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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Ireland: 6 Nations plusses, minuses and where to go from here
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<blockquote data-quote="Jockstap" data-source="post: 308274"><p>For me</p><p><strong>Positives</strong>-</p><p>-Ireland have proven they can score tries, even with minimal ball. They've scored more tries than any team bar France with 11. Considering we got 12 last year and two of those were lucky intercepts against Italy that's encouraging.</p><p></p><p>-In Earls we've found a proven finisher who's joint top try scorer in the tournament, more importantly though is he performed brilliantly in the centre at 13 with O'Driscoll.</p><p></p><p>-Sexton, while he obviously had a poor showing at goal kicking he was quality in open play and Ireland definitely look more dangerous with him at the wheel.</p><p></p><p>-New faces, when was the last time we had so many in the Six Nations, Healy, Sexton, Cullen, Cronin, Buckley, Jennings, McLaughlin. It's so refreshing after the EOS era.</p><p></p><p>-We haven't relied so heavily on BOD this season and we still managed to come second with only a 1 try deficit from last season when he got 4 tries. </p><p></p><p>-Lineout</p><p></p><p><strong>Negatives</strong></p><p>-Discipline, we were by far the most penalised side in the competition, this was the only thing that kept England, Wales in the games against us. It also didn't do us any favors with Scotland but they still fully deserved the win.</p><p></p><p>-Sexton - he left a lot of points behind him.</p><p></p><p>-Hayes, a legend and great servant but sadly passed it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jockstap, post: 308274"] For me [b]Positives[/b]- -Ireland have proven they can score tries, even with minimal ball. They've scored more tries than any team bar France with 11. Considering we got 12 last year and two of those were lucky intercepts against Italy that's encouraging. -In Earls we've found a proven finisher who's joint top try scorer in the tournament, more importantly though is he performed brilliantly in the centre at 13 with O'Driscoll. -Sexton, while he obviously had a poor showing at goal kicking he was quality in open play and Ireland definitely look more dangerous with him at the wheel. -New faces, when was the last time we had so many in the Six Nations, Healy, Sexton, Cullen, Cronin, Buckley, Jennings, McLaughlin. It's so refreshing after the EOS era. -We haven't relied so heavily on BOD this season and we still managed to come second with only a 1 try deficit from last season when he got 4 tries. -Lineout [b]Negatives[/b] -Discipline, we were by far the most penalised side in the competition, this was the only thing that kept England, Wales in the games against us. It also didn't do us any favors with Scotland but they still fully deserved the win. -Sexton - he left a lot of points behind him. -Hayes, a legend and great servant but sadly passed it. [/QUOTE]
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