Tom Court leaving?

[pythagoras]

I think I read somewhere that the IRFU are keen to use the Exiles more, might have been Indiana's post in the International section? Am I the only one who thinks that'll be great for Irish rugby? Properly used it might give us 4.5 teams to grow, blood and progress players.

How would this work?
Do the IRFU have any more influence at LI than at any other English club?
The only way I could see this working would be if the IRFU was contributing
financially to LI and in return was able to have some influence over the club as they do over the provinces.
And I don't think the IRFU has the money for that, nor would I think the RFU would allow it.
Not to mention that if I were an English rugby supporter this would annoy me at least as much
as the antics of the PRL annoys us.

[Russ]

maybe their new backer is a Mr R McIlroy?

[pythagoras]

maybe their new backer is a Mr R McIlroy?

In addition to being an Ulster supporter, travelling the golf and tennis tours, fighting court battles, not sure about that, Russ

[Kofi Annan]

I think I read somewhere that the IRFU are keen to use the Exiles more, might have been Indiana's post in the International section? Am I the only one who thinks that'll be great for Irish rugby? Properly used it might give us 4.5 teams to grow, blood and progress players.

How would this work?
Do the IRFU have any more influence at LI than at any other English club?
The only way I could see this working would be if the IRFU was contributing
financially to LI and in return was able to have some influence over the club as they do over the provinces.
And I don't think the IRFU has the money for that, nor would I think the RFU would allow it.
Not to mention that if I were an English rugby supporter this would annoy me at least as much
as the antics of the PRL annoys us.

When they say Exiles THEY DO NOT mean Londons Plastic Paddys
> They mean the Irish Exiles
http://www.irishexiles.co.uk/homepage
Kinda like a 5th Province and funded by Dublin
one of them playing for Ulster All Stars tonight I believe

[pythagoras]

I think I read somewhere that the IRFU are keen to use the Exiles more, might have been Indiana's post in the International section? Am I the only one who thinks that'll be great for Irish rugby? Properly used it might give us 4.5 teams to grow, blood and progress players.

How would this work?
Do the IRFU have any more influence at LI than at any other English club?
The only way I could see this working would be if the IRFU was contributing
financially to LI and in return was able to have some influence over the club as they do over the provinces.
And I don't think the IRFU has the money for that, nor would I think the RFU would allow it.
Not to mention that if I were an English rugby supporter this would annoy me at least as much
as the antics of the PRL annoys us.

When they say Exiles THEY DO NOT mean Londons Plastic Paddys
> They mean the Irish Exiles
http://www.irishexiles.co.uk/homepage
Kinda like a 5th Province and funded by Dublin
one of them playing for Ulster All Stars tonight I believe

Don't blame me blame RTE, they always refer to LI as the Exiles.
Never heard of this lot before. There's bugger all on their site
to make you think they're a club of any size

[Russ]

Why the feck do RTE cover London Irish?

[pythagoras]

Why the feck do RTE cover London Irish?

They don't much anymore but they'd get a lot of mentions back when irish internationals were playing for them.

[Russ]

Since I've been born you needed to be a Munter man to be an Irish international.

Luckily Joe fixed that one.

[pythagoras]

Since I've been born you needed to be a Munter man to be an Irish international.

Luckily Joe fixed that one.

Both young and foolish then Russ, eh?

[Russ]

Since I've been born you needed to be a Munter man to be an Irish international.

Luckily Joe fixed that one.

Both young and foolish then Russ, eh?

I'm pushing 30.

Far too many years of Munter guff.

[pythagoras]

Since I've been born you needed to be a Munter man to be an Irish international.

Luckily Joe fixed that one.

Both young and foolish then Russ, eh?

I'm pushing 30.

Far too many years of Munter guff.

If Ireland had picked Ulster players in the noughties would Ulster have been less shyte then?

[Russ]

No, but Ireland probably would have won something more if there were less players liek Mick O'Driscoll around.

Didn't Anthony Horgan get capped at some point?

[BR]

Never heard of this lot before. There's bugger all on their site
to make you think they're a club of any size

You're shting me right?

You've never heard of the Exiles?

What age are you?

[pythagoras]

No, but Ireland probably would have won something more if there were less players liek Mick O'Driscoll around.

Didn't Anthony Horgan get capped at some point?

Didn't Tom Court?

[Kofi Annan]

Never heard of this lot before. There's bugger all on their site
to make you think they're a club of any size

You're shting me right?

You've never heard of the Exiles?

What age are you?

Beat me to it BR, I am away to sit down