Babbling 'brook

enby wrote: ↑March 27th, 2024, 3:22 pm Not tied up for 6N and autumn internationals?? I know just the man: Uini Atonio. I'm sure his current coach wouldn't mind him joining us

He'd lose his invisibility cloak if he signed to us. Should have been whistled off the park and marched out of the grounds at the 6N.

Blue Man wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:54 pm

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:32 pm

enby wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:29 pm

Good point. He also did a countdown after "use it" a couple of times. Nice to see

Since 3 days ago, Refs have a new protocol (i.e. it came in on the 20th)

A most welcome development. Should speed up the game and clip the legs of the caterpillar

Centipede.

If he has torn his bicep (and all imagery suggests he has done significant damage to it having underwent surgery already), I'd be more curious as to whether Ryan will play again this season as opposed to in 3 weeks. A torn bicep is a recovery time of months as opposed to weeks. Ryan or Keenan? Ryan...

offshorerules wrote: ↑March 20th, 2024, 4:16 pm For f%~k sake man don't put that in a rugby thread. Took me a minute to compute.

At least say "not the good one".

Thought he were great. Was talking to a friend of mine and he mentioned that the foreign rugby press are a lot more complimentary of Crowley than our own press which seems true (at least around here). Silverware should always be celebrated. The team is in a state of change but still keeping high st...

He puts manners on the English too. They hate him.

Always saying his clear outs and ruck work are illegal.

When in fact they are distressingly accurate for them.

propertymad wrote: ↑March 18th, 2024, 1:18 pm Makes not going after Jager, seem like a miscalculation now tbh

Munster/Ireland brought in Jager this year. We couldn’t have got a new THP this year.

Yeah, Henshaw hasn’t had the greatest couple of years coming up to this but he was at the heart of our best performances this 6N.

He said now we all have to go back to watching Leinster mess up at the final hurdle like usual. At least thats what all the provinces other supporters want to see. I’m sure it was tongue in cheek but still….. cheap shot :D I’ll take an honest sledge from an Irish legend. Only way to stop that stuff...

LeinsterLeader wrote: ↑March 16th, 2024, 7:54 pm Andrew Trimble endearing himself to Leinster fans everywhere. I used ta like him

Not gonna lie, I used to tell him to be a good Christian and turn the other cheek when he turned up starting fights in the RDS.

I like him though. How did he annoy you?

Plus points from the 6N: Crowley has really grabbed the jersey. Not his best games this week or last but I have no worries about him and if anyone does take the jersey off him they’ll be some player. Nash makes me relaxed seeing his name on the team sheet. He’s a Denis Irwin type. Not as great obvio...

limecat wrote: ↑March 16th, 2024, 12:50 pm It's up to me to resolve it. It'll be fixed either tonight or tomorrow morning.

Apologies. The same thing happened last year. Hopefully I'll learn a lesson this time.

Thank you! It happens to high profile and very well funded organisations so we are just glad for your work.

As I said about the England match last week: the only thing close about that match was the score. They Walesed that match: tackled off the charts. But they aren’t as good at that as Wales used to be. It seemed to stop them doing what they are good at though so they might feel they should have won it...

England 9’s dummies are making fools of the French.

Edogbu having an eye catching evening!

Former Leinster, Connacht, Munster, London Irish, Treviso, Glasgow, and Ireland outhalf Ian Keatley.

Give the man his dues if you are going to talk about his playing career.

I think Cooney is the one whose non selection baffled me. First at Leinster where he was a better option than a declining Boss, then at Connacht where he played better than Marmion but was second fiddle, and last at Ulster where he seemed clearly the best scrum half in Ireland for some time. I don’t...

Very peculiar behind paywall article in Indo (republished from Torygraph) today by a Ben Coles on what he sees as increasing number of examples of simulation in rugby. He refers to the Genge on Furlong incident concluding from the lack of action by TMO and citing guy that it must've been shoulder t...

Very peculiar behind paywall article in Indo (republished from Torygraph) today by a Ben Coles on what he sees as increasing number of examples of simulation in rugby. He refers to the Genge on Furlong incident concluding from the lack of action by TMO and citing guy that it must've been shoulder t...

nc6000 wrote: ↑March 11th, 2024, 10:43 am

ronk wrote: ↑March 11th, 2024, 10:08 am If we'd gone 5-3 it would have been McCloskey and the result wouldn't have been all that different.

What about 5:3 with Ringrose?

Ringrose on the wing with Keenan retained at full back would have been better than what happened.

England should still have won though.