BelfastCrafty
@craftynick.bsky.social
Ask me about my son, or Rugby, or paranormal, or F1, & I can bore you to death 😊
Genuine question.
I've been a rugby fan for 35 years but never played.
But how more difficult is it to play a position you haven't played in a very long time?
& If you're playing great for club in 1 position what's the benefits switching you?
I've been a rugby fan for 35 years but never played.
But how more difficult is it to play a position you haven't played in a very long time?
& If you're playing great for club in 1 position what's the benefits switching you?
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Genuine question.
I've been a rugby fan for 35 years but never played.
But how more difficult is it to play a position you haven't played in a very long time?
& If you're playing great for club in 1 position what's the benefits switching you?
I've been a rugby fan for 35 years but never played.
But how more difficult is it to play a position you haven't played in a very long time?
& If you're playing great for club in 1 position what's the benefits switching you?
Am I the only person enjoyed that Ireland XV v England A game??
Yes we got hammered but I felt like they gave it all - more than a lot of the Ireland/lions/regular players!
England were great, they really were & given the Ireland squad had a couple of days together I thought some of them stood out!
Yes we got hammered but I felt like they gave it all - more than a lot of the Ireland/lions/regular players!
England were great, they really were & given the Ireland squad had a couple of days together I thought some of them stood out!
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Am I the only person enjoyed that Ireland XV v England A game??
Yes we got hammered but I felt like they gave it all - more than a lot of the Ireland/lions/regular players!
England were great, they really were & given the Ireland squad had a couple of days together I thought some of them stood out!
Yes we got hammered but I felt like they gave it all - more than a lot of the Ireland/lions/regular players!
England were great, they really were & given the Ireland squad had a couple of days together I thought some of them stood out!
Fear not, the main game is on tonight 😁
Ireland XV v England XV
Ireland XV v England XV
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Fear not, the main game is on tonight 😁
Ireland XV v England XV
Ireland XV v England XV
Andy Farrell certainly isn't happy.
Not often I've heard him call out Ireland for not being good enough!
To be fair though he picked them.
& He coached them.
& He didn't give a lot of credit to France either. 😕
Not often I've heard him call out Ireland for not being good enough!
To be fair though he picked them.
& He coached them.
& He didn't give a lot of credit to France either. 😕
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Andy Farrell certainly isn't happy.
Not often I've heard him call out Ireland for not being good enough!
To be fair though he picked them.
& He coached them.
& He didn't give a lot of credit to France either. 😕
Not often I've heard him call out Ireland for not being good enough!
To be fair though he picked them.
& He coached them.
& He didn't give a lot of credit to France either. 😕
Yessss Timoney 🙌🙌👏
February 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Yessss Timoney 🙌🙌👏
Ok, I haven't had my phone stolen or had a hit on the head, but I don't think the Irish players have been awful 🙊
Yes I think we could do with some leadership & structure & an actual plan, but I don't really put that on the players.
I think JGP has been great, VDF & Osborne too.
Did Ringrose start?
Yes I think we could do with some leadership & structure & an actual plan, but I don't really put that on the players.
I think JGP has been great, VDF & Osborne too.
Did Ringrose start?
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Ok, I haven't had my phone stolen or had a hit on the head, but I don't think the Irish players have been awful 🙊
Yes I think we could do with some leadership & structure & an actual plan, but I don't really put that on the players.
I think JGP has been great, VDF & Osborne too.
Did Ringrose start?
Yes I think we could do with some leadership & structure & an actual plan, but I don't really put that on the players.
I think JGP has been great, VDF & Osborne too.
Did Ringrose start?
February 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I watched a lot of podcasts yesterday (are they still called that if I'm watching instead of it just being audio? 🤔)
Anyway I have decided to be more positive - us Irish fans seem to be giving our team the least chance, so Im trying some positive thinking 👀
Please don't let me down Ireland 🤞
Anyway I have decided to be more positive - us Irish fans seem to be giving our team the least chance, so Im trying some positive thinking 👀
Please don't let me down Ireland 🤞
Dear whoever is out there, all I ask is that Stockdale has a great game & silences his (Leinster fans) critics!
