Rugby Coverage

Making fun of some of the rugby coverage in Ireland, just for a bit of craic. Account set up while on Covid isolation....

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This is complete nonsense. Bundee was amazing for Connacht from day 1. He was pro 12 player of the season in his 2nd year with Connacht. He was the key play, helping Connacht to win their first ever trophy that year.

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What a joke. There was no talk of this respect towards a ref after the Heineken Cup Final in 2023. As regards "respect for all" Gerry Thornley lays out the respect Connacht have been shown down through the years. https://t.co/UcbGBMYXO7

[Irish Rugby @IrishRugby]

A core pillar underpinning the game of Rugby in Ireland is around respect for all.

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Anyone have a similar article/headline about Sean O'brien or Johnny Sexton after the 2023 Heineken Cup final?

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Reminder of this in relation to Mack Hansen speaking out about the officiating. Connacht players aren't entitled to do these things

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2 differing takes from Pat there on a player arguing with the ref. Aki "lost the run of himself" and "Sexton is just looking out for his teammates"

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Plenty of rugby coverage in Sunday Independent print edition but no mention of Connacht match at all. Kick off too late??

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Bulls winning at Loftus Stadium is not a massive upset. Leinster were favourites but bookies had it as a tight game. This is nonsense.

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Go easy there lads....

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@vincent_ward @sami_sp Also, the experience of walking from a city centre to a stadium is so much more enjoyable than getting buses etc. Sale Sharks is a good example. You get a bus out to an industrial estate out in Salford. It's just not enjoyable.

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Pure nonsense here on Second Captains. All the teams that use each stadium's pitch could not just use one pitch. That's not to even consider all the women's and underage teams. There are so many reasons this could not work.

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@vincent_ward @sami_sp I don't think that works Vincent. This time of year you could have all 3 teams playing at home on one weekend. I don't think that's possible logistically. Also Dexcom and Eamonn Deacy park's main strength is their location.

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@vincent_ward @sami_sp You'd kill Galway United and Connacht rugby by going out there. Also pitch size doesn't work for GAA and rugby or soccer to share. GUFC and Connacht could share in theory but it'd have to be in the city

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What is a fragrant error??

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Dylan Tierney Martin was injured in the warm up and didn't play. This message wasn't passed onto the TNT commentator who called Tadgh McElroy Dylan Tierney Martin for the whole game. BBC and Sky Sports were also confused

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This has been misrepresented in the media today. It was announced nearly 4 years ago that Connacht would receive 20 million euro from the government. This has not increased today.

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Connacht and Leinster big beneficiaries of government’s stadium grant announcement https://t.co/fnnOqSzHqN

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The Left Wing podcast is really good. Their content during the World Cup was great. It is the best free rugby podcast in Ireland in my opinion. Luke Fitzgerald has really grown on me. They discussed Garry Ringrose's missed tackles this week and it was very interesting.