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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The answer, as with central contracts, is blindingly obvious. The other teams need to improve to a level where Leinster can't send a reserve squad or for a few games a season. I don't support Leinster, but all this recent talk is excusing much needed conversations about fixing what's gone wrong in ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Leinster not signing an NIQ TH anymore? Not replacing Kitshoff at Ulster is monumentally stupid, sending Ed Byrne up here isn't suddenly going to make him a live option for Ireland nor is it going to do anything Ulster than making the Ulster squad worse than it is this season. All you do is whine, ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Add in the traditional Ticketmaster screw upLeinsterman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:50 pmThere was war over how the tickets were sold. Quite a few season ticket holders couldn't get seats together because of how they went on sale.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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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 1:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Some world class whinging from O'Callaghan and O'Brien on RTÉ.
Talking about schools - look in the mirror lads.
All unfair, nobody referencing the stream up players heading north, south and west from Leinster to the other provinces.
Sort your own house out.
Talking about schools - look in the mirror lads.
All unfair, nobody referencing the stream up players heading north, south and west from Leinster to the other provinces.
Sort your own house out.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Force vs Crusaders Match Thread
- Replies: 114
- Views: 1809
Re: Force vs Crusaders Match Thread
Super finish
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Heads up, there's no DARTs between Grand Canal and Bray the day of the NH game: https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/accordion/upcoming-line-improvements/dart-services Probably organised the dates with the GAA in mind when they can barely get 25k to Croker.... These works always seem to be in May, which ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The seat map is back. If they've opened the full stadium (maybe some sections held back?) then it's basically sold out. If you want to go, get on there ASAP. I'm sure there's an allocation that Saints have that might return some tickets and there's also the Premium ticket holders on Croke Park who ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Well the original agreement was that the money would be split in a certain way, if the GAA get an additional £100m of funding (potentially up to £200m) and the IFA already received an additional £15m why should Ulster sit back and say, "you know what, we don't need any more money fair enough". GAA ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Disingenuous to assert we have not made moves to address appalling lack of talent coming through. We have. I'll accept it was done far too late, but it is being done. However it is where they are coming though from, and both quantity and quality of the raw material provided which remains the crux o...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Why not go the whole hog and franchise out teams to private owners ? See how long that lasts as the Cork Langers play their derby match against the Limerick Gowls in front of 3,500 people on some sub LoI pitch in the Cork hinterland. We are where we are. The IRFU have essentially let each province ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Blind arrogance This goes on like this and I guarantee you the game is dead on the island in ten years What do you want? People are complaining that Leinster have loads of advantages (they certainly do) but then ignore that there has been a massive player redistribution over the last decade. They t...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Yes, because helping out the other provinces suddenly is at the detriment of Leinster. And that’s fine. Nick Timoney was a fine underage player who would have stayed in Leinster and done well but he went for opportunity in Ulster. He could well have been like a Doris. That’s the way of things, but ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
All brought through the Leinster system. Cooney surplus at Leinster, but a product of here. Murphy lined out at number 8 for Leinster in the winning final, at Ulster several weeks later. McGrath also lined up at Leinster for back to back finals, gone to Ulster the year again weeks after the 2019 fin...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
IRFU are fukking up Irish Rugby medium to long term. Good for Leinster short term, but fukking everyone else. Hopefully Humph can sort it, but not holding my breath. How ? By fúcking Leinster up ? When I were a lad Ulster would have 6 or 7 players in every Irish team. My father tells me that in the...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The IRFU can get f*cked, and so can the saps at Ulster Rugby who have tugged their forelock for the last decade You got a stadium paid for you. You got superstar after superstar for years. Leinster used their first bit of outside investment to develop the best training facilities in Ireland (at the...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
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Lowe was a project player.
