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If ever an image could sum up the last few pages, it's this: https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-27-2015/GYANi7.gif The hand wringing and chicken-little sky-is-falling hysteria over the last 24 hours has been so funny to read and catch up on. All over... *checks notes*... a 6 month temp contract and ano...

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Looking at Leinster's first choice team (Porter, Sheahan, Furlong, McCarthy, Ryan, Baird, VDF, Doris, JGP, Byrne, Lowe, Henshaw, Ringrose, JOB, Keenan) we get the following who would start elsewhere but have to settle for bench or worse at Leinster Kelleher, Conan, Byrne, Osborne, Larmour, Frawley....

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triplebogey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:45 pm Anyone know if the full Leinster game is up on YouTube at all? I've searched obviously but sometimes weird small channels have it.

https://www.youtube.com/live/0F1_uSF8Ir ... qFw8mbkaqU

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What's the story with Ringrose?? From the Independent (in the Tupou article): https://m.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/hes-certainly-big-and-powerful-leo-cullen-asked-about-leinster-link-with-tongan-thor-taniela-tupou/a1056715651.html In more immediate matters, Cullen is sweating over th...

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Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:31 am That’s Petrie, McFarland and Burns away in two months. A new era is upon us.

Good stuff!

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:45 am This thread also highlights just how unimportant everyone felt the referendum was given it took nearly two weeks for biffer to notice.

As an Irishman abroad, I didn't even know it had taken place until reading about it today in the context of Varadkar stepping down...

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Correction, I was saying that you don't write things as they're pronounced. Yes, we do :? Different to how they'd be spelt in English, of course. But spelt how they are pronounced. Just like how Spanish uses J differently than English does. And how Vietnamese uses D. And German uses W... etc etc et...

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The unofficial ones on YT now are all AI generated, hence why they are so bad. Official ones are blocked abroad now as well. NZ ones are good. The official SR and TRC stuff, or the NZRU. Short highlights sticky after a game, and then longer detailed ones after a day or so. Everyone should just foll...

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The unofficial ones on YT now are all AI generated, hence why they are so bad. Official ones are blocked abroad now as well.

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The TMO would have reviewed it silently in the background and if he thought there was foul play then he’d notify the ref with ‘Check, Check’. He did. The ref and he had a conversation where the TMO confirms that it was his own man. He never communicates this to the players though. He's the ref, doe...

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Once thing from Sundays game that might influence Andy Farrell is James Ryan as a captain. He just doesn't have the communication skills. Pestering refs is not a good strategy imo. You need to highlight a few things per match and let the ref get on with it. If you try pester them they stop listenin...

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I’m struggling to think of a better All Black performance in 35 or so years watching. That was quite possibly the most focused and as close to perfect as you can get in international rugby, for an All Black side anyway. There have been lots of big wins of course, but games of that intensity where i...

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My brother knows an ex AB well connected to the coaching team. NZ have been looking to build and peak for this 1/4 and subsequent weeks. Deliberately below par for Saffers at Twickenham and the start of the tourney against France. I know it’s not rocket science, but I’m not sure any previous AB tea...

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Loving that lineup. All 3 locks get some time off before the quarter finals (presuming Beirne makes way for Ryan), delighted for McCloskey to get a run, great seeing Conan back and Sheehan starting. Good stuff.

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:57 pm Yup, all our 6n games this year were close to or over 40 minutes in play.

Yeah, this notion that Ireland don't want to play or that the SA match is the norm is way off.

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November2019 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:51 pm
Rugbynut2 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:09 pmThe blame for the troubles can be laid almost equally at the feet of the Southern Irish as they could at the British army.
No one ever blames the Eastern and Western Irish for anything

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 4:45 pm I just glanced and it was like 20 a month! Must have looked at the wrong subscription. Yeah I'll get TSN then if it's 8.

Think it's $20 or maybe more for a full TSN subscription alright, but you don't need that - just TSN Plus (TSN+) and that's only $8. https://www.tsn.ca/tsnplus

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Anyone know of sites or YouTube channels uploading replays of the match? Cant use RTE player abroad without a VPN unfortunately Are you still in Canada? $8 a month for TSN+. Don't need a full TSN subscription or even cable - can watch on the app on your smart TV, on their website, or app on your ph...

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they need to look at their decision making, should have gone for the corner with nearly all of the penalties they attempted. Their decision making is a mess and it's Rassie's fault. The lights system is a damning indictment of their lack of trust in the players and undermines their leaders. Same wa...

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Bok try - pass was forward https://x.com/garbhain1/status/1705677479501856936?s=46&t=18-2pUjSLr1BllQDdwlBMg That seemed pretty obvious at the time to every except the Ref, the two ARs and the TMO - and thousands of Bok fans of course. I'm glad it didn't cost Ireland the game. The ref did not go to ...

