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by Nolanator
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

] I have been hearing quite a bit about Terenure Scts outhalf who is Austrian and supposed to be very good but not sure qualifies for Ireland. Also the Rock tighthead is a Yank, has broken all the gym weightlifting records in Rock, he is staying. he has lives in ireland a good few years so id assum...
by Nolanator
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:26 am
Nolanator wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:24 am What happened to Ryan?
arm injury while training with ireland, which is why he was absent for final two games.
FFS. We need him for Europe.
by Nolanator
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

What happened to Ryan?
by Nolanator
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

CM11 wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:48 am I think we'll send a stronger squad than last year.
Wouldn't be difficult, TBF. :lol:
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843184

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I dunno, I feel like FG are in for a bit of a kicking between established TDs retiring and then the usual stuff. Needless to say, a huge amount depends on what happens between now and the GE. A big bad news story, "scandal" etc, and it's goodnight Irene. If things get consistently better and SF don...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843184

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I dunno, I feel like FG are in for a bit of a kicking between established TDs retiring and then the usual stuff. Needless to say, a huge amount depends on what happens between now and the GE. A big bad news story, "scandal" etc, and it's goodnight Irene. If things get consistently better and SF don'...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I had the exact same thought earlier but bit my proverbial tongue. :lol:
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Leinster's Saffer lock is on his way back to SA
Replies: 14
Views: 937

Re: Leinster's Saffer lock is on his way back to SA

There is a lot to come from Jenkis. He is lucky and managed to stay injury free. He is one of the few players in World Rugby that can play at four, five, six (seven in SA) and eight. He is a great ball carrier. Sharks can field a mean pack with him and some others that are returning,. They already ...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I think Finn has just grown up a bit. Plus, he's a highly experienced international at the top of his career. Joey was still in the building phase when JVG took over his day to day coaching. If you watch the Six Nations documentary I find it hard to believe this is true. Describing yourself as the ...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I think Finn has just grown up a bit.

Plus, he's a highly experienced international at the top of his career. Joey was still in the building phase when JVG took over his day to day coaching.
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Even if Trump gets elected and decides that Japan/Korea aren't worth it, the structures of power in the US won't let him go on a solo spree redesigning decades of foreign policy. Every document at the centre of US defence policy is very clear on their commitments to NATO and the Pacific. Trump may ...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

completely fair, I will maintain my position that the move to Munster improved Carbery's career in every way outside of him hitting his potential as a player. Its unknowable if he would have had better luck at Leinster I think the move to Munster was ultimately a disaster as well, albeit I'm not su...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Even if Trump gets elected and decides that Japan/Korea aren't worth it, the structures of power in the US won't let him go on a solo spree redesigning decades of foreign policy. Every document at the centre of US defence policy is very clear on their commitments to NATO and the Pacific. Trump may b...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Bleeding Russia has been a win. The US security guarantee has taken a reputational hit, though. At the cost of a generation of young Ukrainian men. This is no win Ukraine has been badly let down by us all. I meant from the extremely narrow and nuance-free perspective of NATO/the US. European rearma...
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Bleeding Russia has been a win. The US security guarantee has taken a reputational hit, though.
by Nolanator
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

What does a Russian victory look like? Curtailing NATO expansion? Ensuring that Ukraine is sympathetic to Russia?


Going fantastically well on those fronts.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Luke MotM and Quinine taking about his exemplary control and kicking? What? What :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm fairly conscious of our bias and now we actively look for stuff he does badly. But he's very poor at SH stuff these days, even if he's a pretty decent rugby player. He was poor in what I saw...
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Luke MotM and Quinine taking about his exemplary control and kicking?

What?
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Duff Paddy wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:22 pm That was deliberate - no way could he ever realistically hope to catch that with one hand
Very sympathetic call.

