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redderneck

Whatever SF parliamentary assistant is responsible for that isn't going to last long you'd think. But highly embarrassing to bring a successful Irish owned and operated company into the conversation like that. Busy building sandcastles from the basement up in some windswept Donegal cove I reckon.

redderneck

so there we go, Faz wants his flankers to be passers not carriers… It does seem to be a side picked with an intent to keep the ball off the ground. Which makes sense given how breakdown reffing has been. At least for the first test. Unless Oz won't play ball and rape us at the breakdown. Will be a ...

redderneck

Porterbelly1 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:40 am So we're back to the Leinster lads playing for butter vouchers again

Jesus, don't mention butter this morning, FFS.

"Thousands in Irish public money spent on pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa..."

https://jrnl.ie/6762380

redderneck

Christ Almighty. Some of you need to go out on the tear, sink a rake of creamy pints, wolf down a bowl of granola and a handful of prunes, fire a double espresso into yourselves and fart yourselves to sleep. Next morning, take a look at the inner gusset of your jocks and hold a conversation with that.

redderneck

Look, it's no biggie. Faz is clearly concerned that he needs to ramp up the training sessions, given the utter pish state of the oppo rolled out in front of them until now. He has to find some way to provide meaningful opposed training. The English lads just want to sit around and compare G-Wagon sp...

redderneck

There's an interesting thread on reddit where a few Portuguese and Spanish fans are discussing the what's happened to Portugal since 2023 and how it's possibly going to get worse. https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/s/FxEGbc76la Feck. Thx for link, but that makes for grim reading. Fkin Mannix. Agai...

redderneck

happytramp wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:53 am There's an interesting thread on reddit where a few Portuguese and Spanish fans are discussing the what's happened to Portugal since 2023 and how it's possibly going to get worse.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/s/FxEGbc76la

Feck. Thx for link, but that makes for grim reading.

redderneck

:lol: It was much better. Both himself and Prendergast showed improvement here so I wonder did the kicking coaches find something new that worked for both of them? I'd say they ran clips of Fazlet arriving off the plane in Oz on a loop, to hammer home just where they both stand in the real pecking ...

redderneck

It's the difference between pro, and non pro teams. Even though this was an Ireland team, it was missing 16 Lions players, and those below them showed what they can do. All of tonight's 23 have grown up in a quasi-pro environment since the age of 15. And that's where the difference between Tier 1 a...

redderneck

No issue for me if he opts for Morgan at open side in Test 1. It'd be deserved.

redderneck

CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:09 pm Take both centres off now.

THIS!!!

redderneck

It's funny to watch VDM running support lines, especially off Jones, in the sense that he runs bloody good ones, pretty consistently, and adjusts on the fly well. Which would indicate he' s not 220lbs of fatty mince. But in defence and suddenly you'd be sizing him up for the BBQ. Just odd he struggl...

redderneck

Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:53 am Bad optics for Morgan, the big Anzac got rid of him far too easily.

Meh. Earl got shrugged earlier on too. Shit happens.

redderneck

Smith's kicking hasn't been all that. He's not having the tour I thought he would have. come on over sam, all is forgiven He has 8 or so caps in a pivotal position under an entirely different game plan. It was always a huge ask. This will stand to his career massively. Why the fk did farrel select ...

redderneck

Akkerman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:50 am
redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:48 am Smith's kicking hasn't been all that. He's not having the tour I thought he would have.
come on over sam, all is forgiven

Fcuk no.

redderneck

terryfinch wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:49 am Huw Jones needs to be in the test team. Quality.

I'd have him on the wing ahead of Freeman.

redderneck

Smith's kicking hasn't been all that. He's not having the tour I thought he would have.

redderneck

polyallstar wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:40 am
Hawk97 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:37 am
redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:36 am Pollock struggling to get into this game/Lions struggling to find him for carries.
Yeah, anonymous so far. Although, with him, it only takes a flash and he's clean through. That kind of player
He’s playing 6 so doing his job making tackles and hitting rucks…

Yup, he is.

redderneck

Pollock struggling to get into this game/Lions struggling to find him for carries. Yeah, anonymous so far. Although, with him, it only takes a flash and he's clean through. That kind of player He IS working hard, but much of it off the ball. Guess hard to strike balance between nitty gritty and fla...

redderneck

Pollock struggling to get into this game/Lions struggling to find him for carries.

redderneck

Pre-injury Hansen scorches in there. Shame, but still a knacky footballer.

redderneck

DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:32 am Just noticed Ryan is playing.

