2025 6 Nations Fixture List

Good points @joer. While I’m not a rugby man, I’ve been supporting Ireland and Munster (and a couple of club teams too - not Cork Oon though). I remember Munster games where a total of a few hundred people attended. Rugby has come on on leaps and bounds, yet something more must be done to reduce injuries. I once heard George Hook say that he hoped his grandchildren wouldn’t play rugby (with the injury count and types of aggression). Somebody involved with the IRFU must see “collisions” must stop because that is what they are. Collisions are not tackles. The dark arts of rugby have long filtered to schoolboy level with planned gouging (attacking an opponent’s eyes with two fingers) is allowed to happen.

Well Done Ireland. You did us proudly and showed good human traits along the way. Good to see youth coming through too and veterans leaving with dignity. They lifted the nation when it needed lifting.
 
Leper said:
Well Done Ireland. You did us proudly and showed good human traits along the way. Good to see youth coming through too and veterans leaving with dignity. They lifted the nation when it needed lifting.
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I agree but it's generally an old team. Leinster dominate the squad so the players who dominate Leinster dominate the match day 23. I'm not sure how we go about changing that as we're a small country and Rugby is a minority sport so we'll never have the player pool of France, England, South Africa or New Zealand.
 
Worrying year, despite 4 wins out of 5. Definately seemed to get worse as the 6 nations progressed, major disciplinary issues, no young players put their hand up and really nailed a starting place and some, like McCarthy have gone backwards at a rate of knots. Given the awful u20 performance and the fact that the majority of the squad are in their 30s, maybe the boom is over
 
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