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🏉 Sevens heaven
🏉 How “Full” was the Contact?
🏉 Ireland’s squad
🏉 Change the approach?
🏉 The Other 5
313 : Ireland’s 6N 2024 campaign all-provincial panel
Category: Contributors
312 : Leicester Tigers v Leinster wrap
🏉 Discipline issues
🏉 Accuracy found
🏉 Harry > Handré
🏉 Evil D
🏉 Fat lady sings
THIS WEEK’S GUESTS
FULL TIME TAKES
Joe Sheppard
At this rate, Caelan Doris will be getting World Rugby Player of the Year…… Unbelievable in all aspects of his game currently. ☘️💪🏉👏
Jamie Bermingham
Good win and great going getting the BP at the end. We really seem at times to be pushing the physical game this season, as a way to show we can deal with it
Eamon Phelan
Good win harry byrne struggled in forts 10 mins when Leicester were on top after that class . Very good team with loads of options from a jealous Munster fan
Andrew Byrne
I can’t be the only person who is this excited to see just how high the ceiling is for Joe McCarthy…still just 22 years old and he’s playing like an old master. I feel like we are witnessing the start of something special here.
Michaela Monaghan
Can’t believe we’re playing Leicester again In round 16!!
Brian Corr
I thought they showed great determination to chase the bonus point, in the past they’ve kicked out on 80 mins happy with what they got, fair play to Leicester for also trying to get the losing bonus and the ref for not blowing up straight after their knock on.
Leinsters big squad is showing its true value and they’ve shown players stepping in and out doesn’t make much difference
Kevin OCeallaigh
The first time in a long time that I’ve seen true grit, determination and old-school grind by a Leinster side to get that bonus point on 85 minutes. Lowe was imperious in the air. Henshaw looked to be back to where we know he can be, and McCarthy just gets better and better. What a great game!
Bernie Cunningham
Great performance 27 unanswered points after going behind by 10. Lads were brill
I had to head out the door the second Doris got his iconic BP try and couldn’t tweet at the FT whistle like I normally do but Whiff of Cordite pretty much said what I would have…
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CHAMPIONS CUP WRAP
ROUND 4
GLASGOW 29-5 TOULON
CONNACHT 27-10 BRISTOL
HARLEQUINS 47-19 ULSTER
BULLS 46-40 BORDEAUX
RACING 92 48-26 CARDIFF
LEICESTER 10-27 LEINSTER
MUNSTER 23-26 NORTHAMPTON
STADE FRANCAIS 20-24 STORMERS
SARACENS 39-24 LYON
SALE SHARKS 24-37 LA ROCHELLE
TOULOUSE 31-19 BATH
BAYONNE 40-17 EXETER
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311 : Leicester Tigers v Leinster preview
Our guest : CIAN O’MUILLEOIR
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LEINSTER : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (cc) 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Harry Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Joe McCarthy 5. James Ryan (cc) 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris
16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Ross Molony 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Tommy O’Brien.
Leicester Tigers : 15 F Steward 14 H Simmons 13 M Scott 12 D Kelly 11 O Hassell-Collins 10 H Pollard 9 T Whiteley
1 J Cronin 2 J Montoya (c) 3 J Heyes 4 H Wells 5 O Chessum 6 H Liebenberg 7 T Reffell 8 J Wiese
16 A Vanes 17 F van Wyk 18 W Hurd 19 S Carter 20 K Hatherell 21 B Youngs 22 J Shellcock 23 S Kata.
Investec Champions Cup 23/24 Round 4
Saturday, January 20, 2024
KO 3:15pm Welford Road
Live on: TNT Sports 1
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Ita)
AR1: Filippo Russo (Ita)
AR2: Clara Munarini (Ita)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (Ita)
310 : Leinster v Stade Français wrap
🏉 Accuracy issues
🏉 New kicking style
🏉 Ryan The Reliable
🏉 Ryan The Rampager
🏉 No 🍔, no Ø, no problem
THIS WEEK’S GUESTS
FULL TIME TAKES
Joe Sheppard
Wasn’t the strongest display V poorish opposition tbh. The pure world class of each individual player was clear but as a collective it lacked overall. I’m forever impressed by the strength, skill and athleticism of Baird, McCarthy and especially Doris…… Next week away V Tigers SHOULD be a proper test of where we are currently.
Jamie Bermingham
Looks like the team are still adjusting to a new play style, seeing flashes of great plays but also a lot of silly mistakes and errors. I’m going to hold judgement till later in the season, that being said we may just be holding back till the business end.
