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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR15 Stormers vs Leinster
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Re: URCR15 Stormers vs Leinster
One to be recorded and watched on fast forward to see the score rake up. Can't see Leinster getting within 20pts, we might score 20pts, but we'll ship a lot. Stormers on the back foot after 2 consecutive losses at home. I'm not sure if Dobson is going to crack the whip so that the boys get back to ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR15 Stormers vs Leinster
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5007
Re: URCR15 Stormers vs Leinster
We don't absolutely need anything from this game but a bonus point (try obviously more achievable than bonus but still a stretch) would help. The Ulster and Connacht games will decide where we play the knockouts.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR15 Stormers vs Leinster
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5007
Re: URCR15 Stormers vs Leinster
Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets): 15. Henry McErlean (2) 14. Liam Turner (28) 13. Ben Brownlee (7) 12. Charlie Ngatai (23) 11. Rob Russell (29) 10. Sam Prendergast (14) 9. Cormac Foley (17) 1. Michael Milne (37) 2. John McKee (25) 3. Michael Ala’alatoa (65) 4. Brian Deeny (16) 5. Jason Jenkins (35...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Someone injured?
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Given how well they (IRFU) seem to run budgets, common sense suggests NIQs are only likely to move province after the player rejects the top offer or the province doesn't want/can't have the player. I don't see any scenario where Synman could have moved just because Leinster offered more.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024 ... cordingly/
Interesting move from Donnelly. As the article says, it'll be interesting to see if he avoids blinking.
Interesting move from Donnelly. As the article says, it'll be interesting to see if he avoids blinking.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
As always a mixed bag from Radge but ever interesting. There's definitely an attempt to sew a bit of division in Irish rugby. If Leinster get taken down a peg or two because of the noise from the other three provinces that's a dream for him. He knows well Munster couldn't hold onto Snyman (or chose...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
As always a mixed bag from Radge but ever interesting. There's definitely an attempt to sew a bit of division in Irish rugby. If Leinster get taken down a peg or two because of the noise from the other three provinces that's a dream for him. He knows well Munster couldn't hold onto Snyman (or chose...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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Duff, I guess you need to define wealth. By most metrics, we're a wealthy country (2nd in the world using distorted gdp/capita, 6th using GNI), we're running budget surpluses despite covid and other factors and we're sadly seeing the effects of our success in housing and creaking services. But I tak...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Malaysians have been coming here to study for as long as I can remember.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Basically, Duff, it's comparing new money to old. Someone coming from the latter might have inherited a house, been given a car and will have accumulated possessions over their childhood and early adult life. The former won't have much. Both win the lottery and they have similar cash but the latter ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Most of the 'rich' countries built the core of their infrastructure with cheaper labour (and some infra with expendable labour).
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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They’re the only ones paying the true cost of healthcare and pharmaceuticals - and their population is subsidising us in some cases Yeah, I don't think so. How do you think they can sell pharmaceuticals at different prices in different countries The pharma companies aren't exactly paupers. American...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Look at our state infrastructure and our national debt and get a grip kid Look at our infrastructure 20+ years ago, 'kid'. So we’ve bought our first car and a decent hifi system we are still far from wealthy I think we're wealthier than you're giving us credit for but that wasn't what I responded t...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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We are nowhere near one of the world’s wealthiest countries. We are a stupid prick in our early 20’s with a high paying job straight out college. Not sure about that. That was the 00s. Hitting our early 30s now and trying to be more responsible and stable with our finances. Look at our state infras...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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The actual reason is that teaching medicine is really expensive and really difficult. Foreign students subsidise Irish students. I agree with Miguel. However, even if he is wrong and yours is the "actual reason", isn't that shameful for one of the world's wealthiest countries? We are nowhere near o...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I think that Munster's unlikely journey on the road at the end of the last season greatly enhanced the competition that year. Drawing away to the Sharks Beating the Stormers away Beating Glasgow away in a brutal QF game in which players were dropping like flies. Beating Leinster away by going the l...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I think that Munster's unlikely journey on the road at the end of the last season greatly enhanced the competition that year. Drawing away to the Sharks Beating the Stormers away Beating Glasgow away in a brutal QF game in which players were dropping like flies. Beating Leinster away by going the l...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I think that Munster's unlikely journey on the road at the end of the last season greatly enhanced the competition that year. Drawing away to the Sharks Beating the Stormers away Beating Glasgow away in a brutal QF game in which players were dropping like flies. Beating Leinster away by going the l...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Well they had home advantage for every knockout game and still blew it in both competitions. Nienaber will get a lot of kudos if he breaks the cycle this year. We're talking about Munster's win needing to be starred (your argument, not mine) not Leinster's second string not being able to beat Munst...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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I was making a slightly different point, that Leinster despite their obvious quality have been failing to get the job done at season's end for a few years now. Munster are spending this week in Cape Town because they really like their base there. I can't help but fear that that's a risk seeing as h...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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I was making a slightly different point, that Leinster despite their obvious quality have been failing to get the job done at season's end for a few years now. Munster are spending this week in Cape Town because they really like their base there. I can't help but fear that that's a risk seeing as h...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