Especially given he's only played on the wing 3 times this season 😭
& After seeing the French team, that they don't beat us by more than 20.
Especially given he's only played on the wing 3 times this season 😭
& After seeing the French team, that they don't beat us by more than 20.
February 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I watched a lot of podcasts yesterday (are they still called that if I'm watching instead of it just being audio? 🤔)
Anyway I have decided to be more positive - us Irish fans seem to be giving our team the least chance, so Im trying some positive thinking 👀
Please don't let me down Ireland 🤞
Anyway I have decided to be more positive - us Irish fans seem to be giving our team the least chance, so Im trying some positive thinking 👀
Please don't let me down Ireland 🤞
Dear whoever is out there, all I ask is that Stockdale has a great game & silences his (Leinster fans) critics!
Especially given he's only played on the wing 3 times this season 😭
& After seeing the French team, that they don't beat us by more than 20.
Especially given he's only played on the wing 3 times this season 😭
& After seeing the French team, that they don't beat us by more than 20.
February 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Dear whoever is out there, all I ask is that Stockdale has a great game & silences his (Leinster fans) critics!
Especially given he's only played on the wing 3 times this season 😭
& After seeing the French team, that they don't beat us by more than 20.
Especially given he's only played on the wing 3 times this season 😭
& After seeing the French team, that they don't beat us by more than 20.
It's been 15 months now since my 13yr old has been at school!
Our tribunal against EA is adjourned for 3 weeks, the solicitor is annoying me as much as the EA & I'm fighting to get my son's next surgery!
STRESSED!!
So this memory gave me a much needed laugh 😂😂
Our tribunal against EA is adjourned for 3 weeks, the solicitor is annoying me as much as the EA & I'm fighting to get my son's next surgery!
STRESSED!!
So this memory gave me a much needed laugh 😂😂
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It's been 15 months now since my 13yr old has been at school!
Our tribunal against EA is adjourned for 3 weeks, the solicitor is annoying me as much as the EA & I'm fighting to get my son's next surgery!
STRESSED!!
So this memory gave me a much needed laugh 😂😂
Our tribunal against EA is adjourned for 3 weeks, the solicitor is annoying me as much as the EA & I'm fighting to get my son's next surgery!
STRESSED!!
So this memory gave me a much needed laugh 😂😂
Back up to 4th with a game still in hand 👏👏
I had a fan tell me last week that Ulster are getting way ahead of ourselves as we haven't won anything yet.
We don't expect too.
But given we came almost bottom last season just let us enjoy & celebrate our progress please 😊
I had a fan tell me last week that Ulster are getting way ahead of ourselves as we haven't won anything yet.
We don't expect too.
But given we came almost bottom last season just let us enjoy & celebrate our progress please 😊
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Back up to 4th with a game still in hand 👏👏
I had a fan tell me last week that Ulster are getting way ahead of ourselves as we haven't won anything yet.
We don't expect too.
But given we came almost bottom last season just let us enjoy & celebrate our progress please 😊
I had a fan tell me last week that Ulster are getting way ahead of ourselves as we haven't won anything yet.
We don't expect too.
But given we came almost bottom last season just let us enjoy & celebrate our progress please 😊
Narrator : and the rest of the Ulster fans were sad to discover that Shanahan was not the Messiah after all (& that Nic was right & he should go 🫣)
a group of people are kneeling down with their arms in the air and a man says he is he is the messiah
ALT: a group of people are kneeling down with their arms in the air and a man says he is he is the messiah
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Narrator : and the rest of the Ulster fans were sad to discover that Shanahan was not the Messiah after all (& that Nic was right & he should go 🫣)
Going by absolutely nothing more than body language & late news, I don't think Werner Kok is getting re-signed for next year 😞
I feel it in my bones...
And this will be 1 of the very rare occasions I'd be delighted to be wrong.
I feel it in my bones...
And this will be 1 of the very rare occasions I'd be delighted to be wrong.