Gav Heg
Quite disappointed that we didn’t nil them. We should easily have topped 60 here but we’re let down by stupid and unforced mistakes. It could be put down to an adjustment period but we lacked the ability to just finish moves off.
Ringrose should have been motm but Doris also deserving. I felt sorry for Baird that he didn’t go over after that colossal run.
Can’t help but feel that a decent would have picked is apart. For Leicester we need a far better performance.
Johnny McGovern
Frawley in Leinster is jinxed …Is he robust enough for professional rugby ? I could say unlucky but he just isn’t …happening too often – he actually took two knocks during the game tonight and seemed to have effected his vision. The physios checked one eye and the second issue was the heavy tackle he took . I didn’t see the end of the tackle but he was in bits . Leo said he got a knee in the back which then spasmed but the tackler must have connected with his kidneys . Not a great Leinster performance given a very poor SF team .
Andrew Bailey
Let’s not get carried away. Given the selections – the result was a formality ((When is the last time there has been a decent contest in the Aviva group game). Sloppy game punctuated by mistakes and aimless kicking. The return of Lowe a huge positive. Lineout improvement once Ryan on the pitch marked. Just worry about sluggish performances by so many
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CHAMPIONS CUP WRAP
ROUND 3
NORTHAMPTON 61-14 BAYONNE
LYON 34-20 CONNACHT
EXETER CHIEFS 19-17 GLASGOW WARRIORS
TOULON 18-29 MUNSTER
BRISTOL BEARS 17-31 BULLS
LEINSTER 43-7 STADE FRANCAIS
STORMERS 31-24 SALE SHARKS
CARDIFF 15-54 HARLEQUINS
ULSTER 24-48 TOULOUSE
BATH 29-25 RACING 92
LA ROCHELLE 45-12 LEICESTER
BORDEAUX 55-15 SARACENS
ROUND 4
FRI JAN 19
GLASGOW V TOULON
CONNACHT V BRISTOL
SAT JAN 20
HARLEQUINS V ULSTER
BULLS V BORDEAUX
RACING 92 V CARDIFF
LEICESTER V LEINSTER
MUNSTER V NORTHAMPTON
STADE FRANCAIS V STORMERS
SARACENS V LYON
SUN JAN 21
SALE SHARKS V LA ROCHELLE
TOULOUSE V BATH
BAYONNE V EXETER
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309 : Leinster v Stade Français preview
LEINSTER : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (c) 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. James Lowe 10. Ciarán Frawley 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Joe McCarthy 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris
16. Rónan Kelleher 17. Cian Healy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. James Ryan 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Sam Prendergast 23. Tommy O’Brien
STADE FRANÇAIS : 15 L Monin 14 P Dakuwaqa 13 S Ahmed 12 N Nene 11 K Hamdaoui 10 Z Henry 9 B Weber
1 C Castets 2 L Peyresblanques 3 H Ndiaye 4 PH Azagoh 5 JJ van der Mescht 6 M Hirigoyen (c) 7 R Chapuis 8 G Habel-Kϋffner
16 M Meité 17 V Kakovin 18 P Alo-Emile 19 G Tsutskiridze 20 A Timo 21 J Gimbert 22 P Gabrillagues 23 J Segonds
Investec Champions Cup 23/24 Round 3
Saturday, January 13, 2024
KO 5:30pm Aviva Stadium
Live on: RTÉ2, TNT Sports 3
Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
AR 1: Luke Pearce (Eng)
AR 2: Gareth Holsgrove (Eng)
TMO: Tom Foley (Eng)
Citing Commissioner : Shaun Veldsman (SA)
308 : Leinster v Ulster wrap
🏉 Homework done
🏉 Quick reply
🏉 Another “Nicked” try
🏉 Missed chances
🏉 Hanging on
THIS WEEK’S GUEST
FULL TIME TAKES
Conor Cronin
Ulster exploited our D in the first 20 and that was very significant.
A game like this shouldn’t be decided by an interpretation of the laws, or lack thereof, but I really feel it was today, players on or off their feet, when use it is called or not, whether or not a tackler is held, they are big moments and weren’t decided by the players.
That said, the wrong pass at the wrong time at the end, not looking for the drop goal, there are problems to be fixed
Rich Mifsud
Well can’t say we didn’t deserve that tbh and the stupid fucking ending simply drew a line under that performance. Fair fucks to Ulster putting in a huge shift on D but our game management and decision making left a lot to be desired.
