roads. It’s getting really bad. My gripe use...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The general synopsis I am getting from the coverage since our victory is that all the other provinces are at risk of total annihilation by the awesome power of Leinster and the priority for Irish rugby is to somehow make Leinster less amazing. Big turnaround from the schadenfreude of last May. They...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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rumoured they are releasing Gibbons. one leinster centre for another it appears. Presumably Brownlee would go into the senior squad rather than the academy? I think Gibbons was a poor signing. What are the odds of Gordon Wood going into the academy along with Tom? On paper Gibbons looks potentially...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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Ed Byrne, Max Deegan are latest too to be heavily linked with moves away to Ulster. Ruddock will be retiring afaik. some talk around Soroka and Turner. Brownlee rumoured heading Munster. Hope Brownlee enjoys linking up with Fionn Gibbons in the AIL. rumoured they are releasing Gibbons. one leinster...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528480
- Views: 28769723
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Leinster will be losing more players from senior squad than Molony. Who else have you heard is on the way out? Outside of the known ones like Alaalatoa, Jenkins, Ngatai. Ed Byrne, Max Deegan are latest too to be heavily linked with moves away to Ulster. Ruddock will be retiring afaik. some talk aro...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5298
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Leinster fans running around the internet like Chemical Ali, telling everyone that everything is fine in Irish rugby, so. :lol: I know it's a troll, but I'll bite anyway. Ireland are currently ranked No. 2 in the world, after more than a year being ranked at 1. Ireland won the 6N this season after ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
- Replies: 11460
- Views: 1242007
Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
I've watched the first episode of Sugar and I like it. :thumbup: yup, just posted same above and then saw this ! I saw ep 1 last night and I was a tiny bit deflated after how much I was looking forward to it. The cinematography is beautiful, Farrell looks the business in his suits, LA looks magnifi...