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What will come next on the Tory boomer hitlist? Pensions - check National service - check Capital punishment - ? Scrapping "Mickey mouse" degrees - check Scrapping inheritance tax - ? They know the gray vote isn't enough to win the election but they are hoping to lose less seats to reform as a resul...

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With time running out for Ringrose to show fitness before the summer tour who goes as Henshaw's backup if he isn't ready?

Hume - injured
Osborne - a 12
Frisch - going to France
Addison - going to Sale
SOB - no real gametime there
Forde - a 12

Do we end up with JOB as our cover for 13 the whole tour?

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Also Ireland Vs Australia is played on the same weekend as: Ulster Vs Leinster Connacht Vs Bulls Munster Vs Lions Surely the IRFU should have sorted the fixtures so we didn't have an interpro without any internationals, sure Ulster will love that in trying to sell tickets. That's weird. Is the Aus ...

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On Deegan, he's probably on at least 100k? Not great for a sportsperson but if he's gearing up for life after rugby it might make sense to him personally to just take the nice paycheck while sorting out the next stage of his life in comfort rather than moving for the same salary and having to halt ...

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Also Ireland Vs Australia is played on the same weekend as:

Ulster Vs Leinster
Connacht Vs Bulls
Munster Vs Lions

Surely the IRFU should have sorted the fixtures so we didn't have an interpro without any internationals, sure Ulster will love that in trying to sell tickets.

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Melbourne rebels being wound up in Aus.

Few good players could all of a sudden be available, including supposed Leinster target Tupou

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Also Deegan not even making the second choice backrow (and I know this is a send off for Ruddock). But really puts him signing a new contract in perspective when he could be starting at Ulster or Connacht.

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Harry or Prend moving, Leinster have to use that as an excuse to back somebody other than Ross next season. They’ve tried a few times now to install Frawley at 10 and his injuries have just got in the way. If he gets a run, he has abilities in attack that our other 10s just don’t. His kicking issue...

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Munster-fogs wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 2:25 pm Strange how the last regular weekend of the season doesn't have the same kick off times across the board. Munster and Ulster will have an advantage as one of the last kick off times so will know exactly what's needed.

Rugby has never had this.

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So, after round 18 this weekend we are looking at a potential final table of: MUNSTER RUGBY 67 VODACOM BULLS 66 GLASGOW WARRIORS 65 LEINSTER RUGBY 64 DHL STORMERS 58 ULSTER RUGBY 53 BENETTON RUGBY 53 EDINBURGH RUGBY 49 And a quarter final set up of: MUNSTER RUGBY EDINBURGH RUGBY VODACOM BULLS BENET...

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Schlaps wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 11:58 am https://www.unitedrugby.com/latest/news ... xture-list

Fixture list is out

Pretty Brutal run in for Ulster

R14 - Stormers (h)
R15 - Leinster (a)
R16 - Sharks (h)
R17 - Edinburgh (a)
R18 - Munster (a)

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Willie didn't say Larmour had a stinker, two Leinster fans did That's true but Willie's argument about Larmour being at fault for the try because of a lack of pace holds no water. Just pointing out how much this happens. Larmour didn't have a stinker but that doesn't suit the Willie narrative, Larm...

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JOB may or may not get ahead next season (this season he'll probably finish out at FB) but there really wasn't a decision to make for the final. That said, I think 6/2 was a mistake and if JOB was on the bench, you'd probably have brought him on for Larmour or Lowe at some stage in the final quarte...

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That's true but Willie's argument about Larmour being at fault for the try because of a lack of pace holds no water. Just pointing out how much this happens. I mean he doe fudge up for the try, yes Leinster are down a man but Larmour rushing up and getting caught in no man's land is a big reason fo...

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Yes, actually very true. But any excuse to stick a boot into someone competing with an Ulster player. Particularly locks (Hendo vs Ryan) or wings (several vs Stockdale). Willie didn't say Larmour had a stinker, two Leinster fans did That's true but Willie's argument about Larmour being at fault for...

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Good Toulouse attacking play against 14 men. You could question what he does and whether he's got it right but I think that try is getting scored either way. Essentially 13 men, Frawley was injured and getting attention. Yes, actually very true. But any excuse to stick a boot into someone competing...

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We met plenty of fantastic Israelis , none of them were exactly fans of Netanyahu and I imagine are livid at the actions of the IDF . These individuals are bloody heroes . I suppose they qualify as anti-Semitic also . Again with this straw man, despite what you say no one on here is equating all cr...

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Ulster saying that Castore is a multi-year deal and they are actually offering more than the original Kappa deal.

Also saying that Kappa UK went bust and the new owners chose not to honour the kit deal.

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England's best football export? Britain's too? Who is he competing against? Keegan, Bale, and Charles I think. Keegan won back to back Ballon D'Ors, joined a club that hadn't finished higher than 6 in 20 years and won the title in his second season. Waddle won three successive Ligue 1s with Marseil...

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Carley didn't have the worst game ever, but to my mind he made 4 or 5 particularly bad decisions, of which all bar one went against Leinster - For Leinster, the Roumat deliberate knock-on (compounded by the inconsistency later - I think Lowe's is probably a yellow, but they were basically the same)...

