Babbling 'brook

I wonder what odds did the bookies have on a Munster win and the spread.

A few observations and/or queries. Faz, watching on, didn't look happy. Is he concerned that Leinster have adopted a different defensive style to Ireland's and that this could disrupt the way Ireland defend. Is 9bars defence style likely to result in more injuries (how would you even measure that). ...

riocard911 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2024, 3:56 pm Crowley kicks over the Toulon backline touched down under the posts by Zebo! 13-17, 38 mins.

X Factor strikes again

Have to say that I'm relieved that McCarthy, Jenkins and Ryan are our 3 SRs.

One of the greatest to ever grace our game, perhaps even the greatest. His loss will be particularly felt in his home nation but he will be sorely missed by Rugby fans everywhere. Gorffwys mewn heddwch One of the all time greats of the game for sure for Bridgend, Wales and the Lions - and of course...

Ze Stade Fan wrote: ↑January 8th, 2024, 12:42 pm Can't put this "accent aigu" on an "A" or an "I" !

If you press and hold down the e on your keyboard you will get a set of e which you can select the e you want
The same applies to a.
Doesn't work with a phone keyboard

You're splitting hairs now. 70/30 possession to us and we didn't win is worthy of analysis and some questions. I don't think the team we picked was strong enough, said that before the game. As you say, the forwards couldn't have done more and delivered on what was needed and some. We dominated poss...

I wasn't substituting a tongue in cheek reference to slapping the TV for an actual threat of violence, so it wasn't a euphemism .... only an idiot would come to that conclusion The fact that you feel like stabbing your keyboard with a screwdriver when engaging with me, merely suggests you've got a ...

ronk wrote: ↑January 3rd, 2024, 9:07 am The team picked and the team that took the field was different anyway, so we'll never really know.

You're splitting hairs now.
70/30 possession to us and we didn't win is worthy of analysis and some questions.

Agreed. It's really holding Leinster back from becoming what it might. The location of the RDS is great but long term Leinster will need to consider whether it fits with its ambitions. They're working to upgrade the RDS soon. There are hard limits on upgrading parts of the RDS due to the site and t...

Just watching the pre match interviews before the Connacht v Munster game it struck me that Marcus Horan and Graham Roundtree must have played on opposite teams at international level.
Any takers?
Thanks in advance. Nothing like a tough ask at the start of a new year.

In recent years Connacht (and Ulster?) have been taking Leinster schoolboys (who didn't make the cut in Leinster) into their academies ...... that's the way to spread the talent and shut the Munster ultras up IMO Nicholson/Victory to Connacht and Quirke to Ulster (?) happened this year Ospreys got ...

Responding to Spoofer who said he was not welcome Around Leinster. Dislike was probably the wrong word. My understanding is that senior members in the Leinster organisation were unhappy with some of the criticisms directed at the organisation by Jackman following his retirement. What if he was righ...

Heard this photo referenced on a podcast today. Not sure of the context, but I love it. Joe Mc is well on his way towards becoming a guy opposition players/fans hate and we love. https://inpho.ie/cache/inpho/e8/64/1e/17e560d05379e96ec43f6dd3c5fcbc447451d1f330/INPHO_02395389.jpg https://inpho.ie/cac...

You live in a small bubble populated only by people who are passionate about rugby maybe? :) Go easy has the most punchable face on Television 📺 I turned on the telly the other day and there was a program about, I don’t know Irish Revolution or something, and there presenting it was MichaelFuckingP...

^^ Pure ignorance 😂😂. They absolutely are, the average age of first-time buyers is going up and up and the percentage of 25-35yr olds who own a home has more than halved in a generation…one way out for a minority of people is if they are a couple where they both have very good jobs, and they might ...

The best way to move that 60% figure higher is to build more houses .... that means deregulation ..... of planning laws around density/height; of building regs around onerous specifications; of tax policy in order to facilitate developer incentive schemes etc etc Which political party is advocating...

Aren't most people working-class? If you have to be somewhere 37 plus hours a week to make money to ensure a roof over your head I think you maybe working class. McGregor stopped being working class as soon as Aldo's head hit the canvas. Yeah, I'm being a bit glib and reductivist, but it's pretty t...

Id have thought the evidence would point to IRFU being ok with another NIQ. Both Munster and Leinster have had a NIQ second row on the books for a good 10 year stretch without any issue. I was going to post this. But it is weird to insist it just be a year. The 1 year thing isnt confirmed by anyone...

FLIP wrote: ↑December 19th, 2023, 3:46 pm

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑December 19th, 2023, 2:15 pm The only question is on the twitter meltdown - will it go to liquid or straight to gas.

Ireland will be a leader in fusion energy as the twitter meltdown turns straight into a plasma.

Has to be a controlled plasma which is highly unlikely in this case.