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Merit to this or just looking fit new followers ?

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He has next to no chance of making the Lions. You’d be taking Aki, Ringrose, Jones ahead of him and probably one of Tompkins or Lawrence given they’ve got a lot more minutes over the past year or so. Tuipilotu (sp) is in with a shout too, he’s a seriously physical player just maybe slightly too sma...

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If you look back at our game against France, only for the ref/TMO it would have been a much bigger scoreline. They're just not at the races this year. There's talk now of Galthie being a prickly personality etc so yeah, all is not well in the camp. I expect Wales to beat them although it should be ...

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Caelan Doris was immense for Ireland yesterday.

Simply excellent in all aspects of the game.

Top tackler with 21. Carried 12 times. Passed 10 times. Hit 28 attacking rucks. Contested at 12 Welsh breakdowns. Conceded 0 penalties.

“Anonymous” according to someone here yesterday

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Good summation Jeff and ratings pretty fair . Gatland’s tactics may have been bog standard but they were effective and as you’d expect he had everyone up to speed on the finer details. Our lack of pace in the backline did make the task a bit easy for you and in that regard I think you might be under...

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Good or bad? It's pure *thoughts.* I think there's merit to it but I respect rugby opinion on here. I'd make it a thread on here but I can't see where to enter the thread title on that page. Dunno what it'd even be. "Future of the URC" sounds dull and "Wales are Rot" will get the loons. I am fully ...

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I was simply commenting on a phenomena amongst sports fans. If you want to have an aspie off with my statto I'm free but I think ultimately the whole forum will lose. :lol: Not sure why you're trying to turn my one liner back to you into an argument? Reality is that people use the superiority compl...

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That Scotland win with 4-0 match points was pretty much the perfect result for us in terms of the championship. We’re on 15 points v Scotland on 9 , France (probably) on 9 after tomorrow and England on 8 . We also have a vastly superior points difference to all our rivals . So any win in Twickenham ...

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Those complaining about Gatland and the Welsh way Folks Wales are in transition and at the beginning of a journey. Let's judge in 3 years time eh? That full back may be joing Keenan on a Lions tour. Need to get a 9 and 10 though. The only people complaining about Gatland and the Welsh way are sudde...

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A few match thoughts: The not great Henshaw was much poorer than the earlier rounds. We must have gone back to the world cup lineout calls :uhoh: . And we really missed Keenan adding a bit of pace from the back. I thought Doris pretty quiet. He seems to either be the best player on the park or a bi...

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Well done Wales , serious improvement since we last met . As I said in the match thread , our rivalry will be back to normal by next year . Beating you by 20+ points was great for a while but we all miss the niggly edge this clash brought when we were evenly matched

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Not a hammering, but we were never close to being in it. Like I said Ireland played a decent game and Wales could only manage a small amount of decent play that garnered points. Wales couldn't manage much the Irish defence was resolute. I think had we scored at the end, the score would have been mo...

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Love this group of lads , even on a day when they’re not getting the run of the green they find a way . Serious character. Hard luck Wales , think we all knew this wasn’t going to be the walk in the park some predicted. Our rivalry will be back to normal by next year .

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:15 pm
Topper wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:12 pm Has to be said Ireland’s Kiwi poaches have been critical in their success. The three of them are world class.
Only Lowe really arrived the finished article though - JGP and Aki needed huge works, JGP in particular

Lowe wasn’t close to the finished article, compare his defence then and now

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redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:04 pm The damage we could do if we only had pace...

...it's the glaring missing ingredient.

It’s bad alright

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Bwen wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:59 pm What's the reasoning behind 2 o clock kick offs? World cup showed it would be much better if the two matches were at 5 and 8 o clock.

No excuse to go on the sauce at 11:00 if it’s a nighttime ko

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Wales should have a man in the bin by now , ref is being very sympathetic

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What’s Paiardi at ? Should have been scrum penalty

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Rowdy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:28 pm Great defence.

It’s blatant cheating actually but they got away with it . I’m sure Pete will be having a word with the ref

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Smart by Wales , not committing too many to the ruck . Ireland need to get their power athletes taking it up the middle more

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Handicap of 23 is about right on balance for me . Wales will be competitive for periods of the game as their 20’s were last night . Ultimately this Ireland team is smart and resourceful though, and we’ll find ways to put the game to bed

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Murphy the outhalf? Yeah he’ll be a decent professional for someone, possibly Ulster if his dad stays there long term . Unlikely to be competing for full international honours but we need solid provincial level players as well as test stars Outside the kicking he doesn't offer much. He's a very goo...

