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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.
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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR13 Stormers vs Ulster
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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!).
Hopefully for Ulster they regroup and get him for another season (and that he enjoys it!).
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Is lack of compensation a valid reason for objection?
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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 ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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All of the playoff games?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?
That's easier for sure.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Seems an odd detail alright!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
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Thornley saying JOB and Keenan might be available next week, which would be very welcome.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
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Re: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
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.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.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Possibly. Basically it's whether you put Conan or Molony on the bench.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..
Is Jenkins just a niggle?
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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I think we'll send a stronger squad than last year.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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That you're talking through your arse?anonymous_joe wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:04 amAh you know well what I mean.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
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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,...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
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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,...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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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 ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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A week before back to back European games?FidesEtRobur wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:22 pmYou’d imagine that Leinster will go as fully loaded as possible against the Bulls.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:55 pm looks like most of the irish internationals are training today for Leinster.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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As said, Russell isn't looking to develop. Carbery went to Munster as a fairly undeveloped FH and unfortunately never fully developed as one.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...