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Just saw on Amazon that the Heino final DVD is available for pre-order, and it's out on the 20th - just in time for my burfday

Cari wrote:My hurling team won Up the Dubs!

So did mine. Up Tipp.

A good couple of weeks to be from the Premier County.

1. Munster beat Leinster
2. Tipp beat Cork in the Munster Championship today.
... and not a blade of hay cut yet


3. Icing on the cake will be if Rep. of Ireland beat Scotland to win the Celtic Cup this evening.

Do people like the Celtic Cup? I've found it to be a rather underwhelming tournament, undermined by the fact it hasn't found a place in the calendar where teams can go full-strength.

Also, not sure hosting the final games in one country is the way to go; apparently the attendance for Northern Ireland versus Wales in Dublin was, ahem, very disappointing indeed.

Notch,

I give it time to grow over the next few years and try help rivalries grow. The idea of all the games being in one stadium seemed a bit stupid though.

Hi everyone. Anyone fancy giving me a quick recap of the england game so i don't have to read all the comments.

It is a bit underwhelming. Don't think the tournament will last. Not really that interested in it, tbh, just its probably the only chance the Repub. have of ever winning anything.

Just leaving dublin and i'll tell you what the place in full of scots

red_stag wrote:Just leaving dublin and i'll tell you what the place in full of scots

The attendance doesn't look great though.

Stag - where did you watch the match yesterday?

What a fantastic 7s final. Aus coasting just after h/t and SA come back with a try and then three tries in the last 2 and a half minutes. Gutting for Aus, they scored some cracking tries.

Well done NZ on winning the whole shebang (again), and SA, who pipped England for 2nd place. That was a poor last two tournaments from England back in the UK.

As soon as next sesson's 7s schedule is announced I'm booking my annual trip to Dubai. PARTY TIME!!!

Here's a talking point. Rugby union is as close to rugby league as it is to rugby sevens. What do people think?

What a fantastic 7s final. Aus coasting just after h/t and SA come back with a try and then three tries in the last 2 and a half minutes. Gutting for Aus, they scored some cracking tries.

Well done NZ on winning the whole shebang (again), and SA, who pipped England for 2nd place. That was a poor last two tournaments from Englpand back in the UK.

As soon as next sesson's 7s schedule is announced I'm booking my annual trip to Dubai. PARTY TIME!!!

SinE i ended up watching it from my hotel and actually i was just as happy with it in the end.

No Stag.

Evening,
Just home after a rugbyless weekend,apart from seeing the winning penalty landed by MHRC;David against Goliath final in perspective,but don't sell the bear skin before you've killed the beast as they say here ,Galthié and Béchu have worked wonders,and if they can remain disciplined, the Héraultais could create an enormous surprise;in fact, the would be the first club to finish 6th to become champions(something illogical there,eh Portnoy?)

The ASM defeat was predictable-end of a cycle, and the loss of Schmidt has really hurt,hopefully Azéma will be able to create with the new arrivals.

Cari, if you want the HCup final video, ask Kia

Off to catch up on some sleep,and eat a bowl of gruel,fed up of all this gastro stuff :run2:

I see they,ve added Asbo's , and Penfro's
plus Cari's

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Mick - no I'll get the DVD for my birthday from someone - I'll tell them to get it

red_stag wrote:SinE i ended up watching it from my hotel and actually i was just as happy with it in the end.

I used to have a flat on Northumberland Road. Very convenient for Lansdowne Rd - have had about 20+ staying for rugby weekends Mad!

Were you staying in the School House?

B4 bed,
Just seen that Contepomi has signed for Stade Français;Gibbo will have to change his allegiance

Just down the road from it. A place called roxford lodge. Easily nicest hotel i've used. Reasonable price, lovely irish breakfast, a sauna and jacuzzi in our room, free use of internet with my laptop and they had a printer in the room i could hook up to lap top and use free of charge. They had a selection of fifteen dvds you could watch free of charge. They thought of absoluely everything.

Staggy, What Munsty said

Anyone want to say why. Obviously league is a different sport but so too is sevens.

