Connacht Rugby Bandwagon Thread

anon61956325 · May 28, 2016, 11:59am

I had to laugh when he brought in UEFA standard… you actually, really, couldn’t make it up

GeoffreyBoycott · May 28, 2016, 12:05pm

flattythehurdler:

Gerry thornley is an unimaginative drone. I read the sports pages most days, and cannot recall a single standout article he has ever written. He’s our own Stephen “fat cunt” jones. Mind you, I can’t recall finishing any Rugby article in recent times. Half a page whine about how the beer cup should always be played in Dublin, with only irish teams allowed in as the Johnny Foreigner only spoils it for everyone (including Johnny Foreigner), rinse and repeat. Then into joe.ie mode banterishness until Johnny Foreigner beats lawnster, then back to the top. I bet the stock homoerotic one page features on how some random player was saved from a life as a predatory rapist and serial killer by his old games teacher and the rugby ethos are being cut pasted and wheeled out across the broadsheets. I hope Connacht win. My dad used drag us all up to watch them when we were snappers, and there would be a hundred or two people there, and he’s gone to every game for decades, but fuck me, I’ll be glad to be away from the joeishness if they do.The standard of sports journalism, in an island of outstanding literary talent, is fucking appalling , paul kimmage excepted.

There’s always a whinge from Thornley about the referee. I’m still none the wiser as to Thornley’s rugby credentials. He started out with the Paper of Record reporting on League of Ireland soccer.

Edmund Van Esbeck must be turning in his grave. Actually, I think he’s still alive.

Ambrose_McNulty · May 28, 2016, 4:25pm

Pints €3 in Kinvara for the match! Hup!

The_Most_Infamous · May 28, 2016, 4:40pm

Reckon Real should win it.

Ronaldo with a hat trick.

the_man_himself · May 28, 2016, 4:49pm

Rob Kearney seems to be completely shit on the few occasions I’ve seen him play

The_Most_Infamous · May 28, 2016, 4:53pm

Those scrum caps are only for show are they?

the_man_himself · May 28, 2016, 4:56pm

Black lad on the wing for Connacht is too athletic for the Irish boys

The_Most_Infamous · May 28, 2016, 4:58pm

Sorting out the tinkers up there as well to be fair.

the_man_himself · May 28, 2016, 5:00pm

Rugby would be a decent game to watch if you had more lads like the Connacht number 14

Steven_Naimsith · May 28, 2016, 5:02pm

what competition is this? Is this the beer cup under a different name, or a separate competition?

glasagusban · May 28, 2016, 5:05pm

He’s Irish. Played minor football for Dublin.

Nembo_Kid · May 28, 2016, 5:05pm

The Recreational Animal Complex Cup.

The_Most_Infamous · May 28, 2016, 5:06pm

Concussion Cup.

Blake · May 28, 2016, 5:09pm

The Two Lads One Cup

carryharry · May 28, 2016, 5:14pm

The Ladyboy’s knickers are severely twisted at the moment.

Ambrose_McNulty · May 28, 2016, 5:26pm

We’re walking the shandy cup, in a sport we don’t give a fuck about

carryharry · May 28, 2016, 5:28pm

We?

Ambrose_McNulty · May 28, 2016, 5:35pm

I’m from Connacht, you anal crawler.

Sidney · May 28, 2016, 5:35pm

A great first half for us to go in 15-0 up at the break.

Conversely, a terrible first half for us as we go in 15-0 down at the break.

We should hold on from here but I’d never write us off.

ironmoth · May 28, 2016, 6:00pm

Hup Hup!