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[Russ]

He crashed into an Uber

[BaggyTrousers]

It appears there are no shortage of players looking to avoid playing RWC.

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... dre-marais

Got to be a massive ban, great player, now also a scumbeg.

[BaggyTrousers]

Oh dear, some people never learn, Robnoxious reckons Ireland can win the RWC. I'm painfully reminded of 2007 when they were to kill dead things & told everyone so.

Dumb mexican

[bazzaj]

Semi final would do based on previous pain and misery.

[rorybestsbigbaldnoggin]

I'm painfully reminded of 2007 when they were to kill dead things & told everyone so.

I feel like Schmidt's Ireland are a different beast. He won't tolerate "nerves", or players using "favourites not being Ireland's natural status" as an excuse.

[bazzaj]

If we bomb it would be because of the coach.
He has done wonders with the players he has had at his disposal, almost miraculous.
If only he was in charge of the side from 4 years ago.

[damianmcr]

It appears there are no shortage of players looking to avoid playing RWC.

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... dre-marais

Got to be a massive ban, great player, now also a scumbeg.

No ban at all. Wasn't even cited. He's a scumbag.

[Russ]

It appears there are no shortage of players looking to avoid playing RWC.

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... dre-marais

Got to be a massive ban, great player, now also a scumbeg.

No ban at all. Wasn't even cited. He's a scumbag.

He and McGrath are the reasons world rugby are not happy

But world rugby are happy at the invention of level 1 citings. A citing that is not really a citing but is a citing so he is cited but not cited

[BaggyTrousers]

I'm painfully reminded of 2007 when they were to kill dead things & told everyone so.

I feel like Schmidt's Ireland are a different beast. He won't tolerate "nerves", or players using "favourites not being Ireland's natural status" as an excuse.

Blinkers off time. What about the non-performance in Wales? That can & will be replicated, we are decent/competitive on our limited gameplan we are not "great".

[rorybestsbigbaldnoggin]

I'm painfully reminded of 2007 when they were to kill dead things & told everyone so.

I feel like Schmidt's Ireland are a different beast. He won't tolerate "nerves", or players using "favourites not being Ireland's natural status" as an excuse.

Blinkers off time. What about the non-performance in Wales? That can & will be replicated, we are decent/competitive on our limited gameplan we are not "great".

I wouldn't call that a complete non-performance, though. It was our worst of the 6Ns, but we were within 6 at the end. There were a few mitigating factors:

Sexton had a nightmare (as will happen on occasion, particularly when only on his 3rd game back from lengthy lay-off);
the 3/4 line ballsed up a vital stretch (albeit against phenomenal defence), which highlighted the absence of BOD;
Barnes used the first 15 minutes to educate the defending team on how he would be handling the breakdown, which unfortunately was us;
Barnes knows as much as Britney Spears about the scrum (we were so dominant in the scrum that we broke Samson Lee's leg , with no reward).


Wales beat us at our own game, which we were not ready for. The fault for that ultimately lies at the door of the coaching team, not the intrinsic psychic doubts of the players - though it should be emphasised that even with all of this, we only lost by 6 points.

[BuckRogers]

Opened it up against Scotland when it needed done.

He was obviously going for grinding out a slam but came up short but was capable and trusting enough up the ante at the last.

I imagine it'll be same again for the RWC. Low risk, conservative, whatever you want to call it...effective would be my own description.

Get out of the pool and you only need to win three in a row from there.

[rorybestsbigbaldnoggin]

Opened it up against Scotland when it needed done.

He was obviously going for grinding out a slam but came up short but was capable and trusting enough up the ante at the last.

I imagine it'll be same again for the RWC. Low risk, conservative, whatever you want to call it...effective would be my own description.

Get out of the pool and you only need to win three in a row from there.

We don't really have to give anything away until we meet France, and even then, it might be worth keeping it relatively tight.

Would like to see some Baa-baas rugby orchestrated by PJ against the minnows

[Kofi Annan]

100 Days to go until the WC, I am glad to see that the Cups first visit is to Donegal, Northern Ireland 16th June, 6 days to go, I am sure it will be in Derry or Belfast in the rest of Northern Ireland, would be nice some some advance notice , I am sure some would like to attend an event or see the Trophy, maybe it's touring with the Ravens so all a bit hush hush.

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I for one am glad Donegal is in Northern Ireland, a nation once again

[damianmcr]

The cup will be at Belfast Harlequins and Banbridge Kofi if you want to get your picture taken with it.

[Kofi Annan]

The cup will be at Belfast Harlequins and Banbridge Kofi if you want to get your picture taken with it.

Can't wait. Good to see banbridge getting an event other than welly throwing and ploughing, bit surprised at Quinns getting the Cup as at this time of the year their all running around in their Antrim tops at Pairc St Deramore