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Theflier wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:47 pm https://twitter.com/Smallclone_/status/ ... 8316993566

KidA doing the lords work, such a bent league

What am I looking at there?

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Clarkson has been like a different player this season since about teh Dragons game. Felt like you'd only notice him trudging between penos at the scrum. Seems much more engageda round the park nowe that he's not a peno magnet. I was writing him off after the glasgow game tbh.

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It was certainly interesting that Dillane wasn’t it the big renewals lost from La Rochelle. Still reckon he’s more likely to end up in red than white if he did come home. Altho he’d definitely add a lot to both sides. The better ulster or munster do the better the attendances and especially home kn...

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According to a UAFC poster at the supporters event pre-game, Jonny Petrie said McCloskey will be at Ulster next season, Burns if off, likely Munster, Flannery will be at Ulster. Ulster will announce new signings within a few weeks. The reason they have to make some cuts is because , unlike the othe...

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Winnie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:06 am
Hellraiser wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:33 am
AwayFromHome wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:27 am

Genuinely memorizing
To this day I struggle to comprehend what he was thinking.
He was trying to get closer to the posts
Keenan did it less than three weeks ago and was just able to get the ball down

No.

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:16 pm The f**king idea that Smith doesn't walk into the Ireland team

Super player Jack Crowley, I hear he scored a try once.

It's an interesting question. Like if you switch the 2, how would crowley look in that Engladn team.

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The Cadbery Kid seemed like an open goal

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This eejit appears to be counting Jager, Loughman, McCarthy, and Frawley as foreign poaches; four lads who happened to be born abroad to Irish parents but who all grew up in Ireland. Disingenuous to say the least. This. Not only that, but received their primary and secondary education in Ireland. Y...

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Interesting that Ollie Hassel-Collins is saying he'd happily play for Wales if England don't cap him again. He's some player and I'd be surprised if England didn't take another look at him at some point in the next couple of years. He was shite for the Saes and now he wants to play for us. We're no...

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Yeah, I don't think there's a huge amount to be read into Bealham/Jager at this stage. England selection will reveal more. There were loads of changes for Italy, so a noob THP wasn't coming in. Wales was a better opportunity to cap a new THP in a more settled team, but still a fairly low jeapardy m...

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Most entertaining thread - Official English Rugby Thread

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Petrie when asked about McCloskey's situation at Q&A yesterday I’m not going to comment on specifics in there but as part of a refresh, some players go, some players come in Looks like he's off. We're not even going to be able to put a 23 out given the rate players are leaving combined with permane...

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Think those basics need to be in place beforehand for a top-end international team. See Ireland's passing for instance It was the last game of the 21 6N before Ireland looked good at that stuff. It was the Covid 6n the year before so not quite 10 games. Would love to know the secret sauce behind Ir...

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Don't think England have the catch-pass, fitness or dynamic carriers needed for Razor's approach. Even Genge has lost his youthful pop in contact (That's how coaching works) Think those basics need to be in place beforehand for a top-end international team. See Ireland's passing for instance It was...

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Don't think it works like that with France. They won't see a victory in November as any sort of revenge for the WC. No more than we'd see a win over NZ then as any sort of compensation, tbf. They're bereft without Dupont, partly, but their strength in depth isn't as strong as it should be. They hav...

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I stand by Tomos being quality. We've had loads of great 9's over the years who haven't been able to consistently show it behind the Wales pack. He's definitely been a scapegoat at times. Scrum half is always a very noticeable position when the team is going well or when it is going badly I think h...

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5th red card in 8 6N games for France(including yellows upgraded to reds - Willemses yellows both reds). And they're giving up lots of scores too. Edwards will be gone at the end of the 6n. Think Gavan Casey was right at the start of teh 6N, the players are probably a bit checked out after 4 years o...

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9. Tomos Williams - Like his half back partner, he compounded the slow ball from the ruck with slow delivery, which made for a stodgy attack all day. Spot on - never going to win with him there. Perhaps the coach could give him a packet of tailormades before each game so that he doesn't have to rol...

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He is a suitable namesake for the long-running column in which Irish Times business journalists endeavour to offer insightful analysis and comment on the business and economic issues of the day. How about you just write under your own name? Bizarre. It's pretty standard practice. Think it's pioneer...

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Can any in France confirm this is accurate? https://bnnbreaking.com/courts-law/law/frances-pfizer-law-a-bold-move-against-vaccine-criticism-or-a-step-towards-censorship If accurate and true then I'm concerned. Hasn't the French authorities had issues with medical fuck-ups and cover-ups in the past?...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:15 pm
bimboman wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:34 pm
Big Nipper wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:05 pm Im sure you must be thrilled about the recent Measles outbreaks.
That’s of course on the mandatory/ forced vaccination crowd not those sceptical of MRNA.
What?

