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by He Man Rugger Pints
Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I never thought Toner would go on to have the career he did when he was younger, got the absolute most out of his abilities and became a quality international lock. Some trophy cabinet he is retiring with.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Player of the 6 Nations?
Replies: 80
Views: 4316

Re: Player of the 6 Nations?

Baille for me, thought he was outstanding. Could pick any number of the French though, they are so strong throughout.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Antoine Dupont, the new IRB world player of the year
Replies: 81
Views: 4429

Re: Antoine Dupont, the new IRB world player of the year

I'd tune in to watch any game he's in, he is ridiculously good.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Thu Dec 09, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Are you telling me the Glasgow City 7s in 2013-14 doesn't count? Who knows, maybe if Ulster had a decent 10 we might have won something. Maybe, if you just dive for the line..... https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2013/05/diack.gif That gif never fails to make me laugh, what the fudge was going through...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is DuPont > Aaron Smith?
Replies: 56
Views: 3594

Re: Is DuPont > Aaron Smith?

Dupont is the best player in the world for me right now, just a freak who enormously impacts every game he plays in.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ireland v Argentina, Sun Nov 21st, KO @ 2:15pm
Replies: 420
Views: 20794

Re: Ireland v Argentina, Sun Nov 21st, KO @ 2:15pm

Argentina weren't quite as bad as scoreboard suggested but they weren't great. Really a day for the forwards, there were a few times we had numbers in the second half out wide but forwards got over the line. Henshaw was rusty but that's fair enough. Would have liked to see Balacoune get the ball mor...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Anybody into Crypto
Replies: 3086
Views: 158073

Re: Anybody into Crypto

Bought about 120 quid (I think) of Eth at the start of 2018, it fell off immediately. I tried to sell it, obviously f**ked that up and forgot about my Coinbase account. Checked it a few months ago to look up something I had read about and it was about 1400. Like finding it down the back of the sofa....
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Keenan is such a tidy player, the pass last week for Conway's try and for Lowe today was very good. Just does all of the basics really really well. If you could put his brain into Stockdale's body it would be something else! Henderson was very good too, thought unfairly penalised once for coming thr...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Travellers - what’s their deal?
Replies: 65
Views: 7033

Re: Travellers - what’s their deal?

It's a shit "culture" to be born into and near impossible to penetrate. State in Ireland has spent a fortune housing them, providing pathways to education etc, then you see the houses burnt out and very few taking the help offered to escape the cycle through education. The only way to smash it would...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2nd pfizer vaccine
Replies: 120
Views: 8391

Re: 2nd pfizer vaccine

I felt like I was half pissed a few hours after the second, then just lethargic and dopey for the rest of the day and bit of the following. Was all back to normal after about 30 hours I'd say and not a bad reaction at all in the grand scheme of things.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Respected Irish journo: "Marcus Smith has an oompa-loompa tan"
Replies: 193
Views: 16184

Re: Respected Irish journo: "Marcus Smith has an oompa-loompa tan"

I think I'm getting exactly what you're saying.I'm sensitive about racism and you're trying to make that out to be a bad thing. Was he talking about Henson? No, he made remarks based on a person's skin colour, how you keep trying to justify this is beyond me. As I asked already, how would you appro...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Soldier F
Replies: 67
Views: 4435

Re: Soldier F

Think Eastwood did the right thing putting his name into the public sphere. I know the GFA gave murderers amnesty but it's not like their names were wiped from the record. Cleary should have seen prison a long time ago but being known by the public for what he did is a crumb of justice if the Britis...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Mon May 03, 2021 8:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: La Rochelle v Leinster
Replies: 321
Views: 22418

Re: La Rochelle v Leinster

Must be slightly gutting for Australians to see a player like Skelton bullying teams at the top level in Europe, they really can't afford to be losing forwards like him. Was like an 18 year old playing against the U12's at times, just a freak.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: David v Goliath: Ireland v England, KO 16:45, Sat Mar 20th
Replies: 1038
Views: 58891

Re: David v Goliath: Ireland v England, KO 16:45, Sat Mar 20th

Henderson and Beirne are immense today.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: PR Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal
Replies: 2421
Views: 319739

Re: PR Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal

Colic sounds like hell. Had our first in October and the first few weeks are like nothing I've ever experienced, I felt utterly inept and the lack of sleep does nothing for anyone's general demeanor. It's gotten waayyyy better since then and we're in a nice routine (touch wood) but I totally get how...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Dec 12, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Condolences Bogbunny, it's a rollercoaster. My mother passed away recently after a short illness too, it's a shit time.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: PR Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal
Replies: 2421
Views: 319739

Re: PR Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal

Sorry to hear that Floppy. My mother died after a fairly quick illness about two months back, kinda went on autopilot as I had a kid about two weeks after but fudge me did it catch up with me the last few days. Anyone have any experience with grief counselling and thoughts on it? Need to try manage ...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dupont named player of 2020 6N
Replies: 15
Views: 1127

Re: Dupont named player of 2020 6N

First French player to win it, that's mental! Always feel France are overlooked when people are putting together dream teams etc, maybe not for the last decade when they weren't very good but in general.

Class player!
by He Man Rugger Pints
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Having kids ... yay or nay?
Replies: 191
Views: 10386

Re: Having kids ... yay or nay?

