The IRISH RUGBY thread

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I'm the same as most on here. Payne is the best FB in Irish Rugby at the minute and McCloskey the form centre... Why are we doing this?

Also Paddy Jackson not in the squad is scandalous!!

[square_ball]

I'm the same as most on here. Payne is the best FB in Irish Rugby at the minute and McCloskey the form centre... Why are we doing this?

Also Paddy Jackson not in the squad is scandalous!!

Agree on Payne and McCloskey. If Jackson isn't starting he's not gonna be on the bench. Whether he should be starting or not is another argument but I would like to see him given a couple of starts.

I think Wales by 7-10 points. Obviously I'm hoping not.

[Il Bomber Destro]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

[seafoid]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

The rugby lads come from a wider pool now. SOB would represent the GAA gene pool. I don't think he went to a private school. Tommy Bowe and Zebo probably didn't either. All the other teams are naturalising antipodeans  It is much harder for refugees to get citizenship.

[Applesisapples]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

The rugby lads come from a wider pool now. SOB would represent the GAA gene pool. I don't think he went to a private school. Tommy Bowe and Zebo probably didn't either. All the other teams are naturalising antipodeans  It is much harder for refugees to get citizenship.

Bowe went to the Royal School in Armagh.

[Walter Cronc]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

What crap high school did you attend?

[Tony Baloney]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

What crap high school did you attend?

Did you spot the chip too? 

Bowe went to the Royal in Armagh and I'd say most of the northern boys went to run of the mill grammar schools.

[Milltown Row2]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

What crap high school did you attend?

Did you spot the chip too? 

Bowe went to the Royal in Armagh and I'd say most of the northern boys went to run of the mill grammar schools.

Methody, Inst, Campbell being the main ones I assume

[JPGJOHNNYG]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

What crap high school did you attend?

Did you spot the chip too? 

Bowe went to the Royal in Armagh and I'd say most of the northern boys went to run of the mill grammar schools.

Methody, Inst, Campbell being the main ones I assume

Spot on even some comps so hardly a team of toffs.
Trimble coleraine inst
Jackson and gilroy methody
Best tandragee high
Luke marshall ballymena academy
Stuart olding and ian henderson BRA
Chris henry wallace
Stuart mccloskey bangor grammar

[JPGJOHNNYG]

The scotland hype can be binned as they were their usual impotent self and the couple of times they did get close to the line they threw away possesion. It was an unlucky result against Australia but amazing that everyone forgot that they should have lost to samoa and struggled against a japan team that were knackered after beating SA 4 days earlier.  Nothing to fear from what we have seen so far. Wales are the favourites despite gatlands mind games so if we can come through tomorrow then you never know.

[Tony Baloney]

Definite case of white line fever from Scotland today. Too many handling errors when in a decent position within 10m of the try line. Disappointed in them.

[foxcommander]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

Good luck to the garrison sports team vs wales.

Irelands call and all that.

[Milltown Row2]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

Good luck to the garrison sports team vs wales.

Irelands call and all that.

Might as well throw all them garrison sports..... Soccer, cricket what else? Snooker, darts 

[screenexile]

Nothing to fear so far looks like today will be the big test!!

COYBIG!!

[Il Bomber Destro]

How many of the West Brit team:

a) were not born in this country and do not have any lineage with Ireland?
b) were educated in a non-fee paying school?

What crap high school did you attend?

What does that matter?

I consider myself grateful I didn't go to a rugby school, lessening my exposure to sodomy and concussions.