Sexton got plenty of gyp from ROG up to that . The Leinster players had got awful stick for years - âladyboysâ etc
Sexton gave it back to them in spades that day and Munster could not hack it at all .
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They fairly were ladyboys in fairness for those barren years. 06 proved that.
2009 was the turn of the tide, a serious crop that came through for Leinster.
Ryan Taylor styleâŚSexton knew heâd win though, dunno what Ryan was thinking
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Leinster forgot about oâconnell stamping on Rob Kearneys head . Iâd say o gara did his fair share of bullying around young players .
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Ah those barren years from the inception of the beer cup in 1998 to 2006
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The 2006 semi final was when Ireland peaked. Iâd say the Celtic tiger was some laugh to be in during your early 20s.
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Limerick beat Clare AET in the league semi the day of that match iirc. Peak Celtic Tiger era boozing for me that day, starting in Kitty OâSheaâs and finishing up in Rody Bolandâs.
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Peak Celtic tiger for me was the wedding of a primary school friend. We were in a typical rural two classroom and one prefab school with four teachers and a headmaster.
There were small farmers growing up whoâd sold sites enough to be millionaires aplenty, and I was one of the few not openly snortiy cocaine, in some cases off the bar.
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If a fella couldnât get 3 trips to France a season to watch rugby he was at nothing .
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Are you mixing games up? Iâm fairly certain the year we beat Clare in Ennis under o Grady coincided with a big Munster game. Maybe Iâm wrong. Around 2011 I reckon.
Mark Keane got 2-10 and we lost to Kilkenny in the final before getting pummeled by Clare in the championship and narrowly losing to Cork
I barely remember it. Would have been richies first game v cork. Seamie hickey made his debut maybe.
Richie who?
Bennis
Correct, beat Clare AET in Thurles. As good as it got in the Joe Mc era really.
Shaughs scored an outrageous point from under the new stand off his weaker side from an acute angle late on IIRC.
Denis Moloney was brilliant the same day but also did the cruciate for the first time. What a player he could have been at intercounty level but for those injuries. Still went on to be a brilliant club hurler.
The egg chasing Beer Cup semi final was definitely on the same day, I remember winding a few of my pals up after the hurling went to extra time and they were seething over missing the first half of the rugger on tv down the square in Thurles.
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I still havenât seen anyone snort cocaine, openly or otherwise. I must move in the wrong circles.
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You must. I see it all the time, but was genuinely surprised by that affair. These were and are the nicest bunch of lads youâd ever meet.
It was Dave Kearney who he kicked in the head.
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Dunno why I put Rob , Dave ! ya I was at the game .