Babbling 'brook

Is it true that the Chinese government pay the postage costs for their export companies?

Muddy? I don’t think international pitches do that anymore. Any alternatives to the wingers? Stocktake is a juggler so a wet ball is asking for trouble, and we must have someone else to defend the other wing - every team is trying to go around us these days

Chances of us shipping injuries? Could be a dirty game as citings afterwards will be meaningless punishment for sarries

There look like related party transactions that should have been disclosed as connected (due to the people involved). However, they were probably off book and contained in other companies so this is where hmrc will be interested. No mention of overseas transactions (e.g in South Africa) so lots more...

I agree that this looks like an attempt to stop further investigation. Wonder what else Wray was up to outside of rugby that might be unearthed by a full Hmrc audit... Political will might play a part here.

Very disappointed in the discipline today. Ryan with two incredibly stupid Penalties, Porter continues when referee is shouting at him to leave the ball, too many penalties when they weren’t justified. Will admit referee was awful, I saw two occasions where their 7, actually dived over a ruck to st...

Oldschool wrote: Ireland had 4 reps on the 1997 tour to SA. All four of them were capped - Anyone care to name them without looking it up.

Can I guess a prop, hooker, 2nd row and brilliant number 8?

Is the solution an all ireland academy?

Firing people is expensive as you've to pay out on the remaining contracts. however, invoking the relegation clauses costs nothing. Do you think they care about being relegated if they can bounce straight back up?
Nothing to lose when your former chairman is getting tired of his tarnished plaything

What an easy way to fire a load of players cheaply.

Do the young players have to change university courses if they move provinces?

Future is only with the premiership if we agree that 15 man rugby will not grow outside of where it is now globally. It just feels like the last chance saloon for the sport at a professional level

There's that 27% again - any idea why? All I could find was that Special Resolutions of a company need 75% of the shareholders - so some power being held by them. Anything else?

If the ARs hadnt made their contributions to the decision making in this match, the Referee would have missed everything... he was really poor , and the delay with even the most obvious decisions were proof that he was getting a call from the sidelines I prefer this. The ref constantly went to the ...

That's interesting if they are not in breach for 2019/20 YET, just because not much of the season has elapsed. Will Saracens have to look at offloading players later this season? Do you think they've had a quiet word with some of the players who are starting to look around at other clubs? Perhaps th...

Interesting that they were not stripped of titles or finishing spots in prior seasons, as their qualification for Europe would then have been questioned and opened another can of worms.

Hansen saying that NZ will keep maximum intensity in training for the next few weeks until week before quarter finals, and play the squad against the minnows with no rest.

Oldschool wrote: I remember Damien had serious hammer until he joined Chelsea and then it was problem solved.

Remarkably his new sports car at the time and sitting position was considered one of the main causes

Fair point that peaceful protest is now ignored. Dangerous times indeed.

Some figures on scrum half selections by Ireland at the Rugby World Cup. Appearances are in the form of start/used substitute/games - no non injury subs permitted before the 99 World Cup (Isaac Boss called up as an injury replacement for Jarod Payne (0/0/5)) Gosh, 12 years since I was on here argui...