Babbling 'brook

chrismcc wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2024, 12:29 pm

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2024, 12:21 pm It's one sentence in the entire article.

I was more making the point around him being diserviced by the headline.

And remember folks: the author doesn't write the headline. In the old days it was the desk head. Now it's the SEO person.

Clickbait always.

FA Cup Final is confirmed for a 3pm kick off, currently clashing with the rugby (2:45pm). Apparently the EPCR don't want to move the time as their audience in France is impacted with a later kick off with the French Cup Final PSG v Lyon and the Cannes Film Festival. French call the shots on schedul...

I wonder what Farrell's plans are for Cian Healy in a green shirt next season. At this point in time it's looking as if the best thing for Leinster would be if he transitioned full time to tighthead for season '24/'25. That would solve the problem of a replacement for Ala'alatoa, while also freeing...

Although ITV always get thumped in the ratings for the FA Cup Final (or any other shared soccer match) by the BBC. Still expect the rugby to be the one pushed to ITV 3 or 4. Maybe a slight chance of it being the main channel if it is a Harlequins and Northampton final. There will probably be a dome...

I dunno. Wasn’t even a question that anybody asked.

I’ll have a pint if someone with me wants to risk missing some of the match to queue. Or if I’m in premium. Otherwise why bother?

You'd have to imagine the coaches are prepared for all outcomes, including losing to the Lions. If they haven't a plan, then that'd be a pretty glaring problem. So I highly doubt we'll see anyone fly out to SA. It's incredibly unlikely. We've got a team preparing for a sold out European semi-final ...

Not sure the selection was so bad, the performance was just terrible. A total sh1t show. Leinster had 62% possession, 73% territory, 232 passes vs 86 for Lions, Lions made 164 tackles vs 67 for Leinster - yet Lions carried for 449m vs 370m for Leinster and scored 44 points vs 12. Just shows how bad...

Well done. You knew Beirne would get that steal at the end.

Pity about two missed conversions allowing a lbp.

This is a lot more fun than the earlier match!

Hope Munster get the job done here.

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...