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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I think they start favourites!!! Too many average players in the Ulster 23. On another note, Bel tel reporting that there are two leading contenders for the Ulster job. Richie Murphy & Jared Payne. That journo is completely unreliable and blatantly got things wrong in the past. Nothing there is exa...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Yeah the bench is really weak. Injuries are stacking up when you look at who isn't available: LH: Kitshoff HK: Herring TH: TOT, Moore SR: Henderson, Treadwell BR: Timoney, Reffell SH: Doak FH: Flannery CT: Hume, Moore Issue of course the pack and it shows on the bench. Absolutely baffled to see Gre...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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If I was to guess i'd say it is because arguing with someone who cannot maintain consistency on their points is a futile exercise. You are either stating something you believe or not. Teams by fielding weakened teams are disrespecting the competition and that reduces the credibility of the competit...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Taking over from Murphy? seems like ulster dont want a leinster man in charge? Have to confess as a Munster man, I'm not over the moon at the appointment of Turnstiles to the Lucifer gig myself. But hey-ho. I look forward to positive and even-handed outcomes proving my distinctly unchristian suspic...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The answer, as with central contracts, is blindingly obvious. The other teams need to improve to a level where Leinster can't send a reserve squad or for a few games a season. I don't support Leinster, but all this recent talk is excusing much needed conversations about fixing what's gone wrong in ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Do you have a breakdown of these Sheer numbers of players Leinster have more than the other provinces, I have a feeling it isn't as big as people make out. Ulster in particular haven't developed their talented players Hume, Stockdale, Balacoune, Moore who have the physical attributes and natural ta...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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There is a fair bit of success breeds success at Leinster. A bit like how Murray improved dramatically on the Lions tour, being in an environment of top level players brings everyone up. It's probably why decent players for us don't always excel elsewhere. Looking particularly at Jordi Murphy there...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528669
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The answer, as with central contracts, is blindingly obvious. The other teams need to improve to a level where Leinster can't send a reserve squad or for a few games a season. I don't support Leinster, but all this recent talk is excusing much needed conversations about fixing what's gone wrong in ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528669
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The answer, as with central contracts, is blindingly obvious. The other teams need to improve to a level where Leinster can't send a reserve squad or for a few games a season. I don't support Leinster, but all this recent talk is excusing much needed conversations about fixing what's gone wrong in ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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As top dog or as Head/Senior Coach w/ Richie Murphy in a DoR-type role I wonder.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:34 am South African coach Frans Ludeke being tipped to join Ulster next season.
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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528669
- Views: 28821275
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Care to explain how we mind our international players while playing them in every game? One of the primary reasons pretty much every decent player stays in Ireland is player welfare but to you the players are just pawns? I don't know. Fewer games maybe? Or better rotation so that you don't have all...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Munster would send the exact same level of team in Leinster's situation and you all damn well know it
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Leinster not signing a TH? fudge. doesnt look like it You’ll just have to make do with Barrett and Snyman. Tough times. Alternatively we should shit prop swap and give you Marty back for Byrne :thumbup: Give me a fit Tupou over both. Disaster. All this chat about moneybags Leinster and we can't eve...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Unfortunately the halfbacks who should have given a bit of cohesion to the game weren't very good and some of the young players such as Osborne and Brownlee were, simply, awful. Both very young of course but if Brownlee is going to Munster I'm not sure that he'll be that much of a loss from what I'...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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One way to look at the stats is that our inept attack kept the ball away from the Lions for significant periods of time and thus kept the score down. :lol: They basically scored anytime they got the ball. Would be nice to have some genuine pace though. Watching our players trying to keep up was dep...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Did you see the match stats? Whatever about losing, the scoreline is awful given how much ball we had. I would say nearly all their tries came of 1/2 phases and mainly turnover ball. All of the SA teams have lightening back 3s. Only saw the first half and certainly holds true for their 22 points th...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528669
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Unfortunately the halfbacks who should have given a bit of cohesion to the game weren't very good and some of the young players such as Osborne and Brownlee were, simply, awful. Both very young of course but if Brownlee is going to Munster I'm not sure that he'll be that much of a loss from what I'v...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:13 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 1:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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One of my fondest memories of 09 was bumping into a friend on the way to the match and he was proudly wearing his Munster jersey (Clongowes lad, born and bred in Dublin. Statto knows who I'm talking about) and he was all full of it about how My syer were going to win and was I ready for a thorough ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Leinster fans running around the internet like Chemical Ali, telling everyone that everything is fine in Irish rugby, so. :lol: I know it's a troll, but I'll bite anyway. Ireland are currently ranked No. 2 in the world, after more than a year being ranked at 1. Ireland won the 6N this season after ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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He's on the bench. 6/2 splitNovember2019 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:41 pmDamn, Hodnett's a loss
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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And Jager and Casey as well probably.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Munster: Simon Zebo; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; RG Snyman, Tadhg Beirne (C); Peter O’Mahony, Alex Kendellen, Jack O’Donoghue. Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Josh Wycherley, Oli Jager, Tom Ahern,...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
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Re: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
What's the difference? Leo Cullen refers to Leinster as a club, that's good enough for me. No need to word police.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Where'd you see that?
