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10 month old son of Jannie du Plessie drowned earlier today. Absolutely heartbreaking

Jannie du Plessis: Ten-month-old son of ex-Springbok dies in tragic accident

The incident happened at Du Plessis home in the mining town of Krugersdorp near Johannesburg; Du Plessis won 70 caps and was a member of the squad who won the World Cup in 2007

www.skysports.com

 

[Coogee]

JGP is now out for the game on Saturday,
McGrath called up. Blade sitting on his hands over in Galway.

Casey has to start … right?

Murray will start!!..should be Casey

 

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All the chat is Murray starts, Ringrose, Conway and Sexton being replaced too. Team should be out today.

 

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All the chat is Murray starts, Ringrose, Conway and Sexton being replaced too. Team should be out today.

Murray will almost certainly start. I hope he looks at this as his opportunity to continue the template that brought the win against NZ. Fast ruck ball, keep the ball alive, vary the receivers and make the less obvious passes. Take it on if the chance is there. Farrell had the bravery to set a style of play, against the kiwis, that is winning, attractive rugby. The lads who started last week showed that they can do it, it's time for players like him to do the same. Otherwise, there's no place for them in a starting 15, and arguably, not even in the squad.

 

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Murray Ringrose Balacoune and Carbery in.
As you were in the forwards.
Dan Sheehan on the bench at least.

 

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Murray Ringrose Balacoune and Carbery in.
As you were in the forwards.
Dan Sheehan on the bench at least.

Lavanini and Petti starting for the Pumas, so at least we'll get some practice playing against 14 men

 

[Meridian]

Murray will almost certainly start. I hope he looks at this as his opportunity to continue the template that brought the win against NZ. Fast ruck ball, keep the ball alive, vary the receivers and make the less obvious passes. Take it on if the chance is there. Farrell had the bravery to set a style of play, against the kiwis, that is winning, attractive rugby. The lads who started last week showed that they can do it, it's time for players like him to do the same. Otherwise, there's no place for them in a starting 15, and arguably, not even in the squad.

Box kick Murray will slow the game down and do as he always does by default which is box kick the bloody thing.

Casey is showing him up in Munster and in all honesty I think a lot of Munster games have been lost due to Murray over the years.

 

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Carbery and Murray in at half backs. Henshaw in for Aki. Unchanged pack. Casey and Byrne on the bench.

How you wouldn't look at some of the other back row options is beyond me, not to mind flogging the front row again.

Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Robert Baloucoune, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Tadhg Furlong; Iain Henderson, James Ryan (capt), Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan.

Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Tom O’Toole, Tadhg Beirne, Peter O’Mahony, Craig Casey, Harry Byrne, Keith Earls.

 

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Lavanini and Petti starting for the Pumas, so at least we'll get some practice playing against 14 men

Ha! True, Lavinini was carded on his Clermont debut I’m sure.

 

[Coogee]

just cant understand the need for Healy, O Mahoney and Earls on the bench!!

Kilcoyne the obvious choice for impact

Surely Coombes or Baird on the bench and either larmour or Zebo or even Frawley

why not give keenan a week off..we know he is the nailed on Full Back now..try Conway or Zebo there..you know in case keenan gets injured in a pool game in France...this is the attitude that gets us to the QF of another world cup with a number of players past their sell by date again (Healy, POM,Murray,Sexton,Earls) and some guys in the squad who have never started a six nations game or game against the southern hemisphere sides...we never fecking learn!