[2025 Six Nations] Italy vs Ireland - 15/3/25

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[big ginger 8]

Furlong and Hansen trained fully yesterday so looking good to go for this weekend.

Think we need to be a bit unsentimental and leave Healy and POM out this weekend. Murray as well but not as pushed there because Blade is unlikely to be in important 23s going forward.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Furlong and Hansen trained fully yesterday so looking good to go for this weekend.

Think we need to be a bit unsentimental and leave Healy and POM out this weekend. Murray as well but not as pushed there because Blade is unlikely to be in important 23s going forward.

Agreed. Don't see it happening though. Maybe Haely, let him go to Valhalla on that try.

I'd go with:

Keenan, Hansen, Ringer, Osborne, Jimmotron / Stockdale, Prendo, JGP, Doris, VDF, Anyone 6 other than POM, Ryan, Beirne, Bealham, Kelleher (if fit, Sheehan otherwise), Boyle

Sheehan (Gus), Porter, Furlong, Large Joe, any two 6s, even POM, Murray, Crowley

 

[OllyM97]

Ireland by 25 points. If the Italians could actually keep up the intensity for 80 minutes and not go AWOL for spells in games I think they could be in with a shout in a game like this - scoring points isn't a problem for them. However, they concede too many soft scores and they don't have enough grunt in the forwards to get on top physically against the top teams. If Ireland get into their groove this could be another heavy defeat for Italy.

 

[big ginger 8]

Kinsella reporting Crowley, Lowe, Ringrose, and Hansen to start, Boyle and Furlong to bench.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Crowley holding the IRFU out to ransom for a start v Italy. Cherry tictac balls on the lad.

(I like Crowley and am not against him starting)

 

[Yulia]

Will be interesting to see if Italy can stay competitive with Ireland longer than they were with England..I think they can and will try harder this time. Still Ire to win this

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

IRELAND (possible v Italy): Hugo Keenan (Leinster); Mack Hansen (Connacht), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster), James Lowe (Leinster); Jack Crowley (Munster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster); Andrew Porter (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Connacht); James Ryan (Leinster), Tadhg Beirne (Munster); Jack Conan (Leinster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster), Caelan Doris ((Leinster, capt).

Replacements: Rob Herring (Ulster), Jack Boyle (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Joe McCarthy (Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Conor Murray (Munster), Sam Prendergast (Leinster), Bundee Aki (Connacht).

The reversion to Rob Herring is disappointing.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I feel that Ireland needed to back Prendergast here really if they value him that much. Give him a confidence boost v Italy to end the comp on.
If Crowley does well v Italy it won't mean he will take the starting shirt for good either

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I feel that Ireland needed to back Prendergast here really if they value him that much. Give him a confidence boost v Italy to end the comp on.
If Crowley does well v Italy it won't mean he will take the starting shirt for good either

Yeah I don't back it for this match to be honest. Give Crowley the summer and reassess in November. Sam was the form pick into this 6n, precedent there to let them battle it out in red and blue like the good old days.