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Course it is, but it must be very hard for Townsend not to convey some nervousness about the fixture, has he been the boss for the last 11 games?

This is very disappointing. Great for them that they feel they can sell the tickets this way, very difficult for anyone out of Munster for a long time but who still gets to as many games as possible.

Coming to this late, there was a riot? Do you have a link to this riot?

Can we use the bog as a cap and inject sawdust from fallen trees into the bog. This (in my head) would limit emissions from dead wood.

Yeah, he balanced it out at the end, but at the start he was very blue. Yellow card warning for three offences outside the 22. Which is a joke.

Quelle dommage!

Watching Scotland now, JC is going to be getting more grief this week for the missed kick against Italy. People will forget Sheehans 5metre screw up.

Yellow card warning for three offences outside the 22. Is that a first?

It’s a bit disappointing, it’s not too far off full strength - though interesting that Kilgallen, Thaakir and Smith are not included in the 23. I’d have preferred if there was a bit more youth in the team.

Would be fantastic

This is so true, the unfortunate irony being how strong in ourselves we can feel up until we don’t.

Of course they should, as should RTE, is Gerry himself here?

Was walking by a hospital chapel yesterday and there were tens of people with what looked like an ash stamp of a Celtic cross on their foreheads, daft intricate.

Question is which of Jack Conan or Nick Timoney will be Irelands best forward. Who is going to pick up the senseless yellow/red card? How many scrum penalties will we concede? How many line outs will we lose? This is a poor selection, this is shockingly poor man management, bizarre split.

As have Harry and Ross Byrne. Because Sam was rushed into the Irish team he was rushed past the q in Leinster. Possibly costing them a star.

Fair, though presumably it depends on the location.

Also if the unelectable buffoon gets elected did the dems have any chance?

I appreciate I’m coming from the other side of the Atlantic, but is there not an argument that you want someone unelectable to be selected on the GOP side.

Timoney possibly the most unlucky, ringtone possibly the luckiest. It’s a mwahh team, great to see Izzy and Eded, but otherwise mwahh

Twas only 20 for an adult terrace ticket either. I’m amazed it was only 31k, it’s a 45k stadium, stands full, terraces 75% full.

And of course the hotels.

Any idea when that is? At a guess about 1975? Loughrea definitely seems to be the key clue, no Middleton line so before about 2005.

It did seem bizarre, if the first receiver sticks TOB then surely it’s a simple walk in for the winger.

Do you accept that if all car drivers and passengers wore helmets that the death from motor accidents would drop hugely?

Yeah that seems fair, couple that with the reluctance to implement more cameras in cities and 30km zones and mé féin ism is stronger than ever.

Yeah, Hayes looked rusty enough which is saying something for someone who scores two goals. Good game after an awful start

Little Ed and Little POC were both very good, Kelly good and Kilgallan mostly good except for jumping the line for the fourth try. Josh and Jager both gone within 15 mins, considering everything that was a great result.

No he definitely good by his standards but he still was better than a number on the team. I’m not sure is it six or captain that doesn’t suit him, but against Leinster he was fantastic, and rarely reaches 75% of that level.

Ahh now Thaakir was very good, Daly, Farrell and Beirne were good. But there was no cohesion at all. We have a very poor record in TP over the last fours or so seasons.

I don’t think any provincial supporters including Leinster have any doubt that Ireland needs new blood. It’s a worry that anyone doesn’t think so.

And even if they stopped it, they would still be providing it to customers nominally in a different geo zone