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- Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
It's not that they aren't very good at it, it's that Israel has one of the highest tech, expensive (and undoubtedly the best used) rocket defence systems on the planet. Around 12,000 rockets were fired into Israel between October the 7th and 31st December ffs. It's not a normal place, how would you...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Their initial ferocious response is understandable. Raw. Knee jerk. But they have had the time to let cooler heads prevail and they have not. What they have been doing over the past weeks should see Netanyahu and his cabinet up before the ICJ. This is akin to battering a neighbour who breaks into y...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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So? Still poaching, still a reason for the IRFU to restrict data on Irish underage players being public.Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:55 pm
The Scots are offering money we won't match for players who'd only ever be jobbing pros over here.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Scouted by whom? The English clubs don't have a pot to piss in, and they players are too old to get JIFF status in France. Scotland, Wales and maybe Italy? At a certain point, ambition is going to win out over nationalism for guys stuck in the system. If they had any ambition they wouldn't be inter...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Scotland, Wales and maybe Italy?Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:33 pm
Scouted by whom? The English clubs don't have a pot to piss in, and they players are too old to get JIFF status in France.
At a certain point, ambition is going to win out over nationalism for guys stuck in the system.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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I wouldn't worry over either that or his kicking from the tee. It's his little dink kicks etc., when we are in possession, that end up with us losing said possession, that are the problem. Nah, those kicks are signed off by Farrell as part of Crowley's remit - I'm much more worried that the fundame...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
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I wouldn't worry over either that or his kicking from the tee. It's his little dink kicks etc., when we are in possession, that end up with us losing said possession, that are the problem. Nah, those kicks are signed off by Farrell as part of Crowley's remit - I'm much more worried that the fundame...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Crowley's kicking from hand and from the tee need work though.Willie Falloon wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:45 pm
Crowley has the exact same running style as Richie Mo-Unga. Very balanced running who brings the ball to the line carrying it in two hands.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
- Replies: 1077
- Views: 24145
Re: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
The worst nation on the planet for poaching is NZ. They have on an industrial scale implemented a schoolboy selection programme on Samoa Tonga etc to place in their private schools and get them NZ qualified. I think it's far too prominent in world rugby and that includes Ireland. Scotland are next ...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
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- Views: 24145
Re: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
Yes yes but it's okay when England do it because......excuses You getting very confused. certain players like joe cokanisaga or manu tuilagi are not poaches-they came through our education systems,our england youth sides and club academies.their rugby development was in england.chandler cunningham-...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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What evidence could he possible have if there's no testing? Do you want him to start hiding out in school locker rooms? A credible whistle-blower? A kid who ended up (I dunno) ill or hospitalised from the process? PED's seized in the Post Office on their way to one of the schools? Kimmage has nothi...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
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- Views: 24145
Re: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
I like Danny Boy Come at me Wild rover and we have a deal Wild Rover is originally an English folk song that came into the Irish folk tradition in the early 1960's when Luke Kelly apparently learned it in Birmingham, it's bizarre how ubiquitous it is here now - it's more or less perfect for the com...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145600
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I don’t thing he’s excusing that man, take a step back Again, I don't think I said anyone was excusing anything? Sorry if I misunderstood your post - you said humanity doesn’t lie on the Israeli side - humanity lies on the side of all of the families that have been devastated by this conflict, Isra...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Ireland looks at the israel/Palestine conflict through a Northern Ireland lense . It's not like for like no matter how many times shinner supporters try to make it look that way. Leaving that aside, anyone can look at this crisis through a humanitarian lense - where does the humanity lie here, toda...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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It’s weird how many people in ireland can’t or won’t see things from Israeli point of view - generations of living surrounded by people who want to wipe your race out, and a recent example of someone almost achieving it. The Israelis correctly believe that Ireland is against them. We just have a si...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Ireland looks at the israel/Palestine conflict through a Northern Ireland lense . It's not like for like no matter how many times shinner supporters try to make it look that way. Leaving that aside, anyone can look at this crisis through a humanitarian lense - where does the humanity lie here, toda...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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Kimmages core point is correct though, schools rugby should have testing. Kimmage's core point is, imo, these schools are already juicing and should be caught but he advances no evidence for his assertion. I agree testing should happen but he should put forward evidence to back up what he's allegin...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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It’s weird how many people in ireland can’t or won’t see things from Israeli point of view - generations of living surrounded by people who want to wipe your race out, and a recent example of someone almost achieving it. The Israelis correctly believe that Ireland is against them. We just have a si...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Kimmages core point is correct though, schools rugby should have testing. Kimmage's core point is, imo, these schools are already juicing and should be caught but he advances no evidence for his assertion. I agree testing should happen but he should put forward evidence to back up what he's alleging.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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It's hip to be anti Israel. I don't agree with what they're doing at all but they're not the only side in this. There's plenty on both sides with blood on their hands. its not really hip - its basic fcukin empathy - one side committed an appalling, one of terrorist attack with very basic weaponry t...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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Kimmage is a lousy writer as much as anything these days - 2 anonymous sources with no evidence and an interview with a coach who explained how the kids get S&C from first year so he spins it like the guy is being evasive? Bizarre he continues to get published.
