United v Saints @ st mary's

Merry - can I ask how old you are?? Were you a 'rugger b*gg*r' or a hockey player??!! (or not sporty!!)

Yeah, fair enough Misty. Maybe 'must win' is wrong. But after this weeks results and the injuries that Saints have it would be a missed opportunity for us if we didn't win.

Kinsang

I'm 28, coming 29 this Wednesday. I wasn't sporty at all. I loved sport and even now I play 5 a side every week but I seriously lack coordination. Wallace Rugby is kind of sad because it's a top rugby school but are perennial bridesmaids

Merry - I went to Methody (you may have heard of it ) I started off playing rugby, but you know how seriously it gets taken at a lot of schools in N Ireland - I thought, I'm a teenager, not a semi professional training every other day!!! Swapped to hockey, I know Wallace have a good hockey rep also.

Do you follow rugby and Ulster - they've been doin well recently, a few injuries this season unfortunately.

Have a good Birthday - I hit the big 40 a few weeks ago, stopped celebrating them after 21 - it's all downhill!!

But after this weeks results and the injuries that Saints have it would be a missed opportunity for us if we didn't win.
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For sure!

Yeah Wallace won a clean sweep in the hockey last year I think. All the more impressive because most of the PE department is solidly rugby orientated. When Wallace won the Burney Cup wheb to was in fifth year it was seen as almost an afterthought because we had Rugby senis to lose (probably to Methody come to think of it)

You'll know it's strongly orientated in rugby at Methody also. The 1st XV would go on a tour somewhere in Europe (it once went to S Africa!!). I was capatin of the 2nd XI hockey team, and got to go on the 1st XI tour in my final year of school - a weekend in ...................Bath

You still live in N Ireland? Our boys have made a great start to the Euro qualifiers (no doubt we'll bottle it and fail to qualify )

I do yeah. Living in Belfast. Been a really good start. The Romania result was disappointing but expected also. Massive game against the Finns in March. It's the sort of game we'd traditionally draw at best but we need to go all out for 3 points this time. I'll genuinely start to believe if we can get the win in that game

My brother and my mum still live in Belfast, and I still have a couple of school mates there, probably don't get back as much as I should (about once a year!!!)

We made a crazy start, and with 3 places up for grabs, we've put ourselves in a great position. Experienece tells us that we're likely to drop points in matches we're expected to win, and then pick them up when least expected!!!

Really would be great if we made it. You won't remember '82 or '86, I just about can, '82 especially was nuts, beating Spain in Spain, doesn't get better than that!!

I was only 6 months old when it came to World Cup '86 so I don't have any great memory of it! I would love to be able to see us at at least one major tournament. I would definitely make the trip to France if we were to qualify because it could be a once in a life time experience for a Northern Ireland fan.