Ireland vs Barbarians

[coonor]

I agree that donncha would make a good captain. he has great line out skills, strong ball carrying and a good work rate. He also knows where he belongs in the team and when to make his voice heard.

 

[lynam1104]

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O'Kelly And Quinlan To Start Against Ireland
1 June 2010
5:11 pm
1 June 2010, 5:11 pm
By Editor
Record-breaking Leinster lock Malcolm O'Kelly and Munster's long-serving back rower Alan Quinlan have both been named in the Barbarians starting line-up for Friday's clash with Ireland at Thomond Park (kick-off 7.45pm).
Alan Quinlan signing autographs for fans at Garryowen FC
Munster and Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan is pictured signing autographs for fans at the Barbarians training session at Dooradoyle, the home of Garryowen FC
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Another familiar face to the sell-out home crowd for the MasterCard Trophy match will be Munster's Australian-born full-back Paul Warwick.

Warwick played in last Sunday's 35-26 defeat for the Barbarians to England at Twickenham.

Malcolm O'Kelly, who is retiring at the end of the season, has played on three previous occasions for the Baa Baas, against South Africa in December 2000 and Scotland and England in May 2004.

Friday's game at Thomond Park - the Barbarians' first visit to the famous Limerick venue - will be an extra special occasion for Alan Quinlan as it will mark his debut for the black and white-shirted invitational team.

Xavier Rush, who captained the Barbarians at Twickenham, again leads the side which also features two additions to the tour squad this week - Schalk Brits at hooker and out-half Brock James from newly-crowned Top 14 champions Clermont Auvergne.

Paul Sackey faces a late fitness test on a hamstring injury before taking his place on the replacements bench, and Fabrice Estebanez is standing by to deputise.

This will be the first time that Ireland has played the Barbarians in Ireland since 2000. The most recent meeting between the two sides also coincided with the last Southern Hemisphere tour Ireland undertook in 2008 when the men in green played the Barbarians in Gloucester, winning the game 39-14.
Barbarians to play Ireland

15 - Paul Warwick (Munster)
14 - Cedric Heymans (Toulouse/France)
13 - Casey Laulala (Cardiff Blues/New Zealand)
12 - Seru Rabeni (Leeds Carnegie/Fiji)
11 - David Smith (Hurricanes)
10 - Brock James (Clermont Auvergne)
9 - Pierre Mignoni (Toulon/France)
1 - David Barnes (Bath)
2 - Schalk Brits (Saracens/South Africa)
3 - Census Johnston (Toulouse/Samoa)
4 - Jerome Thion (Biarritz Olympique/France)
5 - Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster/Ireland)
6 - Alan Quinlan (Munster/Ireland)
7 - George Smith (Brumbies/Australia)
8 - Xavier Rush (Cardiff Blues/New Zealand) (capt)

Replacements:

16 - Benoit August (Biarritz Olympique/France)
17 - Julian White (Leicester Tigers/England)
18 - Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes/New Zealand)
19 - Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
20 - Byron Kelleher (Toulouse/New Zealand)
21 - Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse/France)
22 - Paul Sackey (London Wasps/England)/Fabrice Estebanez (Brive)

http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_21068.php

 

[munstermuffin]

Lads that is a pretty impressive team and if they show up with serious mentality the Irish team will have amassive battle on their hands.
Should be super preparations for the tour.

 

[Jockstap]

Im hoping for an Irish team somewhere along the lines of

1 Healy
2 Cronin
3 Court/Buckley
4 Touhy
5 DOC
6 Muldoon
7 Jennings
8 Heaslip
9 O'Leary
10 Sexton
11 Trimble
12 McFadden/BOD
13 Earls
14 Bowe
15 Kearney

 

[durbutter]

Ireland XV (v Barbarians, Mastercard Challenge, Friday June 4th, 19:45, Thomond Park):

15 - Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster)
13 - Gavin Duffy (Galwegians/Connacht)
12 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)*
11 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
10 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster) Captain
9 - Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)
1 - Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)
2 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)
3 - Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster)
4 - Ed O'Donoghue (Ballynahinch/Ulster)*
5 - Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)*
6 - John Muldoon (Galwegians/Connacht)
7 - Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster)
8 - Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)*

Replacements:
16 - Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster)
17 - Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
18 - Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 - David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
20 - Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)
21 - Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
22 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

 

[durbutter]

young side, no real spark in the back line but i like the look of the pack.

 

[munstermuffin]

Is Reddan injured as he couldve done with game time in a green jersey.
I looking forward to going in and getting to see Baa Baas on Friday but do wonder are we bit raw and there for the taking.
Presume Sexton will see enough game time too but our backline is lacking that bit of magic I think

 

[dangandan]

don't agree with the backline. why start players who have been tried and tested and obviously arent going to benefit the team in the future? or are injuries that bad and theres no one else?

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

That looks like a very average Magners League team.

 

[munstermuffin]

Agree with Snoop it a very average Magners side and like if we are realistic if the Baa Baas are up for it and I expect they will be then it not a great confidence boost to loose.
I'd have liked to seen maybe the likes of Reddan and Paddy Wallace start who are realistically players who will be called upon but Niall ronan McFadden Duffy and likes of Muldoon will not be trusted in real international games and it not as if they young and learning except maybe McFadden to some degree.

 

[munstermuffin]

Also dangandan you say y start with tested back line.
Every player there except McFadden has had enough chances in Irish camps etc.
And you say about future well in that case why pick Stringer RoG Shaggy Duffy

 

[Feicarsinn]

We're going to lose, aren't we?

 

[Feicarsinn]

Also dangandan you say y start with tested back line.
Every player there except McFadden has had enough chances in Irish camps etc.
And you say about future well in that case why pick Stringer RoG Shaggy Duffy

Eh, I think you're agreeing with him, no?

 

[munstermuffin]

No because he's saying we're starting with untested players and players that can offer us something in future but well it simple - That not the case.

But Feicarsinn I agree with you - we could loose although I hope not.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

BaaBaas are going to feel hard done by not beating England last week, reckon they'll take this
What time is kick off?/Does this clash with the Wales v Springboks? I want to watch both if possible

 

[Conal]

mc fadden is a great player i reckon i think he will be an ireland regular after the world cup
rather have fionn carr over shaggy but ackwell
i think as long as the pack hold together we can win
but we could well lose

 

[roscommon guy]

I remember Duffy playing pretty well at at outside center in the 2007 tour to Argentina and he was our goal kicker and I also think he played at outside center against the Barbarians in 2008.

But I believe that he should be at full back.

 

[MunsterMan]

Duffy has had an excellent season at 15, why not play him there and play Wallace and McFadden in the centre? Or if DK sees McFadden as our long term 12 play Trimble at 13 and Fionn Carr at 11?

 

[Feicarsinn]

Because Deccie has lost his marbles methinks. O'Gara against the BaaBaa's? Kooky.

 

[Jockstap]

How Shane Horgan is there ahead of Fionn Carr is beyond me, Shaggy has been utter cack in every game he's played in since he came back from injury.