Ireland 22/23

[Leonormous Boozer]

Aki out for the first two November series games. No complaints, potential opportunities for Hume.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Yeh pretty blatant. Not sure what Aki is trying to defend.

 

[big ginger 8]

 

[big ginger 8]

Saffa commentators saying the Irish are a big strong people...think they got Irish commentators script about SA and flipped the nationalities.

 

[big ginger 8]

Shocking pass from Daly.

We look more dangerous but need to hold onto the ball.

 

[Groundhog]

About as encouraging a performance as you can ask for given the opposition. Game really suited us when it opened up. Think the halfbacks were excellent. Back three went really well, an absolute shocking pass from Daly aside. Lots to be happy about.

 

[big ginger 8]

Emerging Ireland team to play Pumas

• 15. Chay Mullins (Connacht/IQ Rugby)
• 14. Ethan McIlroy (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
• 13. Antoine Frisch (Munster)
• 12. Cathal Forde (Connacht/Corinthians)
• 11. Andrew Smith (Leinster/Clontarf)
• 10. Jake Flannery (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
• 9. Michael McDonald (Ulster)
• 1. Callum Reid (Ulster/Banbridge)
• 2. Diarmuid Barron (Munster/Garryowen)
• 3. Roman Salonoa (Munster/Shannon)
• 4. Cormac Izuchukwu (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
• 5. Brian Deeny (Leinster/Clontarf)
• 6. Cian Prendergast (Connacht)(captain)
• 7. John Hodnett (Munster/UCC)
• 8. James Culhane (Leinster/UCD)

Replacements:

• 16. Dylan Tierney-Martin (Connacht/Corinthians)
• 17. Josh Wycherley (Munster/Young Munster)
• 18. Sam Illo (Connacht/Buccaneers)
• 19. Tom Ahern (Munster/Shannon)
• 20. David McCann (Ulster/Banbridge)
• 21. Ben Murphy (Leinster/Clontarf)
• 22. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)
• 23. Shane Daly (Munster/Cork Constitution

 

[big ginger 8]

 

[big ginger 8]

Great lineout steal from Tom Ahern, looked like it was his own lineout.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Frans steyn holy ****

 

[big ginger 8]

Managed the period with 13 very well with such a young team.

 

[big ginger 8]

Haven't seen that Daly for a while, class.

 

[big ginger 8]

Such bitter commentary throwing in the odd platitude pretending to be sportsmanlike.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

MSN

That's jokes coming from a South African coaching team

 

[big ginger 8]

MSN

That's jokes coming from a South African coaching team

The sanctimony to bring the experience for young children...the commentators reactions were hilarious, blood clearly coming out of Baloucoune's face but giving out the game was stopped for an outside back.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Backs (16)

Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 2 caps
Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 35 caps
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 5 caps
Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/Skerries) uncapped
Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 20 caps
Mack Hansen (Connacht) 6 caps
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 60 caps
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 23 caps
Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 99 caps
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 6 caps
Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster) uncapped
Jimmy O'Brien (Leinster/Naas) uncapped
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 44 caps
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary's College) 108 caps CAPTAIN
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps

Forwards (21)

Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 25 caps
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 33 caps
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 30 caps
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary's College) 20 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 60 caps
Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers) 7 caps
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 118 caps
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 28 caps
Jeremy Loughman (Munster/Garryowen) uncapped
Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin) uncapped
Peter O'Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 87 caps
Tom O'Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 3 caps
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 46 caps
Cian Prendergast (Connacht) uncapped
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 46 caps
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 10 caps
Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps
Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 8 caps
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 43 caps

 

[big ginger 8]

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Sexton surviving that game is promising. Took some brutal hits when carrying to the line.

 

[corny]

Sexton surviving that game is promising. Took some brutal hits when carrying to the line.

His defence was incredible too wasn't it. Actually McCloskey really complimented him in that area, rather they complimented each other. Both of them very keen to hold up the ball carrier and push him back the other side of the advantage line. Big fan of Aki but I hope they stick with McCloskey for the Australia game.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Johnny Sexton facing race to be fit for start of Six Nations after surgery

The Ireland captain Johnny Sexton was due to undergo surgery on Tuesday after suffering a cheekbone injury

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