The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Take Your Points]

Very well respected minute silence in the Kingspan tonight followed by a great rendition of the Fields of Athenry by the Ulster fan. Spotted Ziggy at the game.

[Main Street]

Not generally a big fan of rugby or Sky, but their coverage from Thomond Park today has been powerful.

I missed the pre game tributes live.  Sky tv and english sports media in general have fully participated  in appropriate  tributes to the premature passing of such a popular rugby  player/captain/coach/legend.
The game itself was a blast, Munster were Munster again and remorselessly pummeled the Glasgow team, as if to emphatically demonstrate  that this is what it was all about when Munster were in their prime.

[seafoid]

The way the Munster lads looked after Axel's 2 kids after the match was very touching. Duthracht. It's going to be hard for the family but there are a lot of good people to support them. Keith Wood did a great job organising the funeral.
When Gilles Villeneuve the F1 driver died in a crash it was either his manager or another driver who took over responsibility for the education of his young son, Jacques.   And he won the F1 in 97 I think.

[ziggysego]

Very well respected minute silence in the Kingspan tonight followed by a great rendition of the Fields of Athenry by the Ulster fan. Spotted Ziggy at the game.

Why didn't you come over and say hello? 😄

[Take Your Points]

Just spotted you as we were going into Grandstand and you were moving away to another entrance. Called after you but had to move on in as a queue was forming. Checked at halftime where you might have been but you must have gone inside. Not to worry, was an exciting end and a great atmosphere.

[ziggysego]

Just spotted you as we were going into Grandstand and you were moving away to another entrance. Called after you but had to move on in as a queue was forming. Checked at halftime where you might have been but you must have gone inside. Not to worry, was an exciting end and a great atmosphere.

Ah yeah, the ticket told me the wrong place to enter the Grandstand,  so I was running around like a headless chicken lol Went in for a drink at half time.

[muppet]

https://twitter.com/i/moments/790537827138277376

Joe Schmidt staying till after the next World Cup.

[Gmac]

Anyone going to Chicago for New Zealand game?

[Walter Cronc]

IRELAND HEAD COACH Joe Schmidt has trimmed his Ireland squad to 27 names for the trip to Chicago to meet New Zealand in Soldier Field on Saturday.
Having named a 34-man squad last week, Schmidt has opted to leave Sean O'Brien, Peter O'Mahony, Keith Earls, Iain Henderson, James Tracy, Luke Marshall and Paddy Jackson in Ireland this week.
Jackson's omission is for personal reasons, while Keith Earls is suspended and Iain Henderson injured.
The game seems to have come a little too soon for formidable back rows O'Brien and O'Mahony who are both only recently returned from long-term injury lay-offs.

Updated Ireland squad to face New Zealand in Chicago

Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) captain
Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Leinster)*
Sean Cronin (St Marys/Leinster)
Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht)
Tadgh Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Craig Gilroy (Ulster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) vice captain
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
Billy Holland (Cork Constitution/Munster)*
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Kieran Marmion (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Jack McGrath (St Marys/Leinster)
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)*
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)*
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster)*
Jonathan Sexton (St Marys/Leinster)
CJ Stander (Munster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)

[Estimator]

So... Paddy Jackson's "personal reasons"

Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson interviewed over alleged sexual offences reported to police
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37830983

[Take Your Points]

Typical of the BBC and their sports reporters to put this out now allowing others to report it by referring to the BBC report.  Paddy Jackson has engaged Kevin Winters who will take no crap from the media.

http://krw-law.ie/patrick-jackson/

Yet another example of why anonymity should be the law in such cases unless found guilty.

[Il Bomber Destro]

More shame for West British rugby football.

[seafoid]

Aer Lingus for the NZ match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np7uG-TMcT0

[snoopdog]

Aer Lingus for the NZ match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np7uG-TMcT0

Travelling to Chicago to watch a friendly? Sure it's on the box.

[seafoid]

Heaslip shortlisted for try of the year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SVjJX6HYMM