Michael MacHugh
269 posts


@AudioAffluenza @arielhelwani That's sad, because Francis will have some amazing fights ahead of him.
Imagine a Ngannou vs. Wilder fight.
If Ngannou performs like he did tonight?
You're really not gonna watch that?
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@CianTracey1 I am selling two places for the Ireland New Zealand quarter-final. category 2.
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@suicyclists @Smudger77 @loz_lozyoung @ian_rodd @505PIR @sticky_bottle Jesus, in your 20s running an anonymous Twitter page to argue with people online - I’d say you’re some craic.
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@Smudger77 @loz_lozyoung @ian_rodd @505PIR @sticky_bottle In my 20s with a metabolism you spend most nights fantasising over?
Sounds likely
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@TadhgHickey It’s just a song? It’s all in your head, but I’m sure you love the engagement on this.
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@Jbird44983 @ThalaMsutu77 90% what a made up stat. Man had 63 % going into the knock outs last time out and never gets above 80 in test rugby. He’s not the saviour. Changes the way the Boks play and is prone to miss.
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@ThalaMsutu77 Dude. Pollard has a 90% RWC kicking record. Everyone has a bad day, Pollard included but Manie is stringing multiple bad days together. It is getting in his head. He wasn’t great on attack last night. His line kicking is awesome but sadly that is where it ended. I like Manie tbh.
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@thepaulwilliams Our bomb-squad means that only one of them will be in the matchday 23. Most likely Pollard will start the knock-out games and Manie in the stands
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@graemepeacock05 @ThalaMsutu77 @CapeSaakie Pollard was 63% success rate last RWC. SA fans are delusional.
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@ThalaMsutu77 @CapeSaakie If you are kicking 1/5 you can play whatever rugby gameplan you would like in the knockout stages - you’re on the next plane home. Need to be kicking 75% as an absolute minimum, no matter who’s at 10. Whether Pollard, Libbok, Faf, Kolbe or Willemse is kicking %s need to improve
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@dbbovey Hilarious. If my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle. Handré Pollard isn’t SA saviour. His goal kicking is not elite. 63% success rate last WC going into the semis.
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The Pollard saviour complex is ridiculous. He would’ve missed both shots from way over 50m, at best makes the conversion and one pen for 13-all. Could easily miss one of those and Ireland win 13-10. Y’all forget he bottled the high pressure pool game against NZ in ‘19. #RSAvIRE
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@thepaulwilliams Just don’t predict Leinster to win the Heineken Cup please and thanks.
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I'll just leave this here.
I'm 100% on my #RWC predictions so far.
I'm accepting apologies via dms.
Will also accept tennis related gifts.
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@gberkland Delusional if you think the players went into that game with any other mindset than this is a must win no matter water - goes for both sides. Elite sport is win or nothing.
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@ThalaMsutu77 Before the game I called a bok loss. I don't think they threw the game, but they weren't concerned if they lost. I am convinced a strong #2 ranked team would rather face a weakened #3 team than an AB team on the rebound. SA to beat France in the QF. AB to win their QF.
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@SteinbergDev Fooling yourself if you think the players on that pitch went out with the attitude of this “not a must win” - you’ve no concept of elite level sport every match is a must win.
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@martinpeter79 Bollox they don’t care who they meet in the quarters. They went into that game with a game plan to win, focused on nothing else and it backfired. Deal with it.
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@ThalaMsutu77 The boks get another chance...Rasnaber took the chance and the 7-1 coz they don't care who they meet in the quarters, France look vulnerable now they've lost Dupont and Ntamack
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@Carra23 You’ve just fucking contradicted yourself. If Maguire was worth anything he would’ve bit back but he stood there like the lame dog he is. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. You would’ve encouraged your keepers to be vocal. It’s just because Harry is English.
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I’m well aware of Onana being demonstrative at all his clubs, and I like the fact he communicates.
But to carry on like that in a pre season game when you’ve been at the club 2mins, to the club captain, was way over the top. Any player worth their salt (Keane, Vidic, Rio, Stam…and me!) would have told him where to go & to get back in his goal. I felt he was trying far too hard to show the fans what he was about. The point was Maguire is that broken he didn’t say anything back. When he was well within his rights to do so.
Besides that another good column Barney!
Barney Ronay@barneyronay
In defence of Onana, who already has the impossible job at the impossible club theguardian.com/football/blog/…
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@iamciaramcd Hi Ciara, I’ve followed you so if you follow back we should be able to dm
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@Michael_MacHugh I've 2 tickets Michael but can't seem to send you a message!
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The Springboks pinching discarded NH players via some backdoor grannygate IRB regs is something that I never thought that I would see in my lifetime.
Feels like a watershed moment for what used to be a proud rugby nation.🇿🇦☹️
walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/ru…
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@thepaulwilliams This means a Leinster win, thanks Paul.
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@YourboySR25 @UtdEIIis Please tell me you have X-ray vision?
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@UtdEIIis Im A radiographer, and that does not look likes an Achilles injury. I might be wrong though.
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