The Official Irish Rugby Thread

[anonymous_joe]

Yeah, happy to accept I may be misjudging things having been there. Leicester's defence was superb in the first half, but for midfield.

[CM11]

Anything I write you contradict. He did and he does

Just reviewed the first half. Still looking.

I'll let you know after second half review.

You need to get out and have more wanks

I wanted to review anyway. More than happy with Byrne's performance. You can come and put me down if I start posting loads of gifs!

[Nols]

Anything I write you contradict. He did and he does

Just reviewed the first half. Still looking.

I'll let you know after second half review.

You need to get out and have more wanks

He'd have fewer kids if he'd done more of that.

[laurent]

So who are you supporting Saturday ?
Honest Northsiders Or cheating 'nure



Can't be there and I hate it, we had some passport delays so this week end we will be in Bordeaux rather than Dublin.

[Uncle fester]

Nobody supports the gick. Doesn't mean support for tarf though.

[laurent]

Nobody supports the gick. Doesn't mean support for tarf though.

Being a ref that was obvious for you to stay neutral...

How did Mary's do this year, I have not been following very closely ?

[Uncle fester]

Nobody supports the gick. Doesn't mean support for tarf though.

Being a ref that was obvious for you to stay neutral...

How did Mary's do this year, I have not been following very closely ?

Mid table in 1B. Sean Cronin is coach so after match sessions should be lively at least.

[laurent]

Nobody supports the gick. Doesn't mean support for tarf though.

Being a ref that was obvious for you to stay neutral...

How did Mary's do this year, I have not been following very closely ?

Mid table in 1B. Sean Cronin is coach so after match sessions should be lively at least.

You can join us in the my drinking club has a rugby problem gang ;) .

I saw the the 'Tarf youth team are going well. so the club is keeping well.

My local club managed to stay up after promotion to Regionale 2 (highest ever / old Promotion d'honneur) and our Rugby School is one of the few that is going well in the area (lots of kids).

[Uncle fester]

Marys is a young team but to be fair I think we have been saying that for years

All the AIL teams are. Very few lads in their late twenties, let alone thirties.

[fishfoodie]

Three Provinces into the Semis; I think the heat from the hate from the Scots & Welsh will cancel out the predicted climatic cooling

[Tichtheid]

You won't get any hate from me, FF.

It may be small potatoes to some, but congratulations to Skerries on winning promotion to AIL 2B, beating Bruff 30 -15 in the play off final.

[Uncle fester]

What's the backstory on that TH?

[Tichtheid]

What's the backstory on that TH?

My hometown club of Dunbar play Skerries every year, one year in Scotland one in Ireland. I believe it's the oldest regular fixture between Irish and Scottish clubs going back over 70 years now, it is traditionally played on the Friday before the international.

It's a great weekend, there is a dinner and many pints of course. I've been over and played a couple of times, even though I moved to the city to play up the leagues I still love that fixture.
The towns are similar, small fishing places on the respective east coasts.

It's a life-long friends thing, I was home a few years ago for it and met some of the Skerries lads that I'd played against 35 years ago, or more.

[Uncle fester]

That's a thumbs up from me.

[fishfoodie]

You won't get any hate from me, FF.

It may be small potatoes to some, but congratulations to Skerries on winning promotion to AIL 2B, beating Bruff 30 -15 in the play off final.

You're just too damn nice.

I'll have to go over to PR to feast on haters tears

[Uncle fester]

Gick 50 'Tarf 17

All those lads who got bored winning j5 leagues?

[Ymx]

Jesus Christ fellas. Bumping this thread is not good for my heart.

I thought the PR site was down again!!

[Ludeen]

Wags sayin' Munster training in Lourdes next week.

[redderneck]

Wags sayin' Munster training in Lourdes next week.

Not enough. We'll need to be playing in Lourdes as well.

[Uncle fester]

Jesus Christ fellas. Bumping this thread is not good for my heart.

I thought the PR site was down again!!

Good point. I'll bump it every now and then just for you.

