HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:51 pmSaddled with a crippling debt for a white elephant of a stadium?
Be thankful that the IRFU went above and beyond "proper" backing and bailed you out
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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Imagine where Munster would be with proper backing from the IRFU
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1585
Re: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
No, he's right. This Leinster team don't have the speed or physicality to trouble the Lions.Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:36 pmYou’re just a gobshite
Wingers are a real weakness in Irish rugby at the moment.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1585
Re: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
Poor from Turner, but real quality transition and finish from the Lions
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SRP Rd 9 - Reds v Highlanders
- Replies: 175
- Views: 1856
Re: SRP Rd 9 - Reds v Highlanders
As an Irishman I know painfully well how good the NZ defence can be, but some of the stuff at this level is really poor. Reds first try - 2 minutes in, so no fatigue, they maul it and go nowhere, then truck up two slow phases. This somehow creates a 7 on 3 to the right and Paisami crashes over. All ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
This better lot limit Osbourne's gametime or I will not be held accountable for my anti-Leinster bile on here.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
How Lions no. 8 and one of my fave players, Jack Conan, only got 9 minutes is a colossal waste of talent.
Leo out.
Leo out.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
What kind of achievements do you expect an academy player to have? He was already a starter for probably our best ever u20 side. You can reference PR posters bigging up such and such a player on limited viewings all you want but that's completely different to a professional coach not being able to ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Comparably type of player. Of course he was. Lock cum blindside, poacher, skillful, tough as nails. In the same way a 20 yr old Sean O'Brien was comparable to Rocky Elsom who had just won Leinster the HEC. This is like when Binge said Cathal Marsh was a similar type of player to Quade Cooper. Just ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
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There's the guts of a very good team in the Munster squad but not enough depth to handle injuries or even the endgame. On paper they've one of the best XVs in the club game. Bollox. There's 6 better dquads in France on paper. 1 in Ireland, probably 5 in the Prem and 1 in Italy. The front row is abs...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I think Craig Doyle's pissed.
Conan is better than Doris at the moment.
Conan is better than Doris at the moment.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Similar to Ireland too tbf It looks passive. When Leinster play they make yards for fun, but instead the tactic serms to be box kicking to Steward. We've stopped playing from our own half mostly. That worked out though! They run, they score. Cut the negative crap and the world is there for the taki...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5514
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
It looks passive.ZuLu wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:18 pmSimilar to Ireland too tbfMr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:17 pm I don't think Leicester are the team to do it but the Leinster defence still looks there for the taking by varying the type of attack.
When Leinster play they make yards for fun, but instead the tactic serms to be box kicking to Steward.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 68824
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Libbok's kicking game is woeful. There was huge wind, otherwise I feel he would have nailed it. Yeah, very difficult kick from that side for him in the wind. Would have been much easier from the other side. Try aside his kicking from hand was way off all day. Great running threat but not a top qual...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 68824
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Libbok's kicking game is woeful.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Leo was never going to make such a ballsy call I'd have Conan and H Byrne in starting. Shame Ahern can't get a start for Munster, but probably shows how well Hodnett is going. Conan over whom? Thanks for the question Hermie. Would have him in at 8 and Doris at 6. Think Conan is Leinster's form back...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Menoncello 6N player of the tournament
- Replies: 13
- Views: 364
Re: Menoncello 6N player of the tournament
What's the story with Minozzi? Himself Pani, Capuzzo and Lynagh make a great back three outside Garbisi, Menoncello and Brex.
Italy are a 9 away from a serious backline.
Italy are a 9 away from a serious backline.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Thanks! Watched a bit of the game, a shame the bench was emptied so early. The 10 was lively.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:41 pm highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhuLM1W ... ishRugbyTV
Any word on how Gene O'Leary Kareem went for the 19s?
