Babbling 'brook

I was as annoyed as the next person with regard to French chicanery and the craven deceit of wales and Scotland, but this discussion needs a reality check wrt to what an Irish RWC would have looked like this autumn ...... No hotel rooms because the government have sequestered them all for Ukrainian...

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑September 14th, 2023, 9:40 pm Bielle-Biarrey dancing down the wing there

the spoofer wrote: ↑September 15th, 2023, 7:25 am The real question is did he make an effort to tackle legally and I don’t think he did. Arm tucked, shoulder to head.

This is exactly what I thought, it seemed to me he led with his shoulder.

Louise Galvin, who has played for Ireland at 7s, 15s and at basketball AND played halfback for Kerry, is a BRILLIANT analyst. If you want a smart, insightful Munsterwoman with a test and elite sport perspective, it's not like Hayes is the best you can do. There are great alternatives. Agree 100%

by Ruckedtobits Ireland scored well on Saturday, but many aspects need improvement, not least the lineout and our maul. Overall the backline played well but there were distinct flaws, not least with Ringrose and his lines of running. We offered minimal threat down the right wing, more, but not perf...

What a farce

jezzer wrote: ↑September 10th, 2023, 8:47 pm

Keith wrote: ↑September 10th, 2023, 8:46 pm Absolutely disgraceful reffeering here. Tier 2 team getting rode again.

Does look that way.

100%. Outrageous decision.

Terrific performance, a really well-deserved win The pack put on a fantastic show!

wixfjord wrote: ↑August 28th, 2023, 9:17 am Confirmed that Jacqui Hurley will be doing anchor role during RWC on RTE.

Thank fcuk for that.

Phew

the-goon2 wrote: ↑August 29th, 2023, 11:36 am I think you play your best players, and you play your style vs SA. If you try to play their game you will lose. You stick with what has been working for the past year, keep it POM, VDF, Doris.

This

enby wrote: ↑August 26th, 2023, 9:44 pm

matt wrote: ↑August 26th, 2023, 9:41 pm Flannery very good unlike Heaslip or Zebo.

Great the way he says "no" when O'brien asks him to agree with a stupid opinion

Exactly! I assume O'Brien actually gets paid for this, what a waste of money.

Henderson played himself off the plane. I know, it won't happen, but he was very very poor.

Herring my POTM, did everything right

Murray motm?!!

Ruckedtobits wrote: ↑August 26th, 2023, 4:40 pm What part of Smith was "not clearly in front"? Peyper saves England (again).

Looked level to me. Ultimately irrelevant anyway!

No idea what Barrett was doing clearing out like that, a yc all day. Really stupid when already on a yellow.

Yes on our day we could beat both these teams but those two SA packs are ridiculous it's a serious challenge.

I thought POM's delivery to Aki for the first try was a bit forward - i.e. he threw it slightly forward - but they never call those short ones anyway.

I noticed Sheehan injured himself volleying the ball downfield from a loose English line out, it looked incredibly innocuous.

In Cahill's early days I quite liked his style, even when it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. But he's just become a self-entitled, smug tosser over time. He's running with this faux-outrage playbook more and more, with nobody in production or co-comms seemimgly willing to pull him.up. As I re...

At one point Lenihan and Cahill mentioned a 'second string' SA team murdering Wales and how impressive this was. Of course, it was largely a first string SA team and a second string Wales outfit. To be fair to Lenihan he's very even-handed in his commentary and is extremely knowledgeable. Cahill, ap...

POM looked like he was running in lead boots whenever I saw him ..... meanwhile prendergast shook off a couple of early lost balls, to be Irelands best forward of the game Prendergast did fine, better than I expected, but he wasn't that great. Ryan and vdF were both comfortably better than him, it'...