Ireland - England @ New Landsdowne Road, Dublin (27-08-2011, 14:30 GMT)

[cyRil]

'it 'iiiiiimm!!!

 

[gingergenius]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UZCa54qricA

and in this one apparently he's a baby bull elephant strange whoever did that didn't include the scrum as Leinster dominated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HEkC6pEtifE

two Cian Healy highlight videos and not one of them involves a scrum. Why didn't his youth coaches make him play back row?

anyway, I love tribute videos:

 

[Feicarsinn]

Now then, who sat down and took the time to make that???

 

[lucky number 7]

Now then, who sat down and took the time to make that???

Andy Goode did.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It seems to be a video of literally everything he did in an England shirt in 09
Ever pass and catch he made is on there - most boring highlights reel ever :lol:

 

[eot345]

They were going to make one of Fairhurst but it would have been weeks long

 

[TRF_Olyy]

England Team:

1. Sheridan
2. Thompson
3. Cole
4. Deacon
5. Lawes
6. Croft
7. Haskell
8. Easter
9. Wigglesworth
10. Wilkinson
11. Cueto
12. Tindall (c)
13. Tuilagi
14. Ashton
15. Foden

16. Hartley
17. Stevens
18. Shaw
19. Wood
20. Simpson
21. Flood
22. Armitage



Not a bad team - No Hape and Banahan is a massive positive
If I were choosing the team I'd have put Haskell at 8 and Wood at 7, and that's probably it (as Sheridan and Deacon both need game time after not featuring yet)
Hopefully Simpson gets a good run out

 

[Aout]

Is it the first time Tindall is playing inside centre ?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Can't recall him doing it before, but he's bound to at some point in his career

 

[munstermuffin]

Tuilagi must really fancy his chances of making that 13 shirt his own now for years to come

 

[gingergenius]

what olyy said. any news on youngs?

still would have flood at 12 for tindall

 

[johnnybriggs]

Supposingly Martin Johnson is going to test Tuilangi in the centre with Tindell against Ireland this weekend. I think if this works well, that it could be a decent partnership for the world cup. Was just looking at the rugby world cup fixtures there and England probably have the toughest outing in their first match of the big teams in the tournament so Johnson won't have much time to experiment in fairness.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Think Youngs is almost there - still out, but back in training and on track to be back for the Argentina game (same as Moody)

Apparently Sheridan was hit or miss for this match, so hopefully he hasn't been rushed back (yet again) and go off injured, as the loosehead on the reserves list is Tim Payne... (though Corbisiero and Stevens would be used before him, I think)

 

[McTallshort]

As happy as I could be with selection to be honest shame Young's hasn't managed to get any game time before flying out and Im not a fan of Wigglesworth but good to see Wilkinson and Tuilangi start and no Banahan or Hape in the side at all.

 

[munstermuffin]

Interesting irish team. Trimble moved to 11 is simply his chance to nail that jersey after good form. Earls at 13 is a worry for me because it'll be tough against Tuilagi but I'm wondering why BOD is being very much wrapped.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ireland Team:

1. Healy
2. Flannery
3. Ross
4. DOC
5. POC (c)
6. Ferris
7. Wallace
8. Heaslip
9. Reddan
10. ROG
11. Trimble
12. D'arcy
13. Earls
14. Bowe
15. Murphy

16. Best
17. Court
18. Ryan
19. Leamy
20. Murray
21. Sexton
22. McFadden

Not a bad team - Glad that Earls is in the centres, as I don't rate him there, shame Bowe's back though....

 

[Jockstap]

Not happy with the Ireland team, we NEED to win this game before getting on the plane and our strongest 15 need more time together, instead we have 5 guys making their first starts of the season and our two best players are not even in the 22.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Who are the two best players missing?
BOD and...?
SOB? Cause he's out injured

I would've said Sexton and Ross, but Ross is starting and Sexton's on the bench

 

[Jockstap]

Obviously O'Driscoll and O'Brien, where did you hear O'Brien's injured?

 

[Aout]

Not happy with the Ireland team, we NEED to win this game before getting on the plane and our strongest 15 need more time together, instead we have 5 guys making their first starts of the season and our two best players are not even in the 22.

Sexton and who's the other one ? You need to give a chance to ROG, he had a positive impact every time he went on the pitch since the first game of this year six nations.