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The only one out of that lot who deserves praise is gatland. And his reward was a knife between the shoulder blades from Eddie and his buddies.
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Lolzā¦
The same number of games played by Tipperary when winning the all Ireland in 2016
and 1989
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It shows you what thi s country can achieve when we leave the bigotry out of i t.
32 counties. Fenians, migrants and Orange men packed down together.
A great day for Oireland and Oirish sport. Modern Oireland at its best.
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Oooft. A knockout blow.
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Itās driving the bigots on here demented.
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Will all his poetic aspirations Michael D. couldnāt lace your boots on that one
Well done Ireland. Just brilliant.
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Gatty gets praise because he has a proven record of getting it right when it matters, allied to his fearless decision making and open, combative and genuinely humorous interview style.
Schmidt, for all his nice guy schtick, is a proper bitter little bollix when the mood takes him and the Irish squad is controlled to the nth degree in terms of media.
I think you made a lot of other peopleās points for them when referring to the British Loinsā tour.
This is the second time in a row Ireland have won the Six Nations in a post-British Loins year and they also won the Triple Crown in 2006, another post-British Loins year.
The Irish set up is particularly suited to giving players the rest they need coming back from a British Loins tour - far more so than with England and Wales. That matters a great deal in a Six Nations tournament.
Preparation for a World Cup is a much different ball game with a long lead in time and Ireland have a pretty poor history in this regard. Gatty is the master here. Wales upped it several notches for the last two World Cups and put in the best performances of any northern hemisphere team, while Ireland were still playing the same conservative, boring Joeball. Ireland have done what they had to do in this tournament, but have looked very vulnerable at times. Next week is a different ball game altogether, and the World Cup even more so. History says other teams have much greater room for improvement between now and then.
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Very decent of em to let Ian Madigan into the dressing room for a drink
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& Paddy Jackson. Old photo
What kind of drink is he 'olding?
Nice to see Paddy Jackson already has his prison name tag prepared and around his neck, at least.
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A man as preoccupied and focused on minor detail such as yourself would be aware the prison service wouldnt let any prisoner have anything like that hanging around their necks
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If Paddy had looked immediately to his left heād have seen a Jonny.
Instead he ended up looking to his right, saw how many fingers the Kearnivore was holding up, and got an idea.
A real sliding doors moment.
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I was only making a joke, mate. No need for the pendantry.
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Haha, hawk eye detail
So the 6 nations is the equivalent of an amateur national competition played in Ireland?
Good to know
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