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by Nolanator
Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

He'd always throw one or two into the ground or over the head. But that was because he was the first Leinster SH to pass as he got to ruck. That, allied to his prowess as an actual rugby player, is what made him. JGP has taken that MO and raised the bar, and I expect young Gunne to raise it further...
by Nolanator
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

Jesus, that is not a healthy man! :lol:


Hopefully he kicks the bucket soon and domestic shit kicks off within Russia.

Although, another Jihadist hotbed would be a disaster for regional security. x(
by Nolanator
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

anonymous_joe wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:56 pm I didn't realise McGrath was 31.

In fairness to him, JGP is a year older and looks amazing, he's got time to find form again.

When does his contract finish?
That ain't happening.
by Nolanator
Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27114
Views: 2009114

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Some absolute mutants around :lol: Like these guys are going to have outrageous health problems in the 50s and on. There was one local guy who managed a 400kg squat, but is a fat, fat man. The way his head just melted into his neck on the concentric phase of the squat made him look like a special n...
by Nolanator
Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27114
Views: 2009114

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

The ABS is insane. Pretty much best of best. I watched a guy local to me total 820 recently. At under 105kg. IPF affiliate so “tested”, knee sleeves and belt. Madness Would those guys totalling 1000kg+ be tested? "tested" TBH, I assumed that this was just an open event. :lol: The guy who won the be...
by Nolanator
Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27114
Views: 2009114

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Spectated at a powerlifting event yesterday. https://www.instagram.com/powerlifting_series?igsh=MWRmNTY4MXp4aDBrbQ== Saw a few guys total over 1000kg. Enormous men. That's so strong. What would their breakdowns for the respective lifts be? 425kg DL, 325kg squat, 250kg bench, or thereabouts? Very im...
by Nolanator
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

Would people please ignore the antisemitic Tankie. Or at the very least just stop quoting him. Holy shit! You mean I was being anti-Semitic by criticising Israel this whole time?... Thank god I found out. I'll never say anything bad about them again.... I so sorry, It's actually totally fine that t...
by Nolanator
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27114
Views: 2009114

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Spectated at a powerlifting event yesterday.
https://www.instagram.com/powerlifting_ ... p4aDBrbQ==


Saw a few guys total over 1000kg. Enormous men.
by Nolanator
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

Lads. Please.


Don't engage.
by Nolanator
Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

So Munster's "Wah, wah, it's not fair " strop worked then. Leinster, with most players on a central contract, will have to contribute most to this 'pot', thus penalising them for developing players, with the contents of this pot being distributed to Munster and Ulster, whose first instinct is to re...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
Replies: 70
Views: 817

Re: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!

Biting hard but fixed Lad you need to log off for the day. Perhaps if Ulster weren't so shite, or full of 'top shaggers', they too could enjoy that level of success. Problem is if I go to Twitter I get nothing but Leinster tweets recommended to me. It’s everywhere :x You know you can mute accounts,...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
Replies: 70
Views: 817

Re: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!

the thread title calls leinster the most supported club. there is a big difference between a club side and a provincial side which represents a much greater area. How many Premiership clubs are there in London? Also, it'll come as a huge surprise to the successful soccer clubs that instead of havin...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

Well maybe hit nearer the border and limped deeper into Russian territory before falling apart.

Modified S200 with extended range was what they used for one of the A50s, wasn't it? I know the Patriot Battery Roadshow was the cause of the one that was hit along the coast in the Sea of Azov.
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Nally is the gimpy end of the Hill?
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Replies: 201
Views: 5298

Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !

Sounds somewhat like the Welsh problems with their regions. Although you've made it work.
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Replies: 201
Views: 5298

Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !

Was probably more critical of the NZ system than I meant to be. I just don't think it would work for us. There's a rich history with the provinces and the interprovincial championship; and rivalries have only gotten more deep-seated since the game turned pro. It works. Check out any Irish thread he...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

Not sure how they managed to do it but the Ukrainians shot down a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber near Stavropol. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1781178675045552537?t=gNF_kcGbfh0AVvHO_BaEow&s=19 That's surely Red on Red or a catastrophic malfunction at that distance from the active conflict zone?
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I remember it more as a day out lineout went into just an outrageous meltdown. I'm probably exaggerating but I think we lost 8-10 on our own throw. Nah, it was shocking. POC came off the bench returning from an injury. Leo was running the lineout that day and it was bad . Think Birch was throwing i...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

It's everything. Every stakeholder has unions that can block stuff or make it unworkable. Consultants have a new contract from 2023 which allows for spreading their workload over 6 days. Get some productivity on Saturdays and eat into the weekend surge that happens. No-one is forcing those on these ...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Apparently there were 8k in the queue at one stage. Turnout is going to be feckin' massive. Heading for 60k+ comfortably I reckon. And I was on The Hill in 2009 on that glorious day, and in 2010 on a much less glorious day when we lost to Scotland. The other end of the pitch is obviously a long way...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

