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earl the beaver

Aye wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:48 am
earl the beaver wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:35 am Clarkson?

Seriously?
You should be applauding another Irish player making the Lions. He’s been good this season, was a rock for Leinster, barely put a foot wrong. Who are the alternatives? It’s not like he’ll likely be playing a Test.

Why? I don't think he's good enough.

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Clarkson?

Seriously?

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These facts by Cenk are shocking and this will expose the nexus between the American establishment and Mossad. All along I thought Epstein was some Alan Stanford figure but no, the guy was recruited and made to look rich by Mossad in order to blackmail rich and powerful Americans. Whether Trump is ...

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That will be 17 Irish lads in the Lions squad now :smug: Had dinner with an ex-England international tonight, not recent but any means (capped back in the late 70s) but was saying about how he, and a lot of other ex players he still talked with had lost respect for Farrell as a coach by first selec...

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Clearly don’t like what they see with Doak Not surprising he hasn’t kicked on as well as he should have There must be something seriously up, he's been in camp a few times and never got a sniff of a cap. I think he's only actually been in camp twice, last summer as an injury call up and this summer...

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Would have liked to see Tom Stewart get a start.

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"Your ancestors took our land" is fúcking tedious and entirely unhelpful. The history of these islands is a series of migration waves. Sometimes gradual, like various Celtic tribes, sometimes quicker and bloody, like the Normans or the Vikings. The Plantations were awful, but were also hundreds of ...

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JGP 35 Lowe 35 Aki 37 Ringrose 32 Henshaw 34 McCloskey 34 It's possible that Lowe, JGP & Ringrose make it, but it would be slow back line.. McCloskey could make it. Lowe and Aki definitely not. Ringrose and JGP you'd really hate to lose. McCloskey was poor for ulster last season, inconsistent and h...

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That's not how we (the invaded) feel about it - get back in your boats William. You’re ancestors (the gaels or whatever the group is called) settled here as well you wingnut. Most Irish people's ancestry goes back to the Bronze age so I guess you are right. They settled 4000 or so years ago. With l...

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Test 23 for me if Kinghorn is fit

Porter
Sheehan
Stuart
Itoje
McCarthy
Chessum
VDF
Conan
JGP
Russell
Kinghorn
Tuipolotu
Ringrose
Freeman
Keenan

Kelleher
Genge
Furlong
Beirne
Pollock
Mitchell
F Smith
Jones

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Irish scrumhalves next season: Irish capped Jamison Gibson Park(33) Luke McGrath(32) Caolin Blade(31) Craig Casey(26) Ben Murphy(24) Nathan Doak(23) Provincially capped David Shanahan(31) Paddy Patterson(26) Cormac Foley(25) Colm Reilly(25) Conor McKee(24) Matthew Devine(23) Ethan Coughlan(23) Fint...

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Been pretty disappointed with Ryan, so far. Can't see him getting near a test cap on current showings, barring circumstances conspiring to gift him a chance (injuries). Absolutely love watching him play, but he really hasn't seemed to be able to impose himself at all. Did anyone really think he was...

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I'd prefer Tui-Jones get the nod in the centres, I think they're the better combo and it makes most sense with Russell at 10. But...I ain't the coach I think the decision is whether the style of play is closer to Ireland or Scotland. If it's the former, pick the Irish centres, Lowe, Freeman and Kin...

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Been pretty disappointed with Ryan, so far. Can't see him getting near a test cap on current showings, barring circumstances conspiring to gift him a chance (injuries). Absolutely love watching him play, but he really hasn't seemed to be able to impose himself at all. Did anyone really think he was...

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What a daft decision to even bring Wilson, what was the point?

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Overall that was a really smart performance by Ireland. We were a class ahead in the half backs in particular. Back row and back three were excellent. Stockdale just getting into the game when he got injured. The big issue is TH lock and loose head. Boyle was getting murdered in there and it’s a bi...

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:38 pm
earl the beaver wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:36 pm Stockdale with suspected significant damage to AC joint.

"He's not great" - Paul O'Connell
What's the issue? Do you want a medical breakdown ?
Or are you trying to run someone down?