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Just caught the game. Very impressive from Leinster. Russell isn't the finished article, but a very positive performance. Good players make metres and he did exactly that. Osbourne looks so classy and has so much time on the ball. Best I've seen H Byrne play - real statement performance. We might be...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
- Replies: 92
- Views: 2126
Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Mate, your capital city is a third world hole, as is London, and Paris, and Brussels, and Amsterdam, and Berlin and on and on This is nothing to be happy or even blasé about. TPTB have taken short of 30 years to f uck it all, and the only way is down. Yea we get it. You hate foreigners and it's the...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Talking about 7s going to throw Hodnetts name in the ring too. Munster a best player for last 18 months and outrageous with outrageous work rate and tackle/ruck stats. Dynamic if small carrier. Sub average jackal threat for an open side but has improved Ideally it would be Connors but his injury pr...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
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Great to win the championship. 2 in a row and next year we've England and France at home. The team looked well off though. Last game against England last year was the same and looked dodgy until the Englush got the red. The championship is long and I would agree that there should be more rotation. ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Despite Ireland winning the 6 Nations being something I spend most of the year dreaming about, I feel a deep sense of ennui tonight. We went into the competition an innovative team who were clinical in the redzone. We are now neither and there's a sense that we've peaked and the team needs a rebuild...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
France WC winners, Ire GS winners last year. Eng champions this year. Italy growing in ability. Not looking too bad for the future. England had access to the players this year with the premiership not active. France didn't, because after half a dozen years the RWC money has now finished and the clu...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
Did they fudge 24 tries. Best team. Ireland lucky to be in it on the final day really, denying England the slam their highlight. Oh and scraping past Italy at home. And they did not have to play against the best French selection unlike England who had the best XV we could pick to play against. Tbf ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
He went for the glory finish and got tackled.CM11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:06 pmWhat's did happen? Let me guess, he tried to pass to the guy on the left but passed it behind him into touch?Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:05 pm
It belongs on a Question of Sport 'what happens next' round.
Robbie Diack-esque.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
This is absolutely brilliant - rugby as it should be played. Running from everywhere, absolutely no fear
Guttted for Ireland, but England deserve it for beating this French team.
Guttted for Ireland, but England deserve it for beating this French team.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Sorry, this might be horseshit, as just in after 10 pints. But which wit kant decided we shouldn't play rugby today? Our players weren't given a chance to show what they can do. We kicked penalties instead of corners, we box kicked instead of attacking, we looked afraid of the game. I've watched ma...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Sorry, this might be horseshit, as just in after 10 pints. But which wit kant decided we shouldn't play rugby today? Our players weren't given a chance to show what they can do. We kicked penalties instead of corners, we box kicked instead of attacking, we looked afraid of the game. I've watched man...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
Thought the ref rode us all game, but made up for it at the death.
God I love u20's rugby, the madcap refs only add to it!
God I love u20's rugby, the madcap refs only add to it!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18338
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
Playing Opoku-Fordjour at this level is cheating.
Also thought he was a tighthead?
Also thought he was a tighthead?
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
- Replies: 1639
- Views: 45931
Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
[/quote] Reads like a bench from the amateur days before tactical subs when you'd just pick the players who lived closest to the ground to save on travelling expenses. [/quote] :lol: :lol: Think the one thing it's fair to say about Steve Borthwick is that he is an awful selector - biblically bad.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
A lot of work to do Yep. He's only slightly better than ROG was in defence and lightyears ahead in attack so still a bit to work on for a 20yo 100% worth the work though. He was suspect in D at u20 as well but hopefully something which can be worked on in a system and with more experience. The kid'...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: I was in my thirties
- Replies: 95
- Views: 2690
Re: I was in my thirties
The 07 World Cup drew me in as an opinionated Erasmus student living in Granada. I was 21
Now 37 and no longer living in Granada
Now 37 and no longer living in Granada
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Wales Match thread
- Replies: 1165
- Views: 21361
Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Wales Match thread
Suppose the chaos must be coming in the second half
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528500
- Views: 28771842
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Was looking at past u20 squads. The below is 2022 who won the slam. Oddly no one other than Prendergast looking like threatening the Irish squad in their careers and he was u19 that year. Aitzol King (Clontarf FC/Leinster) Andrew O’Mahony (UCC RFC/Munster) Daniel Hawkshaw (Clontarf FC/Leinster) Davi...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Big Joe McCarthy
- Replies: 92
- Views: 4086
Re: Big Joe McCarthy
Beirne, with Ryan on the bench. And Henderson as injury cover ☘️ The Lions pack at the mo would be something like: 1. Porter 2. Sheahan 3. Furlong 4. McCarthy 5. Beirne 6. O'Mahony 7. Van der Flier 8. Doris 16. Kelleher 17. Genge 18. Fagerson 19. Ryan 20. Baird/Wainwright 21. Conan Not too sure abo...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Big Joe McCarthy
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- Views: 4086
Re: Big Joe McCarthy
So who partner Big Joe in B&I Lions Test series? Beirne, with Ryan on the bench. And Henderson as injury cover ☘️ The Lions pack at the mo would be something like: 1. Porter 2. Sheahan 3. Furlong 4. McCarthy 5. Beirne 6. O'Mahony 7. Van der Flier 8. Doris 16. Kelleher 17. Genge 18. Fagerson 19. Rya...