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Hang_Sandwich
23-01-2006, 02:37 PM
okay following the heineken cup weekend who do you think should be in the Ireland team for this years six nations?
Horan - (has to be)
Flannery (deserves) Byrne (hopefully not)
Hayes
O Connell
O' Callaghan ??? O'Kelly (hopefully not) Mick O'Driscoll???
Leamy??? Easterby??
Wallace???? (deserves) O'Connor (probable)
Foley , or leamy???
Stringer
O Gara
Hickey
O Driscoll
D'arcy
Horgan
Murphy
Just put in the whole munster squad with Drico. That will show them
Sound
23-01-2006, 02:46 PM
Horan
Flannery
Hayes
POC
DOC
Leamy
Wallace
Easterby
Stringer
ROG
Horgan
D'Arcy
BOD
Kearney
Murphy
Sound
23-01-2006, 02:47 PM
Just put in the whole munster squad with Drico. That will show them
Not moved by the heroics then POL?
Not moved by the heroics then POL?
out of the country, thank god
raZor
23-01-2006, 02:55 PM
Halstead is South African so that's him out.
Trimble in the centres for D'arcy.
Wallace and O'Connor flankers, Foley at 8 with Leamy on the bench.
O'Callaghan with O'Connell in locks, with big Mal on the bench although I'd prefer O'Driscoll.
Flannery realistically should walk in.
where's Fat Frankie these days?
Hang_Sandwich
23-01-2006, 03:00 PM
where's Fat Frankie these days?
Injured v castre at home at the start of the cup, will have serious trouble getting his place back i'd say
Horan
Flannery
Hayes
POC
DOC
Leamy
Wallace
Easterby
Stringer
ROG
Horgan
D'Arcy
BOD
Kearney
Murphy
Yeah, that looks good - the balance in the back row is gonna be a problem whoever he selects with three decent out and out opensides at the moment -Gleeson will be in the squad by the end of the 6 nations.
Kearney made some stupid mistakes yesterday - but if Hickie keeps missing tackles, I'd actually give Tommy Bowe a run again.
I wouldnt put Trimble before D'Arcy either - his time will come.
dotty
23-01-2006, 03:05 PM
Horan
Flannery
Hayes
O Connell
O' Callaghan
Leamy
Wallace
Foley
Stringer
O Gara
Hickie
O Driscoll
D'arcy
Horgan
Murphy
Sound
23-01-2006, 03:06 PM
Halstead is South African so that's him out.
Trimble in the centres for D'arcy.
Wallace and O'Connor flankers, Foley at 8 with Leamy on the bench.
O'Callaghan with O'Connell in locks, with big Mal on the bench although I'd prefer O'Driscoll.
Flannery realistically should walk in.
Controversial one there- D'Arcy and Bod were spectacular against Bath and it'd be crazy to break up a partnership that is firing like that IMHO.
dotty
23-01-2006, 03:09 PM
Controversial one there- D'Arcy and Bod were spectacular against Bath and it'd be crazy to break up a partnership that is firing like that IMHO.
yeah trimble is a good option to have but d'arcy and o' driscoll should still be our first choice centre pairing,think a lot of the team picks itself,o' sullivan should go with players in form like donnacha and flannery,no.8 is the only area where he might have a problem.
yeah trimble is a good option to have but d'arcy and o' driscoll should still be our first choice centre pairing,think a lot of the team picks itself,o' sullivan should go with players in form like donnacha and flannery,no.8 is the only area where he might have a problem.
It's not a runner as Gleeson isnt in the squad and it's probabkly a bit unfair on O'Connor, but I would like to see
1-5 Munster, then 6: Wallace, 7: Gleeson, 8: Easterby
Hang_Sandwich
23-01-2006, 03:22 PM
Horan
Flannery
Hayes
POC
DOC
Leamy
Wallace
Easterby
Stringer
ROG
Horgan
D'Arcy
BOD
Kearney
Murphy
kearney instead of Hickey???? surely Bowe would be in before kearney?
replacements
barry murphy? Trimble? gleeson? foley? the swerve? humphreys, dowling???? MOD??, MOK?? , lots of options everywhere except at 1,3 9 and 10
Sound
23-01-2006, 03:27 PM
kearney instead of Hickey???? surely Bowe would be in before kearney?
replacements
barry murphy? Trimble? gleeson? foley? the swerve? humphreys, dowling???? MOD??, MOK?? , lots of options everywhere except at 1,3 9 and 10
For me, Hickie has been playing off reputation for some time. Bowe was pretty poor in the Autumn internationals. I'd try Dowling ahead of all of them but he's not in the squad.
