I don’t care what anyone says but aside from a BBC comms team led by Andrew Cotter, Amazon’s rugby broadcasts have been the best. Especially with the ability to switch off comms and still listen to game is simply sublime.

Ah don’t worry, I was being facetious and smartarsey.

Well quite.
I shall utilise the term ‘four leafed clover’ in order to allay any confusion for non-Irish folk.

That’s a shamrock.

One of these will do: ☘️

I wouldn’t be ignoring any of the issues in the game myself. I am for objectively trying to improve the sport on the field too, and making it as accessible as possible. People I know who have been involved at different stages live and breathe for the sport, and only want the best, as I did myself.

There’s a technical working group running this and they are from a variety of experts and stakeholders.
The trial is also aimed at newcomers to the sport as well as those already within the game. I agree with Tim. Definitely worth a go.

I remembered an interview with Mark Harrington on the trialling and have found it.

www.rugbycoachweekly.net/rugby-coachi...

Adult women’s cricket uses a smaller ball than the men’s adult game while Football doesn’t. Scaling the ball for women’s rugby would have same reasoning as cricket behind it.
More on the handling side of things than the boot, I would say.
Size difference isn’t massive either.

Can I take this completely off track with the following?
The clover as an emblem has no significance with Ireland.

Marcellus Wallace’s lost soul back from the auld divil.

If anyone knows about it exploding rockets, it’s this nihilistic megalomaniac cretin.

Okay then, with that in mind, I’ll start with this utter fucking legend, the queen of Ireland.
And will then request no more suggestions as this is who it should be full stop.

I recommend this, as well as Miguel Delaney’s book on sportswashing in football, States of Play.

The 'Ah Heeyar!' woman from Talbot St.

Apologies if it reads like I’m being serious.
It’s all true, but I’m not being serious.
That’s what the Ashes between Australia and England (and allegedly Wales) is for.

A large part of ownership of the estate around that area was swindled and mixed up in failed speculation in South African mining operations, mainly by the husband of one of the Simmons family. A Welshman.

Part of my mother’s family is the original Simmons behind that whole area.
Britischers, they most certainly were not. The ‘Royal’ bit was added to the Dublin Society to get grant funding from one of your worst monarchical bludgers in history. Let’s face it. It’s the least you lot could have done.