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Ayr Jordan
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Fumbling balls & bad bitches since 1993.
Used to be Loose & Forward, at a couple of different handles. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 New🏰, Edinburgh
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I was unaware of this 🐂💩
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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During a massive injury crisis Quins once considered starting Andre at 10 as a desperation move but Marcus Smith pulled through in time.

Would be fun to see it actually happen.
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The same goes for the ageing Ireland team, to be honest. How do they go about replacing generational talents such as Lowe, Gibson-Park & Aki?
Scottish rugby fans beating up on Townsend is spectacularly misguided - not to mention ungrateful.

The bottom line is this : unless the SRU can bring through another generation with the quality of WP Nel, Schoeman, Duhan VDM, Steyn et al, the results will drop off, either way - Toonie or no Toonie.
Yeah, thats kiiiiinda the problem.
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Scottish rugby fans beating up on Townsend is spectacularly misguided - not to mention ungrateful.

The bottom line is this : unless the SRU can bring through another generation with the quality of WP Nel, Schoeman, Duhan VDM, Steyn et al, the results will drop off, either way - Toonie or no Toonie.
Yeah, thats kiiiiinda the problem.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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said it before but Ireland should buy exactly 1 (one) nuclear missile. parade it up and down o'connell street on easter sunday. and keep it pointed at london.
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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My best guess, based on Ireland and Ireland A selections over the last year, as to the current Ireland depth chart (ymmv as to specific order, particularly beyond the first few options).
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Interesting to use a quote about his conversation with Steve (Diamond) who's no longer at the club
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Waiting to see if the roof is open or closed. Then we’ll know if Wales are going on the attack.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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7-1? At this time of year?
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Scrum (and lineout) is a collective which can be improved by practicing together.

Ireland the only team that can pick 7/8 forwards from one club, that practice scrum & lineout together

SA had forwards from 7 different clubs in starting scrum
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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New Article for @AllThingsRugbyX ✍️

Link ♥️
www.allthingsrugby.com/news/the-rea...

This was a fun one to write! This guy may never feel the spotlight outside his home country but his excellent performances deserve recognition 📊
The REAL Best Player In The World - It's Not Who You Think!
World Rugby player of the year awards always generate debate, that’s kind of the point of them. They’re recognition of a great 12 months’ performance... | All Things Rugby
www.allthingsrugby.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Sewing: Left

