There are always ways out of these things; it’s a matter of negotiation

He’s got a long way to go yet, but he does seem to be stepping into aspects of the POM role - notably at defensive lineout time

Yeah, SA teams bring a lot (the Italians do not) - but geography is geography, and having them & B&I teams playing in the same “domestic” league is just never going to work. The distances are just too great.

The sooner we get to the inevitable 20-team Lions League (Eng x 11, Irl x 4, Wales x 3, Scotland x 2) the better for everyone (except Italy…)

Regardless of the details of specifically which young players deserve more international action, I think the sentiment all Irish rugby fans can agree on is that we definitely need to be capping more young players. Positions like 7, 13, 14 seem especially ripe for fresh blood to be brought through

Indeed. Maybe someone who’s name rhymes with Fom Tarrell?

There’s a real lack of pace in that back line. Aside from TOB, not much gas at all. Henshaw at 13 could get very exposed on that front

It’s an especially foolish tactic when the vast majority of British people are not inherently racist

Which only serves to confirm how damning for Trump her testimony against him would be

Yep, i hear you - same. But I do think it is possible that Liverpool decide to move past him and cash in

I’d say if he is already not starting for us - and then we spend £ Ona direct replacement - he could jump at the chance to go to Saudi.

Then again, this could all be premature nonsense - and he could make a full recovery to show the truth of old class/form adage. I hope so!

I think our form - and the general quality of the league - means we are in a battle to get top 5. No chance of winning the PL. I also think we can realistically get to CL semi finals: the PL is much harder than all but the end stages of the CL