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Let Charlie Higgins at him for a pre-season. The guy isn't that old and can certainly still scrummage. Marty has been a disgrace this season, just waddles round. He wouldn't be the only player that's just totally given up the ghost for Ulster this season unfortunately. But even apart from all that ...

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:thumbup: Maybe Marty won't happen but I'd be genuinely surprised if no-one comes in. There's simply not enough there with Big Mike and Lasisi going. Healy is only really an option on the bench. We'll end up flogging Furlong in a Lion's season which is hardly what Ireland want! Marty can play for B...

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Exciting about Smyth. Hopefully he lives up to the billing. But that list is concerning. Leinster simply have to sign somebody at TH. Healy won't be starting games next season and hasn't a tonne of experience at TH even if he's gone okay there. Clarkson is still probably a year or two off. Obviousl...

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"We believe it's great because of our wildly hopeful assumptions on national debt and ignoring that 27% of employees in NI are in the public sector and a further 18% are reliant on services to the public sector"

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I think 5 newly capped players from the tour (Crowley, Nash, McCarthy, Stewart, Prendergast and would have been 6 but for Frawley's injury) and a number of guys involved in camps (Osbourne, Penny, Salanoa) is a decent turn around in 18 months. A number of those named would likely feature if a simil...

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I think 5 newly capped players from the tour (Crowley, Nash, McCarthy, Stewart, Prendergast and would have been 6 but for Frawley's injury) and a number of guys involved in camps (Osbourne, Penny, Salanoa) is a decent turn around in 18 months. A number of those named would likely feature if a simila...

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Actually I've just noticed, tbf, a few of those players were given a rest rather than being injured but unclear who. Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt commented: “Touring South Africa will be arduous to say the least so we’ve attempted to prioritise players who are currently as close to full fitness a...

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Jensrsa wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:49 pm My point? Don't send a weak squad, send your best

You are either incredibly thick or deliberately missing the point that Ireland did send their strongest squad.

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Well that’s a good point isn’t it - what is our fair share? England was obliged to take millions because of their shameful colonial past and more recent but also shameful military operations. We didn’t fudge around with any of these countries, so what actually is our fair share? Ireland were fully ...

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This thread is all the evidence we need as to how dense the population is in England. Sure 😂 You could take another 20m and still have more space than England. We've got no room. It's time to take your fair share lads. Well that’s a good point isn’t it - what is our fair share? England was obliged ...

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R&R 2016 We didn't though, we had some players out injured but it was full strength. And we won a test in SA for the first time. That's not what the bored said at the time. And the Boks were at their weakest. After Heyneke Meyer many 2015 Boks went overseas and Allister Coetzee was told to use dome...

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That's the squad as per Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Ireland_rugby_union_tour_of_South_Africa#Ireland Which says Sexton and three others didn't tour in the end. Also, that was a great, close series. If we have that again I'd be chuffed So remove them and the squad becomes even more ...

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First off, I hope Ireland sends a full strength side this time, not a "B" side like they did in the past. Anyway Eben Etzebeth’s Warning to Ireland | The Rugby Pod When did Ireland send a b team? R&R 2016 We didn't though, we had some players out injured but it was full strength. And we won a test ...

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Jensrsa wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:25 pm First off, I hope Ireland sends a full strength side this time, not a "B" side like they did in the past. Anyway

Eben Etzebeth’s Warning to Ireland | The Rugby Pod

When did Ireland send a b team?

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Just like the Israel Gaza situation didn't start onm October 7th the West's Proxy War in Ukraine didn't start in February 2022. The West has been up to its oxters meddling in Ukraine and helped to topple the democratically elected President Yanukovych in 2014. In fact it wouldn't have happened with...

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Is November a Dozy multi? HR suggested that he might be a reincarnation of Leading Edge, the guy who had the gun dog as his avatar. LE was on the Nazi spectrum as I recall. Well this dudes not “Nazi spectrum” , he’s full house of progressive bingo, lefties should own their own here. Since when is m...

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He means Ulster topped the table in 12/13 so would have had trophy in straight league. I think. He can't possibly be saying they'd have definitely won at home. Yep, I was saying we'd have won if it was just a league and then shot ourselves in the foot with where we designated the final to be played.

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Meh. I'm not about to asterisk Munsters 🏆 from last season, but in my own head I'm still old fashioned enough to regards Leinster as having been the best side in the league last season, followed by Stormers, Glasgow, Ulster (think?). I get the rationale for playoffs, but fuggit. The regular season ...

