O'Brien signs with IRFU

Ruckedtobits · Post by **Ruckedtobits** » January 16th, 2014, 6:34 pm

Delighted with new that SO'B is staying.

Well done Sean, you've made a lot of people eat their words and validated the impression that you have always played the game for and with your team-mates.

Speedy recovery, but don't rush it!

neiliog93 · Post by **neiliog93** » January 16th, 2014, 6:38 pm

Very surprised but delighted. The world's best backrow.

sid · Post by **sid** » January 16th, 2014, 6:45 pm

Mickado wrote: I rang a mate when I heard the news about Struass, his first reaction was "holy heart!".

He's not clever enough to have planned a pun that good though...

Maybe you underestimate him!

papachino · Post by **papachino** » January 16th, 2014, 7:24 pm

AH, he was never going to leave the Farm!! Besides, Toulon is no place for a Tank. They be navy men.

A few rounds of "Sean O'Brien, O'Brien. He crosses the line, the line" in the RDS tomorrow???

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » January 16th, 2014, 7:34 pm

papachino wrote:AH, he was never going to leave the Farm!! Besides, Toulon is no place for a Tank. They be navy men.

A few rounds of "Sean O'Brien, O'Brien. He crosses the line, the line" in the RDS tomorrow???

How about

"Sean O'Brien, O'Brien.
He signed on the dotted line
Now Toulon are cryin' and cryin'
Sean O'Brien, O'Brien."

Blue Voodoo · Post by **Blue Voodoo** » January 16th, 2014, 7:58 pm

Fantastic to hear about the Seanie deal being done .......... What a legend

And now with Strauss back on the bench I'm starting to believe this is our week and we have a shot at historic win against the Ospreys tomorrow

hugonaut · Post by **hugonaut** » February 7th, 2017, 7:40 am

Richie McCaw was interviewed on the BBC in the build-up to the Ireland/Scotland match – he was asked about the recently released 'Chasing Great' film [about his build-up to the 2015 RWC] and which players he most enjoys watching as a now-retired player.

The only guy he mentioned was Sean O'Brien. He talked briefly about how it was a different experience watching him as a neutral than preparing for him and 'wondering how I was going to stop this guy'. Some compliment from the greatest forward of all time.

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » February 8th, 2017, 9:19 am

I saw that too, a lovely thing to have said about you by one of the greats.

Peg Leg · Post by **Peg Leg** » February 8th, 2017, 11:35 am

hugonaut wrote:Richie McCaw was interviewed on the BBC in the build-up to the Ireland/Scotland match – he was asked about the recently released 'Chasing Great' film [about his build-up to the 2015 RWC] and which players he most enjoys watching as a now-retired player.

The only guy he mentioned was Sean O'Brien. He talked briefly about how it was a different experience watching him as a neutral than preparing for him and 'wondering how I was going to stop this guy'. Some compliment from the greatest forward of all time.

Yeah but he's cr@p in the line out.

offshorerules · Post by **offshorerules** » February 9th, 2017, 2:50 pm

Don't forget that Tommy O'Donnell is much better than him as an openside too.

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » February 9th, 2017, 10:41 pm

hugonaut wrote: Some compliment from the greatest forward of all time.

Richie McCaw? <puts on finest Scottish accent> Will ye get tae f%~k?!!

hugonaut · Post by **hugonaut** » February 10th, 2017, 6:38 am

Donny B. wrote:
hugonaut wrote: Some compliment from the greatest forward of all time.
Richie McCaw? <puts on finest Scottish accent> Will ye get tae f%~k?!!

Of course, these things are a matter of opinion – but I think he's the greatest forward of all time. Certainly the best forward I've ever seen, and probably the best player.

Oldschoolsocks · Post by **Oldschoolsocks** » February 10th, 2017, 5:49 pm

hugonaut wrote:
Donny B. wrote:
hugonaut wrote: Some compliment from the greatest forward of all time.
Richie McCaw? <puts on finest Scottish accent> Will ye get tae f%~k?!!
Of course, these things are a matter of opinion – but I think he's the greatest forward of all time. Certainly the best forward I've ever seen, and probably the best player.

For some reason I always felt that Robin Brooke if not the best, he was always my favourite followed closely by Michael Jones

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neilinboston · Post by **neilinboston** » February 11th, 2017, 4:16 am

Are yis flipping mad? Best player of all time is blatantly that 14 year old in michaels!

Oldschoolsocks · Post by **Oldschoolsocks** » February 11th, 2017, 10:04 am

neilinboston wrote:Are yis flipping mad? Best player of all time is blatantly that 14 year old in michaels!

You're just asking for trouble now Neil

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Morf · Post by **Morf** » February 11th, 2017, 7:55 pm

neilinboston wrote:Are yis flipping mad? Best player of all time is blatantly that 14 year old in michaels!

He has a younger brother you know . . . bigger/faster/more elusive/etc . . .

Oldschoolsocks · Post by **Oldschoolsocks** » February 11th, 2017, 8:14 pm

Morf wrote:
neilinboston wrote:Are yis flipping mad? Best player of all time is blatantly that 14 year old in michaels!
He has a younger brother you know . . . bigger/faster/more elusive/etc . . .

Funnily enough that's what I was told after I played a year of junior rugby with Karl Jennings.

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Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » February 12th, 2017, 8:35 am

hugonaut wrote:
Donny B. wrote:
hugonaut wrote: Some compliment from the greatest forward of all time.
Richie McCaw? <puts on finest Scottish accent> Will ye get tae f%~k?!!
Of course, these things are a matter of opinion – but I think he's the greatest forward of all time. Certainly the best forward I've ever seen, and probably the best player.

Really? Fine player, no doubt, but don't even think he was the best Kiwi openside I've ever seen, that would be Michael Jones.

hugonaut · Post by **hugonaut** » February 12th, 2017, 2:21 pm

Donny B. wrote:
Really? Fine player, no doubt, but don't even think he was the best Kiwi openside I've ever seen, that would be Michael Jones.

Fair enough. I saw them both over their respective entire careers. Jones was absolutely outstanding, but there's no question in my mind that McCaw was the better of the two.

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » February 12th, 2017, 8:51 pm

hugonaut wrote:
Donny B. wrote:
Really? Fine player, no doubt, but don't even think he was the best Kiwi openside I've ever seen, that would be Michael Jones.
Fair enough. I saw them both over their respective entire careers. Jones was absolutely outstanding, but there's no question in my mind that McCaw was the better of the two.

Yeah McCaw was special.
Ian Kirkpatrick was special too.
Different styles but it would have been interesting to see them play against each other.
JVDF is the only young player I've seen who could conceivably be in that class but it's early days yet.

Babbling 'brook