Ireland V Wales

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » February 17th, 2006, 4:35 pm

Predictions on whath the team will be and what the score wil be?

sewa · Post by **sewa** » February 17th, 2006, 4:41 pm

Team and score will the same as against Italy bar switching DOC for POC

epaddy · Post by **epaddy** » February 17th, 2006, 4:41 pm

15. Muprhy
14. Horgan
13. BOD
12. D'Arcy
11. Trimble
10. ROG
9. Stringer
8. Leamy
7. Wallace
6. Bunny
5. POC/MOK
4. DOC
3. Hayes
2. Flannery
1. Horan

Ireland by 15

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » February 17th, 2006, 5:02 pm

15. Muprhy

I think he might go with Girv there, especially because the Welsh are capable of getting in behind our defensive line and we need a relaible tackler there

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » February 17th, 2006, 5:52 pm

Exact same team as last week - unless POC doesn't recover.

the_git · Post by **the_git** » February 17th, 2006, 5:56 pm

Exact same team as last week

Horan back in surely?

Bowe to bench and Trimble to start

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » February 17th, 2006, 6:05 pm

Oops, good point - Horan in.

However, Bowe isn't playing tonight while Trimble is starting for Ulster - that seems to me that Trimble will remain on the bench next weekend.

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » February 17th, 2006, 6:05 pm

the_git wrote:
Exact same team as last week
Horan back in surely?

Bowe to bench and Trimble to start

Yeah Horan back, Bowe to bench and Trimble in. If he persists with Murphy at full back, then I think it will be clear to any right-minded fellow that EOS has lost it.

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » February 17th, 2006, 6:10 pm

Many of ye going to the match?

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » February 17th, 2006, 6:11 pm

thecoofreak wrote:Many of ye going to the match?

Yep. Around 47,000 of us.

cj · Post by cj » February 18th, 2006, 2:00 pm

DOC will start, MOK/POC depending on fitness. Horan in for Reggie, Trimble in for Bowe. Murphy to retain place.

Ireland by 10.

the_git · Post by **the_git** » February 19th, 2006, 2:07 am

Ireland by 10.

I focking hope. We really have on paper a team that should be capable of stuffing the welsh but our flat performances of late leave me worried. I still hope that EOS has some control on the team but next weekend is last chance saloon for him in my eyes.

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » February 19th, 2006, 7:40 pm

Leinster's Girvan Dempsey, Jamie Heaslip, Denis Hickie and Rob Kearney have all been called up to the Ireland squad ahead of next Sunday's RBS Six Nations game with Wales...

The additions to the squad will join up with the match 22 that played against France on Saturday, 11th February.

Squad Additions:

Forwards: Marcus Horan, Mick O'Driscoll, Matt McCullough, Jamie Heaslip, Neil Best

Backs: Denis Hickie, Girvan Dempsey, Rob Kearney, Barry Murphy

Munster No.8 Anthony Foley was not considered as he picked up an ankle sprain at the weekend and his place is taken by Jamie Heaslip. John Kelly is also unavailable due to a groin strain with Rob Kearney coming into the backs.

Interesting to see Heaslip called up

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » February 19th, 2006, 8:51 pm

Straight swap with Heaslip for Foley. Same as the last two games - they're brought in to boost the squad to 30 for training purposes.

cj · Post by cj » February 19th, 2006, 9:18 pm

If Eddie goes for the same back-row combination against Wales (which he will), he shoud play Heaslip on the bench rather than a specialist 7 in O'Connor (which he won't). Jamie would have such a big impact in the last 15 mins against the tiring Welsh. It seems so obvious but Eddie can be very slow with things like this...took him about 2 years to realise that David Wallace should be in the team!

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » February 19th, 2006, 10:06 pm

More like it look David Wallace his whole career to take his finger out of his arse and up his work rate to DESERVE a place in the starting XV.

cj · Post by cj » February 19th, 2006, 10:29 pm

Completely disagree. Wallace has improved his work on the deck, to merit a place at 7. However he has been the best all-round backrow forward we've had for the last few years.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » February 19th, 2006, 10:44 pm

Yeah but until this season he never did the proper groundhog work like Gleeson or Jennings do. Therefore, I completely agreed with him not starting at 7 for Ireland.
His problem is that he's an excellent back row player but isn't an out-and-out specialist in any of the three positions.

Also, if he was so good, how come Judy was intent on having a back row of Quinlan, Leamy and Foley at the start of the season?

cj · Post by cj » February 19th, 2006, 10:49 pm

Since when did we take his decisions seriously?

lol

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » February 19th, 2006, 10:52 pm

Touché!

Babbling 'brook

Ireland V Wales

Ireland V Wales

Team & score

Heaslip

Wallace

Judy