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I thought Irish provincial teams were like NZ ones, where you had to be a member of a club in that province to play for it? While all players will be affiliated with a club, it's mostly meaningless (other than for those who came through via club rather than school) and the club doesn't even need to...

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the thread title calls leinster the most supported club. there is a big difference between a club side and a provincial side which represents a much greater area. How many Premiership clubs are there in London? Also, it'll come as a huge surprise to the successful soccer clubs that instead of havin...

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Glory hunters glory hunt shocker. I'm not even knocking it but it is what it is, majority would be gone after a few lean seasons. Like the last two when we've won nothing? Or are you making the very controversial statement that the more games a team wins and the better spectacle they provide the mo...

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Glory hunters glory hunt shocker. I'm not even knocking it but it is what it is, majority would be gone after a few lean seasons. Like the last two when we've won nothing? Or are you making the very controversial statement that the more games a team wins and the better spectacle they provide the mo...

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Correct What's the difference? Leo Cullen refers to Leinster as a club, that's good enough for me. No need to word police. the thread title calls leinster the most supported club. there is a big difference between a club side and a provincial side which represents a much greater area. How many Prem...

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So what's the solution here? Cap the number of supporters who are allowed attend Leinster games over the course of the season? Gate fees for Leinster games get rerouted to the other provinces? This kind of success represents a grave threat to Irish rugby and needs to be addressed. A complete overha...

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I've just tried. No matches!

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No tickets left. Not sure if there's any to come back from Saints.

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Has to be said, the Leinster morkeshing/comms team have played an absolute master-stroke this week. All the various announcements, signing Barrett, new RDS and all that shit have dovetailed so well with the game going to Croker, they've been all over Twitter and the likes, and as a result they have...

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Yes, my bad. Very surprised.

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OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:52 pm Cheers, do you have the full travelling squad?

Wasn't announced this year for some reason.

Why are we playing Lions away again, btw?

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Everyone can support who they want Willie. For whatever reasons they want. Leinster have been accused in the past of being too Dublin centric and it made it hard for those on the edges to feel an affinity towards the side. I'm sure it's stlll difficult but all the winning helps ease the pain! Taking...

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Strong enough Leinster side, all things considered.

Why are we playing Lions away again this year?

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Shitty of the club not to agree but should have been taken out of their hands as a matter of policy.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht8qw8LCPEw&ab_channel=TheGainLine There's an interesting stat in this vid, only 5% of the game between Leinster & La Rochelle was played in the Leinster 22, compared to ~30% played in the La Rochelle 22. Absolutely massive discrepancy, and bar that maul try Leinster...

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I know in the old days the away team were given the option of 25% of tickets for knockouts, now obviously they wouldn't take up that many, but they had their own pre-sale same as Leinster did. I'm sure every Saints fan who wanted one got a ticket. There's no specific allotment for the semis, I thin...

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That's mad. Didn't think I'd have to rush to get tickets. Might lose out at this rate! Leinster nearly more popular that Taylor swift :lol: How many tickets will saints get allocated? I know in the old days the away team were given the option of 25% of tickets for knockouts, now obviously they woul...

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When was Ryan’s last match? Think it’s really shitty to drop the guy who helped get them to a semi final for a guy who isn’t fit Ryan played in all 4 pool games, got injured during the 6N, and missed the R16 and QF. Has has significantly more minutes in Europe this season than Moloney. It's also no...

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:40 am 65k tickets sold

That's mad. Didn't think I'd have to rush to get tickets. Might lose out at this rate!

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I was somewhere in the lower Davin stand for the Dan Parks game . Bowe's try where he somehow scored with a quadruple movement was close enough to us. They were pretty decent seats, TBF. Hopefully the atmosphere in the Hill is decent. I miss the terrace in the RDS. I remember it more as a day out l...

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Apparently one of those injuries where he could be due back every week. More commonly known as the 'Luke Fitz'.

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NZ can do the draft system easier than us because it's far easier for an Irish player to live in England/France and maintain connections to family than it is for NZers. Take someone like Lancaster, I know it's the other direction but point stands, he never moved his family here. Coached us for 6 ye...