I like your style As.

red_stag wrote:Just down the road from it. A place called roxford lodge. Easily nicest hotel i've used. Reasonable price, lovely irish breakfast, a sauna and jacuzzi in our room, free use of internet with my laptop and they had a printer in the room i could hook up to lap top and use free of charge. They had a selection of fifteen dvds you could watch free of charge. They thought of absoluely everything.

One of my flatmate's aunts lived next door to that place in No. 48. She used to look after us really well. I lived in No 76. The windows used to rattle when a bus went by!

170km to go on a bus with a load of drunk offaly fans. Hungry already. Any non emotional person watch the magners final yesterday. I thought at time john hayes had a decent game. I read a newspaper earlier who said he was poor in every aspect of the game? Was he poor?

No - I think he played well - he is beginning to show his age a bit but he managed the whole 80 mins didn't he?

Yea he did mr/s (i suspect a double act) poisson. Got the full game. With buckley injured he has got back into contention for a world cup place.

I thought he played well Stag, best I've seen him play for a while. Was struggling a bit to keep up with the pace of the game in the last 15mins I thought but at his age that's understandable!

Dunno how I double posted. Stag, the core skills in 7s are the same as in the full version of the game. Some of the penalty decisions are different but there's certainly no turf in 7s

Stag where di you read he was poor?

Hayes did really well against the Ospreys as well.

Also, on the 7s thing, both the full game and 7s have a contest for the ball and that is the centre point of Union.

Irish independent were giving player ratings. Can't remember what he got but it said something like "was second best in the scrums and most other areas of the game. At his age he hasn't the legs for a full game" or something like that.

Munsty he was yes.

He was still on after 80 mins and it was pretty close to the end that Munster got the penalty try - suggests he was still doing ok then

poissonrouge wrote:Stag where di you read he was poor?

Lets guess - the Indo I bet. Franno didn't understand why Munster got a penalty try? Was it him?
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If Hayes was poor, what does that say about the rest of the props and how bad they are. He was the only one that played 80 mins.

That penalty try is probably one of Munsters biggest achievements this season.

red_stag wrote:That penalty try is probably one of Munsters biggest achievements this season.

Agree. Phenomenal. Some people don't understand why it was given though.

Some Kumquat has knocked the wing mirror off my car. I had right of way too. The Kumquat drove off too, but luckily I was able to turn round and catch them. I didn't speak to them though, I just took their licence plate number and reported it to the police. I really did want to go after them. Thank Flip I caught the car though, electric mirrors aren't cheap.

Interesting the alleged Wales v Ospreys strained relations isn't it. Gatland mentioned it on Scrum V for those that don't know. Roger Blyth from the O's was unaware of problems (communication difficulties).

A Risca, "communication difficulties" are rife all throughout Welsh rugby, same old story. A bit annoyed I missed Scrum V though, completely forgot it was on.

And well done on getting the number plate! I don't understand people who drive off when they know they've done damage to another persons car.

Good man Rev. Well handled.

Get your excuses in first.

What excuses glas?

Balls. I completely missed Scrum V as well. Am still watching Our Friends...

Morning/afternoon/evening all: day's flown by after doing first aid @ the cricket and then helping my friend with her horses!!

Time for some munch and city of god

red_stag wrote:What excuses glas?

Gatland and the Ospreys. If Wales do well it will be against a backdrop of the Ospreys being 2@s again, but if they lose it will be because the Ospreys are being 2@s again!

sounds a busy day Prop!

and woo! channel hopping and I find Dr Who! was a bit upset I missed it yesterday.

Glas,Osprey in French means 2@t

Just buzzing through what's been happening in the real world;does anyone else think that a pro Mladic rally in Beograd is really the best thing to do to foster a Serbian inclusion in the EU?Strange these Balkans

Mick(TEFC) wrote:Glas,Osprey in French means 2@t

Feic <chef>, that's what it means in English too!!!!

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/29/bixente-lizarazu-naked-evian

When I read the headline on that article, I thought it was some sort of twisted mineral water advertisement.

HAHAHAHAHAHA glad I'm not in that french town any time soon....

Notch wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/29/bixente-lizarazu-naked-evian

When I read the headline on that article, I thought it was some sort of twisted mineral water advertisement.

Didn't a French pole vaulter do the same a couple of years ago?

Watching Louis Theroux now. He does some good docs.