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I love all the comments that SA left so much out there and will be better. As if Ireland didn't and can't be.

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All the talk will be of SA’s missed goal kicks but our lineout shitting the bed was arguably worth as many points in the first half Probably worth more. Fact Ireland didn't drop the heads and fall away after that was massive. I know there as luck involved, as DP said, but they put themselves in a p...

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Always irrelevant tbh. We always needed to beat Scotland Yep all counts for nothing unless we put the jocks away Liked that, bar Murray, there wasn't a massive celebration on the final whistle. They know that (a) the job is not done. Still bigger games to come, and (b) that they can and should be b...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:35 pm Front row both their starters and finishers are stronger at scrum time ( not using that phrase " bomb squad " f**king hate it)

and yet you used "finishers"...

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If Ireland win all their pool games they would need to go on a winning streak of 20 to win the RWC. Is it fair to say that a loss in the pool would make a RWC win more likely? Needing to win 3 or 4 in a row vs 20? A lot of crap posted over the last few days but this beats the lot A 20 win streak wo...

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I see I'm alone in thinking Kelleher will still travel :lol: Provided he's passed fit, two hookers will be fine for the opening matches. If one picks up an injury, Stewart is called up immediately (vital he gets more time this weekend as a result) and if someone pulls up in a warm up, Healy and VDF ...

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The old school method. In their own room from day 1 (and no such thing as cot alarms). That is how the majority of you were raised up, but I suppose that is evidence that we got it wrong. :P Survivorship bias ;) "SIDS rates declined considerably from 130.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to ...

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Congratulations GoE! Only important thing is that they sleep on their own in the cot with no blankets or toys etc. use a baby sleeping bag. Own room or same room makes no difference - baby monitor will wake you you never fully conk with a new born anyway. You can get the owlet sock if you’re really ...

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:19 pm Haven't had time to watch any of the warmups, any youtube channels still going unzapped who post full replays?

Ireland v Italy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVOf3wb2rXY
Ireland v England - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QB0RCM5MGA

Not great quality, mind

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What is promising is that there are a few positions where previously the starter had a big gap but now it's smaller. Hooker, Furlong/Bealham, McCarthy raising his game, Conan back in form, Doris looking decent at 7 and the 4 centres. Agreed. Between that and the positive re first receivers above, t...

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Ah, you're overegging it there. The drop from Sheahan to next in line is smaller than Sexton to next in line but it's not a chasm for the latter. :lol: Yes it is Agreed, it is. I don't think Byrne is as bad as some make out on here, but he's not even as good as those who think he's ok either. Truth...

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Ireland, generally young players apart from Buckley and Moloney. 1. Buckley 2. Stewart 3. Salanoa 4. Murray 5. Moloney 6. Hodnett 7. Penney 8. McCann 9. Doak 10. Prendregast 11. McIlroy 12. Moore 13. Osborne 14. Nash 15. Frawley Ollie Jager is still eligible isn't he? Not that he'll be picked or ev...

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the sexiest jersey launched in years Isn't that "just" some supporters kit/merchandise? It's still class though, so so good. And the new jersey is really nice as well. After Leinster's home one from this past season, and Connacht's European kit, and now Munster's actual match jersey, even the match...

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 4:49 pm Yeah, I have to do that I guess, can't you affirm or something not quite the same?

Not that I know of! Quick google suggests everyone over 14 has to do it and has to attend the ceremony

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Is this going to be an issue for anyone? I believe Floppy had to pledge to suck Charles’ cock before the Canadians would talk to him Haven't applied for that quite yet. We do have to pledge to the King/Queen as part of the citizenship ceremony alright, as part of the Oath of Citizenship. Mrs LL is ...

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MungoMan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:36 am Which in practice (in such instances) is the equivalent of adhering to the relevant RL law: 'The Referee should not disallow a try because he was not in a position to see the grounding of the ball.'.

Agreed. But therein lies the problem - it's not in any guidelines or Laws (unlike RL). Surprising.

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Thanks lads, that's what I thought. Though, to be clear, there is a guess and benefit of the doubt in a decision to call it held up - it's the same as League, just favouring the defence instead of attack. Counter point: You are required to eliminate the possibility of a try because you haven't seen...

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Thanks lads, that's what I thought. Though, to be clear, there is a guess and benefit of the doubt in a decision to call it held up - it's the same as League, just favouring the defence instead of attack.

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I'm referring here to amateur rugby, i.e. no TMO Can anyone confirm is there is anything in the Laws or World Rugby guidelines for officials re being unsighted when it comes to the grounding of the ball for a try? Discussion being had because a ref did not give a score and called it held up because,...

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