Tip for people intent on getting back into Paris from Saint Denis after the match. Ignore the queues on the inbound platform and go to the outbound platform go out one stop and get on an inbound train.
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Kilmacud is still Rubby Country
Thatās very rugby - go backward to go forward.
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Yeah - Iāve heard that and itās true itās a different experience. That being said - away trips are always bigger deals, people are all-in on them and fully on it. If youāre going to a game in your own city or even driving up and down youāre not at the same level as someone in a city like Paris for a couple of days solely to see a game. I think you get that at every away trip (and it has been seen for the soccer too). The difference this time is the sheer scale of it. 60,000 Irish fans going buck-ape make quite a scene!
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Iām starting my career in GAA coaching in Crokes this Friday evening 
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They are generally a very good bunch.
Sending fellas around Saint Denis inebriated at night is not a good idea
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It would be real progress to build our 2027 campaign on.
Thereās a thesis to be written on why Irish people travel in such massive numbers. Fear of missing out? That there isnāt a huge financial pull to attend weekly club games at home?
Rugby has kind of hit the sweet spot, open to everyone, on at socially good times in socially good spots. Connacht went from attracting crowds of less than 200 to afternoon games to 5000 season ticket holders in ten years. Hope you guys win through to meet us in the final. Thereās always something off about New Zealand. Sanctimonious cunts who will only sweep the sheds as long as thereās a camera there to document it. Very like that other AIG and government sponsored entity actuallyā¦
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Itāll be great roaring lock them in and make them watch it at the humbled NZ fans leaving early.
Looking forward to it. Iāve been very impressed so far at how well they are organised
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Surely a sport that nobody knows the actual rules and the ref explains his decisions is custom made for the know all Paddy , youāre never wrong in your opinion .
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Donāt say it
Donāt say it
Donāt say it
Heās only gone and said it
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Wish it was Saturday right now.
Fuck all to do for the evening.
The similarities are striking youād have to agree. Smarmy fake gifted titles by refereeing.
The beauty of it I guess. Spurt out the odd cliche (āthe jackal did well thereā) and you can pass yourself off as being knowledgeable, safe that most of the others wonāt be confident enough to call you out.
Any nuns tires changed yet?
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Why not?
Saint Denis is a dangerous shithole.
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Paul Oā Connell: 550 or thereabouts
Donncha/Donnacha Oā Callaghan: 200ish
ROG: 390
Peter Oā Mahoney: 100 points less than he should have because he was so focused on rugby apparently.
Garry Ringrose: 520+. Enough to get law and economics in UCD anyway. Knew someone in his course
BOD: 320ish I gathered.
Peter Stringer: Enough for general science in UCC so 400+
Tadhg Furlong: Had planned to do PE and Maths teaching in UL initially but Leinster werenāt keen on him leaving the province for his studies.
Didnāt sit a Leaving Cert: Bundee Aki, JGP, James Lowe, Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen. I suppose the northern boys sat the A levels instead too. Iain Henderson the only Ulster representative?
Bonus soccer fact: Ryan Manning got 570 or something like that. Robbie Benson who used to play for Dundalk got nearly 600 points and was extremely smart apparently.
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