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[Hank Scorpio]

No Carbery? Earls !!

Jokeshop.

 

[Coogee]

As inconsistent as Carberry is lately he is a better player than Ross Byrne

Earls lucky that Conway and Balacoune are injured but at this stage you'd think they would give someone like Daly or Porch exposure to the set up. Earls looks finished

 

[Stacky]

As inconsistent as Carberry is lately he is a better player than Ross Byrne

Earls lucky that Conway and Balacoune are injured but at this stage you'd think they would give someone like Daly or Porch exposure to the set up. Earls looks finished

Earls looked way off the paces in any games so far this season and maybe Carbery just needs that kick up the arse as he was poor last week but very good against the Bulls but the are probably banking on Crowley for the future.

Also Murray must be on borrowed time.

 

[nelly sham]

Earls is a lucky boy alright. I'd have thought Shane Daly or Nash would be in with a big shout for this.
Another of players there for continuity and their senior status which probably explains Murray and POM to a lesser extent. Could probably chuck Conan in there too.
You'd worry he'd start and Coombes is on the bench due to versatility as Conan is just an 8 really.

If Ross Byrne starts ahead of Jack ...

 

[SoundMan]

Earls looked way off the paces in any games so far this season and maybe Carbery just needs that kick up the arse as he was poor last week but very good against the Bulls but the are probably banking on Crowley for the future.

Also Murray must be on borrowed time.

Maybe he's borrowing from the same place Sexton is

 

[Hank Scorpio]

As inconsistent as Carberry is lately he is a better player than Ross Byrne

Earls lucky that Conway and Balacoune are injured but at this stage you'd think they would give someone like Daly or Porch exposure to the set up. Earls looks finished

Its nothing short of madness to cut Carbery loose this close to the world cup.

Hes the backup 10. Presumably Sexton will play every game this six nations so Crowley might get 5 or 10 minutes at centre.


Earls should be nowhere near the squad.

 

[Coogee]

Leinster team for Racing Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets): 15. Hugo Keenan (50) 14. Jordan Larmour (82) 13. Garry Ringrose (112) CAPTAIN 12. Jamie Osborne (28) 11. Jimmy O’Brien (64) 10. Ross Byrne (142) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park (121) 1. Andrew Porter (102) 2. Rónan Kelleher (44) 3. Michael Ala’alatoa (37) 4. Joe McCarthy (16) 5. James Ryan (68) 6. Caelan Doris (63) 7. Josh van der Flier (123) 8. Jack Conan (126) 16. Dan Sheehan (38) 17. Michael Milne (22) 18. Cian Healy (258) 19. Ross Molony (153) 20. Ryan Baird (47) 21. Luke McGrath (185) 22. Harry Byrne (41) 23. Scott Penny (48)

 

[How bad boy]

Very close to a starting Irish 15 there.

 

[Coogee]

Ulster side for tonight (15-9): Michael Lowry, Rob Lyttle, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, Nathan Doak; (1-8): Andy Warwick, Tom Stewart, Jeff Toomaga-Allen, Alan O’Connor (Capt.), Sam Carter, Harry Sheridan, Nick Timoney, Duane Vermeulen. Replacements: Rob Herring, Eric O’Sullivan, Tom O’Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Jordi Murphy, John Cooney, Ian Madigan, Ben Moxham.

 

[Coogee]

Connacht side for Newcastle game

Hansen could be an option for Full back at the world cup. Think Jimmy O Brien can play there too. Probably means Lowry wont make the squad

15. Mack Hansen (23)
14. Adam Byrne (4)
13. Byron Ralston (11)
12. Cathal Forde (6)
11. Alex Wootton (39)
10. Conor Fitzgerald (62)
9. Colm Reilly (16)
1. Denis Buckley (221)
2. Shane Delahunt (123)
3. Finlay Bealham (184)
4. Leva Fifita (21)
5. Josh Murphy (10)
6. Shamus Hurley-Langton (11)
7. Conor Oliver (53)
8. Jarrad Butler (106) (C)
Replacements
16. Dylan Tierney-Martin (14)
17. Jordan Duggan (33)
18. Jack Aungier (42)
19. Darragh Murray (4)
20. Ciaran Booth (4)
21. Caolin Blade (160)
22. Tom Daly (70)
23. Tom Farrell (89)
https://www.connachtrugby.ie/connacht-squad-named-for-pre-season-friendly-with-castres/