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Larmour was excellent I thought, especially defensively. great to see. He has been really really good the last while. Delighted for him. His rucking is really strong. Gets right under people and clears out really effectively. The new and improved Dave Kearney? Or the less good Earlsie? Learnage

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ROC said it looks like Ringer may not make it back this season, interested to see injury update today. That’s pretty shit for him if true , he’s had more than his fair share of injuries over his career to date . Where does it leave Leinster if Henshaw or Osbourne get injured? Frawley to 12 if Keena...

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ROC said it looks like Ringer may not make it back this season, interested to see injury update today. That’s pretty shit for him if true , he’s had more than his fair share of injuries over his career to date . Where does it leave Leinster if Henshaw or Osbourne get injured? Frawley to 12 if Keena...

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Didn’t think Larmour had this in his locker: https://x.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1779804666903056652 It seems to be something the whole squad has been working on . Both the quantity and quality of offloads and tip on passes before contact was a real feature of the game. It completely nullified the...

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Margin_Walker wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:18 am FWIW I don't think City will go perfect. It's a competitive league and odd results happen

I just don't think Arsenal will from here either.

I thought it was unlikely we’d win at both Spurs and ManU , more so now

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“manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality “ So yeah , the bolded bit is the very definition of gaslighting, a common personality trait for a narcissist. Your posts are all there for everyone to see. Pretty hard to gaslight someone when there's a written record. If we're...

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Sweet Jesus the f**king state of this thread and this argument in particular. Some of you need it go to bed and preserve whatever bit of dignity you have left I think you need to do us both a favour and put me on ignore because you're not capable of objective or rational thought when it comes to re...

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Not sure Nols, I certainly didn’t call anyone a wit kant anyway . I don’t need to be emotionally involved in an argument to make some observations on the carnage that’s unfolding either

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The point was that Munster got the 2.30 slot prior to the floodlights being installed and kept it. It was the main/only rugby slot on RTE. Whether it was AIL, six nations or Munster playing. Sweet Jesus the f**king state of this thread and this argument in particular. Some of you need it go to bed ...

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And the European cup started in? Oh fùck me, the media love in started in 2000, when Rog kicked that conversion in the famously bright sunlight of Thomond Park at 5 o clock on a January Saturday. The point was that Munster got the 2.30 slot prior to the floodlights being installed and kept it. It w...

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Oh well , I don’t think any of us thought we were going the distance anyway

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It'll be interesting to see if it means he'll be backup 13 to an SOB in his natural position should that Frisch lad leave. He was almost good enough to get capped a few years back but similar to Thornbury (also leaving) he just had an awful habit of getting a lengthy injury when momentum was buildi...

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Tallin and Helsinki are connected by a sub 2 hour ferry ride . You could split your four nights between the two city’s and that would give you ample time to see the main attractions in each Good call. Easy trip and Tallinn is great to stroll around. Don’t know if bear is in season then. I haven’t t...

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Tallin and Helsinki are connected by a sub 2 hour ferry ride . You could split your four nights between the two city’s and that would give you ample time to see the main attractions in each

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Airport pints
Random coupe of beers in the middle of the day just because you’re on holiday
Pre match pints before 6N game
Funeral pints - sad occasions but some of the best get togethers. You might need to be Irish to understand

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grimoald wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:14 pm There's sod all in that, don't think its even a penalty. If Arendse wanted to kick him, he would have kicked him properly rather than that glancing thing.

I think the ref handled it pretty well with good comms

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nardol wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:04 pm Rob Russell a big weakness in this team

He’s been brilliant tonight

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Milne looking more impressive than very time we see him

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Duhan van der Merwe was the Top Try scorer with Sheenan. Italy was such a success. They've beaten Wales and Scotland and managed a draw against France. They've lost by a whisker against England 24-27 . Tommaso Menoncello was one of their stars in all this. Would say it's a two horse race. And you w...

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Nice warm up for Georgia. Maybe even give their young players a run out Last time the two sides met it was a comfortable 43-19 win. Georgia are overreaching themselves here. This. The team that put 43 points on them last year was basically the same side that we're currently fielding. Even as gash a...

