The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Willie Falloon · Post by **Willie Falloon** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:24 pm

Bogbunny wrote:FEZ was an animal destroying rucks.

Everytime he carried it took 3 muster players to take him down and he still made ground.

Floppykid · Post by **Floppykid** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:39 pm

Murray's hair was stupid.

anonymous_joe · Post by **anonymous_joe** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:16 pm

Floppykid wrote:Murray's hair was stupid.

I actually did think that. He looked like a shit Beatle.

Floppykid · Post by **Floppykid** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:42 pm

It's a wannabe Gallagher shitcut from the 90s.

iarmhiman · Post by **iarmhiman** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:01 pm

That game really hurt Munster. Losing in Thomand in a HEC Cup 1/4 final to Ulster.

It nearly happened to us last year. Thank you Dropdale.

Mulleh · Post by **Mulleh** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:44 pm

Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.

Bogbunny · Post by **Bogbunny** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:14 pm

Mulleh wrote:Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.

2013 was our year Paynegate fcked us over.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:26 pm

Mulleh wrote:Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.

So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...

anonymous_joe · Post by **anonymous_joe** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:21 pm

Leinsterman wrote:
Mulleh wrote:Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.
So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...

Diack was a good player.

Earl's silly comment aside, he made something like 200 appearances for Ulster and was a solid HEC level player.

The starting back-row that season was normally Fez, Henry and Wannenberg wasn't it?

Comparing the two sides from the final, the reason Ulster didn't win anything is that they were probably the second best first XV in the Pro 14 at the time and maybe 4th or 5th in Europe. That was the season before Toulon went nuclear as well.

Man for man they're slightly worse than Leinster in most positions for the 2012 and 2013 finals. The squad overall was much weaker though.

Compare the benches for the HEC Final:-

HK 16 Ireland Seán Cronin
PR 17 South Africa Heinke van der Merwe
PR 18 New Zealand Nathan White
LK 19 Ireland Devin Toner
FL 20 Ireland Shane Jennings
SH 21 Ireland John Cooney
FH 22 Ireland Ian Madigan
CE 23 Ireland Dave Kearney

versus

HK 16 Ireland Nigel Brady
PR 17 Ireland Paddy McAllister
PR 18 Ireland Declan Fitzpatrick
LK 19 Ireland Lewis Stevenson
FL 20 Ireland Willie Faloon
SH 21 Ireland Paul Marshall
FH 22 Ireland Ian Humphreys
CE 23 Australia Adam D'Arcy

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:39 am

My silly comments?

I never said anything like what has become the bored myth.

Floppykid · Post by **Floppykid** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:17 am

You said Diack was better/more deserving of a spot than SOB.

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:59 am

Floppykid wrote:You said Diack was better/more deserving of a spot than SOB.

Nope. Try again.

HighKingLeinster · Post by **HighKingLeinster** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:08 am

Mulleh wrote:Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.

Sorry I'm late, the damn bored issues with posting from a phone

danthefan · Post by **danthefan** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:23 am

earl the beaver wrote:
Floppykid wrote:You said Diack was better/more deserving of a spot than SOB.
Nope. Try again.

It was something like SOB v International Standard Backrow Robbie Diack was even in a head-to-head prior to a Leinster v Ulster game. So you said International Standard Backrow Robbie Diack was as good as SOB basically.

Leinster in London · Post by **Leinster in London** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:46 am

Proposed Pro14 final, Leinster v Edinburgh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52171735

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:51 am

danthefan wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:
Floppykid wrote:You said Diack was better/more deserving of a spot than SOB.
Nope. Try again.
It was something like SOB v International Standard Backrow Robbie Diack was even in a head-to-head prior to a Leinster v Ulster game. So you said International Standard Backrow Robbie Diack was as good as SOB basically.

I'm happy to admit that I didn't think SOB would be as good as he became. I thought he was a bosher with shit hands.

I also know I'm not alone in thinking that when he came through.

This was also Diack pre-knee injury when he was playing 8 and playing well.

JoeMangled · Post by **JoeMangled** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:57 am

Ulster had an excellent first 15 back then. Who never got a rest. And Fez was being held together with sticky tape.

CM11 · Post by **CM11** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:58 am

Leinster in London wrote:Proposed Pro14 final, Leinster v Edinburgh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52171735

Looking at the tables, it'd be hard to argue that the top 2 in each conference shouldn't take part in the semis.

Bit hard on Munster if it was a straight final.

But they'll probably find they can't play any games anyway.

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:59 am

Leinster in London wrote:Proposed Pro14 final, Leinster v Edinburgh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52171735

I'd rather cancel the whole season than have a one off final.

camroc1 · Post by **camroc1** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:00 am

Leinster in London wrote:Proposed Pro14 final, Leinster v Edinburgh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52171735

That's probably the best solution. The final should be in Dublin though, as a reward for Leinsters season, but especially because they'll get a full/almost full LR. I don't think there'll be too many people travelling, even to Cardiff, in July.

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:00 am

CM11 wrote:
Leinster in London wrote:Proposed Pro14 final, Leinster v Edinburgh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52171735
Looking at the tables, it'd be hard to argue that the top 2 in each conference shouldn't take part in the semis.

Bit hard on Munster if it was a straight final.

But they'll probably find they can't play any games anyway.

Behind closed doors playoffs in June.

No summer tour.

Aim for starting next season in September.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:01 am

anonymous_joe wrote:
Leinsterman wrote:
So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...
Diack was a good player.

