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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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? Because they're giving them professional con...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Scrumhalves at the provinces next season: Leinster Jamison Gibson Park(32) Luke McGrath(31) Cormac Foley(24) -- Fintan Gunne(20) - Academy Yr 2 Oliver Coffey(19) - Academy Yr 1 Munter Conor Murray(34) Paddy Patterson(25) Craig Casey(24) Ethan Coughlan(21) -- Jack Oliver(20) - Academy Yr 2 Ulster Jo...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Scrumhalves at the provinces next season: Leinster Jamison Gibson Park(32) Luke McGrath(31) Cormac Foley(24) -- Fintan Gunne(20) - Academy Yr 2 Oliver Coffey(19) - Academy Yr 1 Munter Conor Murray(34) Paddy Patterson(25) Craig Casey(24) Ethan Coughlan(21) -- Jack Oliver(20) - Academy Yr 2 Ulster Jo...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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We’ll just dump them back in Crossmaglen.Winnie wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:06 pm https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soc ... -eu-rules/
Sounds like you lot need a hard border
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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I was wondering how often it occurs, of a weekend, that Leinster lose and the other three provinces win. Especially after a week of media whinging how it's not fair that Leinster are so much better than Ulster and Munster because of all the money they have. You'd nearly think it was deliberate........
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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I agree.anonymous_joe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:33 pm Keane's report is pretty good in and of itself but the findings are basically "could be X, could be Y."
Butterly should still have been done for negligence and potentially manslaughter. Locking the doors had inevitable consequences.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Failings by the state to investigate adequately at the time I would imagine.... If we're being serious for a moment Failings by the State to investigate adequately ? Remember at the time there was huge political pressure to investigate thoroughly, given that CJH, the Taoiseach at the time was TD fo...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Failings by the state to investigate adequately at the time I would imagine.... If we're being serious for a moment Failings by the State to investigate adequately ? Remember at the time there was huge political pressure to investigate thoroughly, given that CJH, the Taoiseach at the time was TD fo...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Because it's politicians playing with tax payers money to curry public favour.feckwanker wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:44 am 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?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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McGrath and Toner !?!earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:48 am Cammy must be McGrath's dad or something, the only explanation.
Boy I've got good genes..........strange, but good !
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Made his debut in 2012 apparently... Believe it, or not, Dan Leavy was the year behind him in school. Yeah, my mate's brother was in that year, iirc. Leavy was obscenely good. Best player Michaels ever produced. They used to play him at FB sometimes for shits and giggles, and he was still the best ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Believe it, or not, Dan Leavy was the year behind him in school.anonymous_joe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:18 pmMade his debut in 2012 apparently...Nolanator wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:11 pmThat ain't happening.anonymous_joe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:56 pm I didn't realise McGrath was 31.
In fairness to him, JGP is a year older and looks amazing, he's got time to find form again.
When does his contract finish?
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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He'd always throw one or two into the ground or over the head. But that was because he was the first Leinster SH to pass as he got to ruck. That, allied to his prowess as an actual rugby player, is what made him. JGP has taken that MO and raised the bar, and I expect young Gunne to raise it further...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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He'd always throw one or two into the ground or over the head. But that was because he was the first Leinster SH to pass as he got to ruck. That, allied to his prowess as an actual rugby player, is what made him. JGP has taken that MO and raised the bar, and I expect young Gunne to raise it further.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Two hips means two flasks !HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:02 pm The anti-craic police stomp on booze while watching the semi-final
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/lei ... 92846.html
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/04/22/shotgun-seized-by-gardai-in-2009-finds-its-way-back-into-criminal-hands/ Stories like this don't half harm the idea we need to be sympathetic to the Gardai against Harris. Interesting that that IT story links the 'disappearance' of the shotgun, with t...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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It’s a recurring theme based on McGrath’s season to date but it really is essential that JGP stays fit. McGrath is a good rugby player but not an especially good passer for a SH. The seasons where he did well for us he always had a run of games to crisp up his delivery. Between injuries and being d...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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As a gesture of my gratitude to our southern brethren, I vow I will not be too upset when Ed Byrne ends up wearing red.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Some world class whinging from O'Callaghan and O'Brien on RTÉ. Talking about schools - look in the mirror lads. All unfair, nobody referencing the stream up players heading north, south and west from Leinster to the other provinces. Sort your own house out. What stream of players come to Ulster? Ul...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
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10 - 0 now.