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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: Diarmuid Mangan (1) 7: Scott Penny ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Don't know about that. The emergence of Joe McCarthy has been massive.Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:07 am The performance last weekend also put an end to the notion that James Ryan going off injured lost Leinster the final.
It had an impact no doubt, but La Rochelle just stepped up a gear that Leinster couldn’t match at the time.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Hika Reid, who was apparently an All Black, use to coach in Portadown college I think. Myself and a few others from the club was told to go to Belfast for some reason, Hika Reid took us for a few training sessions. Gary Longwell was there, Brian mclaaughlin was walking about, Niall Annett was very ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The draft system is a daft idea. Young lads will be shipped off to the four corners of Ireland when they just want to stay in Dublin with their mates, say fudge this and go to France. Also it will dilute provincial identity which is diluted enough as it is. I find the Kiwi system crazy. The three B...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5759
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The draft system is a daft idea. Young lads will be shipped off to the four corners of Ireland when they just want to stay in Dublin with their mates, say fudge this and go to France. Also it will dilute provincial identity which is diluted enough as it is. I find the Kiwi system crazy. The three B...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5759
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The draft system is a daft idea. Young lads will be shipped off to the four corners of Ireland when they just want to stay in Dublin with their mates, say fudge this and go to France. Also it will dilute provincial identity which is diluted enough as it is. I find the Kiwi system crazy. The three Ba...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Really? What did he say? He has been fairly gracious up to now.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:46 am ROG on OTB this morning, sour out and throwing barbs at leinster and leinster fans as to be expected.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Why are Ulster suddenly incapable of producing players? The 2010s had a shit tonne of backs. They still have good backs. Good on paper, none of them are really fulfilling their potential bar McCloskey. Balacoune must be one of the biggest disappointments in recent years. Could have been top class. ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
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Re: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
It's a total mystery. Hopefully some of those nearing full fitness - such as JOB, Ngatai, Ringrose - make it back.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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For about the hundredth time, publicly funded schools elsewhere in Ireland cannot put the same level of funding into rugby as the schools in Dublin do, the money isn't there. And no it didn't happen overnight but it's not a surprise that it started about 10 years after professionalism as Leinster's...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
leinster the new toulon.so many internationals but need more. wheres he even going to play when you have keenan at FB and henshaw/ringrose at centre-wing? Leinster are limited to 3 overseas signings and only in certain positions. Nothing like Toulon, Toulouse, Saracens, Racing, La Rochelle etc. Eve...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Hard to get your act together when one province has nearly double the budget of any of the others and they are haemorrhaging players while said province with the big budget stockpiles them And the Leinster schools system is a massive advantage, why do you think the other squads have loads of guys w...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Leinster have a smaller senior squad though with a bigger academy. Also it's not like the Leinster academy only provides for Leinster. Leinster have a 44 man senior squad containing 26 Irish internationals (21 of whom have been involved with Ireland in the past year) and 3 capped NIQs, Leinster are...