Babbling 'brook

My issue with the referring last Saturday was quite simple, consistency, YC for Healy (no team warning from ref at that point) but no YC for Hooper prior to Furlong's try (2 team warning from ref at that point). YC to Jack but not YC to Foley for preventing a breakaway with a deliberate knock on. Bu...

Egg chasers don't even watch rugby. They are worse bullshitters than bluestalk. I actually find them good and very entertaining, they're quite consistent in that they're not huge Pro14 fans and dont rate the league but i'd take them ahead of many others. Here's my rankings: I enjoy: The Molecast Th...

Team leaked. Healy, Cronin, Furlong Toner, Ryan O'Mahony, Stander, Leavy Murray, Sexton Henshaw, Ringrose Stockdale, Kearney, Earls Scrum will improve - despite good showing last weekend Lineout will improve we'll improve on deck with Leavy Balance to backline with Ringrose at 13 Guidence of Sexton...

I'd say holding the ball in one hand, running into space etc. Zebo has started 14 Six nations games and 3 WC games and has scored 1 try. what I would like to see is: Conway, Earls, Ringrose, Henshaw, Stockdale, Sexton, Marmion, Healy, Scannell, Porter, Toner, Beirne, Leavy, POM, Conan. Toner & ...

based on the quality of rugby journalism it would take the print media about 6 months from point of signing to actually doing any research into the player as was the case with GG. This is potentially a good signing, though he looks like he needs to get through a tough pre-season and drop a stone. 12...

cormac wrote:

simonokeeffe wrote:

TerenureJim wrote:What is the dislike for Noel Reid?

He has been consistently inconsistent for about 6 years now.

Is it just me or has Reid suffered a number of concussions in the last 12 months?

cant/wont tackle. Pity as plenty of ability.

Huge credit to Simon Easterby, similar to the under appreciated way he played, he seems to be receiving little plaudits or recognition despite being forwards coach to a pack that bested all put before them.

Inner-circle players that need exposure starting games - Carbery, L McGrath, Marmion. Recent debutants requiring more test experience - Ryan, Leavy, Porter, Stockdale, Larmour, Conan, Positions where we are exposed (in severity) 10, 9,.....2, 15 Players I'd consider bringing - Ross Byrne, Cooney, Ni...

Schmidt's reason for not selecting Zebo is dishonest, and I don't think anyone could say otherwise. Not disagreeing with you here but the alternative of refusing to answer would not be acceptable either. Journos and twitter users do not accept the refusal. The journos would push, he'd have to becom...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bDX-8w91pnU The game has changed a fair bit since that one. Saw a stat somewhere, and now can't find it, about how South Africa give away like 6 penalties for every yellow, but for New Zealand it's more like 12 or something. Maybe I'm wrong on that, and it's not defini...

There will be A LOT of big and dubious hits flying around Saturday; Peyper's not TJ again is he? Peyper should be in front of the reffing adjudicators after his input on the red card, telling Garces there was no force and urging him to look at the incident again. If that had happened in 1st test Pe...

Positives beating a team 14-0 for the season Defence - this will have made Hansen & co sit up and take notice greatly reduced pen count Strong halfback showing Lineout Bench - Itoje, CJ noticably upped things when they came on Negatives Final pass not going to hand, Teo very poor here Scrum, und...

I'd go with Dooley, Cronin, Bent, Moloney, Nagle, Ruddock, vdF, Conan, JGP, Byrne, Nacewa, Reid, ROL, Byrne, Carbury McGrath, Tracey, Ross, Kearney, Deegan, McCarthy, McFadden, Marsh Edit: Rather, I suspect Leo will go with... Ruddock put in a huge shift and only a 5 day turn around. I would think ...

Well, this is awful. Munster completely devoid of any attacking flair or incision. Rassie said beforehand they had a plan for Sarries, was the plan to kick the ball continiously into the air? Almost all of Munster's 'big' players have been poor. Ryan, Stander, Kilcoyne etc. POM, Zebo and TOD the th...

Bleyendaal having a mare. Fully agree, awful game. Tactics are dreadful, they know how saracans play, yet have shown zero ingenuity, its awful, predictable one out carries. I thought CJ seemed to be limping in the first half, he's not having much of an impact. Difference in quality at halfbacks is ...

And then I see the bilge that Luke Fitz spouts on Twitter and in his Indo podcasts about the Lions as the "ultimate accolade" Exactly. What would Luke know anyway. its not as if he actually played the game professionally or anything. Very good point. I understand why some fans dont like t...

I think he'd be best utillised as an IRFU scrum guru who should work with all the acadamey props in the provinces. Sent from my GT-S7275R using Tapatalk This. I'd love to see him transition next season from a reduced Leinster contract with PT role as national U20, U19, U18 scrum coach to a full tim...

I wouldnt be surprised in JJ Hanrahan and Farrell will both be selected given they will be playing in Ireland next season. Given the travel involved and the long season, I'd nearly like to see 25 men go to the US for that test, after which half of them are excused from the Japan leg. then fly anothe...

I think last weekend changes a few things with the Lions, most of all Haskell is not good enough to be anywhere near the squad. Basing off a 37 man squad I would go with : Forwards(20) and Back(17) Props ( 6 ) Jack McGrath Mako Vunipola Marler/ Healy - undecided as of yet, both could potentially ge...

No offer of a central contract therefore if Munster want to keep the player (described this week by Garret Fitzgerald as in his prime) they had to offer a decent contract Munster's CEO & bean counters can quite simply work out that there is is $$$ being freed up at end of current season with the...