Not too many folks pointing to a positive road ahead..rugbypass.com/plus/ireland-a…

A Sports Book of the Year contender. Huge thanks to Brendan Fanning for a timely Xmas antidote to boredom. As rugby on the field is struggling to offer anything other than the soporific at the moment, it's glorious to read this compelling work. A perfect Christmas present.

A terrific exploration of where Irish rugby has come from and where it might be headed. Loads of outstanding detail. Highly recommended (even to Scots)

Thoroughly enjoyed the chat with these fellas on a ramble around Irish rugby and the stories in 'Touching Distance'. Appreciate the oppo to plug a book which was so enjoyable to write youtube.com/watch?v=eCYLRo…

Always loved Cher That now just moved up a level 🤣🤣

Our need for explosive athletes has never felt so acute. Well, not since we started taking rugby seriously and became contenders..

😠 "It was like sitting in a shop window and the whole f***ing street was stopping for a laugh.” 🇮🇪 The Ronan O’Gara ‘f***ing knob jockeys giving us the finger’ remark that sets up La Rochelle’s upcoming trip to Leinster. #InvestecChampionsCup planetrugby.com/news/the-ronan…

The books getting me through Christmas and NY - Andrew Ross Sorkin ‘s “1929” reads like a contemporaneous account; Matt Cooper ‘s latest; A Stephen King inspired collection; Brendan Fanning 2nd volume covering Irish Rugby over last 25 years; and the latest from Mick Herron

Hmm, should these be read from the bottom up?

Andy Goode Imagine a youth game with no officially appointed ref and as coach you have to fill the gap. And then do that for your own team? The oppo would erupt!

Aaron Rupar The President of the United States and the dumbest motherfucker on earth should be two different people.

Edogbo, Quinn and Gleeson is a backrow with a good range of skill and athleticism. This should be worth the watch

The prop gods not looking kindly on Irish rugby lately. Oli Jager hobbles out of the Glasgow game...

Many thanks for that Tommy!

Over their last three periods of 40 minutes Test rugby (SA & Eng) Wales have conceded 102 pts without reply. That must be a unique period of misery for any serious rugby-playing nation

This is a perfect summary of the dilemma for clubs: they are trying to copy what schools are doing except they operate largely in the dark and on far less time. No one has come close to addressing this

This never fails to hit the spot

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Here's a short video looking at Ireland's kick return strategy against England and how it helped create two tries in the last two games between the sides. #ENGvIRE #RugbyAnalysis

For Eng to get so little from 12 entries to Irl 22 must top their list of things to fix