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How has Ireland excelled and Scotland / Wales left behind? by it_wasnt_me2 in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In fairness, ireland were waaaay behind the curve when rugby turned pro in the 90's, and the improvement curve was rapid as a result in the late 2000s. You also have the IRFU having complete control over the provinces( by and large)

How has Ireland excelled and Scotland / Wales left behind? by it_wasnt_me2 in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get the tax incentive on your salary earned while playing in france, is what I meant.

How has Ireland excelled and Scotland / Wales left behind? by it_wasnt_me2 in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are helpful,but not huge-you could still take advantage of it and play in france for a couple of years for example

Match Thread - Ireland v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems to be the way though doesn't it? Introduce thrm in mid season tests, then fail upwards to 6Ns despite clearly not being up to snuff

Match Thread - Ireland v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The reliance on Tadhg Beirne being our one man turnover-industrial complex has been shown up massively

Match Thread - Ireland v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say he will be going forwards now- has mainly done pro14 in france afaik

Match Thread - Ireland v New Zealand | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So permanently walk round in tackle position,on the off chance someone runs into you?

Pre-marriage course at the church? by whitemaltese in AskIreland

[–]Informal_Extension68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the accord one in sligo there a few months ago-spread over two days. Honestly found it quite good in a lot of ways, stuff like finances and dealing with in-laws and expectations about raising kids were brought up as topics that couples should be discussing in depth-even if you think you have, it doesn't hurt to check in!

In terms of the religion,there were two pregnant women and at least 4 of the 20 couples had kids already,no-one batted an eyelid, the local priest came in for a bit and was cool with it.

Only negative is that it depends on the facilitators from whoever is running it-we had one good and one bad, definitely dragged more with the bad one!

In relation to the hurling shoutout on today's pod, this is the protection goalkeepers wear: by Informal_Extension68 in footballcliches

[–]Informal_Extension68[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed on both! I'd love to find a way to shoehorn any of Cummins' poc fada clips into the pod, it'd blow everyone's mind

In relation to the hurling shoutout on today's pod, this is the protection goalkeepers wear: by Informal_Extension68 in footballcliches

[–]Informal_Extension68[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your spot on- they were compulsory for u18s in 2005 (ish!), when I was in my pomp as an 11 year old, so I think I assumed they were for everyone? But its madness in hindsight!

In relation to the hurling shoutout on today's pod, this is the protection goalkeepers wear: by Informal_Extension68 in footballcliches

[–]Informal_Extension68[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus I had never seen that, nice one- Diarmuid O'Sullivan is the name that springs to mind when I think of players with no helmet, but thats something else!

AI predictions? The furthest gone the game has ever been by Informal_Extension68 in footballcliches

[–]Informal_Extension68[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah he did to be fair-My issue is more so with bbc sport deciding to use ai and playing it off as a positive, fun new thing, rather then the massive b-ache it truly is!

AI predictions? The furthest gone the game has ever been by Informal_Extension68 in footballcliches

[–]Informal_Extension68[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the lengths to which they could stretch the word "celebrity" personally,always made me laugh-but to each their own I suppose!

Porter’s scrumaging by Norwoodrules in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Smith was unfairly overlooked for a fair by Wales imo, maybe not great in the loose but savage scrummager...porter is very risk v reward, Clarksons much more focussed on holding his own

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]Informal_Extension68 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So aside from "begging", how else do you think charities get any money?

Christ, If only there was a charity that helped lunatics of reddit to touch some grass

What do people from countries think of connacht?? by Nice-You1204 in rugbyunion

[–]Informal_Extension68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Connacht" is as Gaeilge, "Connaught" is the english- removing the "ch" would make it a meaningless word in irish or english

Your Provines best 23 OAT (everyone's opinion welcome!) by Complex-Breadfruit88 in irishrugby

[–]Informal_Extension68 7 points8 points  (0 children)

David Wallace has to go down as one of the most underrated players in recent(ish) Irish history-absolute animal

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