The Official Irish Rugby Thread

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Scrum gone to pot since Ryan came on

Bealham got monstered. Not much Ryan can do.

[lorcanoworms]

John Ryan on

Apparently he is one of the strongest scrummaging tightheads in the Northern hemisphere.

[Willie Falloon]

John Ryan on

Apparently he is one of the strongest scrummaging tightheads in the Northern hemisphere.

Why does he often sit on the bench behind Archer?

[Mr. Very Popular]

John Ryan on

Apparently he is one of the strongest scrummaging tightheads in the Northern hemisphere.

Why does he often sit on the bench behind Archer?

He doesn't in important games.

[Willie Falloon]

Ryan isn't as dominant as Porter.

Porter arguably the most important player in Irish rugby.

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John Ryan on

Apparently he is one of the strongest scrummaging tightheads in the Northern hemisphere.

Why does he often sit on the bench behind Archer?

There's more to TH play than scrummaging alone. There's also how you want to structure your team over 80 minutes.

Anyone with an iota of rugby knowledge would be aware than John Ryan is a brilliant scrummger. He doesn't bring much else to the field, but he's a top top scrummager.

[hermie]

If it was against you, you'd want it called forward.

It was marginal, but still.

Fair summary

In a pub full of fans who know nothing maybe but the laws are quite clear these days and it was simply not a forward pass regardless of which team threw it.

So annoying. Hate when that gets called at J4 level let alone with the help of replays. The TMO was simply wrong there. Dunno how he was so convinced.

[Jumper]

Ryan isn't as dominant as Porter.

Porter arguably the most important player in Irish rugby.

Porter isn't an especially strong scrummager....

[nabanoba]

We just got turned over off first phase, off the top lineout ball.

That is a pretty bad indictment of the coachs.

[Winnie]

John Ryan on

Apparently he is one of the strongest scrummaging tightheads in the Northern hemisphere.

Why does he often sit on the bench behind Archer?

There's more to TH play than scrummaging alone. There's also how you want to structure your team over 80 minutes.

Anyone with an iota of rugby knowledge would be aware than John Ryan is a brilliant scrummger. He doesn't bring much else to the field, but he's a top top scrummager.

You do realise you have contradicted yourself in the same post you utter spastic

[Mullet 2]

So your point Willie is that a fullback shouldn't buy the dummy? I'm glad you agree with us.

Point is that you and luckycharmer are full of crap when you state that Kearney was some sort of man mountain in defence. Great positioning and under the high ball, but heart of a lion in a tackle he wasn't

You lads brought up Kearney not us you loon

So your point is that Stockdale is allowed a howler because a Leinster guy had one 10 years ago. Is that your point?

Stockdale had Burns inside him, absolutely had to take the outside man. If the pass had gone and he had hit the ball carrier most on here would still be hanging him out to dry.

I’ll let you tell Ferris that you’re an internet geek who knows more about balling

[hermie]

Georgia still in this!

[Mr. Very Popular]

Time to make changes.

[nabanoba]

So your point Willie is that a fullback shouldn't buy the dummy? I'm glad you agree with us.

Point is that you and luckycharmer are full of crap when you state that Kearney was some sort of man mountain in defence. Great positioning and under the high ball, but heart of a lion in a tackle he wasn't

You lads brought up Kearney not us you loon

So your point is that Stockdale is allowed a howler because a Leinster guy had one 10 years ago. Is that your point?

Stockdale had Burns inside him, absolutely had to take the outside man. If the pass had gone and he had hit the ball carrier most on here would still be hanging him out to dry.

I’ll let you tell Ferris that you’re an internet geek who knows more about balling

Did you miss Burns being stepped?

I wouldn't expect a front row to understand.

[EverReady]

Time to make changes.

Agreed. Who is going to take over from Farrell with 30 mins to go though?

[Bogbunny]

Georgia still in this!

Come on Georgia... get rid of Farrell for us

[Mullet 2]

Baller

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Stringer and Flannery having great craic.

