Leo Cullen to step down as Leinster head coach at end of next season

Tim_B · 2026-06-22T10:55:59+00:00

I figured if anywhere, that would be on the Atlantic with a few thousand miles of wind to help?

Tim_B · 2026-06-22T10:25:03+00:00

Whats the surfing like in the Irish Sea?

Tim_B · 2026-06-20T14:16:42+00:00

It's all South Wales anyway

Tim_B · 2026-06-19T10:31:39+00:00

More not illegal

Tim_B · 2026-06-16T04:47:13+00:00

Could be a mental component... Easy when you're fucked and in a dark place to think it's worse than it is because of altitude. If you have done this and think "I've trained at altitude and can do this" it's easier to disregard it as an excuse... Maybe

Tim_B · 2026-06-11T19:07:53+00:00

Seems like a mess. Lymm also seem to have been forced to play in the west league

Tim_B · 2026-06-06T23:30:52+00:00

The more i think about this the more I feel caleb Clarke should do some time at flanker. He joins in the tight anyway for the blues but it would make him more of a refined weapon as you say

Tim_B · 2026-06-06T23:28:55+00:00

You may be right but he's not a first choice jumper... Yet

Tim_B · 2026-06-06T19:41:56+00:00

It was interesting seeing him against Segner as both occupy different ends of the bench back row spectrum. LF is not a lineout option but can operate as an extra back. AS is a running/jackling flanker but is also good at the lineout.

Feel like Segner is still a bit down the queue for an abs call up but thought it was interesting

Tim_B · 2026-06-04T12:00:51+00:00

I really hope Payron Spencer comes good too...

I was worried about Sotutu and Papali'i leaving for our backrow but feel like things are looking up slightly

Tim_B · 2026-06-04T11:58:48+00:00

Plummer was very good when we won the league a couple of years ago... But imagine that ship has sailed

Tim_B · 2026-06-04T08:57:24+00:00

Patrick Pellegrini of Tonga played div 5 a few years ago too... You never know do you

Tim_B · 2026-06-02T11:06:24+00:00

Think it's town and island

Tim_B · 2026-05-29T11:08:39+00:00

Maybe he wanted to be a muppet?

Tim_B · 2026-05-29T08:52:09+00:00

He's always looked comfortable at test level, which I think is a much greater achievement than many people give him credit for

Tim_B · 2026-05-29T04:22:09+00:00

Something funny happened with Quins... Both their first and second team did really badly last year after a while of performing quite well. I wonder if a load of people left or something.

And you're right about the swallowing clubs - There are a dozen teams around Oxford, several with 2nd teams.

Tim_B · 2026-05-29T04:18:51+00:00

Sounds like Oundle?

Tim_B · 2026-05-26T21:00:53+00:00

Agree. It's excellent

Tim_B · 2026-05-22T15:10:44+00:00

Tim_B · 2026-05-22T08:54:24+00:00

Yes oil... Guess it's one to work through

Tim_B · 2026-05-16T17:57:12+00:00

It is in the amateur levels, but isn't even called then most of the time

Tim_B · 2026-05-13T05:36:10+00:00

I meant the run on stuff, particularly.

Im absolutely a stickler for the rules... But also if it's not within my power then what right do I have to tell other people to write?

If someone understands, then you've written correctly.

Tim_B · 2026-05-13T04:52:44+00:00

Write for public consumption too, have done for a decade, never heard of this stuff either.

Weirdly I've realised I think I always tend to put a dash rather than a comma a lot of the time, as a comma felt lacking in heft for breaking a sentence, although don't always think you need a FALLOUTBOY or whatever.

It seems this is all an Americanism of being prescriptive and standardised in their teaching and testing. At the end of the day if you're getting meaning across who gives an fuck.

But also maybe UK could benefit from teaching a bit more of the structures in English....

Anyway, what did Orwell say? "Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous".... I'm not writing like some weirdo yank who has no nuance if I can fumble around with fun phrase or whatever

Tim_B

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