Proinsias
23-01-2006, 04:10 PM
Against Scotland, it would have to be:
Horan
Flannery
Hayes
POC
DOC
Leamy
Wallace
Heaslip
Stringer
ROG
Horgan
BOD
Trimble
Kearney
Murphy
I've put Heaslip, Trimble and Kearney in as I think they're quality players and they have to be given a chance to shine. BOD usually plays inside centre (with a 13 jersey) when D'Arcy is there, although D'Arcy's form this season has been good, Trimble has been excellent on a relatively rubbish Ulster side.
It doens't seem right to have so many Munster in the pack. I don't know why, it just does.
Other options:
Easterby for Leamy, I'm not 100% convinced that Leamy is a proper no.6, seems a touch light, but he does very well there for Munster.
Dowling for Horgan, I'd be tempted, it'd put a lot of speed into the back 3 for the first time in a long time. Horgan is a good player, but I've never been a massive fan. He's not an out and out speedster, which I reckon is what you need in a wing. You loose the high ball advantage, which works brilliantly when ROG is on form, but he's just not fast enough for the future IMO.
JOC for Wallace, wallace isn't a traditional No. 7, but to leave him out would be criminal.
MOK for DOC, I'm for giving youth a chnace over experience, especially as MOK is the wrong side of 30.
Simon Best for Hayes. Before this weekend, it would have been quite a tough call, now it's much easier.
raZor
23-01-2006, 04:15 PM
It's not a runner as Gleeson isnt in the squad and it's probabkly a bit unfair on O'Connor, but I would like to see
1-5 Munster, then 6: Wallace, 7: Gleeson, 8: Easterby
seriously like are you related to Gleeson? Can't see why he should get picked ahead of anyone that's there at the moment.
D'Arcy hasn't done it on the International stage for 2 years, living off the back of the the Triple Crown. They were class yesterday but that was against a poor enough English side. IMO Trimble would be in there saw him against Australia, he was excellent considering it was his debut.
Can't see any major shakeup with the World Cup next year so it will be D'Arcy.
it's just what I think, it can't happen as he's not in the squad, I'm not a huge fan of O'Connor or Leamy.
my point was Wallace and Easterby should be definites.
and adding Gleeson would give a nice balance of ball carrying, breakdown, lineout options in the back row
raZor
23-01-2006, 04:38 PM
i was just slagging, agree with definites although O'Connor is great on the floor, ideally Leamy would make the bench to cover flankers and 8.
See where your coming from I'm looking at the flipside of the argument I don't rate Gleeson as highly as the you do.
Rebelred
23-01-2006, 04:54 PM
Horan
Flannery
Hayes
POC
DOC
Leamy
Wallace
Heaslip
Stringer
ROG
Horgan
Fitzy
Trimble
Kearney
Murphy
Langer Dan
23-01-2006, 05:15 PM
Going on the weekends action.
Munster pack.
Stringer
O'GARA
Horgan
dARCY
O'DRISCOLL
HICKEY
MURPHY.
Kearney was rubbish against Bath.
The ladyboys of Leinster stumbled over the finish line again, shipping trys in the last ten minutes.
Very nearly cost us the home quarter final.
Teknique
23-01-2006, 05:17 PM
The ladyboys of Leinster stumbled over the finish line again, shipping trys in the last ten minutes.
Very nearly cost us the home quarter final.
well done Gary
Going on the weekends action.
Munster pack.
Stringer
O'GARA
Horgan
dARCY
O'DRISCOLL
HICKEY
MURPHY.
Kearney was rubbish against Bath.
The ladyboys of Leinster stumbled over the finish line again, shipping trys in the last ten minutes.
Very nearly cost us the home quarter final.
Truly spoken like a gallant Munster Man, a real man, not like those soft Leinster poofs, tally ho old chap
Sound
23-01-2006, 05:40 PM
Going on the weekends action.
Munster pack.
Stringer
O'GARA
Horgan
dARCY
O'DRISCOLL
HICKEY
MURPHY.
Kearney was rubbish against Bath.
The ladyboys of Leinster stumbled over the finish line again, shipping trys in the last ten minutes.
Very nearly cost us the home quarter final.
He was only on for a few minutes!
Langer Dan
23-01-2006, 05:46 PM
He was only on for a few minutes!
Bath were putting immense pressure on Leinster looking to secure the bonus point.
kEARNEY KICKED THE BALL STRAIGHT INTO A PAIR OF bATH HANDS NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES.
Typical, Leinster. Shower of bottlers.
Toulouse will make shit of them.
