Babbling 'brook

RTE news : Irish Independent publisher to cut 10% of staff

http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/01 ... huis-jobs/

Have they any more Editors they can lose??

Ulster, and in particular, Dan McFarland, are really sitting on Aaron Sexton. The guy never plays. Peter O'Reilly wrote an article in the Sunday Times about Irish wingers and a lack of pace, and I was surprised that he didn't mention Sexton in it, even in passing. He's got a properly timed 10.4 100...

Ulster, and in particular, Dan McFarland, are really sitting on Aaron Sexton. The guy never plays. Peter O'Reilly wrote an article in the Sunday Times about Irish wingers and a lack of pace, and I was surprised that he didn't mention Sexton in it, even in passing. He's got a properly timed 10.4 100...

FLIP wrote: ↑December 26th, 2023, 8:31 pm

IanD wrote: ↑December 26th, 2023, 8:30 pm

matt wrote: ↑December 26th, 2023, 8:28 pm This ref has no interest in player safety, not Leinster players anyway. Should have been red card for Zebo.

When??

Shoulder to McCarthys head

I asked WHEN not on WHAT.

If you can't answer the question please stay out of the conversation.

matt wrote: ↑December 26th, 2023, 8:28 pm This ref has no interest in player safety, not Leinster players anyway. Should have been red card for Zebo.

When??

Although it's been said
Many times, many ways
Thanks neill_m
And a Merry Christmas to you

Happy Christmas One and All.

May the Festive Season be filled with Peace and Tranquility or Excitement and Thrills (or somewhere in the middle) whatever makes you happy.

Cheers Ian

Different sport I appreciate but will The Premiership Clubs now take inspiration from the Football World and try and create a league outside of RFU and World Rugby control. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/21/european-super-league-boost-court-of-justice-ruling-uefa-fifa-eu-law All they ...

Regarding the touchline bans. It's hardly a big inconvenience for ROG to watch the match from the coaches box - most coaches do. Personally I think the punishment should be sit in a hotel room across town with no access to a phone for the duration. For the laugh I would let him watch the match but h...

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2023/1218 ... ead-coach/

Felipe is now the main man in Argentina.

Best of luck to him.

Just heard. Lancaster has lost the Dressing Room. 🤣🤣😂😂 I am worried that the owner of Racing will realise he took the wrong Coach and come looking for Leo. I'm calling b*%&!cks on that. Racing 92 top the French league Ian. McFarland losing the dressing room makes more sense after their start to...

Just heard.

Lancaster has lost the Dressing Room.

I am worried that the owner of Racing will realise he took the wrong Coach and come looking for Leo.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... ix-nations

Arundell chooses Paris over England

Shame on you Non Believers.

I heard that the missing payments were an admin error rather than financial problems. I am not sure what you are driving at here. My original post stated it was reported as an admin error. The story I linked to stated it was an admin error. So we all get the admin error bit. The article I linked di...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... ship-rugby

Exeter late paying the players this month.

Nothing to see here though as it was a clerical error.

Few murmurs around that Munster are signing a NIQ tighthead next year. Don't have anything concrete but there's been talk of it. Ahh here, admittedly I have only been attending Leinster matches for just over 20 years and as a result have just over 20 years of listening to murmurs from Munster but.....

Just to add to to the confusion, the RFU are now considering building a Prem 1 and Prem 2 league/conference consisting of teams from the Premiership and the current English Championship (minus Championship winners Jersey, but allegedly raising the ghosts of Wasps, Worcester and LI). I kid you not. ...

The financial governance model in the English premiership is shambolic and ruinous. It’s a virus that appears to have spread to their Championship given the recent collapse of the Jersey Reds . It also undoubtedly contributed to the approach taken by the ‘spivs’who run the Premiership in their high...

BBC News - Worcester Warriors: 'Owners' Atlas still owe administrators £1.2m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67211621 As referenced above this article came out on Tuesday night confirming missed payment to purchase club. Plus statement mentions issues of "Rugby Creditors" favoured ...