January 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Going by absolutely nothing more than body language & late news, I don't think Werner Kok is getting re-signed for next year 😞
I feel it in my bones...
And this will be 1 of the very rare occasions I'd be delighted to be wrong.
I feel it in my bones...
And this will be 1 of the very rare occasions I'd be delighted to be wrong.
Anyone watching the Zebre v Connacht game?
Who did Jackman say is rumoured to be going to Ulster with Matthew Devine??
Who did Jackman say is rumoured to be going to Ulster with Matthew Devine??
January 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Anyone watching the Zebre v Connacht game?
Who did Jackman say is rumoured to be going to Ulster with Matthew Devine??
Who did Jackman say is rumoured to be going to Ulster with Matthew Devine??
I know it's NOT a popular call but I actually enjoy Ryan Wilson 😂
Us ADHDer's have to stick together too!
*I left out the most important word 🫣
** Im not even drinking!
*** Maybe I should be drinking 🤔
Us ADHDer's have to stick together too!
*I left out the most important word 🫣
** Im not even drinking!
*** Maybe I should be drinking 🤔
January 30, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I know it's NOT a popular call but I actually enjoy Ryan Wilson 😂
Us ADHDer's have to stick together too!
*I left out the most important word 🫣
** Im not even drinking!
*** Maybe I should be drinking 🤔
Us ADHDer's have to stick together too!
*I left out the most important word 🫣
** Im not even drinking!
*** Maybe I should be drinking 🤔
Reposted by BelfastCrafty
The Ospreys, Dragons and Cardiff Supporters Trusts have launched a joint petition to oppose the WRU's culling of a team, fanbase, and future for rugby in that region.
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Oppose the WRU's Proposed Reduction in Elite Teams
www.change.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Ospreys, Dragons and Cardiff Supporters Trusts have launched a joint petition to oppose the WRU's culling of a team, fanbase, and future for rugby in that region.
Please sign and share-
www.change.org/p/oppose-the...
Please sign and share-
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Reposted by BelfastCrafty
New Article for @AllThingsRugbyX ✍️
Link ♥️
allthingsrugby.com/news/the-tru...
A deep dive into Ulster’s revival this season with help from @OptaJonny and @alrugby.bsky.social from @TheInterProShow 🧑💻
Link ♥️
allthingsrugby.com/news/the-tru...
A deep dive into Ulster’s revival this season with help from @OptaJonny and @alrugby.bsky.social from @TheInterProShow 🧑💻
The TRUTH About Ulster: Hot Streak Over Or Genuine Contenders?
Last season was horrendous for Ulster. They finished a lowly 14th in the league, bottom of all the Irish teams, and they had the joint 2nd most tries... | All Things Rugby
allthingsrugby.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
New Article for @AllThingsRugbyX ✍️
Link ♥️
allthingsrugby.com/news/the-tru...
A deep dive into Ulster’s revival this season with help from @OptaJonny and @alrugby.bsky.social from @TheInterProShow 🧑💻
Link ♥️
allthingsrugby.com/news/the-tru...
A deep dive into Ulster’s revival this season with help from @OptaJonny and @alrugby.bsky.social from @TheInterProShow 🧑💻
Reposted by BelfastCrafty
Belfast Chums my friend and his adult trans daughter are coming to Belfast soon. Would really appreciate recommendations for Trans friendly safe places to stay, eat, drink and do things.
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Belfast Chums my friend and his adult trans daughter are coming to Belfast soon. Would really appreciate recommendations for Trans friendly safe places to stay, eat, drink and do things.
Why do sites that post these photos not monitor the comments - they know as well as the rest of us what the morons will be saying 🙄
Comments on the same photo that have been there 12hr+
Talk about shitting on a special moment for a young man who's worked his balls off to get the opportunity!
Comments on the same photo that have been there 12hr+
Talk about shitting on a special moment for a young man who's worked his balls off to get the opportunity!
