Wales v Ireland

[cyRil]

Loving our team, I reckon we'll win now!
Mind I have had a pint with lunch and am still landed about getting free tickets to the game!!

 

[TVH11]

Lucky bugger Ciryl.... I'm just gonna get wan!ered in one of the pubs in cardiff, not sure where yet tho... (any suggestions - been in the house for the last two games, way too packed most of the time everywhere)
Gotta say its a good choice having Hook at 10 - more spark in him, and seems to "like" it there. I still think Phillips should go down to the bench (with his recent form), his passings been so slow. To be fair to Steven J he's had **** service from Phillips, but Jones has certainly looked slightly lethargic at times, and really looks unconfident. I'd rather see Peel start (or Rhys Webb with a game like he had on saturday ). Will be very interesting how the 10,12,13 combo will work.... should be interesting given decent QUICK ball. I certainly have confidence that we'll see a few tries with this side (on paper at least), but it'll al depend on how both teams play.
Both haven't quite "clicked" as yet, so it shouldbe an absolute firecracker

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Pretty happy with the Ireland team ROG deserves to keep his place TOL is gone(hopefully for good) D'Arcy is too good to drop IMO. My only worry is FitzGerald at 15 I think hm ad Earls should swap.

 

[Peat]

This looks like being a retard fight I'm afraid to say.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Not a real surprise in the starting line up although slightly disappointed that Davies has come in at 12 and Roberts shifted to 13 which means Roberts will be anonymous again after making some decent ground in the Italian game.

Im pretty glad we have ignored the temptation to bring in North and Adam Jones, I disagree completely with anyone who says they should be in the match day 22. Simply for the reason both have comeback from injury and do not need to be rushed back and get injured again. People need to remember that North is only 18 and has had two major injuries for a guy that age. Adam needs to be looked after also, without testing Mitchell we won't know how good of a scrummager he really he is or how good of a player he is. John Yapp is not a mug anymore, his recent gametime for Wales has shown he is an adequate scrummager, not as good as the James or Mitchell but certainly on par with Mitchell.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Gatland hails Mitchell

The photo seems to be Gavin Thomas rather than Craig Mitchell :lol:

Agree with Warren says in the article ... for a change.

 

[UlsterRugby]

I was at the Ireland - Samoa game in the autumn. Ireland have failed to impress me to be honest. I think on paper we look like a great squad. The problem i have, (which is the same thing that frustrates me about Ulster) is the amount of handling errors and penalties we give away. If we carry on with the unforced errors we'll struggle!!!

 

[munstermuffin]

I think Ireland might be on the up in the form curve. If we can cut down on the unforced errors and get our discipline right then we will be halfway through the battle

 

[Logorrhea]

Christ sake. I step away for a few days and your all getting on? What a bunch of women.

Love the Irish team. Particularly inspired by the sameness of it.

 

[lynam1104]

Anyone think that TOL is done for and Kidney was looking for an excuse to drop him I doubt it but maybe.

 

[Logorrhea]

Anyone think that TOL is done for and Kidney was looking for an excuse to drop him I doubt it but maybe.

That some kind of sick joke?

 

[coonor]

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3820_6804357,00.html

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has made it very clear that he would no longer tolerate the kind of indiscipline that has hampered Ireland's Six Nation's campaign this year.

Ireland travel to Cardiff on Saturday knowing that if they are to stay in the Six Nations ***le race they cannot afford to continue to be on the wrong of the penalty count, as they have been in all three of their previous games against Italy, France and Scotland.

Second row Donncha O'Callaghan has revealed that the coach gave his squad an earful on Tuesday.

"Everyone probably knows Declan as a nice man who is really calm and composed but he let fly on Tuesday," said the Munster lock.

"Whoever was in on our meeting wouldn't want to be on the end of a silly penalty this weekend.

"It has been a while since he lost his temper. I can remember one or two with Munster, but it's fair to say he was fairly annoyed.

"You could see it's the main man calling the shots and guys don't want to reoffend."

I can just imagine it.

 

[Peat]

Christ sake. I step away for a few days and your all getting on? What a bunch of women.

Love the Irish team. Particularly inspired by the sameness of it.

Too soon after the last fishing trip for anyone to fall for it surely.

 

[gingergenius]

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3820_6804357,00.html



I can just imagine it.

this just sounds like media surrounding the England team 2 years ago. 'we're so indisciplined, our manager's handing out bollockings' etc. etc.

 

[Jockstap]

As always the game will be won in the pack and with Ireland's scrum all steady like these days I reckon we'll just about nick it. I don't think Wales have any decent ball carriers, O'Brien and Healy to soften them up while our superior backs finish off the job. Middlebrough is a kip isn't it.

 

[dullonien]

As always the game will be won in the pack and with Ireland's scrum all steady like these days I reckon we'll just about nick it. I don't think Wales have any decent ball carriers, O'Brien and Healy to soften them up while our superior backs finish off the job. Middlebrough is a kip isn't it.

I'm a little weary of you h34r:

 

[cyRil]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/9420873.stm

That ******* ****** giving it all beak again.

 

[gingergenius]

Gatland: you can only behave like Jose Mourinho if you're 1) funny and 2) successful.

You're neither. Be quiet.

 

[Teh Mite]

36 penalties against so far in the tournament??? That's One every 6 minutes!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I don't understand him at all

"The Irish are cheating ********, look at all the penalties.....while you're at it though, don't look at ours...."