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All Blacks second row Sam Whitelock momentarily thought he was Julian Savea and scored this 60m cracker.

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“How to stop him? I would not know how to coach players to do that. Perhaps man marking – or even a little kick!,”

That is Italy and AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso’s formula for stopping Lionel Messi….

Where we were today

Murray Kinsella has his wet-weather gear on at the RDS for Leinster v Treviso.

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The fixture list

  • There is Premier League action tomorrow, with Crystal Palace v Man United one of the standout fixtures.
  • There is a massive Pro12 derby as Ulster host Munster in Ravenhill.
  • There are games in the Christy Ring cup, the Nicky Rackard cup and the Lory Meagher cup.
  • And the Ladies Football League finals are taking place, with Galway and Cork contesting the Division One final.

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Gennaro Gattuso has come up with the most Gattuso way possible of stopping Lionel Messi

There has been a massive update involving Yaya Toure, a birthday cake and Manchester City

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    May 18th 2015, 2:32 PM

    Even when on the bench he didn’t get game time. The coach doesn’t like or trust him. Saturday once again showed just how wrong O’connor has been all season

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    May 18th 2015, 6:24 PM

    O’Connor is just all wrong for Leinster.

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    May 18th 2015, 2:31 PM

    He has a very big chance next season with Leinster during the World Cup, midfield won’t be as competitive so he should get a good run of matches.

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    May 18th 2015, 6:56 PM

    Mark if Darcy doesn’t make the World Cup squad, he’ll play 12 with t’eo at 13. Then Madigan and sexton will be back so the midfield won’t be as easy to get into as you may think

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    Mute David Davidson
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    May 18th 2015, 4:27 PM

    That pop pass from O’Brien

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    May 18th 2015, 2:54 PM

    Battle between him and Madigan for the 12 jersey next season.

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    May 19th 2015, 4:02 AM

    It’s always to easy to see who coaches ‘just like/don’t like’. When Gopperth played badly it was ignored whereas when Madigan played mediocre or even if Reid played well decisions went against them.

    It creates such a poisonous culture as some players start to feel entitled to spots and others feel it doesn’t matter how well they play they won’t get picked. Cody and Fergusson were masters at disregarding players identities and judging on match performance alone. MOC is such a stink manager.

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