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Thornley with slightly green-tinged glasses: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/03/19/gerry-thornleys-six-nations-2024-team-of-the-tournament/? Just the ten Irish players ... Can you imagine if the English printed something like this? Embarrassing. No non-Irish journalist would have Lowe, ...

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Thought Aki went missing against England when the going got tough. Earl for me. Didn’t think he was much cop before the tournament so you’re got to factor in surprise value but he seemed consistently good and seems to be an English eight who lives up to the hype. Going missing when the going gets t...

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Menoncello shirely though, has to be the find of the 6N, despite very stiff competition from the French newbies. I thought Brex or Lamaro were more important for the Italians than him Yeah , Brex for me was the outstanding Italian player of the tournament. I had him on my shortlist with Earl and Ak...

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POM now out on his own with 5 titles as first choice? Possibly never be overtaken. Doris is 25 with 2 already, looks set to be a mainstay for another 8 years I would say, could match it. You could probably say the same for Sheehan . Porter has 3 as a 28 year old prop . He could go for another 6/7 y...

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The forum wouldn’t be the same without Willie tbf

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Nolanator wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:22 pm
Conspicuous wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:56 pm
Nolanator wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:48 pm I hope England enjoy that feeling
There’s that nasty republican streak rearing its ugly head again. You wouldn’t have sad that before your move to Belfast you over educated man-child

Go to bed you gimp

You might have missed Willie’s post

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Was in Dublin the other weekend and it’s an absolute dive. How it’s so expensive or supposedly prosperous I don’t know. Couldn’t afford to stay in a nice part of town eh Stayed on O’ Connell street which seemed to consist mainly of vape shops and slot machine halls. Population of the town as a a wh...

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You’re comparing their best with our worst . We deserved to win the championship, nothing fortunate about our wins The points difference speaks volumes Yeah. Plus 84 compared to like 0 for France and England. We won a slugfest today and never really looked like losing. Another championship in the b...

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Nolanator wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:48 pm I hope England enjoy that feeling

There’s that nasty republican streak rearing its ugly head again. You wouldn’t have sad that before your move to Belfast you over educated man-child

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Bogbunny wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:30 pm We are fortunate winners TBF

On tonight's performance France or England would flatten us physically and in the backs.

You’re comparing their best with our worst . We deserved to win the championship, nothing fortunate about our wins

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It feels fine. There’s the relief it’s over. The realisation that it doesn’t get any worse. The memory of past ones. The gratitude for better times. Lots of them. The warm embrace of the inevitability of a cyclical return. And the comfort knowing that nothing stings like blowing a historic Grand Sl...

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A proper legend , as a player and a man . Not sure what his retirement plans are but it wouldn’t surprise me if he went into coaching and made a big success of it

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It's now 26 years since we won the Wooden Spoon. I bet the crowd had better craic coming last in '98 than first in 2024. I can't even remember what it feels like to get a Wooden Spoon. Perhaps Henry can tell me what it feels like It feels fine. There’s the relief it’s over. The realisation that it ...

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Sobering 8 days. Some legends past their date. Some squad players not up to it Some of our best players very up and down. Big overhaul required We don’t do major overhauls , more slow transition. Anyway I don’t think such drastic change is necessary although I agree that change is needed . It’s a t...

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Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:13 pm
CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:56 pm Fair enough on Aki lads.
What?

Player of the tournament

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CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:51 pm Gibson Park our player of the tournament and possibly overall player of the tournament?

I would have said Aki without hesitation before today , still probably leaning towards him

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20 tackles from Christie in 53 mins

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not_english wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:02 pm I think they can't call it a try unless the video definitely shows it was, which it didn't

Fair point , the problem was Prickson calling it no try

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:36 pm This has the feel of the 2010 Croke Park game

That was actually a decent match tbf . But yeah , feels like an ambush alright

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:31 pm
TheFrog wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:29 pm Who is the guy who looks like O'Connell in the Scotland staff?
All redheads look the same?

Tandy, defence coach

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