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- June 20th, 2018, 5:33 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Summer tour to Australia
- Replies: 635
- Views: 44589
Re: Summer tour to Australia
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...
- June 20th, 2018, 5:21 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Anguished English Media is Comedy Gold
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3400
Re: Anguished English Media is Comedy Gold
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...
- June 14th, 2018, 3:57 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Summer tour to Australia
- Replies: 635
- Views: 44589
Re: Summer tour to Australia
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...
- June 13th, 2018, 5:54 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Summer tour to Australia
- Replies: 635
- Views: 44589
Re: Summer tour to Australia
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 & ...
- May 30th, 2018, 9:06 am
- Forum: Leinster Addicts
- Topic: Joe Tomane
- Replies: 184
- Views: 18016
Re: Joe Tomane
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...
- March 26th, 2018, 8:05 am
- Forum: Leinster Addicts
- Topic: Leinster v Saracens
- Replies: 696
- Views: 50956
Re: Leinster v Saracens
cant/wont tackle. Pity as plenty of ability.cormac wrote:Is it just me or has Reid suffered a number of concussions in the last 12 months?simonokeeffe wrote:He has been consistently inconsistent for about 6 years now.TerenureJim wrote:What is the dislike for Noel Reid?
- March 26th, 2018, 7:40 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: England v 6 Nations Champions 2018 Twickenham March 17
- Replies: 183
- Views: 18857
Re: England v 6 Nations Champions 2018 Twickenham March 17
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.
- March 26th, 2018, 7:37 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Summer tour to Australia
- Replies: 635
- Views: 44589
Re: Summer tour to Australia
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...
- January 26th, 2018, 7:50 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Ireland 6 Nations 2018
- Replies: 145
- Views: 16939
Re: Ireland 6 Nations 2018
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...
- July 5th, 2017, 6:45 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
- Replies: 864
- Views: 58626
Re: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
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...
- July 3rd, 2017, 7:32 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
- Replies: 864
- Views: 58626
Re: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
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...
- June 12th, 2017, 5:59 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
- Replies: 864
- Views: 58626
Re: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
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...
- April 26th, 2017, 6:29 am
- Forum: Leinster Addicts
- Topic: Leinster vs Glasgow - Friday 28th April - We go again
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17323
Re: Leinster vs Glasgow - Friday 28th April - We go again
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 ...
- April 22nd, 2017, 5:17 pm
- Forum: General Rugby
- Topic: Munster 2016-2017
- Replies: 2270
- Views: 123577
Re: Munster 2016-2017
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...
- April 22nd, 2017, 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Rugby
- Topic: Munster 2016-2017
- Replies: 2270
- Views: 123577
Re: Munster 2016-2017
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 ...
- April 22nd, 2017, 2:45 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
- Replies: 864
- Views: 58626
Re: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
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...
- April 22nd, 2017, 2:33 am
- Forum: Leinster Addicts
- Topic: Mike Ross Appreciation Thread!
- Replies: 315
- Views: 32984
Re: Mike Ross Appreciation Thread!
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...
- April 7th, 2017, 9:51 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: Tour to Japan
- Replies: 462
- Views: 35794
Re: Tour to Japan
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...
- April 7th, 2017, 4:20 am
- Forum: International Rugby
- Topic: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
- Replies: 864
- Views: 58626
Re: The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread
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...
- April 5th, 2017, 7:17 am
- Forum: General Rugby
- Topic: Donnacha Ryan to Racing rumours
- Replies: 236
- Views: 15052
Re: Donnacha Ryan to Racing rumours
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...