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@afneil Yeah, they should have taken the weasel way out and used “unconfirmed reports”.

But it was Hamas which were “saying” … grounds enough for caution.

@evans_marke Take note @hughcahill7

Some commentary on Rugby Twitter regarding Italy and the structure in NH generally is just insane.Anyone playing attention to rugby consistently and not just watching RWC knows that Italy have made huge strides in the past 5 years. One disastrous game doesn’t negate that.

@TimesSport @DavidWalshST The last sentence in this article was appalling. A really crass bit of nonsense. Surprised at David Walsh.

"Most remarkable of all, even with their one-man advantage there wasn’t one area of the game in which the Pumas got the better of their rivals" | ✍️@DavidWalshST thetimes.co.uk/article/argent…

@KilclooneyJohn What Ulster player deserves to go that isn’t there?

Amazing that only 4 of the 33 selected for theIreland Squad at the World Rugby Championship come from Ulster! There are other Ulster players who deserved to be included!

@afneil Andrew - Scotland drug deaths drop to their lowest level since 2017. Great news but more to do. All under the SNP. Doubt you will push this information here though.

Why are cases 700% higher in Scotland ?

@KilclooneyJohn John - Do you like Irish people?

BBC NI TV, which now reports news items in the Republic of Ireland, has failed to report the knife attack in Grafton St., Dublin. Whereas it is fully reported by RTÉ. Interesting editorial decisions!

This should be required reading for every athlete in Budapest. As good as anything I’ve ever read about sport.

This “Greatest Generation” thing is such nonsense. An import from the US. No generation is better than the next or the last.

@jonw101961 @JiffyRugby @adetholey @dallaglio8 @owen_faz Jon W makes a very cogent point.

@JiffyRugby @adetholey @dallaglio8 @owen_faz It shouldn’t-you’re right But pointing out such a nice guy has absolutely no concerns for the welfare of his fellow professionals by repeatedly committing acts of dangerous foul play & taking no steps to change is not ‘personal’-it’s accurate🤷

People are entitled to have an opinion on whether @owen_faz deserved a red card but anything personal doesn’t help the situation and should be shut down. Would the same keyboard warrior say it to Owen if he was stood in front of them?

@JiffyRugby @Nigelrefowens Jonathan - I agree with you about Owen Farrell. However, Johnny Sexton got some serious unjustified abuse for his petulant behaviour and I don’t remember you defending him. Quite the opposite in fact. The double standards and hypocrisy by some pundits/journalists is breathtaking.

@Nigelrefowens I totally agree.I can’t believe the hatred on here. Social media at its worse. Owen is one of the nicest guys you’ll meet and a great rugby player.

With respect a lot of you need to stop letting your emotions take over. Do not look at the individual who by the way is one of the best on and off the field. Just deal with the facts of the tackle,not who made it. That’s what we all do as officials now please stop being personal.

@stephenjones9 Stephen - I agree with you regarding Owen Farrell but you were very vocal about Johnny Sexton after his petulant behaviour after the European Cup Final. Now here you are applying different standards to Farrell. Your hypocrisy is breathtaking.

Owen Farrell's tackle was illegal, but there have been far, far worse. The biased myopia of the reaction, and the thunder of bitterness, is part of the steady decline of rugby's traditional goodness and threatens mayhem at the World Cup thetimes.co.uk/article/rugby-…

@ghook No.

I have been asked to do a podcast on the Rugby World Cup. Would anybody listen?

@susanhillwriter @pennyarnie @afneil Terry was Irish. Just making that absolutely clear before you British try and claim him as one of your own. The British have a sordid history of taking things that aren’t theirs.

@pennyarnie @afneil Terry. One of the best of broadcasters & of men. Not a bad bone in his body. So missed.

Molly on her way home after another hard day in the studio.

@DerekMulready1 @KilclooneyJohn @amcneice03 Lord John was born and bred in Ireland but still doesn’t speak with an Irish accent 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@KilclooneyJohn @amcneice03 With an accent. Note not an English one. 😁

Amazed that the theft of information from the car of a Superintendent of the PSNI was not reported for 3 weeks!

Gonna be interesting to see @stephenjones9 reaction to Owen Farrell’s latest red card after his response to Johnny Sexton’s petulant indiscretion. Jones will probably plead leniency for Farrell even though Sexton has the much better disciplinary record. Thoughts @SBarnesRugby?

@afneil Sad to see @afneil pushing this nonsense. Unfortunately Andrew has decided to morph into the stereotypical pub bore. I won’t see his rubbish anymore and he’s nobody to blame but himself. He’s blocked for being a Numpty.

Spectator: Brighton rock bottom: How the Greens nearly destroyed the city I love spectator.co.uk/article/bright…

@PaulKimmage @IndoSport I hate the narrative around Rory and the majors. The pressure he’s under at major tournaments is incredible, especially The Masters. I’m beginning to suspect Rory dreads major weeks and is probably delighted he doesn’t have to deal with another one for nine months.

Paul Kimmage: The absolute confidence of youth is no guarantee of success once the reality of life in the real world hits @PaulKimmage buff.ly/3Y1Z1Sy

@afneil You’re not English, Andrew! You are Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Beaten by our own weather! Not Australia.

@ClonesCyclone 💔💔

It’s hard to believe that it’s 4 years today Nika since your passing. Don’t think we will ever come to terms with it. We love and miss you every day 💔💔💔💔💔

@SineadBrennan1 If there is something of public interest then of course they should be released. If it’s just two people gossiping about whatnot then of course they shouldn’t be released.