Ospreys v Leinster Sat 3pm - Live on Sky

[johng]

Night and day. Lacey is grand. Has a few foibles but we know all about them. Is a good ref and as a former winger can keep up with play.

[riocard911]

Anybody, just as long as it's not FitzMonkey!!!

[leinsterforever]

Porter needs more time at AIL/A level before he plays pro 12.

I'd have thought it might take him a good while to even get to Loughman's and Heffernan's level in terms of scrummaging.

[Lar]

Anybody, just as long as it's not FitzMonkey!!!

Whoa! I am all for a bit of ref bashing myself but that might have been a little too much.....

[blockhead]

Anybody, just as long as it's not FitzMonkey!!!

Whoa! I am all for a bit of ref bashing myself but that might have been a little too much.....

Plus he's got the type of primate wrong.
A Gibbon is an ape not a monkey.
So yer man should be reffered to as "Fitzape" for example.
I'm sure I corrected posters about this before.
Anyway, carry on.

[riocard911]

Pray tell, O Wise One, us poor unfortunates; what is exactly the difference between a monkey and an ape? In German for example there is only the one word - Affe - for both.

[simonokeeffe]

Pray tell, O Wise One, us poor unfortunates; what is exactly the difference between a monkey and an ape? In German for example there is only the one word - Affe - for both.

The French only have one word too

[Oldschoolsocks]

Pray tell, O Wise One, us poor unfortunates; what is exactly the difference between a monkey and an ape? In German for example there is only the one word - Affe - for both.

In general monkeys have tails, apes don't. Though some monkey species have no tails, no ape species have tails.
After that its shoulder structure: apes can swing from branch to branch, in general monkeys cannot, they tend to run along tree branches.

[Dave Cahill]

Also, some apes can read far too much into a simple nickname that a chap has had since his schooldays

[Oldschoolsocks]

Also, some apes can read far too much into a simple nickname that a chap has had since his schooldays

Is that you little mickey?

[The Doc]

Also, some apes can read far too much into a simple nickname that a chap has had since his schooldays

I believe apes are better at reffing the scrum....

Could be wrong.

[blockhead]

Also, some apes can read far too much into a simple nickname that a chap has had since his schooldays

Cyberbully!

[simonokeeffe]

Still more sensible and genteel than most of the discourse in any Munster related thread

[Oldschool]

Pray tell, O Wise One, us poor unfortunates; what is exactly the difference between a monkey and an ape? In German for example there is only the one word - Affe - for both.

In general monkeys have tails, apes don't. Though some monkey species have no tails, no ape species have tails.
After that its shoulder structure: apes can swing from branch to branch, in general monkeys cannot, they tend to run along tree branches.

Apart from the anatomical differences there are the temperamental and other differences too.
One can go ape but one does not go monkey.
Apes have featured in a number of blockbuster films and indeed a number of humans have made their fortunes acting the ape.
Monkeys on the other hand only get paid peanuts.
Monkeys it would appear are not too smart, hence the expression "Don't talk to the monkey talk to the organ grinder".
Mind, talking to a monkey and expecting an intelligent response is none too smart in the first place.
Monkeys and clowns are often seen together - apes and clowns not so much.
If by any chance any one has a monkey, make sure to get it off your back asap.
And finally if you have a monkey but don't have his uncle then you don't know what the f^ck is going on.

[Lar]

Also, some apes can read far too much into a simple nickname that a chap has had since his schooldays

Didn't know that....

[curates_egg]

Can't all us primates just get along?

Gibbons are lesser apes anyway; don't put them in the same category as the great apes.

@riocard - Germans call all primates Affen; what we call great apes are Menschenaffen (man apes), in the great tradition of German compound nouns.

I would fancy a gibbon to make a decent stab of reffing a game to a higher standard than Fitzgibbon.

[goreyguy]

apparently Charlie Rock is injured and out for the rest of the season, so with Leinster down to 3 squad 9's, they have at least 1 AIL 9 in this week to train with squad.

[LeinsterLeader]

Should we not have the team by now? Have they changed the system?

I'm old. I don't like change!

[LeRouxIsPHat]

No it's usually the day before the game.

[LeinsterLeader]

No it's usually the day before the game.

D'oh! I thought the match was tomorrow night.

Did I mention I'm old