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The assessments of Hawkshaw at 10 are wildly premature. The guy has played in six matches for less than two hours pitch time. Of that, 80 minutes or so were spent at outhalf across three or four games. To make any kind of judgement on whether he is or isn't going to be an outhalf for Leinster based ...

LeinsterLeader wrote: ↑

February 28th, 2021, 6:23 pm

Was it a defo red card (not watching - following on twitter)?

yep, needlessly dangerous and reckless play

We're doing a lot of "load shoot aim" stuff out there

The best way to beat warriors has always been to give the ball a serious case of vitamin D deficiency

Nige backs me up! https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/its-100-per-cent-knock-19932005 I've been a fan of Nigel's refereeing for a long time, but he does tend to referee on feels and not on the laws - and he got exposed on this quite badly on twitter last weekend when a barrister to...

I can’t link it at the moment but at the end of the law it says something about hitting the ground or another player for it to be a knock on but it’s not clear (to me at least) if those two elements are always taken into account or if it can be knocked on before those things come into play. Not bei...

Jonny tight lips wrote: ↑

February 25th, 2021, 2:38 pm

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑

February 25th, 2021, 11:42 am

probably unlikely but I wonder if Ruddock might be released?

Him and VDF can’t both the the 24th man so we should get one back.

Good point.

The question is will Leocaster consider them for selection having being away all week

wixfjord wrote: ↑

February 25th, 2021, 12:19 pm

Having Rhys would be a huge boost.

Better him playing this than being a 24th man in Rome.

You'd think so, and I'd agree - but I don't think AF will.

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑

February 23rd, 2021, 12:13 pm

ROC floating fiction?

I don't think he's floating fiction, I think he's flying a kite that he was given.

Might also be a bit of horse trading with the IRFU - if you move Porter to LH you can sign a new NIQ TH. But why, what would be the sense to it? We already have two of the best tighthead props in Europe certainly, if not the world. An NIQ signing wouldn't be playing in any of the games they're avai...

I really can't see how you have come to the conclusion the Porter isn't all that good at loosehead? By watching him play at loosehead. Where he wasn't as good as Dooley or Byrne. And by his own admission wasn't enjoying his rugby. I don't think it's accurate to say that Byrne and Dooley haven't pro...

Is this necessary? We have - excluding Bent - Porter, Furlong, Clarkson, Abdaladze, plus McGrath Is switching Porter to loosehead either necessary or a good idea? We have - excluding Healy - Byrne, Dooley, Milne and Hannon, and one of the reasons he switched to tighthead was because he wasn't actual...

As of the end of last season, teams that offload the least and kick the most, win the trophies. These things are cyclical though. At one point all the winning teams were the offloading teams. By 2013 through 15 though, the game became a kicking game when Australia, Waratahs, Ireland, Saracens, Leins...

Jonny tight lips wrote: ↑

February 22nd, 2021, 11:11 am

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑

February 22nd, 2021, 10:20 am

I'd leave Max in situ, he was good on Friday, improving every game.

The quality of the opposition was decreasing every game too in fairness, it will start going the other way from this week

Even more reason to retain him so.

I'd start TOB in the centre, either spot.

I'd leave Max in situ, he was good on Friday, improving every game.

Ireland Squad Round 3 2021 Guinness Six Nations Championship Backs Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 30 caps Billy Burns (Ulster) 5 caps Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 12 caps Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) uncapped Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 24 caps Shane Daly (Munster/Cork Con) 1 cap Keith Earls (...

Can you imagine the vituperation that would be raining down on Whitehouse if there were a crowd in Dave Parade

A lot of mediocre to poor play from us in the first half. Halfway to the bonus point though!

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No one has bought the rights as of yet - Sky's deal finished at the end of last season