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by DOB
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 241
Views: 11479

Re: LRZ

He’ll be on the Kelce Bros’ podcast before long.
by DOB
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

We'd probably scrape through if we got no more points, just, but qualification for the URC knockouts is far from assured and we'll want to finish top to give us the easiest knockout stages to manage. At a minimum we need all home wins but a big win this Friday would make be massive. We'd then proba...
by DOB
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Don't think the URC means anything to Leinster, they brought Nick McCarthy off the bench against the turnips. The URC will mean a lot more if we don’t win the ERC. With the URC playoffs after the completion of the ERC, there won’t be any trade-offs between one and the other; qualification for the U...
by DOB
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
Replies: 90
Views: 2411

Re: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.

Well it did when it hit it. It came to a complete stop. It did indeed, but the force that it had to apply to stop it, destroyed it. It's interesting people have been talking about dolphins not being there...but the force generated by a ship of that size would have been extraordinary, and would have...
by DOB
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
Replies: 90
Views: 2411

Re: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.

The dolphins appear to be way out in front of the bridge, by a couple hundred feet or so judging by the scale of some of the pics, and the ship came in at an angle behind them. Basically a nautical Maginot line. https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b6481d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/637...
by DOB
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Don't think the URC means anything to Leinster, they brought Nick McCarthy off the bench against the turnips. The URC will mean a lot more if we don’t win the ERC. With the URC playoffs after the completion of the ERC, there won’t be any trade-offs between one and the other; qualification for the U...
by DOB
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
Replies: 90
Views: 2411

Re: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.

The ship is 300m long apparently. Something that size doesn’t slow down just because there’s a bridge in the way.
by DOB
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.
Replies: 90
Views: 2411

Re: Baltimore bridge has collapsed.

Lots of questions.... Firstly htf does a piloted ship hit a bridge pier head on ? I presume the shipping channels were mid-span. Wtf weren't there dolphins protecting the pier from direct hits ? This reeks of incompetence. Suggestion in some of the videos that the ship lost power a couple of times ...
by DOB
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Deegan not moving province shows a total lack of ambition. That depends on your definition of ambition. The only player ahead of him in the Irish reckoning who’s younger than he is, is Doris. (Baird isn’t really a like-for-like) He could move province, but there wouldn’t be any guarantee of improvi...
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Saw more of Deegan than we needed there.
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Sean Cronin-esque run from Turner there.
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Charger21 wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:45 pm Great run by mcgrath
Should have passed inside instead of going to the corner.

Gets in the other corner anyway.

Who else could afford to leave Max Deegan in the dirt tracker side for away trips to Parma?
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Replies: 180
Views: 2576

Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years

I'm all for the hold up over the line thing. It rewards good defense and should hopefully discouraging pick and go after pick and go after pick and go at least to some extent. The held-up dropout has been in place for 2 seasons now. Have the endless pick-and-go phases at the line stopped? I hadn’t ...
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Looking at going to Rome for the 6N next year, any recommendations for areas to stay/eat/drink etc? Hotel The Building. Fantastic. Very good for the metro and 7 minutes walk from Terminii. Great local restaurants on that street. Stayed this January, not a rugby trip. Good for families! Planning a t...
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Ulster v Hollywoodbets Sharks, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Round 12, BKT United Rugby Championship, Saturday 23 March, KO 1pm UK/Ireland time (Live on Viaplay, URC.tv, BBC Radio Ulster). (15-9) Will Addison, Ethan McIlroy, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Mike Lowry, Billy Burns, John Cooney; (1-8) Stev...
by DOB
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Kate Middleton gooiiinnnnnggggg???
Replies: 52
Views: 2184

Re: Kate Middleton gooiiinnnnnggggg???

https://i.postimg.cc/zJLz7R9V/IMG-1965.jpg 👆 He’s right you know Except Kate has already done her Queenly duty and produced 3 heirs. “Where does the Monarchy go from here?” after Charles is literally Will-George-Charlotte-Louis-Harry-Archie. There’s probably been few periods of time in history wher...
by DOB
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Kate Middleton gooiiinnnnnggggg???
Replies: 52
Views: 2184

Re: Kate Middleton gooiiinnnnnggggg???

Hopefully now the cúnts on social media will leave her the fudge alone Piers Morgan was on TMZ (my Mrs had it on) last night blabbing on and on about everything his “sources inside the palace” were telling him. I hope Kate outlives Piers and every human being involved in the production of that prog...
by DOB
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3370

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

Wood got a rep as a dodgy thrower in his early years, which overlapped with the pre-lifting days, when Ireland didn’t have much of a lineout to throw to. It affected Byrne a bit too; but the early 00’s when we had a decent lineout, they were both as good as anyone else in the game; we had statistica...
by DOB
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

It definitely wasn't all on Murray's shoulders and if he was playing to instruction he played a minor part in it. By that stage our defence was so passive, we needed to press quickly, instead we did the opposite. If that was he only thing Murray had done wrong, it wouldn’t be mentioned. It was that...
by DOB
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3370

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

Porter, Sheehan, Furlong O’Connell, O’Kelly Ferris, O’Brien, Heaslip Murray, Sexton D’Arcy, O’Driscoll Hickey, Dempsey, Horgan Doubt many will agree with my second row and back three in particular. Last year’s back three probably better overall and I’m sure one of the more recent second row pairing...
by DOB
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 241
Views: 11479

