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FWIW, I heard The42.ie clip of Jackman saying it was a "bad crowd", and it seems he meant it in the context of poor numbers in attendance.

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He certainly needs to step up. Most of the signings last summer barely played this year, underage system not producing enough quality given our population, lost revenue from the frozen pitch. It has been a very poor season for all involved with Ulster rugby, especially Cunningham. Is this not more ...

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I'd hope England use the game to give the extended squad a run out. There is nothing to be gained for them having a glorified training session and racking up 100 points. They may well rotate for this game as they have a likely Grand Slam decider the following week at Twickenham in front of a 50,000...

Another really disappointing loss for Ireland yesterday. It was probably the most frustrating game of this campaign so far as there were 4+ try opportunities squandered. In three games, Ireland have only scored a single try under their own steam (they got a penalty try yesterday). Their most dangero...

They've forgotten how to lose.

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Clogher Valley have secured promotion to the AIL after beating Richmond 31-17.

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Surely some of the lads coming through from U20s over the last couple of seasons will make it? Last year's U20s it was all forwards. Sent from my SM-S908B using Tapatalk Shamy I gave up thinking that about 5 years ago, I'm glad there are people like your good self out there still believing. Since H...

Surely some of the lads coming through from U20s over the last couple of seasons will make it? Last year's U20s it was all forwards.

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More tinkering in the Ireland back line for this week against Italy - 3 changes to the backs who played against France a fortnight ago. This graphic from RugbyKino shows how stark the differences between two squads are in terms of experience. Neve Jones, Sadhbh McGrath, Brittany Hogan and Vicky Irwi...

Well saying you ‘don’t give a f***’ about woman’s rugby is an unnecessarily crass way to put it, it is also true of the rugby-viewing population at large… this is the unfortunate truth that women’s rugby advocates keep bumping into. The real world isn’t anything like rugby twitter or the BBC - wher...

The absolute state of these comments. Demonstrating Jetstream's point precisely. This forum is a man's club where women are derided, dismissed and ignored ("Andy Brace thought he'd get away from the wife but has to listen to Joy Neville in his ear, har har, insufferable women", and STILL h...

We don't have a specialist attack coach - bound to have an impact.

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Efforts definitely are being made with "less traditional rugby schools" being involved in Bowls, Plates, Trophies etc, but these take time, coaching and investment. There is the club Academy programme which aims to encourage players who have left school to play club rugby against teams of ...

Really disappointing result. Wales just that bit further on in terms of professional rugby. McGrath showed huge character up against the eventual POTM Tuipulotu, to turn the scrum around. O'Brien and Nic A Bháird added some much-needed spark in the second half. Very inexperienced squad with just und...