Indeedy.
Hugo said they were chuffed after their win on Saturday.
One of the big positives from the decline in rugby interest up here is that stories like this tend to go under the radar now.
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Throne innit
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Sure youd a former poster on here defending Mickey Harte giving a character reference to a sex offender. Tyrone
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I thought the Dublin school system was the envy of rugby playing countries everywhere?
What would John Fogarty say about this I wonder @peddlerscross
Ulster have been awarded the points after todayâs Challenge Cup tie against the Toyota Cheetahs was postponed due to an unplayable pitch at the sâHertogenbosch.
With temperatures still hovering below freezing in Netherlands, referee Kevin Bralley decided this afternoon that the pitch was not safe to play on and called off the game.
And the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) confirmed this evening that a bonus point win would be awarded to the Irish province after attempts to get the game played failed.
âIt is the hosting clubâs responsibility to ensure the match can go ahead,â the organising body said in a statement.
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Surely he wrote that as a wind up.
Glugby
The bigger problem surely is the closing off of the âproject playerâ route by the authorities? I see from the results this weekend it was a dreadful start for Ireland, Wales and Scotland, the 3 teams that benefitted most from packing their sides with lads up from the southern hemisphere looking to learn a new anthem and make a few quid.
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Brian gets it
Twickenham sees 24 fines for âpublic urinationâ
GERARD MEAGHER
Unruly spectators at Twickenham felt the force of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour at the Six Nations match between England and Wales last Saturday, with Richmond council issuing 24 fixed-penalty notices [FPNs] for public urination.
The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) is trying to persuade local residents to ditch their opposition to proposals to increase the number of concerts held every year from three to 15 at the stadium in southwest London. Much of the opposition centres around antisocial behaviour experienced during England matches. Ireland will play at Twickenham in the third round of games on Saturday week.
Last Saturday, it is understood that 24 FPNs were handed out to those committing urinating offences which took place in a number of places including front gardens, alleyways, main roads, and bushes. That is despite attempts to tackle the problem by installing barriers in hotspots and deploying plain-clothed officers and stewards to ward off potential offenders. The FPN amount is ÂŁ150 (âŹ172) but if paid within 10 days it goes down to ÂŁ100 (âŹ115).
Councillor Gareth Roberts, leader of Richmond council, said: âWe love the fact that Twickenham is the home of English Rugby and that people come from round the world to visit our borough and watch a match, but rugby fans should take this as a warning. If we catch you using our borough as a toilet, we will fine you. No ifs, no buts.â
âAnti-pee paintâ
The RFU raised the possibility of using âanti-pee paintâ, which is designed to leave offenders âcovered in their own urineâ, when applying for a new licence, which would have paved the way for more concerts.
Last month, the RFU laid out its plans to tackle antisocial behaviour. The union said it was âstrengthening co-ordination with the relevant authorities and ensuring that antisocial behaviour has clear consequences, including working with the Metropolitan police, TfL [Transport for London], and Richmond council so matchday issues can be dealt with quickly and appropriately, and that fixed-penalty notices are being issued for offences such as public urinationâ.
New licence
When applying for a new licence in September, the RFU had a setback when Richmond council determined that the limit of three concerts â and only one not on a Saturday â must remain. The licensing subcommittee meeting was told that there were 192 representations against extending the RFUâs licence and only 13 in favour. One representation read: âThe pavements and roads are unhygienic, and children are having to walk and scoot through dried urine and excrementâ, while another provided evidence showing âurination and indecent exposureâ on the individualâs property.
The RFUâs push for more concerts is running in two parts: licensing and planning. The union also had a setback with its planning application last summer but intends to reapply after the UK local elections in May as well as request a new licence. Before then, the union is on a charm offensive with local residents, vowing to âbe the best neighbour we can beâ.
The Ireland game is the last menâs international before the RFU resubmits its application to the council. Only five days before the local elections, however, Twickenham will host the annual Army v Navy match which has been notorious for antisocial behaviour in the past. â Guardian
There shall be no lectures to anyone today either. Thugby is finished
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Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE after admitting abusing an ex-partner.
A notice in The Gazette, the official public record, stated that his appointment to the Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire had been âcancelled and annulledâ.
Hogg had received the MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours list for services to rugby.
In November 2024, he admitted to abusing his estranged wife by shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her messages which were alarming and distressing in nature.
He was sentenced to a community payback order with one year of supervision as an alternative to jail in January the following year.
He was also fined ÂŁ600, with an additional ÂŁ40 victim surcharge.
When his case called again in June 2025, a sheriff noted his âcomplete complianceâ with the order.
Earlier in 2025, the SNPâs Westminster leader had called for Hogg to be stripped of the honour.
Stephen Flynn made the call in the Commons, with First Minister John Swinney agreeing that it was âreasonable and understandableâ.
Leona mayor has dumped him too and they only after having a new child
Hes an absolute mess. He was allowed too much licence to act the cunt when young. Was some chance his trajectory could have been curtailed early. Pretty much set in stone he ends up a cunt now.
Good to see the royals taking firm action against anyone acting inappropriately against women
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