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Champions League winner? Euros winner? Yes No But yeah, he’s unreal. I do think Southgate plays him out of position though. England's best football export? Britain's too? Who is he competing against? Keegan, Bale, and Charles I think. Keegan won back to back Ballon D'Ors, joined a club that hadn't ...

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attack clearly suffered as a result of focus on defense - the disconnect between players with ball in hand was something i havent seen in a long time from Leinster - maybe at least in part due to standard Toulouse were playing at ; there does seem to be somewhat of a leadership vacuum too though i ...

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He has no respect for the democratic process and people will clap it on because it is someone they don't like or "tactical". This dude has shown is what he is on many occasions, no excuses. What democratic process is he ignoring? So far all we've had is that Abbott is dismayed of reports she will b...

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Dianne Abbott banned from standing. :lol: Kier is going for the win for sure. Learning from the failings of the past Kier is certainly a ruthless and effective operator behind the scenes in politics. Uses all his lawyerly evil powers and skills to get what he wants. Not sure Abbott is being fairly ...

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Hermie, we'll have to agree to disagree on Frawley's kicking from hand but I remember saying it earlier in the season only for the next game to be littered with examples of aimless kicking. Harry was the form FH going into the six nations, not to the extent that he was going to take Crowley's place...

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If he does go hopefully it's a 6 monther to cover JJ's injury. Somehow I haven't been able to keep myself away from the podcasts! One theme I've noticed is that people are really coming around to the idea of Frawley at 10 even though he missed those two drop goal attempts. He played well at 10 and ...

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This is a terrible idea, another f**king season of Ross at 10 coming up. How many times does it have to fail at the sharp end of the comp before they cop on? Really, really disappointed. The Euro cup losses have never brought me remotely close to thinking Cullen should consider his position but thi...

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Nolanator wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 8:58 am
earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 9:38 pmHurricanes fans seem unhappy to lose him, suggests he's half decent tbf.
Remember when Ali's Choice said that Peter Borlase was good?

Also bear in mind that this signing has led to a stuff.co.nz complaining that it erodes depth at 10.

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Hurricanes fans have said some positive things about Aidan Morgan. Hopefully he’ll be good one The age profile of the Ulster 23 next year could be a big positive. I read a few not so hugely endorsing assessments (article comments) about your new signing on one or two Irish sports publications.. fro...

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Hurricanes fans have said some positive things about Aidan Morgan. Hopefully he’ll be good one The age profile of the Ulster 23 next year could be a big positive. I look forward to your dismissing of Crowley once Morgan is eligible for Ireland We're not all like Munster fans and Jager thankfully. I...

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Conservatives seem to be driving the narrative so far. Yesterday National Service (which seems to be getting quite positive reviews today), today tax cuts for pensioners. Labour only seem to have their ridiculous tax on school fees policy (independent schools save the taxpayer £7bn a year in not ha...

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Conservatives seem to be driving the narrative so far. Yesterday National Service (which seems to be getting quite positive reviews today), today tax cuts for pensioners. Labour only seem to have their ridiculous tax on school fees policy (independent schools save the taxpayer £7bn a year in not ha...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls_College,_Oxford#Examination_fellowships Vs Diploma in public sector administration. :lol: , says every thing you need to know about earls view of intellect. I did not try and equate them, I stated that Phillips is also highly educated, which she is. I made th...

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You might have made a point (though decent degree holders they present dimly) until you mentioned Redwood who is a renowned intellectual. “Redwood was educated at private Kent College in Canterbury, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in modern history in 1971. He was a postg...

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Jimmy Duffy to Ulster to coach forwards alongside Roddy Grant Duffy isn't a bad move, not sure he's the calibre to turn Ulster around though. It’s more odd that we now have two forwards coaches on the books Does Duffy do scrum coaching? That was part of McFarland's remit and since he's left we've h...

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Yes, perfectly serious. Many Labour MP’s are f ucking cretins. In unrelated news I see the intellectual colossuses George Eustace, Chris Grayling, Matt Hancock and John Redwood are not standing this time round. Boo. You might have made a point (though decent degree holders they present dimly) until...

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The ‘left vs right’ paradigm is not fit for purpose in this context, at least imo. A social conservative can be for big government, wealth redistribution and controlled markets - check the US Democrats prior to the Civl Rights Movement. Does that make them right wing or left? Go ask a staunch union...

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bimboman wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 5:06 pm
Frodder wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 5:04 pm
bimboman wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 4:54 pm

They make no such pretence. Phillips in particular. She’s frighteningly thick.
Nobody is as bad as 3 party Lee
Don’t be silly. Even the deputy leader has no grasp of “capitals gains tax” . 30p Lee would be a collusus in the Labour common room.

Oh wait, you're serious.

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Guy on uafc who normally breaks the signings etc. said with confidence several weeks ago that he is going to Sale. If he can stay fit he's a great player, properly international class, but he's also 31 and isn't cheap. Whoever was on commentary last week said something along the lines of that he wa...

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With clubs now going for head coaches instead of Managers... eg Slot at Liverpool. Apart from Alonso, have any big clubs had success under this model? I’ll be honest…I can’t tell the difference? What’s Pep, a coach or manager? And how do distinguish between? A Manager has more power, is involved in...

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