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Below The Belt

Fr Romeo Sensini's successor, the perils of one-day cricket and more of the week's best comments

Green thumbs all round.

GOOD HUSTLE OUT there, readers. Let’s go back out there and make this another big sporty weekend.

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No need to put your CV in for the head scout position, Getard Lanslanger. You’ve got the job.

“He could be the man to replace Fr Romeo Sensini in the Craggy Island All-Priests five-a-side Over-75′s Indoor Challenge Football Match.”

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 While Devin Toner talked about consistency, Jack M could see a consistently frightened face on men who came up against him.

“Gordon D’Arcy looks like a scared little boy next to giant Toner.”

 John Connor’s got a Rolly on his arm and he’s pourin’ Chandon

“Hopefully the lad there – Cordell Walker – yeah, anyway when he goes to catch the ball hopefully he won’t drop it like it’s hot.”

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There’s 144 missing tickets missing for Ireland v France and Tom Red is on the case. 

The tickets were lost in Transit. And they’ll probably be found in a Transit.”

Yeaahhhh!

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You want cricket? As Dead Ball Brown explains, you can’t handle the cricket

“Was in Trinidad on Hols many years ago visiting a cousin. He dragged me along (reluctantly) to a one day match. I couldn’t get out of bed for 2 days after. The crack/ atmosphere was incredible. Like 3 Thomond Park Munster matches rolled into one !. Bring on Slinga Molinga….”

What’s a matta, Greg Cavey? Gotta no respect… 

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Fresh from his cameo above, ScrewMadd allowed his mind to wander to the glory days of Scottish rugby.

“Completely off topic, but I can never think about Scottish rugby without thinking about Bill McLaren. This Guinness ad about him (not a Guinness rep, I swear) is class:

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Donal O’Brien is not impressed by Conor McGregor verbal jousts. He’s watched a real master at work.

“Clubber Lang had some great lines, “I pity the fool” and “my prediction? PAIN”
McGregor has a long way to go to match that.”

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