[PornDog]

Johnny's younger brother Mark appointed as Connacht's new attack coach. Is he the second row lad that played for the Southern Kings briefly or is it another brother?

He was apparently the attack coach for the last two years' u20 grand slam winning sides.

[Uncle fester]

Johnny's younger brother Mark appointed as Connacht's new attack coach. Is he the second row lad that played for the Southern Kings briefly or is it another brother?

He was apparently the attack coach for the last two years' u20 grand slam winning sides.

You're thinking of Jerry Sexton who looks like a 6'5" clone of Jonny.
Mark was a decent AIL centre with Mary's and has been coaching for a good few years now.

[salanya]

I hope Farrell has the balls to select Frawley at 10.
Ross Byrne just doesn't offer enough, and against the biggest and best teams it costs.

[Uncle fester]

Too much kicking in the second half against a team very effective at ball retention.

[PornDog]

Too much shite kicking in the second half against a team very effective at ball retention.

Fixed

[yermum]

Works here as well

[Uncle fester]

You know when it comes to our inevitable QF exit in the world cup, the finger is going to be pointed at mental frailties like today.

[yermum]

I hope Farrell has the balls to select Frawley at 10.
Ross Byrne just doesn't offer enough, and against the biggest and best teams it costs.

Yeah needs someone who can knock over a last minute drop goal…

[Uncle fester]

I hope Farrell has the balls to select Frawley at 10.
Ross Byrne just doesn't offer enough, and against the biggest and best teams it costs.

Yeah needs someone who can knock over a last minute drop goal…

[yermum]

*chefs kiss*

[salanya]

I hope Farrell has the balls to select Frawley at 10.
Ross Byrne just doesn't offer enough, and against the biggest and best teams it costs.

Yeah needs someone who can knock over a last minute drop goal…

I'd prefer someone who can vary more of the play throughout the match. Ross Byrne is perfectly decent against most teams, but against the top teams he just fades.

Fair dues to JGP for looking great whilst being the only playmaker.

[laurent]

I hope Farrell has the balls to select Frawley at 10.
Ross Byrne just doesn't offer enough, and against the biggest and best teams it costs.

Yeah needs someone who can knock over a last minute drop goal…

I'd prefer someone who can vary more of the play throughout the match. Ross Byrne is perfectly decent against most teams, but against the top teams he just fades.

Fair dues to JGP for looking great whilst being the only playmaker.

To be Fair he was Crap against 'Tarf when at UCD...

[HGMTSP]

I hope Andy Farrell has learned the lesson JS was taught. Rog has figured us out, all others will take note.

IMHO There was a serious leadership deficit yesterday, we kept repeating the same plays over and over with the same result. The poor clearances seemed to be due to pressure - leather it quick. That can be trained, it should be muscle memory regardless. There didn't seem to be any plan other than weather it? LAR have been doing this all season, it wasn't a surprise after all...

[PornDog]

Ireland Training Squad

Forwards (22)

Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University)
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers)
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne)
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere)
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster)
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary's College)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf)
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf)
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy)
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne)
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians)
Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University)
Peter O'Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution)
Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD)
Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians)
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD)
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena)
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD)

Backs (20)

Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians)
Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians)
Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD)
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon)
Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)
Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster)
Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/UCD)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians)
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers)
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor)
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen)
Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster)
Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas)
Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD)
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College)
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan)

Derek the only 7 in the squad. Really hate the idea of POM filling in that role. Would prefer Hodnett, but Timony or Penny or whomever really. Probably Cian to miss out.

[Uncle fester]

Killer in the squad is odd as well. Both Loughman and Wycherly have been better all year

[Tichtheid]

[Jim Lahey]

Teacher's pet FFS.
Going to be awkward when he eventually gets dropped when his form dips. . . .

[Uncle fester]

Well deserved. If we're not going to use him, let him play for SA.

[PornDog]

It might make things a little awkward for Munster though - he'll be NIQ now

[Uncle fester]

It might make things a little awkward for Munster though - he'll be NIQ now

Like Cooney for Ulster?