Most random encounter ever!

funky penguin

I was walking towards my local shop (I live in Maynooth), wearing my London Irish jersey.

A lady with a huge dog stops me and says "Fair play, wearing teh London Irish jersey!"

I just say "Ah yeah, I'll support them unless they're playing Leinster!"

She just smiles and says: "I'm Bob's mother!"

Lovely woman, with an over excitable dog, jumping all over me (potential second row.....)! Had a great conversation about how in the recent Leinster/Irish match all the Leinster fans would cheer Bob on etc...

So, my latest claim to rugby fame is Bob Casey's mother!

Digifriendly

funky penguin wrote: »

I was walking towards my local shop (I live in Maynooth), wearing my London Irish jersey.

A lady with a huge dog stops me and says "Fair play, wearing teh London Irish jersey!"

I just say "Ah yeah, I'll support them unless they're playing Leinster!"

She just smiles and says: "I'm Bob's mother!"

Lovely woman, with an over excitable dog, jumping all over me (potential second row.....)! Had a great conversation about how in the recent Leinster/Irish match all the Leinster fans would cheer Bob on etc...

So, my latest claim to rugby fame is Bob Casey's mother!

Sat beside this lady at Ireland A vs Scotland A match at Ravenhill a few seasons back and she is exactly as you describe her. Think her son scored a try on that occasion (Ireland thumped the Scots) and she was chuffed!

Riskymove

funky penguin wrote: »

So, my latest claim to rugby fame is Bob Casey's mother!

Perhaps you might like to reword that:pac:

funky penguin

Riskymove wrote: »

Perhaps you might like to reword that:pac:

Ha! **** I didn't even notice that! :pac:

catiny

was up watchin t20 cricket in stormont summer '08..
and Isaac Boss was sitting beside me! Nice guy!
:P

Guy:Incognito

catiny wrote: »

was up watchin t20 cricket in stormont summer '08..
and Isaac Boss was sitting beside me! Nice guy!
:P

He had the misfortune to come down to the bar in the Maldron hotel after the A game in Tallaght last year. He had our whole team over to him at one stage or another. Absolutely top bloke, posing for photos and chatting with everyone.

funky penguin

funky penguin wrote: »

I was walking towards my local shop (I live in Maynooth), wearing my London Irish jersey.

A lady with a huge dog stops me and says "Fair play, wearing teh London Irish jersey!"

I just say "Ah yeah, I'll support them unless they're playing Leinster!"

She just smiles and says: "I'm Bob's mother!"

Lovely woman, with an over excitable dog, jumping all over me (potential second row.....)! Had a great conversation about how in the recent Leinster/Irish match all the Leinster fans would cheer Bob on etc...

So, my latest claim to rugby fame is Bob Casey's mother!

and you were wairing a London Samoa jersey because?

anonymous_joe

Alina Witty Giant wrote: »

and you were wairing a London Samoa jersey because?

Not really the season for going topless is it? :pac:

anonymous_joe

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Not really the season for going topless is it? :pac:

After Armatages pre season antics I wouldnt piss on a LI shirt,let alone wear one.
What a scummy club.
Bobs paid the price and he cant really complain.That club doesnt fit the ethos of Irish rugby,which is based an discipline and manners.

anonymous_joe

Alina Witty Giant wrote: »

After Armatages pre season antics I wouldnt piss on a LI shirt,let alone wear one.
What a scummy club.
Bobs paid the price and he cant really complain.That club doesnt fit the ethos of Irish rugby,which is based an discipline and manners.

That's not fair. One player hardly defines a team. We've had nasty buggers play for Ireland in the past too.

Theta

Alina Witty Giant wrote: »

After Armatages pre season antics I wouldnt piss on a LI shirt,let alone wear one.
What a scummy club.
Bobs paid the price and he cant really complain.That club doesnt fit the ethos of Irish rugby,which is based an discipline and manners.

Which antics are these?

delta_bravo

Would've been pretty funny if you said to her 'Who's Bob?'

bamboozle

Alina Witty Giant wrote: »

After Armatages pre season antics I wouldnt piss on a LI shirt,let alone wear one.
What a scummy club.
Bobs paid the price and he cant really complain.That club doesnt fit the ethos of Irish rugby,which is based an discipline and manners.

did the LI no. 8 ever get banned after his forearm smash on Cullen's face at the side of a ruck?

Delon Armitage did similar on Sexton when he kicked thru for Bowe's 1st try, Matt Williams fuming about it on newstalk the other night

bamboozle

bamboozle wrote: »

Delon Armitage did similar on Sexton when he kicked thru for Bowe's 1st try, Matt Williams fuming about it on newstalk the other night

Just watched it there and he clattered him :eek: Came in with the forearm raised and knocked him flat.

conf101

Deleted User wrote: »

Just watched it there and he clattered him :eek: Came in with the forearm raised and knocked him flat.

Yeah, couldn't believe he got away with it!

Theta

Deleted User wrote: »

Just watched it there and he clattered him :eek: Came in with the forearm raised and knocked him flat.

Link to a decent clip? The video I have doesnt really show it!

Sorry, I only have a recording of it

CatFromHue

It was a fairly bad attempt at a tackle he just ran at him with his arm up.

Initially i though sexton was injured and wouldnt be able to take the kick at goal but i though it was only myself and donnacha o callagahn who noticed it.

We should have got a penalty from it. I think a penalty from the halfway after a try is customary.

castie

You cant give a penalty at the half way line for a foul during play leading up to a try.

Crash

See one of the welsh(?) players slide tackling in on an Irish player after a try, a few years ago (if anyone can fill in details such as team, year, etc. it'd be greatly appreciated.)

Risteard

Crash wrote: »

See one of the welsh(?) players slide tackling in on an Irish player after a try, a few years ago (if anyone can fill in details such as team, year, etc. it'd be greatly appreciated.)

The only one that comes to mind is Ben Cohen sliding into Girvan Dempsey after the try at Twickenham in 2004.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWnhH_Pj74

Great try as well.

thomond2006

Crash wrote: »

See one of the welsh(?) players slide tackling in on an Irish player after a try, a few years ago (if anyone can fill in details such as team, year, etc. it'd be greatly appreciated.)

Gavin Henson on Geordan Murphy, 2005?

Aidric

CatFromHue wrote: »

It was a fairly bad attempt at a tackle he just ran at him with his arm up.

Initially i though sexton was injured and wouldnt be able to take the kick at goal but i though it was only myself and donnacha o callagahn who noticed it.

We should have got a penalty from it. I think a penalty from the halfway after a try is customary.

Williams was going mad on the setanta analysis about this as was Ciaran Fitzgerald. They said it was Armitages intention to rough him up.

Crash wrote: »

See one of the welsh(?) players slide tackling in on an Irish player after a try, a few years ago (if anyone can fill in details such as team, year, etc. it'd be greatly appreciated.)

Don't know who that was but they were at it again against France last weekend. When Trinc-Duh went in for the try Bennett left a trailing leg in to his back as he touched down. He should have been binned for it.

Crash

I think Thomonds got it right.

bamboozle

CatFromHue wrote: »

It was a fairly bad attempt at a tackle he just ran at him with his arm up.

Initially i though sexton was injured and wouldnt be able to take the kick at goal but i though it was only myself and donnacha o callagahn who noticed it.

We should have got a penalty from it. I think a penalty from the halfway after a try is customary.

he did the same thing on BOD last year in Croker. Muppet of a player in my view and dont think he'll be seen much more in english jersey with emergence on Foden who is a class act.