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Would you start him ahead of Lowe ..Earl? And if yes? Why? Where have I suggested this? I'm just saying he's a bloody good player who a whole swathe of posters on here seem to want to be shit despite all evidence to the contrary and will even downplay how good he has been for Ireland in the past be...

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Love me a Stockdale conversation. Isn't he competing more with Lowe though? Yep Stockdale needs to learn from Lowe, when Lowe first got capped he was all over the place defensively and got rightly dropped. Now he is melting players in the tackle and his decision making has vastly improved like that...

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You sure? The IRFU know for a fact they'd sell 18,000 tickets for a match between Ulster and NZ/SA or Oz and they never arrange those either. it's money left on the table. The IRFU don’t arrange touring games for Munster either. We arrange them and when we tell the IRFU they are happening, they say...

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The IRFU don’t arrange touring games for Munster either. We arrange them and when we tell the IRFU they are happening, they say grand yeah. Do you honestly think it Ulster Rugby arranged with the Australia that a Wallaby XV was going to play at Ravenhill this November, the IRFU would say no? Why di...

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Ulster have been starved of representative rugby at any level, I'm certain there'd be a sizable crowd there but don't think it would sell out. But we know the IRFU won't move matches north of the border. You do know that the Ulster Branch are a branch of the IRFU? The hint is in the name. If the IR...

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I wonder are there professional U20s to be released for France? What do you mean? Are you asking whether we have pros who are U20 but not playing with the selection because of their pro commitments? If this is your question, yes this is the case. Some key players are missing. Some are with the Seni...

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Hmm, on that bit, afaik, Ulster are actually barred from arranging such matches. In the build up to the Munster v SA game I'm 99% certain I read that only Munster are licensed by the IRFU to host such games. No idea what's behind it. Barred, or haven’t bothered their arses acquiring the licence? I ...

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ManInTheBar wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:11 pm
Derwyn wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:07 pm How did my thread descend into this.
Is there a record number of pages for a thread with no Kiwis?

Yes. It’s 12990.

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I love this idea that the IRFU is deliberately hamstringing Ulster rugby, even if doing so is biting off their own nose. If there is a market to sell 10k extra tickets for u20 games and Ulster have shown an interest in hosting, the IRFU would be biting their hands off. Likewise, if there are southe...

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I love this idea that the IRFU is deliberately hamstringing Ulster rugby, even if doing so is biting off their own nose. If there is a market to sell 10k extra tickets for u20 games and Ulster have shown an interest in hosting, the IRFU would be biting their hands off. Likewise, if there are souther...

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Yep that’s why Ravenhill hasn’t hosted a game that would surely sell out That extra £200k isn’t wanted Money talks I suppose u20's games only started selling out when they moved to Cork, iirc? Would we really get a full 18,000 for it in Belfast? Ulster rugby should just adopt an anthem to play befo...

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If Ireland hammer Italy at the weekend and the wingers each get hat tricks and willie didn't bring up Stockdale in the aftermath would you assume he's been kidnapped and call the cops? What if one of the wingers is Stockdale? Would be a bit of a risk I reckon. We all remember Stockdales attempt at ...

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Why Ireland never plays 6N matches in Belfast? Ravenhill, the Stadium in Belfast, has a capacity of 18,000; compared with 52,000 in Lansdowne Road. Moneytalks. Explain why the u20s aren’t played in Northern Ireland then please? In case whatever happens to young players in Ulster is catching.

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The performance by Lucu at 9 must come close to the mediocrity of Bergamasco infamous game against the Poms. He was downright pathetic, cost the French any sort of momentum, and kicks poorly It is going to be a tough year without Dupont What did you think about Le Garrec who replaced him? And have ...

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Yet Stockdale is ahead of him on pretty much every metric statistically. If it was Lowe out and not Hansen I've no doubt Stockdale would be as the left wing. Stockdale is ahead of him on the metric of a few intercept tries scored over a six week period in 2018. Farrell and his team know exactly wha...

