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Earls on the bench a tactic, or just dropped?

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Healy has fallen so far its actually car crash stuff at this stage. Furlong and McGrath are the clear Irish starters, but the bench cover is up for grabs I reckon. Ryan continues to improve so Bealham better be on his his best. Healy is living on a bit of reputation. There's kilcoyne, Buckley plus ...

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TheBouncer wrote:The fall off from McGrath to Healy is big.

Give John Ryan some credit. Best th on the field tonight! Furlong understandably looks knackered.

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Very nice touch by the Racing 92 Supporters' Club.. they sent on a list of members who'd accommodate Munster fans travelling over again for the rescheduled fixture. Class. :thumbup: Once you get past the cünts who run the clubs, the frogs are proper rugby people. God that's fantastic. Fair play Wel...

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I'd give him a go for the record, I just prefer to talk in terms of what Schmidt may or may not do. I find it hard to see Sweetnam coming from essentially nowhere to starting in the 6N, unfortunately. He's been really excellent this year though for me. Another thing that crossed my mind was that Le...

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http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingne ... 68041.html

Now wouldnt that be good.

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Don't think Scannell is the type of quality to challenge Henshaw or Ringrose for the centre combination, or the Ulster lads. He'll provide a good solid option and well the lads do have a habit of breaking these days. Henshaw and Rinrose are out in front, but Scannell is forcing his way into the con...

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Munster are going to really miss Taute when he's gone. When is Saili back? He was back in full training this week so is close to being available, but Taute has been unbelievable. He may be limited in certain aspects but he works his arse off, hits like a train, and runs superb lines. I was hugely i...

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Long Mike Gibson is a good call- for the second row. He won a few caps there and and was more convincing than franno. Add Jim glennon to the more convincing than Franno flu as well-less talented but he tried.

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We now have potential pack that is overall the most mobile and best footballing one we ever had. The two props, Henderon and Dillane are like a new breed for us. There is now an opportunity to change our complete style of play because of this- more open, faster. Kinda more NZ-dont think we have had ...

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Im going with , all being fit:
7 is between SOB & VDF - adv SOB.
6 is between stander and POM- adv Stander as man in posession, but this is the tightest call.
8 is Heaslip, but now there are genuine options.

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Voodoo, I tell you, voodoooooooooooooo!!! ;) I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. Thought we suffered massively when he went in there. As we did against Argentina last year. And I don't know when he missed what but he's down for 4 missed tackles out of 9.........[/quote] No idea which tackles...

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Wasnt Scannell kept with the squad for the weekend? Just saying........ Olding injured during the week though, I think? I also like Scannel but same answer I gave above re. Olding. Not saying he's there yet or anything, but with some of the comments earlier about our bench composition in mind a pla...

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Wasnt Scannell kept with the squad for the weekend? Just saying........ Olding injured during the week though, I think? I also like Scannel but same answer I gave above re. Olding. Not saying he's there yet or anything, but with some of the comments earlier about our bench composition in mind a pla...

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Wasnt Scannell kept with the squad for the weekend? Just saying........

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If we're being honest, we were looking shaky in defence even with Payne on. Sexton and Henshaw make a huge difference to our linespeed but I also think we deliberately chose to soak because we didn't want to get caught out by their passing game. Also, we fell off Folau in particular too many times ...

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I can understand Joe's reluctance with introducing new players a bit more now. Carbery, Ringrose are a bit underweight at this level He was happy to start with Ringrose today ahead of Marshall, and Carbery was in the squad to cover Jackson, who isn't exactly Henry Honiball. In hindsight Marshall wo...

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Smallest Irish backline in years.

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DragsterDriver wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:Starting half fit players could hurt us. If Payne doesn't last
Why do Ireland do that? It's crazy.

POM has international experience as a winger

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Strong guy to be able to lift furlong.

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Porterbelly1 wrote:Frank Murphy the scrum half who played for Connacht and Munster is refereeing Dragons v Edinburgh this weekend

Good to see. More former pro players reffing the better.

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earl the beaver wrote:
Diego wrote:Back three is about the only position Leinster could justify a non project signing.
You could make the case for a prop that covers both sides who will be an experienced head when the Irish players are away tbf.

