NPR

Achtung Kiwis.

Give me the low-down on Aidan Horgan please.

Just signed a 2 year deal with Ulster. Our backline has been next to useless all year so hoping that he will add a bit of an attacking/creative threat.

Ulster are crying out for a 10, as are Connacht, and Leinster have 5 viable options.

But the lattes aren't as good as they are in D4 in Belfast or Galway, plus the lads would be too far away from their mammies to do their washing, so don't see it happening.

No longer have a login to Planet Rugby. How are the Leinster chaps taking it?

Didn't see the match but seeing a lot of blame being directed at Byrne for being hopeless, and Cullen for his shite selection policy. How did the packs shape up against each other?

I also try not to have a crap on the flight :lol: I flew at night to Bangkok via Delhi after a heavy daytime boozy session in London. Slept the whole way to Delhi, had a bite to eat waiting for my connection, was sitting at the window beside 2 lovely looking English girls on the flight to Bangkok. ...

Obviously I'd like to see Ulster win it but no chance, so I'll be happy to see the Cousin Fondlers win it again. Would be pretty funny to see Leinster shit the bed again. I know it was their 2nd team in Belfast on Saturday, but jeez they were fucking dreadful. Just alot of the basic skills are way o...

A bit cheeky putting this onto the Israel thread but hearing that the Iranian president is now confirmed as dead from the helicopter crash earlier today. CNN confirming - and saying that the Bell 212 dated pre-revolution (older than Guy S) https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/raisi-iran-pre...

The player who started at your club, was deemed surplus to requirements, went elsewhere and turned out to be a smashing player, and in hindsight should never have been allowed to leave. For Ulster, Gareth Steenson stands out as someone who had a great career at Exeter, and would have been very usefu...

I know it was Leinster's 2nds but fuck that felt good to watch. Ulster look to be pulling out of their death spiral into the depths of shitness. Best performance in a VERY long time. Doubt we'll do much in the playoffs (assuming we get there) but at least next season doesn't seem as depressing as it...

Rory laying the groundwork before taking the Saudi money?

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 4:53 am
fishfoodie wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 11:09 pmStormers +50
The Stormers are useless without Willemse.

My nephew's U8 mini rugby side could probably scrape a winning bonus point against the Dregs tbf.

Bad day of results from an Ulster POV.

The race for a playoff/ERC spot is shaping up nicely. Massive game for Ulster next week, against Benetton. After that, we should beat Scarlets but are likely to get done by Leinster and Munster, so I reckon 48-50pts is probably our max.

I mean he is a good player and all, but not the type people will be rushing to buy tickets to see play.

If you sign a Dupont or Kolbe-type player that is genuinely box office, then you might increase ticket sales.

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:35 pm Fair play, I didn't think much would top Leinster fans singing allez les bleus for cringe, but having the stadium announcer lead them through a mediocre version of the Viking clap is up there

Missed that. Sounds very Leinstery.

https://www.the42.ie/croke-park-leinster-champions-cup-semi-2024-6351987-Apr2024/ Leinster already planning for the Semis. Probably have the winner tshirts printed as well. Radge will be having the lads watching the "My Da is a partner at KPMG" video and the Koh Samui Cup one, to get fired...

Those Catholics, up to no good as usual.

I was on the Trouee d'Arenberg yesterday. The speed with which MvdP and the other lead riders tackle it is simply ridiculous. i arrived well on time and walked the cobbles in my hiking boots - slipped away a few times. Then an hour later these riders come barreling past at 55 km/h without a care in...

Bit of a boring P-R yesterday. Basically if VdP is involved in a classic, the rest of the field are fucked :lol: Doubt even WVA would've been able to put up much of a fight yesterday. Likely to be similar for the rest of the year on the road with Pogi. I love watching Tadej, but there needs to be so...

Gotta say, the crowds out for the ladies Paris-Roubaix today were brilliant, & those lucky enough to be in the velodrome were treated to a barnstorming finish ! Ladies cycling is quality. Only saw the highlights of yesterday but watched the last hour of the Tour of Flanders last week. It was a ...

