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  • #1502
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    ssaye2 wrote: »
    Women playing? Any update

    7-0 last I heard, Briggs and converted her try

    Edit.. 20-0 now


  • #1503
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    Wang King wrote: »
    7-0 last I heard, Briggs and converted her try

    Edit.. 20-0 now

    Edit... All over 5-30 second half was easy by all accounts


  • #1504
    Morf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,822 ✭✭✭Morf


    dregin wrote: »
    So the 6 Nations is Hook's last stint. I'll be sorry to see him go. He does seem like a nice bloke, even if his punditry is a little bit "out there" at times.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/six-nations-2015-last-call-for-mr-hook-1.2089502

    Hook would tailor his provocativeness accordingly.

    Watch him doing a Leinster away game in Italy and he would make valid points on the game/team(s).

    Watch him doing Ireland in 6N and expect bluster, quotes from the bible/memories of rugby yore and ridiculous orations.

    If he ever did Ireland in a RWC final he'd break our internets.


  • #1505
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    ssaye2 wrote: »
    Women playing? Any update

    Saw some of it. Ireland looked pretty good overall. Made metres in the contact almost every single time. And I don't mean just 1 or 2, it was often an extra 5m. Good defensive line out but I thought at times they were a little ambitious on their own line outs. They are stacking their own ruck and using the back 3 as a pod peeling off the back regularly which left them a bit short when they went wide but was very effective in tight. Line out maul was a real strength. They managed to drive over the line from a good 15-20m out but bodies prevented a grounding.

    The Italians were ambitious too and looked to go through the hands a lot. Their execution let them down though and they never looked like getting the better of Ireland. They also gave away penalty after penalty in their own half.

    Given that Ireland have a new coach and midfield plus they've changed a lot about the general set-up it was a good start. But it'll be interesting to see how they go over the next few weeks.


  • #1506
    ssaye2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭ssaye2


    https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/564759435466522624


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  • #1507
    total former
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    Assuming England beat Italy, nothing we do against France will be good enough to reclaim third spot.


  • #1508
    .ak
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    Yeah, the system can be funny some times.


  • #1509
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    total former wrote: »
    Assuming England beat Italy, nothing we do against France will be good enough to reclaim third spot.

    Did you take into account France being home?


  • #1510
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Did you take into account France being home?
    They aren't.


  • #1511
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    dregin wrote: »
    They aren't.

    right my head has gone to crap today, yeah nothin we do against France will have a significant positive effect on the rankings.


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  • #1512
    Swiwi.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,415 ✭✭✭Swiwi.


    Just have to beat England so. If we can't beat England at home there can be no complaints about ranking behind them.


  • #1513
    sydthebeat
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    ranking shmranking...

    The only ranking that counts is who lifts the William Webb Ellis cup next Halloween.


  • #1514
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    I can remember winning a match 79-0 at u18 or so but this is just ridiculous

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/31319836
    Royal Kituro beat Soignies 356-3 Belgium's top division at the weekend scoring 56 tries and 38 conversions


  • #1515
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    I can remember winning a match 79-0 at u18 or so but this is just ridiculous

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/31319836
    Royal Kituro beat Soignies 356-3 Belgium's top division at the weekend scoring 56 tries and 38 conversions

    What I laughed out loud at was the fact tha Soignjes are still ahead on the league table! That's just insane.


  • #1516
    .ak
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    I'm just not quite sure how you can manage to do that. Must've been no tackling?


  • #1517
    errlloyd
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    .ak wrote: »
    I'm just not quite sure how you can manage to do that. Must've been no tackling?

    They were protesting. Match officials showed up 90 minutes late and forced them to play. I believe the consequences of a forfeit were worse than losing.

    Edit: and I happen to think it was a successful protest, they've gained international coverage, that ref will get a bollocking.


  • #1518
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    errlloyd wrote: »
    They were protesting. Match officials showed up 90 minutes late and forced them to play. I believe the consequences of a forfeit were worse than losing.

    Its my understanding the the league's point system is 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw 1 for a contested loss and 0 for a forfeit.


  • #1519
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    How did they get the three points?


  • #1520
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    How did they get the three points?

    drop goal


  • #1521
    sydthebeat
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    Shoulda scored more


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  • #1522
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    The point they got from playing has ensured they stayed ahead of Kituro


  • #1523
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 29,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    The real question is how bad is their kicker? That's a lot of missed conversions.


  • #1524
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Podge_irl wrote: »
    The real question is how bad is their kicker? That's a lot of missed conversions.

    Maybe they let the props have a shot ;)


  • #1525
    Winters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    No easy games in the Belgium top league..


  • #1526
    ssaye2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭ssaye2


    Nice life

    http://www.the42.ie/dave-clancy-cayman-islands-1927270-Feb2015/?utm_source=twitter_self


  • #1527
    total former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭total former


    Leicester have signed Opeti Fonua for next season.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDWUGVakB4


  • #1528
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,876 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Some footage from the Belgium game



  • #1529
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    total former wrote: »
    Leicester have signed Opeti Fonua for next season.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDWUGVakB4



    It didn't work out with him at all at Bayonne for some reason.


  • #1530
    total former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭total former


    Elsewhere in random transfer news, James Downey is gone to Wasps for the rest of the season:
    http://www.wasps.co.uk/news/article/2015/02/10/personnel-update


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  • #1531
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    total former wrote: »
    Elsewhere in random transfer news, James Downey is gone to Wasps for the rest of the season:
    http://www.wasps.co.uk/news/article/2015/02/10/personnel-update

    He barely got a look in with Glasgow: http://www.pro12rugby.com/teams/glasgow/squad.php?player=4630&includeref=dynamic


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