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Fair play to Scotstown. They've been the bridesmaid in Ulster for so long. I was rooting for Kilcoo but if there was any other team i'd want to win Ulster it was them

I have a feeling that if SA needed 2 points to win a world cup with a penalty under the posts they'd back themselves to get a penatly try from a scrum they are that confident in their scrum

Rugby is nonsense.

VAR should be shown in realtime. Nothing else.

That's the speed the game is played at.

Ryan, Crowley and Porter can have no complaints. Missed Prendergast's! Porter's scrummaging has been an achilles heel for Ireland for some time now and nearly every issue on the pitch today has been a result of scrum dominance by SA.

If Pendregast slotted the easy pen, Ryan wouldn't have got sent off.

How was that not red?  It looks like he moves his shoulder into O'Briens head.

It was way worse than Beirnes against NZ because he had a lot more time to think about it

The worst thing is most tackles that result in red cards (or at least bunker reviews) are unavoidable. That was intentional by SA #10

Bet they take the crowns money!

Of course they would take the money. They are still doing the same work as an MP. They just don't take the trip over to Westminster to sit in an empty chamber. The old saying goes 'The fastest way to clear the chamber for a fire is to announce a debate on Northern Ireland issues'

[Armagh have also changed their championship were their Senior champions go into Ulster Intermediate and then their Intermediate go into Ulster Junior. Their actually Junior championship just stops within the county. Nice idea to always have a strong representative.]

Will we still be the whipping boys in the junior championship in Ulster?

Depends what championship your talking about.

In hurling I can see Castlewellan giving it a fair rattle and are a strong choice. They have been there or there abouts for years, but lets be honest any team that wins the Junior provincial championship was never a Junior team to begin with.

In Derry Lavy won their 'Junior' I didn't watched the game but seen it was an easy win for them.
They would be my favourites but I also wouldn't call them a Junior team.

EDIT:
Just seen Cuchulainns Armagh are their champions. They were Senior a couple years back. They must have went down hill dramatically but were competing with Keady and Middletown not long ago.

Armagh have also changed their championship were their Senior champions go into Ulster Intermediate and then their Intermediate go into Ulster Junior. Their actually Junior championship just stops within the county. Nice idea to always have a strong representative.

Who approves this? Is it the county that decides it or does Ulster council have to agree to it?

The most frustrating thing about this trial is now the gloating from Unionist politicians. 'Not guilty' does not equal 'innocent'. Think of all of the rapists, sexual abusers and child abusers that get let off because there isn't 'sufficient evidence' or witnessess don't want to speak out or can't speak out.

The rule is a player who commits a foul while in possession must hand the ball back to the nearest opponent in a prompt and respectful manner. Patsy didn't commit a foul whilst in possession so didnt have to hand the ball back. He did delay the free being taken so there is probably justification to bring the free forward. You can disagree with the outcome but since we dont really know why it was moved you can't say it was definitely wrong. The two point arc is going to cause plenty of controversy, with Shane inside the arc with his back foot on the line it didn't look like a 2 pointer as the kick looks to be taken inside the arc. A pretty difficult call for anyone to make. 
Don't think any conspiracy against S'Neil just didn't have quite enough over the 60 mins.

Is it in the rules that a referee has to point the the direction of the free or do all players need to be telepathic?

Annaclone pip neighbours Clann Na Banna to make it to the Intermediate final. Bit of controversy will plague the final score of the game as it looked like Annaclone two-pointer to win the game was kicked from inside the arc.

Tom Mc'Carroll and Odhran Murdock look like a future county midfield pairing. Carryduff certainly more physical all across the field which nulified Burrens flair players

Heard that St Johns won by 1 pt, Attical disputed the final score.

From what i've heard from ones, some neutrals had the game as a draw. Referee had St johns as winners by a point. Atticall watched video of the game and it was a draw on the evidence they watched.

Any truth in St Johns and Atticall game to be replayed?

I was shocked the last knock-on in the lineout wasn't looked at as a deliberate act. She made no attempt to flick the ball back and just stuck her hand out at it

A lot of tough ties there.

''Each club will collect a fixed payment of €18.62 million for reaching the league phase. On top of that, teams will earn €2.1 million for every victory and €700,000 for a draw. The rewards rise significantly in the knockout rounds: clubs advancing to the round of 16 will receive €11 million, while those playing in the playoff tie before the round of 16 will pocket €1 million.

Reaching the quarterfinals will bring in another €12.5 million, while semifinalists will secure €15 million. The finalists at Budapest's Puskás Aréna on May 30, 2026, will receive €18.5 million, with the winner earning an additional €6.5 million in prize money.

UEFA also introduced a ranking bonus system for the league phase, with an initial value of €275,000 per position. The lowest-ranked club will take home that amount, while the highest-ranked side could earn up to €9.9 million extra.''

That's Champions League money and not Europa League money...Surely.

Yes that is UCL. Here is a link to Europa League prize money breakdown

https://www.salaryleaks.com/prize-money/europa-league

Anyone at the Teconnaught and an Riocht game? Was the ref card happy or were all deserved?

Teconnaught had 2 straight reds. Kingdom had keeper sent off with straight red and two players off on 2 yellows. All mostly deserved. Ref contributed to the poor game. Some refs just aren't cut out for senior football unfortunately.