RBS 6 Nations - Ireland vs Wales - (05/02/2012 -15:00)

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Anyone think Ryan made big impact on game for Ireland and well Ireland management need to now realise 2 things.
1. Pick players on form
2. Use a gameplan that get best out of players eg Leinster backs aren't on form playing territory game.

A competent coach would have realised these things before the game. Time to change. O'Callaghan was quite good bt he's yesterday's man. D'arcy is yesterday's man. Reddan is yesterday's man. Get them out of the team and squad. Stop kicking so much. Murray (who had his best game for Ireland) and Sexton were clearly playing to a 10 man gameplan.

The only changes next week will be Earls for McFadden, O'Gara for Sexton and maybe Ryan for O'Callaghan. Ireland need to be bolder than that. I'd go with:
Kearney, Bowe, O'Malley, McFadden, Earls, Sexton, Murray; Healy, Best, Ross, Ryan, O'Connell, Ferris, O'Brien, Heaslip. Cronin, Court, Tuohy, O'Mahony, Marshall (maybe), O'Gara, Trimble.

You have 7 men on the bench who can make an impact. Use them!

Good luck to Wales. I hope they win a Grand Slam. Four wins or more in the tournament is easily achieveable. It's amazing what an attacking game plan can do.

 

[Teh Mite]

****ing BBC fishing for a sound bite. That stupid bimbo is determined first to get Warburton and then Kidney to say "Davies should have had a red".

Shitehawk, lowlife, tabloid organisation.

Oh FFS, she's at it again on another Welsh player.

I recommend nobody who has an ounce of sanity remaining in their system watches the BBC "rugby forum". It's features more bullshit and sensationalism then the real Rugby Forum.

 

[munstermuffin]

Didn't he only get a one year extension shouldn't he be out in august-ish?

No he's there until end of Autumn test in 2013 and presumably will get reins until end of RWC 2015

 

[lynam1104]

christ no they can't possible do that

 

[monkeypigeon]

Somebody slap me, I'm agreeing with George Hook, Heaslip needs a kick in the ass. Drop him. And Tommy Bowe at centre.

 

[munstermuffin]

Snoop think Sexton nailed his spot next week and well I think Earls deserves his spot but I'd have him on Wong with maybe Bowe at 13. Ryan in at 4 and I'd be adventurous next week try ROG and Sexton together.
Agree with RTE though our back row needs restructuring

 

[Seaton]

Oh FFS, she's at it again on another Welsh player.

I recommend nobody who has an ounce of sanity remaining in their system watches the BBC "rugby forum". It's features more bullshit and sensationalism then the real Rugby Forum.

It is so bad it is making your grammar go awry! :lol:

Seriously, well done to Wales. I think everyone in the starting XV should take a week long break, charge their batteries for the game after the next one.

And that Tipsuvuvovic guy. Especially him.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Somebody slap me, I'm agreeing with George Hook, Heaslip needs a kick in the ass. Drop him.

Maybe I was watching a different game to you but I thought Heaslip was one of Ireland's best players today along with Kearney, O'Callaghan and Murray.

 

[Saintjay]

I am going to still go with France to win the 6N's.Irelands first half tactics were not great. I tend to think Wales will have a sterner test in Paris. Plus my life will be miserable if Wales do the slam

 

[Feicarsinn]

Just regards the Kidney Out calls unless he get Lions job the IRFU won't pay off his contract so it unlikely he will leave before 2013 ends

Rock and a hard place eh?

There's a significant chance that they wont be left with much of a choice. I can't see us getting a result in either Paris or London, which means that 4th place is a pretty likely result. Add that to the 3 straight loses in the autumn, the non performance in the quarter final and last year's diabolical 6 nations and it's hard to make a good case for him. 2 good results in the past 2 years isn't enough for me and won't be for a hell of a lot of people.

He's got great players at his disposal. A great back three, a fantastic back row, the best 10 in europe, a solid front row, some real quality emerging at lock and some decent centres. Not good enough by half.

 

[Draggs]

I am going to still go with France to win the 6N's.Irelands first half tactics were not great. I tend to think Wales will have a sterner test in Paris. Plus my life will be miserable if Wales do the slam

Except Wales v France is in Cardiff. I thought Bradley was doing well until his card. He will have a solid recovery period now.

 

[lynam1104]

I thought Heaslip had one of his better games this season today. SOB on the other hand needs a kick up the ass.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

****in Wales. Ireland just need to fix their crap game plan. Wales weren't particularly good, Ireland just defended awfully.

 

[Peat]

Somebody slap me, I'm agreeing with George Hook, Heaslip needs a kick in the ass. Drop him. And Tommy Bowe at centre.

Personally thought Heaslip was the best back-row and that Bowe should be dropped for shocking defensive lapses.

 

[Saintjay]

Except Wales v France is in Cardiff. I thought Bradley was doing well until his card. He will have a solid recovery period now.

Ha your right, damm my abilitiy to skim read and get it wrong. Still going to be tough but another game I can't wait for.

 

[lucky number 7]

Lads I would love to see just for a little while Rog at ten and Sexton at 12...I feel this could work

 

[munstermuffin]

Feic he could loose all 5 and will still get next years championship to redeem himself and the IRFU is a hard knit bunch and have a system at the higher level that Hitler would've been proud of.
You know as well as I do there will be minimal change

 

[Feicarsinn]

Personally thought Heaslip was the best back-row and that Bowe should be dropped for shocking defensive lapses.

He did get two tries mind. The first try was hardly his fault if you're referring to that as one of them. He was literally jumping up and down trying to get numbers over to that side and his team mates were just standing watching.

 

[taff on tour]

Chuffed to bits with the win today and it was the best game so far, just wish Butler would do one and be A pundit on another sport like curling

 

[lynam1104]

Yeah i think put Trimble at 14 and Fitz at 11 Bowe's mistake basically lead to Davis try although D'Arcy didn't tackle North so not his fault entirely. Something that ****** me off today is how he used the subs only 3 went on 2 of them with only 5 minuets to play. You could see on that atack they were tired a few subs would have made all the difference