Very unlucky. I really thought he was going to make a positive contribution to the team, but this is just the icing on the cake. It's been a bit of a disaster the past couple of months. I wish him well, I just hope it isn't in Europe any time soon.

Porterbelly wrote:

clanman wrote: Has James O'Connor signed on the dotted line for London Irish?

No not yet

And Irish are signing CJ Van Der Linde so would they be permitted another medical joker?

Yes

3.4 In order to reduce the possibility of uncontested scrums, each club may also nominate further front row players, referred to as 'Emergency Front Row players', who may be registered with ERC on a match-by-match basis provided that all necessary details of the players have been submitted before 12 noon (GMT) on 19 September 2013. The provision for the nomination of Emergency Front Row players is not intended to allow clubs to improve the quality of their squads, and is designed to cater for illness and/or injury in the relevant positions. The players added to squads will typically come from a club's academy or similar.

3.5 Each club may register up to two additional players during the pool stage, each to replace a player previously registered. If a club registers two additional players, one such player must be a front row player. Additional players must have a three-month contract with the club and must not have played for another club in the tournament. Additional player registrations must be submitted by 12 noon (GMT) on the Tuesday before the match. De-registered players may be re-registered (in place of the relevant additional players) during the pool stage.

clanman wrote: Has James O'Connor signed on the dotted line for London Irish?

No not yet

And Irish are signing CJ Van Der Linde so would they be permitted another medical joker?

Has James O'Connor signed on the dotted line for London Irish?

Just confirmed on Newstalk that JS has been released on "compassionate" gounds

Can we replace him?

just seen this on Galway Advertiser...

James So’oialo has been released from his contract on compassionate grounds by Connacht Rugby and the IRFU.

Just I know what the Pacific Islanders respect for names. Like the Maori's they usually are given to someone for a heritage from the past.

With hair like that why not Fonzie?

paratro wrote: I prefer James

Why so formal Paratro? He strikes me more of a Jimmy.

I prefer James

You prefer Hamish?

Ah lads can we have less of this Seamus shite.

We're not Munster!

Porterbelly wrote:

salmson wrote:

connachtexile wrote: Seems to be a massive f*ck up on the government end rather than our end. Imagine the Irish government being incompetent. :ohmy:

Probably. Tuquiri had to wait months for his permit to play for Leinster too, it's not like we're the only province affected. Oh, wait...

Ah he didn't, he has his permit very quick

But then again, he's playing for Leinster

Obviously feeling pretty slow PB, the sarcasm in Salmson's post seems to have zoomed above your head....

salmson wrote:

connachtexile wrote: Seems to be a massive f*ck up on the government end rather than our end. Imagine the Irish government being incompetent. :ohmy:

Probably. Tuquiri had to wait months for his permit to play for Leinster too, it's not like we're the only province affected. Oh, wait...

Ah he didn't, he has his permit very quick

But then again, he's playing for Leinster

connachtexile wrote: Seems to be a massive f*ck up on the government end rather than our end. Imagine the Irish government being incompetent. :ohmy:

Probably. Tuquiri had to wait months for his permit to play for Leinster too, it's not like we're the only province affected. Oh, wait...

Seems to be a massive f*ck up on the government end rather than our end. Imagine the Irish government being incompetent. :ohmy: