Babbling 'brook

I've been successful in the lottery but can't make it so my ticket will be re-allocated.

It's safe to assume there will be further availability for those not successful this time.

Degz wrote: ↑December 21st, 2021, 5:54 am We need to let this go and concentrate on getting the 15 points we possibly can get.

It's over. Let go. Nobody listens to techno.

+1

A lot of folk seem to jump straight to there being some kind of EPCR agenda here without considering it was maybe just a poor decision by an imperfect organisation. Why do people these days seem to prefer conspiracy over mundane reality?

Bath squad experiencing an upsurge in Covid cases, their fans are calling it the Dublin variant apparently.

Some of the players have wives and kids too, and I wouldn't wish ten days in a french hotel room including Christmas day etc on anyone. Personally I don't think it's worth it and with all the uncertainty I would say that the best thing to do is cancel all games and then everyone is in the same boat...

IT saying this within the last hour ...

'Leinster Rugby can confirm that the club is assisting an additional number of senior players who have tested positive for Covid-19 and are now self-isolating'.

Leo to issue update at 1600 today.

The squad with best anti-Covid measures will most likely win this year's competition.

On second watch, we stopped playing after Kelleher's try on 47 mins, with the score-line at 38-13 and the bench front row came on. This was probably a pre-determined plan and perhaps indicated a switch in mindset from beating Bath to beating Montpellier. There followed a very poor 4 minutes of play ...

Munster 32 Wasps 7 BP in the bag at 57 mins.

I hate myself for saying this but ... C'mon Munster.

I feel so dirty right now.

It looked to me (from a long way off) that Ciaran Frawley had a very good 20 minutes at out half and introduced a running threat from that position that Ross doesn't have. I look forward to the analysis of his performance on the various podcasts this week.

Has anyone moaned about limited TV coverage for the Heino in Ireland yet?

Looking forward to seeing Ross' game with JCP's service.

I assume Frawley is back up out half.

I think he's the best tighthead scrummager in the world. He's not as good a player as Tadhg, but he is an absolutely awesome scrummager. Saracens won't be able to replace him. Hugo I have huge respect for your opinions but I think you’ve forgotten a fairly obvious factor in terms of trying to repla...

Vincent Koch to leave Saracens

To my mind they last beat us mostly because we didn't have Tadhg and they had Koch

This looks like a big loss for them and his presence at Wasps will be diluted by the mediocrity elsewhere in their squad.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/59596425

Leinster Rugby v Ulster (sic - from Leinster web page, its the team vs Connacht :D ) (caps in brackets): 15. Hugo Keenan (34) 14. Jordan Larmour (65) 13. Garry Ringrose (90) 12. Robbie Henshaw (58) 11. James Lowe (55) 10. Harry Byrne (26) 9. Luke McGrath (156) CAPTAIN 1. Cian Healy (236) 2. Dan Shee...

Coverage showed a couple of Leinster fans in the crowd who clearly didn't get the memo about provincial jersey's at Ireland games!

blockhead wrote: ↑November 12th, 2021, 9:42 am A sobering stat...
The All Blacks have lost just two of their last 40 Tests in Europe, Ireland in 2018 and England in 2012

Down with sobriety!

Don't see Joey Carbery as a steady the ship grind out results player. Nor do I really see who we'd have there . NZ have taken this seriously. It's not a kid's game. Maybe Balacoune obviously. Good point about the intercepts Blockhead. I was looking at the weekend thinking would Barrett be going for...

Would you wear a Munster jersey to an Ireland game? I don't get this, it doesn't bother me what folk wear to games. Should it? I'd wear a Leinster jersey to an Ireland game although I usually select something from my treasured knitwear collection. Because Munster fans turn up to Ireland matches wea...