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All those senior players are gone now, and if any of this current squad start acting like that they need to be kicked out, apart from Beirne and Kleyn not 1 of them has the kudos to question anything McMillan does. It's coaches too, though and general admin staff. I hate to give Matt Williams any c...

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Sounds like he had a screw loose for sure. That's actually kinda scary. The only one i really don't get is “notices bulges OwO what’s this?” No idea, he seems like a walking meme. Probably a bulge in a trans person perhaps. It’s online gamer stuff I am told by more in the know people. Couple of the...

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Two weeks of Groyper discourse incoming.

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Twitter being Twitter I had it shown right in front of me on opening the app. By no means a doctor but 99% sure he’s a goner.

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I wonder how many of NZ, Aus and SA we need to win to retain a top 4 seeing? All looking tricky. I think just one victory would be enough, but top 4 less relevant now as WC is expanded so we just need to remain top 6. Ah had completely memory holed that one. So there’s 6 groups and a round of 16? T...

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Fianna Fáil falling ass backwards into Jim Gavin as a candidate and winning on the first count would be pretty funny. Wonder if it gives them a shot in the arm in the polls.

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Let me be clear: I don't want Bertie as my President but I'm in the "anybody but Catherine Connolly" camp. It's a shame that Heather Humphreys is such a Charisma Black Hole, I'm not sure that she can pull in the 2nd prefs to beat Connolly. Death, taxes and FG picking the less electable candidate. S...

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Let me be clear: I don't want Bertie as my President but I'm in the "anybody but Catherine Connolly" camp. It's a shame that Heather Humphreys is such a Charisma Black Hole, I'm not sure that she can pull in the 2nd prefs to beat Connolly. Death, taxes and FG picking the less electable candidate. S...

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I'm surprised at how much they've struggled in that regard. Nobody has really emerged. They're still very popular, though. Top down nature can’t help. Kind of encourages yes men and characters are weeded out quite early. Much smaller tent down here I assume so stands to reason their more impressive...

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SF do appear to want rid of McDonald, but they need a diplomatic route to doing so. They’re very barren beyond her though. Adding in a Nordie to run the party down here is a way harder to sell to the electorate than Mary Lou who’s basically a Fianna Failer. The Shinners being ran by an actual Shinn...

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SF do appear to want rid of McDonald, but they need a diplomatic route to doing so. They’re very barren beyond her though. Adding in a Nordie to run the party down here is a way harder to sell to the electorate than Mary Lou who’s basically a Fianna Failer. The Shinners being ran by an actual Shinn...

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 8:01 am Mary Lou going to run isn’t she

Big risk as it’s game over for her if she doesn’t win. I doubt it’s up to her though!

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McGuinness out of the presidential race. Health reasons cited. Less straightforward now. :uhoh: Wide open. McG was likely a shoe-in. Wonder will FF redouble their efforts to nominate someone now, given that the steady middle voters no longer have an obvious candidate. Or FG dig someone else out in ...

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Do we have a Presidential Election thread, or just bump and repurpose one of the General Election ones? Interesting the the left have found a candidate that appeals to the likes of Paul Murphy and Jen Whitmore. While I'd be generally open to throwing a preference to a leftish candidate, Connolly ca...

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Do we have a Presidential Election thread, or just bump and repurpose one of the General Election ones? Interesting the the left have found a candidate that appeals to the likes of Paul Murphy and Jen Whitmore. While I'd be generally open to throwing a preference to a leftish candidate, Connolly ca...

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As I posted a couple of months ago, Gleeson is tracking ahead of Doris in terms of provincial appearances. And he missed a whole chunk of time due to injury. He came on the scene so young that I think some people must be forgetting he only turned 21 this year. I'm very wary of being too quick to wr...

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JoeyFantastic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:58 pm
irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 5:09 pm
8. Alex Lautsou (Castletroy College/Munster Rugby)

Eventually Munster will be able to field purely of lads who played 8 for Ireland underage (and plateaued way below their theoretical potential...).

If Gleeson doesn’t win 50 caps, the IRFU should just nuke UL I swear to Christ.

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Nolanator wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:12 pm Jonno was probably better at dishing out TBIs to his own teammates in training.

Possibly but didn’t PO’C nearly kill Ryan Caldwell

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It's not. It's held us back for decades. Yup. We've been at a consistent mediocre level during that period. We do still, from time to time, get exposed for lack of depth, and get badly caught out with 2 or 3 injuries in key positions. We seem to wait until a player gets actively exposed on the pitc...

