Wales sound like the Tipperary of the rugby world.
You what?
Do you not think so?
Maybe just me so, I wouldnāt recognise anybody else on the team, maybe the other scrum half but I canāt remember his name, is that Gibson Park?
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There was a video sent out by the local school of the younger classes performing Irelandās Call and the Haka as Gaeilge a few years back for the Autumn International. The Haka stole the show but I was thoroughly impressed by a select few young fellas in the corner for Irelandās Call who stretched up on their tiptoes for ātogether standing tallā and then flaking into each other like 4 midfielders before the throw in of the All Ireland final for āshoulder to shoulderā. No surprise Ireland won that game with young fellas like that leading the support.
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Youāre some bluffer boy
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I donāt know I wouldnāt the best fella to ask Iād reconize all of them but Iād be very surprised, gobsmacked even, if Jackman was more recognizable to the general population than Peter o Mahony, furlong, earls, bundi aki at minimum
In fact Iād be surprised if when shown a picture of Jackman more people didnāt think he was Keith Wood
I take it back, OāMahony and Bundee are miles ahead alright, I hadnāt thought about them 
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Tadhg Furlong is hard to remember 
When I last watched a rubby game Bundi Aki was Bundi Aki as in rhymes with Lackey but now heās Bunde Aki as in A Key, according to news reports. I found this revelatory.
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Iād still call him the first one it flows off the tongue better ā¦racking my brains here and I can only thing of Donal Lenihan who calls him a keeee
He had a few great stories on this about his own career. He was on standby three times and has a couple of great Gatland stories.
Heās one of the good guys
Well, my oul fella, who had to fast forward an u20 match recently, to see the result, so he could then watch the rest of the match without getting over stressed, is having another lot of major surgery on Monday. I donāt even know why Iām posting this here, but anyway, I spoke to the consultant today, who said heād never usually let anyone out 48 hours beforehand, but heād make an exception and heās allowed home for the two games on Saturday. My brother said to the nurse today that he was taking him out for a bite. She thought it was the hospital cafe, but they fcuked off down to OāGradyās for a massive feed. The oul lad is made up about tomorrow.
I was laughing with the sister saying that I hope one team of the other run away with it or he wonāt make Monday, but honestly, because of him Iām desperate for Ireland to win. Heās been a rubby man all his life. Played front row for trinity.
Please God Iāll watch Ireland in the final with him, though I really donāt care for the narcissistic bollox of the ābest fans in the worldā round any Irish team, who seem to feel itās an achievement not vomiting, fighting and smashing up restaurants abroad like some English ape would.
This is a monumental sporting occasion for the country though. There is absolutely no doubt about that. The Irish team are thoroughly likeable too, though sexton is a bit whiney on the pitch, and Lowe annoys me for some reason. This is offset by sexton being one of the hardiest bastards ever to pull on a green jersey, and Lowe I am sure being an absolute gent off the pitch.
Iām less certain than I was of victory, but Iām very confident as I donāt think the all blacks are great.
The haka, which has morphed like an alien lifeform seems tiresome more than intimidating these days.
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Iām gonna say:
Ireland
Wales
England
South Africa.
Hope your dad enjoys the game.
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Best wishes to your dad.
Weāll all just have to get behind Ireland now. Youāve pulled the rug from under the anti-rugby lads something awful.
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Thanks mate. Me too. Heās been in the wars all summer. Heās as tough as sexton. Hope he can get off the floor again.
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All the best to flattythesteeplechaser.
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The Samoan one was much better I thought
Youāre a rubby man now, stop fighting it.
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Ah sure lookit, I donāt follow the game and maybe had a bigger interest back when Jackman played, heād sometimes come on the radio as well and Iād hear a few minutes before I change the channels.
Iād recognise a lot of names but I wouldnāt be able to pick many of them out of a lineup, I know the little scrim half with the thinning hair and I think his name is Gibson Park but I couldnāt be sure
Iāll k ow by Sunday