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dHumph brought in to undo 20 years of injustice

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If they both stay fit its going to boil down to Crowley vs Prendegast IMO, Crowley is ahead of the pack and Prendegast is the standout challenger. The really interesting thing will be how all the provincial pecking orders get reshuffled after the RWC and the retirements because Farell isn't afraid o...

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Kolbe wrapped in the air and he pings England for a ruck infringement.

Jokeshop

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There were a few moments in the middle of the second half where the Saffers were looking properly rattled. They were matched for physicality most of the time but the technical ability and accuracy around the contact area was on another level. I agree that Ireland left points out there too, some smar...

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Cynical from Wales

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Baptism of fire for Stewart and he looked rattled when he was coming off. The reality is the majority of the fringe players sh*t the bed last night and the error count and set piece didn’t give us a platform until the old heads came on. The media are constantly hyping the conveyor belt and one of o...

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Baptism of fire for Stewart and he looked rattled when he was coming off. The reality is the majority of the fringe players sh*t the bed last night and the error count and set piece didn’t give us a platform until the old heads came on. The media are constantly hyping the conveyor belt and one of ou...

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If there’s a doubt around Sheehan, I think you bring him but leave Kelleher at home. He’s that good that he’s worth the risk of carrying through the first few games. Really harsh on Kelleher who is a fine player, but Herring and Stewart are just more robust and give you the security to carry Sheeha...

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The “always illegal” thing is going to have to get sorted as well.

From some of Murray Kinsella’s tweets today it appears the defence argued that Farrell was trying to protect himself from an otherwise unavoidable head injury

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There were some unusually well-considered comments on this on the Left Wing this week. The initial decision makes a mockery of the whole "bunker" system a month out from the RWC. It also ignores the fact that Farrell has had questionable tackle technique for his entire career and has recently comple...

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[quote="Winnie] NI should have its own anthem So should England [/quote] Agree wholeheartedly but we can’t even govern ourselves so I’m guessing it’ll be some time off :lol:

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I haven’t a scooby what the words to the soldier song are but all my early experiences of it were at the rugby so personally I think it’s a banger, whereas I find GSTK pure awkward at the NI matches.

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I don’t think Stockdale has been anywhere near as bad as some people are making out, he had a very long/awkward injury and has been steadily improving since. I don’t really see the slide in Earls’ form that people are talking about, still a really quality player. I’d probably feel safest with Earls ...

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There are a lot more Protestant kids playing GAA than a generation ago. It will be interesting once they start getting up into seniors and playing more competitively because it’s riven with knackers at club level. All the people I’ve met have been grand but some of the centralised GAA stuff is a bit...

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Sexton was clearly out of order and the ban is probably about right.

There are so many hysterical pigdogs on Twitter comparing it to Hartley calling a ref a "f*cking cheat" on live tv

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Basic lapses in concentration and easy catches dropped, deserve everything they’re getting.

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Innovative variation on the Mankad from the Aussies, rules is rules etc.

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Leinster couldn’t get 15000 for a quarter final and there were more Munster fans than Leinster fans at the semi.

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Atherton wibbling on about Lyon's injury boosting England's chances, whilst England do their best to hole out to the Aussie seamers.

Boycott sorely missed here.

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Ridiculous session from England, pure unadultarated stupidity

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Taking the bait

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mabunch78 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 4:52 am
Armchair_Superstar wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:23 pm Led throughout the game
That's harsh, it was nip & tuck throughout. An Arsenalesque choke, this was not...

Well that’s my point really, they had a chance to lead throughout the game but consistently failed to push an advantage.

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Led throughout the game

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The Aussies could end up winning this pretty handily and if they do England will have a litany of errors to look back on. Maybe declaring 20 runs short .... that’s it. Australia are a better bowling outfit and had a massive bit of Luck with last nights weather. They had a fairly large amount of luc...

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The Aussies could end up winning this pretty handily and if they do England will have a litany of errors to look back on.

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Will the Pigdogs have 8 solvent teams?

Farcical levels of influence given to these spivs as they flush their own league down the shitter

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You wrote that one of the decisive things we lacked was leadership and then said losing our leader was minor. Sorry, but I'm going to roll my eyes at that. You don't think Ryan on for the entire game might have turned a one point defeat into a one point victory? How many Grand Slam winners still on...

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You're right, losing your captain and player with best impact at the breakdown was just a minor aside. :roll: It was a loss but it wasn’t decisive. Oh wait I already wrote that You wrote that one of the decisive things we lacked was leadership and then said losing our leader was minor. Sorry, but I...

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Losing Ryan was only a minor issue if you ask me. It was a loss but it wasn’t decisive. The decisive issue was the lack of leadership and mental fortitude on the pitch in the second half. You're right, losing your captain and player with best impact at the breakdown was just a minor aside. :roll: I...

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La Rochelle were unreal in that second half, Peyper was allowing a free for all and every single Leinster player was matching up in the collisions. Leinster would've scraped home with a bit more nous, ROG knows it and that is why he is extra pleased with himself, he has been the cutest hoor two year...

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I don’t really see the issue with Osborne. He is still very young, behind some absolute ballers at Leinster, big unit and looks a very well rounded player.

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Coombes has got to be back in contention in the back row as well, playing out of his skin, much bigger, athlete and has been on the pathway with Ireland form some time. I'd love to see Coombes in the Irish 8 jersey as much as the next Munster fan but to date, he hasn't delivered in green. Hopefully...

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Coombes has got to be back in contention in the back row as well, playing out of his skin, much bigger, athlete and has been on the pathway with Ireland form some time.

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They will play a combination of Doris, Conan, and POM if something happens to VdF.

He is not going to shoehorn Hodnett in when he has guys with years of experience of top level Test rugby.

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Absolute damning indictment of the shitshow that is the Ulster coaching ticket We went on about how we produced quality backs and Fûcking two make the squad of 45 Heads should be rolling Petrie has a You Tube Q&A with the fans tomorrow I’d expect it will get ugly Hume and Balacoune both suffered fr...

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I think Farrell has been pretty good with rotating players around the edge of the set-up and encouraging competition between them all. McCarthy versus Treadwell is a good example. Hooker could throw up a surprise IMO because Herring is a proven rock solid performer for Farrell and once he sees Tom S...

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Keet hasn’t lost much pace IMO and I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t make it. Lowe is unreal at times but not as consistent as Hansen. Byrne has had every move microanalysed and has been solid all season, but Crowley was the one banging penalties in over the 5m line and taking his DGs. Crowley vs ...

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I was busting for Leinster to get over the line in the last ten minutes, but it’s another harsh lesson. ROG just seems to have an innate understanding of what it takes to win knockout matches. Leinster were definitely unlucky with injuries but they lost control of the match in the second half and so...

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Barely fired a shot second half until they went behind

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All to do now

Healey nearly on the vinegar strokes

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