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Boxcar Ira

There is aparently another player going from Leinster to Munster. I do not have a name as of yet. Reddan or Hagan are the only ones that make sense to me. Think Reddan has another season on his contract, not sure about Hagan. Wont be Cronin for sure. Wouldn't mind Macken. Think he could be a solid ...

Boxcar Ira

This is not the start of some Welsh style exodus. The IRFU and provinces (with the tax break) can more then hold their own. What we have in this case is that someone who is probably the best OH in the Northern Hemisphere has been offered a huge contract even by French standards. This is more Dan Ca...

Boxcar Ira

I dont think it would make a huge difference financially. He'd effectively be paying tax of roughly 25% on 500k in Ireland versus tax of 50% on 750k in France. That's a very rough guess but it's not a straight forward he's getting more money in France. He'd also get more endorsements here I'd say. ...

Boxcar Ira

It's a bit strange how none of the cousin fuckers seem to be worried. There's a lot of talk about how Leinster will be decimated by French poachers, but for some reason no one seems to think Munster players will be tapped. We are holding out in case the Miami Dolphins need ROG. We're ok. Our player...

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ZappaMan wrote:Thanks Piaras, that was exactly what I was about to say to rebut Boxy.

You win this time.

That's nuts if it's 750 net. The IRFU simply cant compete with that.

Boxcar Ira

Boxy ways and means around the tax in France as well, he will be paying no where near the 50% on the 750k especially give that he would not be domiciled there and I am sure that some homework would have been done on that aspect before he had made the decision. Would there be yeah? My "tax expertise...

Boxcar Ira

I dont think it would make a huge difference financially. He'd effectively be paying tax of roughly 25% on 500k in Ireland versus tax of 50% on 750k in France. That's a very rough guess but it's not a straight forward he's getting more money in France. He'd also get more endorsements here I'd say. ...

Boxcar Ira

I dont think it would make a huge difference financially. He'd effectively be paying tax of roughly 25% on 500k in Ireland versus tax of 50% on 750k in France. That's a very rough guess but it's not a straight forward he's getting more money in France. He'd also get more endorsements here I'd say. P...

Boxcar Ira

Uncle Fester wrote:Cork is the right place to have it by the way. There's not that many Limerick lads in the squad anymore as was illustrated when myself and MVP came up with our theoretical Cork v Limerick teams.

link to the teams?

Boxcar Ira

Banana Man wrote:
SASP wrote:Clare is a lovely part of the country.
Damn f**king Right it is

Probably has the highest percentage of insane people in the country though.

Boxcar Ira

Bloody ell. That's sick if it's a jobs for the boys thing. Obviously havent seen the guys CV but cant be at CEO level having spent most of adult life playing pro rugby

Boxcar Ira

Pretty much saying what we say here..Munster wont win HEC,lack of strike runners and problems at centre Horgan saying there's problem distributing the ball, basically saying the passing in the backline isn't good enough. Certain degree of validity in that. JJ helped when he came on, he threw 2 skip...

Boxcar Ira

I remember last year during a press conference Kidney listed out a number of good young props. And everybody freaked out because he included Kilcoyne in that list. Even the Mole bitched about it if i remember right. That looks fairly silly now. The tinfoil hat brigade tend to look fairly silly quit...

Boxcar Ira

Why??? Seriously that would piss me off. Just chuck some of the academy lads in. Be a steep learning curve but fudge it. They're not going to improve practicing on scrum machines all their lives.

Boxcar Ira

Conn wrote:Fangio has a bit of a dig at heaslip in the indo today
,

he's a massively unpopular choice in the media. I'm amazed how unpopular actually.

Boxcar Ira

redrebel wrote:So whats the story now post Montpelier win ?
Both Munster and Leinster f**ked no matter what or is there a smidge of a possibility left that one makes it thru?

There can be only one. Toulouse could fudge both out mathematically.

Boxcar Ira

There goes the roof of my shed

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Grand soft morning in Dublin.

Boxcar Ira

The A team is way more interesting. Is that Sweetman the hurler? Where does he play? He was an outhalf in school but has been 15 for Munster Youths/20s. Apparently a serious talent, tough and fast. Yeah he's some athlete. Some might say an elite athlete. Some would say the Lions Tour beckons Choo c...

