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[sparky]

Saw this and thought "C'mon England"

[mariner4life]

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Saw this and thought "C'mon England"

For fucks sake, if you are going to post a photo of two giant cocks at least mark it NSFW

[antipodean]

@sparky Even Lennon looked a twat in those glasses.

[Machpants]

Mmmmm Bono's special sauce

Tho, tbh, that looks like really badly made 2 mins noodles. What the fuck is the humongous ladle on his plate for?

[Bones]

Haaaa apparently Bono visited them to perform a "pep-talk".

Bet that would gee ya up eh.

[sparky]

Bit confused still about why David Pocock is hanging out with the Irish squad.

[Derm McCrum]

Ireland team to play England on Sunday

15-1
Larmour, Conway, Henshaw, Aki, Stockdale, Sexton, Murray
Stander, vd Flier, O'Mahony, Ryan, Henderson, Furlong, Herring, Healy
16-23
Reps: Kelleher, Kilcoyne, Porter, Toner, Doris, Cooney, Byrne, Earls.

Match odds: England 2/5, Ireland 9/4
Overall Title odds: England 6/4, France 5/2. Ireland 9/4

[sparky]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

Haaaa apparently Bono visited them to perform a "pep-talk".

Bet that would gee ya up eh.

"Every time ya knock the ball on, a little child in Africa dies."

At least, for their sake, Bono didn't sing....

[Snowy]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

that looks like really badly made 2 mins noodles

I just assumed that it was potato in some form or other (it really doesn't look good).

[Machpants]

Apparently bono was their to talk on what it means to be Irish. Which is reasonable cos there are a few guys on the team who don't really have a clue about that....

Harry Brent  /  Sport

U2's Bono gives Ireland rugby team a pep-talk ahead of Six Nations clash with England | The Irish Post

U2 FRONTMAN Bono has dropped in on Andy Farrell's Ireland squad on the eve of their Six Nations t...

[antipodean]

@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:

Apparently bono was their to talk on what it means to be Irish. Which is reasonable cos there are a few guys on the team who don't really have a clue about that....

That's odd given Paul Hewson moved to the Netherlands for tax purposes...

[sparky]

This is a big story this morning in the UK. Have I missed something?

England rugby coach Eddie Jones sorry for implying reporter thinks half-Asians 'look the same'

Eddie Jones made the comment after he was asked about his meditation techniques - something he didn't think he had spoken about.

A reporter got their facts wrong. Eddie made a (quite funny) joke about it. The reporter didn't see the funny side of it. Challenged Eddie afterwards. Eddie apologised if any offensive was taken and shook the reporter's hand.

Storm in a tea cup IMHO.

[Bones]

@sparky the reporter can fuck off. Ban him/her.

[MiketheSnow]

Looks like Jones got it wrong, not the journo.

Jones couldn't differentiate between meditation and mindfulness and then call the journo out for implied racism.

[Bones]

@MiketheSnow he made a joke.

[Bones]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51580990

[Machpants]

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

@MiketheSnow he made a joke.

A racist joke...

.... But against his own racial make up...

... So outrage or not? I dunno, modern day is confusing

[sparky]

Video of the press conference. A female reporter (not a voice I recognise) .

Rather strange that after Eddie Jones said he wasn't into celebrity in reference to Bono that she invited him to opine on Caroline Flack.

Clearly certain Rugby reporters need to report on the game more.

[antipodean]

What a non-issue that is.

[jegga]

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Saw this and thought "C'mon England"