Babbling 'brook

Tis called private funding (re the new saffas).
We've had a bit of that too from time to time, it's also how we got our shiny new gym.
I'm all for it tbh, getting money into the game that is.

A plan to ring-fence the Premiership and create a draft system of young players is being considered by the RFU
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/53608795

I could see three of the four provinces in Ireland really going for this draft system lark.

Surely James Ryan dosen't ride horses. I mean, FFS, that's just cruel.
Maybe it was the horse that dislocated something?

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑

July 22nd, 2020, 8:10 am

Another Munster love letter from GT: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/ ... -1.4309119

No mention of our six wins down there in the last decade then.

I don't think Van Grann has done a particularly bad job (its difficult to win stuff when you ave to get past us at the moment. The bar is really high), I just haven't seen any improvement from within Munster that I could attribute to him. Lancaster and McFarland have all made their teams better, qu...

munster#1 wrote: ↑

July 14th, 2020, 10:29 pm

Some good news

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home ... m=facebook

5,000-capacity arena. Finally, somewhere to play their Pro14 games.

The IRFU and Rugby Players Ireland (RPI) have agreed on a 10 per cent salary reduction and a 10 per cent salary deferral, both for the period from July 1st to December 31st, 2020 for players earning in excess of €25,000 per annum.

From the Rugby Paper PRO14 broadcaster Premier Sports ditch core production partner Posted on 13th July 2020 THE PRO14’s main broadcaster, Premier Sports, have cancelled their contract with production company Sunset+Vine with immediate effect as they feel the pain of rugby’s cash crisis. It raises q...

Reid off to Agen, says so in the papers.

Got meself a nice sun burnt face on the beach today.
Love it!!!

Saracens confirm positive coronavirus results after first round of testing

Best of luck to the lad. With a bit more good fortune he could have been a real star for us. That try v Montpelier will be his signature Leinster moment.

'Aratipu' review: New Zealand Rugby set to ditch SANZAAR, Super Rugby - report

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/a ... d=12346317

More Pro14 rumours, but this one would be very interesting if true. From Rapport an Afrikaans newspaper The Cheetahs and Southern Kings to be replaced by the Stormers, Bulls, Sharks and Lions in a Pro16 tournament as soon as next season 2020/21. CVC could be behind this, would make sense to them, ma...

I don't think there's really much discussion to be had here, has to be Schmidt. Changed Irelands approach to rugby nevermind Leinster. Chieka deserves great credit for basically instilling a bit more drive in the team and got rid of the "ladyboys" tag, and Leo and Stuart deserve great credit for ho...

IT IRFU in line for €75m windfall as CVC acquire 14.5% Six Nations stake World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte confirms deal; IRFU ‘don’t comment on rumour’ Gavin Cummiskey CVC Capital Partners will acquire a 14.5 per cent stake in the Six Nations, World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte has c...

Schmidt suffers from being great while he is in situ and seeing the limitations quite clearly in his absence. No doubt an excellent coach like Bielsa in soccer but people are relatively glad to see the back of them once things falter as the methods are so demanding on the players/staff. Farrell is ...

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2020, 12:28 pm

Alex Wooten has joined Connacht on a season long loan

Never recovered from that scorching he got from TeddyT in the semi, the season before last, having been picked ahead of Zebo.

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2020, 8:18 am

If you split it to a homegrown and a foreign one:

homegrown: Cullen, Sexton, BOD, Horgan.

foreign: Isa, Felipe, Elsom, Fardy.

homegrown: Cullen, Sexton, BOD, Healy.

foreign: Isa, Felipe, Elsom, JLo

overall: Leo Cullen, Isa Nacewa, Brian O'Driscoll & Jonny Sexton

Mahlatse ‘Chiliboy’ Ralepelle banned for eight years https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/mahlatse-chiliboy-ralepelle-banned-for-eight-years-1.4293443 I wonder if all the troubles they've had with doping has prevented a deal being done? Doubt it, although they do have strong links to the Saffers, ...