All the right decision making and game management in similar conditions at LAR went to rat shit (admittedly with different personnel)
To be honest I actually expected more of these types of performances given the changes in systems brought in by Nienaber. Not to have seen more is to our credit
Kevin Kelehan
Fair play to Ulster closing it out, they took the squad rotation handicap perfectly, James Ryan’s absence once again fatal for Leinster in a tight game
Sean Michaels
Ulster showed greater desire in awful conditions. Thought some of our decision making on field was questionable. We seemed intent on giving possession away with some poor box kicking, and kicking out of hand, when it seemed more logical to keep it tight and build momentum. Unfortunately, whilst Mr Murphy was not too kind to Leinster he was not the reason we lost. Apart from the LR game I think we have been generally poor and have had a couple of fortunate results which has tended to paper over the cracks
Cian Ormond
Beaten by the better team, no complaints there. The chances to win were available and they were missed. Still top of the table though, the clash with Benetton is more interesting now.
Colin McConaghie (Ulster fan)
Brilliant! Loved every minute 😁 we really exploited the space out wide and Billy Burns was absolutely superb
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URC WRAP
ROUND 9
BENETTON 36-14 ZEBRE
EDINBURGH 19-14 GLASGOW WARRIORS
STORMERS 16-15 SHARKS
CONNACHT 22-9 MUNSTER
OSPREYS 27-21 CARDIFF
DRAGONS 13-12 SCARLETS
LEINSTER 21-22 ULSTER
ROUND 8
SAT JAN 6
SHARKS V LIONS
ROUND 9
SAT JAN 27
BULLS V LIONS
ROUND 10
FRI FEB 16
SCARLETS V MUNSTER
ZEBRE V EDINBURGH
SAT FEB 17
LIONS V BULLS
LEINSTER V BENETTON
SHARKS V STORMERS
CARDIFF V CONNACHT
GLASGOW WARRIORS V DRAGONS
SUN FEB 18
OSPREYS V ULSTER
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307 : #LEIvULS preview
our guest : CONOR CRONIN
Leinster : 15. Jimmy O’Brien 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Liam Turner 12. Robbie Henshaw 11. Rob Russell 10. Sam Prendergast 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Cian Healy 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Jason Jenkins 5. James Ryan (c) 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. Caelan Doris
16. Lee Barron 17. Jack Boyle 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Luke McGrath 22. Harry Byrne 23. Josh van der Flier
Ulster : 15 Will Addison 14 Rob Baloucoune 13 Luke Marshall 12 Stuart McCloskey 11 Jacob Stockdale 10 Billy Burns 9John Cooney
1 Steven Kitshoff 2 Rob Herring 3 Tom O’Toole 4 Kieran Treadwell 5 Iain Henderson 6 Matty Rea 7 Sean Reffell 8 Nick Timoney.
16 Tom Stewart 17 Andy Warwick 18 Scott Wilson 19 Alan O’Connor 20 Dave Ewers 21 Nathan Doak 22 Mike Lowry 23 Jude Postlethwaite
BKT United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 9
Monday, January 1, 2024
KO 5:15pm RDS Arena
Live on: RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
AR 1: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
AR 2: Tomas O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
306 : Munster v Leinster wrap
🏉 Porter v Jager
🏉 “more of a roll”????
🏉 Missed kicks
🏉 Territory dominance
🏉 Match talk > RGS talk
THIS WEEK’S GUEST
FULL TIME TAKES
Paul Smith
Leinster did what they needed to do and were deserving winners. On a side note I lost a lot of respect for O’Callaghan after his rant about Snyman coming to Leinster. His point about holding Irish players back might have carried more weight if he saad the same thing when he signed for Munster. I’m sorry but he sounded petty and bitter and I would expect more from him. He’s usually one of the best pundits to be fair but he did himself no favours this evening. I’m still going to enjoy celebrating another Leinster win in Thomond mind you.
Dave Murray
Ugly win with the conditions but a good win all the same. A kind of game a certain Jacques Nienabar might like with a forward dominated game with the conditions but great effort by the players. Joe McCarthy deserved POTM
Kevin Kelehan
Terrible conditions, very strong Munster defence but Leinster just made fewer mistakes.