It's cos he's been hitting rucks.

redderneck

These two wingers :lol: Genuinely dog shit, Terrible. At least vdm offers something. The entire back 3 has been underwhelming. Jesus fin is slow. What are you watching? Keenan Hansen have been great so far. Vdm if you take away defense also been really good That's a VDM-sized 'if' though ..

redderneck

Selfish dick Pollock.

Classy by Hansen. Dare I say: wing play.

redderneck

Arms/wrap in that hot on Jones who fed VDM? Meh.

redderneck

If this is in any way not a solid team effort from the Lions; if it fractures into a series one on one contests, with lads playing like individuals, this could get tricky fast. There's a lot of skill and power in that AUNZ side. Seen England get shamed by the Barbarians... That AUNZ backrow could m...

redderneck

I hope everyone enjoys their day and the dregs of society don’t embarrass us particularly as the eyes of the world are looking with the open coming. It’s good rioting weather however so I’m nervous There’ll be a load of sunstroke and sunburn in A&E tonight to add to the fun Burnt orange. Fitting, r...

redderneck

If this is in any way not a solid team effort from the Lions; if it fractures into a series one on one contests, with lads playing like individuals, this could get tricky fast. There's a lot of skill and power in that AUNZ side.

redderneck

Auckman wrote: ↑Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:03 pm What’s happened to Ireland? I seem to remember them being one of the top teams a few years ago.

Poor crop hit by a few key injuries, but hampered by very poor new coach. Perfect storm territory.

redderneck

Fair.

I am of the belief that NGOs, and I mean ALL of them, which receive state funding, should be routinely told to fcuk off for themselves.

The strenuousness of their lobbying efforts should be met with diminishing returns.

redderneck

A surprised Aussie? Well I never.

redderneck

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 selecting Owen and then calling up Osborne. That’s a load of b...

redderneck

Very iffy going into a test with only one fit proven 15, especially one who is struggling to get his form back after injury. Sweet Jesus territory if he gets hurt and/or if Kinghorn doesn't recover fast. Jones spent most of his time a Quins as a full back and played there for a time for Glasgow. It...

redderneck

Ok. I can't see Jnr being an option. I get he covers 10/12 leaving a back three option or even 6/2 split on the table but I just don't see it. But agree that if it was a consideration, he'd be better off starting. It looks like Marcus has won the battle for the 22 jersey. IMO. I think Faz is less o...

redderneck

Oz will likely have the 13-11/14-15 area targeted you'd think. Try to get wide fast and often. Very iffy going into a test with only one fit proven 15, especially one who is struggling to get his form back after injury. Sweet Jesus territory if he gets hurt and/or if Kinghorn doesn't recover fast. B...

redderneck

Didn't expect to see Tui starting. But there's a week's recovery after this game, which is normal for the players. Yep, a few have an opportunity to grab a place in the test side. Apart from Keenan (and that's more by default), I'd be surprised if any of those starters were in line to start the fir...

redderneck

Ireland :lol: What's so funny? Can't keep the conveyor going every year with our playing numbers. We've done remarkably well to be at the top table at this level for years now. That and poor coaching. Pretty damning that Doak remains on any pro systems books. That said, it's a poor crop. Needs maxi...

redderneck

Freeman is nailed on, VDM is a donkey, that is all. And I'd go Tuipolotu and Ringrose vdM scores tries that neither Freeman or Lowe can, and despite playing behind a relatively weak pack, he also has a much better strike rate than either. He may have flaws but being a donkey isn't one of them. Put ...

redderneck

Dobbin wrote: ↑Tue Jul 08, 2025 10:09 am I'll believe Xi's on the way out when I see it. Putin was apparently at death's door three years ago

Death's door, pfffffft.

When Putin is reported to be near death's window, I'll sit up and take notice.

redderneck

Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:34 pm How did the US get on against Belgium? My half-hearted searching has yielded no fruit.

USA won 36-17, but know nothing other than result...

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