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Nash is definitely more than average. He’s very solid, has genuine pace and power and also has the mental fortitude for this level. He’s without a doubt above the current version of Stockdale who it seems last lost that bit of pace that made him so lethal in his early 20’s. Yet Stockdale is ahead o...

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Out of interest, does anyone have a photograph of a boat landing on the south coast of England that has got exclusively men on it?

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If we vote for a United Ireland do we get to have Ulster players on the Irish team again?

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Seems a common Irish theory/fear, the hit man, sacrificing 10/20mins to "take out" a key player in opposition. They tend to see any high tackle as deliberate and avoidable , so perhaps they lack the balance for this discussion. Perhaps that’s because as a general rule, we manage to avoid committing...

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The work Richie Murphy is doing is absolutely massive for the game here. He gets given a new batch of lads (with a couple of exceptions) each year, and each year he gets them playing such a cohesive, exciting brand of rugby that is tailor made to prepare the ones with the most ability for introducti...

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What a weekend of rugby. Ireland x2 and Munster all winning against the odds.

A lot of good work from a lot of lads out there, but it’s rare you watch U20’s and come away 100% convinced that a lad is going right to the top. Tonight had two of them at 8 and 12.

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Good luck trying to pick a MotM between Gleeson and Gavin.

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That’s absolute bollocks. Unless he’s saying it’s a yellow card offence, how does it overturn it?

Otherwise every time a team is playing with advantage, and then the other side get over the ball to steal it and you hold onto the ball on the floor, the penalty advantage gets overturned?

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This is the third year in a row that France Ireland U20s has been one of the more enjoyable games to watch during 6N season. Wales and Scotland have been consistently poor at this level for a number of years now . England up and down but rely too much on unathletic orcs . Italy steadily improving b...

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This is the third year in a row that France Ireland U20s has been one of the more enjoyable games to watch during 6N season.

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Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:50 pm French scrumhalves are a different breed

If this lad had been playing last night we’d have had a tougher time of it.

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I’m a big fan of Gleeson, but if he looks to move the ball there rather than smash into someone we’re away.

That’s the sort of extra subtlety you get from a Doris or a Conan and if he can add it, he’ll be the complete package.

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How quickly does he call that maul?

Both Gleesons knees were dragging along the ground for a full second before he did call it as well.

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Hell of a take from McLaughlin. He’s having an excellent half.

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Outstanding work from Gavin and Gleeson there.

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They should’ve straightened and given it to McLaughlin in the first place rather than inside to Ben, but for him not to straighten and put McLaughlin in after that was unforgivable.

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That was absolutely appalling from O’Connor.

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This feels like a higher standard than some of the games today.

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To be fair, I thought Porter was fortunate with the turnover penalty he won towards the end of the first half. He was fully supporting himself with his hands on the floor in attempting the steal.

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congrats ireland-the title and grandslam is pretty much theirs you would think now,bar a big upset. disappointing game for the neutrals. none of the intensity/quality of some of those world cup encounters. very one sided even before the red card. ireland were good but that was the worst french perf...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:15 pm
diarm wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:43 pm
Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:39 pm Ireland are favourites for RWC 2027.
We're not though are we.

New Zealand 5-2
South Africa 4-1
France 5-1
Ireland 11-2

Current odds.
But Ireland is the peoples' champion.

That goes without saying.

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Porter gave away 5! And was lucky in that 5 minute spell before half time that Dickson appeared to be looking the other way. There was one period of 3 consecutive defensive rucks where he could've given away another 5 penalties. McCarthy has had to work on his discipline in the past, but it absolut...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:39 pm Ireland are favourites for RWC 2027.

We're not though are we.

New Zealand 5-2
South Africa 4-1
France 5-1
Ireland 11-2

Current odds.

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His smile when he heard the MotM announcement was my favourite part of the whole night. Hell of a showing from a lad who is bang in form and gives us a whole new dimension.

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Well - I didn't think anything would be able to dampen my mood this morning, aside from this mild hangover. My wife informing me that 4 of her friends are coming over for an impromptu breakfast, with their kids , is doing it. Oh and it's in an hour and a half. This is exactly the reason driving ran...

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