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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This is just the usual over simplistic take on the situation. They are two sides intent on mutual destruction. They’re both going to be at war until one side is wiped out, there is no resolution to this. So take a step back and question whether you should blame a girl’s basketball team for the acti...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 8587
- Views: 270181
Re: Israel declares state of war
As someone who's watched Apocalypse Now too many times (nah, you can never watch it too many times), I didn't have to read far to recognise the source. :thumbup: Indeed, I guess no one here is going to defend the specifics of this murder, except in the vague terms that "terrible things happen in wa...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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I don't think we have an aura. Nz had teams beaten before they entered the field. Most 6 Nations teams except Italy feel they can beat us if they have form Do they though? Currently? Those teams are a shitshow at the moment. That NZ arua comes from years and years of tradition. Only that great Oz t...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
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Incredibly sad . 6yr old girl spends hours on the phone begging for help from rescuers only to be killed when the ambulance and paramedics searching for her were targeted and killed by the IDF https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0210/1431575-hind-rajab-gaza/ they coordinated our safe access with the Israe...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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Need to keep this shit going, want to see us pass France and get close to Wales and England in my lifetime. No pressure IRFU. The complacency is off the charts - let's put actual distance between ourselves and Scotland first. We have the structures in place to be sustainably successful. Up against ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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They also have a superiority complex over us. The Welsh have had an amazing dead cat bounce (few grand slams from nowhere) in the throws of a general decline so have the rights to be a rival. Scottish have been all fur coat and no knickers for an eon now so don't get the superiority thing. Need to ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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So, how come Seán Edógbo isn't in the Munster Academy or making the Irish u20's matchday squads when everyone is fit? Did he just have a freakish 30 minute cameo? Is he lacking some fundamental, either skill or S&C or what? Probably getting ready for Leinster academy Consider the long list of 8's w...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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So, how come Seán Edógbo isn't in the Munster Academy or making the Irish u20's matchday squads when everyone is fit? Did he just have a freakish 30 minute cameo? Is he lacking some fundamental, either skill or S&C or what?
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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Boyd is naturally a loosehead and will likely have his professional career playing in that position, speaks volumes about the lack of quality at tighthead in this batch as he has been shifted across. He’s a very good loosehead at that. Lucas Kenny (& James McKillop - big blindside)) is out for the ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Israelis know this but don't want it, hence the land grabbing bit by bit in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Probable end game is expulsion when people do eventually fight back. Really evil cnuts. They are just getting what they can get before the negotiations begin. There's a phrase that "demogra...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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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. ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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Not feeling great for Sunday tbh.redderneck wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:24 pm Hmmmmm. Rotate at yer peril it seems. That was a fcuking mess.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18166
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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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. ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145600
- Views: 7843846
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
This is just the usual over simplistic take on the situation. They are two sides intent on mutual destruction. They’re both going to be at war until one side is wiped out, there is no resolution to this. So take a step back and question whether you should blame a girl’s basketball team for the acti...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145600
- Views: 7843846
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
This is just the usual over simplistic take on the situation. They are two sides intent on mutual destruction. They’re both going to be at war until one side is wiped out, there is no resolution to this. So take a step back and question whether you should blame a girl’s basketball team for the acti...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525355
- Views: 28514105
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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,...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
- Replies: 1077
- Views: 24145
Re: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
Crusaders made 3 in 3 years which is more a sign of Munster Rugby getting our act together in recent years than it is any IRFU led conspiracy. We didn’t arrange enough of them in the previous decade, most likely for the same reasons we neglected our academy and made any number of other brainless de...