Has Michael Bent left???

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Hendersons an interesting one. Great athlete, full of potential but still no clear position. He needs to focus on one place I believe or all of a sudden he will be a great squad player who never makes the team. Great player, but is he in the top 2two or three 6s in the country? Or in the top three ...

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Hendersons an interesting one. Great athlete, full of potential but still no clear position. He needs to focus on one place I believe or all of a sudden he will be a great squad player who never makes the team. Great player, but is he in the top 2two or three 6s in the country? Or in the top three s...

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Some of the attack limitations of our back theee can be changed by changes elsewhere. Payne is a great strike runner but does not have great acceleration. Move him to 15, ringrose to 13 straightaway you have a faster line overall, and one that would give our wings that extra yard of space. On the 12...

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https://gfycat.com/ThreadbareGoodnaturedHanumanmonkey From the Sexton thread. Actually going to give Cane a pass here, especially as it's clear that he turns his head away and Henshaw's head dips as he turns. Still don't understand how it could be a penalty but not a card though. It's either a legi...

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Wonderful game last night which confirmed a lot of whatt we knew already. We have back row resources equal or superior to any other team in world rugby. Some of the props are also world class. However, against the very best teams it is clear that our back line is not good enough or not quick enough...

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Someone brought up depth earlier. Do we start Marmion or McGrath next week ahead of Murray, who clearly looked unfit? 9 is a position where we have zero depth and the only way to build it is to give backups gametime. Its a toughie as we need a win next week but there isn't really any other opportun...

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redderneck wrote:Clearly the only way this will be resolved to everyone's satisfaction lies in the selection of the TO'D.

The matter is now closed.

Exactly- just drop the ' though.

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The advantage Earls has for the 23 shirt is both his experience at this level and the fact he's played wing and 13 for Joe and has played 15. There is zero chance he'll come on at FB but your point still stands. It's a coin flip between Ringrose and Earls for the bench spot. I'd be happy with eithe...

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Of the games I was actually at: Irl v Scot in the Triple Crown decider in 1982 when Ollie Campbell was at his outstanding best with all 18 points. The Triple Crown concept is a bit of a footnote now, but back then it was considered second only to a GS and superior to a Championship win, and it had ...

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That I attended-Thomond park, 31st October 1978. Nuff said.

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The only decision to be made is SOB or POM for the no20 shirt Everything else will be the same has to be Pom surely? SOB has a bit to go I would think? Was really hoping SOB would go very well and parachute himself into start Having both him and Stander carrying ball would give the All Blacks somet...

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It was depressing to see these lads and know that almost 0 of the lads in the Ulster academy (in terms of forwards) were on the same level as them. There is something deeply wrong in the Ulster youth system. Don't know the Ulster system but your comment is a carbon copy of what we were saying about...

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It was depressing to see these lads and know that almost 0 of the lads in the Ulster academy (in terms of forwards) were on the same level as them. There is something deeply wrong in the Ulster youth system. Don't know the Ulster system but your comment is a carbon copy of what we were saying about...

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Diego wrote:Full Munster match here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmrNL3RRvK0

Ta. Just watched the first half now. The penalty try and sweetnam's try both had some really top class football skills. As good as you will see anywhere.

Also Conor Oliver could be very good. Only 21.

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amazing to think that ..... A) the likes of Hendo, Olding, Ruddock, TOD and Matt Healy are still to come back B) Conan, Moore, Reidy, J.Cronin and Madigan didn't even make the cut C) Jordi out injured D) McFadden, Bowe, Kearney Jnr, Ross, Strauss, McCarthy and others can come back in case of emerge...

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Ireland (possible): Tiernan O’Halloran; Craig Gilroy, Garry Ringrose, Luke Marshall, Keith Earls; Paddy Jackson, Kieran Marmion; Cian Healy, Seán Cronin, Finlay Bealham; Ultan Dillane, Iain Henderson; Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Seán O’Brien. Replacements: David Kilcoyne, James Tracy, John ...

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good video from the kiwi news. Furlong very emotional went interviewed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTkYj15mD0 Furlong has the most Irish head I've ever seen. Looks like he should be managing a pub down the country somewhere, walking around whistling and jangling his keys in his pocket. He had ...

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