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by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

CM11 wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:51 pm Gibson Park our player of the tournament and possibly overall player of the tournament?
No, Aki was.
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I'll take the championship, a lot of warning signs/things to address with the team. Winning it instead of falling to 3rd/4th? Can't complain. Harry squandered his chance to stay in the reckoning. We'll see if Leinster favour Ross 100% now. Crowley was alright, but his kciking from the tee can be mu...
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Nedd to inject a bit of pace to the game, very nervy looking and a bit pedestrian.
Ringrose and Baird could make a massive impact
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

I'm very worried now. They're going to launch high ball after high ball at Larmour all afternoon :uhoh: If they do that'll be a total change of the game they expected to play Kinghorn, Steyn and VDM will have a field day if they do it though. Just need to keep the ball away from.them so. Easy
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Keenan put. Larmour in. Fcuking yikes. Nagging nasty thoughts floating around and am struggling to subdue them, I cannot lie. I'm very worried now. They're going to launch high ball after high ball at Larmour all afternoon :uhoh: If they do that'll be a total change of the game they expected to play
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?
Replies: 855
Views: 10535

Re: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?

Da iawn diolch wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:00 pm We're getting nothing from the scrum today. Raynal has made his mind up here.
And he's right
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?
Replies: 855
Views: 10535

Re: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?

Welsh look disinterested in that half, need to show a lot more energy to pull this out of the bag.
by Mr. Very Popular
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Outside of Gleeson and Gavin I’m not sure who’s odds on to make it as a provincial starter level pro out of this batch. BOC would need to iron a LOT of kinks out of his game. Has upside though given size and athleticism. EOC is a really good player but not convinced he’ll progress for some reason (...
by Mr. Very Popular
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Poc obviously having a big influence on Evan O Connell, that Moment by Moment mantra is one of PoC's big things
by Mr. Very Popular
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

CM11 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:25 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:12 pm
CM11 wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:55 pm

I imagine it'll develop with our first choice players returning.
Ahern and Baird to be converted to wingers.
Part of me still wonders how the game might have panned out if Baird went on to the wing and JGP stayed at 9.
Which part?
by Mr. Very Popular
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Backrow have a lot to prove this week as a unit. As others have agreed with me on the need for pace in the backline, it'll be interesting to see how things develop on that front post 6nations. I imagine it'll develop with our first choice players returning. Ahern and Baird to be converted to wingers.
by Mr. Very Popular
Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Casey gets a lot of stick on here for his kicking and to be fair it's not half as bad as some make out, has a decent enough boot and often hits halfway from the 22, I'd much prefer if his decision making was a bit quicker however that will come with playing more international games, not being the wa...
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Nolanator wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:16 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:03 pm
Nolanator wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:56 pm Booze-hound, or in with a bad crowd?
Nope, a booze hound was the bad crowd.
Led down a bad path by a specific individual?

Hadn't heard any of this. Any more details? Obvs fair enough if you'd rather keep it vague.
Best to keep it vague really.
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Bugger. Had heard oblique references to this. Hope he gets sorted. Munster rugby should be doing all they can, and maybe they are, to help him out, his issues started under their watch and getting rid of the cause, way too late, is only a small part in helping him. The Munster Academy doesn't have ...
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Nolanator wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:56 pm Booze-hound, or in with a bad crowd?
Nope, a booze hound was the bad crowd.
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I think limiting his upside to DuPont is selling him short. This guy is the next Diarmuid McCarthy Not that it matters much here but McCarthy is seemingly in a pretty bad situation around town atm - be nice if his name wasn't a punchline on-line, guy has genuine troubles. Bugger. Had heard oblique ...
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Son-Of-Ulster wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:22 pm Let’s not forget that auksger aren’t at the bottom of the league table (like Ireland we’re in the mid/late 90’s. We’re actuallly above Connacht and Munster and have been most of the season.
Same match points and a worse PD than Munster so not exactly the great argument you think it is
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/03/14/warhorse-iain-henderson-loving-the-twilight-years-with-ireland/ He's only just gone 32! I wonder how happy he is with the term "twilight years" He's done a lot of media this week but all the journos think hes been dropped. Might be a case of do your...
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Again, that's your problem - stuck living in the past. You clench those interpro trophies from the 1950's close to your heart Willie because it's the only silverware you lot will be seeing for the foreseeable. 15 months ago Munster fans were moaning about how bad they were, you just scraped into th...
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Da iawn diolch wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:40 am
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:18 am
Winnie wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:16 am

The irony
A Welsh man in an Ireland v Scotland thread telling an Irish fan to go to their own thread
He doesn't even think about us.
I think about you lot regularly. It's good for the soul to have a little chuckle from time to time. :thumbup:
I bet you do, you durty man.
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Winnie wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:16 am
Da iawn diolch wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:02 am Haven't you Micks got a sectarian shitfight in your own thread to occupy you?
The irony
A Welsh man in an Ireland v Scotland thread telling an Irish fan to go to their own thread
He doesn't even think about us.
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Da iawn diolch wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:02 am Haven't you Micks got a sectarian shitfight in your own thread to occupy you?
And???
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Banksy's anonymity
Replies: 56
Views: 2156

