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Minnosu

People have been singing the praises of the subs for steadying things but really the major factor in the last 15 mins was the fact that there were no scrums. That's cause the subs stopped dropping the ball so often. The primary ball dropping culprits yesterday stayed on until the end. Also helped t...

Minnosu

:shock: Yup. Never seen England so happy about being beat 4 tries to nil. Let them pat themselves on the back as much as they want. You have both missed the point. We aren't happy with getting beat we are happy with the way they fronted up and competed, particularly in the pack. Very few of us are ...

Minnosu

People have been singing the praises of the subs for steadying things but really the major factor in the last 15 mins was the fact that there were no scrums.

Minnosu

I love furlong but getting absolutely roasted in the scrums and providing the English their only chance to steal the match gets him a 4.5?

Irish media are always so slow to call out their favourites.

Minnosu

Interesting listening to the rte radio commentary that whoever the English co commentator was (some ex player, can’t remember) said in the second minute of the match that he’d been told by someone in the camp that the English would go after furlong in the scrum. Interesting and worrying that he’s be...

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It’s been the end of POM for seven years and he keeps popping up.

Minnosu

nardol wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:10 am How does a french referee not have a clue about the scrum??

Same as any French ref. Furlong is going backwards therefore must be at fault.

Minnosu

The best thing about the result is the English talking themselves into thinking they played really well and are on the right track. . They have a strong pack that will always front up, but their overall gameplan and back play is just atrocious. If it wasn’t for the scrum penalties Ireland would have...

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:45 pm God help Scotland next week, Furlong is going to balls out against them.

Henshaw will start.

Time to give someone a else a shot at tighthead. Furlong has become a liability at scrum time. Both England and France have shown him up. No one’s undroppable.

Minnosu

Furlong has become a liability in the scrums against the big teams. Can porter switch back?

Minnosu

Foot Up wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:03 pm
Conspicuous wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:38 pm
iarmhiman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:03 pm
ticketlessinseattle wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:01 pm so 400 odd in ICU ie about 0.008% of population....half of whom are unvaccinated ; right Ted
Where?

104 in ICU here
Updated to 102
Boot out anyone who declined to get vaxxed

And overweight people

Minnosu

Talented player who gave his all on the field, but faded under the bright lights of lions tours and world cups. His first two Heineken finals were a disaster too, but redeemed himself in 06 by not only winning the cup but humiliating Leinster along the way. 01 Lions - after getting assaulted by McRa...

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Isn’t Healy still Ireland’s first choice loosehead? Why would he be moved?

Minnosu

Lions forward replacements have been great….

Minnosu

The Leinster academy is delivering top class talent. It’s the first team coaches who need to feel some of the heat. They have been unable to develop a game plan to handle teams that over power them. Same failures three years in a row yet no criticism from the journos or fans.

Minnosu

. I don’t think he was aware of Smith’s mixed race heritage(should have been of course) Why should he be aware of a players heritage? You think Stephen Jones is up to date on the parents of all the up and coming Irish players? A ridiculous expectation to have.

Minnosu

He has been fired

Minnosu

Next step is to give a Pfizer booster to anyone who was forced to take AZ or J&J. Needs to be done before potential Christmas surge

Minnosu

https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/sacramento-housing-homeless-policy-5495373-Jul2021/ Comparing US homelessness to Ireland's. :roll: Ireland should look at California as what not to do. It’s a horrific problem over here. San Francisco is spending $60,000 per tent to house a homeless person. $60k for...

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Bogbunny wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:17 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:10 pm So Cooney is a softcock that can't take criticism from his peers, explains why we haven't seen him in Irish squads
Quite possibly.

Sexton called out as a prick that few like

We’ll he has been the coach’s pet for 10 years. People are bound to hate him.

Minnosu

The Hungarians didn’t like the Irish footballers taking the knee. It is a load of stupid woke bollox so perhaps they have a point. It’s weird. European footballers are doing it in response to George Floyd’s murder. A murder in a different continent. Plenty of problems closer to home to worry about.

Minnosu

Genuinely thrilled sexton isn’t going, and I say that as one of his biggest fans. South African - lions series are wars of attrition. Gatland ball versus the springboks will be a bloodbath and sexton would not have made it out of their without a head injury. Has nothing left to prove for the lions. ...

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As pointed out above this is a US tax system problem. If Ireland is such an amazing tax haven, why aren’t there UK, German, french, and Chinese companies setting up their headquarters in Ireland? It’s overwhelmingly only US companies. Also the US trying to lecture other countries on tax rates is dis...

Minnosu

God I miss the days when Leinsters backs could win a game for them.

If you match Leinster in the physical battle, you beat them.

Minnosu

So are Leinster out of this cup and free to concentrate on Europe?

Minnosu

We can all acknowledge that POM was 3 yards offside when he caught HOS in the leadup to that try. Can’t they challenge that?

Minnosu

We can all acknowledge that POM was 3 yards offside when he caught HOS in the leadup to that try. Can’t they challenge that?

Minnosu

I don’t understand how any so called fan of leinstertainment would put holwell ahead of spooner. Holwell was a kidney guy brought into be a steady reliable 10 - which he did very well.
The Nathan spooner led back line was a thing of beauty and kickstarted the leinstertainment era.

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Am I the only one who thinks that Baird has the potential to be better than Ryan?

Minnosu

And stockdale drops the ball after he scores.

Minnosu

Will always have a soft spot for the inaugural Celtic league final win over Munster. Firstly just The fact that the Celtic league could draw 30k plus was mind blowing to me considering the 2 or 3k showing up to Donnybrook some nights, and then of course the comeback with 14 men playing beautiful Lei...

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Nonsense article full of hyperbolic crap

Minnosu

At this rate the next Ireland game won’t be until November.

Minnosu

Loyalty ended up being Schmidt’s downfall and if Farrell doesn’t start picking our form players it will be Farrell’s too.
If he keeps picking the “experienced” players and loses he’s going to be out of a job. If he picks a new generation the fans and media will give him time.

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If POM steals a couple of lineouts then I’ll be happy.

Minnosu

Porter is a weak TH scrummager. Shouldn’t be an issue in this match though. He's hardly a weakness, though. Just the weakest of the the guys or there, the other two of whom are excellent scrummagers. I would fear for him starting against a strong scrummaging team if we make it past this weekend. Co...

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Porter is a weak TH scrummager. Shouldn’t be an issue in this match though.

Minnosu

Sexton has a 100% win record at Rugby World Cups as Ireland’s starting flyhalf.
Don’t see any reason to bet against the great man.

Minnosu

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 86717.html

Another article ignoring our must win game today to focus on a potential game in the future. I hate our rugby media so much.

Minnosu

On the morning of a game we need to win with a bp to be assured qualification, Gerry has a long piece debating whether it's better to play NZ or South Africa in the quarters. We never ducking learn. Samoa are going to fancy their chances of beating us and our media are per usual getting way ahead of...

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