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TWEETS: BOD and Leinster fans react to news that Ian Madigan is off to France

Published 15:33 28 Dec 2015 GMT

Updated 15:35 28 Dec 2015 GMT

Paddy McKenna
TWEETS: BOD and Leinster fans react to news that Ian Madigan is off to France

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The news that Ian Madigan is off to France this summer to join Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14 (just in time for Ireland v Belgium in Euro 2016 on 18 June maybe!) wasn't wholly unexpected but it has still raised plenty of talking points about the state of Irish rugby. Overall, it's a resoundingly positive, if rueful reaction from Irish rugby fans to Madigan's big decision: https://twitter.com/WhosAdrianBarry/status/681491035877408769 https://twitter.com/SamanthaC86/status/681492903231905793 https://twitter.com/jamieparry85/status/681492396887130114 BOD wasn't passing up yet another opportunity to have a dig at Adam Ashley-Cooper: https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/681486288638328833 But he also had this to say: https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/681494195379515392 Many wondered why he couldn't play for another Irish province: https://twitter.com/SNBracken/status/681492352842756098 https://twitter.com/leeodonnell3/status/681492110336520193 There was inevitably fingers pointed at Met Éireann: https://twitter.com/MickeyJoeV/status/681492486045478912 And there was obviously some tributes to The Hair: https://twitter.com/Inphosports/status/681493018675933184 So long Mads.

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TWEETS: BOD and Leinster fans react to news that Ian Madigan is off to France