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- Thu May 06, 2021 1:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The official Lions 2021 thread
- Replies: 4571
- Views: 375901
Re: The official Lions 2021 thread
Just noticed Courtney Lawes in! Shows how far James Ryan has fallen. Extra bit of flexibility with Lawes able to cover 6. Ryan can't but he's just not in any sort of decent form. It's no big surprise. It’ll be a kick up the arse he needs. Jacob Stockdale as well. hard to disagree with that. Top 5 i...
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Killer is more destructive on the carry these days, faster feet and more dynamic. Except when he’s, y’know, getting the ball ripped out of his arms like a lollipop by Itoje. Healy had one of our only (the only?) decent carries by a tight forward before he went off, and our scrum got worse with Kilc...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What's happening in Ireland?
- Replies: 382
- Views: 24413
Re: What's happening in Ireland?
It'll be grand.
Benefit of having no dominant party is that the rest of Parliament can get rid of them quickly enough if they do anything too mad
Benefit of having no dominant party is that the rest of Parliament can get rid of them quickly enough if they do anything too mad
- Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
likehim or loathe him, a healthy Leavy is our best back row by a distance
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
i'd start Conway over Earls might be slightly harsh on keet but not sure what else Conway has to do to get in Have a lot more experience. Particularly in big games where our defence is vital to our win. He's played against Scotland, who we destroyed up front, and Russia, which we destroyed up front...
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
i'd start Conway over Earls
might be slightly harsh on keet but not sure what else Conway has to do to get in
might be slightly harsh on keet but not sure what else Conway has to do to get in
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
at least we're successfully obliterating any expectation lets just get to the QFs in Tokyo with our key players fit and healthy. And produce a traditional Irish, backs against the wall underdog performace ...and then get hammered by England in the semi :( maybe it's better if we lose to NZ so they c...
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
didn't see the game but independent singling out Ruddock and McGrath as standout performers
- Wed Oct 02, 2019 3:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Deegan at#6 for me. think he could be class on the flank Doris at 8 Ultimately yes, Deegan, Penny, Doris does look like an excellent BR for Leinster in the coming years. Right now Deegan is a little ahead of Doris, and done enough to be given a run at 8 (was pleasantly surprised to see the lad has ...
- Wed Oct 02, 2019 3:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Deegan at#6 for me. think he could be class on the flank
Doris at 8
Doris at 8
- Sun Sep 29, 2019 12:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
for all the talk of our back row depth, we're really lacking in top end quality. POM, VDF & CJ look so underpowered as a unit. The loss of leavy has been a crushing blow which becomes more evident with every disappointing performance. We simply don't have any other backrowers of that class, particul...
- Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
It had already gone to shite at that stage in fairness. His centres were ringrose and larmour...Willie Falloon wrote:What Ireland wouldn't have with Jackson at 10. Carbery shouldn't start a match in this RWC. Diabolical.
- Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
The ref rode us to be fair... But we've only ourselves to blame. Hard to put a finger on who played really bad individually, when farrell went off we completely lost our shape and the Japanese just played us off the park. As a collective we just looked hapless and unable to function in those conditi...
- Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Fair play to Carty. Never mind 4 years, I dont think anyone would have predicted this 12 months ago
Really looks assured and vindicates his selection over byrne in last seasons squad which had a lot of folks bemused
Really looks assured and vindicates his selection over byrne in last seasons squad which had a lot of folks bemused
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
i'd love to see carbery at 15 in the world cup, given that he wont be ousting sexton before then
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
terrible defending
bad decisions, angles etc from a number of players
bad decisions, angles etc from a number of players
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Mullet 2 wrote:Seriously can we just write Henderson off.
I mean every f ucking time the guy plays.
if he's only fit for the QF against SA then so be it
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I hope he starts. I can imagine he'll be playing with a giant chip on his shoulderRWC2015 wrote:Beirne is down as 1.98 and 113 Kg.
Looks a bit bigger than that to me? Far stockier than Dillane for example?
Hendie is a huge loss
harsh on Dillane but we'll need his energy off the bench
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
putting up hail mary kicks when we've an advantage in the 22 is a stain on Sextons game It is the most frustrating thing we do by a mile, makes me want to scream at the TV I don't see the logic, such a low % and would much rather make the opposition tackle work a few phases then a straight kick awa...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
putting up hail mary kicks when we've an advantage in the 22 is a stain on Sextons game
- Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
having just finished watching, other than the last 5mins when we lost a bit of discipline it was a very encouraging display we could have put 50 on them so still loads of room for improvement. subs showed well, again aside from the last few mins. they themselves could/should have put on and addition...
- Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
CM11 wrote:Frawley would be a good one for Ulster to go after.
id send them byrne over frawley
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: A second referendum
- Replies: 221
- Views: 16290
Re: A second referendum
Brexiteers are like the Lance Armstrong deniers.....so far entrenched into their belief that everything was as they dreamed that it'll literally take the economy tanking to realise how obviously crazy the whole thing was Crazy to leave a trading block..... it's that kind of simplicity which has bro...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: A second referendum
- Replies: 221
- Views: 16290
Re: A second referendum
Brexiteers are like the Lance Armstrong deniers.....so far entrenched into their belief that everything was as they dreamed that it'll literally take the economy tanking to realise how obviously crazy the whole thing was Crazy to leave a trading block..... it's that kind of simplicity which has bro...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: A second referendum
- Replies: 221
- Views: 16290
Re: A second referendum
Brexiteers are like the Lance Armstrong deniers.....so far entrenched into their belief that everything was as they dreamed that it'll literally take the economy tanking to realise how obviously crazy the whole thing was
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I'm starting to think the wrong Farrell was called up at centre
Chris brings abrasive qualities but he's looking particularly blunt in a midfield crying out for some creativity. Ringrose becomes more indispensable by the week but i'd have liked to see Addison get a run
Chris brings abrasive qualities but he's looking particularly blunt in a midfield crying out for some creativity. Ringrose becomes more indispensable by the week but i'd have liked to see Addison get a run
- Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Boxcar Ira wrote:Kind of feels a bit like "da movez" prior to WC 2015.
There were no movez
in fairness, we did peak for France (the key game) and were humming as the bodies started piling up on the pitch
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
i dont think England will be the same side without Itoje & Mako
thinking Wales might do them, although Anscombe is possibly out of his depth.
not sure id prefer a Welsh or English grand slam...
thinking Wales might do them, although Anscombe is possibly out of his depth.
not sure id prefer a Welsh or English grand slam...
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
seems they're really trying to get some continuity in the backs. would have like to see Conway/larmour/byrne dropped in there somewhere to the starting lineup
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
wouldn't read too much into best getting a rest
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Ireland Team & Replacements (v Italy, 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship, Stadio Olimpico, Rome KO 4pm local/3pm Irish) 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 88 caps 14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 74 caps 13. Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 4 caps 12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 14 ...
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Why would Porter be training with Leinster? To get some practice scrummaging? fair enough he hasn't been properly exposed yet but i'd be worried about him coming on against a Saffa front row in October. we were worrying shunted a couple of times against the Scots of all units... loads of potential ...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Earls has been very average this season imo. Does the nuts and bolts but has shown any threat in a green shirt. Would like to see larmour/byrne/conway get an opportunity, certainly against Italy and maybe against france
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
badly missed Hendo yesterday. that type of brutality is made for him similarly Leavy i thought was sorely missed and it probably would have been smarter to start SOB, although vdf deserved to keep the shirt in fairness. Vdf being underpowered has been argued over many a time which is unfair but the ...
- Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
excellent from larmour. 15 is his position
hoping that take under pressure from Folau will give schmidt (and Leo) the comfort that he is the reliable replacement to kearney
hoping that take under pressure from Folau will give schmidt (and Leo) the comfort that he is the reliable replacement to kearney
- Sat Jun 23, 2018 11:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AUSTRALIA V IRELAND TEST 2018 SERIES MEGATHREAD(TM)
- Replies: 5728
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Re: OFFICIAL AUSTRALIA V IRELAND TEST 2018 SERIES MEGATHREAD
no swinging arm there. went for the fend
definitely a penalty but shouldnt be any more
definitely a penalty but shouldnt be any more
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Have to agree. Trophies aren't handed out and Munster haven't been unlucky to miss out on any European title in the last 10 years
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I dont think we've learned anything about who is backup to Murray on this tour
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
- Views: 28508726
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Watching highlights of yesterday
Earls butchered that break in the 2nd half. He'd men outside with only Foley to beat and he got caught from behind before offloading.
NZ and Aus put those chances away 9 times out of 10. We seem to convert a low % of our line breaks
Earls butchered that break in the 2nd half. He'd men outside with only Foley to beat and he got caught from behind before offloading.
NZ and Aus put those chances away 9 times out of 10. We seem to convert a low % of our line breaks
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525311
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Kearney was very very good today too. Funny when he has an iffy game everyone is on his case but when he plays well its radio silence. He was actually really strong in contact...bumped a good few lads off and smashed Coleman. Don't remember him doing a whole lot wrong. he was solid. did all his bas...