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We should be grateful for British, French and American meddling in the Middle-East, Ukraine and North Africa. Among its many benefits, for example is our current refugee crisis. Aye it's British, French and American meddling in the Ukraine that led to war in Ukraine, not the Russians invading or an...

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What’s really more remarkable given historical references is how restrained the US have been globally post the invention of the atom bomb . If anyone thinks Stalin or Mao would have been better then they’re genuinely car cra . Let alone what Islamic fundamentalist would do if they had that much pow...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:10 am
koroke hangareka wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:31 am He's arguably genocidal.
If Putin is genocidal what does that make Biden?

Not genocidal. Fairly clear.

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Stockdale is starting to use his bulk very well but I still think he's lost a yard of pace, which was his standout point of difference (being both big and nippy). Probably close enough to Lowe in terms of bulk/pace but not quite the same vision/awareness. Hopefully that'll develop more now that he'...

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The bigger issue is just how shit is Rugby pathways and stuff that an athlete like this was languishing about and not. One person could see a way to elevate him to scouts, higher levels, the right position etc. This isn’t a recruiting issue here it’s a the game is run by dick heads and the clubs ar...

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I see some lad from London been drafted by the Bills? 6'7" ran a 4.70 40, been playing wing for Basingstoke at level 8 and working at Sainsbury's! Yeah read that. What struck me was he was 6'7 and played on the wing. WTF. The bigger issue is just how shit is Rugby pathways and stuff that an athlete...

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Stockdale played well but just doesn’t have it in defence. Frustrating. What did he do wrong in defence yesterday, go on, give some examples. He consistently makes half tackles, pulling in another defender for completion. Mightn’t show up in stats, but it is clear if you actually watch the games. S...

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Rugbynut2 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:50 am Stockdale played well but just doesn’t have it in defence. Frustrating.

What did he do wrong in defence yesterday, go on, give some examples.

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And my original point was responding to the saffa who said Uk should withdraw from CTA But you tried to suggest it was against the GFA, which isn't true. Well it's against the spirit of the GFA and i am aware there are plenty who voted "no" north of the border who wanted to see that hard border. No...

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Jacob Stockdale made 74m more than any other Ulster player and made 50% of Ulster's clean breaks as Ulster's 4th busiest carrier. He did all that in just 44 mins. He was our man of the match. His attacking play was very good Still fell off a couple of tackles For his size he should be mincing oppon...

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Ireland has never joined Schengen because of the open border. It's the same reason UK won't withdraw from CTA Don't see that changing. Well it won't be us changing it . That doesn't change what I said And my original point was responding to the saffa who said Uk should withdraw from CTA But you tri...

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They can't as then it complicates the border and GFA which the EU, US, UK and Ireland are guarantors. Stay out of it yarpie The GFA actually doesn't say anything about freedom of movement across the border nor does it say anything about not enforcing a hard border. Ireland has never joined Schengen...

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Your lack of knowledge on issues this part of the world is truly astounding. Read about common travel area. How does the common travel area override the Refugee Convention or the European Convention of Human Rights. Why are Irish Judges saying that Refugees can't be returned to the UK. Are they ign...

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Jacob Stockdale made 74m more than any other Ulster player and made 50% of Ulster's clean breaks as Ulster's 4th busiest carrier. He did all that in just 44 mins.

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There was no way John Cooney was player of the match last night. He had A nice halfbreak for Tom Stewart’s try but he missed far too many tackles, one of which led to a try and another led to a line break. He also missed the tackle the phase before the first treviso try, and messed about at the bac...

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It already is. Just that the progressives on here live in nice neighbourhoods and hate their own countrymen who disapprove of hotels full of fighting age pool shitters. Ireland's 'modernisation' will be it's downfall. Earl however lives in a mansion in very white rural Oxford, if memory serves. Oxf...

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I don’t want any of the boat people to come here. Happy to admit that. I am confident that the majority of the UK electorate agree with me. Yet polls show that the Rwanda plan has very low support among the public and stats show most of the people arriving on small boats are granted leave to stay a...

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No it doesn't. Say a refuge from Syria has family in Manchester, speaks English but not Greek why should they stay in Greece? People who advocate this approach just don't want refugees to come here at all as the only place we could accept refugees from would be Ireland. Luckily thanks to the Rwanda...

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Is Aye related to Richie Murphy?

We did some good things tonight, understandable to have doubts given just how awful we were last week.

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Can we talk about Dave McCann though, top class at 6, 7 or 8

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