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Honestly, I think that's a good thing. It's not. It's held us back for decades. Yup. We've been at a consistent mediocre level during that period. The level we’ve been at isn’t relevant to whether we continue to pick players for too long. We could have been utterly dominant for the past 10 years an...

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Russell on his phone is so funny ffs

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Skelton didn't do shit there, he was clearly stopping anyone going near Ryan. White wound fazz up. Easiest target on the field. tbf, Nic the Pric is one of the most annoying people in the history of history. I’ve always kind of admired how he acts the way he does considering he’s not really that go...

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Ffs just call it

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Yep, leinster didnt have a starting backrow on this years 20s which is usually the minimum for a player to make the academy. Nor last year and Molony wasn't a starter for the 20s either. But luckily there are lots of excellent backrows in the senior squad both young and established. Not getting wor...

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Jeez those polls for the Shinners are shocking. Yet there remains no question over who is even on the front bench. :lol: Mary Lou remains the most unpopular leader despite having Harris and Martin against her :lol: Pearse Doherty in the Dáil trying to create some scandal out of Martin moving his fl...

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:25 pm
Gauss wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:15 pm Thanks both. Staying in Portstewart but may try to get down to Portrush early doors so great suggestions.
What days have you got tickets for?

Harry's Shack still has some reservations available if you want a decent meal.

Sat and Sun.

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Thanks both. Staying in Portstewart but may try to get down to Portrush early doors so great suggestions.

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Any locals with any tips on where to watch the Lions game that morning? Portrush or Portstewart ideally! The Harbour Bar in Portrush says they're showing it, but that will be rammed and expensive. Kiwi's may be a better shout Portstewart Golf Club may be showing it and you can go into their public ...

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Any locals with any tips on where to watch the Lions game that morning? Portrush or Portstewart ideally!

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ChipSpike wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:58 pm
Gauss wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:55 pm
ChipSpike wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:53 pm

Harsh but fair lol
Jones has never made one lol
Shit, better pick someone who has made a qf and won

Slade so?

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ChipSpike wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:53 pm
bimboman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:49 pm
I don't think it's any exaggeration to say that next weekend is going to be the biggest game of Huw Jones' career by a distance.

Yeah it’s not like those rugby World Cup 1/4 finals.
Harsh but fair lol

Jones has never made one lol

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The English relationship with Farrell is fascinating. Why is he so disliked? Is Andy similarly disliked? Saracens aren’t a liked team. Farrell was a road block to any creativity at 10. Both father and son are bullies. * plus the snobbery against their accents and Snr being a league man. I’d suspect...

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The English relationship with Farrell is fascinating. Why is he so disliked? Is Andy similarly disliked?

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hermie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:45 pm Osborne called up to the Lions. Presumably that means Gavin to start against Portugal.

Fair play. I wonder if he gets the full €100k or how that works?

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What sort of team for Portugal? Give as many in the squad starts/gametime or build on Georgia? For me, I'd start Stewart, Prendergast, Crowley and Gavin but do we also give two of Milne/Aungier/TOT starts? Does Murray make way for Baird in second row to accommodate Prendergast or get rested? Or doe...

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Conversely, Freeman and Lowe prevent a try that vdM could/would not. Lowe and Freeman spot an opportunity with ball in hand and set up a try, while vdM tries to beat the man in front of him and misses the passing window. Lowe returns a deep kick with interest, and sets up a lineout in the oppositio...

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Hadn’t even thought of Crowley but that might not be far off. Daly is unique really so there’s lots of different ways he could go. Might want a pure 15 like Steward as they’re now a bit short there or someone like Osborne / that Scottish guy who’s name I’ve forgotten that are a bit more versatile ....

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So if the early word that Daly has fractured his arm are true, where does he go from here for next off the rank? Could we see a complete left field Farrell favourite like Jamie Osborne called up? Covers all across the back line too....obviously he's in Georgia with Emerging Ireland currently so he'...

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Beirne never plays as well at 6 but I still think he's too good to leave out and he does bring lineout as well as many other things. I think the Test team is going to be full of Irish. I know some people have been saying this for a while now but I haven't been convinced until recently. Irish player...

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What do people think of Itoje and Big Joe as a pairing? Probably compliment each other well in the setpiece but very alike in terms of what they do around the park. Not sure that I'd go so far as to say too similar though. Having two really irritating, physically dominant 2nd rows is probably no ba...

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