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Funny (peculiar) or funny (ha ha)...?
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just like ROG and Heaslip, two people who couldn't be more Irish, even though they are very different.
August 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wow, he seemed to be the least muppety of them, I guess we are really in their heads.
July 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Which muppet was this? I mean, I have my suspicions....
July 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If Ferris had stayed fit he would have been lauded as a GOAT.
I loved his return from injury against Scarlets after having been out for ages, very first play, buries the lad and drives him back 10 meters plus. You can see why the Ravenhill crowd loved him so much.
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Oomph ! Stephen Ferris announces his return - Ulster v Scarlets 14th March 2014
YouTube video by United Rugby Championship
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
His attitude was something I hadn't seen before. I remember a post match interview with him, it may have been his first match as capt, where he basically said, we're not interested in moral victories, or putting up a good fight or making up the numbers, we want to win matches. It was so refreshing!
July 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I can't disagree with that, but I've never seen Sheehan put in a 60 metre spiral, at first receiver, off a stolen lineout. youtu.be/zm8_bU5QTGE?...
I'm not saying he can't, but that I haven't seen it yet.
Wood had it all, what a gifted player, would have walked into any World XV.
Keith Wood magnificent kick vs New Zealand 2002
YouTube video by Ruddy Darter
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It's a bit of a disaster movie for Portugal so far
July 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There's a bang of found footage of this match...
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July 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If I put myself in Farrell's shoes, he's looking for someone who is versatile and can also slot into the attack and defensive systems without too much study, who has a track record of settling really quickly and has played well against top sides.
Osbourne ticks all of those boxes for me.
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Well they went with Bolton and O'Brien in the end, so I guess we were both right(ish) 🤣
July 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So many choices and possible combinations, I think it's down to how lads play as combos and how they compliment each other.
A Lions test team without a Welsh player in the 23, not sure that's ever happened before.
July 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Coin toss between Porter and Genge, while Morgan is class I think he might go with Pollack because he's annoying and will bring impact in the last 20.
July 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I know it's a summer tour against tier 2 sides, and it's being used to give lads a game in green, but I think dropping Tommy O'Brien out of the 23 after a solid debut is very harsh. I think he earned two starts in a row from his performances both last weekend and over the season.
July 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I know he looks tired on the field. However, he had three weeks without a match before the tour. Last played for Munster at the end of May in the URC, others were playing semis and final and they don't look like they need a rest.
July 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A lot of strapping on that leg today so perhaps that is an issue.
Would hope to see him start next weekend and get a good 70+ minutes.
July 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I presumed Casey was a typo, surely a 9.5...😉
July 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM