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Well done Ireland, an excellent team. We are all Kiwi this week but enjoy the win. Surely you would prefer to have been beaten by a team that went far in the tournament rather than knowing you'd have had an even bigger hiding in any QF had you won? It’d be really funny watching the wailing as Irela...

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:05 pm Well done Ireland, an excellent team.

We are all Kiwi this week but enjoy the win.

Surely you would prefer to have been beaten by a team that went far in the tournament rather than knowing you'd have had an even bigger hiding in any QF had you won?

A Scotland win is unlikely, but it wouldn't be a huge upset imo. Being rank underdogs, they might decide to throw everything at it Braveheart stylee, while Ireland may have one eye on the quarter finals already and not be fully up for this one... Seriously, Ireland are one of if not THE most profes...

Despite the chat about McIlroy and shitting the bed in the 4th round his 3rd round lead to win ratio is insane. Its 50%+ which is incredible really. Shame that McIntyre couldn't pull it off. Scottish Open winner and PGA card is life changing. He's at around 57% after yesterday I think. The tour ave...

Fucked around with the tee of times today, because they were worried about thunderstorms in the afternoon. It's now half four and I'm sitting outside the old clubhouse in Gullane, hasn't been a hint of it. But they haven't learned, and tomorrow they've rescheduled all the tee times starting before ...

Fucked around with the tee of times today, because they were worried about thunderstorms in the afternoon. It's now half four and I'm sitting outside the old clubhouse in Gullane, hasn't been a hint of it. But they haven't learned, and tomorrow they've rescheduled all the tee times starting before ...

So, obviously, it’s the large number of boat people (bad actors) who don’t at all qualify as a refugee (point 2) Home office stats show this not to be the case. I think your numbers are very wrong. Of those entering by boat, in 2022, it was more like 60%. There is actually a large backlog now baked...

Ymx wrote: ↑Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:34 am So, obviously, it’s the large number of boat people (bad actors) who don’t at all qualify as a refugee (point 2)

Home office stats show this not to be the case.

I’ll open. There are people with a genuine need, but I don’t think the majority of these boat people who throw their ids/passports away are here for the right reasons. I feel these are mostly young men who are sold on the idea of a paid for stint. Many of them are bad actors, and the reason they ar...

Jock42 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:56 am Is there any benefit to the weegies finishing 3rd?

Potential Semi final vs Ulster rather than Leinster.

Are they playing for anything? Ulster - very much so Currently 2nd , but only 1 point ahead of the Stormers . If Ulster win with a try bonus point , then they take 2nd no matter what Stormers do ( Stormers are at home against Benneton for their final game.) Being 2nd in the league , as far as I am ...

I kind of like the idea behind saving time but 20 minute red cards a nonsense and got roundly voted down by the non sanzar nations. So that bit definitely won't be there. Only other issue is TMO being sole judge of red cards, with current system, a team of 4 officials watches the incident and discus...

Just popping on to query this. I know his form isn't where it was a few years ago but it seems very young to be retiring in an age where there are guys playing to their mid 30s at the top level in the outside backs (Earls at 35, Chavancy 34, Imhoff 34, Whitten 34, Twelvetrees 34, Brown 37, Ashton 35...

Ah bollox You could see he knew it was bad when it happened. I feared the worst and thought it might even have been career ending and it may yet be. Groin injury at his age? Apart from Murray, is there anyone else in the probable starting backline capable of goal kicking? You'd want him on the pitc...

He also, as I say, landed on the ball with one hand and the other on the ground whilst Hogg was placing the ball, the tackled player must be allowed to place the ball on sanction of a penalty. Eh, no. That applies to tacklers. Not other players arriving at the tackle. (a) No player may prevent the ...

The new thing here is the Irish player making no attempt to play the ball. He comes in, puts his hands on top of the ball and pushes down, giving himself three points of contact with the ground so he's more stable, preventing the play of the ball while making no attempt to play it himself. Clever, ...

