Babbling 'brook

suisse wrote:Superb win. Congrats guys. Well done on a great achievement.

But I wish people stopped saying "girls" like "well done girls" - sounds so creepy and disgusting. They're not girls.

Well they are as sure as sh!t not guys.

"Tuqiri, he makes us happy..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLQCA2h8kA

George Carlin

From L'Equipe Phillipe Saint Andre has reacted to the selection of Stephen Archer by Irish Coach Declan Kidney by altering his bench to omit Vincent Debaty. Instead, Debatys on the bench will be taken Olivier Fournier, a 62 year old Psychiatrist from Paris best known for curing former President Nic...

He doesn't fit the ideal profile in terms of a direct replacement but if we could hijack George Ford's move from Leicester to Bath I'd be happy. Well, less unhappy anyway.

Donny B. wrote:

nelly the elephant wrote: "waste management" as in the New Jersey meaning of the phrase?

With Trevor, I wouldn't rule anything out!

Paddy 'Bats' Bamford told him to go home and get his f%~king shine box. Bada bing.

Donny B. wrote:Jaysus, that's some miss.

Up there with Biggar's miss against us at the RDS last year. Still, he who laughs last and all that...

That's the one Mads...

Donny B. wrote:Distinct lack of rugby intelligence about this team and the captain and coach have to take responsibility for this.

I'd include the outhalf in this rogues gallery. He has learned nothing from the Ospreys game in terms of game management.

Donny B. wrote:Plenty of action so far although feck all return

Hmm. Sound familiar?

Hmm, hard to disagree with you in principle Donny but don't you think that Isa's latest contract was concluded on the understanding, implicit or otherwise, that he would rebuff any overtures from Fiji? From a Leinster point of view wouldn't it have actually been poor management not to have done so? ...

Interesting that the wingers have swapped sides in the second half. Equal opportunity to audition for the left wing spot presumably.

Donny B. wrote:Excellent from Cave there.

He has gone hard and straight every time and our back play has looked so much better because of it.


Gawd, what is the success rate of the box kick to the blindside wing? Knocked on 9/10?

Lamb of BOD wrote:Jackson was selected as starter for the world cup, but withdrawn at the request of Ulster

He was named captain indeed. However, be that as it may, I would certainly go along with the analysis that we were a better side with Hanrahan at the controls.

His job on the day was to report. He reported. Tomorrow is his column which is where the critical eye and hand come in to play.

Anyway what's being lost here is that it wasn't the Irish Times or Gerry Thornley that said that inexperience cost us the game it was the coach, Declan Kidney.

He reported the coaches comments, he neither agreed or disagreed with them. Granted, I don’t think anyone would be surprised if he framed tomorrow’s column around defending Kidney’s view but that’s not what actually happened here. Have another look http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1112...

Although it was Thornley's byline [under the brilliantly bonkers headline "Ireland outmuscled by experience"] the 'experience' line is in fact Kidney's: “They [Test matches] take approximately five twists in every game, and for fellas to learn from that experience, that what we were doing ...

How good were Camacho and Imhoff?

Dave Cahill wrote:F-L just got MOTM and well deserved it was too

Absolutely. Warburton's stock is falling faster than facebook's now and Turnbull was compltely out of his depth. Honourable mention for Faletau though.

Their backrow have been sensational - with Fernandez-Lobbe and Leguizmon in the van all day and for both tries. Particularly enjoyed Leguizmon's 'giddley' in the build up to the first although Romain Poite might have called Romaine Poite for crossing.