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jason23 · « **Reply #3440 on:** May 31, 2012, 11:00:09 PM »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on May 30, 2012, 02:42:42 PM

The Salary Cap affects your teams too of course but they know they're pretty much guarenteed Heineken Cup qualification each season. An English team could put all their egss in the European basket (panier?!), not win it and risk not qualifying for the following year. Big difference in my opinion.

What good is being guaranteed entry into the Heineken Cup if all your best players have fucked off to France or England....Have you seen the list of players that have just left the Ospreys because we don't have the money to keep them - Shane Williams, Tommy Bowe, Paul James, Tom Smith, Huw Bennett, Nikki Walker Sonny Parker, Tom Prydie, Kristian Phillips and a host of fringe players...

Old No7 · « **Reply #3441 on:** June 1, 2012, 01:28:24 PM »

Andy Farrell quits Saracens. A return to the England set up?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9305048/Andy-Farrell-quits-Saracens-and-opens-door-to-England-return-as-squad-prepares-to-take-on-South-Africa.html

jason23 · « **Reply #3442 on:** June 1, 2012, 02:11:58 PM »

Quote from: Old No7 on June 1, 2012, 01:28:24 PM

Andy Farrell quits Saracens. A return to the England set up?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/9305048/Andy-Farrell-quits-Saracens-and-opens-door-to-England-return-as-squad-prepares-to-take-on-South-Africa.html

Mmmm, didn't he rule out a post with England because of his desire to stay at Sarries?

Old No7 · « **Reply #3443 on:** June 1, 2012, 05:28:43 PM »

Quote from: jason23 on June 1, 2012, 02:11:58 PM

Mmmm, didn't he rule out a post with England because of his desire to stay at Sarries?

He did indeed. Said something like Saracens have only begun to scratch the surface of their potential and he wanted to see the job through. 7 weeks later he resigns....

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3444 on:** June 6, 2012, 11:36:50 PM »

Irish U-20's make me proud.

MBL? · « **Reply #3445 on:** June 6, 2012, 11:53:27 PM »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on June 6, 2012, 11:36:50 PM

Irish U-20's make me proud.

Twas a great performance.

The most amazing thing for me was our front row getting the better of theirs which is no small feat when you consider they had a load of S15 caps between them and our lads are still academy players.

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #3446 on:** June 6, 2012, 11:57:17 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 6, 2012, 11:53:27 PM

Twas a great performance.

The most amazing thing for me was our front row getting the better of theirs which is no small feat when you consider they had a load of S15 caps between them and our lads are still academy players.

Whats the Munster/Leinster split in that side?

MBL? · « **Reply #3447 on:** June 7, 2012, 12:20:27 AM »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on June 6, 2012, 11:57:17 PM

Whats the Munster/Leinster split in that side?

15. Peter Nelson (Dungannon/Ulster)
14. Barry Daly (UCD/Leinster)
13. Chris Farrell (Dungannon/Ulster)
12. Foster Horan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11. Sam Coghlan Murray (UCD/Leinster)
10. JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster) *
9. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) *
1. Des Merrey (Clontarf/Leinster)
2. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) (capt)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) *
4. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Leinster)
5. Iain Henderson (Queen's University/Ulster) *
6. Jordan Coghlan (UCD/Leinster)
7. Conor Gilsenan (UCD/Mullingar/Leinster)
8. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)

Replacements:

16. James Rael (Garryowen/Munster)
17. Peter Reilly (Lansdowne/Leinster)
18. Jake Cawley (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
19. Alan O'Connor (UCD/Leinster)
20. Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Connacht) *
21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
22. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht)
23. Mikey Sherlock (Clontarf/Leinster)

The stand outs were Hanrahan who replaced Jackson at 10, Furlong, Gilsenan, and Henderson who was an absolute beast and my motm.

Highlights here http://www.irb.com/jwc/video/index.html?videoid=2062491

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #3448 on:** June 7, 2012, 12:24:39 AM »

Looks like it could be a few years in the wilderness for Munster, thats practically a Leinster team.

MBL? · « **Reply #3449 on:** June 7, 2012, 12:31:30 AM »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on June 7, 2012, 12:24:39 AM

Looks like it could be a few years in the wilderness for Munster, thats practically a Leinster team.

To be honest most of them aren't that great they just work well as a unit but Munsters production line is a worry. In saying that one of the few I would put money on making it is Hanrahan.

MBL? · « **Reply #3450 on:** June 8, 2012, 04:18:03 PM »

Wales currently playing the NZ in atrocious conditions. 3 all after 22 minutes.

After this Ireland take on the arrogant ones.

jason23 · « **Reply #3451 on:** June 8, 2012, 04:26:19 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 8, 2012, 04:18:03 PM

Wales currently playing the NZ in atrocious conditions. 3 all after 22 minutes.

