The 2nd Row is a vlog/podcast giving its opinions on Connacht and Irish rugby at all levels. Match reviews, podcasts, travel help, a tad biased & a bit of fun!
If Freddie had gone for the ball
If Freddie had stayed square
If Freddie had stopped dead
If Freddie did a lot more things other than turn his hip and elbow into Keenan
He'd still be on the pitch
#IREvENG
The WRU and IRFU have roughly the same yearly income
Yet the IRFU can afford 4 teams but the WRU can't????
The WRU as an organisation clearly is not set up for Pro rugby to function let alone thrive
π’Sean O'Brien
π’Dave Mcsharry
π’Ben Marshall
π’Nathan white
π’Craig Clarke
All retired due to concussion
That's just Connacht
Google Retire concussion rugby and look at the amount of names.
Take your 20 minute red card and shove it!!!
Get coaches to you know COACH!
Just got sent this
Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful that the Connacht women had to get changed with the rats for the
#WomensInterpros
today
I've walked lyrical about this tournament but to see this I'm horrified
I'm lost for words at this
Equally Saddened & infuriated
I can see this happening this week...
The WRU sack Wayne Pivac
The RFU sack Eddie Jones
The RFU hire Warren Gatland
The WRU hire Eddie Jones
Twitter explodes
Well it looks like this has been deleted
But I'll post it as a reminder that this was a reaction from a media outlet to what should be a proud day in a player's career
Also Jack is the GOAT π with that reply
Andy Friend needs to be brought into the Australian set-up
He did wonders in Connacht, has learnt lessons from the Irish system that could be replicated in Australia
A strong character that will only have the best of Australian rugby at heart
#WALvAUS
Qatar bid to stage Nations Championship finals, with gulf state proposing a three-day 'Superbowl of rugby' worth Β£800m. Six Nations would all face southern hemisphere sides in play-off series every two years to determine final Championship rankings.
Anyone else think Andy Farrell is going to be setting off fire alarms at random points during the week,
As he walks around mumbling to himself "Need more adversity to test the players"
Professionalism isn't about money
It's about recovery
It's about prep time
It's about reps on the training field
It's about review time
It's about gym time
It's about respect
It's about structures
It's about building familiarity
It's about environment
It's about culture
The more I think of this video the angrier I get
How dare Benetton get a victim of racist abuse to apologise for it
It's disgusting
Wheres the CEO the head coach the Captain
They're the ones that should be front & center apologizing & leading the change in culture.
Right
I'm uninstalling all my social media few the next whil
Getting married, having a honeymoon & Im gonna switch off from rugby for the sake of my OHs sanity & so I can enjoy the occasion
I'll be back after the Leicester match if anything mental happens someone will message me
This is a sad day for rugby
The development & growth of the game has just been blocked by the richest nations in their pursuit of more money
The development of the global game has been handed over by
@WorldRugby
to self serving interest groups
Everyone involved should be ashamed
World League / Nations Cup starting in 2026 after winning the vote 41-10.
- π¦π·Argentina voted no. Rest of T1 world voted yes.
- Rugby fans of growth in Wales, France, etc should be angry with your admin.
- Lions protected; T2 in the garbage heap
Gutted to see Kieran Marmion leaving
@connachtrugby
an absolute club legend will be a huge loss to the west and the Irish rugby ecosystem
Over his 224 appearances and 11 years in Connacht he's been part of the big occasions and always delivered
So that's Connacht in the Champions Cup next season!
7th in the regular season
No one winning the Challenge or Champions Cup can knock us out
& no winner of the URC can knock us out.
Next week is a fight for silverware
LETS GO!!!!!
#BKTURC
Just got sent this
Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful that the Connacht women had to get changed with the rats for the
#WomensInterpros
today
I've walked lyrical about this tournament but to see this I'm horrified
I'm lost for words at this
Equally Saddened & infuriated
#Rugby
β«οΈπ‘El impresionante recibimiento a los campeones
π MΓ‘s de 35.000 fanaticos del
@staderochelais
festejaron el tΓtulo de
#ChampionsCup
, en una ciudad de apenas 77.000 habitantes
Home is a feeling.
Being surrounded by your people is what makes it feel like home.
Wherever you are in the world, Happy St. Patrick's Day βοΈ
#TackleYourFeelings
@bundeeaki12
I've reviewed the Six Nations, and it's made me think England are going to win the 2023 World Cup.
So, just what from England's 2022 campaign and Eddie's 25-year career made me think Jones is about to finally scale his Everest?
Answers, right here-
Ali miller scored 24 tries for Ireland in 47 caps
That puts her 5th in the
@IrishRugby
list behind BOD Earls Bowe and Hickey
But puts her try per game above them all
Things not good for the health
Smoking
Supporting Connacht
Eating unhealthy
Supporting Connacht
Not getting exercise
Supporting Connacht
Drinking too much
Supporting Connacht
#DRAvCON
A lot of talk was made about the madness of the RWC draw being made so early
If it had been made just before the 6 nations
And the draw matched the rankings from the one 2 years ago the pools would look like this
The rd of 16 teams & the week between it and the quarters is a real problem for the comp
But if TNT don't cop they're part of the problem European rugby is in trouble
Fears for Champions Cup as talks stall with TNT Sports over new deal UK broadcast deal.
+ something I discussed on The Ruck, the idea of having βdestinationβ semifinals in neutral countries like Portugal. Interestingβ¦
@TimesSport
ππΌ
All I'm gonna say is this
Connacht don't NEED Leinster to beat the sharks to guarantee Champions Cup qualification
We can just go and the win
#BKTURC
ourselves!!!
Did I seriously just hear Mike Catt having to explain Mack's non selection.
It's a world cup
It's a long tough tournament
This Ireland management are big on cohesion & people feeling involved
Of course there's going to be rotated selections
And 23s we don't expect
I swear World Rugby is desperate nobody know this tournament is on. Here in France, there is still no way to watch highlights of the Wales game last night. Not on YouTube (WR or host broadcaster), no clips on social media, not even on their RugbyPass TV. It's legitimately insane.
Congratulations to Bundee, Mack and Finlay all in the
@IrishRugby
23 for the
@SixNationsRugby
What a rise for Mack
First season here
Scoring tries for fun in the URC
And starts on Saturday
Ulster 10 Connacht 15
We're gonna talk about that last 10/15 minutes for a while the workrate the belief the fight to stay in the game and heep defending!
But that game should've been out of sight at 60 minutes we left too many scores out there
#ULSvCON
#BKTURC
Before you start chucking Italy out of the 6 nations give this a watch from
@SquidgeRugby
Theyre building at age grade
finally look to have their house in order in terms of overall structures
& have a senior team that has less caps than Wales's injury list
It's that shitty time of year when we are reminded the harder side of rugby.
12 player are leaving
@connachtrugby
at the end of the season.
It doesn't matter how long a player spends in the west they become one of us!
They've Giving to Connacht and to all of us that watch on
He retires an all-time great, one of Ireland's finest ever, and a player who defined the green shirt for a generation. We celebrate the man, the myth, the Jazzhall Sexlegend-
πππππππ ππππππ is the '23
#GuinnessSixNations
Player of the Championship! π
Only the SECOND player to win it three times.
Only the THIRD player to win it back-to-back.
Bravo,
@Dupont9A
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