Just an update? Have I upset you somehow.

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Stockdale with suspected significant damage to AC joint.

"He's not great" - Paul O'Connell

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My rugby pass TV stream is still showing the stadium at half time.

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McNabney and Stockdale both out long term before the season starts. Great. Given Ulster's attack is absolutely mince without him I fear for what we're going to offer up Don't you want Richie Murphy gone? If so then it's good news for you. I want him to go because he's out of his depth, I don't want...

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McNabney and Stockdale both out long term before the season starts. Great.

Given Ulster's attack is absolutely mince without him I fear for what we're going to offer up

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Irish wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 7:39 pm The drop off from Richie to doak is shocking in the 20s.

Doak is a shit coach but the players at not the same quality as previous seasons.

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Just looking at the team for tomorrow and realised Aungier has overtaken TOT.

A proper disaster of year for him. Nothing has gone right since that concussion in the AIs, looked set for an important role with Ireland up to then, now he's our 5th choice.

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That law, and it's within 1m of the ruck interpretation, are called fairly regularly and it only came in a few years ago

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Imagine the lols if Farrell called up Stockdale, this thread would melt down, the Lions thread would melt down, the Scottish thread on NPR would melt down etc Stockdale isn't next or near being an international FB. He won't be called up to replace Daly. I said imagine for those who struggle to read.

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If you think Hansen only did one positive thing in that game it says more about you than anything else. He got through a mountain of work, including 10 tackles. He wasn't perfect but he'd plenty in the positive column. I said one great play, he did other stuff to a good standard, but imo there was ...

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I think you need the 3 Northampton lads on the bench to change things up if needed i.e. Pollock, Mitchell and F Smith. Linking up with Freeman who will probably start. Although it's a close call with Hansen. Has Kinghorn ever played centre? Failing that Tui covers 12/13, Ringrose covers wing and Fr...

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Imagine the lols if Farrell called up Stockdale, this thread would melt down, the Lions thread would melt down, the Scottish thread on NPR would melt down etc

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Was watching Ryan closely after he came on earlier. Didn't seem to have much to do. Was hoping he maraud around the place melting rucks, but the game didn't seem to go his way. Will start on Saturday you’d think. Big game for him. That spot with Itoje is quite open atm. Beirne and Itoje is too ligh...

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The Telegraph reporting that Daly is out with a broken forearm. Ah feckit, that means Marcus Smith on the bench, doesn't it ? I think you need the 3 Northampton lads on the bench to change things up if needed i.e. Pollock, Mitchell and F Smith. Linking up with Freeman who will probably start. Altho...

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Keenan out through illness, Daly starts It's now looking like a bit of a challenge to get him and Blairhorn enough gametime to make a sensible call about the first test. One of them is going to be headed into first test selection conversations with only 80min of Lions rugby under their belt. On the...

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If Daly is ruled out who gets called up? Needs to cover 15 and wing primarily you'd imagine.

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Keenan out through illness, Daly starts

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Keenan out through illness, Daly starts

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Macks such a great character though Should have received a long ban and the IRFU should have come out strong instantly, rather than waiting 2 weeks to issue a statement. Wilkins bringing him to the presser was also terrible. Mack is a young lad and a hot head. Thank fudge I didn’t do anything well ...

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lnstr93 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:59 pm Macks such a great character though

Should have received a long ban and the IRFU should have come out strong instantly, rather than waiting 2 weeks to issue a statement.

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How have we managed to brutalised in a challenge cup draw ffs.

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lnstr93 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:08 pm Scott Wilson added to the Irish senior squad

I've a seen a journalist tweet it but nothing from the IRFU yet that I can see?

Also they've announced a broadcaster for the tests in Ireland but not currently one for NI.

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The Lions Website says 11 Lions for RBAI, 1 behind St Marys and Blackrock. https://www.lionsrugby.com/en/lions-origin (the actual map not the article with info that LC referred to) However, the Rugby Paper during the 2021 tour said that RBAI had 13 Lions https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/3387...

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How sure are we on the numbers there as RBAI have certainly claimed in the past to have produced the most Lions.

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