It was a close run final - the lead changed hands a few times, once or twice it was literally 50-50, but the 2005-06 design had enough to hold off RWC2003 in the final quarter for a 51.6%-48.4% triumph.
We launched on June 8. The tournament kicked off two days later with the first qualifying poll. Now we're down to just two jerseys that will go head to head at 5pm on Tuesday, June 30th for the right to be called Ireland Jersey McJerseyface Cup Champion 2020.
Ahead of the decider, here's one more chance to look over the two remaining contenders, as well as a summary of how they got this far.
Many thanks to all who have taken part in this "bit o' craic" to get us through the month of June, particularly Denis Hurley of MuseumOfJerseys.com for supplying the graphics and Kristian Ross of @IrishRugbySupp for serving on the "tournament committee".
Fingers crossed we'll be back to harpin' on actual Leinster & Ireland rugby very soon. See you at 5 bells and be sure to get your vote in!!! JLP
"One week you hear that rugby's leadership are positive of play resuming and a few days later you receive a different message. It's not anyone's fault, there's just little in the way of clarity."
The allegation is that Gloucester induced Mr Skivington to leave London Irish – sometimes known as “tapping up” – which is prohibited in the Premiership and may be legally actionable.
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Today’s theme is “Kiwi influence”. First up we have Pick & Drive Rugby from Australia talking about a round of matches from Super Rugby Aotearoa, then on Wind Yer Neck In, Niall Annett talks to Joe Schmidt about communicating with his squads, and finally the 2nd Row asks Jake Heenan about Connacht’s 2016 Championship winning season.
“Gloucester Rugby will continue to seek to engage with London Irish, through the appropriate channels. Gloucester Rugby urges London Irish to do the same."
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Had Leinster’s quarter-final at the Aviva gone ahead as scheduled over Easter, the smart money would have been on the No.1 seeds making home advantage count
The former Ireland U20 hooker had joined Bristol on loan back in February and made his Premiership debut for the club before the suspension of the season.
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This week my guest is Ian Frizzell, who has recently been appointed to the role of COVID-19 Club Safety Officer at Ballymoney RFC. I got him on to tell us a bit about himself and how he got into rugby, about the club, and of course what the position entails. And as he’s also a massive Ulster Rugby fan I couldn’t let him go without sharing his thoughts on their chances once provincial rugby kicks back into gear.
“To Bryan, Barry and Joe from the Senior squad and to Jack, Gavin, Roman and Oisín from the Academy we would like to thank you all for your contribution and effort that you have given the club."
The senior professional players from all four provinces, along with the High Performance staff and coaches, are undergoing a medical pre-screening and education phase...
The Sydney Morning Herald also reports the Australian side of the ledger were not happy with the proposal being made public before any concrete deal was signed.
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A strike is highly unlikely, given it would jeopardise the restart of the competition and therefore further endanger the difficult financial position of the code and therefore its ability to pay players
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