Rugby World Cup 2019 - Ireland shit the pot all over again

[gilgamboa]

Id take it

[anon61878697]

It must be a giddy time for real rubby men -

[ChairmanDan]

I’ve a lot of misgivings about the poor form in 2019 but I’m going to make the leap of faith that the whole year has been building up to this weekend. If Ireland play well they can win. Another listless performance and they’ll be hammered.

I’m going for Ireland to win by 20-15.

[gilgamboa]

@anon61878697

It must be a giddy time for real rubby men

Slightly giddy alright.

[anon7035031]

It would be truly historic that on the weekend the British parliament effectively vote to unite Ireland, the united Irish rugby team reach their first RWC semi-final.

[mikehunt]

@tallback

Good read here

I doubt it.

[Chavez]

If only we had the Tullow Tank tomorrow

[Perez2017]

If only Ireland had Sean O’Brien. Career in freefall since that Mickey mouse lions tour in 2017.

[LionelRitchie]

If we’re picking past players, give me an esrly 20s O’Driscoll please

[anon78624367]

Best of luck to the supporters of the Irish/British/South African rugby club against the New Zealand/Pacific Island rugby club tomorrow.

I hope Keith Earls somehow gets possession tomorrow and is able to showcase his talent, it would be a shame if he had to spend 80 minutes tackling and defending again.

[tallback]

@mikehunt

@tallback

Good read here

I doubt it.

I made the assumption that anyone consistently in the RWC thread would have a vague interest. Come here - make some point about rugby and apple tax will you?

[flattythehurdler]

@Big_Dan_Campbell

I recall Wales making New Zealand do their haka in the tunnel one year in the Millenium Stadium. Must have been a good 10 to 15 years ago

I was at that game as I wanted to see the millennium stadium. I went with my brother and his then gf. We drank about 14 pints in the day, and ended up in a bar called iirc the golden fleece, or the golden cygnet.
We were chatting to a couple of friendly locals for about an hour. They kept referring to “your partner”
Slightly puzzled, I eventually said “you do know he’s my brother?”
To which the reply came, and I quote
“you do know this is a gay bar, don’t you boyo?”
We left fairly sharpish.

[mikehunt]

@tallback

I made the assumption that anyone consistently in the RWC thread would have a vague interest. Come here - make some point about rugby and apple tax will you?

You assumed wrong, that’s twice in a row now.

[flattythehurdler]

@ChairmanDan

Ewan hasn’t done his homework. David Campese didn’t face the silly dance. He was usually gearing up to rip New Zealand apart - 1991 World Cup semi final at Lansdowne Road, a case in point.

I honestly think you are wrong here. After the Welsh thing, world rugby stepped in, and did indeed hand the all blacks a psychological advantage by insisting teams stand to face the haka, and following this, the kiwis added bits on and had it extensively choreographed. Tbh, I don’t think it works anymore, but it certainly did.

[tallback]

@mikehunt

@tallback

I made the assumption that anyone consistently in the RWC thread would have a vague interest. Come here - make some point about rugby and apple tax will you?

You assumed wrong, that’s twice in a row now.

So you don’t have a vague interest. What drags you in here so?

[mikehunt]

Boredom

[Chavez]

The people who would have been entitled to do the haka were mostly wiped out by the ancestors of those bastards we’re playing tomorrow.

To make matters worse we’ve had that Phil Coulter’s pension dirge foisted on us.

The Bull Hayes never became emotional singing that load of crap!

[StoneCold]

@Chavez

To make matters worse we’ve had that Phil Coulter’s pension dirge foisted on us

Do the IRFU have to pay Phil royalties every time it is sang?

[mick_jones]

We’d piss all over em if we had

[gilgamboa]

@tallback

Come here - make some point about rugby and apple tax will you?

Oooooooooooooft