Munster Rugby - We DID start the fire (Part 2)

[glasagusban]

Ryan Baird can’t get past a 35 year old Peter O’Mahony. Hype over substance.

[neilld]

He’d batter him in the bronco test though. He’s pound for pound bronco king.

[glasagusban]

@Horsebox reckons they need to sign an all black to cover for the centres during the international windows when they’ll be playing against teams who also won’t have their international players instead of trusting any of the other eight to ten players they could pick. You couldn’t make it up.

[glasagusban]

He should go be a bronco player so.

[neilld]

They’re looking at 28’ in LA and then longer term, a eugenics programme with Becker and Mawdzley.

[Horsebox]

I would’ve thought that the fact that I mentioned that they already have 2 centrally contracted centres would’ve made it fairly fucking obvious I was being sarcastic and bringing in a starting 15 all black to supplement their 2 centrally contracted centres is absolutely absurd but you can’t account for how thick some posters are.

[Biff_Egan]

@neilld

They’re looking at 28’ in LA and then longer term, a eugenics programme with Becker and Mawdzley

Mawdsley gone from Michael Breen?

[myboyblue]

It was bro, hence my response. You’re too smart to make that mistake

[Ralphie]

I think the attraction of living in South County Dublin is underestimated as a factor in the kiwi guys spreading the gospel

For these New Zealanders would be as exotic as living in Monaco or some such area

[gilgamboa]

@glasagusban

Plus Farrell often play centre. I’m sure some of the wings could fill in too

Who is farrell

[glasagusban]

Farrell is frawley.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Ralphie

I think the attraction of living in South County Dublin is underestimated as a factor in the kiwi guys spreading the gospel

For these New Zealanders would be as exotic as living in Monaco or some such area

How will they get through the traffic at the Merrion Gates?

[jellyfish]

Frawley seems to have fallen out of favour lately with Ireland and Leinster.

[neilld]

Between what he said to Sexton and the footage against Namibia there, Ioane is made for Leinster.

[Tim_Riggins]

That’s not the case though.

Leinster have the highest proportion of international players in world rugby in their squad.

Believe it or not, Leinster start off with the exact same squad number (give or take a person or two) as the likes of Munster.

This implicitly means they require more from their Academy and it shows.

[Tim_Riggins]

But they do trust them, hence why they keep producing players.

All that has happened in the last couple of years is that Leinster have been finally allowed to sign elite NIQs. They are substituting Charles Ngatai and Jason Jenkins out for a Jordie Barett and RG Snyman.

[gilgamboa]

@glasagusban

Farrell is frawley.

Obvious enough when you think about it

[gilgamboa]

@Tim_Riggins

All that has happened in the last couple of years is that Leinster have been finally allowed to sign elite NIQs. They are substituting Charles Ngatai and Jason Jenkins out for a Jordie Barett and RG Snyman.

That’s fair. The only real negative out of it is the amount of minutes the elite guys play in the really meaningful games is far higher than the likes of Jenkins and ngtai who were for the URC mainly

[Tim_Riggins]

That’s fair, although when you look at last year Jenkins and Alaalatoa had good runs in the team during the European playoffs.

[Fagan_ODowd]

Ioane’s move to Leinster sure to anger supporters of other provinces

Irish times headline today.