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Munster A team. Serious auld back row Munster: D Hurley; D Barnes, S Deasy, I Dineen, R O'Mahony; JJ Hanrahan, C Sheridan; J Cronin, D Casey, A Cotter; D Foley, I Nagle; Dave O'Callaghan, S Dougall, CJ Stander. Replacements: N Scannell, C Condon, B Hayes, R Murphy, B Haugh, J Holland, D Sweetnam. T...

Boxcar Ira

Munster A team. Serious auld back row Munster: D Hurley; D Barnes, S Deasy, I Dineen, R O'Mahony; JJ Hanrahan, C Sheridan; J Cronin, D Casey, A Cotter; D Foley, I Nagle; Dave O'Callaghan, S Dougall, CJ Stander. Replacements: N Scannell, C Condon, B Hayes, R Murphy, B Haugh, J Holland, D Sweetnam. T...

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Lenihan and Shaggy reckon if Ulster want to win a HEC they need to drop Jackson and play Pineaar at 10! Reckon Jackson is for the future, but not for now! So f**king Irish. He's one for the future, but we won't ever play him and then wonder what happened to him. Yep. While Pienaar is the best scrum...

Boxcar Ira

Great to see Bod strutting his stuff again. Looks fresh. Leinster are a different animal with him involved

Boxcar Ira

The way Rob Penney was talking, it sounds like POC is finished....He was talking about the operations just making sure POC will have a decent quality of life now post rugby and how rugby is not even the concern now. Very sad if that's true, POC has been a warrior and a crucial player for Ireland ov...

Boxcar Ira

Papers saying POC out for the season with his back, to have surgery soon. I think seeing him in a green jersey again would be a bonus given his age and injuries. I think seeing him play rugby again would be a surprise from I've heard. One more season but will really only be a fringe player, certain...

Boxcar Ira

Zebo was brilliant last night i thought. Came in and played first receiver about 3 times in that move before his try. Very good under the high ball too. I thought L Marshall was great too, some very aggressive tackling, massive strength. I really think if BOD comes back in decent form he'd play rea...

Boxcar Ira

Merry Christmas chaps. Have a good one.

Boxcar Ira

Anyone mentioned Les Kiss for Connacht?

Boxcar Ira

warriors wrote:And yet not a single one was scored at Stoke.

Or Houston.

Boxcar Ira

Could well be agent talk but if not I can see where Munster are coming from. They're success throughout the 00's was built around a really dominant backrow that always had the upperhand on the opposition. With Lydiate they would be getting a truely world class player imo that seems to be of the rig...

Boxcar Ira

Mr. Very Popular wrote:Anyone else see Micheal Corcoran saying Dan Lydiate is being linked with Munster now?

Sweet.

Boxcar Ira

A dozen world cup coaches have applied for the Connacht job according to the CEO EDIT: 800 hotel rooms have been booked in Gaillimh for the A game in January Also we are apparently the front runners along with SA to host the 2023 WC Italy and Argentina are also into host it Does that include Eddie?...

Boxcar Ira

A dozen world cup coaches have applied for the Connacht job according to the CEO EDIT: 800 hotel rooms have been booked in Gaillimh for the A game in January Also we are apparently the front runners along with SA to host the 2023 WC Italy and Argentina are also into host it Does that include Eddie?

Boxcar Ira

Good stuff out of Darse again.

Boxcar Ira

Sloppy play. Conway has a hint of the Fionn Carrs about him.

Boxcar Ira

That's why they dominate Europe. The All Blacks of the North.

Boxcar Ira

Nolanator wrote:It's f**king annoying that we can't do it.

We always have a weaklink in the team and NZ can sniff it out and exploit it. England are solid if not spectacular everywhere so more difficult to pick apart.

Boxcar Ira

nabanoba wrote:D'Acry's looking like a better 13 than BOD ever was.

Playing very well. Carrying last weeks form over. Zebre resistance is well and truely dead.

Boxcar Ira

earl the beaver wrote:
He'll be fine.

He gets reduced training this week anyway and then he'll be on the bench away to Tampon where Trimble's defence will be prefered.

Yeah he's going to rip Northampton a new one regardless. Some boy.

Boxcar Ira

But he could be in some heap for the next few weeks after what I witnessed earlier! Perving were we? Yeah the poor fucker won't be ready for Northampton! Out with it. The new caps have to down whatever they're brought. Bent, kilcoyne, Strauss and Henderson were doing all right. Gilroy was mangled.

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