Many congratulations to you both! I was in the exact same position this time last year – he was due on Christmas day as well and arrived on the 23rd. You will start eyeing up prams in a way you used to look at Ti frames!!

I’ll get a mini Ulster shirt at the ready!

I stayed here with the missus, very handy for most of the attractions:

http://www.hotelwashingtonopera.com/english/index.html

Go to a shop that lets you try a few and see what is comfy

Unlucky Wales much better second half. Deserved to win

Definite knock on from Barnes chip kick before that pen

Nice gift

Welsh set piece is very poor, can’t see anything but an oz win based on the first half

Great start from wales

Looking forward to the Wales game now, Ire sending positive vibes across the Tasman

Not today alas

Honestly Ire deserved to win, I haven’t seen them play as well for a couple of years. Nz really were rattled

That wee Welsh dwarf of a ref cost Ire that match, crap call on the ‘wheeled’ scrum

What a let off at that scrum

That’s good enough CFH, just hope we can keep up the intensity, last few scrums have been huge

Just spilled my cereal

Actually he’s getting the backs moving well- I’m a ROG fan though!

DOC on that’s at least 2 pens to NZ

Crap, a bit more composure needed

Ireland playing out of their skins!! Come on!!

I suppose he’d be a good mule for all the kit bags AA 😉

2.45pm? I’d also recommend speaking to your local Trailfinders they usually have good discounts with AA

I’d fly H’row to Raleigh Durham then hire a car, its about a 3 hr drive and would save you clearing customs and having to check in to take another flight, plus additonal charges on an internal. American Airlines fly direct on the route and are the best of the American carriers IME

It doesn’t work with my Norn Iron accent!!

Balls, thought as much

Bit more info on my recent thread

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/hiking-boots

What about these snazzy numbers – no one will ever point and laugh

http://www.timberlandonline.co.uk/on/demandware.store/Sites-TBLGB-Site/default/Search-Show?q=radler

Tough draw for us (Ulster) Northampton, Glasgow Warriors, Castres no easy team in that pool. Although all the pools are getting more and more competitive. Wee trip to Glasgae could be in order

Yeah Sky sports 2

Theres a couple of potentially good matches in the JWC this afternoon:

Junior WC – New Zealand v Wales (3.45pm)
Junior WC – England v Ireland (5.45pm)

SBW v Keet Earls……. Oh dear. If nz click it could get messy

Couldn’t agree more – I really fear for Ireland on sat.

Not sure wrecker but he has had a great season for the chiefs. Ferris isn’t on tour, wrecked himself in the Heine final

Ireland team:

15 – Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 – Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
13 – Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 – Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
11 – Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) *
10 – Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
9 – Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 – Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 – Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster) *
4 – Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
5 – Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
6 – Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
7 – Sean O’Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
8 – Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

I have to say I’m really worried about this team against NZ, I thought that the forwards would be outgunned but assumed that the back line would have Darcy and Trimble as opposed to Earls and McFadden/Zebo. SB Williams is going to have a field day I predict.

Also would have wanted a back row of 6- Ryan 7-Henry and SOB at 8

Yeah conventional Deore not top swing, grand with a triple

Regular Deore works for me

Thats a crackin vid CFH, what plonkers!

Well there goes my predictions already. Well done Scotland!

Brewers Fayre has it FOC, was there last week

I think its going to be a poor summer for all of the home nations.

Ireland are going to NZ with a very inexperienced pack and several out due to injury. The backline will score if they get ball but I think that will be the issue. Whitewash I’m afraid.

Scotland will loose to Aus and win against Samoa and Fiji but only just.

I can’t see Wales or Eng fairing much better, Wales might get a win but it will be very close.

Might have cleaned the bird shit off the balcony

Sure you might as well the weather is crap today