Irish Team of the Decade

[durbutter]

If the Welsh can do it, then surely we can give it a go!

1. Marcus Horan- For most of the decade he was excellent with ball in hand, and had a way of earning a lot of penalties for Ireland in the scrum. A clever scrummager.
2. Keith Wood- Era.......you know yourself
3. Hayes- By default. A solid player in his day, its a shame he didnt leave when he was still capable
4. MOK- Always loved him as a player. Big strong carrier, excellent in the lineout and apparently a great scrummaging lock
5. POC- On his day one of the best in the world
6.Ferris- A beast. Included instead of Easterby because, well, i donno where to fit a norrie and Easterby was never amazing
7. Wallace- Consistantly a great performer for ireland
8. Heaslip- Has been unreal since breaking into the team. Crazy to think how young he is
9. Stringer- almost by default. Best pass in the world and never lacks heart. treated badly since the last world cup
10. ROG- But only cos he played way more than Humph or Sex. Still class on his day
11. Hickie- Some pace on him, and ran great lines
12. Darcy- Serious competition here from Hendo and Maggs but Darcy has looked the best
13. BOD
14. Horgan- For a while i think he was everyones favourite. Tommy is the better player now but 5 years ago, Horgan was the first name on the teamsheet
15. Dempsy- the best defensively. Was no slouch and picked great lines. Also seemed like a nice fella


16. Flannery
17.?????? Cloughessy?
18. Brennan
19. Leamy
20. ???
21. Sexton
22. Bowe

Wow, we really relied on very few players in 10 years in some positions.

 

[Feicarsinn]

I'll give it a lash:

1)
2) Keith Wood
3) Paul Wallace
4) Big Mal
5) Paulie
6) Easterby
7) Wally
8) Heaslip
9) Strings
10) Humphreys
11) Hickie
12) D'arcy
13) Drico
14) Tommy
15) Swrvin' Girvin' Dempsey

16) Shane Byrne
17) Simon Best
18) Donners
19) Ferris
20) Reddan
21) Sexton
22) Horgan

 

[Gavin]

1. Horan
2. Wood
3. Wallace, P.
4. MOK
5. POC
6. Easterby
7. Wallace, D.
8. Leamy (Though was tough between him and Foley)
9. Stringer
10. O'Gara
11. Hickey
12. Maggs
13. BOD
14. Bowe
15. Murphy

 

[Conal]

1 horan
2 wood
3 hayes sadly however ross has bee capped!
4 mok
5 poc
6 easterby
7 wallace
8 foley
9 stringer
10 humphreys
11 hickie
12 henderson
13 bod
14 horgan
15 murphy


was p wallace this decade??

 

[MunsterMan]

1. Horan
2. Wood
3. Hayes
4. O'Kelly
5. O'Connell
6. Easterby
7. Wallace
8. Leamy
9. Stringer
10. O'Gara
11. Hickie
12. D'Arcy
13. O'Driscoll
14. Horgan
15. Dempsey

16. Byrne
17. Corrigan
18. O'Callaghan
19. Heaslip
20. O'Leary
21. Humphries
22. Murphy

 

[King_D'Arcy]

1. Horan
2. Wood
3. Hayes
4. MOK
5. POC
6. Ferris
7. Wallace
8. Heaslip
9. Stringer
10. O'Gara
11. Hickie
12. P Wallace (LOL JK)
13. O'Driscoll
14. Bowe
15. Dempsey

16. Flanney
17. Corrigan
18. DOC
19. Leamy
20. O'Leary
21. P Wallace (really this time)
22. Horgan

I think putting Anthony Foley ahead of Leamy or Heaslip is quite mad.

Edit: I just had to swap Bowe and Horgan. I LOVE TOMMY!