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Dog loving rugby mad Munster girl living behind enemy lines in Wales.

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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 1h
Tom Ahern looking a bit psycho round the eyes here. Lad needs a run of games
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The bare faced cheek of RTE calling Marnus van der Merwe, an actual springbok, a Munster academy player 😂
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Eh who is the replacement hooker? Am I losing it?!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Breezing through an airport past hundreds of Brits queuing at passport control never gets old!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
17-7 to Leicester at half time in the Munster game. Scrum looking decent tho and Charlie O'Shea playing with the confidence of a guy with 50 caps
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So who starts at 10 Fri night then?! Charlie O'Shea??
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Ben Coles @bencoles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Piece ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Mark Bingham, a pioneer for gay rugby and heck of a guy whose legacy continues to grow with the success and expansion of the Bingham Cup. For @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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The 9/11 hero who was a pioneer for gay rugby | The Observer
Mark Bingham died at 31 after storming the cockpit of flight United 93 and preventing Al-Qaeda terrorists from crashing into the US Capitol Building
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a great listen (and not just because I enjoy podcasts more when Munster are immense!) Been totally sucked into the women's game over the Summer. Can't wait now for the internationals
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hmm Macs Paige to Munster would be interesting. Think he's Irish qualified??
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
La Rochelle just so much sharper given their season starts next week but early tentative signs of a functioning line out and maul from Munster.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Just the ten tries scored by Munster by the end. 62 unanswered points. Completely dominant performance and some very classy play. Enjoyed that one!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Munster women's maul a thing of beauty. And backs turning on the style too this week. Ugwueru such a handful!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Love that the BBC spent ages talking about a British 1, 2, 3 last night but Rhasidat had other plans😂
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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Munster got their Vodafone Women's Interpros title defence off to an emphatic start on Saturday with a seven try crushing of finalists Leinster in Cork caolanscullymedia.substack.com/p/ruthless-m...
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Ruthless Munster Maul Limp Leinster
Munster 39-19 Leinster
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Welsh just wanna rejoin blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
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From Leave to Rejoin: Welsh Public Opinion Ten Years On
Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Commentator said there's still 20 mins in this test match and my tv immediately had a hissy fit and switched itself off 😂
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Mike Pullen @mikepullen1969.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Imagine if Townsend ever worked out when to empty his bench, rather than using iPhone alerts
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If we lose to Japan here there'll be no new caps until 2032
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Can't be a set piece team if you have no set piece
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Gordon D'arcy on ITV calling for Big Stu to give Frawley a hug
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Jalimack is on!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Oh England, this could get ugly now. Being torn apart
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Getting physically dominated here. Have a bad feeling about this
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Right Hugo my man. You are gonna need to be ON IT today
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Oh lovin this early morning Frenchman sexy rugby
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
And in the biggest rugby news of the day Plasmawr have only gone and won the Cardiff Schools Yr 10 plate. Da iawn bois!!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Metallica Cardiff. What a night! Just superb. Thoroughly enjoyed that. Won't be enjoying work tomr though 🙄
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HitchikersPie @hitchikerspie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Believe that's all the WXV and summer internationals sorted for the women now... Still need confirmation on the pools for the Challenger series, and venues in Japan, but it's good to see so much sorted Also big ups to South Africa XV touring Brazil, would hope to see more of that from W6N Sides
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
What a try for the Baa Baas! !
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Absolutely gutted for Oli Jager. Always made a massive difference when he played. But it's only a sport at the end of the day. www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby
irishexaminer.com
Munster’s Oli Jager set to retire on medical grounds
Jager will only be 31 early next month but his professional career has been hindered by a rotten run of injuries
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
First uni open day done with eldest. Massive thumbs up for Reading.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Any intel on this guy? Why's he leaving Ulster I wonder?.
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Caolán Scully @caolanscully.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
NEW ✍️ "If you feel Schmidt and Cullen overstayed their welcome, then others can make the same argument about Farrell". Today's contract should divide opinion, when the national team are on less steady footing than before.
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Opinion: Farrell's New Contract Is A Gamble
A decade long stint is an excessive length for any coach, regardless of accolades
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Ah why cant we have nice things 😕
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HG Rugby @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
80s played this season: McCarthy = 14.7 Sheehan = 15 TOB = 18.8 Kelleher = 10.1 Ringrose = 14.8 Furlong = 10.9 Larmour = 4.3 These are not unreasonable game time figures by June. These guys are not playing a high volume of rugby compared to their rivals. This is not because of a ‘taxing’ season
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Racist politicians whip up racist outrage. Widespread disorder ensues. The courts treat widespread disorder with the severity that they have always treated widespread disorder. Racist politicians cry “two-tier justice”, whipping up racist outrage. Rinse. Repeat. It’s so fucking tedious.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Reasons to be cheerful as a Munster men's supporter right now (yes you read that right). 1) The season is over and we're in the Champions Cup next year
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
So 15 yr old off on his first rugby tour abroad. This is fine. I'm fine. It will all be fine 😬
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Yes, yes we do.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I used to re-tweet this every year over on the bad place. Glad to have come across it again via @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social. Please do read it. Drowning doesn't look like drowning.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I follow some lovely Ulster rugby people on here. Everything crossed for you all!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Just look at this improvement. So excited for what they can do in the next few years!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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'World’s smallest public statue' proposed for Cork mosquito linked to death of Oliver Cromwell
Green Party councillor Oliver Moran says the unusual proposal could become a quirky tourist attraction for Cork city
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Hold on..Erin King is 22. Twenty Two? Did i hear that right?
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We've been through the fucking ringer 🤣. Preach Craig!
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Dont think I can watch this second half. Palpitations too much for me 😆
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Huge game for Craig Casey tonight captaining Munster for the first time in Thomond. With Doak overtaking him and Ben Murphy snapping as his heels he really needs a big one
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Wonder if there's anything on in the cinema between 7.45 and 10pm tomorrow night?.
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
S4C unilaterally deciding Ulster won...
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Cat @catburke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Bonus point try for Cardiff and thoroughly deserved..where's this Cardiff been all season!
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