Tmo involved :thumbup:
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Turner emptied there. Winter could have run a switch back against the grain after turner crabbed that much.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

His passing is getting worse :( I haven't really seen a huge amount of him this season, but he's pretty shit here. Simple stuff not done right which causes attacks to peter out or lose coherence, or failing at standard exit plays and inviting pressure on. Gunne on Just as I pressed send!
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Charger21 wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:04 pm
nardol wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:59 pm McGrath, where attack goes to die
His passing is getting worse :(
I haven't really seen a huge amount of him this season, but he's pretty shit here. Simple stuff not done right which causes attacks to peter out or lose coherence, or failing at standard exit plays and inviting pressure on.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I feel like I'm being biased and overly critical, but there's been a serious lack of control and management from the halfbacks since the last try.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Jesus, Max. He was so offside :lol:
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525352
Views: 28512660

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

How was the first half? Tinned in at HT.


Thought Luke butchered a draw and give off that break a minute ago.

Deegan did very well there, blindside wasn't on.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish unity....?
Replies: 2570
Views: 139723

Re: Irish unity....?

Leinsterman wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:10 am
A gold harp on a blue background would do very nicely
May as well have that for the rugby team already.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

@KevinRothrock Based on recent reports, the emerging narrative seems to be that someone (presumably this will be the Ukrainian military) hired recently immigrated Muslim men to carry out yesterday's terrorist attack in Moscow. Ukrainian PSYOP "scammers" have already been blamed for compelling Russi...
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

The barbaric killing and starving of innocents civilians just trying to survive is going on day after day in Gaza (and to a lesser degree the West Bank), at a scale that dwarfs this atrocity, but your outrage for that is rather muted . The thread isn't even on the front page anymore, but it's outra...
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843184

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Claire Daly is rotten.

She might be nasty, owing to reasons of being insane/stupid, but on shallow looks. Nah.
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Oh well, nevermind. Ah no. People getting murdered going about their peaceful lives should never be ok. Lots of Russians support, or at least don't openly criticise the was in Ukraine, but that's not a reason to not think about them humanely. Russian society and politicians can get fúcked, absolute...
by Nolanator
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Bogbunny wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:43 am 93 dead 140 wounded FFS

:((
Fúck. Saw some videos last night. Men just firing indiscriminately into people. :(
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2057

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

I got stuck talking to some pretentious arsewipe at a party there a few weeks ago who was convinced that the reliance on immigrant labour in certain sectors was a shady policy or past governments. Eejit. Got to the the "well aaaactaully " bit and politely tell him about how analysis and projections ...
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2057

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

I've no time for Trump but then I've none for Biden either. I'm also unconvinced that immigration is a net good. Countries tend to get large scale immigration once they are already successful. The total pie may get bigger with immigration but there are a lot more mouths wanting a piece. I recall no...
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Didn't ISIS go through a stage of claiming anything and everything, even after their capacity to organise stuff abroad had been destroyed?. The only thing that prevents me from ruling it out entirely is where the attackers are allegedly from - it would be not at all surprising if a jihadist cell ba...
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Didn't ISIS go through a stage of claiming anything and everything, even after their capacity to organise stuff abroad had been destroyed?.

Although I wouldn't trust a word from the Kremlin either.
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Kate Middleton gooiiinnnnnggggg???
Replies: 52
Views: 2247

Re: Kate Middleton gooiiinnnnnggggg???

Fúcking hell. That's a shit deal. :thumbdown:
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53172
Views: 2310522

Re: War in Ukraine...

Jesus, some pretty grim videos in the reply to that tweet. :(
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843184

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Nice smackdown from Gary Gannon https://twitter.com/MickGaskin10/status/1770938371021345237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1770938371021345237%7Ctwgr%5Ed81fd74aac954b44cd8f47b315b718006927a7d6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theforum365.com%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodu...
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2057

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

Oh yay. Another one.
by Nolanator
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
Replies: 137
Views: 2959

Re: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!

Housing problems are as a result of the economy going well. We have full employment and lots coming to work here. That's driving up demand. Post covid and remote working has driven up prices outside Dublin as those on Dublin salaries move down the country. And basically nothing was built from 2008-...