Guys a wife beater IIRC.

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that's pretty cool - Aki is some man I doubt players get promised caps by the way? He's being paid a big wedge and at that money the promise is kind of implicit. I don't have figures but the molecast lads reckoned a 4yr contract for that kind of experienced TH would be ballpark north of 1m. I don't...

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that's pretty cool - Aki is some man I doubt players get promised caps by the way? He's being paid a big wedge and at that money the promise is kind of implicit. I don't have figures but the molecast lads reckoned a 4yr contract for that kind of experienced TH would be ballpark north of 1m. I don't...

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I reckon there is a good chance Jaeger was promised caps when he made the decision to come over. The really interesting thing will be if everyone is fit and he goes to SA over TOT. I know media training is a big thing and you can never really know what is authentic and what is prepared, but this se...

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Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:58 pm Well we’re still sitting above Munster and Connacht in the URC table.

And playing in the challenge cup because you got chewed up and shat out in Europe

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saw this popping up last night but kinda non story really in terms of contract finalization ? guess Munster blinked first....i mean did the right thing for Irish rugby as usual.... Andy Farrell says age won’t count against veterans as P eter O’Mahony and Conor Murray offered new deals Conor Murray,...

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I'd leave the centres as they are, I think Ringrose is a world class 13 but Henshaw has been outstanding lately. A complete reverse of what I've said about Henshaw on this very thread in recent months, honestly thought he was a bit of a busted flush. Lately here is basically the France game. Well a...

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Saw that. Irish News were reporting that Soper was to take over as head coach in the interim earlier. It may have purely been speculation though, but I’d be disappointed if it was a case that Soper was the solution Ulster put forward which was vetoed by the IRFU. May signal an end to Soper though w...

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Where? And I would laugh my head off if Stockdale lines out at 15 for Ulster this weekend and has a stormer, the sheer indignation on here. He won't. Have you got the lottery numbers as well? Been posting here 10 years Earl. "I will laugh etc if X happens" is a stock Ulster phrase and you're always...

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:18 am
hermie wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:11 am
irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:53 am

presumably.
ROC is plumping for Stockdale
Where?

And I would laugh my head off if Stockdale lines out at 15 for Ulster this weekend and has a stormer, the sheer indignation on here.

He won't.

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CM11 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:50 pm It's also incredibly hypocritical given what Sexton was put through.

I'm not sure what point he was making. "Remmeber when Sexton and ROG couldn't nail down the 10 shirt because of their dodgy kicking?"

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Good for him. He's a decent player, and obviously not getting a sniff from rfu or aru. No arguments about him being a good player. I'm sure Eddie had him involved in at least one training squad and he has also missed a fair amount of club games through injury in the last year, so I"m not sure how m...

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Nathan Hughes was a poach wasn't he? England are shit at poaching

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Jesus there is some absolute bollocks trotted out in here on a regular basis. Crowley looks better for Ireland than he does for Munster? Only if you’ve ever watched him play once before the 6N and decided he was shite because you wanted someone else to start for Ireland. He’s been superb for Munste...

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I'm not particularly down on the performance, I think we did what we needed in a fairly professional manner, but does anyone feel these player ratings are about a point too high across-the-board? There's no way we had 5 of 15 starters putting in 9/10 performances, we'd have won by 66 not 36 if that...

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Interesting stats based ratings from the France match, Lowe and Beirne the standouts, front row not so good and while we were all hugely impressed by McCarthy the stats don't have him as high. https://twitter.com/Oval_Insights/status/1754923986645828053?t=wjYOP3l5bZrZktxZIHNg1Q&s=19 https://pbs.twi...

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If Ireland hammer Italy at the weekend and the wingers each get hat tricks and willie didn't bring up Stockdale in the aftermath would you assume he's been kidnapped and call the cops?

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:40 am
Nolanator wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:35 am Lads, save you're shit-talking of Nash for a time where there's a right wing from Ulster in the frame.
You're expending resources now with no real need.

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I think if they beat Scotland Wales would be more of a threat. They'd be playing for the slam. BUt they're won't be as hyped IMO.

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You really do love an argument so just for clarity Me watching a match and seeing the ref tell Ryan he will no longer talk to him is a first hand fact. Some randomer making an uncorroborated (Ryan didn't even talk to the ref) statement on line is not a fact and not automatically accepting it as a f...

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