Babbling 'brook

It is entirely impossible to predict a Manie Libbok kick, any part of the pitch, any distance, any conditions, any time of the match, he is equally likely to pop it over or push it a mile wide.

Manny Libbock does what Manny Libbock does, and La Rochelle go through

I see Glasgow’s online fans are whinging about the referee again. Is it may imagination or is this the default reaction for Scottish teams now? Including the national team, I mean They’re approaching Saffer levels of paranoia and bad sportsmanship Its not just them Glasgow getting whistled off the ...

riocard911 wrote: ↑April 5th, 2024, 5:40 pm John Ryan's three match ban was upheld. That means Archer has to play the full 80 mins or, if he has to go off, be replaced by starting number one Jeremy Loughman, who in turn would be replaced by academy loosehead Mark Donnelly.

they will have a replacement tight head on the bench.

I think both Harry and Ross are fine players and I don't really have a preference for one over the other. But, and lets be honest here, are we not arguing over what our favourite shade of magnolia is? It's not as if we're arguing the difference between two entirely different but equally brilliant pl...

riocard911 wrote: ↑April 5th, 2024, 12:47 pm How tf is he supposed to reach the heights he promises to achieve, if he can't rack up the playing minutes and gain the on-field experience he needs? A

By being sufficiently better than the other options at outhalf so that the coach can't leave him out.

We've won only one out of the last seven competitions we've entered. Munster and a sweater factory works team have won trophies more recently than we have

Factoid - Robbie Keane only used the 'boy/childhood dream' line twice, once when he signed for Liverpool, then when he signed for Celtic - which wouldn't be that unusual for an Irish player, most Irish football supporters would support Celtic as, at least, a second team as well as their first choice...

Breakfast wrote: ↑April 4th, 2024, 10:10 amI can't imagine you have the same scenario in football where young promising players at Man City are being constantly egged on to move to Leeds or Brighton or something.

Man City currently have 9 senior players out on loan

Two things will turn Larmour into a world-class player - lots of practice under the high ball, and new boots

I like to think of Liam Turner as the Xherdan Shakiri of Leinster Rugby - the Power Cube

Breakfast wrote: ↑March 29th, 2024, 9:15 pm Russell and Turner are having great seasons

They really are, I think Russell has pushed himself into European contention - especially in the absence of Jimmy O'Brien

Sometimes Craig Evans' pernickityness can be advantageous

There you go then! The french are always just so damn french!

Howd that be allowed? I can understand the last one as there could have been an injury and you have to bring back a prop. But the two at 74' seems odd unless there are rolling subs I haven't seen the game, but perhaps there were HIA/Blood injuries - replaced players can only return for players unde...

. Would like to see some more of Henry McErlean, some nice moments ... I reckon he will get a run in South Africa next month. I like McErlean a lot, but does he take the tackle a little upright, making it more difficult for him to get to ground and easier for the defense to hold him up? I noticed i...

It should also be remembered that SPUC isn't available to Leinster, they didn't request it (because they never would). This isn't a comeallye, the GAA narrowly voted to make certain grounds available for certain fixtures to certain teams based on requests they made (Leinster for Croker and Nowlan Pa...

Possibly, but the question is why were those three grounds in particular approved? Presumably because someone (Leinster/Munster/IRFU?) already asked the question. Suggests to me that a plan is already in place. Leinster made a request for Croker and Nowlan Park to be made available for certain game...

Why in the name of baby jebus and all the suffering orphans would we take a home game against Munster to Cork? In the nigh on 20 years of this website's existence and nearly one million posts, that has to rank in the top 1% of crazy suggestions

I'd love a match in Kilkenny, make a bit of a weekend of it. Kilkenny is a great city, leaving aside all the stag party traps, there are brilliant pubs in Kilkenny, a great (and historic) local brewer with a fine taproom, lots for the family to do (the medieval mile museum is excellent), great antiq...