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by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

See subsequent post DOB. No guarantee first choice team available for the knockouts. All the more reason why being at home is important.
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

It's not really that tricky though, is it? Europe is the top prize and a team of Leinster's quality will always go all in on that. Then you just do the best you can with the league. Obviously the cupboard is bare from last year but equally it very nearly worked out. I don't think Cullen will be too...
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

We’re not going to get 0 points for the rest of the season. I’m a lot more concerned about getting our best possible result in Europe than about home advantage in the league. If we have to win an away semi or even quarter, that shouldn’t be an insurmountable obstacle if we’re half as good as we thi...
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

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 URC knockouts is sorted, so the job for the next 2 months will be getting as far as possible in Europe, and aft...
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.
Replies: 15
Views: 566

Re: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.

Rugby2023 wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:03 pm Really good referee, another loss to the sport.

I hope the guys stepping up behind Barnes, Owens and Raynal are of a similar standard, otherwise fans are not going to be happy campers.
Fans are never happy campers with refs.
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: URCR13 Stormers vs Ulster
Replies: 8
Views: 598

Re: URCR13 Stormers vs Ulster

Doesn't help that Ulster are in turmoil.

Hopefully for Ulster they regroup and get him for another season (and that he enjoys it!).
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Snippet on the Ulster forum from a news article stating that Leinster wanted to sign both O’Toole and Bealham but both were rejected by the IRFU. Good :thumbup: Craig Newby going too. I don't disagree with either move being blocked. Greedy Leinster! But I thought we were past this situation where t...
by CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

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 CM11
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Is lack of compensation a valid reason for objection?
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Kids don't automatically obtain those rights iirc. Naturalisation often requires time as an adult in a country. You'd need to check both rugby rules and those rules to be sure of the situation. Don't think secondary level education counts, possibly not even third level. AFAIK, it is based on years ...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

he has lives in ireland a good few years so id assume he is qualified through residency or will do soon. both he and smyth look certs for academy after u20 level. Kids don't automatically obtain those rights iirc. Naturalisation often requires time as an adult in a country. You'd need to check both...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:35 pm league playoffs begin after europe ends, so no excuse to not go all in for it really?
All of the playoff games?

That's easier for sure.
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:26 pm Leinster need to win something this year, simple as.
I think if we went all in in the league we'd have a very, very good chance of winning it.

All in in Europe and a decent chance.

Problem is that we don't go all in in the league and then Europe is always tricky.
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Looking at the fixture list, unless Munster or Sharks do us a favour (most likely sides to beat Bulls) then the Ulster away fixture will decide whether we top the league. Presuming we manage to get the win this weekend. We could target the Lions game with a stronger team too, to give us some wriggle...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Duff Paddy wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:24 pm I’m more worried about the lad who out the hash in his personal locker because the printer was broken
Seems an odd detail alright!
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

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. Of course we want to win both. We were a DG away from making the URC final so we nearly pulled off the balancing act. Both the CL in 2001 and ML in 2008 were very important to the progressi...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Ah you know well what I mean. That you're talking through your arse? You've gotten very angry lately, Statto. No, Russell is a classic maverick 10 and the best one going currently. Certainly the best one who isn't from NZ and/or Emile Ntamack's son. Carbery has that profile and could easily have be...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The problem was items of small value regularly going 'missing' from Garda storage at stations; and that fact just as regularly being overlooked. When you then instigate a policy of zero tolerance, in addition to the egregious cases like the cannabis, you are likely to find cases such as the much di...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The problem was items of small value regularly going 'missing' from Garda storage at stations; and that fact just as regularly being overlooked. When you then instigate a policy of zero tolerance, in addition to the egregious cases like the cannabis, you are likely to find cases such as the much di...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Even if it was just the cannabis they're two completely different types of incident and I'd hope the drug one would always be treated seriously and not just in a zero tolerance regime. While there might be more to the bicycle one that we don't know about, lending a bike that's about to be sold at au...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Yeah would be great. JOB has been pictured training so you'd imagine not too far away. Keenan hopefully isn't too bad. Hadn't looked bad during the Irish celebrations. With Ryan out surely Molony starts all the big games rather than Jenkins? As mentioned above, it could be Baird/McCarthy with Conan...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Thornley saying JOB and Keenan might be available next week, which would be very welcome. Yeah would be great. JOB has been pictured training so you'd imagine not too far away. Keenan hopefully isn't too bad. Hadn't looked bad during the Irish celebrations. With Ryan out surely Molony starts all th...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