We could be in for a long afternoon.
We could be in for a long afternoon.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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So Munster's "Wah, wah, it's not fair " strop worked then. Leinster, with most players on a central contract, will have to contribute most to this 'pot', thus penalising them for developing players, with the contents of this pot being distributed to Munster and Ulster, whose first instinct is to re...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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So Munster's "Wah, wah, it's not fair " strop worked then. Leinster, with most players on a central contract, will have to contribute most to this 'pot', thus penalising them for developing players, with the contents of this pot being distributed to Munster and Ulster, whose first instinct is to rea...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Bummed in the scrum, good job we aren't signing anyone Why not, just for a change, try producing some of your own. There aren't many schools in Ulster where there is a focus on rugby. Seems to be a bit of a problem. If the schools that focused on GAA had the same focus on rugby, there would be more...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Why not, just for a change, try producing some of your own.earl the beaver wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:49 pm Bummed in the scrum, good job we aren't signing anyone
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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I was upper Hogan stand on 22. After black Sunday, it was one of the most satisfying wins. Munster have never really recovered from it. One Magners league and one URC but not what they were like during the noughties Remember then Munster lads streaming out with 10 mins to go. To the brave and faith...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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There isn't. Leinster usually don't hit full capacity in the rds, it's just the top European games. It's also the croke novelty factor for this particular game. Can't move to LDR indefinitely untill you hit avg attendances of at least 30k. Leinster are also stuck to a long term lease with the RDS n...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
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Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets): 15: Ciarán Frawley (82) 14: Rob Russell (28) 13: Liam Turner (27) 12: Charlie Ngatai (22) 11: Andrew Osborne (1) 10: Harry Byrne (64) 9: Luke McGrath (206) 1: Cian Healy (273) 2: Lee Barron (16) 3: Thomas Clarkson (36) 4: Brian Deeny (16) 5: Jason Jenkins (34) 6: D...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Ulster need a hooker? News to me. Herring is what, 33? And the wunderkind Stewart hasn't followed up on last season, not to say that he won't. WHo else do Ulster have ? James McCormick is very highly rated and is on a development deal, Harry Walker is in the academy and captaining Ireland u19 along...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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. John McKee is at Leinster because the Ulster Academy wanted to turn him into a prop, and he and his Dad told them where to stick it, and he came down to Trinity and Le...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Of course it would be, if it’s financed by a government grant. There will be a time in the future when we are a highly competitive team where we will easily fill out a 20,000+ Ravenhill. When Ulster have went far in Europe and played big games at Lansdowne road we have always brought 30,000/40,000 ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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As I commented earlier, there is an enormous supressed demand for Leinster tickets.
Leinster/RDS need to start planning for 30k+ spectators, and the IRFU to increase LR capacity to at least 65k.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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I welcome his comments in relation to them applying for “10’s of millions worth of grants”. With Casement Park inevitably getting a lot more than was originally agreed then Ulster rugby are the poor relations. Football and GAA will get well over £60million each (GAA likely over £100million) and Uls...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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https://youtu.be/Ypke3Z6wt2Q Ulster new CEO I welcome his comments in relation to them applying for “10’s of millions worth of grants”. With Casement Park inevitably getting a lot more than was originally agreed then Ulster rugby are the poor relations. Football and GAA will get well over £60millio...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Who's going to tip off the IT ?
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:38 pm
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The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencement Notices (residential construction starts) for March and for Q1 2024. The data shows that a record 11,956 homes were commenced in the first three months of 2024, up 63% on the same p...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:04 pm
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Its a combination of the M50 being at capacity and the closeness of the junctions, and of course selfish drivers. The one that gets me is the guy who, instead of getting into the 4th exit lane good and early, zooms up the outside lane until almost at the junction, flicks on his indicator ( if you'r...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Its a combination of the M50 being at capacity and the closeness of the junctions, and of course selfish drivers. The one that gets me is the guy who, instead of getting into the 4th exit lane good and early, zooms up the outside lane until almost at the junction, flicks on his indicator ( if you're...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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It's not aimed at committed shinners.
It's aimed at the large disgruntled floating vote the shinners hoovered up last time.
It's aimed at the large disgruntled floating vote the shinners hoovered up last time.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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The political debate about health is getting, well, interesting. Yesterday you had Harris claiming that the SF 'alternate' budget allocated less money to Health than the actual budget to howls of derision from SF. Today you had the SF document disappearing from the SF website, before appearing again...