I'd say he's just keeping his options open. I don't think anyone would be surprised if made more plying his trade in France or the UK - or even head back to NZ if family obligations changed etc.

Sol_ie wrote: Great article with Bundee in the times today:


Look, I call it my home at the moment and I’m sure people will feel like I’m one of them as well.”[/quot


What do you reckon he means by at the moment?
This is his last year of his contract I think.

Great article with Bundee in the times today:

“Connacht have supported me from day one when I first arrived and Galway, everyone knows how friendly they are and how they are such good people. Look, I call it my home at the moment and I’m sure people will feel like I’m one of them as well.”

and

“I have shed a few kilos, but that’s just me losing a bit of fat that I’ve had for a few years,” he says, laughing. “I’ve been enjoying the Supermacs a bit too much.

I just cannot imagine him digging into a snackbox, tbh.

Lukey had no issue with project players when Richard Strauss was getting his Ireland caps - He is a hypocrite.

Check out craggyrugby.com/index.php/2019/09/11/aki...connacht-connection/ for the stats on why the Bundee/Robbie partnership might be the one of choice for the RWC

Always a bit on the Darren Anderton end of the psychosomatic spectrum for me was old Lukey!

Outrage leads to clicks leads to sales leads to money. Don't feed the trolls, stick to those that are fair (not biased for or against) Connacht. Craggy, Irish Times (GT especially), Murray Kinsella etc.

Don't think there'll be quite so much giving out when/if Lowe gets a nod next year.

(although I always had great time for Luke when he was playing, have to say. Can't fault a man for his injuries!)

Little Lukey Fitzgerald - that over-promoted clown who was injured more often than fit during his short career - I see is vomiting in today's Indo of the outrage that is Bundee's likely inclusion in the team to play Scotland over the blue-eyed boy Ringrose. Not content with their success in lobbying that Little Lukey McGrath made the tour instead of KM, the blue rinse goys are now up in arms that Bundee might actually keep Ringrose out.
It's an outrage!!

Great to see Bundee have a great game today. Henshaw was up to speed from the start, don't know how many times they talked about the PRO12 Connacht partnership and Jack was great when he got on.

Magpie wrote: I watched the Wales games on C4, Heaslip is fast becoming one of my more disliked commentators.

That's because spews sh1te

A lot of hypocrisy in the media commentary around the Jean Kleyn selection, the ex Leinster players in the media didn't give a fiddlers when it was Ultan Dillane getting dropped for Kleyn, offering platitudes safe in the knowledge that their boy was guaranteed his place in Japan, but when it is one of theirs it becomes an outrage.

I watched the Wales games on C4, Heaslip is fast becoming one of my more disliked commentators.

I feel awful for Kieran, but this happens every time a world cup squad is selected. With only 31 places, there's always a couple of high profile omissions. The focus since yesterday has been on those marginal calls, but the squad itself looks good to me. I would be worried about the lineout however, because teams will go after us in that department, and if it starts poorly it could unravel pretty quickly. Two and a half weeks to kick off against Scotland, and I'm really looking forward to it.

Absolutely gutted for Marmion. Imagine never letting the side down for 4 years just to be dropped and miss out on the world cup for a player who at best is no better.

Disgraceful by Schmidt, but no surprise really. 3 Ulstermen and 2 Connacht men travel. Meanwhile we have 12 (twelve!!!) from Munster. The selection of Kleyn and Luke McGrath is disgraceful. He's also made the wrong call on Kilcoyne. Good in the loose, but with 20mins to go in the q/final vs South Africa you'd prefer Jack McGrath in a defensive scrum!

McGrath is a closer style match to murray but why not bring all three? From a purely logistics pov he now has to play both 9s in every game and if one gets injured he's dragging marmion around the world. Also disappointed for toner rarely puts a foot wrong, one of the best locks in world rugby and we know we'll play nz or sa who have excellent lineouts, I don't understand it. Could joe be sacrificing toner because he won't be needed in the group games?

I'm absolutely disgusted at Joe, as a Connacht fan it's a real kick in the teeth that Marmion has been left out, McGrath is bang average, I've never wished injury on a player but I hope himself and Kleyn get injured at the weekend, because neither deserve to be at the RWC, Toner also should be fuming, whatever bull Joe sprouts just makes me madder, great coach but the poor man hasn't a clue how to pick a squad without a few howlers. Takes so much of my interest away from the world cup now.