The Official Irish Rugby Thread

[How bad boy]

What's the bets the backline for France and England will be
Gibson Park
Sexton
Earls
Aki
Ringrose
Larmour
Keenan

 

[Coogee]

Looks to have put on a bit of bulk too. He probably would want to sort a position out or he’ll find himself covering the back row and getting minimal caps and less again starts.

Would be harsh to drop POM, he’s in absolute flying form but you could justify it for the sake of looking ahead.

Aki was lucky to get a warning for his argument with Raynal after the final whistle last week. Went a bit over the top when he was always 100% wrong.

We don't do "looking ahead" so no surprise to see the likes of Healy, POM, Murray, Sexton,Earls still getting picked

 

[Coogee]

Its just laughable to have Sexton still being selected at this point.

i agree but it looks like he is here until he breaks again

good to see carty picked ahead of Burns at least

 

[Hank Scorpio]

We don't do "looking ahead" so no surprise to see the likes of Healy, POM, Murray, Sexton,Earls still getting picked

100% . It's idiotic.

Honestly who will care what happens in this 6N when it means we are all but guaranteed to tank at the next WC.

Irish rugby is just a slow four year train wreck.

They can announce Farells new contract ahead of the WC

 

[Coogee]

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James Lowe not considered due to injury

delighted for hansen and michael Lowry

Also good to see carty in ahead of Billy Burns and Ross Byrne..plenty time for Harry Byrne to make it..needs to get a run of form with Leinster

No surprises in the pack really..Treadwell gets the nod over Dillane..bit harsh on dillane but I guess with him leaving they are not gonna pick him

Good to see Prendergast named also..not sure why they only named one development player..would have made sense to also include the likes of Aherne, Doak and one or two others

 

[Coogee]

What's the bets the backline for France and England will be
Gibson Park
Sexton
Earls
Aki
Ringrose
Larmour
Keenan

Id have conway and Balacoune on the bench with earls on the bench

and maybe hansen against the italians!

 

[nelly sham]

Treadwell’s inclusion is a shocker. To go along with the very obvious Dad’s Army. I hope Prendrgast is considered before him.
The French have an uncapped, 20 year old tight head.

 

[Coogee]

Leinster Rugby team to face Bath (Leinster caps in brackets):

15. Hugo Keenan (37)
14. Jordan Larmour (68)
13. Garry Ringrose (93)
12. Robbie Henshaw (59)
11. Jimmy O’Brien (40)
10. Johnny Sexton CAPTAIN (177)
9. Luke McGrath (159)

1. Andrew Porter (84)
2. Rónan Kelleher (32)
3. Michael Ala’alatoa (8)
4. Ross Molony (124)
5. Josh Murphy (51)
6. Caelan Doris (46)
7. Josh van der Flier (105)
8. Jack Conan (109)

Replacements:

16. Dan Sheehan (20)
17. Cian Healy (240)
18. Vakh Abdaladze (15)
19. Ryan Baird (35)
20. Max Deegan (73)
21. Jamison Gibson-Park (108)
22. Ross Byrne (113)
23. Ciarán Frawley (44)

henshaw back in and sexton starting

Furlong hopefully just rested

No James Ryan still so that means Henderson/Beirne for wales game and maybe even Baird on Bench if Ryan doesnt make it back for next weeks URC game

 

[Coogee]

Ulster side for Clermont game

(15-9) Mike Lowry, Robert Baloucoune, James Hume, Angus Curtis, Ethan McIlroy, Billy Burns, Nathan Doak;

(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring, Marty Moore, Alan O’Connor (Capt.), Kieran Treadwell, Marcus Rea, Nick Timoney, Duane Vermeulen.

Replacements: Brad Roberts, Jack McGrath, Tom O’Toole, Sam Carter, Greg Jones, David Shanahan, Ben Moxham, Craig Gilroy.

Good to see Doak starting again

 

[nelly sham]

I’d say Ryan and Furlong are precautionary. I hope so anyway. That Ulster backline have some amount of rugby ahead of them, injury permitting.