Not disputing that at all. The reason I mentioned him is because of:

HighKingLeinster wrote:

If they'd scored that try I reckon they would have won the 2013 Pro14 Final

CM11 · Post by **CM11** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:41 am

Leinsterman wrote:
anonymous_joe wrote:
Leinsterman wrote:
So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...
Diack was a good player.

Not disputing that at all. The reason I mentioned him is because of:

HighKingLeinster wrote:

If they'd scored that try I reckon they would have won the 2013 Pro14 Final

Tbf, that was early in the first half. No way of knowing how the game would have gone after that.

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:05 pm

CM11 wrote:
Leinsterman wrote:
anonymous_joe wrote:
Leinsterman wrote:
So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...
Diack was a good player.

Not disputing that at all. The reason I mentioned him is because of:

HighKingLeinster wrote:

If they'd scored that try I reckon they would have won the 2013 Pro14 Final
Tbf, that was early in the first half. No way of knowing how the game would have gone after that.

Immediately after the Jennings try though so would have changed the feel of the opening 20 minutes where Ulster had conceded so early and then battered away for 20 minutes with no reward except for a Pienaar penalty.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:08 pm

CM11 wrote:
Tbf, that was early in the first half. No way of knowing how the game would have gone after that.

Emphasis on "I reckon"

Floppykid · Post by **Floppykid** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:05 pm

I always knew SOB was the real deal right from the dragons game.

Might see if I can dig up those Racing pool games where he was so good.

CM11 · Post by **CM11** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:07 pm

Leinsterman wrote:
CM11 wrote:
Tbf, that was early in the first half. No way of knowing how the game would have gone after that.

Emphasis on "I reckon"

Floppykid · Post by **Floppykid** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:09 pm

wtf was Diack doing?

Ulsters Red Hand · Post by **Ulsters Red Hand** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:51 pm

Anyone online here having issues posting from a phone/tablet?
Edit: just spotted the thread

Nolanator · Post by **Nolanator** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:56 pm

Ulsters Red Hand wrote:Anyone online here having issues posting from a phone/tablet?

Everyone is. There've been a few threads started about it.

Sidebar ads have broken the "submit" button, amongst others on Android Chrome. Try a different browser. Think opera works, adblock browser also does.

Ulsters Red Hand · Post by **Ulsters Red Hand** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:57 pm

Nolanator wrote:
Ulsters Red Hand wrote:Anyone online here having issues posting from a phone/tablet?
Everyone is. There've been a few threads started about it.

Sidebar ads have broken the "submit" button, amongst others on Android Chrome. Try a different browser. Think opera works, adblock browser also does.

I'm on a MacBook and it's working fine on Safari, but not on an iPhone/iPad.

Willie Falloon · Post by **Willie Falloon** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:10 pm

Leinsterman wrote:
Mulleh wrote:Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.
So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...

The year Ulster had Payne in top form, Bowe as a test lion and Trimble as Irish player of the season was the year we should have won something.

That back 3 was sensational, a young Olding, Jackson and Henderson were cutting their teeth withHenry and big Nick Williams carrying the backrow.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:24 pm

Willie Falloon wrote:
Leinsterman wrote:
Mulleh wrote:Strange game that, thought Munster would have won it handily at the time.

How Ulster didnt win a trophy during that period is bizarre. Went downhill pretty fast from 2013 onwards.
So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...
The year Ulster had Payne in top form, Bowe as a test lion and Trimble as Irish player of the season was the year we should have won something.

That back 3 was sensational, a young Olding, Jackson and Henderson were cutting their teeth withHenry and big Nick Williams carrying the backrow.

So there was this flanker called Robbie Diack...

Nolanator · Post by **Nolanator** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:59 pm

I spent most of yesterday watching highlights of Leinster games from the Schmidt era. Jesus, what a time to be a ST holder. Didn't know how good we had it while we were living it.

HighKingLeinster · Post by **HighKingLeinster** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:58 pm

Lads the CEO of Rugby Australia, did she.........used to be a he?

Nolanator · Post by **Nolanator** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:05 pm

Is that the one who always seems to be in goth makeup?

Floppykid · Post by **Floppykid** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:06 pm

Nolanator wrote:I spent most of yesterday watching highlights of Leinster games from the Schmidt era. Jesus, what a time to be a ST holder. Didn't know how good we had it while we were living it.

The Lancaster Cullen era is pretty great as well.
Peak Mad Dog made MOC era an interesting, albeit frustrating, experience.

HighKingLeinster · Post by **HighKingLeinster** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:28 pm

Nolanator wrote:Is that the one who always seems to be in goth makeup?

i dunno, but there isnt enough makeup in the world

Jim Lahey · Post by **Jim Lahey** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:16 pm

Floppykid wrote:wtf was Diack doing?

I must have watched that GIF about a 1000 times on this thread and I still can’t work it out.
He is literally half a yard from the line at full tilt before he tries the stupid spin.
Every bit as bad, and worse given the context of the importance of the game, than Carling’s f**k up.

Ulsters Red Hand · Post by **Ulsters Red Hand** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:19 pm

Jim Lahey wrote:
Floppykid wrote:wtf was Diack doing?
I must have watched that GIF about a 1000 times on this thread and I still can’t work it out.
He is literally half a yard from the line at full tilt before he tries the stupid spin.
Every bit as bad, and worse given the context of the importance of the game, than Carling’s f**k up.

To me be sees Sexton coming and tries to run over him/step past him but balled it up completely
Payne’s reaction is great