[Leica] IMGS: Day out

[Jim Nichols]

Nice stadium, and very good shots!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/22/2018 5:46 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> A friend of mine Brendan and I went in to Dublin to see the European 
> Champions Cup Semi Final yesterday which featured Irish side Leinster 
> versus Welsh side Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium on Lansdowne Road. We 
> had good seats and were right behind the media corps, so, as a result, 
> didn't have people in front of us jumping up and screaming at every 
> score.
>
> The bald guy in the press box with the cans on is Keith Wood, a former 
> world player of the year and known as "The Raging Potato" or "Uncle 
> Fester" and the match was shown Europe wide.
>
> The stadium is only eight years only, sleek and modern, and stuffed 
> with bars and food outlets if one were so inclined. We had a pint of 
> Murphys each beforehand, and enjoyed a match which to everyone's 
> surprise, Leinster won easily by 38 points to 16. I brought along my 
> Fuji X100S which naturally wasn't much good for action shots, but 
> helped in catching my local surrounds.
>
> Leinster now meet the French club Racing 92 (from Paris) in the final 
> in Bilbao in the Basque country in Spain. I won't be travelling over 
> though.
>
> The images are on the link below and can be seen large
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Sport/Rugby/
>
> Douglas
>
>
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