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And so it comes to pass that the English premier league is going to stop promotion/ relegation. Some of the most pitiful comments are from those naive, trusting souls who think the RFU can ride to the rescue and stop PRL, the umbrella organisation of the English Premier League, doing exactly as...

No reason why you should know, Munster are the only team in the world mad enough to try and maintain two home grounds. The official opening though so the place should be full and rocking. Nigel Owens reffing as well which is always a bonus. Massive game.

The game is at Musgrave Park or Irish Independent Park as it is now known.

But he is a better bench option than Croft IMHO. Brown is out. Hope he has not done himself long term damage, think he is a tremendous player who plays the game the right way, hard but fair. Starting to feel a tiny bit of confidence but am not going to worry too much until Munster have...

No Corbesiero, Lawes, Parling or Wood is good for Ireland. Brooke's is carrying a knock which could bring in Thomas who would be very green to potentially be up against Healy. England will be stronger without the show pony May.

Whilst I do agree with you, I think it has to be factored in with incidents like Pape and Calum Clark whose offences were completely unambiguous. I still think the police should have been involved for the Calum Clark arm break, the worst thing I have seen on a rugby field, made even worse...

What happens if foul play ends a fellas career? Dont know if Rob Hawkins has played since this incident, Calum Clark is in the England squad: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=calum+clark+breaks+arm

I am not defending Heaslip's actions for a second, it was crazy. But to say it was out of character from Heaslip would be a massive understatement. I genuinely cannot remember him ever doing anything dirty before or since, it really was a complete aberration. Maybe others have seen stuff, but I...

Good trip to Llanelli yesterday. Not the most edifying of spectacles and the booing of the officials was extremely tiresome but a draw in Parc y Scarlets is not to be sniffed at. Massive game in Cork against leaders Glasgow next weekend, but one of many great games in our much maligned league...

It is an excellent game of rugby, a real treat after the mud wrestling that the six nations resembles. I am hoping for more of the same in Llanelli this weekend but it is Deadly Dudley reffing which is a nightmare. Should be a strong Munster panel though.

He is starting in the second row for the Nordilators tonight. I think he needs to show he can put in a full 60 minutes before he can start for Ireland. However he is only a month back after seven months out of the game so it will come. He did some crazy things in the last round of the Nigels cup...

And Iain Henderson signed on for three more years for Ulster. Conor Murray next season is going to be the big one, the French will break the bank for him.

Peter O'Mahony, the next Irish captain, has signed a three year contract extension with Munster/ IRFU. Good news for once after Varley's retirement and Robocop's injury.

And Welch and Reid. The Scots are going to be held together by string and Elastoplast by the end of the six nations.

I do think a hell of a lot of it is down to the ref. Munster V Cardiff had a young Scottish ref by the name of Lloyd Linton on Saturday night who was as good as any Ref I have seen in years. He was clear that tacklers were to release before contesting, even if they might have been 'assists'. The...

Offside coupled with tacklers contesting without releasing the tackler is turning international rugby into a turgid affair. There is nothing wrong with kicking, per se, but when it is the only option available because the ref is as bad as Barnes was in the Ire V France game then it makes for a...

The Schmidt plan is to win the RWC. At the moment he is laying the foundations but he will have the players for months in the lead up to the RWC when I expect we will see a bit more rugby. I think we might see a bit more against England because their priority will be to play rather than stop as...

And it is only going to get worse. Already I think the exodus of players is hurting Wales. Whilst a few are heading home I suspect that will be a blip until after the RWC when the rugby world is going to full on explode. Not sure things will be great for Ireland either and we will probably need...

Do you think he will? Really can't see it myself. Gatland is on the road to no where. Kevin Bowring and Mike Ruddock have both done brilliant jobs for England and Ireland respectively. Lancaster is KB (Kurtley Beale)'s protege. I know for a fact how appallingly the two men were treated by the WRU, including, in...

Thought he had a brutal game yesterday, wasn't making the tacklers release before they contested and not policing offside contributed to the siege like feel of the game.