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by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2063

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

Except there's no regulation there. Which is why it doesn't negatively impact women. There's archaic language with 'duties in the home' and in the past this has been badly interpreted to negatively affect women but the point is that we (Ireland) still live in a society that is only slowly moving awa...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Ulster absolutely have to accept a shit season. But as long as it's done with purpose and gusto then it should still be a fun watch.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

nardol wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:30 pm Coveney hands down for me.

His brother isn't him.
Coveney plays into the anti FG narrative. I think he'd be a fine leader and would normally be a shoo in but it's harder to get at Harris.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

While leader will be important, it's candidates they need.

I reckon we'll have a record number of new TDs in the next Dail.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Looks like he was pushed.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2063

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

Article 41.2.1° “In particular, the State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved.” Article 41.2.2° “The State shall, therefore, endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to en...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Arghhh, he's using it as a party political broadcast.

x(
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

RTE waffling on as Leo keeps them hanging. Wonder will we get to a silence at some stage.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Has to be Coveney. But Harris might sneak in.

With respect, I don't think Pascal is leadership material.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1839

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Very clever of you to have it as the English player v a guy not nominated. You can pretend to be objective without being able to lose.

:P
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2598

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Oh, what a great bit of evidence. :lol: :lol: You've literally made up a stat and are having a go at someone else for referencing actual evidence? :roll: Mine is clearly hyperbole not an actual stat. You're not referencing actual evidence, you're claiming you remember that someone had evidence. Far...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Wonder if he got wind of something that was about to come out or is just wanting to avoid the trouncing his party is going to experience at the next election He is a target for a lot of the anti FG sentiment. It should give FG a boost and that's probably the intention. Unless there's some actual co...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2598

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

What a load a shit. They do 95% of the time. As far as I remember, someone put up some stats showing this to be a load of shite. And that didn't include the games where the loser had a red card but the game was still excellent. Oh, what a great bit of evidence. :lol: :lol: You've literally made up ...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

:(

Cheers.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

He's overseen an Exodus of elected senior faces which likely would have seen any other leader of any other party on a very sticky wicket... As Cannon says, that's more down to how miserable it is being a politician these days and FG candidates are more likely to have a fall back position than some ...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2598

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Zakar wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:36 pm
earl the beaver wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:21 am Red cards do not ruin games.
What a load a shit. They do 95% of the time.
As far as I remember, someone put up some stats showing this to be a load of shite.

And that didn't include the games where the loser had a red card but the game was still excellent.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:33 pm
CM11 wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:29 pm
irishrugbyua wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:28 pm Terenure vs Marys in JCT final today.. 50/50 game by most accounts.
Is it being shown on TV, do you know?
afaik No.
Stream?
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Or Leo stepping down as leader? On balance I don't think that makes sense but there's certainly an argument for it. He's overseen an Exodus of elected senior faces which likely would have seen any other leader of any other party on a very sticky wicket... As Cannon says, that's more down to how mis...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Just glanced at ROC's ranking of the squad, won't bore you with the details, but he had an interesting comment that TOT has been training at LH. hmmm, add to that noises that Kitchkoff may not be long for Ulster and a positional switch plus NIQ Tight Head might be in the pipeline? As I said earlier...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:28 pm Terenure vs Marys in JCT final today.. 50/50 game by most accounts.
Is it being shown on TV, do you know?
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

themaddog wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:14 pm
HighKingLeinster wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:00 pm Or Leo stepping down as leader?
Pascal moving on shirley.
Would that be a political earthquake? Was it not a distinct possibility anyway?
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1839

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Pretty clear that fans don't even agree that Aki was the unanimous choice for best Irish player, or that Menoncello was the best Italian player. If JGP and Brex were in their spots then I doubt many would be complaining Whereas Earl was, by some clear distance, the best English player across all 5 ...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2598

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Forcing the defending team to compete near the line isn't fantastic, IMO.

But as long as you can't take the piss and pass to the SH or something, it's a mostly immaterial change.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1839

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Would you ever stop with your 'you don't pay attention to us' lark. Earl was fine in the first few rounds but not on course, at all, to be player of the tournament. It's only his last two games that has put his name in the picture. There are many, many players who played to a similar level as Earl ...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

HighKingLeinster wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:00 pm Or Leo stepping down as leader?
On balance I don't think that makes sense but there's certainly an argument for it.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2598

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

The mark from kick off is ok imo, because it means any long kick into the 22 can be marked, which is at least consistent. For the croc roll thing I'd rather make it more difficult to successfully jackal by giving the tackled player a bit more time to place the ball, and requiring a player attemptin...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Actually, didn't read the article first. It says FG related.

Someone resigning as a TD? Coveney?
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145617
Views: 7846163

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Greens pulling the plug is my guess.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1839

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Would you ever stop with your 'you don't pay attention to us' lark. Earl was fine in the first few rounds but not on course, at all, to be player of the tournament. It's only his last two games that has put his name in the picture. There are many, many players who played to a similar level as Earl o...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

If an English paper overegged it slightly after England won the six nations, no, we wouldn't all be up in arms thinking we were hard done by.

:?
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

It definitely wasn't all on Murray's shoulders and if he was playing to instruction he played a minor part in it.

By that stage our defence was so passive, we needed to press quickly, instead we did the opposite.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

BOD made his debut on tour against the soon-to-be-RWC-champs Wallabies. Johnny O’Connor in Lansdowne vs the Boks. Doris was MOTM v NZ on his what, 5th or 6th cap? Joey Carberry came off the bench with the game in the balance v NZ and we won. You can’t build every player up slowly, sometimes you jus...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2063

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

This thread also highlights just how unimportant everyone felt the referendum was given it took nearly two weeks for biffer to notice.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2063

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

Schlaps wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:27 am A win for common sense. It was mainly about undermining the family unit.
Not the one that's the topic for this thread. You didn't have to vote no no or yes yes.
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2063

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

… is it still backwards, locked in the 19th century? I ask because they’ve just voted, by the largest majority they’ve ever had in any single issue vote like this, to maintain the part of the constitution that says a woman’s place is in the home. Yeah, it's not as simple as that but you'd know that...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Get rid of bonus points.
Replies: 38
Views: 753

Re: Get rid of bonus points.

Whatever about BPs skewing the final table, I have never understood how the number of wins has been made completely irrelevant. Had Scotland and Italy finished on equal points it's decided by points difference, then tries scored, then nothing at all. Italy could have won all three of their games to...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ban Irish horse race participation in UK because they’re too good
Replies: 29
Views: 730

Re: Ban Irish horse race participation in UK because they’re too good

This sounds familiar. This is what the English look to do with European rugby any time an Irish side win too many European cups.....change the format Meh. You spent years moaning about how unfair it was to have a draw for the pools stage until it was eventually fixed in favour of Irish teams. What?
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
Replies: 92
Views: 2063

Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…

… is it still backwards, locked in the 19th century? I ask because they’ve just voted, by the largest majority they’ve ever had in any single issue vote like this, to maintain the part of the constitution that says a woman’s place is in the home. Yeah, it's not as simple as that but you'd know that...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2598

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Mark from restart :lol: who are these clowns I presume it's to streamline the laws. There's a reason not to have it for kick offs but it's yet another area where you have to explain to a casual fan that there's exceptions to the rule and once you're explaining, you're losing. ...are you? "You can c...
by CM11
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525361
Views: 28519419

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Thornley with slightly green-tinged glasses: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/03/19/gerry-thornleys-six-nations-2024-team-of-the-tournament/? Just the ten Irish players ... Can you imagine if the English printed something like this? Embarrassing. No non-Irish journalist would have Lowe, ...