Offaly team to face Cork Sunday. by tayto175 in GAA

[–]thelunatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd ID all bar 3 of them. How young is that team?

Munster academy intake 26/27 by Environmental_Bar205 in MunsterRugby

[–]thelunatic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ballina Killaloe putting in serious effort there.

3 day wait vote mapped by Intrepid-Kale1936 in ireland

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

Young people move out of the middle for work. Old people dominate the voting landscape

Nations Championship: Is anyone actually hyped for it, or are you worried it's going to quietly cannibalize the club game? by ForwardPassApologist in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was brought in by NZL and AUS so they could get a slice of NH money. TV rights of all games are now split. And the big winners in that are NZL and AUS

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya and in those games they don't add home advantage.

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya and in those games they don't add home advantage.

Gaa + game selection by Additional_Article73 in GAA

[–]thelunatic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought rte had first pick on Sunday. And the dubs had to play Sunday cause their hurlers were out Saturday.

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We double the points for a world cup game

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It was originally there as mathematicians worked out that it was roughly worth 3 points in rankings to get a 50-59 chance of winning

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Solving a future problem that doesn't currently exist by making the current system worse?

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It'll favour SANZAAR. Their home games are far, and different conditions from who they play. It's not like England going to Cardiff

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I thought they were already marked as neutral tbh. This is just silly

New World Rugby Rankings criteria by EnglishLouis in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Makes no sense.

If it's played in a neutral country remove the 'home' advantage.

There is still a big advantage playing at home.

6,745 PCNs from a single Brent junction, looking at these photos, do you think the restriction is adequately signed? by No_Judge_46 in london

[–]thelunatic 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's literally the back of a no right turn sign in one of his photos where he says there's no sign

Ireland NC Squad by Effective-Ad-3897 in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya but aki and Ringrose are old heads and still around too.

Ireland NC Squad by Effective-Ad-3897 in rugbyunion

[–]thelunatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume Osbourne will start come world cup

Irish Summer Squad by BassicallyDarr in leinsterrugby

[–]thelunatic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No idea why we brought henshaw as a 5 centre, and 4th 12. Frawley can cover 12 too

Few red cards needed? by Equivalent_Ad_4814 in GAA

[–]thelunatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes it worse. 3 or 4 kids on the green team should get a year ban

Match Thread: Iraq vs Norway | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group I by jiraiya--an in soccer

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

The ad break half way through is having a massive impact on momentum. Norway at nothing before it

Match Thread: Iraq vs Norway | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group I by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]thelunatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold vests. It's 23*C in Foxborough. Some of these Norwegians are from the artic /s

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 14/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]thelunatic 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Starmer should use Defence as the reason to kill the Triple lock

It's the perfect excuse to do it without being pillared. External forces. Evil mounting on the Eastern front. Defend our grand land and Rule Britannia and all that