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Really feel sorry for Edogbo doing his achilles again. That's could be a tough journey back for the lad.

Only two more sleeps.

It's a piss poor result considering they're the top seed in the group. They'll end up qualifying but playing against a very strong team away from home.

Observingprop123 wrote: ↑December 16th, 2023, 7:25 pm 2 shocking trys to conceded at the end

We had 13 players at the end for that last try.

Munster need a massive win away against exeter next weekend or they won't get out of their pool. sad to see Connacht & Ulster likely out of the running too. Nah, they'll beat a mediocre Toulon away from home and Northampton at home and then write a musical about their run to the Quarter Final d...

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Henshaw start this. People are overstating the loss of form, though he wasn't great at the weekend. He's an absolutely phenomenal player. 67 Ireland caps and 3 test lion caps. He's a Rolls-Royce player. I think if he plays, he'll have a superb game.

offshorerules wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 11:50 am He is being linked with a job in France with a Club, Montpellier I think but also with the Australian job. That's an interesting one I think.

Would love to see him get the Australian job. Rugby needs a competitive Aus back out there, and he's exactly what they need to Renault the whole thing.

My kids are now at a stage where they have players they would love autographs from. Any chance someone can guide me on where to go to have a chance of one after the game? It's before the game. SOuth end of the Anglsea If you are prepared to wait at the players entrance after the game, you can usual...

My kids are now at a stage where they have players they would love autographs from. Any chance someone can guide me on where to go to have a chance of one after the game?

+1! Especially on Clarkson, who cops far too much flack on here for a 23 year old tighthead. Delighted to see him go well in the scrums. Did any scrums manage to stay up in the entire game? I'm not one for going after Clarkson but I wouldn't be talking up the scrummaging of any or the front row for...

Murphy, Frawley, Osborne, ngatai, Clarkson, Jenkins, and Baird were bang average out there .... Breakdown a total shambles all game Sheehan, McCarthy excellent That was a million miles off what's required next week Anyone watching that and thinking Ngatai or Clarkson were 'bang average' needs to ta...

The Lions existed in the amateur game because players wanted to do with without needing to be paid. Fans supported it. URC and Investec Cup didn't. Players do that to get paid and because its how they get picked for international rugby (including the Lions). If posters are debating the merits of th...

Surely JGP will get a central deal as well as Doris and Sheehan, no?

Are Milne and Ed Byrne injured?

We obviously need a new 6 & 10. Then Beirne, Henshaw, JGP, Lowe and Furlong are all maybe for the next world cup. In most cases, we have line of sight into who is coming down the track, but I suspect tighthead will end up being the biggest issue.

No worries, Spoof! All good on my end! Looking forward to hearing the team. Sounds like Hendo will be in and Earls to bench with Conan on bench too. Love Earlsy to bits and if anything happens to full back or wings during the game he's the very man for the job.......but, if anything happens to Aki ...

It’s a truly endless can of worms once you open it. After reading about 20 books+ and say 100 scholarly articles I’m left less certain about it other than: https://m.youtube.com/results?search_query=there+aint+some+arf+clever+b$&%@#ds Who have researched, studied, and written about it, using al...

I'd like to see McCarthy and Henderson on the bench personally, rather than Baird. I think a smart response to the 7 forwards being substituted could be to put Beirne to 6 and replace both second Ryan and O'Mahony.

Who cares? I would expect Baird to be involved before long (possibly even off the bench this weekend), but if Ross doesn't play, then that'll be because Johnny stays healthy and Crowley proves he can do an adequate job in the replacement minutes - both of which would be good news for Ireland. If Mc...