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Trostan

So your "most supporters love it, mate" point was sourced in: - Adding teams with bigger stadiums to drive up average attendances - Pundits/Journos, who are not, by definition, "most supporters" - Podcasts, who are not, by definition, "most supporters" - Some people you chatted to in Dublin You've ...

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The statement "most supporters are happier with the league than they've been for years, possibly ever" was backed up by chatting to a few folk in Dublin. It's like listening to Trump. Begone, spoofer. :lol: Backed up by attendances, pundits, podcasts, journos and yes people I've talked to about rug...

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Er, national thread Winne - tut tut Shameful tbh. He should stick to the Irish thread. There's no rugby on at the moment. Short of obsessing about which of the current Clongowes U16s is going to be the next BOD, they've got nothing to bitch about. You are right, for once. Irish rugby has nothing to...

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I couldn't care less about the WR rankings. They are literally meaningless. They mean consistency over a long period, can’t fluke that. You are right, it shows that we are consistent and winning against teams who are challenging us. Not wins against baabaas, georgia and italy. Its a nice little mil...

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Weii done, Aussies.
Lineout steals, interceptions and maybe the cleverest back 3 around.

Trostan

Forgot about the Lions move on to South Africa and TRC. Look forwards to that. Lions media & fans are the worst in the world. You havent see them when they lose to Rassie. Its four years later and still not over it. Have you got over losing to Ireland all the time? The November test gives the Sprin...

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Imagine if a non-Irishman had been selected in front of Keenan and put in that performance. The Irish thread would be on meltdown. :lol: Its all in your head mate. If Kinghorn was picked at 15 most of us wouldn't have bat an eyelid Exactly. If Kinghorn had started and put in the same performance as...

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Carlo's wiki page looking good In spite of the clear-out being legal and making contact with the shoulder of Tizzano, the Australian hooker feigned a head injury in an attempt to win his side what would have been a match-clinching penalty.[4] However, after TMO review, it was correctly deemed that ...

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When you rewatch it in full, it starts with the lineout and every Lions player bar Conan touches the ball at least once before Keenan scores It is up there with the SoB try vs NZ. An absolute peach. All the better for so many people/nations being involved. Something for everyone. Epitome of everyth...

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Watched some of the Jake White post patch interview. Came across as an absolute gent. Very difficult to do interviews after losing an final. Serious respect for the man. for those interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrcf1s_r7ts It’s a weird enough one. His insistence that Leinster players a...

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This is Scottish rugby in a microcosm. With everyone fit and firing they can contend. But it just takes one or two players to be missing or off their game and the wheels come off. Missing as many as Glasgow are their heads go. Then in addition for some reason Irish teams live in their heads. Bit ha...

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My point is circle the wagons. It does no good for our sport to see Cardiff or Newcastle exit or to see Welsh rugby diminish. England 9 teams Ireland 4 teams Wales 3 teams Scotland 2 teams Italy 2 teams. Two conferences of 10 teams, knockout finals, relegation and promotion, hard ball. Start to deve...

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There seems to be an attitude here that Irish posters aren't fully in empathy with fellow Welsh rugby supporters. Apart from that total asshole, Kid A, we need you guys to succeed. How competitions can be reorganized to produce revenue for Welsh clubs is beyond me. England and Wales in a 12 team lea...

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The European Cup is a complete non-entity now. No one watches it. No one knows what channel it is on. And no one can be arsed to find out. It’s on its arse. Strange then that the HEC quarter finals are sold out. I thought I read that the Leinstertainers were struggling with ticket sales? I heard ta...

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It is not meaningless. If English clubs are paying higher salaries for the same quality of player then the issue may be more the value for money they get from their budgets rather than the budgets themselves. I can't speak for Ireland, but English clubs appear to pay much higher salaries across the...

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https://www.planetrugby.com/news/ranked-the-highest-paid-premiership-positions-including-shock-lowest-earners Average income by position 2022/23 Premiership season Fly-half: £217,7615 Centre: £178,755 Lock: £174,785 Full-back: £169,918 Back-row: £159,467 Prop: £143,187 Hooker: £127,969 Wing: £121,1...

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 4:36 pm The European Cup is a complete non-entity now. No one watches it. No one knows what channel it is on.

And no one can be arsed to find out.

It’s on its arse.

Strange then that the HEC quarter finals are sold out.

Trostan

Leinster with incredible defence at the end there. Sharks still look like a poorly coached side that is reliant on individual power and pace to pull themselves through. What's the story there, Saffas? Appears to be like the Ospreys back in the day when they had a ton of grand slam winners but sucke...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:34 pm I think it's inevitable the welsh regions join the prem or some other new type of league.

Great.
The Premiership and the regions together.
Which side of the Titanic deck do you prefer?