As I postulated yesterday, it appears that Drew Harris has implemented a 'zero tolerance' strategy when it comes to Garda misdemeanors including the traditionally rather casual attitude to items of small value that ended up in Garda storage for one reason or another. Ah, this isn't one of those cas...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

As I postulated yesterday, it appears that Drew Harris has implemented a 'zero tolerance' strategy when it comes to Garda misdemeanors including the traditionally rather casual attitude to items of small value that ended up in Garda storage for one reason or another. Ah, this isn't one of those cas...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Thornley saying JOB and Keenan might be available next week, which would be very welcome.
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

It's not that six months isn't appropriate for that offence. It's just that worse offences don't seem to end up with any jail time.
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
Replies: 25
Views: 1053

Re: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle

OupaStruisbaai wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:17 am Surely Leinster will select their best team. Its the chance for the Irish test players to get one ahead against us. Jake White already claim this as a test match.
First choice team hardly ever plays in the league. Always mix and match. The team I've put up isn't weak but not full strength either.
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:56 am Joe McCarthy turns 23 today.

sounds like Ryan is likely out for the season.

I wonder will we see more of Baird at lock given depth at backrow..
Possibly. Basically it's whether you put Conan or Molony on the bench.

Is Jenkins just a niggle?
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I think we'll send a stronger squad than last year.
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I dunno, I feel like FG are in for a bit of a kicking between established TDs retiring and then the usual stuff. Needless to say, a huge amount depends on what happens between now and the GE. A big bad news story, "scandal" etc, and it's goodnight Irene. If things get consistently better and SF don...
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

anonymous_joe wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:04 am
Foot Up wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:40 pm
anonymous_joe wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:19 pm

Finn Russell seems to be doing alright under JVG.
Do you think Russell's move to Bath happened at a similar time in his career as Carbery's move to Munster?
Ah you know well what I mean.
That you're talking through your arse?
by CM11
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
Replies: 25
Views: 1053

Re: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle

I've watched Leinster at Loftus and I really hope that they can play their internationals. The team that played last year is probably the weakest team we've ever played in the league. We'd already secured top spot by then (and only needed a point, I think it was, to guarantee top spot on that tour,...
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
Replies: 25
Views: 1053

Re: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle

I've watched Leinster at Loftus and I really hope that they can play their internationals. The team that played last year is probably the weakest team we've ever played in the league. We'd already secured top spot by then (and only needed a point, I think it was, to guarantee top spot on that tour,...
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I dunno, I feel like FG are in for a bit of a kicking between established TDs retiring and then the usual stuff. Needless to say, a huge amount depends on what happens between now and the GE. A big bad news story, "scandal" etc, and it's goodnight Irene. If things get consistently better and SF don...
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7840912

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I think people are finally realising they're not the chosen ones but unfortunately they are just defecting to independents. Honestly, I'm finding it hard to see anything other than the current government being returned. They might need some independents but far easier to form than SF plus a cast of ...
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

You’d imagine that Leinster will go as fully loaded as possible against the Bulls. A week before back to back European games? I think so. The Bulls remaining games after Leinster are at home versus Munster, Ospreys, Glasgow and Benetton before finishing up away to The Sharks. They beat Leinster and...
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

FidesEtRobur wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:22 pm
irishrugbyua wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:55 pm looks like most of the irish internationals are training today for Leinster.
You’d imagine that Leinster will go as fully loaded as possible against the Bulls.
A week before back to back European games?
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

As said, Russell isn't looking to develop. Carbery went to Munster as a fairly undeveloped FH and unfortunately never fully developed as one.
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Ciarán Frawley was withdrawn from the game at the weekend against Zebre Parma with a foot injury and will be further assessed this week before a final decision is made on his availability. Cormac Foley will be further assessed this week as he nears a return from a shoulder injury. Martin Moloney ha...
by CM11
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525294
Views: 28506881

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

completely fair, I will maintain my position that the move to Munster improved Carbery's career in every way outside of him hitting his potential as a player. Its unknowable if he would have had better luck at Leinster I think the move to Munster was ultimately a disaster as well, albeit I'm not su...