[Salanya]

Time to make changes.

Ryan and Ross Byrne are already on.

Though perhaps POM will make all the difference?

[Mullet 2]

This is turning ugly

[Winnie]

Time to make changes.

Agreed. Who is going to take over from Farrell with 30 mins to go though?

[Winnie]

Stander made the wrong decision

[Jumper]

Massive power in the scrum from Ryan.

[Bogbunny]

Is James Ryan on the pitch today??

[Porterbelly1]

McCloskey is playing well, fair play to him

McCloskey is a hugely underated player. Always gets the better of Aki when Connacht come to town, but never gets selected ahead of him.

It's a joke that he hasn't played for Ireland during the past 2 or 3 seasons when he Ulsters best performer (alongside Coetzee)

Yourself and Earl need to get on the same page with this so your story stands up, he says Luke Marshall always gets the better of Aki

[Willie Falloon]

McCloskey is playing well, fair play to him

McCloskey is a hugely underated player. Always gets the better of Aki when Connacht come to town, but never gets selected ahead of him.

It's a joke that he hasn't played for Ireland during the past 2 or 3 seasons when he Ulsters best performer (alongside Coetzee)

Yourself and Earl need to get on the same page with this so your story stands up, he says Luke Marshall always gets the better of Aki

Aki has played 12 and 13

[Willie Falloon]

Is James Ryan on the pitch today??

Made a forward pass early on in the 2nd half. Very quite though.

Get Bealham off.

[lorcanoworms]

Stander very poor so far.
Chris Farrell muck

[Jim Lahey]

I reckon we’d get done if this game was being played in Tblisi with 50,000 Georgians screaming at them.
We look quiet and lacking in confidence.

[Winnie]

Stander very poor so far.
Chris Farrell muck

Stander has had a tournament to forget

[Willie Falloon]

Stander very poor so far.
Chris Farrell muck

Not a 13, never was until he moved to France. Tried an outside break 5mins ago and didnt make any ground at all.

[Bogbunny]

Is James Ryan on the pitch today??

Made a forward pass early on in the 2nd half. Very quite though.

Get Bealham off.

Ryan doesn't seem to engage with the ref at all. Herring doing the talking.

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Healy on to end the Bealham experiment.

[Jumper]

Stander very poor so far.
Chris Farrell muck

Not a 13, never was until he moved to France. Tried an outside break 5mins ago and didnt make any ground at all.

He created a lovely try...

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Is James Ryan on the pitch today??

Made a forward pass early on in the 2nd half. Very quite though.

Get Bealham off.

Ryan doesn't seem to engage with the ref at all. Herring doing the talking.

Henderson doing some talking too. Ryan is a bit of an empty jersey this season so far; a shadow of the player he was.

[Porterbelly1]

McCloskey is playing well, fair play to him

McCloskey is a hugely underated player. Always gets the better of Aki when Connacht come to town, but never gets selected ahead of him.

It's a joke that he hasn't played for Ireland during the past 2 or 3 seasons when he Ulsters best performer (alongside Coetzee)

Yourself and Earl need to get on the same page with this so your story stands up, he says Luke Marshall always gets the better of Aki

Aki has played 12 and 13

When? recently? 2020 fixture in June we played you off the park. 2019 in Ravenhill Bundee wasn’t playing. So we’re going back to what, 2/3 seasons ago? Interesting

[de_Selby]

I reckon we’d get done if this game was being played in Tblisi with 50,000 Georgians screaming at them.
We look quiet and lacking in confidence.

We're not taking it particularly seriously with all the subs but I don't know why they are keeping the ball in scrums against Georgia.

[Salanya]

This is just a really poor performance. Disjointed, little vision and several players not performing.

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Ugly but effective kick from Stockdale.

[Willie Falloon]

Porter
Henderson
Stockdale

Irelands best performers.

Beirne
Bealham
Stander

Irelands least impressive