Irish team to face scotland

[liam2me]

Geordan Murphy, Brian Carney, Gavin Duffy, Tommy Bowe, Paddy Wallace and Isaac Boss, who all featured in the summer tour to Argentina, are named in a backline that sees the return of Brian O’Driscoll in the centre for the first time since last seasons RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Paul O’Connell returns to the second row alonside Ireland's most capped player Malcolm O'Kelly, while the seven other members of the pack also featured in the two match test series against Argentina. Simon BEst, Jerry Flannery and Bryan Young renew their front row partnership.

The team will be captained by Brian O’Driscoll for the 38th time.

The Ireland team to play Scotland on Saturday, 11th August 2007 in Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh at 14.30hrs is as follows:

Player / Club / Caps
15 - Geordan Murphy Leicester (4Cool
14 - Brian Carney Clonakilty/Munster (2)
13 - Brian O’Driscoll Captain UCD/Leinster (74)
12 - Gavin Duffy Galwegians/Connacht (6)
11 - Tommy Bowe Belfast Harlequins/Ulster (9)
10 - Paddy Wallace Ballymena/Ulster (4)
9 - Isaac Boss Ballymena/Ulster (Cool

1 - Bryan Young Ballymena/Ulster (7)
2 - Jerry Flannery Shannon/Munster (15)
3 - Simon Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster (1Cool
4 - Malcolm O’Kelly St.Mary’s College/Leinster (85)
5 - Paul O’Connell Young Munster/Munster (43)
6 - Neil Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster (12)
7 - Stephen Ferris Dungannon/Ulster (3)
8 - Jamie Heaslip Clontarf/Leinster (2)

Replacements:
16 - Rory Best Belfast Harlequins/Ulster (12)
17 - John Hayes Bruff/Munster (73)
18 - Alan Quinlan Shannon/Munster (24)
19 - Keith Gleeson St.Mary’s College/Leinster (26)
20 - Eoin Reddan Wasps (2)
21 - Ronan O’Gara Cork Constitution/Munster (71)
22 - Shane Horgan Lansdowne/Leinster (55)

[Tube a Pringles]

Duffy at 12?

[Sound]

The stiffs and the two lads it seems. Is Ondy Trimble injured?

[liam2me]

The stiffs and the two lads it seems. Is Ondy Trimble injured?
no, but he's a shoe in to go so there's no point in playing him

[liam2me]

Scotland squad
15 Rory Lamont (Sale Sharks)
14 Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints)
13 Rob Dewey (Ulster Rugby)
12 Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors)
11 Simon Webster (Edinburgh Rugby)
10 Chris Paterson (Gloucester)
9 Mike Blair (Edinburgh Rugby)*

1 Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh Rugby)
2 Ross Ford (Glasgow Warriors)*
3 Euan Murray (Northampton Saints)
4 Nathan Hines (Perpignan)
5 Jim Hamilton (Leicester Tigers)
6 Jason White (Sale Sharks) CAPTAIN
8 Simon Taylor (Stade Francais)*
7 Allister Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby)*

Substitutes
16 Fergus Thomson (Glasgow Warriors)*
17 Craig Smith (Edinburgh Rugby)
18 Scott MacLeod (Llanelli Scarlets)
19 Kelly Brown (Glasgow Warriors)*
20 Chris Cusiter (Perpignan)*
21 Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors)
22 Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Rugby)

[guyincognito]

Is it a good or a bad thing that Mick O’Driscoll is no where to be seen? I want Quinlan to go to and I think that one of the places up for grabs is between himself and O’Driscoll.

[scrumpy]

I wouldnt play o'driscoll or o'connell here. everybody knows what they can do give the opportunity to the guys not going to make the final thirty

[liam2me]

I wouldnt play o'driscoll or o'connell here. everybody knows what they can do give the opportunity to the guys not going to make the final thirty
they are there to give the team some experience and leadership, that is all

[Sound]

I wouldn't have Mick O'Driscoll anywhere near an Irish 30 not to mind the 22 or 15.

[mirps]

Looks like it's a straight battle between Carney and Bowe for the last spot in the backs.

Hope Carney gets it, not a fan of Bowe at all.

[BangorFeen]

I wouldn't have Mick O'Driscoll anywhere near an Irish 30 not to mind the 22 or 15.
Ditto. He was certainly at the standard in 2005/2006 but this year for a whole host of reasons, mostly outside of his control it must be said, MOD is quite simply not good enough. My reading of that squad is Quinnies is going as an emergency second row and also one from Ferris and Heaslip. Best is already on the plane. Gleeson is making up the numbers. Not a certainty for sure but that's my call

That squad is being selected to ensure a victory. If we are struggling come the 50 minute mark then expect to see all the big guns off the bench. Typical EOS really

[BangorFeen]

Looks like it's a straight battle between Carney and Bowe for the last spot in the backs.

Hope Carney gets it, not a fan of Bowe at all.
Unless Bowe pulls 2-3 tries out of his arse and Carney is shite then it's going to be, "Bonjour M. Carney, comment vas tu?" at hotel reception...