Re: Banksy's anonymity

Son-Of-Ulster wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:06 pm
quarter2four wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:37 pm
Son-Of-Ulster wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:51 am What does he do?
Icon of modern British culture.
I thought he was a rapper. Don’t think I’ve come across his work anyway
I bet its on your bucket list now though.
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Murray getting a 1 year central contract? wtf Where are you seeing this? That's a load of bollox really, he shouldn't be near an Irish squad right now, nevermind in the next 12-18 months https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/03/13/conor-murray-agrees-to-new-one-year-munster-and-ireland-contra...
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Counter poaching by Galthie: Antoine Frisch
Replies: 31
Views: 914

Re: Counter poaching by Galthie: Antoine Frisch

Munster-fogs wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:50 am Frisch released from French camp. :o
Hope he got some nice stash at least.
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

earl the beaver wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:42 am Murray getting a 1 year central contract? wtf
Where are you seeing this?
That's a load of bollox really, he shouldn't be near an Irish squad right now, nevermind in the next 12-18 months
by Mr. Very Popular
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10524

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

CM11 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:20 pm Thorney going with same team again but 5/3 split on bench with Byrne and Ringrose coming into the 23 and Hendo dropping out.

Larmour to start if Nash has to drop out.
Happy enough with that.
by Mr. Very Popular
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Floppykid wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:17 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:01 pm
Floppykid wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:56 pm

It'd be nice if Leinster got one of these gimmick matches.

Getting to diminishing returns for Munster at this point though no?
Nope, and the jealousy is dripping from your post.
Yeah, well, de ligind debtors get everything it seems.
Such a good argument.
Box office
by Mr. Very Popular
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Irish rugby's biggest draw strikes again https://www.munsterrugby.ie/2024/03/12/munster-to-play-all-blacks-xv/ Love how these games are happening now that the IRFU need the cash - transparent but we'll take it It'd be nice if Leinster got one of these gimmick matches. Getting to diminishing returns...
by Mr. Very Popular
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Hellraiser wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:14 pm Ultimately the buck stops with Farrell. Murray shouldn't have been on the bench, and he shouldn't have gone for a 6-2 split. If Ringrose had come onto the wing for Nash, we'd have won imo.
Yup, losing Nash so early really cost us, I'm still adamant Keenan should have been kept at fullback.
by Mr. Very Popular
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Sugary_tae wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:58 am All blacks


Box office baby
Bloody IRFU giving everything to Munster yadda yadda yadda
by Mr. Very Popular
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Scotland out
Replies: 35
Views: 973

Re: Scotland out

Don't be hysterical. Three wins in 9 years is nothing to get excited about, no matter how enjoyable that one was. Its to be enjoyed as a rugby fan. Try it. Wales might be gash this year, but it's only 3 years since we won the bloody tournament. :lol: I was listening to Grayson and Dawson dribbling ...
by Mr. Very Popular
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Banksy's anonymity
Replies: 56
Views: 2156

Re: Banksy's anonymity

Bindi wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:35 am
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:34 am
Bindi wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:31 am Would damage Massive Attack's ability to tour. Or would it?
No.
That's what they want you to think. Or do they?
Yes
by Mr. Very Popular
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Banksy's anonymity
Replies: 56
Views: 2156

Re: Banksy's anonymity

Bindi wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:31 am Would damage Massive Attack's ability to tour. Or would it?
No.
by Mr. Very Popular
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Jog on. The guy was rightly on the fringe of the first choice 23 in 2022, then he got injured against NZ and had a poor season last year, he's been very good this year. The McCloskey-Hume centre partnership is one of the things that has actually worked for Ulster and is one of the very best in Euro...
by Mr. Very Popular
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Jog on. The guy was rightly on the fringe of the first choice 23 in 2022, then he got injured against NZ and had a poor season last year, he's been very good this year. The McCloskey-Hume centre partnership is one of the things that has actually worked for Ulster and is one of the very best in Euro...
by Mr. Very Popular
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeff's All New And Gloomy Wales Ratings v France
Replies: 41
Views: 1275

Re: Jeff's All New And Gloomy Wales Ratings v France

I think Reffell has been fantastic this 6n, would be a shoo in for player of the tournament if Wales weren't courting the wooden spoon..
by Mr. Very Popular
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525358
Views: 28515875

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Lads we're all disappointed after the loss but not to the level that we should be talking about Hume in an international context ffs. He's no where near good enough. Jog on. The guy was rightly on the fringe of the first choice 23 in 2022, then he got injured against NZ and had a poor season last y...
by Mr. Very Popular
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Counter poaching by Galthie: Antoine Frisch
Replies: 31
Views: 914

Re: Counter poaching by Galthie: Antoine Frisch

TheFrog wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:59 pm So Galthie has decided to undercut Ireland and call Antoine Frisch into the group preparing the England game.

Is he any good?
Very good attacking and linking, knows when to give an offload, I'm bloody pissed off that this means Munster will probably have to lose him now.