Free pint of Heineken to the 1st 100 people into @HarrysotGreen wearing an Ireland jersey tomorrow.
— publin.ie (@publinie) February 21, 2014
RUCK!
Meanwhile…
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Facts are meaningless, unless..
Commissioned by Ulster Bank, illustrated by In The Company Of Huskies.
21% of fans would sit with George Hook to watch a Grandslam decider?
75% of fans would cut a holiday short to watch a Grandslam decider back in Lansdowne Road Nua?
34% of fans think Rob Kearney is the best looking Irish rugby player?
WHO are these PEOPLE?
Lynne Cantwell
Mild mannered London physiotherapist by day.
Bone-crunching athlete, Ireland’s most capped female rugby player, and stalwart at English premier league champions Richmond RFC by weekends (and some evenings).
Ahead of next Saturday’s BROADCAST LIVE triple Crown deciding match against England at Twickenham, we sat down with got Lynne on the phone.
Could she dummy around our quick-fire list of deceptively-banal questions?
With some ease as it turned out.
Aaron “Favourite female player?”
Lynne: “Huriana Manuel, black ferns 13.”
Aaron: “Favourite male rugby player?”
Lynne: “Brian O’Driscoll and Tommy Bowe.”
Aaron: “Toughest opponent ?”
Lynne: “Alison Millar.”
Aaron: “”Most common foul in women’s rugby?”
Lynne: “At the ruck, off their feet.”
Aaron “Biggest sporting disappointment and high?”
Lynne: “High – Grand slam win 2013. Low – losing to the USA in the 1/4 final of 2010 World Cup having beaten them convincingly in pool game.”
Aaron “Three Irish female players to watch.”
Lynne: “Ashleigh Baxter is a star for the future! Claire Molloy, considered an experienced player but still only 23 and Aisling Hutchins affected by injury this year but we haven’t scratched the surface of her potential, yet.”
Aaron: “Best coach?”
Lynne: “Ian Costello.”
Aaron: “Describe Joe Schmidt in one word.”
Lynne: “Sharp.”
Aaron: “Was Warren Gatland correct to drop the other fella that plays No.13?”
Lynne: “Nope!”
Aaron: “Other than rugby, what is your favourite sport to watch?”
Lynne: “Tennis.”
Aaron: “The last book you read?”
Lynne: “Blink.”
Aaron: “Your training regime and diet.”
Lynne: “Depending on time if the year. Early in season usually 1 speed endurance/co dictionary sessions, 1 speed, 1 gym Olympic lifting session, 2 club trainings per week.
In season 1 speed, 2 skills , 1 gym plyo based session per week before sat/sun squad sessions.
Diet- eat good food plenty of times throughout the day.”
Aaron: “Favourite music/movie?”
Lynne: “Hermitage Green and Transformers (2007)
Aaron: “Blur or Oasis?”
Lynne: “Who? What?”
Aaron “Did you win your last argument?”
Lynne: “Yes!”
Aaron: “Are you ready to retire?”
Lynne: “……….”
You can follow Lynne Cantwell in the Irish Times every Thursday throughout the 6 Nations Championship.
Pic by Inpho via Lynne
Craig you are to Lions insights what Mount Anville School for girls with Orthodentistry is to Kung Fu @BrianODriscoll @btsport @craigadoyle
— Gavin Highlife (@FMRadioGavin) February 5, 2014
What does that even mean?
Follow the public wedgie LIVE
Nighttrain writes:
Rugby eh? As seen at The Dubliner Irish Bar, Oslo Norway
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A new coach! A new season!!
Conor can’t wait.
The first RTÉ promo for the 6 Nations Championship 2014. The same old faces accompanied by some new buck Ronan O’Gara.
Chill Conor, chill.
For the weekend that’s in it.
Saturday, February 20th, 1982.
The year of the “big snow”, Delorean’s bankruptcy and multiple General Elections..
Scotland travelled to Dublin intent on putting an end to Ireland’s run of unbeaten matches in the 5 Nations Championship.
Awaiting them, however, was a team containing Ciaran Fitzgerald, Mike Kiernan and the Ollie Campbell’s canny right foot.
Ollie remorselessly booted, tapped and dropped-kicked Ireland to its first ‘Tripler’ in 33 years, scoring a then individual record 21 points (in old money).
The following Monday’s Irish Times reported:
“Anguished large Scotsmen deep in alcoholic melancholy littered the streets of Dublin on Saturday night, a sight for bleary Irish eyes.“
Any excuse.
(Match Programme: Rugby Relics / Team Pic: Gaelic Art)
Previously: Giving It A McLash
**BREAKING NEWS** Canterbury announced as new kit sponsor to @irfurugby in 6 year multi million Euro deal! Read more: http://t.co/j0jggRd1ZZ
— Canterbury (@canterburyNZ) January 27, 2014
€20m over six years.
Chris Stephenson, Canterbury CEO, said:
In the IRFU we have found a partner with shared values, a shared heritage and a shared focus and ambition to succeed at the pinnacle of our disciplines. These mutual traits were paramount in our decision to join forces and share in what we believe will be a truly exciting journey for Irish Rugby, most particularly the supporters, and Canterbury through the next two Rugby World Cups.
*popcorn*
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Rugby star Gordon D'Arcy was doing 106 km/h in an 80 zone . Case dismissed . Find out why @rtenews
— Ciaran Mullooly (@ciaranmullooly) November 27, 2013
Seriously.
Two’s Company are in the business of hooking up heterosexual professional people discreetly and in confidence without the need to consume blinding amounts of alcohol.
If that’s your cup of tay.
Two’s Company have given us a PAIR of tickets to Lansdowne Road Nua this Saturday to watch Ireland take on Australia as part of the Autumn series of international test matches.
Aaron in the ‘sports department’ says they’re ‘like gold dust”.
To enter, just complete this sentence:
I shall be taking _______________on a no strings date to the rugby this Saturday because______________
*Winners may take a ‘non-professional’.
Lines close at 5.15pm