Beating my Wife: Right

Gaslighting about beating my wife: Center-right

Baking: Left

Worshipping the Old ones: B̷̴̷̴̷̶̷̸̶̷̷̵̸̶̵̷̴̵̶̵̸̸̷̶̶̴̵̸̸̵̨̢̞̪͍͓̖̺̫̖͚̊̓͂̓̎͂̎̋̎̄̓̕̚͝͝ͅę̷̵̴̷̷̴̶̶̷̶̶̸̸̸̴̫̫͎̜͈̅̅̓̈̿̕h̶̷̵̸̶̸̸̷̴̵̷̸̶̸̸̷̵̴̴̷̸̷̵̴̷̷̶̷̷̵̭̩̜̝̯̣̜̲͙̞̦̫͛̔̏͑̓͆̾̂̅̎̎̅̉̚͠ǫ̴̸̸̴̵̴̶̷̷̸̶̶̷̴̸̷̴̵̴̸̷̴̶̶̷̷̸̷̸̶̼̻̘̝̣̝̘͚̼̘̪̤̣͋͗̑̀̔͊̀͌̽̕͠͝͠ḽ̴̶̶̴̵̵̵̶̸̵̴̴̸̷̷̷̴̷̴̵̵̸̨̢̗̠̳̮̻͙̙̣̯̠̇͋̒͒̎͝ḋ̸̵̶̷̶̷̸̴̶̷̷̷̴̴̷̶̸̷̸̸̵̵̴̴̷̵̷̛̮̝̹̪̺̭̟̗͕͈̙̹͔́̃̊̽͊̓̈͆͜ ̴̷̷̷̴̵͉͇̕a̴̵̴̵̴̴̴̷̸̴̴̸̴̷̴̴̷̸̶̴̡̛̙̞̠͈͖̜̪͆̓̇̋̌̎̍̄ń̵̵̷̴̷̶̸̶̷̸̶̸̸̴̷̵̷̶̸̴̶̶͙̠̖̭͎̤̼̗̝̱̭̗͖̖̘͌̅̚d̵̸̵̴̶̴̸̷̶̶̴̸̷̶̷̶̷̶̵̴̴̵̷̶̵̶̸̢̥̗̘͖̰̗̰̮̫̝̩̲̗̑͗́̈́̌͆̕̚͘͠ ̸̵̶̸̸̷̴̸̷̷̷̸̸̸̵̵̷̵̸̴̵̸̵̷̷̷̴̨̧̦͈̺̠͓͕̳̬̖͖̠͆̈͌̈́̔̔̄̌̈́̏͘D̸̵̴̷̴̵̸̸̷̶̵̵̸̶̷̴̸̴̴̷̷̷̶̸̴̵̵̞̣̺̩̗̠̺͚͈̓̈̊͛̓̒̾̂̅̾̄͌͌͌͝e̵̸̶̸̵̷̶̶̵̷̸̸̷̷̵̷̴̷̸̶̸̸̶̷̷̴̢̡̢̢͓̦̰̬̠̼͉͚͙̤̎̈́̌͆͒͑͗̑̕s̷̷̶̸̴̵̵̸̵̶̶̵̶̴̷̵̷̶̸̴̶̶̢̛̘͓͉̙͇̰̣̮̦̖̯̄̅͌̈́͛͜p̸̴̵̷̸̷̶̸̸̵̷̷̴̵̸̸̶̸̨͕͕̻͍̺͕̞̔͑̀͌͑͌̀ä̶̵̸̸̴̸̵̶̵̵̸̶̵̴̸̸̸̷̴͇̱̯̯̻͓͍̮̯͎̹̯͉̠͈́į̶̴̵̵̷̷̵̴̴̻̜͈̋͋r̶̸̵̷̴̶̸̵̶̴̶̵̷̸̵̸̸̷̶̸̴̷̵̸̴̵̷̶̨̧͚͙̺̻͎͙̬͍͔̱̱͙̃͌̈̑͛͆̓́̉̈́͝
sorting all my hobbies into right and left coded categories, like a normal person
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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This is going very well...
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Levani Botia would have been on my 2023 list.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Who’s the most surprising player that’s been world class for (most of) the last 5 years who doesn’t feature on this at all? A possible shortlist:

Julien Marchand 🇫🇷
Frans Malherbe 🇿🇦
Francois Cros 🇫🇷
Finn Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Jordie Barrett 🇳🇿
Josua Tuisova 🇫🇯
Mack Hansen 🍀
Hugo Keenan 🍀
Davit Niniashvili 🇬🇪
World Rugby team of the year for the last 5 years
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
World Rugby team of the year for the last 5 years
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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TBC = Twickenham Because... Cash
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Bloemfontein is currently considering changing its name to Allianz Twickenham so that it can host some Springbok games again.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I assure you this is not the case & that any reference to the derogatory term 'West Brit', a term I just had to Google, is coincidental.

I am merely going off lived experience with South Dub pals ; James attending the queen's funeral, Jay's tattoo, Karl liking cricket, Cian supporting Rangers, etc.
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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A convicted felon pardoned a turkey today.

Such painful irony.
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
4 Lions in the team of the Year!
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Unfortunately, a part of a team's identity is watered down with every additional sponsor added to their jersey. 73.5 sponsors later, Ed's beloved region are more like the Llanelli Translucent Pinks than the proud team they once were
Unfortunately, a part of a stadium's soul is lost when it undergoes a corporate rebrand & I know that my Leinster-supporting pals hold great affection & pride for the Royal Dublin Sportsground name, reflecting, as it does, the proud Western British identity that defines those S. Dublin communities.😢
RDS to be renamed 'Laya Arena' (✍️@rugby_ie) #LayaArena #RDS #StadiumRedevelopment
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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So hey, I wrote a book!

So Rugby, What's That? is a grand adventure through all things rugby- From the great game's origins over a thousand years ago, to Ilona's USA and Siya's Springboks, stopping off at Jonah, Johnny, and the endless joy along the way!

Pre-Order NOW at sorugbywhatsthat.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Unfortunately, a part of a stadium's soul is lost when it undergoes a corporate rebrand & I know that my Leinster-supporting pals hold great affection & pride for the Royal Dublin Sportsground name, reflecting, as it does, the proud Western British identity that defines those S. Dublin communities.😢
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM