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Luther Burrell has been frank about the racism he has been subjected by his team-mates. Subjected to devastatingly casual racism by his team-mates who scoffed at him when they were called up by him on it. There’s still a way to go alright https://www.the42.ie/luther-burrell-racism-5800838-Jun2022/ ...

The comments around Nick are definitely not virtue signalling. It may be reasonably normalised to have your sexuality widely known in every day life, it’s anything but in the world of male professional sport. You really don’t have to look too far back to see examples in other sports of how people w...

I think we should acknowledge Nick McCarthy coming out because it's obviously a big deal for him and I'm sure he'll be acutely aware of the reaction to it so it'd be good to show him some support. Huge respect to him for doing it and it's great to hear that he feels happier in himself now :happy cl...

Salary Cap transparency. Premiership: Fly-halves the highest paid players in 2020-21, report shows By Chris JonesBBC rugby union correspondent Fly-halves were the highest paid players in last season's Premiership, with hookers paid lowest on average. Premiership Rugby has released a report into play...

I have to say that losing those two matches at the end of the season has really sharpened the appetite for next season! We brought a lot of really successful elements into our play this season that I hope we keep looking to use. Some of the blowout victories were gaudy scores, which I am a huge fan...

We broke our own points record and tries scored in a single season again this year. A total of 1,012 points scored with 136 tries, beating the previous total of 979 points and 132 tries in the 2018/19 season. Unsurprising, I guess, due to some of the blowout games we played in, scoring 50 points or...

Was fairly happy with the squad till someone pointed out that Doak wasn't there :shock: . Faz obviously see's something in HB, he certainly not there on form. He's put a line through the names of RB and Burns and he's right too. They are not international level and lets face it, apart from Johnny, n...

How to tell someone you don't know what a forward pass is without actually telling them. The ball leaves his hands in a forward direction, clearly. That's a forward pass. Wayne Barnes on WR website: "It’s not about the direction that the ball eventually ends up, it’s about the direction it’s t...

As forward a pass as you'll see. Look at the cut lines on the grass. He throws the ball forward. Mad call by the officials, one of many on both sides tbf. URC must do better making those ref calls. How to tell someone you don't know what a forward pass is without actually telling them. The ball lea...

As forward a pass as you'll see. Look at the cut lines on the grass. He throws the ball forward. Mad call by the officials, one of many on both sides tbf. URC must do better making those ref calls.

Yep attendance was capped at 30,000.
That's almost as many as the highest previous SF weekend (both games in 2017).
The Saffers have put the URC into overdrive.

That was some game today. Really sorry for Ulster, would have loved them to win a trophy after all these years. I think that last kick was good, just. The saffers have really enhanced this tournament no end. Next year is gonna be mega! I think I might have mentioned in before but those dancers reall...

Well so, thats the season over. No trophies, first time since 2017.
End of an era, no more Toner, Cronin, McLouglin, Dunne, Murphy et all.
Tell ye one thing though. we have a League!

Can we get the other thread merged into this one? This thread was first Yes, please. The General Rugby page is suffering from Munster thread inflation.... :roll: Quite Riocard. Too much bloody coverage for the 4th best team in the country. Merge. You reckon they're better than Clontarf?

Rugby attendances in Ireland have not recovered yet post covid. We had less than 10K at the QF last week, only the 4th time this has happened in the last 11 seasons Ulster had just over 10K for their QF against Munster, a big interpro We had 32K for the visit of Munster a few weeks back, that game n...

Eddie Butler this time,
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... y-24187477

Scrap the regions, go back to the clubs and play in a Wales only league, let the top players leave Wales.
Radical if nothing else.

Connacht have already started the redevelopment of their stadium, only the pitch itself atm but still.
Soon it will only be us with the ramshakle, looked like it did a 100 years ago, temporary seating, dogs dinner of a venue.
Unbefitting for one of Europe's finest.

Good to see Larmour back.

Interestingly, I’m hearing that they are also in talks with an IQ player based on the UK. I’d say the Toulouse game was a big eye opener on the requirement to strengthen that position. Come on man, its been Munsters gaping hole for a decade now. You don't have to be a 3rd generation prop to know th...

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/united-rugby-championship-make-sense-24166037 Simon Thomas review of the URC Season 1. The obsession with the Eng prem is just so :roll: And this new excuse, I'm only aware of it recently tbh, "the lack of away fans at league matches" w...