What's the practical significance of the Stardust verdict? Someone/people could be held criminally responsible for what happened? Aside from anything, it's a very important day for the families. I actually know one of the families personally and it has hung over them ever since. No closure, not kno...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Apparently there were 8k in the queue at one stage. Turnout is going to be feckin' massive. Heading for 60k+ comfortably I reckon. And I was on The Hill in 2009 on that glorious day, and in 2010 on a much less glorious day when we lost to Scotland. The other end of the pitch is obviously a long way...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I grabbed a handful of tickets for the Hill, as did a couple of mates. Should be good fun, even if the view is a bit shit. I'm not spending €80 just for the view. Isn’t the view the whole point? Well, every place in the stadium has a view. Some are just better than others. I also balance the qualit...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Replies: 201
Views: 5298

Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !

Ah come on now The schools that produce the vast majority of the Irish and Leinster teams are private paying schools that have money to burn I can remember going down with my son to Castleknock on medallion year and they had a fúcking kiwi coach and castleknock aren’t even one of the big rugby scho...
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

What's the practical significance of the Stardust verdict?

Someone/people could be held criminally responsible for what happened?
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I grabbed a handful of tickets for the Hill, as did a couple of mates. Should be good fun, even if the view is a bit shit. I'm not spending €80 just for the view.
by Nolanator
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

Perhaps a sad indicator of the times we live in - there are already playable video games based on the war in Ukraine, produced by each side Death from Above is the Ukrainian offering - you play as a drone operator behind the frontlines taking out Russian tanks Best in Hell is the Russian offering -...
by Nolanator
Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

triplebogey wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:55 pm
Nolanator wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:28 pm Reckon there'll be Hill tickets available tomorrow?
Just buy one now.

https://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18006 ... d=retsniel
Sound. :thumbup:

Are the Hill tickets any good? Can you see anything? The try area is quite far back from there isn't it?
by Nolanator
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Reckon there'll be Hill tickets available tomorrow?
by Nolanator
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I've said for years that the RSA needs to run a serious media campaign on motorway driving. How to use lanes and overtake. Clear the overtaking lanes to serve the purpose for which they're designed, and it'll eliminate the opportunity for people to choose to attempt dangerous manoeuvres. Middle and...
by Nolanator
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Plus, the immigration issue has drawn some attention to the disparate attitudes in all the voters who SF gained in 2020. They believe in a united socialist union of people from across the world. Except for the foreigners who should fudge off back home! Ideology often runs up against the brick wall ...
by Nolanator
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Lads has anyone else noticed how dangerous the driving is on motorways the past years. The risks people are taking with undertaking at 130km etc just defies belief. There is basically no chance of them getting caught as there are hardly any guards on the roads. It’s getting really bad. I've said fo...
by Nolanator
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Soc Dems are going to hoover up a lot of that vote if they field enough candidates. Only untainted party left. Agree. They’re dopes but they’re clean and they’re harmless, they’ll do well. I've said it before, but I feel like they're a more natural place for left-leaning voters to turn than SF. Eve...
by Nolanator
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

How dare they challenge us on the details.
by Nolanator
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

redderneck wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:10 am
irishrugbyua wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:02 am Keith Wood calling it an end to the punditry, presumably as his son moves into Munster academy.
:lol: Loving the cynicism.
Shame Frankie SHeahan wasn't as principled when he was representing lads as their agent, and awarding them MotM as a pundit.
by Nolanator
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

triplebogey wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:55 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:12 pm
themaddog wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:07 pm TB confirmed to replace Goodman. Must be worth another Munster poaching whinge.
Neinabar, RG and now Tyler.
Leinster going after all our cast offs, it's a sorry state of affairs
That's the spirit.
Rugby in Ireland is dying. Leinster subsisting on Munster scraps.
by Nolanator
Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146149
Views: 7912194

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Good post. Heard from someone involved with a hospital that they were running at 75% to 66% of their operational budgets for years. Basically told to "suck it up." They'd submit a budget for a year, an accurate budget, by the departments own standards, and be told "Do all that plus hire more people...
by Nolanator
Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Incidentally, and completely supporting the thesis that Leinster schools coaching isn't like elsewhere in the country. I discovered last week that the Leicester, Dan McKellar, coach used to coach us at Senior2s in 5th year. :lol: He was a player coach with Wicklow RFC, and did some coaching in Gera...
by Nolanator
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 528486
Views: 28769961

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Go touch some grass, the pair of yiz.
by Nolanator
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53703
Views: 2354014

Re: War in Ukraine...

While all the focus is on Israel: Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov stated that Ukrainian forces are preparing to repel a future Russian major offensive expected in late May or the beginning of June but noted that this will be “catastrophi...