Had the first a few weeks back, it's a very surreal experience. Centre of my universe and my priorities have completely shifted, had a great life before and I intend on continuing to do so but it's obviously going to be different. It's also like living with a difficult alcoholic who shits and pisses...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Oct 17, 2020 12:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: French terror attacks.
Replies: 381
Views: 17300

Re: Teacher beheaded in France

Stumbled across a picture on Twitter which I wish I hadn't seen. How people can be apologetic for this stuff is beyond me.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irishers: Schools advice Rathfarnham
Replies: 46
Views: 2152

Re: Irishers: Schools advice Rathfarnham

Finished in 2000 but I went to Ballyroan BNS for primary school. The principle at the time was hugely involved in basketball and so that was the main sport along with GAA. They had a cool "woodlands recreation area" which was cool at the time. I really enjoyed it there but God knows if any of the te...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why is JK Rowling suddenly evil?
Replies: 832
Views: 67987

Re: Why is JK Rowling suddenly evil?

My tinfoil hat theory is that Russia is pumping some of their black cash into the issue to destabilise the left in the West. It's off putting for enough people to stop them voting lib dem, labour, democrat etc to make a difference. Helps drive people into the arms of the Republicans, Tories etc who ...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why is JK Rowling suddenly evil?
Replies: 832
Views: 67987

Re: Why is JK Rowling suddenly evil?

Horrible person alright, pure evil. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/02/jk-rowling-donates-crisis-refuge-homeless-domestic-abuse-uk-charities-coronavirus https://www.lifehack.org/462821/j-k-rowling-loses-her-billionaire-status-because-of-being-too-generous https://www.philanthropy-impact.o...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Deegan at 23? Some sort of attempt to convert him into a centre or something? :?
by He Man Rugger Pints
Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Mullet's 100% Accurate Best Jersey for each team
Replies: 155
Views: 7970

Re: Mullet's 100% Accurate Best Jersey for each team

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Some of the early Super Rugby jerseys were pretty swish.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I like the jersey, the blurb though! :roll:

"It's blue because Leinster wear blue" would have sufficed.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Whisky Thread
Replies: 896
Views: 163799

Re: The Whisky Thread

Hellraiser wrote:My most extravagant recent purchases include these:
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The concept behind this is very cool.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Think the Paddy Jackson situation forced Schmidt's hand there a bit too.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I haven't seen Madigan play for a few years now but his form would have fallen off a cliff massively were he to be behind Burns.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sun Aug 09, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The PR Book Thread
Replies: 1528
Views: 218758

Re: The PR Book Thread

https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/http%3A%2F%2Fcom.ft.imagepublish.upp-prod-us.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5ecdf9b4-8374-11ea-b555-37a289098206?fit=scale-down&source=next&width=300 Just finished this, excellent and fairly detailed account of Putin's ascent to his current position and ...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your most embarrassing oversight of an international player
Replies: 86
Views: 6522

Re: Your most embarrassing oversight of an international pla

Andrew Trimble, think probably because he came through so young and so raw. Just took a few seasons for the rest of his game to round out and he turned out a fantastic player for Ireland. Devin Toner probably as well.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: John Hume Gooooooooonnneeeee
Replies: 18
Views: 3861

Re: John Hume Gooooooooonnneeeee

Up there with Daniel O'Connell as the greatest ever Irishman. I would love to see a major street in Dublin named in his honour.

RTE did a doc on him as part of a series on "Ireland's greatest ever Irish person" a few years ago, worth a watch. He won too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBd7vSJtbU
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

They put themselves in a shitty situation whatever way you paint it. There's a lot can go wrong when you carry on like that, especially in this day and age.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

10 years ago today, first game in the Aviva. 68-0. Leinster/Ulster team 15. Sam Coghlan Murray (Leinster) 14. Craig Gilroy (Ulster) 13. Alex Kelly (Leinster) 12. Luke Marshall (Ulster) Captain 11. Andrew Boyle (Leinster) 10. Paddy Jackson (Ulster) 9. Peter du Toit (Leinster) 1. James Tracy (Leinste...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Recommend me a sports autobiography/biography
Replies: 49
Views: 5447

Re: Recommend me a sports autobiography/biography

https://www.easons.com/globalassets/5637150827/all/books/sports/sports-biography/9781471175398.jpg?width=251&height=389&mode=max See you've already made your purchase but this is one of the best sports biographies I've read in a few years. The background to his upbringing, borderline abusive father...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why is JK Rowling suddenly evil?
Replies: 832
Views: 67987

Re: Why is JK Rowling suddenly evil?

Words lose their meaning/power when they're thrown around for every little thing. If you call everyone racist/transphobic/bigoted etc who isn't an absolutist in their thought process or sees shades of grey in different scenarios then unfortunately those words lose all meaning and actual bigotry gets...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Wed May 06, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403689

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Pretty sure it's more that Gilroy is a below a halfwit rather than a racist.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Mon May 04, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who have YOU played with XV?
Replies: 125
Views: 14815

Re: Who have YOU played with XV?

Played with: 15. Kenny Murphy 11. Anthony Horgan 10. ROG 9. Stringer + Meara 7. Wallace 5. Mick O'Driscoll 4. Donnacha O'Callaghan 3. Mike Ross 2. Frankie Sheehan + John Fogarty Plus Sexton and Fanning if you include club friendlies, etc. If you include against: George Clancy Felipe Contepomi That’...
by He Man Rugger Pints
Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The PR Book Thread
Replies: 1528
Views: 218758

Re: The PR Book Thread

Yep, I was reasonably ignorant of what went on in the East of Europe after WW2 beyond the Iron Curtain going up but that really got me in this book. Files on what he did were only declassified in the 90's because he had been loyal to the Polish government in exile. Amazing individual.
by He Man Rugger Pints
Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The PR Book Thread
Replies: 1528
Views: 218758

Re: The PR Book Thread

Set myself a challenge to read 24 books this year, pissing through them so far. Generally don't watch tv and given that the tv I did watch was mainly live sport I'm barely touching the thing. https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/d/db/51eq24cRtRL._SX331_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg/revision/...