The IRISH RUGBY thread

[seafoid]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/karen-robinson-walton-i-am-looking-at-him-i-say-benjamin-what-have-we-done-1.4208226

[Taylor]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/karen-robinson-walton-i-am-looking-at-him-i-say-benjamin-what-have-we-done-1.4208226

Jesus - harrowing stuff.

That was one tough read - heart goes out to that lady and her family

[Milltown Row2]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/karen-robinson-walton-i-am-looking-at-him-i-say-benjamin-what-have-we-done-1.4208226

Jesus - harrowing stuff.

That was one tough read - heart goes out to that lady and her family

Harrowing!  absolutely terrifying experience to go through

[gallsman]

Any thoughts on James Cronin's positive test being ruled accidental because the pharmacy accidentally have him the wrong bag and then he didn't notice the pills he was taking had somebody else's name on the box and bottle and even though they weren't what he was supposed to be taking he just took a load of pills that had a banned substance in them? Accidentally of course.

[Milltown Row2]

It's a bit like when ya head to McD's drive through, order your Big Mac meal and you drive away to open it up and it's a flipping chick wrap!

You'll just carry on eating it 

If they accept that excuse then it's a sham

[gallsman]

Well they have accepted it, and he's been given a 1 month been for his carelessness. His ban is April-May 2020...

[Milltown Row2]

Well they have accepted it, and he's been given a 1 month been for his carelessness. His ban is April-May 2020...

I'd have liked to have seen that evidence

So he's banned while no games will be played? Expect some other cases to be sorted during this period then,

[johnnycool]

Any thoughts on James Cronin's positive test being ruled accidental because the pharmacy accidentally have him the wrong bag and then he didn't notice the pills he was taking had somebody else's name on the box and bottle and even though they weren't what he was supposed to be taking he just took a load of pills that had a banned substance in them? Accidentally of course.

If that's taken as true then the pharmacy in question should really be in the shit for doling out the wrong drugs to the wrong person.

Surely he'd have read the label, no?

[Milltown Row2]

Any thoughts on James Cronin's positive test being ruled accidental because the pharmacy accidentally have him the wrong bag and then he didn't notice the pills he was taking had somebody else's name on the box and bottle and even though they weren't what he was supposed to be taking he just took a load of pills that had a banned substance in them? Accidentally of course.

If that's taken as true then the pharmacy in question should really be in the shit for doling out the wrong drugs to the wrong person.

Surely he'd have read the label, no?

In fairness I wouldn't know one drug from the next on a label and the names on the labels are very small. But I'd like to see the label in question

[imtommygunn]

They probably don't drug test GAA refs though...

[Milltown Row2]

They probably don't drug test GAA refs though...

Eye tests would be a start

[gallsman]

If true the pharmacy should certainly be questioned, although surely from time to time genuine mistakes like that happen.

However, just snaffling a load of pills? That have someone else's name on the box/bottle you don't know the name of? Oil the other one.

[gallsman]

Any thoughts on James Cronin's positive test being ruled accidental because the pharmacy accidentally have him the wrong bag and then he didn't notice the pills he was taking had somebody else's name on the box and bottle and even though they weren't what he was supposed to be taking he just took a load of pills that had a banned substance in them? Accidentally of course.

If that's taken as true then the pharmacy in question should really be in the shit for doling out the wrong drugs to the wrong person.

Surely he'd have read the label, no?

In fairness I wouldn't know one drug from the next on a label and the names on the labels are very small. But I'd like to see the label in question

You'd just pick up a prescription and start horsing pills into you? Wouldn't check the bottle/box to look at the dosage even?

[GetOverTheBar]

Any thoughts on James Cronin's positive test being ruled accidental because the pharmacy accidentally have him the wrong bag and then he didn't notice the pills he was taking had somebody else's name on the box and bottle and even though they weren't what he was supposed to be taking he just took a load of pills that had a banned substance in them? Accidentally of course.

If that's taken as true then the pharmacy in question should really be in the shit for doling out the wrong drugs to the wrong person.

Surely he'd have read the label, no?

In fairness I wouldn't know one drug from the next on a label and the names on the labels are very small. But I'd like to see the label in question

You'd just pick up a prescription and start horsing pills into you? Wouldn't check the bottle/box to look at the dosage even?

As an athlete you are responsible for everything goes in your body. There is no exemption.

Ergo, he's responsible completely, albeit on diminished grounds.

[Taylor]

Any thoughts on James Cronin's positive test being ruled accidental because the pharmacy accidentally have him the wrong bag and then he didn't notice the pills he was taking had somebody else's name on the box and bottle and even though they weren't what he was supposed to be taking he just took a load of pills that had a banned substance in them? Accidentally of course.

If that's taken as true then the pharmacy in question should really be in the shit for doling out the wrong drugs to the wrong person.

Surely he'd have read the label, no?

In fairness I wouldn't know one drug from the next on a label and the names on the labels are very small. But I'd like to see the label in question

You'd just pick up a prescription and start horsing pills into you? Wouldn't check the bottle/box to look at the dosage even?

As an athlete you are responsible for everything goes in your body. There is no exemption.

Ergo, he's responsible completely, albeit on diminished grounds.

Exactly what I thought - irrespective of the litany of mistakes that occurred up until that point he took the stuff.

May also be coincidental it has been released at this time........