If teams don't take a competition seriously then the competition itself loses a lot of its prestige, innit? HTH It's a shame you think Munster winning last year has taken the lustre off of the competition. You think the competition would be better off if Leinster won it every year, as they did for ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
But none of the good ones are from Leinster. That's Munster's, Ulster's and Connacht's problem, not either Leinster's nor the players involved. Maybe read what I said again, NONE of the good ones are from Leinster, so how is that everyone else's problem? Again, Cooney. And Murphy looks decent. And ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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Well ideally it wouldn't be happening Reminds me a bit of this: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/24/manchester-united-fa-cup-pellegrini-manchester-city-chelsea-everton How does Man City getting knocked out of the FA Cup remind you of Leinster being top of the URC table with 4 game...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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Cooney?
Murphy has shown promise.
Murphy has shown promise.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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yeah, thats going to haunt them for the rest of their lives - my 1st reaction was how does something like this still happen but water can be a mothafucka ; i actually booked the same place for a few nights in August with the family just 2 weeks ago Best case scenario is no negligence but it's hard ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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According to IRFU report, 17m was spent on elite player development in 22/23
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Not that stuck, more that the outdoor pool is a novelty. Couldn't see myself using the hotels pool. Never knock a pool with an indoor slide. Many moons ago was emerging from the sauna in there when I overheard a rather flustered young lifeguard, on watching none other than John Hayes wandering over...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
There is a fair bit of success breeds success at Leinster. A bit like how Murray improved dramatically on the Lions tour, being in an environment of top level players brings everyone up. It's probably why decent players for us don't always excel elsewhere. Looking particularly at Jordi Murphy there...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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There is a fair bit of success breeds success at Leinster. A bit like how Murray improved dramatically on the Lions tour, being in an environment of top level players brings everyone up. It's probably why decent players for us don't always excel elsewhere. Looking particularly at Jordi Murphy there ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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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 9:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Care to explain how we mind our international players while playing them in every game? One of the primary reasons pretty much every decent player stays in Ireland is player welfare but to you the players are just pawns? I don't know. Fewer games maybe? Or better rotation so that you don't have all...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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Care to explain how we mind our international players while playing them in every game?
One of the primary reasons pretty much every decent player stays in Ireland is player welfare but to you the players are just pawns?
One of the primary reasons pretty much every decent player stays in Ireland is player welfare but to you the players are just pawns?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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I seem to remember a Leinster team losing out in SA by more than 50 pts last season... If that's not disrespecting the the league by a team that amassed the most points I don't know what is. Disrespecting the league would be what Munster used to do when they were still able to challenge in Europe (...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
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The point still stands, Leinster send out teams that short change the local supporters. The team was fine. How they played on the other hand..... Of all the teams to accuse of not respecting the league, Leinster would be well down the list. What with only ever been out of the top 4 (3 actually, I t...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528698
- Views: 28829395
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
OK but imo, Munster are much more popular visitors down there than Leinster on account of showing those fixtures more respect. Respect as they are either out of Europe or desperately need the League points... The point still stands, Leinster send out teams that short change the local supporters. Th...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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Yeah you’re hanging onto life there with your 7week holidays to Lanzarote Not all in Lanzarote, Portugal is a Possibility. Going to Amalfi. in October, Killaloe this weekend. I volunteer 2 or 3 hours in the morning twice a week at an addiction centre. At 72 I still work and earn because I like the ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146303
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Can someone please tell me why the state is on the hook for redress from the Stardust? Obviously an awful disaster but why are the tax payer footing the bill? I agree with them on this. They were shamefully denied justice for over 40 years. It was a f**king disgrace. Pay up and let them move on. De...