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John McKee is a better hooker than that strawberry blonde fella you had a couple of seasons ago who does punditry for Off the ball. McKee is 4th choice. Bullshit, when fit he’s 3rd behind Sheehan and Kelleher, & you know it. He's played for us 4 times this season, benched the last 3 behind Barron. ...

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Kind permission?

They're making a tidy packet out of it. It's not like we're asking nicely to play on their grass!

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Not sure why anyone would complain about government investment in Ulster? Take what they can get. Not like the other three provinces don't avail of grants. While we don't own the RDS, the only reason the development is going ahead is because of us being able to source a grant.

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You had Simon Shawe and have currently John McKee. Munster have had Chris Farrell. Connacht have had Willie Faloon, Jonny Murphy, Conor Carey, Paddy McAllister etc So other than the usual influx to Connacht, nothing close to comparable to the other direction, not 'numerous' and not many players who...

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You had Simon Shawe and have currently John McKee. Munster have had Chris Farrell. Connacht have had Willie Faloon, Jonny Murphy, Conor Carey etc So you complain that other provinces dont give you good players (but dont acknowledge its Ulsters fault for actually signing them) and then cite two abso...

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List them. Presuming you mean professional era. You had Simon Shawe and have currently John McKee. Munster have had Chris Farrell. Connacht have had Willie Faloon, Jonny Murphy, Conor Carey etc So you complain that other provinces dont give you good players (but dont acknowledge its Ulsters fault f...

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I’m not composing that they signed him, just the attitude that we need players from other provinces, then when we sign them complain that they aren’t good enough. Munster, Leinster and Connacht have had numerous former Ulster players on their roster over the years. List them. Presuming you mean pro...

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NZ can do the draft system easier than us because it's far easier for an Irish player to live in England/France and maintain connections to family than it is for NZers. Take someone like Lancaster, I know it's the other direction but point stands, he never moved his family here. Coached us for 6 yea...

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Ulster didn’t need him. He was never getting ahead of McCloskey, Olding, Payne etc So your point is that Munster signed a player you didn't need? Hmmmmm. I’m not composing that they signed him, just the attitude that we need players from other provinces, then when we sign them complain that they ar...

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When Munster signed an Ulster graduate they got an Irish international centre in Chris Farrell. We got Jake Flannery. Considering many of your best players come from Leinster, then I wouldn’t be poking fun at anyone. There was nothing stopping you signing Farrell. :? Ulster didn’t need him. He was ...

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He’s pish. :lol: Absolute comedy gold considering the unholy pissy fitting of the preceding few pages! When Munster signed an Ulster graduate they got an Irish international centre in Chris Farrell. We got Jake Flannery. Considering many of your best players come from Leinster, then I wouldn’t be p...

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Narky?

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Why are Ulster suddenly incapable of producing players? The 2010s had a shit tonne of backs. They still have good backs. Good on paper, none of them are really fulfilling their potential bar McCloskey. Balacoune must be one of the biggest disappointments in recent years. Could have been top class. ...

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:31 pm Why are Ulster suddenly incapable of producing players?
The 2010s had a shit tonne of backs.

They still have good backs.

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The issues in Limerick are allegedly local rather than something that's an easy fix for the HSE. It's not always simple to fix work environments that aren't running smoothly.

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https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/2024/04/18/leinster-rugby-confirms-move-to-aviva-stadium-for-2024-25-season/ With the date confirmed for the renewal of Season Tickets for next season, Leinster Rugby can this afternoon also confirm that the club will play its BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec ...

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Not going to go into details but there's was another thing Mary Harney tried to bring through that a friend was involved in and the HSE point blank refused to implement it. The Minister of Health has only nominal power. Which is obviously ridiculous but not something a new government is going to be ...

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Didn't get through all that article above so apologies if covered (but it didn't look like it was going to be), I disagree that (centre) parties these days need a clear identity, particularly in a multi party, transferable vote system. Ireland is generally full of centre thinking voters. But also fu...

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