Babbling 'brook

Ray Donovan wrote: ↑January 27th, 2024, 8:51 am There’s no ground in Leinster outside of RDS/Aviva capable of hosting a game other than GAA grounds.

Donnybrook (Energia Park) (6k capacity)
Dubarry Park (10k capacity)

I'd echo what everyone has been said, bit of a lazy recycle here, looks very much like a soccer kit.. Its the 2008/09 jersey mixed with the 2011/12 kit.. 2008/09 https://content.easyliveauction.com/auctions/images_lots/CD893E802E19966F02FDAF69F91E79B8_mul04/1100027872_PREVIEW.JPG 2011/12 https://fil...

Do we have a definitive date for the jersey launch?
The PR said the week of the 17th July...

cormac wrote: ↑March 4th, 2023, 7:15 pm

CiaranIrl wrote: ↑March 4th, 2023, 7:06 pm

Serb wrote: ↑March 4th, 2023, 6:48 pm Harry Byrne looks crocked [emoji20]

I missed the last 10 minutes. Was Harry injured?

Didn’t seem to be in any pain in the post match scenes

Presumably, confused HB for SP.
SP looked crocked.

Any update on the objection as to Clongowes playing an ineligible player vs. Terenue in the SCT? I believe that the player was from KH who made the objection after the game. How was the player ineligible? From my understanding the player transferred from KH to Clongowes. Probably a registration iss...

Any update on the objection as to Clongowes playing an ineligible player vs. Terenue in the SCT?
I believe that the player was from KH who made the objection after the game.

From Ross Petty on Twitter on Twitter, shows the scale of the international call ups by team.
Leinster will be up against it..

https://twitter.com/rpetty80

Routine victory against an undermanned and outgunned Gloucester team

More importantly, there was a medical emergency in the Anglesea Stand right before kick-off.
Hoping that the individual involved pulls through.

I'm sure he'll be professional about it, but I did groan when I saw his name. He's just not a very good ref. But hopefully he'll have one of his better games. Anyone have the stats for Leinster's win/loss ratio with him in charge? He falls at nearly all of the classic referee failings: - terrible a...

I always think the Aviva is a great leveller for teams with big packs. If you can spread the ball, keep it in play, and move the pack around the pitch then you've done half the work. It would be interesting to see what the size differences are between say: - RDS - Aviva - stade ernest-wallon (toulou...

Any sign of this ever coming back? I remember when LR moved to the new Ticketmaster site/account management, they suggested that ticket exchange functionality would come along down the line.. No. It doesn't make sense at current median attendance. Why would they not prefer you to buy tickets? Why w...

Any sign of this ever coming back?

I remember when LR moved to the new Ticketmaster site/account management, they suggested that ticket exchange functionality would come along down the line..

FLIP wrote: ↑October 8th, 2021, 4:02 pm Cian Healy alone has more caps than their teams starting 9-15. And if it wasn't for their hooker and LH, their bench would have more caps than their starting team

Toner has more than their 3-15.

If this is proposed to kick off on the weekend of the 24th of September...which is just over 6 weeks away...shouldn't we start to see fixture lists annouced soonish? going off the 2019/20 season, we had pre-season fixtures (3 of which), starting.. 5 weeks out from the kick-off of the new season. I'm...

Some bizarre referring, at times with Murphy you'd wonder if its incompetence or malice. He had no handle on the game at all, let all the niggle grow and develop. Leinster really didn't get any rub of the green today with his decision making. Scrum early engagement, very harsh. Penalised leinster fo...

Gerry says it wasn't even that good of a win: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/gerry-thornley-eight-great-leinster-wins-in-europe-that-trump-exeter-comeback-1.4535529 And he thinks Cheika was still coaching us at the 2011 final. He also doesn't appear to have a proofreader.. Duplicating sente...

I thought it was more so to do with the incident between himself and Leo on the bus, soured his relationship and he packed his bags and went west?

Can’t be long now till we see Furlong back playing. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/tadhg-furlong-set-for-return-to-rugby-after-lengthy-absence-1.4461616 It won’t be in time for this weekend’s Guinness Pro14 game against Munster at Thomond Park but McBryde didn’t rule out a potential involve...

They always say the best ability is availABILITY.

Dave has struggled in the past few years with a multitude of injuries.. not limited to:
hamstring, shoulder, ankle, toe, groin..
time for him to do more yoga?

If he had stayed fit, he would have had a lot more Irish caps.

I'm not sure that anybody is running down Ross for things he is not responsible for. Some people, including yourself, aren't massive fans but recognise what he brings to the team - Some people, including myself, are fans of his - and recognise what he brings to the team. But all of us recognise tha...