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For the 43 days that are going to be in it.

The Rugby World Cup will be on our screens very shortly, with 48 games live! I have to say that I’m not looking forward to it. I love sport. I watch anything from hurling to horse racing but rugby leaves me cold. It takes three minutes from the set-up of a scrum, which invariably falls down a couple of times, to the eventual appearance of the ball, which is then kicked up to Row Z in the stands.
We then have to suffer the television panel, where the words “players”, “lads”, or “men” will never be used. It will be “guys” all the way. But it is listening to every pub expert talking about Ireland’s success or failure “at the breakdown” that will push me over the edge. I wish our nation all the best in the upcoming games but this “guy” will not be looking for a front seat “at the breakdown”.

Pat Burke Walsh,
Ballymoney,
Co. Wexford

Ruck!

The Scrum Of The Earth? (Irish Times Letters)

Meanwhile…

paddypower

Angry arb asks:

Worst money back special ever From Paddypower?

They haven’t gone away you know.

Tom McGurk, George Hook, Brent Pope minus Conor O’Shea will do a live panel analysis in DTwo, Harcourt Street, Dublin for the Ireland’s opening Rugby World Cup game versus Canada this Saturday.

Just when we thought they were out, they get dragged back in.

RUCK!

Dtwo 

Previously: Let The Sky Fall In

This afternoon.

‘Oval-Shaped Head’ writes:

Defiant Rugby World Cup attire on display this afternoon in St. Stephen’s Green shopping centre, [Dublin]….

Mmf.

Meanwhile…

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David Kennedy writes:

What’s gummy bear in Irish?

Rugby, a religion to some.

A way of life for others.

Lifestyle Sports launched its Rugby World Cup season with a call for time to reflect and contemplate.

Contains scenes of mild BDSM, artificial insemination and banking inquiry tomfoolery.
Atomic
Lifestyle Sports


Alroysh you.

Tight haircut Fergus McFadden and rugby-loving tykes celebrating the arrival of Ireland’s tightest, greenest and most ‘tech-laden’ jersey to date at the country’s only official Rugby World Cup 2015 store in The Loop at Dublin Airport.

Red-eyed rugby fans passing through The Loop on Friday morning at 4am [FOUR AM] can take advantage of a 20% discount on the new official sans sponsor logo shirt.

*sets alarm clock*

The Loop Shop

Update:

  

 
Heave!

No cash, favours, shirts, etc. given for this post

 

Gulp.

Meanwhile,

Ireland’s 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D Fixtures:

Saturday, September 19 – Ireland v Canada, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff kick-off 2.30pm

Sunday, September 27 – Ireland v Europe 2 qualifiers, Wembley Stadium, London kick-off 5pm

Sunday, October 4 – Ireland v Italy, Olympic Stadium, London kick-off 5pm

Sunday, October 11 – Ireland v France, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff kick-off 5pm

 

Full schedule here