Babbling 'brook

Does La Rochelle offer destination Communions/Confirmations?

the spoofer wrote: ↑December 12th, 2023, 10:46 am Is it just me or have Leinster really upped their social media presence in the last couple of months? Some good quality work.

Still my favourite offering from the Leinster marketing.

Ha ha, yeah, missing a center and a prop - I'm guessing Darcy and Ollie Le Roux? We took 3 buses, Shane Byrne was on ours and stopped in the Horse and Jockey alright. It was very very wet, probably better to stand on a terrace vs sitting and getting drowned in a seat in La Rochelle! Both games were...

offshorerules wrote: ↑December 13th, 2023, 7:32 am I think it said it's the same as most port cities with tourists. Lot's of pickpockets, muggings, and prostitution. All easily avoided.

Is Maradonna's ghost there?

offshorerules wrote: ↑December 13th, 2023, 10:23 am English exceptionalism. The foundation of Brexit.

Is having controlled an empire that covered the greatest area in human history an outlandish stretch if you did want to feel a sense of ethnic exceptionalism?

Still indicative of a competition in rude health.

Frawley strikes the ball beautifully, has done since his debut as a 20 year old. Even among professional players and regular kickers [out of hand and off the ground] some players have a better kicking motion and connect better with the ball than others. It's a little bit like golf, I suppose ... so...

Guy who grabbed the Bayonne players shirt on saturday, during the touchline fracas, has been banned from stadiums..looks like indefinitely. https://www.munsterrugby.ie/2023/12/11/munster-rugby-statement-4/ He got in touch this morning with Munster Rugby to identify himself, in fairness. he overstep...

I sometimes wonder whether the support for Frawley from the media is partially garnered for its merits as a talking point. They can get more content and takes out of the Frawley situation then simply ‘which Byrne brother is better’. Not to deride them of course, it’s their job, but you’d wonder whe...

naraic wrote: ↑December 8th, 2023, 8:21 pm

Observingprop123 wrote: ↑December 8th, 2023, 8:11 pm I cannot believe the amount of praise that Hanrahan has got this season. As Ropey an outhalf as I've seen on these shores.

Its mainly because Carty has been Connacht's biggest weakness for a few years.

I always get kickback on this but I thoroughly agree.

Are there any MLR teams not hemorrhaging money? Are there any professional clubs in world rugby not hemorrhaging money? It seems to be me that either you are backed by a union or sugar daddy or else you fold. I feel like a decent chunk of TopXV are modestly profitable. Exeter, Northampton and Leice...

Are there any MLR teams not hemorrhaging money?

Photos from training today; https://inpho.ie/assignment/0k4KZoYoidxuchwuataSRQ..a?ts=9QUNSTOc6QxATnwLdv-2ig..a https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/776071149/ Those Sportsfile photos are wild. There are a few very good shots, and some absolute nonsense ones. I get that it’s probably not the great...

Gerry
Cons - not great, little or no insight, repeats whatever IRFU wants him to, adores the pashun of Munster to the detriment of any journalistic objectiveness
Pros - not Stephen Jones, probably grand to have a pint with, has leather jacket

Archer got away with a few obvious ones the week before I thought. I mean if I can spot he was over extended, how could Busby miss it? Still, thought Busby had two good games apart from the scrum. When so much of that game was taken up with resets/lectures/free kicks I couldn't possibly separate th...

I know it was generally a bad day for the scrum but what were opinions on Ed Byrne's performance? I noticed about half way through the game his tackle technique seems pretty poor attempting to soak or drag the player down well past the gain line. I was very impressed with Busby last week and I coul...

Dal Maso has Parkinson's.

I would doubt he would make a major move at this point considering he's just about still able to coach.

There's a recent pay-walled article about him on the Telegraph site.

I know it was generally a bad day for the scrum but what were opinions on Ed Byrne's performance? I noticed about half way through the game his tackle technique seems pretty poor attempting to soak or drag the player down well past the gain line. I was very impressed with Busby last week and I could...

jimbobjoe wrote: ↑December 1st, 2023, 9:07 am Anyone know if the quality of the Castore hoodies are as bad as the jerseys?

Probably safer to assume it is as bad until you hear otherwise.

Cash over caps then?