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Brian9848

Really want to see more of Byrne in more demanding fixtures. At this level, we now he has the goods.

Brian9848

Dunne, Sheehan and Murphy.. these kids look like they can play.

Brian9848

Defending player must get into lower body position to take it out of ref/TMO's hands. Some players are going to struggle with footwork or hip flexibility/speed, and they will eventually be left out of the squad. It just too high a risk.

Brian9848

Lowry is a very nice player ball in hand. Quick, intelligent and creative. May warrant a look if Farrell/Catt are genuine in looking to play a heads up game need more decision makers in the backfield. It’s always going to come down to his size unfortunately If France can play Dulin at 15....

Brian9848

Lowry is a very nice player ball in hand. Quick, intelligent and creative. May warrant a look if Farrell/Catt are genuine in looking to play a heads up game because they need more decision makers/playmakes in the backfield.

Brian9848

Cool that so many "fans" are happy to see players suffer brain damage so they can have have the craic. If the game is ruined fudge off to cage fighting :thumbup: Doesn't seem like collision sports are your thing. Incidents deemed dangerous (even if unintentional and a consequence of just playing f*...

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Mullet 2 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:31 pm Frankly anybody still blaming players is a fúcking idot.

This.

Take such game deciding decisions out of ridiculously inconsistent refs & TMOs (unless it's clear & deliberate foul play), give a yellow and just place offending player on report for later review before disciplinary committee.

Brian9848

They need to sort the laws out before people lose interest. Every other game wrecked by a red at the moment. Reds don't ruin games, players need to sort their behaviour out. What galls is the inconsistency, somehow saw mitigation for O'Brien (where there wasn't any) and TMO doesn't chip in, then ch...

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Ref was weak. Allowed TMO to publicly intimidate his decision.

Brian9848

Feel Ulster really hard done by that red card. No real force, just pushing off. Would not be surprised if it didn't receive a penalty, but a red?

Brian9848

Or... England had all the momentum as they drew level at 24-24 with 20 mins remaining. Wales held firm by exhibiting the incredible resilience that has characterized the side in the Gatland years, and played smart disciplined rugby to close England out. England's "finishers" were burned off by Wale...

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There's a hell of a decision for Farrell to make with regard to bringing Ruddock in or not. I think no, Hendy is class, Beirne is playing his best rugby and Ryan is doing the nuts and bolts very well and getting through a mountain of work. Ruddock isn't at their level. I think a clearer hierarchy o...

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In fairness, the scoreline moves it beyond fluke. Bullshit. England were away and chasing the game in the last 10-15 because of the two jammiest tries you'll see. I don't think either team were particularly good and maybe Wales just about deserved to shade it but I'd be absolutely furious as an Eng...

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There's a hell of a decision for Farrell to make with regard to bringing Ruddock in or not. I think no, Hendy is class, Beirne is playing his best rugby and Ryan is doing the nuts and bolts very well and getting through a mountain of work. Ruddock isn't at their level. I think a clearer hierarchy o...

Brian9848

Liked that performance. Excellent from tight 5 from which the back row took advantage. Italy were soft upfront, and so we quite rightly attacked Rte 1. When there was obvious space out wide, we played to those flanks with pace. Italy were poor and we attacked them where they were poorest Think KIlco...

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Our set-piece in on an upward trajectory, and our ruck is much more accurate and so we have a steady supply of possession. We're blunt with the ball (we need more than pick n'go and drive over maul), and remain overly reliant on the decision making at 10 which has been in decline for a while now. W...

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Dunno which are comments are worse todays from the players or yesterdays from Catt. x( In fairness, you wouldn’t expect the players or coaches to pull their collective hair out or scream about disaster and ripping everything up and start again over 2 losses by a total of 7 points. And we’ve been ma...

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Yeah, can't say I agree at all with Dunne there tbh. A lot of the "Leinster are limited" stuff comes from them losing to Sarries twice. Losing to sarries twice opens them up to such criticisms especially when many considered them to be leinsters main competition and leinsters attack look so limited...

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Those comments from Sexton...

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Munster-fogs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:35 pm
IBWT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:28 pm Wooten is a try machine this season. Is that 10 now?
He'll be a big loss for Connacht next season.

