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Wales changed their entire front row too. Jager looks solid in the scrum, was pretty good when defnding the line. Outside of that he wasnt asked to do much. I thought he was fine. Congrats to him on his debut.

Yep. Personally I'm shocked and not a little dismayed that an Irish qualified player brought into the Irish system to play for Ireland has been selected for Ireland Yeah, I do agree. Whatever about Belham’s right to be disappointed- and he had that, it’s hard to argue that Farrell is not entitled t...

https://m.independent.ie/sport/rugby/sevens-stars-set-for-surprise-inclusion-in-ireland-womens-six-nations-squad/a50208324.html It looks like some of the sevens players will be released for six nations involvement. Its a good move. It should give them a better chance of being competitive at least. ...

Incoming attack coach?

I'm not as down on Luke Fitz as a lot of other people. I think the format of his show mostly plays to the breezy, throwaway side of things, but if you get him talking about technical or professional aspects of the game – the game on the pitch, not the whole sport/business/narrative side – he speaks...

The fuckwits who think cut price International tickets should be sold to the general public. As one of those fuckwits that spends quite a bit of money supporting Leinster but is barred from getting my hands on a six nations ticket, I dont mind the conversation. I'm not worried about the price, I wo...

Fair point that

I think the criticism of Crowley is valid, he's done things well but he's made poor choices on pretty much all his short kicks and executed them badly. Is that not overstating the negatives though? Its like we are desperate to find some fault and keep shouting it to make it sound more than it actua...

Why is it just being trialed. Just make the change.

Are you referring to Rugby Rugby Weekly? Certainly seemed like Gavan Casey was saying the Leinster fans are giving Crowley a hard time, which I definitely don't think is the case. The left wing said something similar, but without the Leinster reference. Its as if they all didnt say the very same th...

After the performance in France, the media (generalisation I know) were quick to say he played well but made mistakes. This week after the Italy game the media seem to be jumping in saying people (with a Leinster focus I assume) need to stop being so critical of him, when they were the first to push...

Not a fan of the zombie after every try. ****in' hate it. Had to hit the mute button on the remote each time. Love it! There I’ve said it… again. :-) I think its brilliant, but not a short burst after every try. It kinda devalues it. Thought Casey had a really good game. He made a few mistakes, and...

Not a fan of the jerseys but I like the hoodies. The brighter blue one looks class.

We won a game we could easily have lost. Plenty to learn from and still got the win.

Highlights from the French match posted to youtube by Irishrugby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjllti9VtUk

In fairness to Munster the first real introduction of Zombie was against Toulouse in their Champions Cup semi-final in 2022. That's a long time before the World Cup last year. They made it their own- and fair play to them. Zombie is brilliant. Really good for Munster and Ireland. Its not, nor shoul...

Ramos has been playing 10 for Toulouse all year hasnt he? Isnt he the obvious cover at 10 for France?

Why not spend a season moving around the province a little. Use smaller football grounds for the lesser matches?

Ahhh there are cringey bits, but its still decent TV.

You just tend to find those artificial bits a little distracting. My kids are binging it downstairs and are loving it.

Well its out today. I assume I'm not the target audience so the first two episodes are okay. - They are trying to build the narrative around individual players, so those players become the best players on the pitch and everyone else is peripheral. Offers an interesting insights into the playuers the...