Dr Brian O'Connor

@MbarkCherguia 2

This is supposed to be one of the hardest problems ever to solve. Is it? Or isn’t it?

@paddyo49 @Caolan_Scully Clayton McMillan may not last?

@Caolan_Scully No scrum,no lineout, ref not the issue here

Munster on the wrong side of the ref here Shane Daly clearly tackled in the air but no penalty

@patmccarry Lowe!! Why? He is on his last legs. TOB or Stockdale Casey? Too small & Doak provides more options Keenan will have to fight for his position but good depth apart from 9 & 13

Took a crack at selecting a full-strength Ireland XV and here were some of the names that missed out 👇 Hansen, Furlong, O'Brien, Osborne, Baird, Ryan 😵‍💫 Full piece here ➡️ dirttrackersrugby.substack.com/p/tommy-darrag… ☘️ Also includes some lovely comments from Darragh Murray & Tommy O'Brien 🗣️👏

@KieranDuderty @Caolan_Scully One dimensional and tragically kept prime Conan off the team

@Caolan_Scully Absolutely class act,and sadly missed!Ireland has always been lucky with back rows,fergus slattery was my hero,but CJ was different gravy!

We don’t appreciate just how vital and dominant CJ Stander was in his prime His 2016/17 season was proper leading through action for club and country

@TheLooseH He got so many games because Schmidt loved him whilst ignoring a far superior player in Conan, who got little game time; McCloskey was another case in point

Didn’t someone on some podcast somewhere question why Ireland gave Stander so many minutes? Did he say something like they shouldn’t have? Didn’t he say they should have played someone else instead of him? Even though Stander in his prime was producing these kind of games? 🤷‍♂️

@balders2 I think you’ll find the policy is not to engage with supercilious English referees such as Carley, Dickson, Pearce and not to forget the headmaster himself Barnes. By so doing, it deprives them of being the centre of attention.

@boconnorchest I imagine he “ignored” him because he had next to nothing to question.

Luke Pearce is the best referee in the world who remains criminally under-used by the powers that be. Go figure.

@balders2 As it happens, Doris was impeccable on Saturday and largely ignored Pearce who, to his credit, had an excellent game

@boconnorchest Of all the captains for that to happen to……

@balders2 It was his first game as captain & the manner in which Pearce spoke to him was disgraceful, rather typical for English referees in Irish games. Ireland got an apology from world rugby afterwards.

@OfficerDave2 @AllBlacks Exactly that; I still need counselling! I was at the second quarter-final of the following night also; the French were equally in shock

@AllBlacks I was there in France. THE most intense and thrilling match I’ve ever witnessed. The hope for us Irish, the doubt for NZ, the agony then in the final third of that match! I sat in my seat absolutely spent after the final whistle. Still haven’t watch the game back on TV 😭

One of the greats 🫡 The final 5 minutes of that quarterfinal against Ireland.

@tonyleen @ExaminerSport Date

This was nearly the cover of Saturday’s 24-page @ExaminerSport. Find the ‘deliberate’ mistake.😡

@GoodStuffLawson @Murray_Kinsella Luke “mate” Pearce? Only the English think he’s the best.

@Murray_Kinsella One of the absolute best there is. Wishing for a great game. Not known for loving chat from players… 🤫

Luke Pearce is the referee for Ireland vs. Scotland on Saturday. Angus Gardner and Damian Schneider will be the assistant referees, Andrew Jackson is the TMO, and Ian Tempest is on FPRO duty.

@Murray_Kinsella Awful, another English referee overblown by English media, chastised for his patronising and dismissive behaviour towards Doris in SA; Luke “mate” Pearce will not be good for Ireland

@eastcoast636 @patmccarry Aki will be over the hill come RWC 27; brilliant as he has been, he is one dimensional and can only play the 12 role; I have never seen the value of him on the bench, notwithstanding Cardiff last year. He has been poor this year. Doak instead of Casey

@patmccarry Bundee will have a role to play on Saturday

My predicted Ireland team to face Scotland ☘️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 O'Toole, Sheehan, Furlong McCarthy, Ryan Beirne, JvdF, Doris JGP, Crowley, O'Brien, McCloskey, Ringrose, Baloucoune Osborne REPS: Kelleher, Milne, Bealham, C Prendergast, Timoney, Conan, Casey, Frawley

@WorldWatchTM @scrumming_ten He hasn’t reached out yet

@boconnorchest @scrumming_ten I’m sure you’ll be very happy together.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@WorldWatchTM @scrumming_ten No that’s rude & unfair, @scrumming_ten is a pleasant chap; I enjoy his tongue in cheek posts

@scrumming_ten He's an arsehole. As I've been saying.

@PaulJohnDykes His derogatory comments about Keith Andrews made him less lovable

Just when you think you can’t love Martin O’Neill any more…

@CharlieGLusaka @jabberwock951 Well, builders and delivery companies are not renowned for keeping to punctual schedules; so in terms of timekeeping, probably a reasonable comparison

@jabberwock951 Re waiting for a builder and a delivery: can you see what the difference is there?

I get being frustrated, but how often do people have to wait for a builder? Or a delivery? A delayed train? The hairdresser? Your order in a restaurant? Not everything is ready on-demand. Take a seat, chill out, read a book or something. You're not Gordon Gekko.

@rone B

The schools have failed us

@j_macgeever So what’s your prediction for the trip to Rome? Another comfortable England win?. Would you regard it as a hilarious take to suggest that England might end up with only one win from five in 6N?

@boconnorchest England will also beat Ireland comfortably.

😂😂😂😂😂😂. I’ve seen some Bad takes but this is hilarious 🤣