After this Ireland take on the arrogant ones.

Oh the irony....

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #3452 on:** June 8, 2012, 04:33:18 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 8, 2012, 04:18:03 PM

Wales currently playing the NZ in atrocious conditions. 3 all after 22 minutes.

After this Ireland take on the arrogant ones.

Our young Lords and Aristocrats will crush you. Just had a look at our team sheet from the last game and some outstanding rugby sounding names out there:

Luke Cowan-Dickie
Henry Slade
Tom Heathcote

Toot Toot!

That said we seem to be adapting the NZ formula too: Dave Sisi and Billy Vunipola are in the Back Row.

MBL? · « **Reply #3453 on:** June 8, 2012, 04:34:07 PM »

I don't do irony, only truth. Should have also put in that they are steroid taking gym monkeys but I thought I'd go easy on them.

MBL? · « **Reply #3454 on:** June 8, 2012, 04:37:24 PM »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 8, 2012, 04:33:18 PM

On the rugby forum I frequent I saw it being billed as the Bogpiglets vs Pigletdogs

jason23 · « **Reply #3455 on:** June 8, 2012, 05:05:37 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 8, 2012, 04:34:07 PM

I don't do irony, only truth. Should have also put in that they are steroid taking gym monkeys but I thought I'd go easy on them.

What? Like the bit about Leinster being second only to the All Blacks - better than most international sides?

ollyfrom.tv · « **Reply #3456 on:** June 8, 2012, 05:44:21 PM »

What a performance by Wales U20's rugby team. Just beat the All Blacks 9 - 6 in the Junior World Cup. Not bad considering the AB's had never lost a game at this level and beat us 92 nil in last year's tournament.
Looking forward to the main team doing the business against Australia tomorrow morning.

MBL? · « **Reply #3457 on:** June 8, 2012, 05:56:58 PM »

Quote from: jason23 on June 8, 2012, 05:05:37 PM

What? Like the bit about Leinster being second only to the All Blacks - better than most international sides?

As I said, only truth.

Great win for Wales.

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3458 on:** June 8, 2012, 05:59:21 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 8, 2012, 04:37:24 PM

On the rugby forum I frequent

I might join this forum.

MBL? · « **Reply #3459 on:** June 8, 2012, 06:47:04 PM »

Great performance by Ireland in the first half. 15-3

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3460 on:** June 8, 2012, 06:49:30 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 8, 2012, 06:47:04 PM

Great performance by Ireland in the first half. 15-3

I'm waiting for a dazed hippo to emerge, from the centre of the pitch.

MBL? · « **Reply #3461 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:19:07 PM »

England leading 20-15 and that should be that.

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3462 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:21:04 PM »

Shameful second half display.

MBL? · « **Reply #3463 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:29:11 PM »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on June 8, 2012, 07:21:04 PM

Shameful second half display.

Nothing shameful about it we just don't have the same quality on the bench that they do.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #3464 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:31:58 PM »

Huzzah!

Only three groups, is that right? Group winners and then best runner up to go through?

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3465 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:32:42 PM »

Quote from: MBL? on June 8, 2012, 07:29:11 PM

Nothing shameful about it we just don't have the same quality on the bench that they do.

Bench shouldn't make a difference, right after half time.

Meek second half performance, from start to finish.

Statistically, we didn't do badly though.

MBL? · « **Reply #3466 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:39:37 PM »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on June 8, 2012, 07:32:42 PM

Bench shouldn't make a difference, right after half time.

It does when the forwards played 80 minutes against the Saffas 4 days earlier.

MBL? · « **Reply #3467 on:** June 8, 2012, 07:43:35 PM »

In saying that if we hadn't of missed our kicks we would have won it.

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3468 on:** June 9, 2012, 12:10:55 AM »

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #3469 on:** June 9, 2012, 12:12:21 AM »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on June 9, 2012, 12:10:55 AM

I admire your optimism but how many times will he touch the ball?

You can thank me when he inevitably scores a couple of tries now

MBL? · « **Reply #3470 on:** June 9, 2012, 12:55:27 AM »

Why don't you just ask him for a prediction and put us all out of our misery?

Anywhichwayucan · « **Reply #3471 on:** June 9, 2012, 01:07:52 AM »

I fancy an Irish victory.

Our back row will be pumped, I fully expect O' Mahoney, O' Brien and Heaslip to devour the All Blacks, with cannibalistic displays. It's a shame Ferris isn't playing, as I think he'd be rightly pumped for this game.

We have a competent second row. Dan Tuohy is a fine man, and a finer second rower. Unfortunately for him, regardless of his performance, he'll be carted back out of the team, to accommodate O' Connell, when he returns.

McFadden on the wing will be an unholy disaster, luckily Kearney can do the job of more than one man.