Babbling 'brook

It seems that there are already a large number of players returning home to the provinces in the coming months. What other players (Irish or otherwise) can we expect to see playing for Leinster/Munster/Connacht/Ulster in the 2007/2008 season? I notice that Northampton have something of a relegation ...

Yeah, well said. Does anyone know what has happened to Keith Doyle? I saw him play a few years ago for an underage team against England in Donnybrook & he was rampant, definitely expected him to break into the senior ranks.

No-one disputes that he is still excellent in the line-out but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a lot more beyond that from a top 2nd row in the modern game. His tackling has been average at best, with some significant howlers in the mix (take ROG's hand-off in the HCup semi last year for e...

Serious questions will have to be asked about the Leinster management if they swoop for this joker. Even his profile on the South African national rugby website openly admits that he's past it, going for the 'what he lacks in pace, fitness or intensity he makes up for in experience' line. For the fi...

To be honest, I don't think big mal is up to the high standards we should expect anymore. I personally wasn't too bothered that he missed out on the 6 nations. He was only ever going to be barely fit if he made it back in, in which case he would be picked on name, not form. His physicality around th...