Babbling 'brook

I think some of you have lost sight of the fact that the IRFU own 4 franchises, Leinster and Munster being 2 of the 4. These franchises were set up with one goal in mind, to improve the international team. This is something that has been a massive success, with Ireland winning a number of triple cr...

The indo reporting that Bryan Byrne is going on loan to Bristol.

If you buy from the van there should be no booking fee

There is a video of what happened to Dan on Reddit. I don't recommend it. The player in question actually left Ulster post match.

In the All Blacks game this autumn Ireland only had two rucks in the 5m channels. Joe has obviously coached the lads to go to ground early and in field.

JGP stats this season are very good. 15 Assists and 5 tries. He has the most assists in the Pro14 with double the second highest (Carty) despite playing around half the available minutes. Rugby Pass have some AI based algorithm that tries to calculate a player's value. JGP is currently 6th, but unti...

riocard911 wrote:Something to warm the cockles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwdQX5JhUGw. And yes, it was MASSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ross Byrne doesnt look happy at all walking down the tunnel. I think he's hard on himself, like wilko and Sexton. I like that in a player.

I'm guessing Joe will head back to NZ but from a tugby POV I'd love to see him go for something like the French job, imagine what he could do with their side and the young players they have coming through? Obviously from an Irish rugby fan POV I just hope he goes back to teaching. From an Irish fan...

Xanthippe wrote:

crumlinbob wrote:
Is there going to be an OLSC Toulouse guide for this weekend? where the Leinster fans meeting up?

Yep https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/download-t ... -toulouse/

Boooom, My hotel is around the corner from the Bar!

A bit of wind. That might be an understatement, or were you referring to yourself after a few pints? 12 kmh out of the southwest shouldn't disrupt our game too much: https://www.met.ie/ It certainly seems that whatever bit of a blow the East coast gets out of the storm will be long over. Wasps migh...

So is anyone out in PE? Just finished a week on the garden route, psyched for the match later. Shame the saffers are gonna be in low spirits after being tonked by NZ.

He's still a kid. Give him the experience and he'll learn how to do it. Same goes for Carbery and game management; these things take time. You're absolutely right! To be fair I am doing just that, I haven't written him off and I don't think he's the second messiah. He's exceptional when we're winni...

Ross Byrnes body language was brilliant. Celebrating tries and urging the forwards on for the last push over try. As a very jealous Connacht fan I'm not sure how he's not getting more praise/hype. A 21 year old out half coming from nowhere to lead the team to European victories is a big deal, no ma...

goreyguy wrote:

Flash Gordon wrote: Greg Jones isn't with Leinster. But was playing at the weekend for UCD.

I heard Greg Jones was going to Ulster, did that ever materialize?

molloyjh wrote:

suisse wrote:Isa kicking his goals will be vital.

Huh?

Isa was kicking last time we played Montpellier, and that was with Sexton on the pitch too.

Kinda hope he keeps kicking, he's top points scorer and top try scorer atm.

Read that David Kilcoyne might leave Munster and Andrew Porter might replace him. Anyone have anything on that?

Has anyone seen Jordan Larmour in either of the two A-Games he's just played? Was probably the best player on an Andrews team that got to the SCT semis when he was in 4th year...

I'll be at the game in Montpellier, it would be really nice to sing the Fields, but I doubt we will have enough support over there to get it going.

Yeah I think they are. They have good sponsorship, good gates and they own their stadium. Which was built for them debt free. So I think they're in the strongest financial position of any of the provinces. And there is a rumour that Rory McIlroy pays salary top ups

cormac wrote:Heaslip to Toulouse makes no sense.

Apparently Picamoles is moving on