Why would he want to leave?

Brian9848

Wooton has shown some real gas to beat the cover, great spatial awareness and footwork, and has created and finished two of his own chances. He’s 26.. where has he come from? Amazing what happens when players with good skills are given regular game time. Need many more players out on loan to develop...

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Ireland just look clueless going forward, taking the ball static, losing 10m with every phase as they just take it into contract. It's infuriating to watch. That’s on the coaches That should be basic drills Not just the international coaches either. There is a ceiling beyond which coaches cannot re...

Brian9848

Is it possible for Ross Byrne to sit any deeper? Jesus, he is so far behind the gain line that the JGP can barely reach him.

Brian9848

Wales still have residual resilience from the Gatland/Edwards years.. and some very good fortune.

Scotland have the makings of a very good side but it'll be feast or famine with Russell and so not sure they will ever reach the consistency in performance they' covet.

Brian9848

That tackle attempt from Watkins..beyond pathetic.. Geordan Murphy-esqe.

Brian9848

Also Healy was probably our worst forward (excluding POM obviously), he looked so cumbersome, Kilcoyne was an improvement. Healy is done. He gets knocked back in every single carry. His carrying meters this season are miles into minus territory. He was actually ok today compared to what I was expec...

Brian9848

It's not enough but Sexton is still incredible in defence. He's not a completely empty jersey but yeah, he's a problem. I think you could ruin Harry if you put him into the current Irish team though. Not firing enough and he could end up getting a confidence knock. Really need to have him playing m...

Brian9848

Lots to be positive about in that performance. We showed more ambition than we have in a while, and thought Beirne, VDF and Henshaw were superb. Really don't enjoy watching Sexton anymore. He sat too deep for much of the game, wasn't effective and so would like us to take the plunge with Harry, alt...

Brian9848

Lots to be positive about in that performance. We showed more ambition than we have in a while, and thought Beirne, VDF and Henshaw were superb. Really don't enjoy watching Sexton anymore. He sat too deep for much of the game, wasn't effective and so would like us to take the plunge with Harry, alth...

Brian9848

English posters on here are ridiculous. Jones has won last 9 games in a row, coming off a 6N's triumph, an Autumn series win when not at their best, but lose one game with a rusty squad and the excellent Jones must be tossed aside immediately.

Brian9848

Outstanding performance from Scotland. Their ball security at ruck time was as the best I've seen from them, and along with their discipline and some excellent play from 9, they simply put England under constant pressure and never allowed England an entry point into the game. England rarely got on t...

Brian9848

All players fit and available, what is Leinster's best back row combination? We have ridiculous test quality depth at 6.

Brian9848

Would like to see Leinster consistently play with a second playmaker at 12. We have the ball players to do it, and we just have more attacking options and width if our ball control game is being checked or disrupted. We'd have the problem of what to do with Henshaw.

Brian9848

Wouldn't be disappointed to see Harry handed the No.10 blue jersey for the big matches. Think he has the game to the step up to the green one too, but would love to see how he handles real pressure.

Brian9848

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If you have an enormous area needing paint.. lots of rooms, or large external walls, a paint sprayer is fantastic and an enormous time saver. Early on, it me took a while to get the paint viscosity dialed in on a good water based paint in order that I had a smooth finish but once I had the mix right...

Brian9848

Munster .. some bludgeon but no cutting edge. Larkham..has he been that influential?

JJ, as dependable as ever.

Brian9848

Marginalizing Trump will do nothing to reduce the temperature in this country unless significant attention is also immediately paid to the grievances (many misguided, some legitimate) that have fueled Trump's presidency Trump exploited this wave to grievance and rode it to the WH. It doesn't disappe...

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New Yorker editor, David Remnick, on invading and ransacking buildings: "We don’t have time to finger-wag at protesters about property." And NYT's Nikole Hannah Jones on BLM protestors: "Destroying property, which can be replaced, is not violence." And then Tucker Carlson "A riot is the language of...

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As posters focus on Cruz/Halwey etc, consider the majority of the House GOP that voted to reject the results of democratically held elections and know that they didn't vote that way because they have a deranged notion of their own, narrow political, self-interest. The fact that 66% of House Republic...

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