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nabanoba

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 ...

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This better lot limit Osbourne's gametime or I will not be held accountable for my anti-Leinster bile on here.

nabanoba

How Lions no. 8 and one of my fave players, Jack Conan, only got 9 minutes is a colossal waste of talent.

Leo out.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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I think Craig Doyle's pissed.

Conan is better than Doris at the moment.

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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...

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ZuLu wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:18 pm
Mr. 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.
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.

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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...

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Libbok's kicking game is woeful.

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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...

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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.

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ZuLu wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:11 pm 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.

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:41 pm highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhuLM1W ... ishRugbyTV

Thanks! Watched a bit of the game, a shame the bench was emptied so early. The 10 was lively.

Any word on how Gene O'Leary Kareem went for the 19s?

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:06 pm
Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:05 pm
CM11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:04 pm

I will hunt you down.

It belongs on a Question of Sport 'what happens next' round.
What's did happen? Let me guess, he tried to pass to the guy on the left but passed it behind him into touch?

He went for the glory finish and got tackled.

Robbie Diack-esque.

nabanoba

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.

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Keith wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:37 pm That Tuilagi is such a fat, lazy shit. Without his bulk he's nothing
at this level. Won't make it at the highest level unless there's some decent conditioning work goes in.

You know fudge all about rugby.

nabanoba

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...

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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...

nabanoba

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!

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Playing Opoku-Fordjour at this level is cheating.

Also thought he was a tighthead?

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[/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.

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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'...

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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

nabanoba

Suppose the chaos must be coming in the second half

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Ireland U20s: 15. Ben O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster) 14. Finn Treacy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) 13. Wilhelm de Klerk (UCD RFC/Leinster) 12. Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) 11. Hugo McLaughlin (Lansdowne FC/Leinster) 10. Jack Murphy (Clontarf FC/Leinster) 9. Oliver Coffey (Blackrock College RFC/Lein...

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feckwanker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:29 pm
Bogbunny wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:27 pm
earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:06 am 25 years since Ulster changed the fortunes of Irish provinces in Europe.

Oh yeah, you guys have went from strength to strength since....

Great comeback Feckwanker. That'll show those Nordie pricks.

nabanoba

expected french team in the press, with moefana on the wing and bb on the bench, 6-2 split 15. Ramos; 14. Penaud, 13. Danty, 12. Fickou, 11. Moefana; 10. Jalibert, 9. Lucu; 7. Ollivon, 8. Alldritt, 6. Cros; 5. Willemse, 4. Gabrillagues; 3. Atonio, 2. Mauvaka, 1. Baille Remplaçants : 16. Marchand, 1...

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We be weak on the wing

Would have taken Hume with Ringers covering wing.

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