Trostan

OTB are ridiculous drivellers.
They should try to follow the standards of high level rugby commentary set by
The Western Mail and ruck.co.uk.

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1. SOB 2. Wally 3. VdF Honourable mentions: Ferris Gleeson M Finn Carr/Matthews/Spillane Mannion (for the catch/gallop/fall-over try) Ferris was a 6, Nigel Carr was the best of that bunch. Care was considering the best open side flanker in the world in 1986 by rugby world magazine. Nailed on open s...

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Farrell may well be rushing Prendergast through, given the majority of his Lions back row, scrumhalf and twelve are likely to be Irish.

Trostan

Yeah....from the man himself: "For myself, having been brought up in England and schooled there, I always knew I wanted to play for Ireland" [https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/simon-easterby-ireland-coach-296767] or from the BBC "Having turned down Clive Woodward's invitation to play for England, he c...

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By that standard Smith shouldn't have been given a yellow after Bin said the next defensive infringement is a yellow. Yes, they're entirely comparable. :roll: Only in the fact that both were solely aimed at England. Strange that last year when England won, the Georgian referee was terrific. I just ...

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pretty mediocre game though first round games often are. England were just rubbish in second half-totally ran out of steam-which seems to be a running theme for borthwicks england as they seem to get into good positions and then they capitulate in the second half. Ireland look pretty ordinary side ...

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France by 18
Scotland by 12
Ireland by 9

Trostan

My neighbour deposited a circular rattan outdoor table in my flowerbed, with broken leg.
Also deposited the glass table top in thousands of pieces on my patio and lawn.
Filled 3 bird food tubs with the shards.
My circular lawn mower became a glass hoover.

Trostan

Rugbynut2 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:59 pm
nardol wrote: ↑Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:49 pm Mun v Lar with Rog storming to the refs office at half time. Glorious.

Rog won't ever coach Munster, hes far too obsessed with his image and career prospects
What are you basing ROG being obsessed with his image on?

"I wouldnt take the Wales coaching role.
Maybe England or Ireland"

Trostan

TheFrog wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:02 pm Just a matter of time before Canada joins the US of A.

California, Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Massachussets and New Hampshire might be more likely to join Canada

Trostan

We've got 2 probables - Captain Jac and Tomos We've got 3 Maybes - Tommy, Wainwright and Botham Realistically with injuries it will be 1 somebody welsh has to tour, but backrow is stacked. I don't think Faz will be like Gatland. He'll take his own team, and then try and make a proper touring party ...

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% of population who are immigrants: 30.14% Australia 28.65% New Zealand 21.33% Canada 19.84% Sweden 17.64% Ireland 15.28% United States 13.79% United Kingdom 13.06% France 5.05% Argentina 4.82% South Africa A few others: United Arab Emirates 88.13% Luxembourg 47.62% Singapore 43.14% Hong Kong 39.52...

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Only 2 species cant walk backwards.
One is penguins.
What is the other?

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You talk an awful amount of wank. True Ulster mentality. What we have, we hold. If we keep on doing rhe same things. For God and for Ulster Something will change Nah he’s right you do talk a lot of wank And we can safely put you with themaddog as another prime example of the bitterness in the borde...

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We know Richie can coach - which leads one to question what or where Ulster's problem is ? The channel is too narrow. The team is drawn from 2 counties within 9. Until Ulster rugby embrace the enormous physicality latent in the GAA players in the border counties, nothing will change You talk an awf...

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We know Richie can coach - which leads one to question what or where Ulster's problem is ? The channel is too narrow. The team is drawn from 2 counties within 9. Until Ulster rugby embrace the enormous physicality latent in the GAA players in the border counties, nothing will change You talk an awf...

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We know Richie can coach - which leads one to question what or where Ulster's problem is ? The channel is too narrow. The team is drawn from 2 counties within 9. Until Ulster rugby embrace the enormous physicality latent in the GAA players in the border counties, nothing will change Don’t talk shit...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:17 pm
Trostan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:04 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 9:50 pm

Look what the cat dragged in.
Just trying to elevate your comments to something close to incomprehensible.
If it escaped you, try later.
Comprehensible.

In your case - incomprehensible
You just proved a point!

Trostan

Not seeing any progress under Richie, fine today was a different beast, but there doesn't seem to be any change of direction in either play or attitude. We know Richie can coach - which leads one to question what or where Ulster's problem is ? The channel is too narrow. The team is drawn from 2 cou...

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Leinster clearly have good players but that was some cripple fight of a game. Ref was on the crack pipe at times :lol: Deeply objective rugby match analytic summary "Cripple fight" "Crack pipe" Look what the cat dragged in. Just trying to elevate your comments to something close to incomprehensible...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 9:15 pm Leinster clearly have good players but that was some cripple fight of a game. Ref was on the crack pipe at times

Deeply objective rugby match analytic summary
"Cripple fight"
"Crack pipe"

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