Teknique
23-01-2006, 05:51 PM
Typical, Leinster. Shower of bottlers.
Hang on a sec
you call a team , that wins away from home in the heineken cup , gets the bonus point and keeps the other team pointless a shower of bottlers ?
They have a virtually impossible task against Tolouse but for fuck sake , fair play to em for gettin there
Sound
23-01-2006, 05:52 PM
Bath were putting immense pressure on Leinster looking to secure the bonus point.
kEARNEY KICKED THE BALL STRAIGHT INTO A PAIR OF bATH HANDS NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES.
Typical, Leinster. Shower of bottlers.
Toulouse will make shit of them.
No need to shout.
Kearney is a good player, erstwhile kicks in one match notwithstanding. He's been superb all season.
Langer Dan
23-01-2006, 05:52 PM
Hang on a sec
you call a team , that wins away from home in the heineken cup , gets the bonus point and keeps the other team pointless a shower of bottlers ?
They have a virtually impossible task against Tolouse but for fuck sake , fair play to em for gettin there
if you saw the last fifteen mins against Bath you'd agree, they fell over the finishing line. totally collapsed.
The Full Ham
23-01-2006, 06:02 PM
Like whatever team they put out this year has a chance.
France will destroy and I mean destroy us in Paris.
A rejuvinated England will beat us in Twickers and if Wales show any of the form from last year they will squeak past us in Dublin.
So ehh why bother with the "who's playing" shite.
NB: never get too excited by Ireland at Rugby, they will always let you down.
Sound
23-01-2006, 06:09 PM
Like whatever team they put out this year has a chance.
France will destroy and I mean destroy us in Paris.
A rejuvinated England will beat us in Twickers and if Wales show any of the form from last year they will squeak past us in Dublin.
So ehh why bother with the "who's playing" shite.
NB: never get too excited by Ireland at Rugby, they will always let you down.
Pfft! That's a bit pessimistic. We were shit in the Autumn internationals but Eddie will have to make some monumental fuck-ups for them to be that bad again. It's a bit of a turnaround but I feel a hell of a lot better about it now than a few weeks ago.
Teknique
23-01-2006, 06:11 PM
why bother with the "who's playing" shite.
FFS , it took us long enough to get Dan Neville to name a 15, let us at least have that
The Full Ham
23-01-2006, 06:16 PM
FFS , it took us long enough to get Dan Neville to name a 15, let us at least have that
drive on if yee want. I'm only trying to save yee some heartache. why bother to sit in front of the TV this spring? all you are going to see is another Irish disaster...sorry been their too many times....this Spring I'll be using my saturdays to Ski and not get up early for a big bag of dissapointment.
Sound
23-01-2006, 06:19 PM
drive on if yee want. I'm only trying to save yee some heartache. why bother to sit in front of the TV this spring? all you are going to see is another Irish disaster...sorry been their too many times....this Spring I'll be using my saturdays to Ski and not get up early for a big bag of dissapointment.
Well, if it does go well, I hope you will have the grace to fuck right off. Abandoning your country after one solitary poorish 6 nations, is barstooling fuckwittery of the highest water.
The Full Ham
23-01-2006, 06:25 PM
Well, if it does go well, I hope you will have the grace to fuck right off. Abandoning your country after one solitary poorish 6 nations, is barstooling fuckwittery of the highest water.
Now now Sound....no need to take you case of the mondays out on me.
I've been watching the Oval ball since the early eighties and have never missed 5/6 nations campaign. And i repeat apart from the odd moment of sunshine and one triple crown every twenty years it has been very dissapointing fare indeed. This season I fully expect normal service to be resumed.
Typical, Leinster. Shower of bottlers.
Toulouse will make shit of them.
the same way Munster did three weeks ago...
Rolo Feen
23-01-2006, 07:27 PM
Ian Dowling and Barry Murphy deserve to be in the 6nations squad, for their performances in a string of games, not just a knee jerk reaction to the weekend.
wallace's name has to be set in stone for 7, but then u'd have thought that before now aswell...
it should be a predominently munster pack. there is no better like in all truth...
cant really see any ulster or connacht players getting a go, other than humphreys.
horan
flannery
hayes
paul o'c
donnacha
leamy/easterby
wallace
foley
stringer
ronan o' g
hickie
d'arcy
o' driscoll
horgan
geordan murphy
raZor
24-01-2006, 06:59 PM
wales won't be half the team they were last year.
They loosened the game up against France, huge gamble, were lucky against England and realistically we should have beat them.
I can see us running England close, losing heavily to France (who'll walk it) and winning the rest, the only hurdle being Wales but we should take them.
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