Babbling 'brook

A lot of talk about getting more aggressive players to compete with NZ and SA, not so sure about that but I'd focus on a functioning lineout first. We did just compete with the best and hopefully will continue to- beating France when taking a grandslam, South Africa in the RWC Pool and only losing ...

A lot of talk about getting more aggressive players to compete with NZ and SA, not so sure about that but I'd focus on a functioning lineout first. We did just compete with the best and hopefully will continue to- beating France when taking a grandslam, South Africa in the RWC Pool and only losing o...

Always been a big POM fan. The worst thing to happen to his public image was some lazy hack giving him the "does the unseen work" epithet. Firstly, because there's no such feckin thing as unseen work. If you're too lazy to watch the match properly then don't be a rugby journalist. But mai...

If you are going to have a stinker against Georgia - 2020 AIs is the perfect time.

Remember when we decided to have it in a RWC?

After a bit of time to digest the game.... Its always disappointing to lose any big knockout match, but especially when you feel that we did not perform to our full potential, and lost some tactical battles that we could have expected parity in. But don't forget that (despite letting a lot of the sq...

Zebo going back to Munster - at the right price - wouldn't be bad for Munster. He is very popular with MFs, JVG wont play the young lads anyway, so it may as well be one of our own rather than the next South African or New Zealander Journeyman who really buys into the jersey etc. etc.

Turned out to be a strange game, England dominated us in quite a few areas coupled with some of our key players having a shocking game - yet only 3 trys to 2???? Two of England's 3 trys were bizarre mistakes by us. We were turned over many times- have we ever, in recent times, given the ball away as...

Has it ever made a difference to us?

QF and out. last time round we were all hoping for SA but got NZ

That's exactly the point. If 2/3rds of the Sarries Squad who will face us in April have spent the previous 2 months getting picked off by teams with more motivation and comparable talent, that will create an impossible environment in which to prepare a Squad for a major, one-off, knock-out game. Ev...

We won't be rotating much. Benetton beat Lyon at home and in reality beat Northampton there too but for dodgy refereeing. They gave it a good go in the RDS as well as Franklin's Gardens at the weekend. The only game they weren't competitive in was Lyon away. This is not a game we will be taking lig...

Strength in depth did for us imo, we didn't have good enough replacements. Still though, if that game had been in Limerick we'd have won. No criticism of wayne Barnes implied there but even the best referees cant help but give the home team the benefit of the doubt more often than not. Happy to giv...

Maybe the solution is NFL draft, worst province in any season gets first pick of schools talent/AIL u20 regardless of branch of school/club provided player is happy to take academy contract with them ensures even distribution. I think the NFL draft is at the post college stage (?) whereas our acade...

As a fan of Irish sport, I find the tone of this fairly nauseating. The current situation with the FAI and the threat to the future of Irish soccer is nothing any of us should be taking any glee from. Jobs are at stake and the future of one of Ireland’s four main field games is under huge threat . ...

Logorrhea wrote:Funny clip from Larmour up on reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/com ... uld_he_be/

Seriously funny.

Funny just looking at the Leinster players around him - haven't a clue which way he is going to go!

The reality is that Farrell's priority will be winning Six Nations and Autumn International matches, they're his bread and butter. With the exception of Hooker, there will be very few changes between the team that lost to NZ and the team that starts the Six Nations. Yes, hard focus is on the 6N's a...

Oldschool wrote:

Peg Leg wrote:I'm shouting for Wayne Barnes for the rest of the tournament

Me too

Dont forget the #

Joe has been fantastic for Irish Rugby. Very, very few coaches bow out at the top of the curve. Our rugby structures work well for us, our players are looked after, and many have long careers. This leads to peaks and troughs in the performance of the national team, unfortunately it has yet to corres...

Regardless of recent performances, we have the found the measure of the AB's. It's gone from a fear to a challenge. Onwards to the SF's

One thing for sure, its going to be a humdinger of a game. CMON IRELAND!!!

(Match day! Mocker god's already sorted)

Agh come on - us knocking over england - we get that nearly every year! same old same old.

Traditaional down beat day before vibe will be replaced by frenzied upbeat WE WILL DO IT matchday vibe...

On the eve of Joe's last Irish match, Well done Joe and thanks for all the great days we enjoyed over the years.

- Lets hope this doesnt age well