Babbling 'brook

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...

Host broadcaster picks, so whoever the co-comms on Sky Italia was would have picked it.

enby wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:29 pm

Hippo wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:28 pm Very little 'coaching' or chat from the ref throughout, made a nice change.

Good point. He also did a countdown after "use it" a couple of times. Nice to see

Since 3 days ago, Refs have a new protocol (i.e. it came in on the 20th)

Hippo wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:20 pm

enby wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:18 pm What a siege gun of a kick by Sam

Fantastic kick. Comms too busy waffling to notice.

Unfortunately neither did the Leinster players, allowing Zebre take a quick one!

Someone mentioned earlier about how good the Zebre fans are, considering how poorly Zebre do - one thing that keeps them coming back is that Zebre are never less than entertaining when they have the ball

Blue Man wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 9:06 pm Line out port regardless of hooker

Regardless of hooker, lifters, jumpers, receivers indeed. It's a systemic issue I think

Blue Man wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 8:58 pm

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2024, 8:37 pm get Gunne and Sam on.

Steady on, Ross is off but Luke has controlled this game very well

Ross has been the veritable egg served up to a junior churchman, some good, some bad, but Luke has been very good alright.

Frawley looks a bit hobbley

That step from the zebre player saved him

could be in trouble here

Well that explains the delay to the season ticket email I guess

A very promising performance. You can see the changes that Scott Bemand and Declan Danagher have made to the organisation of the team, particularly in defence. We had a limited game plan that relied on our defence and a strong kicking game and it pretty much worked the way they wanted it to. We woul...

The ref called try, there wasn't enough to overturn it

I missed the first 20 mins but the scoreboard certainly doesn't reflect the game I saw. Munster must have been brilliant in the first 20 or how did they get so far ahead? One very good try to start off, followed by two intercept tries, the second of which featured some comedy defense from Owen Will...

Snyman has Hinesian hands though

A game almost entirely devoid of quality, and after the slapstick nature of the first half, entertainment

Nothing sums up Ospreys' efforts tonight more than Alex Cuthbert pinging his hammer a couple of yards from the line