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by Dexter
February 21st, 2012, 4:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Aviva Stadium Tours
Replies: 11
Views: 794

Re: Aviva Stadium Tours

STH's get a discount on the tour price too, don't forget! (like I did....)
by Dexter
February 21st, 2012, 12:38 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Change to NIQs
Replies: 385
Views: 19206

Re: Change to NIQs

Seems that Leinster Rugby are a bit peeved with inaccuracies and sensationalism in the Indo... fancy that from the Indo? http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/newsroom/9532.php Leinster Rugby Statement...21 February 2012, 9:28 am By Editor Leinster Rugby "Contrary to a headline in a national newspaper on...
by Dexter
February 20th, 2012, 12:42 pm
Forum: General Rugby
Topic: Munster Thread 2011-2012
Replies: 2422
Views: 82044

Re: Munster Thread 2011-2012

3 tries up in the first half hour. Should be a straightforward BP. Treviso absolutely awful so far. Treviso 14 Munster 35. Not straightforward for the BP. 78 mins Zebo. Yeah saw that. Had to head off after 30 mins and missed the rest, thought they would easily get the BP before that. Not saying muc...
by Dexter
February 18th, 2012, 3:49 pm
Forum: General Rugby
Topic: Munster Thread 2011-2012
Replies: 2422
Views: 82044

Re: Munster Thread 2011-2012

3 tries up in the first half hour. Should be a straightforward BP. Treviso absolutely awful so far.
by Dexter
February 17th, 2012, 2:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Debt Crises (Plural)
Replies: 24
Views: 1367

Re: Debt Crises (Plural)

Hornet wrote:Heading towards the 'Logan's Run' scenario, with your last sentence there, SBB.
Logan's Run... now there's a memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owNi60LLK1c (TV)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WUUnc1M0TA (Film)
by Dexter
February 17th, 2012, 11:23 am
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: Kidney OUT
Replies: 1909
Views: 90444

Re: Kidney OUT

Some interesting points, mirroring many posters on here: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0217/1224311917222.html Six Nations suits could pay for disregarding fans LIAM TOLAND, RUGBY ANALYST And should our own Sir Percys still be picking or evaluating top coaches in this professional e...
by Dexter
February 14th, 2012, 1:39 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v Scarlets
Replies: 138
Views: 6876

Re: Leinster v Scarlets

Donny B. wrote:
Peg Leg wrote:In fairness it's with a view to a definite return for Glaws!
When are we playing Gloucester? :wink:

As I've said before, I'll only believe Luke is fit when I see him run out on to the pitch. Until then it's all smoke and daggers!
..or maybe cloaks and mirrors.. :wink: :arrow:
by Dexter
February 10th, 2012, 2:35 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: France V Ireland
Replies: 406
Views: 16720

Re: France V Ireland

ror wrote:If we win by more than 15 points we go up to 4th in the World Rankings. There I said it!
If we only win by 14 points I'll be big time annoyed.
by Dexter
February 10th, 2012, 2:31 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: New Blue Scoreboards - Now with added Poll
Replies: 44
Views: 2366

Re: New Blue Scoreboards - Now with added Poll

Damn limitations of the human eyeball... Blue LEDs really are brighter than their old-fashioned red and green counterparts. Barney O'Meara, vice president of Canadian LED manufacturer The Fox Group, said blue LEDs have at least 20 times the luminous intensity of old-fashioned red and green indicato...
by Dexter
February 10th, 2012, 1:27 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v Treviso
Replies: 142
Views: 6111

Re: Leinster v Treviso

Last night really brought the enjoyment back to watching rugby.
by Dexter
February 10th, 2012, 1:25 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: New Blue Scoreboards - Now with added Poll
Replies: 44
Views: 2366

Re: New Blue Scoreboards - Now with added Poll

Checkers wrote:Very blurry and difficult to read from the Terrace. Thought it was in 3D
Aha... maybe you've hit on something there.
Did anyone try looking with 3D glasses???
by Dexter
February 9th, 2012, 3:45 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: IRFU & no 16th man at the Aviva
Replies: 58
Views: 2612

Re: IRFU & no 16th man at the Aviva

This thread should now be moved into the General section under "In need of a laugh". It's brilliant!! Has really brightened up my day :lol: Many thanks to one particular poster who's on my ignore list but gets quoted a lot.
by Dexter
February 9th, 2012, 12:31 am
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: France V Ireland
Replies: 406
Views: 16720

Re: France V Ireland

Let's not go back to "the players have to take responsibility". How many times have we heard this in professional sport, only for the group of players to improve under a new coaching regime? Of course they have to take some responsibility but if a team plays far below it's potential for t...
by Dexter
February 8th, 2012, 4:31 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: France V Ireland
Replies: 406
Views: 16720

Re: France V Ireland

Let's not go back to "the players have to take responsibility". How many times have we heard this in professional sport, only for the group of players to improve under a new coaching regime? Of course they have to take some responsibility but if a team plays far below it's potential for th...
by Dexter
February 8th, 2012, 3:09 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: Ireland v Wales
Replies: 364
Views: 13424

Re: Ireland v Wales

http://tag.huggity.com/fanpic/004-2012-aviva/

Anyone who was there.. see can you spot yourself. It zooms in amazingly close.
by Dexter
February 8th, 2012, 12:59 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: France V Ireland
Replies: 406
Views: 16720

Re: France V Ireland

Boo f**cking Hoo - he is a two time HC winner with 25 caps - if Sexton isn't performing, its his problem ) TBF Sexton has admitted himself that he hasn't coped well with the challenge from Rog so not much of the criticism him of him at international level can be disputed. He really did have a dread...
by Dexter
February 8th, 2012, 12:51 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: Citings
Replies: 72
Views: 2629

Re: Citings

Here's my take. Rule 10.4 etc. grades dangerous tackles in three ways: 1 Picking up and driving upper body into the ground is automatically a red 2 Picking up and then releasing the player such that he falls to the ground head first is automatically a red 3 Other dangerous tackles may be punishable...
by Dexter
February 8th, 2012, 12:47 pm
Forum: International Rugby
Topic: Kidney OUT
Replies: 1909
Views: 90444

Re: Kidney OUT

There was an article in the Sunday Times in the latter part of last year, maybe 6 months ago, which hinted that all was not well in the Ireland camp. It surprisingly went under the radar and I can't find a copy of the content. It arose from some comments made by a squad member, after a book release ...
by Dexter
February 8th, 2012, 12:39 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: A whiff of Cordite
Replies: 7418
Views: 1084997

Re: A whiff of Cordite

The articles in the press have have been, by and large, really poor. Don't even go near the Indo, it's just making things up as they go along. I stopped reading the Indo a while ago. Their website is even worse. I hate the way they copy and paste from the printing press to the website so you're rea...