Cian Ó Muilleoir
@rugbykino
Irish and general rugby blathering, with a smattering of data stuff and whatever else is going on in my head. AuDHD | Fáilte ar Gaeilge Rugby news feed stuff is at @rugbynewsplus.bsky.social, or search "Rugby News +" in the feeds.
Just because I didn't watch it doesn't mean I'm not going to shitpost memes.
Plenty of rotation in the Ireland 23 for Japan as expected, with 4 new caps to boot. Beirne captaining rather than resting, and no real security blanket players on the bench. They are being trusted to get this done.
Just the 54 tries across 6 games today. 9 tries per game on average. Who'd want to be a defence coach anymore?
Also Tate McDermott is a mash up of the Wilson brothers in The Royal Tenenbaums.
Actually I needed to include a second one for fully fleshed out self-representation.
Subliminal? That looks more like superliminal to me. "Guinness. It'll get ya the ride."
The 23 for Australia. A few mild surprises, with Osborne on the wing, Tom O'Toole and Cian Prendergast all starting. Beirne off the bench could be tasty indeed.
Also interestingly, the pool stage viewerships increased significantly enough this past season. www.rugbybroadcast.com/p/the-rugby-...
Listings for those who want to watch the Nations Championship matches free to air on Virgin Media One. In fairness, 15 hours of rugby non-stop? Don't threaten me with a good time.
Champions Cup changing to 3 from each group plus the 4 next best based on log points from next season, but the 3 try BP change is probably the bigger story.