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Doesn't feel like a 43-8 think it shows how bad wales have been rather how good Ireland have been. 2 poor teams so many errors, Irish halfbacks offer zero threat. Gavin, edogbo, O'Connell and o'connor had some decent moments. No one else even looks future URC level. We’ve been spoiled in recent sea...

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Doesn't feel like a 43-8 think it shows how bad wales have been rather how good Ireland have been. 2 poor teams so many errors, Irish halfbacks offer zero threat. Gavin, edogbo, O'Connell and o'connor had some decent moments. No one else even looks future URC level. We’ve been spoiled in recent sea...

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Doesn't feel like a 43-8 think it shows how bad wales have been rather how good Ireland have been. 2 poor teams so many errors, Irish halfbacks offer zero threat. Gavin, edogbo, O'Connell and o'connor had some decent moments. No one else even looks future URC level. We’ve been spoiled in recent sea...

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Second highest total posts (and 10 times what I post) I think Stats needs professional help. Argues the fuk with everyone and always HAS to have the last word. Rainman isn't far off. And the irony is that if you dare show the nerve to disagree with a comment he makes he’ll have a fit . Disagree wit...

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I'm sorry that you seem to have a problem with me calling out a poster labeling a young player a disgrace and somehow think that's me trying to start an argument. That's on you, not me. What a tedious prick you are. Get stuffed :thumbup: Second highest total posts (and 10 times what I post) I think...

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OK, take Prendergast out of competition now that Byrne's back and just have him do nothing but eat and weights for 6 months! He definitely needs some extra strength to take him to the next level. Is that approach to adding bulk really necessary ? Sure he needs to gain a bit of muscle but I wouldn’t...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:17 pm Was mostly tongue in cheek/hyperbole.

Yeah I get that , you’re not the first to make such a suggestion though . I’m just curious to know what the optimum approach is from those educated in S + C . Ideally you’d like him to build some bulk without missing too much rugby

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OK, take Prendergast out of competition now that Byrne's back and just have him do nothing but eat and weights for 6 months! He definitely needs some extra strength to take him to the next level. Is that approach to adding bulk really necessary ? Sure he needs to gain a bit of muscle but I wouldn’t...

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And TOB injured again

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Criminal from Barron

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CarrotGawks wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:36 pm
Winnie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:32 pm
Frodder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:29 pm

Hey Globus, how's things?
Is a very Globus prose that isn’t it
Ye bollockses. You're making me believe Globus was being truthful. And the next fear is that I'm turning into him.

You talk far more pony than Globus ever did

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My sources tell me Hugo Keenan is doing charity events today and does not appear to be particularly injured. There was no news on his scan yesterday so assume he's good to go? Wrap him in cotton wool until the England game We should be able to beat the Welsh with me playing full back Should be able...

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:43 pm
triplebogey wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:33 pm My sources tell me Hugo Keenan is doing charity events today and does not appear to be particularly injured.
There was no news on his scan yesterday so assume he's good to go?

Might be a case that they need swelling to ease before he undergoes a scan ?

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It’s now over 10 years since Joe Schmidt took charge and in that time our success and consistency has been quite remarkable. Our head to head v other Tier 1 sides since November 2013 makes for impressive viewing , with no team able to boast a superior record against us NZ W5 D0 L5 SA. W5 D0 L2 AUS W...

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Scandalous from Quinlan not to give MotM to their 14. He scored 2, made 1 and saved 1. The easiest MotM decision in the history of rugby and he fecked it. 100% Total robbery. Also, how is Ed-óg not being crowbarred into that team somewhere as a starter, mad he didn't even make the bench last week. ...

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All the outrage about Murray then he doesn’t even make the bench . Well played Gerry

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Anyway , 6 changes to the starting lineup and up to 5 more coming onto the bench is far more rotation than anyone would have expected. It’s still a very strong squad that will send Italy to the cleaners with the right mindset

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No sign of Thornley leaking the team yet? Ireland v Italy (possible): Keenan; Nash, Henshaw, McCloskey, Lowe; Crowley, Murray; Porter, Sheehan, Bealham, McCarthy, Ryan, Baird, Doris, Conan. Replacements: Kelleher, Healy/Loughman, O’Toole, Henderson/Beirne, van der Flier, Casey/Gibson-Park, H Byrne,...

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