Babbling 'brook

I don't think Thornbury is at a level where he'd be a big contributor for Leinster - I like him as a player, and at his best he absolutely could have been, but that's about 2 years ago at this point. I've seen him fail to shine at AIL level numerous times this season for Blackrock. He justifiably i...

Watched the match again yesterday and one of the things I noticed is that the players seem to be wearing different socks or am I imagining it? Some with more white than others? A lot of players will wear ankle strapping or have additional grip socks over the team socks. Crowley here with something ...

I think we could we see Baird revert to second row and retain one/some of Penny/Soroka/Deegan/AN other as there's been rumours around their future.

Either way, a shame to see Ross go but can't blame him looking for a new challenge.

Have a look of the satellite view of the aviva on google maps. How many houses will need to be purchased to replicate the other end and that's before the question of shade that the size of the stand will cast. The site simply is too small for a larger stadium. Yes, of course I have looked at that. ...

It takes up just over 700 seats The real travesty of the stadium is the dip where there should be another stand. It shall never not look utterly ridiculous. I agree. We can’t leave it like that- forget the aesthetics, the lost capacity is ridiculous- an opportunity financial cost, and a loss for ma...

Does Oli Jager even know how to swing a hurl or is that rite of passage only reserved for residency and granny rulers?

naraic wrote: ↑February 21st, 2024, 1:32 pm Apparently Murphy is leaving the 20s half way through the campaign. I presume someone from within the coaching group will take over, but who?

Headed north?

Scotland should really be moaning about the fact that they had the winning of that game 30 minutes beforehand but did nothing and found themselves at the mercy of the TMO rules and available camera angles.

Thanks both, thought as much but hadn't taken into account the potential for other teams to change ranking points too.

Am I right in thinking that Ireland can only gain more ranking points vs England for the remainder of the six nations if we win all games?

New Molecast out. Lads working overtime! It's very good, glad that my view that ref was one eyed isn't a solitary one. The analysis of ireland's kicking, lineout and pressure tactics is better than anything I've read or listened to from traditional media sources. Kudos to the Mole trio, it's always...

New Molecast out. Lads working overtime! It's very good, glad that my view that ref was one eyed isn't a solitary one. The analysis of ireland's kicking, lineout and pressure tactics is better than anything I've read or listened to from traditional media sources. Kudos to the Mole trio, it's always...

Degz wrote: ↑February 6th, 2024, 5:59 am And the trains in the UK cost an absolute fortune. Way cheaper for me to fly London to Embra this Friday than get a train, for example.

Yep, living in Edinburgh I'll fly anytime going to the south of england and drive to anywhere in north of birmingham such is the cost and speed of rail here.

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑February 5th, 2024, 12:39 pm Did Rome tender for it? Or Lisbon?

Would love to know the list of applicants each year and how often some stadia/unions/cities apply to host.

sunshiner1 wrote: ↑February 1st, 2024, 9:29 am I wonder why all four? Isn't one sports washing enough for them?

Hedging bets and seeing what sticks I'd guess.

This will save some time, If you have an idea of what the stadium should be like and it's not compatible with a 5 star FEI showjumping event, then it can't happen. For comparison, an example of a 5 star FEI showjumping arena is the RDS with the north and south stands removed. That's correct Dave bu...

Apart from roofing the North and South stands to prevent fans getting drowned out of it on rainy days, I've always thought it would also be a good idea from the point of acoustics. If it were possible, as an aspect of the renovation I would like to see the pitch entirely surrounded by solid structu...

Flash Gordon wrote: ↑January 29th, 2024, 1:48 pm PS sorry, the absolute highpoint of the entire series was Netflix giving Stuart Hogg's dad subtitles.....

Shame Hogg retired, his recent lifestyle choices would make for great reality TV

hugonaut wrote: ↑January 16th, 2024, 12:48 pm Louis Rees Zammitt quitting rugby to join the NFL International Players Pathway with immediate effect [source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/67995451 ].

Madness! No doubt a talented guy but it will seriously struggle to breakthrough into a new sport.

leinster website basically doesnt work on desktop Yeah, I've consistently had this issue. Thought it was just a teething issue, but seems to be persisting. I have issues with the new site but I have to say that it works really well on my desktop - certainly its miles better than the previous iterat...