r/rugbyunion • u/Thecceffect Saracens • Feb 21 '25

Bantz NO SLEDGE FRIDAY THREAD YET???

HAVE WE ALL GONE SOFT AFTER 1 WEEK OFF??

HAVE WE ALL DECIDED TO BE NICE TO EACH OTHER?

WELL FUCK THAT. THE CALCUTTA CUP IS COMING HOME.

YOUR FINN MAY HAVE RESURRECTED, BUT OUR FIN HAS ACTUALLY WON SOMETHING

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u/TheOtherOtherDan Dragons Feb 21 '25

SOMEONE TELL IRELAND THIS IS THE THIRD LAST ROUND IN A COMPETITION

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u/CatharticRoman Suspected Yank Feb 21 '25

SO GLAD WALES ARE GONNA HELP US GET OVER THAT INTERNAL BLOCK

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u/TheOtherOtherDan Dragons Feb 21 '25

YOU SHOULD STILL BE SCARED OF A CLOSED ROOF BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY REACHED YOUR CEILING

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u/CatharticRoman Suspected Yank Feb 21 '25

AT LEAST OUR CEILING ISN'T UNDERGROUND 

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u/TheOtherOtherDan Dragons Feb 21 '25

IT'S CALLED SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS, JUST LIKE YOUR WORLD CUP PERFORMANCES

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u/CatharticRoman Suspected Yank Feb 21 '25

I MEAN AT THIS STAGE EXPECTATIONS ARE FIRMLY A QF EXIT

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u/Tescobum44 Laighin Feb 21 '25

WE HAVEN’T EVEN BEGUN TO PEAK. YOU? OH YOU CAN GO LOWER.

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u/CountofAnjou Wales Feb 21 '25

TBF IRELAND CAN ALWAYS HIRE A COUPLE MORE KIWIS TO GET BETTER!

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u/Tescobum44 Laighin Feb 21 '25

SO LONG AS IT’S NOT A COACH IN HIS SECOND STINT RIGHT?

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u/Bloodbathandbeyon Bovine University alumni 2007 Feb 21 '25

SEEMS TO HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT WITH YOU GUYS. IT MUST BE THE SUPERIOR IRISH WEATHER

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u/Shox2711 Munster Feb 21 '25

WERE A 5 STAR TEAM GOD DAMNIT

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u/Welshyone Scrumhalf Feb 21 '25

WERE OR WE’RE?

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u/Shox2711 Munster Feb 21 '25

YES

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u/TheOtherOtherDan Dragons Feb 21 '25

SIX NATIONS LIMBO CHAMPIONS 2025 COMING UP

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u/Impeachcordial England Feb 21 '25

IT LITERALLY IS, NO EXCUSES WALES, DO YOUR DUTY

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u/TheOtherOtherDan Dragons Feb 21 '25

IT LITERALLY IS WALES, THAT'S THE EXCUSE

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u/Impeachcordial England Feb 21 '25

IT'S AN OK EXCUSE I GUESS

STILL THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER HOW TO PLAY RUGBY JUST AS YOU STEP ON THE PITCH WITH US. PLAYING THIS BADLY IS JUST A RUSE TO MAKE US LOOK EVEN WORSE WHEN YOU BEAT US

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u/pvrnr Feb 21 '25

EVERYTHING'S THE THIRD LAST ROUND WHEN YOUR PUBS SHUT THAT EARLY! PURITANS!

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u/MaygarRodub Ireland Leinster Feb 21 '25

You mean 'turd'. That's how we pronounce it, anyway.