Weâre literally just a few months after another world cup flop and fans are going on about the next one. Itâs four years away itâs absolutely irrelevant.
Dricco advising caution was correct choice
https://x.com/brianodriscoll/status/1747665382767272312?s=46&t=pBoz6vwJNpAFZhshXLNoZg
Ah lads 
Conan. Aside from the run of form that got him into the Lions team heâs been on the periphery and is 31.
Iâd disagree. Heâs been a key part of the back row 4 over the last two years and adding proper impact off the bench. Also, he covers 8 which we donât really have without him.
On the 31 thing - youâd be looking to move OâMahony on first surely then
OâMahony is Captain and a presumed guaranteed starter. Murray for example isnât going to be first choice barring an injury crisis so little benefit to persisting with him instead of an option with potential, albeit Doak hasnât kicked on, Bladeâs face doesnât seem to fit and Gunne probably isnât ready yet. Conan probably is the first cab of the rank as it stands but may not start for Leinster behind Baird. For the French game, you could probably do worse than Will Connors chopping down those big units
Nice to be able to look forward to it all the same
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Farrell canât experiment as many of the rugbyixs on this forum have constantly told us this is the most important competition of the season. Far more important than the World cup just gone or the test matches later in the year.
Anything other than a grand slam would be seen as an utter failure. Franceâs best player is gone off playing tag rugby, the best Welsh lad is gone off for a NFL trial while the English have 17 new lads in their squad.
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Why would he be experimenting for a competition four years away? Itâs irrelevant. Itâs mad how fans go on about it non stop. He has summer tours to try out players and he actually does that.
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Would you believe that 13* of the 34 man squad were educated in three private schools within half a mile of each other in Dublin 4.
38% of the squad. Truly the team of us.
*Back of the envelope calculation
You seem big into this yearâs renewal.
Will you be watching the Netflix doc next week?
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A cursory glance/listen to sports bulletins and TFK over the past week is all to inform me about rugby. I wouldnât be digging deeper.
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You seem to be digging fair deeply there on Wikipedia. Is there not some bogball for you to watch on GGA Go or has the rooral broadband scheme not got to you yet?
I find it funny that the Irish rugby media set always try to shoehorn the school a rugby player attended in as much as possible. Very weird behaviour.
Almost never mentioned in other sports.
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Yeah sure buddy. You went to the hassle of finding out all of their schools.
Definitely not a fan.
Itâs fairly disconcerting that lads go to these schools at 12/13 and completely lose touch with their local rugby club. I was talking to a man who has a son in Kilkenny College. Was surprised to learn that they play all their rugby in school and are basically lost to the club system for the next 6 years.
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If they took them out of the pampered environment of fee paying schools they might win a meaningful match rather that shitting themselves at the first sign of adversity.
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Lads are getting very excited.
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Itâs a cult. A guy I know was on the Pat Kenny show this week and his old private school had a gushing insta post about his slot. He attended the school nearly 30 years ago FFS.
Thatâs correct, schools rugby could be a match on a Wednesday and Saturday with another couple of training sessions during the week, maybe more for senior cup. Itâs quite time consuming and doesnât leave enough time for club rugby.