The IRISH RUGBY thread

[trileacman]

Insufferable w**ker as usual syf.

Nigel Owens just making up rules to suit himself in this match. Not that I'll complain because he's f**king England.

[Syferus]

England no where near winning this match. Blaming it on the ref is some leap, but you're well used to making those.

[smelmoth]

England no where near winning this match. Blaming it on the ref is some leap, but you're well used to making those.

Scotland still in the mix.

Need France to do something next day out

[Syferus]

England no where near winning this match. Blaming it on the ref is some leap, but you're well used to making those.

Scotland still in the mix.

Need France to do something next day out

England not getting a bonus point against France (who must fancy their chances now) and us beating Scotland with four tries and the tournament is over.  And even if they remain five behind heading to the final round they'd need to put four tries on us. Great chance to get the trophy in the bag early now.

[under the bar]

England no where near winning this match. Blaming it on the ref is some leap, but you're well used to making those.

Scotland still in the mix.

Need France to do something next day out

England not getting a bonus point against France (who must fancy their chances now) and us beating Scotland with four tries and the tournament is over.  And even if they remain five behind heading to the final round they'd need to put five tires on us. Great chance to get the trophy in the bag early now.

Let's confine that sort of activity to history.

[Orior]

What does a team get for:

1) winning a match
2) drawing a match
3) how are bonus points decided?

[smelmoth]

What does a team get for:

1) winning a match.             4
2) drawing a match.             2
3) how are bonus points decided?     Losing by 7 or less or by scoring 4 tries. 3 bps to any team who wins all 5 games

[magpie seanie]

Is there no better back up in the wings than Fergus mc fadden?  Good performance from the team- farrrel excellent

+1

Shows that Joe Schmidt still always looking at his old reliables at Leinster, it is his weakness.  McFadden caused the game to be tighter than necessary with terrible tackling, etc.

+2

He needs to stop doing this. Tommy Bowe "trained the house down" last year and this year we have McFadden. There was big talk after he got into the squad of how well he was playing.....I watch little rugby but had seen him live against Exeter and on TV a couple of times and had remarked to people how bad he had become. A joke that he's even in the squad.

[screenexile]

Jamie Heaslip retired . . . didn't see that coming to be honest but maybe it was. A great servant to Ireland but he left the jersey in a better place than he found it so fair play to him!

[seafoid]

England have a lot of injuries this season. I wonder if that explains the Scotland performance 

[GetOverTheBar]

England have a lot of injuries this season. I wonder if that explains the Scotland performance

Scotland at Murrayfield are formidable to be fair,we got stung by them there last year - think they just wanted it more than England, England are now at the level where everything is geared up for the world cup and maybe New Zealand before that.

On a seperate note, any of you see the video of Laidlaw and Finn Russell? If that was the GAA there would be an outcry at the drink culture, great to see men can enjoy a win in sports - thats the way it should be.

[magpie seanie]

The GAA can hold it's head up high in terms of alcohol and substance abuse as well as gambling addiction. The organisation has been a world leader in most aspects of recognising and tackling the issues in these areas.

[Tony Baloney]

Jamie Heaslip retired . . . didn't see that coming to be honest but maybe it was. A great servant to Ireland but he left the jersey in a better place than he found it so fair play to him!

Is this a direct result of taking that knee in the back against France or was a recurring unrelated injury?

[Walter Cronc]

Was it not the injury that happened in the warm up before the England game last year??

[Dinny Breen]

Jamie Heaslip retired . . . didn't see that coming to be honest but maybe it was. A great servant to Ireland but he left the jersey in a better place than he found it so fair play to him!

Is this a direct result of taking that knee in the back against France or was a recurring unrelated injury?

It's unrelated, just a back injury from wear and tear that after two surgeries hasn't showed sufficient progress to allow him to play professional rugby. Of course you have Paul Kimmage at his Gobshite best claiming Heaslip wasn't injured at the time. Never played again. Know him since he was a kid but never got to know him, very private person. Very smart though like his brothers, will go well in the business world. He won't stay involved in rugby.  Best of luck to him, loved that try against France in Croke Park.