The GAA and rugby actually engage with the female audience unlike soccer.
Bang on the money there. Whatever chance they had went out the door once they best South Africa. If results go their way and they make the last 8 they can really kiss it goodbye
I’m backing the 'boks anyway. South Africa for 2023.
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Fucking idiot
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In fairness rugby really does put bums on seats in this country.People are fascinated with the dynamics of the game.
A bit of revaluation over the last few days about Johnno and his contribution as England coach.
Yes, both are failures. I’m glad you fell in.
Lancaster delivered four Calcutta Cups, two Millennium Trophies, two Cook Cups, one Hillary Shield and one Investec Challenge Cup.
That’s an impressive haul of silverware by any standards.
Right, Lancaster was marginally the lesser failure
Lancaster turned around a mess and blooded a lot of youngsters. The next man to takeover will have a solid team to build on. England were never going to win this world cup.
Lancaster took over a side that under Johnno were reigning Six Nations champions and had just narrowly lost a World Cup quarter final to a France side (who in turn were robbed in the final when losing to New Zealand by one point).
In four years at the helm, Lancaster failed to win a Six Nations title and is the first England coach to suffer the ignominy of not making the World Cup knock out stages.
That english side were destroyed by ireland. Eng players were totally undisciplined and that French team lost to tonga the week before.
I think the “undisciplined” thing was just a convenient excuse for the English press as they couldn’t face up to the fact that the team just weren’t very good. The Kiwi press were just doing the standard SH thing, smear England. Realistically they just went out and got pissed which everyone else did but they were England.
What has Lancaster really achieved? That win vs New Zealand really masked a lot. The only other time I was really impressed with them was vs Wales in the first match of this year’s tournament. The rest of his reign seemed to be a lot of management speak and playing to the gallery trying to make the English rugby team out to be officers in the British army.
Lancasters biggest mistake was allowing an uncouth league ruffian and his boorish son near the set up. What would farrell know about the nuances of international back play, he was absolutely useless as one.
Entertaining game here, like the Ireland Liechtenstein game in the 90s. Namibia lead 6-0 but don’t think theyve spent more than 3 mins in Georgia half. Georgia battering the fuck out of them but loads of last ditch tackles / errors. Irish mouthpiece George Clancy is for once not making a cunt of the game.
5 mins into 1st half injury time and still going
George Clancy is earning his money tonight
George has just sin binned the replacment prop!
Just about to enter the 50th minute of first half. Georgians not understanding uncontested scrums 
George won’t be holidaying in Tbilisi anytime soon