Do you think there will ever be a time when a picture of a black Irish sportstar can be posted online without the predictable bellends in the comments 🙄
Or understand the concept that a black person could actually be born here & be as Irish as they are 🤦
This was about Edogbo this time 😶🌫️
Or understand the concept that a black person could actually be born here & be as Irish as they are 🤦
This was about Edogbo this time 😶🌫️
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Why do sites that post these photos not monitor the comments - they know as well as the rest of us what the morons will be saying 🙄
Comments on the same photo that have been there 12hr+
Talk about shitting on a special moment for a young man who's worked his balls off to get the opportunity!
Comments on the same photo that have been there 12hr+
Talk about shitting on a special moment for a young man who's worked his balls off to get the opportunity!
Do you think there will ever be a time when a picture of a black Irish sportstar can be posted online without the predictable bellends in the comments 🙄
Or understand the concept that a black person could actually be born here & be as Irish as they are 🤦
This was about Edogbo this time 😶🌫️
Or understand the concept that a black person could actually be born here & be as Irish as they are 🤦
This was about Edogbo this time 😶🌫️
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Do you think there will ever be a time when a picture of a black Irish sportstar can be posted online without the predictable bellends in the comments 🙄
Or understand the concept that a black person could actually be born here & be as Irish as they are 🤦
This was about Edogbo this time 😶🌫️
Or understand the concept that a black person could actually be born here & be as Irish as they are 🤦
This was about Edogbo this time 😶🌫️
It's like the magic roundabout right now in Irish Rugby! 😯
Devine to Ulster.
Murphy to Munster.
We're all out of 9s Leinster but how's about you take Bolton or Jansen? Kill me off altogether instead of me bleeding out
Murphy to Munster.
We're all out of 9s Leinster but how's about you take Bolton or Jansen? Kill me off altogether instead of me bleeding out
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
It's like the magic roundabout right now in Irish Rugby! 😯
I don't really get this move? Obviously we have Doak who's been called up to Ireland for the 1st time, he may become more of a regular?
But If he doesn't then we have 3 Scrum halves, 4 if Shanahan is still kept on?
And Is someone who was always on the bench going to jump ahead?
But If he doesn't then we have 3 Scrum halves, 4 if Shanahan is still kept on?
And Is someone who was always on the bench going to jump ahead?
Connacht scrumhalf Matthew Devine set to switch to Ulster from next season
Connacht scrumhalf Matthew Devine set to switch to Ulster from next season
Talented 23-year-old has found his opportunities limited over the last two seasons
www.irishtimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I don't really get this move? Obviously we have Doak who's been called up to Ireland for the 1st time, he may become more of a regular?
But If he doesn't then we have 3 Scrum halves, 4 if Shanahan is still kept on?
And Is someone who was always on the bench going to jump ahead?
But If he doesn't then we have 3 Scrum halves, 4 if Shanahan is still kept on?
And Is someone who was always on the bench going to jump ahead?
We dropped from 3rd to 6th from this result in the URC table 😭
We do still have a game in hand, but that's a massive loss for us!
Along with Lowry getting knocked out cold before he even hit the ground (not dangerous though 🤥)
And ? over Baloucoune!
Still crying 😭
We do still have a game in hand, but that's a massive loss for us!
Along with Lowry getting knocked out cold before he even hit the ground (not dangerous though 🤥)
And ? over Baloucoune!
Still crying 😭
I shall be over here crying in the corner if anyone needs me 😭😭
Congratulations Scarlets 👏
Congratulations Scarlets 👏
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
We dropped from 3rd to 6th from this result in the URC table 😭
We do still have a game in hand, but that's a massive loss for us!
Along with Lowry getting knocked out cold before he even hit the ground (not dangerous though 🤥)
And ? over Baloucoune!
Still crying 😭
We do still have a game in hand, but that's a massive loss for us!
Along with Lowry getting knocked out cold before he even hit the ground (not dangerous though 🤥)
And ? over Baloucoune!
Still crying 😭
I shall be over here crying in the corner if anyone needs me 😭😭
Congratulations Scarlets 👏
Congratulations Scarlets 👏
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I shall be over here crying in the corner if anyone needs me 😭😭
Congratulations Scarlets 👏
Congratulations Scarlets 👏