I’m talking about proper pedigree internationals here
I’m talking about proper pedigree internationals here
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
A season long loan is pointless for the other provinces, utterly pointless. If the IRFU will sanction signings like Barrett for Leinster then they simply have to provide funding for the other provinces to improve, otherwise we become even more dependent on one province. How do they think attendance...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The IRFU can get f*cked, and so can the saps at Ulster Rugby who have tugged their forelock for the last decade You got a stadium paid for you. You got superstar after superstar for years. Leinster used their first bit of outside investment to develop the best training facilities in Ireland (at the...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I think this kind of signing isn’t an issue if there a redirection of some younger players to fill problem spots in other provinces. Even as a short term basis. Season long loan for tector up north? Osborne or Boyle head down south. Connacht haemorrhaging players. But every indication suggests this...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528659
- Views: 28815903
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Disingenuous to assert we have not made moves to address appalling lack of talent coming through. We have. I'll accept it was done far too late, but it is being done. However it is where they are coming though from, and both quantity and quality of the raw material provided which remains the crux o...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5742
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Great to see us sign some serious and high profile overseas players after nearly 10 years of meh. I’d happily share some of the increased attendance money off the back of this. Realistically rugby needs a strong Leinster as we have seen how poorly the vast majority of the rest of club rugby sides ar...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
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Jesus Twitter is unreal. The wokesters have been outnumbered by the far right / bots in a big way the last six months. I didn’t think it could get worse.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2024/04/04/former-baggot-street-hospital-on-state-register-for-disposal-says-hse/ Would make a great hotel Or educational or research institute. The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies is just around the corner and a bit of a dump now. I'd love if DBS got...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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Most developed countries / cities have separate intercity and commuter lines. Given the flakiness of the coastal/ dart line we should be thinking about additional lines into dublin that are more inland. Anything in the pipeline on this? If we want it by 2090 it better start in planning now. Plans t...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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An incredibly difficult job that pays a pittance and where receiving vile abuse is standard. Plenty of talented people in Ireland but who on earth would bother with being a politician? The media had the regular "close the Dáil bar" piece last week as well. I doubt there is anywhere they'd feel comf...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/20 ... um=twitter
This 100% won’t happen once the politicians get involved.
This 100% won’t happen once the politicians get involved.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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Staying as a TD, not as a Minister.
He probably feels like he might have another run in him but needs a break and wants to disassociate himself if the election goes badly.
Tbh, he has been a poor deputy leader.
He probably feels like he might have another run in him but needs a break and wants to disassociate himself if the election goes badly.
Tbh, he has been a poor deputy leader.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2853
Re: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
Eh she has a lot more than just popShort Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:48 am Swift has a bunch of catchy pop tunes but she’s not come anywhere near the same impact that MJ had. For instance, I couldn’t name one of her albums. I might name 3 of her hits…
Shake it Off
Style
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That’s all I got.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
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I know people are saying that FG are losing a lot of bodies but the fact that you have a locals/European elections right before a General will be good for them to get people's names out there. I'm sure SF will be testing out whomever they can get to go second in some constituencies. It's going to be...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster's Saffer lock is on his way back to SA
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1157
Re: Leinster's Saffer lock is on his way back to SA
No harmfeckwanker wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:14 pm Genuinely was there need for an individual thread for this?
Gets a broader discussion, the Official threads are a bit of a pox imo
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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Oh that's interesting. Nice little shoot out with Geoghegan in Dublin Bay South or a spot in the Seanad? They should run one of them instead of Madigan. Fine Gael not having a seat in the DBS constituency is mental and splitting their vote is not smart. I can't see splitting the vote being an issue...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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Simon bring sexy back :thumbup: https://m.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/kate-oconnell-invited-to-return-and-paschal-donohoe-has-choice-to-make-simon-harris-era-has-begun/a2052430416.html Oh that's interesting. Nice little shoot out with Geoghegan in Dublin Bay South or a spot in the Seanad? They ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
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Simon Harris is a wet blanket but the social media campaign on him over the weekend has been hilarious, topped off with a typical Una piece in the Irish Times.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
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FFFG merger. There is very little of substance to differentiate between both main parties. Both of them appear to sing from the same hymn sheet and have done for the past decade. Both parties have abandoned their hard core support, leaving them closer to one another in reality. What was the differe...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942736
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Varadkar is gone
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
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More nimbyism. We now have a Artane resident threatening to take a JR of permission for one of Dublin's Bus Corridors, because as part of the works the current bus stop nearest to her will be moved. How this sort of nonsense is even allowed to get to a JR is beyond me.https://www.irishtimes.com/ire...