Susie Dent

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28 November 2024 11:56

Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.

Murray Kinsella

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27 November 2024 18:05

Jack Crowley has earned Ireland's number 10 shirt but his competitors have talent too: buff.ly/4g84nDP

John Hollinger

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26 November 2024 11:09

Hawks fans chanting "the Earth is round" as Kyrie Irving goes to the line

Pádraic

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23 November 2024 15:19

Hi I'm an Andy Farrell hater and my big reason is Gavin Coombes. To summarise, Gavin Coombes is the URCs: Best carried (by volume) Second highest tackler Second highest tight 5 passer But still not good enough for test rugby? Right. You'll find me here for more pro Munster propaganda (facts).

Three Red Kings

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23 November 2024 14:03

The secrecy and vagueness around Johnny Sexton's "consultancy" - never officially announced by IRFU comms, never visible at games or up for media - is just really weird.