Re: LRZ

openclashXX wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:11 pm According to Neil Fissler, LRZ has been made offers from 3 different teams to join their summer training squads. Salary would be $900k
What’s that in Welsh tv money?
by DOB
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

It definitely wasn't all on Murray's shoulders and if he was playing to instruction he played a minor part in it. By that stage our defence was so passive, we needed to press quickly, instead we did the opposite. If that was he only thing Murray had done wrong, it wouldn’t be mentioned. It was that...
by DOB
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

BOD made his debut on tour against the soon-to-be-RWC-champs Wallabies. Johnny O’Connor in Lansdowne vs the Boks. Doris was MOTM v NZ on his what, 5th or 6th cap? Joey Carberry came off the bench with the game in the balance v NZ and we won. You can’t build every player up slowly, sometimes you just...
by DOB
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2589

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

mdaclarke wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:17 pm One way to deal with the free kick for scrum loophole is to make it clear that any team deliberately doing it will be guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct with a resulting penalty and yellow card (2nd offence) red card (3rd offence)
Don’t refs have the option to do that for any free kick offense?
by DOB
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Ulsters Red Hand wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:25 pm Sectarianism or whatever else aside, we can all agree that Stats is one of the weirdest blokes on here who needs to go get a hobby and probably a girlfriend.
Stats is married with more kids than Charlemagne. The last thing he needs is a girlfriend to take care of on top of all that.
by DOB
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2589

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

On the 20 minute card, I think the bunker review is the best solution; no need to stop the game longer than necessary to determine if a card is needed. A tweak I would add is that in games where the TMO isn’t available, ie the level most of us keyboard warriors play/played, the ref should have the d...
by DOB
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2589

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Clear attempt to reduce the number of scrums. 20min red card is new zealand thuggery Make all scrum offences free kicks would be better than the no more scrum from free kick off the scrum option. Ie prevent the large uncertainty of accuracy at scrum penalties leading directly to 3 points. This. Any...
by DOB
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Waterboys crossing the line
Replies: 44
Views: 1456

Re: Waterboys crossing the line

Ghost-Of-Nepia wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:52 am Thought this thread was about Karl Wallinger dying.
This is the first I heard! RIP, World Party had some decent tunes in the 90s.
by DOB
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Gatland first took the Wales job 17 years ago.

He does have the flexibility of a few championships to his name, which probably earns him a bit more benefit-of-the-doubt than Toonie.
by DOB
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

15, 9, 10 and 1 Not worried about 15. Frawley was 4th choice (and nowhere near as bad as suggested) and Larmour 5th choice (again nowhere near as bad as suggested). When you're comparing Keenan to Frawley, of course it's stark. No different to any best in their position in the world compared to mos...
by DOB
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

True but often it makes no difference. Luke McGrath was probably the best scrumhalf i remember from Irish u20's in the last decade or so but he plateaued despite all the experience he's gotten at senior level. It's very hard to fix halfbacks, imo, they kinda are who they are, within reason. McGrath...
by DOB
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Casey is like that tbf. Just needs to improve his decision making. How often do we see established professionals improve their decision making though? I've seen players like Charlie Hodgson lose faith in their decision making and get worse, not sure it's as easy to improve. Eoin Reddan was a differ...
by DOB
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Don’t get me wrong Aki is absolutely brilliant but he’s keeping another very good player McCloskey out of the squad. I’m not attacking Aki he has been very good for Irish rugby but as a policy we are correct to move away from the project player strategy Aki didn't look Sharp yesterday. Gibson Park ...
by DOB
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

I don’t think you’re disagreeing with me; I don’t think any of our players should be playing 320+ minutes of a 400 minute campaign. So yes, we should be moving pieces around, giving lads a week off here or there, so that when they come back in, like Bealham today, they’re chomping at the bit. Beirne...
by DOB
Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Could that last win by Ireland be their swan song? Possibly. Really need another season or two from JGP keeping his zip and the back row needs to be sorted out. The first choice backline is fine, Hansen was a massive miss tbf all tournament as was Ringrose (and Keenan today). The squad isn't lookin...
by DOB
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Cheers both for the answers. Looking at the stadium layout again (very slow Friday for me) its the perfect advert for the need for Chinese style planning laws. Landsdowne Rd (the road itself) should have been closed fully. Traffic should have been diverted down Serpentine Ave instead and the level ...
by DOB
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

The Wobs have appointed Laurie Fisher as assistant coach.


Has Joe completely lost the plot?
by DOB
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506947

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Excellent article https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2024/03/13/six-nations-would-consider-bonus-points-rethink/ :uhoh: Shitehawkery masquerading as an article. The Pigdogs were all in favour of try bonus points when they thought it would advantage themselves in perpetuity. I’ve said since the...
by DOB
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10509

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Thorney going with same team again but 5/3 split on bench with Byrne and Ringrose coming into the 23 and Hendo dropping out. Larmour to start if Nash has to drop out. Just don't get dropping Henderson to play a guy who has barely played 2nd row all season, especially after Henderson played well off...