Really enjoyed Stage 6 today in the Basque country.
Was actually quite refreshing when there was no big dogs in contention. Some effort from Soller, shame he couldn't go the distance but fair fucks to him for helping Ayuso out.

Things go bad very, very quickly if you have an incident when descending, & it's usually dumb luck how it goes for you. I was out on just a training run one day in the Dublin Mountains, & was rattling downhill at ~50mph when I saw 3-4 sheep on the RHS of the track, while I was over on the L...

Christ. Bad times. I've done my fair share of sportiffs like the Maratona and Mallorca, and I detested every second of descending. I'm fine if its just me, but with guys changing lanes all over the shop in front and behind you, it becomes very sketchy, especially when you chuck in some not very conf...

I hope everyone is OK first and foremost, but that one crash could derail the whole cycling season. It doesn't look like either of the 3 look like they'll be back racing any time soon, especially Vinny. The Giro was always likely to be a procession for Pogi, especially after WVA's crash last week. B...

Sickening crash in the Basque country. Jonas looks fucked, Remco's collarbone looks broken and Roglic came off best but still looks battered. A few other cyclists in bits as well. Feel sick after watching it. Hope its all just procautionary but Jonas and a Total Energie rider looked particularly bad...

Started watching the Greg Lemond documentary on Sky the other day. Great show, if you are into cycling.

Not sure how the Stormers won that... Ulster are the Scotland of URC. They will always find a way to lose a win-able match. Having said that, delighted with how Ulster fronted up. I thought it wouldve been a massacre given our recent form. Well earned LBP, although still a lot of work to be done fo...

Always was a bit of smarmy, holier than thou type. DUP may as well fold at this point :lol: they were fucked next election anyway. before all this unpleasantness. The concern is what takes its place in advocating for the holy roller types in NI. . . . But at least for today, we can all be happy that...

Talking to one of the local club Presidents recently and he said that the Waikato Union is looking to play at one of the club grounds to avoid the cost of hiring FMG stadium. Add to that the fact that TV coverage is going to be drastically reduced so that Sky can save costs, and we must conclude th...

-Piss-spreys reporting more than a £2m loss. -Scarlets around the same. -Ulster in the shit after losing 700k from the La Rochelle home game last season, losing Kingspan as a kit and stadium sponsor in what was allegedly a very generous package, axing a load of players at the end of the season etc. ...

Both sides are a pack of cunts.

There's my two cents.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:51 am
Jim Lahey wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:46 am I'd happily take a point for Ulster against Stormers but 99% certain it'll be a murder picture for us.
Ulster is always a tough match for the Stormers. Wish we can have Kitshoff in LH.

You might have him back for next season if the rumours are to be believed . . . .

I'd happily take a point for Ulster against Stormers but 99% certain it'll be a murder picture for us.

Ulster's season is already shot. Don't think we'll make the playoffs given our form and relatively tough run-in. There will be financial pain missing out on the Champions Cup and losing Kingspan as a sponsor, but this wake-up call has been in the post for 3 or 4 years now, so I will fully embrace th...

Hopefully Bryn next. He's signed some donkeys over the years.

Really shit news.
Hope Provence don't try and bail on his contract.

Damn, shit news.
Well she'll hopefully have some great medical care and it'll be taken care of.

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Ethan Hooker, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuka, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 George Cronje, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Phepsi Buthelezi, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu. Replacem...

Ulster could do with 9 points from the next 2 games to get their season back on track. I'd settle for 5, but could also see us getting 0 . . .

Hopeful for a new manager bounce

Tbf the Italians won the game 2 years ago after scoring the match winning try at the end, with the conversion needed to win it (I think), while this year they conceded a try at the very end.

So at least in my head, the tempered celebrations this year makes sense given the different contexts.

FFS, she had a hysterectomy and the Palace aren't going to give us the gory details. However, they have handled the matter spectacularly badly, it will be a case study on how not to do PR in future years. Unless William has gone proper old school and shut her up in a nunnery or a castle in Wales so...

Having seen Ireland's second try over and over again now, I am fuming. More and more, it seems like Scotland are being held to a different standard than the other teams. How is that try awarded? There's blocking, there's holding a potential tackler back, there are three Scots seemingly under the ba...

Search found 953 matches