Babbling 'brook

I see Bective Rangers are in the market for a new Coach, after parting ways with Bernard Jackman. As one of the preseaon favorites for the next Season's title it will be interesting see who gets that job. Any other clubs changing their coaches ahead of next season? Loads; Athy are up in LL1A and th...

I like seeing Munster suffer as much as the next man but still think they should be able to sign a NIQ hooker. If we are down to Barron or Scannell for Ireland then we are in serious bother anyway.

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 24th, 2024, 11:12 am Mathieu Raynal of France appointed to referee Leinster vs. Northampton in the Champions Cup semi-finals.

Scrum penalties for the team going forward.

I’ve the utmost sympathy for the families of the Stardust victims but why would there possibly be a state redress scheme for this? It’s beyond my comprehension as to how the state(you and me) should be on the hook for this. To add to this. I looked it up and the state has already paid €13.2m in com...

I thought Harry’s attitude was awful. Either that or he was unwell because his effort was really poor.

I’ve the utmost sympathy for the families of the Stardust victims but why would there possibly be a state redress scheme for this? It’s beyond my comprehension as to how the state(you and me) should be on the hook for this.

“Leinster have the money, Munster have the points.” Daire O’Briain on RTE. It’s not journalism but it’s fine, and even funny. But can we stop the pretence that the Irish rugby media is impartial? How Munster fans, with a straight face, still claim the rugby media and establishment is against them i...

As I said before, there’s a load of lads on this site that I wouldn’t want in the trenches with me. I’ve seen more backbone in a jelly fish.

“Go easy” is two ends of a b*%&!x.

bank holiday weekend helps too, I think. Munsters' legendary travelling fans helped increase the heineken cup profile & prestige in the early days but this croke park sell out brings it to a new level. 200,000 tickets sold over just three games, within three weeks, to watch Leinster play sets a...

doesnt sound like Turner going anywhere for the minute: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/04/19/liam-turner-determined-to-seize-change-to-shine-for-leinster-in-south-africa/ Strange article from Thornley - he talks about Frawley and Harry Byrne being "excused from duty in South Afric...

Great pub despite all the shite talked about it. Because of I remember it being always a huge deal and a mark of serious one-upmanship, if, while underage, you could get served after a Junior or Senior Cup match. While most of us managed it by 6th year, true bragging rights accrued to anyone who su...

Sounds like there will be a few returns from Saints fans, but, they will be snapped up quickly. If true, that's almost 200,000 tickets sold in three weeks to see Leinster play against Leicester + La Rochelle + Northampton. That is truly incredible. I miss the days when we had loads of room in the W...

It's sold out Did Leinster announce this or is it just via ticket master site? @rugbykino : They opened upper tiers about 20 minutes into the public sale. Last closed area was the Nally Stand, that got opened up around midday. All gone now. Sounds like there will be a few returns from Saints fans, ...

riocard911 wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 11:08 am

MylesNaGapoleen wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 11:02 am

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 10:39 am 65k tickets sold

Jayzis!
that's 150k tickets sold for leinster games in under a month.
that's amazing.

Yes, but is this much success for Leinster bad for Irish rugby?

Well it depends on your (geographical) position.

In fairness we have given up a massive advantage to the Welsh teams when we play them in LR. They are so used to playing in half empty stadiums.

cormac wrote: ↑April 18th, 2024, 2:08 pm No mention of games in Nowlan Park.

Thank God.

paddyor wrote: ↑April 18th, 2024, 4:05 pm For the week that's in it, I say wipe the slate clean and start a new thread. Played an absolute blinder this week.

I'm expecting them to release the Third Secret of Fatima by tomorrow evening.

Jimmy Gopperth has extended his contract with Provence Rugby in ProD2.

I think a lot of the current success we have which as mentioned many times here goes back over 15-20 years is attributable to Mick Dawson. Drop him at Munster instead of Leinster 20 years ago and things might look very different despite the inherent advantages we have as a province. Unfortunately t...