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2013 Rugby Year in Review

  • 27-12-2013 11:37pm
    #1
    thomond2006
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    Match of the Year: Ireland vs New Zealand

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    Player of the Year: Kieran Read

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    Newcomer of the Year: Israel Folau

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    Performance/Result of the Year: Connacht win in Toulouse

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    Individual Performance of the Year: Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe in Heineken Cup Final

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    Transfer Story of the Year: Jonny Sexton to Racing Métro

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    Controversy of the Year: Brian O'Driscoll dropped for 3rd Lions Test

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    Gaffe of the Year: Dylan Hartley costs himself a Lions Tour

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    Title Win of the Year: Castres win Top14

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    Facepalm Moment of the Year: Delon Armitage's Wave in Heineken Cup Final

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    Skill of the Year: Simon Zebo's flick vs Wales

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    Rugby Haircut of the Year: Ian Madigan

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    Suckerpunch of the Year: Ryan Crotty Try vs Ireland

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    Some of my moments and achievements of 2013! What about yours, any glaring omissions in the above?


Comments

  • #2
    Woody1997
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    Agree with most of that. NZ-SA would also be up there for match of the year


  • #3
    its_phil
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    NZ-SA for game of the year but hard to dispute the rest of it.

    I would propose 'Mo' of November and nominate Basteraud. That was spectacular


  • #4
    sullivlo
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    I would include the Irish women's team for their grand slam!


  • #5
    toomevara
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    Woody1997 wrote: »
    Agree with most of that. NZ-SA would also be up there for match of the year

    No question..game of the year in any code for my money.


  • #6
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    I'm leaning towards Ireland-NZ because I was there! Amazing 80 minutes of drama.


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  • #7
    stefan idiot jones
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    Wales putting a mighty stop to the English Grand Slam hopes.


  • #8
    Tox56
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    stefan idiot jones wrote: »
    Wales putting a mighty stop to the English Grand Slam hopes.

    It was a good game but it didn't have the incredible finish of Ire-NZ or the ridiculous skill + intensity of NZ-SA. I'd go with the latter for game of the year, but as gut-wrenching as the NZ game was from an Irish perspective, for the neutral it must have been a great spectacle


  • #9
    Swiwi.
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    its_phil wrote: »
    NZ-SA for game of the year but hard to dispute the rest of it.

    I would propose 'Mo' of November and nominate Basteraud. That was spectacular

    You forgot "beard of the year". Darcy. But Crotty does a good impersonation.


  • #10
    Swiwi.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,415 ✭✭✭Swiwi.


    Tox56 wrote: »
    It was a good game but it didn't have the incredible finish of Ire-NZ or the ridiculous skill + intensity of NZ-SA. I'd go with the latter for game of the year, but as gut-wrenching as the NZ game was from an Irish perspective, for the neutral it must have been a great spectacle

    One of my lowlights was having to watch deferred coverage - with a very dodgy internet signal, in a crap English B&B - of that NZ v SA game. The game itself was a highlight of course.


  • #11
    ConFurioso
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    Swiwi. wrote: »
    You forgot "beard of the year". Darcy. But Crotty does a good impersonation.

    There should be a rule that when it is mentioned, a picture should accompany to reinforce the magnificence.

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  • #12
    thebaz
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    I'm leaning towards Ireland-NZ because I was there! Amazing 80 minutes of drama.

    I'm still not fully recovered from that game - tbh I still find it hard to watch rugby - for some reason rugby defeats linger longer than football defeats for me - not sure if this is because big games are so few - but that game made me so proud to be Irish - and hurt so bad, i fealt i played in it :rolleyes:


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