Babbling 'brook

Love seeing an angry Max Deegan.

Serb wrote: ↑April 20th, 2024, 3:29 pm The ref is giving very little in the breakdown. We finally got something there, but the amount of times they’re rolling in front of the 9 or literally holding on to the ball in the ruck is mental.

It’s a blight on rugby “no. Lost. Leave it. Leave it. Leave it. Thank you.”

Ref is an arsehole. He did not see a knock on because it didn’t happen.

He’s like an AI: always confident, often wrong.

I love Cian Healy.

Article on the Saints’s coach Sam Vesty, who we might remember from the 2009 European Cup final. Northampton play good ball.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/ ... ence-rugby

ronk wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 1:46 pm Can we give ROG a job in marketing if the coaching thing doesn't work out. Stable genius.

Best thing he’s done for us since the beautiful scoring pass to BOD in ‘09 in Croker.

As an aside, my feeling [strong feeling] is that rugby coverage in Ireland is a] easier and 2] worse and iii] much more plentiful when people are discussing problems and losses rather than successes. I can only speak for myself, but I like to talk about, and find out about, when teams play well, wh...

Both on 27% now. I think the neutrals who actually watch rugby will put the right player, JGP, on the top rung where he deserves.

Dupont has mainly shown how good he is by his absence this year.

I’d have Larmour at wing.

Guy has rounded out his game and added in the work that an Irish winger has to do. Next up he just needs to step an entire team and score for the general public to notice him.

The same could have been said for Goodman.

He seemed to do okay.

We aren’t just hiring grizzled old lag but going for the young guys on the way up. I think that makes us a very attractive place for young, ambitious coaches.

Gerry breaks down central deals: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/04/17/blue-bloods-irfu-national-contract-system-will-continue-to-load-the-dice-in-leinsters-favour/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter reveals JGP going to get bumped up. Long overdue. JGP 2023-24: 9+1 [566 mins] 20...

I was saying I didn't have any issue with him Lenihan is an enthusiastic fanboy. I have no problem with that but it was funny to see him so starry eyed. Actually I do have a problem with him: he talks over the ref explaining why he’s calling it like he is, making up a wrong explanation himself whic...

I don't think there's any way we cut Molony. Maybe we didn't give that strong an offer. He's not getting capped or all that likely to get capped. If it was Munster they'd be raging against the IRFU for not picking him so they could keep him easier. We don't think that way. I mean Fineen Wycherley h...

Watched Saturday's game again last night. Normally I find Lenihan to be fairly balanced but can't stand the sound of Cahill's voice. Surprisingly thought that Cahill was the balanced one on Saturday. Lenihan sounded like a child that spent the week before Christmas in Santa's toy factory and then w...

It's actually not particularly fair on Munster or Ulster. They need help more, but we have a stronger case to that we'll get a return on the investment. If the IRFU gave Munster an extra million euros, what could they do with it. Is that enough? Agree with this. Jackman was talking about the potent...

Indeed, thank you very much.

Which “journalist” asked Leo, in the press conference preview for the game, about O’Mahony’s contract? I thought Leo’s answer was perfect. I hope whoever it was realised how stupid and inappropriate it was, and felt suitably humiliated. No chance. I attend a lot of post match press conferences for ...

I was thinking that he won’t be driving season ticket sales and they will be far more reliant on knockout ticket sales next season.

And he’ll be around to drive those sales.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5ylw9jL ... _copy_link

Going back to his roots.

Haters gonna pay, to watch the players play.