What a time to be alive.

Was in the middle of Tesco when I found out that Gibson-Park isn’t playing today and I legitimately hit this pose in the milk aisle

For a team who have been in survival mode since round 2 and had nothing left- to go and give it everything, against the Springboks, for 100 minutes plus all the time they took cheating at the end? Special stuff, special team. Wouldn’t have it any other way, not even the easy way. Until next season💔

As someone who sort of wanted Saints to win today kind of, I’m gutted after that final. But as someone who loves crazy rugby games, great day for the parish. I’ve never been to the Millenium before, what a place. Wales should be fucking ashamed at wasting this atmosphere by being utter dogshit.

They just did a pitchside interview with Paddy Jackson before the Challenge Cup final, and I was the only one in the stadium who booed. Game’s gone

Okay, let's talk a bit about my book! I've said a few times that it's about Rome but Not Like That – what do I mean? The popular idea of ancient Rome is incredibly powerful – ask 100 people to summon up an image of ancient Rome and I bet most could and also that their ideas would be quite similar.

Friday night games in Thomond Park are a nightmare as someone living in not-Limerick, but I decided last minute that I couldn’t not travel to cheer for POM, Murray, and Archer one last time. 5:30am start to be in Limerick in time to start work. Wasn’t home until after 1am. Worth it every time.❤️‍🔥

Getting the chance to go back in time but instead of seeing an iconic part of history or stopping something terrible from happening, just putting a tenner on a Northampton v Bordeaux final

Spending a huge amount of money on signing Jordie Barrett specifically for the Heineken Cup knockouts but then not making it to the Heineken Cup final. Much to think about, I’m sure Leinster have some sort of a master plan here

Great weekend for making you wonder why the fuck you bother with this stupid fucking sport anyway

Not something I ever thought I would say, but I really hope we get to hear Johnny Sexton’s thoughts and opinions today

From “it’s so over” to “we’re so back” in the space of literally 2 minutes

The most special of special days*. This team are everything and more🤍 (*My heart, liver, and bank account might disagree)

Omw to La Rochelle, does anyone know if there’s anything cool happening there

Can’t help but wonder how old I’ll be by the next time Wales win a rugby game. The things I’ll have achieved, the people I’ll have met, the life I’ll be living

Can’t even lose 16 games in a row anymore. Because of woke

Ireland with Jack Crowley at 10: beat France in France, win 6 Nations Ireland without Jack Crowley at 10: pumped at home by France, lose 6 Nations 🤷🏼‍♀️

I was out on a work do last night and ended up talking rugby (specifically Munster, shock horror) with a new guy on my team. After a while he hit me with a “hang on, do I recognise you from posting on Twitter?” I like my job, so it’s a shame that I now have to quit with immediate effect

Contrary to popular belief, I’ve actually never even liked Munster Rugby

Not sure I’m ready to face into an era of Munster Rugby without these two in it. So delighted for both of them (Healy as well tbf) that they get to go out on their own terms. Scottish Rugby can finally rest easy without their annual O’Mahony-ing looming over them.

I wish there was a movie I could watch to further understand what happens when the Pope dies

I can't quite believe I'm saying this but: I wrote a book! And it's being published this May! It's about Rome, its enduring appeal, the many different ways it has been interpreted, and how understanding this helps us see both the past and the world today more clearly. geni.us/AllRoadsLead...

A lot of 6 Nations left to play, but if France (or Scotland I guess technically) can beat Ireland, we could get a proper Super Saturday- one that goes down to points difference and bonus points and winning margins. It feels like forever since we’ve had that, I want it so so badly

I’m pretty sure it’s actually a total coincidence that Ireland started being good at the exact same time as Jack Crowley came on

Taking an early morning Ryanair flight to the midlands of England, supporting a sports team is an actual mental illness

It felt really weird to be watching a Munster home game on television. Great game though, hated every single second of it

I tell myself after every year’s Christmas interpro that I’m not bothering with the next one. And then, the following year, I inevitably find myself right back here

RIZZO THE RAT as Himself

No one in the office today knew I was wearing odd socks*- one Kermit, one Miss Piggy *they did know, I told them

I’m rewatching M:I- Fallout (as a treat) and it’ll never fail to blow my mind that movies can be this good. It’s like the cinematic equivalent of this season’s Toulouse backline, but if they were all Antoine Duponts with Romain Ntamack hair.

It almost feels silly going through the motions of doing a Heineken Cup this season when Toulouse have so obviously already won it

Leinster look much more ordinary this season than they have done the last few imo, but unfortunately they really did cook when they were given dispensation to use the spare change in their massive budget to pay Jordie Barrett 80 grand a week to childmind Sam Prendergast

This is how I feel when I go to Thomond Park and don’t have one of the hot dogs made from questionable meat before the match

Really didn’t think I could love Ilona Maher any more until she came out with “RJ Snyder, I think that’s his name?”

I’ve watched Munster play in Thomond Park more times than I can count. I’ve seen them win, lose, draw there. I’ve seen them play well and play badly, in good weather and in torrential rain and freezing fog (yes). And yet it still feels exciting to be here every time Munster 17-10 Lions. Home❤️

I’d imagine that Andy Farrell will be quite embarrassed that it took the introduction of a Cork man and a Limerick man to avoid losing at home to a team who, in their last game, got clattered by Scotland

All anyone is trying to say is that an actual great man manager wouldn’t have treated Jack Crowley like this in the context of now ridiculous the media over here have been about the Ireland 10 jersey, both recently and historically. It’s not provincialism to suggest that it was a weird thing to do

Logs on, sees that Irish Rugby appears to be At It Again, logs off

Aoife Wafer robbed

Craig Casey is The Truth.

I feel very lucky to have watched 8 games in the Stade de France during last year’s Rugby World Cup, but the pre match light & fireworks shows this November are making me miss it reeeeeal bad

Warren Gatland in the dressing room after every Wales game this year:

Every time Australia play, they look more and more like a team who are going to beat Ireland in a couple of weeks

@letterboxd let me log this I’m serious

I’m not sure when I last watched a rugby match the final whistle blew and I wanted to rewind straight back to the start and watch it all again. Probably the last time France played New Zealand tbh

Since 2019, South Africa seem to have the same hoodoo over England as Heineken Cup finals have over Leinster. It’s been a really fun thing to watch their rivalry develop.

I feel like we all know each other from The Other App, but just in case, I’m Patricia. - Irish, she/her, yapper - supporter of Munster Rugby (it’s terminal) - watcher of a lot of (horror) movies - talker on rugby podcasts. If you’re confused as to why people ask me to do this, get in line