Shan wrote:There wasn't much defending of fields last season. More like Rudolph the red nosed reindeer than a fearsome Irish deer.
Steady you ...........hould the line biy, Rassie will have them buzzin', pure buzzin'.
Shame about Chisholm, I thought he'd be a great signing, sadly more like poor Christian Cullen, the greatest signing in the early days of NIQs that just didn't work through injury.
NEVER MOVE ON. Years on, I cannot ever watch Ireland with anything but indifference, I continue to wish for the imminent death of Donal Spring, the FIRFUC's executioner of Wee Paddy & Wee Stu, and I hate the FIRFUCs with undiminished passion.
ruckover wrote:Munster to sign 22-year old South African lock Jean Kleyn from the Stormers according to reports in South Africa. Supposedly he will be a project player and will replace Mark Chisholm who is reported to be retiring due to injury.
At this rate we will have more South Africans in the country than Irish people. Close the fecking borders. Irexit here we come.
G'wan. You know it makes sense.
Time for another (Irish) border poll .....
..... to bring RoI back into the union.
I'm not arguing -
I'm just explaining why I'm right
ruckover wrote:Munster to sign 22-year old South African lock Jean Kleyn from the Stormers according to reports in South Africa. Supposedly he will be a project player and will replace Mark Chisholm who is reported to be retiring due to injury.
Wonder is he the 2nd rower Ulster had lined up to replace Franco only for Nucifora to say No.
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ruckover wrote:Munster to sign 22-year old South African lock Jean Kleyn from the Stormers according to reports in South Africa. Supposedly he will be a project player and will replace Mark Chisholm who is reported to be retiring due to injury.
Wonder is he the 2nd rower Ulster had lined up to replace Franco only for Nucifora to say No.
Nope.
“That made me feel very special and underlined to me that Ulster is more than a team, it is a community and a rugby family" Rory Best
scrum5 wrote:Apparently there was no offer from Munster for Ben Betts......madness
Other reports are that Munster offered him an academy spot at €8K and Leicester offered him a spot at £20K per year. If he turns out to be any good, he will be back (if he wants Ireland caps), so it should work out very well for everyone concerned.
Scarlets -
15 Liam Williams, 14 DTH van der Merwe, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Gareth Davies, 1 Dylan Evans, 2 Ken Owens [c], 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Jake Ball, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 John Barclay, 8 Josh Macleod
Replacements; Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones, Peter Edwards, David Bulbring, Tadhg Beirne, Jonathan Evans, Dan Jones, Jonathan Davies
Munster -
Simon Zebo; Darren Sweetnam, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Ronan O'Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Dave Foley, Billy Holland - capt.; Dave O'Callaghan, Tommy O'Donnell, Jack O'Donoghue.
Replacements: Kevin O'Byrne, Dave Kilcoyne, Brian Scott, Jean Kleyn, Donnacha Ryan, Tomás O'Leary, Ian Keatley, Cian Bohane.
One is not particularly confident.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Shan wrote:Scarlets -
15 Liam Williams, 14 DTH van der Merwe, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Gareth Davies, 1 Dylan Evans, 2 Ken Owens [c], 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Jake Ball, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 John Barclay, 8 Josh Macleod
Replacements; Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones, Peter Edwards, David Bulbring, Tadhg Beirne, Jonathan Evans, Dan Jones, Jonathan Davies
Munster -
Simon Zebo; Darren Sweetnam, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Ronan O'Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Dave Foley, Billy Holland - capt.; Dave O'Callaghan, Tommy O'Donnell, Jack O'Donoghue.
Replacements: Kevin O'Byrne, Dave Kilcoyne, Brian Scott, Jean Kleyn, Donnacha Ryan, Tomás O'Leary, Ian Keatley, Cian Bohane.
One is not particularly confident.
It wouldn;t rate in the pantheon of Munster's greatest XVs, XXIIIs.
I suspect the Scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalets will get off to a flyer.
NEVER MOVE ON. Years on, I cannot ever watch Ireland with anything but indifference, I continue to wish for the imminent death of Donal Spring, the FIRFUC's executioner of Wee Paddy & Wee Stu, and I hate the FIRFUCs with undiminished passion.
Shan wrote:Scarlets -
15 Liam Williams, 14 DTH van der Merwe, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Gareth Davies, 1 Dylan Evans, 2 Ken Owens [c], 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Jake Ball, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 John Barclay, 8 Josh Macleod
Replacements; Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones, Peter Edwards, David Bulbring, Tadhg Beirne, Jonathan Evans, Dan Jones, Jonathan Davies
Munster -
Simon Zebo; Darren Sweetnam, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Ronan O'Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Dave Foley, Billy Holland - capt.; Dave O'Callaghan, Tommy O'Donnell, Jack O'Donoghue.
Replacements: Kevin O'Byrne, Dave Kilcoyne, Brian Scott, Jean Kleyn, Donnacha Ryan, Tomás O'Leary, Ian Keatley, Cian Bohane.
One is not particularly confident.
It wouldn;t rate in the pantheon of Munster's greatest XVs, XXIIIs.
I suspect the Scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalets will get off to a flyer.