Babbling 'brook

Some interesting pieces in the IT of late I wonder if there are some more serious issues behind the scenes. The piece on Rassie was definitely a surprising line to take

There's a sports shop in Rathfarnham Shopping Centre that often has an array of Leinster stuff. As it seems you're in the area anyway, you could try it. It's on the ground floor, just beside the middle stairs. Is the problem not that lifestyle are exclusive sellers for Leinster (and I think Munster...

Guinness Player’s Player of the Year: Bill Mata (Edinburgh Rugby) Guinness Coach of the Season: Kieran Crowley (Benetton Rugby) Guinness PRO14 Chairman’s Award: Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) Energia Next-Gen Star of the Season: Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) Gilbert Golden Boot: Jaco van der Walt (...

Yeah I was thinking of the teams in England only, and I was a bit off on the challenge cup. I didn’t check it online but in fairness did say “I think”. The point stands that the pro 14 isn't out performing the other leagues regardless Out performing? Well its producing a more sustainable version of...

Ewan McKenna, irish rugby's very own localised Info Wars

I like Bent but there's no way in the universe he should be picked ahead of a fit Porter. He's slightly more likely to lock down a scrum, but he's a vastly inferior player in every other aspect of the game. Porter is a much more potent threat at the breakdown, a much better carrier, and bizarrely g...

tomthefan wrote:

Keith wrote:Anyone else worried that Munster will look straight to Leinster's squad now to try improve their powderpuff pack. Despite making a semi final, they have never looked as far away from winning a HC.

You don't get to a Euro semi final three years in a row with a powderpuff pack

And yet.....

Not sure why but I listened to the RTE rugby podcast recently, have to ask does anyone know what Wes Liddy's deal is

Although the IT gave Thornley the space to write a detailed piece about the AIL Club perspective (although Lansdowne are hardly typical) in Saturday's edition and the Indo carried a piece by Sinead Kissane about the Railway Union perspective on the status of Women's Rugby, neither The Sunday Indo o...

Logged into sonos through my phone to throw on a podcast, it requests I update app/software so do so, then take out iPad (playlists, main source of music) to find post upgrade the iPad now can't use the sonos app unless I update its software, unfortunately iPad purchased in 2012 and apple don't seem...

Ok so don't laugh but can anyone recommend a tech shop/service in town to upgrade a PCs from windows vista to Windows 10, I think it has to step to Windows 7 and then 10 as looking around online there's no one step move. The PC itself is fairly high end (well it was when purchased) and prefer to jus...

Sarries are going to be using Spurs's new ground for their annual special game of the season. Thought you'd all like to know. Does not affect us in any shape or form but hey, you read it here first. Would love to play them in the final. Arguably, the biggest showdown in Heino History bar none! Was ...

New owners for Southern Kings. A consortium of Eastern Cape business people has acquired a controlling interest in the Isuzu Southern Kings rugby franchise, SA Rugby was delighted to confirm on Friday. SA Rugby sold a 74 percent shareholding in SA Super Rugby (Pty) Ltd, the Isuzu Southern Kings’ ho...

Bonus point win away from home featuring players off form or coming back from injury, players from 3rd/4th choice string being offered a chance, and very little in the way of moves given away to video analysis for Wales or RWC rivals, against an improved Italy backboned by improved club performances...

Peg Leg wrote:Tenacious D have a new album, yay

Hmm, first album was legendary after that though....

ronk wrote:We had that depth at lock before. Cullen, Casey, O'Kelly, O'Driscoll, O'Connell, O'Callaghan, Toner, Henderson.

Yep except Cullen, Casey and Toner were somewhat underused. Toner really has only gotten backing since Joe IMO.

Last season Jones was looking poor, this year we are a little off our best, but injuries are severe. Still is worrying in its own way that we might have peaked too soon. We also dont have the depth we thought we had. On the depth piece I think it's actually better than we ever thought, look at how ...

The RTE Rugby Podcast seems to have fairly randomly popped back up, for a so called national broadcaster they just don't give a sh!t about the sport only giving coverage around major internationals, ill informed would be putting it mildly in terms of some of the contributions to it, Wes Liddy? what'...

England were pretty damned impressive. Hard to imagine many teams in the world can play with them when they play with that intensity and accuracy. No shame in losing to a performance like that. If they can maintain that, and that is a massive challenge for every team, they are screaming towards a s...

Trying to use the media to help get selected is not a good look, especially on the eve of the 6N. https://www.the42.ie/joey-carbery-ireland-england-4465048-Jan2019/ Zebo or Joey? One cracking performance against a poor Prem team does not get you ahead of world player of the year in a World Cup year...