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<t>Oops – sincere apologies if any offence caused.<br/> <br/> My original post was typed in a hurry, and probably should have read;<br/> <br/> Exclusively to any Irish members, or anyone reading this with Irish heritage, happy St. Patrick’s Day.<br/> <br/> Specifically, to Pat Richards, Eamon Oâ...

Wishing you all a very happy St Patrick's Day from sunny Dublin.

Let's hope Wigan's own "St Patrick" continues his fantastic form for the rest of the season.

I'm off for a pint now!

<t>Yes, sad to say that after a promising start Ireland quite literally fell apart. I'm sure Tony Smith's deliberate disruption to the Irish squad didn't help, but he did the same to Wales, and that can't be used as an excuse for the Irish performance in the second half. At times, it was almost as i...

<r>Personally I wouldn’t read too much into this. We all know what Sam can do and I reckon by now, Tony Smith probably does too. What more will he learn from watching Sam in another easy game which England will win comfortably? (If England don’t win this one comfortably then the selection for th...

A bit underhanded of Tony Smith to poach players from the Ireland squad who realistically will never play for England against the big 2.

Or are England really that desperate for players that he needs to steal from the other home nation squads?

<r><QUOTE author="ancientnloyal"><s>[quote="ancientnloyal"]</s>Would anyone think that MM would take a liking to include Hock in the squad when his time is up or would he rather have the #11 shirt already in place? I would hope the decision lies with IL as in this way, the chairman buys the player, ...

All kicks of at 17.59

Not long now......

Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Arthur's day.

Enjoy the celebrations, and I hope you all indulge - just a little.

Done.

Love the photo!