Babbling 'brook

Bit of a show reel for Kane Douglas prepared by his agent, makes him look like a cross between Victor Matfield and Sean O'Brien... but show reels always do.. still he's a good signing (Allegedly, until he's confirmed on Tuesday)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PCi9iMhh6A

http://www.thescore.ie/eddie-osullivan-nrfl-combine-1318657-Feb2014/ EDDIE O’SULLIVAN IS slated to coach a US-based National Rugby Football League [NRFL] team against a European side in the two-legged ‘The Independence Cup’ this July. expected to attract large numbers of former – and possibly curren...

Bump.... Meh..... still p*ssed off we ever lost him... Nathan Hines to join Premiership side from Clermont Sale Sharks have signed lock Nathan Hines on a two-year contract. The 37-year-old, who has 77 caps for Scotland, will join in June from French side Clermont Auvergne and fill the gap left by Ja...

Lam weighs up move to bring Tuqiri out west Connacht coach Pat Lam has expressed an interest in bringing Australian dual- code player Lote Tuqiri to the Sportsground, WRITES JOHN FALLON. Tuqiri's three-month loan spell with Leinster ended at the weekend and Lam said he would look at signing him aft...

Leicester Tigers CEO Simon Cohen admits what we all knew, the contract with BT sport has painted them (AVIVA) into a corner.. our BT Sport contract means we cannot go back into an ERC-run competition," he said. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Inside-rugby-Martin-Crowson-looks-suspicious/story...

Anyone interested to have their say go to #rugbyexpo the prl boys are having a love in for the RCC today... tweet your views my friends !

Sorry on phone so cant link welsh clubs have jumped ship check out scarlets website statement eve of dublin meeting

Hi, this one seems to be the original quote from La Provence . (google translate apologies) http://www.laprovence.com/actu/region-en-direct/2581504/rct.html Rugby: "The RCT will play the Heineken Cup" (Boudjellal) End of protest against the new quotas JIFF (players from training courses) i...

http://balls.ie/rugby/luke-fitzgerald-moves-to-munster/

feel very let down by this move and get that sinking feeling of IRFU meddling in the province to the detriment of Leinster....

I disagree. We don't need quality signings. If we get AAC that'd be a big name, but in all honesty we don't really NEED him. We're building a strong squad, and the fringe players have showed moments of brilliance. TBH we were never going to replace Sexton with anyone near as good, because frankly t...

Gopperth is a bit of a journeyman to be honest, we seem to be retreating from quality signings, this 3NIQ limit will kill the provinces for what is a very arguable benefit to the national team... genius move by the IRFU...

hi, long time no post, hope this was'nt put up already if it has apologies, found this footage of Quinn Roux in action ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6utmQTf ... ure=relmfu

Irish Times reporting today that Nacewa won't be offered a new contract when the current one ends (because of these changes) :? :( crazy stuff......... IRFU are really going to feck up the provinces....... http://www.channel4.com/programmes/extinct/4od#2922465 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528HoWA...

It appears there was little or in fact no consultation with the provinces through the coaches, I hate when the IRFU start tinkering with the system, but this change has the potential to kill the golden goose, it can't be let to come to pass in its current form, as Schmidt said in todays papers it ha...