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Getting a lot of people into a stadium that does not serve beer in time for kick off, in times of supposedly heightened security measures, was never going to work.

And didn't.

I made it, having resorted to a sprint up the steps, Rocky-style, but spent the next 80 minutes wondering why I'd bothered!
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Neill_M wrote:Going to guess IKON :stir:
It's not actually

It's IRFU Internal - the guys who threaten Journos with reduced access if they don't print press releases
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justinr73 wrote:I made it, having resorted to a sprint up the steps, Rocky-style, but spent the next 80 minutes wondering why I'd bothered!
Don't normally bother here, but couldn't let that wee gem pass :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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It's called poetic licence - OK ? :D
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ruckover wrote:I feel like too much is being made of McCloskey's performance on Friday night. By my reckoning that was his first poor performance of the season, an exception to the rule in my opinion. To suddenly write him off as unready for international rugby on that one performance is ludicrous given how he's played in every other game so far this year.
Nobody with a titter of wit is basing their assessment of McCloskey on Friday night. I've been saying for weeks that he's not ready yet. The guy is on a learning curve and one average performance in a team he hadn't trained with all week is a complete irrelevance.
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brianc wrote:
justinr73 wrote:I made it, having resorted to a sprint up the steps, Rocky-style, but spent the next 80 minutes wondering why I'd bothered!
Don't normally bother here, but couldn't let that wee gem pass :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I'll have you know that I have indeed undertaken that very sprint up the steps at SdF - there must be about a thousand of them. To be fair, that was the year when Wardy made his debut and we were in the lead until the 76th minute, then lost to a try by Ibanez. Actually, not unlike yesterday :duh:
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Oh how I love Mike Brown. A lovely man. Arguing with the ref at half-time.
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brianc wrote:
justinr73 wrote:I made it, having resorted to a sprint up the steps, Rocky-style, but spent the next 80 minutes wondering why I'd bothered!
Don't normally bother here, but couldn't let that wee gem pass :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Aye, our Rocky is currently limited to a swift hobble. Still, unlike Barbara, Rocky will get better. :lol:
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Re rum and wet ball the point was the first comment made by Keith Wood at half time yesterday

I await the moron who says Keith Wood knows nothing about rugby


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rumncoke wrote:Re rum and wet ball the point was the first comment made by Keith Wood at half time yesterday

I await the moron who says Keith Wood knows nothing about rugby


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Deraless wrote:Oh how I love Mike Brown. A lovely man. Arguing with the ref at half-time.
He had a point Jackson called advantage over he then awarded another penalty when the play broke down he failed to go back to the infringement
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Joe's biggest problem is getting a decent THP for Twickenham.
Our scrum has cost us 2 wins we should have picked up, even with all the other injuries.

The two week turnaround is a big help.
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Dublin4 wrote:Joe's biggest problem is getting a decent THP for Twickenham.
Our scrum has cost us 2 wins we should have picked up, even with all the other injuries.

The two week turnaround is a big help.
Funny how a S15 winning prop appears to be getting the brunt

As a prop expert White is doing a great job. It's his lack of support from mcCarthy and Toner that's a big problem
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Dublin4 wrote:Joe's biggest problem is getting a decent THP for Twickenham.
Our scrum has cost us 2 wins we should have picked up, even with all the other injuries.

The two week turnaround is a big help.
Well we can be thankful that Joe won't be looking to us for a LH to throw to dogs as a TH again.
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Dublin4 wrote:Joe's biggest problem is getting a decent THP for Twickenham.
Our scrum has cost us 2 wins we should have picked up, even with all the other injuries.

The two week turnaround is a big help.
It's not just the scrum. Overall we look like a jaded team, short of pace and skill and with limited ambition.
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