Eamon Saunders
Not pretty to watch but a win nonetheless,move on to the next 👏👏
Chris McDonnell
We need to stop this harry byrne sillyness. Oh and mcgrath was just awful too. Thankfully We just dominated their pack
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URC WRAP
ROUND 8
GLASGOW WARRIORS 22-10 EDINBURGH
ULSTER 20-19 CONNACHT
ZEBRE 24-31 BENETTON
STORMERS 26-20 BULLS
CARDIFF 55-21 DRAGONS
SCARLETS 11-25 OSPREYS
MUNSTER 3-9 LEINSTER
ROUND 9
SAT DEC 30
BENETTON V ZEBRE
EDINBURGH V GLASGOW WARRIORS
STORMERS V SHARKS
MON JAN 1
CONNACHT V MUNSTER
OSPREYS V CARDIFF
DRAGONS V SCARLETS
LEINSTER V ULSTER
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305 : #MUNvLEI preview
Our guest : JAY LONG
Leinster : 15. Hugo Keenan 14. Jordan Larmour 13. Garry Ringrose (CAPTAIN) 12. Ciarán Frawley 11. Rob Russell 10. Harry Byrne 9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter 2. Rónan Kelleher 3. Michael Ala’alatoa 4. Ross Molony 5. Joe McCarthy 6. Max Deegan 7. Scott Penny 8. Jack Conan
16. Dan Sheehan 17. Ed Byrne 18. Thomas Clarkson 19. Jason Jenkins 20. Ryan Baird 21. Luke McGrath 22. Liam Turner 23. Will Connors
Munster : 15 Simon Zebo; 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Shane Daly; 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey
1 Dave Kilcoyne, 2 Diarmuid Barron (C), 3 Oli Jager; 4 Edwin Edogbo, 5 Gavin Coombes; 6 Tom Ahern, 7 John Hodnett, 8 Jack O’Donoghue.
16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Brian Gleeson, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 Tony Butler, 23 Seán O’Brien.
BKT United Rugby Championship 23/24 Round 8
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
KO 7:35pm Thomond Park
Live on: RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1, URC.tv
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU)
AR 2: Andrew Cole (IRFU)
TMO: Brian McNeice (IRFU)
304 : Leinster v Sale Sharks wrap
🏉 MUN, ULS & CON reviews
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🏉 Championship minutes
🏉 Bench impress
🏉 Log Toppers
THIS WEEK’S GUESTS
TOM COLEMAN & CIAN O’MUILLEOIR
FULL TIME TAKES
Rich Mifsud
My biggest annoyance from this match (and I’m seriously fucking pissed off) was our complacency. Much as I was elated with our attitude last week, today was the complete opposite. That said I believe our expectations as supporters are not taking account of the huge vacuum created by the departures of Johnny and Stu. It will take time for the new coaching set up and 10 to settle and thrive
Alan Murphy
Awful game. A game dominated by pedantic adjudication. Every phase seemed to end with a blow of the whistle. Stop, start. Happy with 5 points but dreadful to watch.
Kevin Kelehan
Sloppy start and lax finish but a lot of grit for the middle half of the game either side of half time. Biggest news from the pool was La Rochelle losing again yesterday
SeanieH
·Terrible for Charlie. He’s had some lovely touches lately. Looking classy
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FRONT FIVE ARTICLES
1 Munster cough up lead to slump to Champions Cup loss at Exeter (irishexaminer.com) [Simon Lewis]
2 Ulster produce superb performance to earn bonus point win over Racing 92 | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk [Jonathan Bradley]
3 Match Centre: Champions Cup: Saracens 55-36 Connacht (talkingrugbyunion.co.uk) [Frank Nickson]
4 ‘Scarlets humiliated in shocking European loss to Black Lion – Wales Online
5 Munster fans right to be aggrieved over Snyman fiasco (rte.ie) [Neil Treacy]
CHAMPIONS CUP WRAP
ROUND 2
NORTHAMPTON 22-19 TOULON
BAYONNE 11-12 GLASGOW WARRIORS
SARACENS 55-36 CONNACHT
STORMERS 21-20 LA ROCHELLE
BORDEAUX 36-17 BRISTOL BEARS
LYON 29-28 BULLS
LEINSTER 37-27 SALE SHARKS
CARDIFF 32-39 BATH
ULSTER 31-15 RACING 92
EXETER CHIEFS 32-24 MUNSTER
HARLEQUINS 19-47 TOULOUSE
STADE FRANCAIS 24-27 LEICESTER TIGERS
ROUND 3
FRI JAN 12
NORTHAMPTON V BAYONNE
SAT JAN 13
LYON V CONNACHT
EXETER CHIEFS V GLASGOW WARRIORS
TOULON V MUNSTER
BRISTOL BEARS V BULLS
LEINSTER V STADE FRANCAIS
STORMERS V SALE SHARKS
CARDIFF V HARLEQUINS
ULSTER V TOULOUSE
SUN JAN 14
BATH V RACING 92
LA ROCHELLE V LEICESTER
BORDEAUX V SARACENS
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