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864

The Rugby lads could probably do with hiring a Big Rob Ryan type match day steward to prevent this sort of hi-jinks from occurring.

865

O gara has genuinely melted the Leinster lads heads. James Tracey was close to tears on Newstalk earlier.

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866

There was nobody saving them in that second halfšŸ˜ƒ

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867

The bigger and more skilled team won, there was no hard luck I donā€™t think. La Rochelle are possibly the greatest club side of all time, they shouldve won by more.

868

Sean O Brien needs to be thrown out of rugby for good

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869

Canā€™t see what the fuck value he adds in a coaching ticket. By all accounts, a fucking ham and a boar too boot

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870

Marking opposition coaches?

Tbh Iā€™m not sure what Leo adds either

871

The French only go at it full bore when the weather is good and itā€™s big knockout games. A book by an oul NZ warhorse who played there explains it (good read, can remember neither the name of the book nor the player, but itā€™s the rubby version of a dog in a hat).

872

Itā€™s not like the old Galway route to an all Ireland final that you can stay at home until the semi final :grinning:

873

If say this is the bookā€¦a good read

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874

I think Sexton said he was the best player he ever played with. VDF, Dorris, Ryan, Furlong, world class players, would get in any team but I donā€™t think any of them are as good as a prime Sean Oā€™Brien.

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875

The fucking cunt

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876

Iā€™d have a suspicion Sean o Brien is a big step down on Denis Leamy.

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877

Thatā€™s the one. Anyone who knows anything about rubby knows the French sides barely try a leg in the European competitions in the winter.

878

This thread is an eye opener and really lays bare the advantages Ireland has over the other rugby nations.

879

Unreal player. He was fucking immense around world cup 2011. Absolute wanker and meathead off the pitch by all accounts.

Good player doesnā€™t necessarily translate into a good coach

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880

Was it Paul Howard who was threatened with a solicitorā€™s letter from Sexton Sr because he incorrectly awarded a try to somebody that wasnā€™t Sexton in some match report for the Schools Cup?

881

Id say that must be what he is trading on, interesting see how long he lasts.

882

Donā€™t think it was sexton

883

The level of participation in finals in both comps tells a different story. Some of them donā€™t bother but itā€™s a tired stereotype that they donā€™t chase European glory when they can

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