Will Canavan

@brettruganalyst Possibly but I think it is to take away the chasers chance to get in the air early & make it a contest. If you slow down before you jump the catcher probably has an extra 1m of clear space to go up for the ball. It is how midfielders in GAA try hold their man off on kick outs.

@will_canavan So it might be safety related ?

coaches... thoughts on this trend in backfield coverage this year? Wingers on 1/2s off the edge/back to chase/over shoulder catch. A few sides doing it this season. Benefits? Negatives ? #URCGO

@lpearsemoran @bermudacon @brettruganalyst That is why its being used. Take the space but not illegal is its that blocker who makes the catch. Very clever.

@bermudacon @brettruganalyst I know. It's not illegal. Just circumventing the rule change

@brettruganalyst I didn't think Leinster would get the ball back & with how they had been competing on contested kicks I was shocked they didn't go shorter to contest. In clubland it depends on pitch and weather as much as the opposition and clock. I personally think it should be kick to compete.

posed this question to a group of rugby players last night. What would you do: 70sec left/2pts down. Great discussion. Answers???

@TheNotoriousMMA @ForgedStout Weird that such a devout Christian man would want people working Christmas Day? Seems strange.

Our Forged brewery is gearing up to operate at 24/7 365 now. Full capacity. Do you know anyone looking for late night shifts? Late night and overtime hours. Hit me up, send your CV. 🎅🇮🇪 @ForgedStout ⚔️

@ForgedForMac @TheNotoriousMMA @MikeTyson @NotoriousCigar @gardainfo smoking indoors in a public house is illegal is it not?

Conor gifting Mike Tyson some of his cigars

@Breeeeezy2703 @Schallabear @RockyClark_1 @gsf23596 @Springboks @IrishRugby @QuilterNations No we lost because we can’t scrum. If you could do more than just scrum it would’ve been 50

@will_canavan @Schallabear @RockyClark_1 @gsf23596 @Springboks @IrishRugby @QuilterNations And look who’s crying now after your team was extremely ill disciplined. I guess it’s the refs fault you lost hey?

👀Surely at a minimum a yellow? No arms tackle, lucky to not be a red 👀 @Springboks v @IrishRugby @QuilterNations

@Schallabear @RockyClark_1 @gsf23596 @Springboks @IrishRugby @QuilterNations He was given a yellow with off field review which was then a red which was the right call. What more do you want. Carley gave ye everything. Sacha flew into the tackle area arm by his side. Minimum yellow. But ye have cried for 3 weeks so got away with it

@RockyClark_1 @gsf23596 @Springboks @IrishRugby @QuilterNations No no, he was given a yellow and the bunker upgraded him to a red. Get the facts right now!

@ArrigoSachel @weedmanirl28304 @pyjamas_black There are hundreds of highly skilled and dedicated development officers around the country who spend their working days in and out of public schools both primary and post primary in rural and metropolitan areas promoting rugby. Making sweeping statements on twitter is easy.

@weedmanirl28304 @pyjamas_black Again, I know outliers exist. The point is Rugby could benefit from widening the player pool by actively encouraging the sport outside of its traditional base of private schools. And soccer could learn a lot from Rugby. You don't have to take every observation as an attack.

People asking me what can rugby learn, can I shock you? Troy Parrott did not go to private school

@NFL_DovKleiman nuff people say they know they cant believe, jamaica we have a bobsled team

𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: The legendary Antonio Brown leaving jail after 7 days in custody and posting a $25K bond for his attempted m*rder charge. AB walked out of jail and immediately went to a food truck with his attorney. 😭😭😭

@Ruggerbugger90 @jim_demps He won't answer that kind of question as it doesn't suit his narrative. He'll just dog anything not Munster related and pull out clips of refs getting decisions wrong. Also usually ones against Munster.

@jim_demps What team would have you picked out of interest? Not having a go genuine question 🙋

The lack of sharpness is 100% on Farrell His 23 yesterday on average had played 110 minutes per man this season. 11 of the players had less than 80 minutes of rugby. 2 had none! The captain had 35 minutes of rugby before the ABs and couldn’t hit a barn with a lineout throw

@PodgeODonnell You could change 30 mins to 5-6 seasons

Dalot has had a terrible 30 minutes. #LIVMUN

@scrumming_ten He’s been in Japan since 2020 according to a quick google search. Was he not battle hardened enough in 2023?

Malcolm Marx isn't battle-hardened for the grind of Test rugby whilst having a holiday in Japan Drop Marx for Akker van der Merwe until Marx moves to a team in the Top 14, Pro D2, URC or the Premiership

@Brendennel Ah yes that old chestnut. The ref didn't cost us the game BUT......

One of the biggest frustrations in rugby is when refs penalise one side and then "coach" the other team when they are lying on the ball, holding on etc. Happened too much today. But nowhere near the reason Boks lost this game. They lost it in the first half.

@jimhamilton4 @AndyGoode10

@AndyGoode10 I’m only interested in politics now.

Thoughts with @jimhamilton4 as his Springboks lose a close one against the All Blacks, looking forward to hearing his opinion of the game…..

@A1RMARSHALL @UTD_Louie @FA_PGMOL Not saying it was a penalty but how can someone stand their ground and END UP ON THE GROUND?

@UTD_Louie @FA_PGMOL No penalty there. Saliba stood his ground 😅

🚨 ❌ This was NOT given as a penalty. Saliba doesn’t touch the ball and takes out Cunha’s left leg. @FA_PGMOL you are a disgrace!

@andrewfrugby @jaredwright17 Yeah I know your vid was tries scored but Fourie fell over the line that's all Matfield.

@will_canavan @jaredwright17 I see - I defo need to include it in a "when the assist is better than the try"

This try lives rent-free in my head. Outrageous from Victor Matfield!

@GBarca_ Now post a video of him tracking back or pressing.

But United fans told us he’s very lazy

@SenTomCotton They set up the road blocks stopping aid coming into the area too did they?

I'd like to set the record straight. Children in Gaza aren't going hungry because of Israel. They're suffering because Hamas uses food and aid as a weapon to stay in power.