The new thing here is the Irish player making no attempt to play the ball. He comes in, puts his hands on top of the ball and pushes down, giving himself three points of contact with the ground so he's more stable, preventing the play of the ball while making no attempt to play it himself. Clever, ...

CM11 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 4:17 pm Honestly, I'm happy with it. More and more I'm in favor of punishing the player, not team.

Nah, the red is a deterrent, you have to enforce it.

Halfway through watching the match as I missed it yesterday, the Antonio yellow is such an awful decision.

Take the points Italy ffs

Shepherds crook for Mack and Jordan in. The latter is playing well for a while now Mack brings a lot to the team but you fear for him in contact some (all) times. Bit cocky and a bit wasteful today. Lowe had his work ons and all the better for it. I'm sure Farrell and Catt will follow suit Lowe got...

Just seen the Antonio high tackle. Not having seen the game how did Barnes manage to mitigate it?

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:20 pm
earl the beaver wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:10 pm Saw the last 10 mins while sat in the changing room. Summary anyone?
Who the hell schedules a club game to clash with 6n.

All the leagues in England?

Saw the last 10 mins while sat in the changing room. Summary anyone?

Just realised the time this kicks off tomorrow. Clashes with my match.

let me just put a Star of David on an inflatable pig during a gig and then claim it's not anti-semitic Particularly dumb since I believe his stance is anti-Israeli (and plenty of us can get behind that) rather than anti-Jewish and he must be aware of both the distinction and the impact of his confl...

Roger waters is an absolute fucking genius as far as I am concerned. He can do no wrong. England should be extremely proud of all of them, but him in particular. This trained classical musician and composer/academic is doing a series on the wall, releasing a video weekly..it is fascinating her reac...

Sheehan is out with a hamstring as well!!! For fuck sake that’s JGP, Healy and Sheehan all out with a hammer injury - that’s suss as fuck It's some coincidence alright. Players are injured all the time. We generally have a better injury record than most nations. It's frustrating when we've done all...

Much as Aki played well on Saturday in the 20 mins or so he was on it does seem a waste to have an out and out 12 on the bench as it means we know McCloskey is coming off unless there's an injury (regardless of how well he is playing) and if there is an injury we likely end up with two 12s in the ce...

Bored down for anyone else?

Or at least not able to post.

Any word in Scotland about John Cooney's eligibility for you or is it just in Irish papers?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKG22U7WQAAhOiR?format=jpg&name=large Decent team given the internationals are away. I really don't rate Moxham, especially at 13. Just doesn't look confident ball in hand and agile enough. Are our cupboards completely bare at centre after Hume, McCloskey, Marshall, ...

Nothing we didn't know/suspect already. Brian O’Driscoll: I was never entirely sure if Joe Schmidt ‘rated’ me (via @IrishTimes) https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/brian-o-driscoll-i-was-never-entirely-sure-if-joe-schmidt-rated-me-1.4786601 Interesting snippet about the conversation when he said he ...

Anyone else constantly getting logged off from here if you leave a tab open for a few hours and then come back?

I click "remember me" but everytime I come back after a bit of work I'm logged out again.

Can someone verify that Delon Armitage and Rory Kockett are both cocks off the pitch as well as on it? Dunno. Kockott seems quite popular in Castres and also when he was in the French team. Unlike another overseas SH: Byron Kelleher had a reputation for being a tw*t. IIRC, even his team mate (Marsh...

Is any old face covering allowed? Or do I need one of these fancy ones with a filter?

Botica is loving that the focus seems to be squarely on Adamson rather than his leaving enough points on the field to have secured a comfortable win for Castres. I don't think he's a particularly good ref, but over the course of the 80 he's crap for both teams and in this instance Castres' destiny ...

Ulster's bench completely outclassed by the intensity that Clermont's brought onto the pitch. Enjoyable game to watch. Definitely never a dull moment watching Ulster play these days. I said after last week that our defence is not good enough yet to be at the big boy's table in Europe, I think tonig...

Apart from the last time he played, less than a year ago.

Wrong

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