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nabanoba

And I don't need any convincing re Ross. It looks like he's getting the gig for the final but honestly, I can't see how he holds his place next season. If we win the cup and especially if we win the double, I'd go straight to Prendergast. He's already shown improvement in defence from earlier in th...

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paddyor wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 11:38 pm
nabanoba wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 5:25 pm 10 tries, 90 seconds per conversion - 15 minutes of game time taken up.

that has to change.
Coupd easily have had 11 tries with the extra what 5 minutes?

Exactly, and given the quality of the tries, wouldn't that have been a wonderful thing.

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10 tries, 90 seconds per conversion - 15 minutes of game time taken up.

that has to change.

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Charger21 wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 11:47 am It might not be the right time, he might not be the right one?

Many rooms to explore, but the doors look the same.

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 11:29 am
CM11 wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 9:05 am
Floppykid wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 1:13 am

It's text, what's the problem?
It was a question not an exclamation. What does Connors offer that we need over VDF against Toulouse?
He’s bigger stronger and puts down the big men better

'Bigger, stronger, faster, Connors' - Daft Punk

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I need to watch again but he seemed to not back himself at all. Looked like he deliberately slowed because he knew he wouldn't make it and wanted support. Probably all correct and we did get the try so he can feel vindicated but it was still sad to see! If Leo wants to continue to waste Ireland's 2...

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We were up high in the Hill, so could see everything, but very far most of the time. Watching Ross try to run after his intercept was hilarious. I need to watch again but he seemed to not back himself at all. Looked like he deliberately slowed because he knew he wouldn't make it and wanted support....

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Leo Cullen can feck off. Classic negative shit. No rugby played after the 45th minute. When you have the best team and the best attack fùcking back yourself. Taking the best hooker in the world off after 52 mins made no sense, Ross Byrne is nor the answer to any question and how Baird is ahead of Co...

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Baird is headless lads

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Casey needs to wise-up and slow the fecking game down.

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You do realise how hard it is to get a visa from a country you wish to flee from? There aren't safe routes, we genuinely have 2 temporary schemes for Ukrainians and HKers plus being signed up to the UN deal (that we accept about 10 refugees a year from). This has been pointed out again and again. "...

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Something to build on for Ulster.

McCann and Baloucoune need to be in the next Ireland squad.

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HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:51 pm
nabanoba wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:48 pm Imagine where Munster would be with proper backing from the IRFU
Saddled 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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Imagine where Munster would be with proper backing from the IRFU

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:36 pm
Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:32 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:30 pm

Larmour, Keenan, JGP all fast

I said real pace
You’re just a gobshite

No, he's right. This Leinster team don't have the speed or physicality to trouble the Lions.

Wingers are a real weakness in Irish rugby at the moment.

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Poor from Turner, but real quality transition and finish from the Lions

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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.

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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.

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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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