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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!
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I knew I couldn't put it into one tweet so hopefully this does what Andy Friend has done for Connacht justice
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Literally unforgettable
What is your “streets won’t forget” moment/try from the Rugby World Cup?
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German is such a wonderful language
Their word for scrumhalf is just beautiful
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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
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That's unexpected news for a lunch time!!!
𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
Louis Rees-Zammit to join NFL International Player Pathway.
Read the full story 👇
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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
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🟢Sean O'Brien
🟢Dave Mcsharry
🟢Ben Marshall
🟢Nathan white
🟢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!
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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
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Hands up if you thought Rob Kearney was gonna swing for Matt Williams??
Rob Kearney and I shared the same facial expressions listening to this.
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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
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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 🐐 with that reply
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Andy Farrell buying Owen's son Ireland kits is literally something out of a
@SquidgeRugby
video
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Dunno what's funnier the swearing or POMs reaction
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There are tries, there are bonus point tries
And there there are Jack Carty Bonus Point Tries
#CONvBEN
#guinnessPRO14
#TopPointsScorer
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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
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The BIGGEST EMBARRASSMENT to Irish rugby is the absolute rubbish spouted by Franno and his ilk
Somehow the Indo expect people to pay for this tripe
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The competition is shit
Hosting it in Qatar is shit
The sports washing is shit
It's all shit
Qatar bid to stage Nations Championship finals, with gulf state proposing a three-day 'Superbowl of rugby' worth £800m. Six Nations would all face southern hemisphere sides in play-off series every two years to determine final Championship rankings.
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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"
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
- 🇦🇷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
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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
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What a moment the 5 Connacht lads together on the pitch today!!
Everyone's journey to international rugby is different and should be equally celebrated
#IREvUSA
#GrassrootsToGreenShirts
#ShoulderToShoulder
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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
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For everyone around Dublin tonight
MIND YOUR CHICKEN
Bundees out celebrating
#IREvENG
#GrandSlam
#GuinnessSixNations
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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
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@michelle_jessop
@FlorenceW94
@ScrumQueens
@SeneNaoupu
@MichelleClaffe
@griffinciara94
@HerSportDotIE
@20x20_ie
@IrishRugby
@jacquihurley
Here's
@connachtrugby
launching a new sponsor in new training gear with both male and female player's. Hopefully they do the same for the new Jersey
Leinster launched a new jersey with male and female player's this week it's simple stuff and should be the done thing
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There won't be a cow milked in La Rochelle for the week
#Rugby
⚫️🟡El impresionante recibimiento a los campeones
🏆 Más de 35.000 fanaticos del
@staderochelais
festejaron el título de
#ChampionsCup
, en una ciudad de apenas 77.000 habitantes
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Bundee is and will always be one of us
A legend
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 ☘️
#TackleYourFeelings
@bundeeaki12
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Is this the most necessary or unnecessary sit down moment you'll see?
Answers below
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Munster beat Cardiff by 16 points
denying them a LBP & a TBP
Every
#Connacht
fan Right now
#MUNvCBL
#GuinnessPro14
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Like we all know
@SquidgeRugby
does top quality analysis
But this is incredible
The time and effort leaps through the screen!
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-
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I've said it once I'll say it again
The competition is shit
Hosting it in Qatar is shit
The sports washing is shit
It's all shit
Qatar close in on £800milion deal to host Nations Championship finals series after entering exclusive negotiations with Six Nations and SANZAAR. Qatar Airways lined up as title sponsors for eight-year deal. Full story
@TelegraphSport
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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
From historic wins to stellar tries 🚀
Alison Miller was part of it all
#RWC2014
➡️
#RWC2017
|
@IrishRugby
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Things not good for the health
Smoking
Supporting Connacht
Eating unhealthy
Supporting Connacht
Not getting exercise
Supporting Connacht
Drinking too much
Supporting Connacht
#DRAvCON
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Sorry to see Tom
@eoiny123
@DarraghLeader
@UncleNiyisy
@colbyFainga
Kyle
@joe_maksymiw
@davidhorwitz_
@robocopey
@McCabePeter
@59Roryburke
@anguslloyd
leaving
@connachtrugby
#Thankyou
from the
@ConnachtClan
& I for your time in Green
#OnceClanAlwaysClan
#ConnachtKindness
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Fair play to that crew and everyone else that travels down
Means so much to the team!!
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One of the smallest populations of the
@URCOfficial
in the top 5 for people watching
@connachtrugby
play rugby people want to watch
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@SamLStandsUp
Tap and go penalties from the middle of the pitch.
Covers kicker not having accuracy or distance
A bad line out
And a bad scrum
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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
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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 “destination” semifinals in neutral countries like Portugal. Interesting…
@TimesSport
👇🏼
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Just so I know for future reference
What songs are fans allowed to sing
Answers from contrarians only please
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Congratulations to
•Alex Wootton
•Jack Carty
•Gavin Thornbury
The three
@connachtrugby
player's have been named in the
@PRO14Official
team of the season
#FURU
#GuinnessPRO14
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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!!!
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I get really annoyed at myself when I think of a meme too late
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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
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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.
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Watching European rugby has been difficult. Is TNT like this for the premiership aswell?
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I've seen more Ryder cup footage on my timeline than Rugby World Cup today
Not saying world rugby have completely fecked this... but... oh wait I am
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Did you want proof that it's Niall Murray's ball and he's letting you play with it until he wants it.
Here it is!
#BKTURC
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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
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Yikes that looks very very bad
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What's the stupidest headline you've read today
I'll go first
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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
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Seriously though
Has the citing window passed
@ChallengeCup_
and somehow this ended as a freekick to Newcastle
a well earned POTM performance by Blade
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Incredible work rate by Stephen Fitzgerald
Conway won't forget this in a hurry!!
#MUNvCON
#GuinnessPRO14
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Third player of the tournament for Antoine Dupont!
Some going
An incredible talent
𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐓 is the '23
#GuinnessSixNations
Player of the Championship! 🏆
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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Incredible video by Squidge
A Sexton breakdown was never going to be about the player, it had to be about the man, the character, the legacy
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-
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I made this for
#MayThe4th
A throwback to the day
@JohnMuldoon8
tapped into his inner Jedi
#Connachtab
ú
#ConnachtRugby
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
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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
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Crowd practically gone, player's already on the sand or dressing room. John Porch still taking time to chat to everyone!!
#CONvLEI
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Can we just please PLEASE all stop listening to N**l Fra***s now please??
#Francelled
Neil Francis: 'With options to be procured, Bundi Aki's equation is money over the buzz of international rugby'
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