Yeah, that one. Looked like a penalty for holding on.
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Yeah, that one. Looked like a penalty for holding on.
I'm just home from Limerick. That's the most pints I've had since before Covid.
Absolutely langers and happy as a pig in shit!
Absolutely langers and happy as a pig in shit!
Scott Johnson is the man who came up with the 50-22 and goal line drop out laws. He's a huge proponent of the 20 minute red card. Here is his latest idea to 'improve' the game of rugby: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...hing-for-basketballstyle-foul-limits-in-rugby
I really don't like the 20min red card, but the other ideas are interesting. There's too much individual judgement on repeat infringement cards.
Also the situation where the defending team gives away penalty after penalty, but they get it ignored if the attacking team scores a try. I think there are definitely situations where they should still get a yellow even if there's a try.
Quins Leicester started with a bang
Connacht with a great win but of course I missed it 
It looks like Leamy is going to step up to defence coach for Munster next year after a few years in the Leinster academy and being the contact skills coach this year, he has big boots to fill in the defence department but he is a welcome addition and it looks like rowntree wants to bring prendergast as his offensive coach
We've got our man prendergast, really looking forward to next season now.
Munster Toulouse is a cracking game. BT sports 2 now. 20 minutes left. Munster 10 points up.
Nice one. Why the feck am I half-watching Chelsea. I'll switch over now.
Great decision. Peter O’ Mahony rolling back the years. Monster performance.
Feck. Jinxed it.
Looks like they're going to have to do it the hard way
Pressure kick from 56m to win it with the clock in red!
EDIT: Not far off not sure it cleared the bar but went wide.
EDIT: Not far off not sure it cleared the bar but went wide.
Jaysus. Don’t think I’ve ever watched extra time in a rugby match before.
This better go to penalties. I want to see props kicking.
Holy shit this is tense.
A bit of a nail biter. I definitely haven't seen a kicking comp before.
My nails don't exist anymore
I love O'Donoghue's smile.
Ah rats. That's probably that
FIFA has to bring that format to Football.
Bloody cool to see a rugby match decided via a penalty shootout. Although the game's detractors in Aus will say that this is nothing new.
Poor Healy. Those kicks (injury time, extra time and shoot-out) will haunt him for the rest of his life.
First time II’ve ever seen a rugby penalty shoot out. I like the concept of changing the angle and distance.
Great game and more entertaining than anything United have served up in a long time.
Great game and more entertaining than anything United have served up in a long time.
I'm devastated. My throat is red raw.
But fecking proud. We painted Dublin red today and there is a fine young team at the start of a hell of a journey here.
But fecking proud. We painted Dublin red today and there is a fine young team at the start of a hell of a journey here.
It was heartbreaking to lose in that fashion, but the kids coming through really showed up today, the Wycherley brothers were solid outside of the scrum, kendellen looks like he has been trained by POM he was great at the breakdown today and you look at who’s to come into that back row in Coombes and hodnett, it is something you can really build around.
By god POM was a man possessed today, every time we looked like we were in trouble he reached in and got the ball
Absolutely insane try by Arundel for London Irish
Incredible. Might be the best individual try I've seen since Christian Cullen was knocking about.
Australia has been announced as hosts of the 2027 men's RWC and the 2029 women's RWC. Throw in the 2025 Lions tour and things aren't looking too bad after a tough few years.
It'll be the first time we have hosted a RWC since 2003. We're all trying to forget how that final ended. I get some countries have never hosted a World Cup outright but waiting 24 years to host rugby's showpiece even again feels about right.
It'll be the first time we have hosted a RWC since 2003. We're all trying to forget how that final ended. I get some countries have never hosted a World Cup outright but waiting 24 years to host rugby's showpiece even again feels about right.
What a ridiculous try conceded by Leinster
Leinster has really nice shirts.
What a dumb yellow card for Toulouse late in the first half.
The ref is bent. 
Leinster are different class today
Best case for Ireland from these semi finals.
Leinster another title or O'Gara's deliver's La Rochelle's first title.
Leinster another title or O'Gara's deliver's La Rochelle's first title.
He has changed his name, it's Renaud Lagarde. Pure french product.
Fine, I'll still be happy for Renaud if he wins!
I don't necessarily support La Rochelle but I will be happy if he wins. I like the fact that he made a genuine effort to develop his rugby coaching culture, it's not that common for big names.
Well done Worcester winning our first ever top division trophy, yes I know we won it only on tries scored.
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