CiaranIrl wrote:We'll be kicking in behind them and up and under them all day long. Make them turn and take advantage of their winger's weaknesses. Play for position, then maul them.
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you dont get to practice defending contestable kicks or kicks to the corners playing 7s
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The Ireland Coaching Group have named a 34 man squad to prepare for the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship Round 3 fixture against France at the Aviva Stadium.
Player/Club/Province/Caps
Forwards (17)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (c) 101 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 13 caps
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 64 caps
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) (vc) 93 caps
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 29 caps
Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster) 1 cap
Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster) 38 caps
Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster) 46 caps
Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster) 12 caps
Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 37 caps
Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 1 cap
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster) 44 caps
John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 3 cap
Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 1 cap
CJ Stander (Munster) 12 caps
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 44 caps
James Tracy (UCD/Leinster) 2 caps
Backs (17)
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 68 caps
Andrew Conway (Munster) *
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 56 caps
Craig Gilroy (Bangor/Ulster) 10 caps
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 26 caps
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 21 caps
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 74 caps
Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster) 5 caps
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 10 caps
Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster) 9 caps
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 1 cap
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 55 caps
Tiernan O'Halloran (Buccaneers/Connacht) 3 caps
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 5 caps
Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster) 63 caps
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 69 caps
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 30 caps
wixfjord wrote:Jaysus we could be in trouble with our backrow choice for Friday night.
One of Conan/Leavy may be kept for 24th man, or POM might not make it.
Conan isn't in the squad, is he?
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CiaranIrl wrote:We'll be kicking in behind them and up and under them all day long. Make them turn and take advantage of their winger's weaknesses. Play for position, then maul them.
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you dont get to practice defending contestable kicks or kicks to the corners playing 7s
Every time we play dodgy wingers this comes up and it rarely ever seems to happen in the games. Sure the inevitable box kicks from Murray but i don't see an aerial bombardment.
Scannell and Dillane out, Carberry left to get up match speed/fitness
Dillane injured too or is he just been told to play back into full fitness/form?
Roux brought in so the birthers can get worked up again, WE COULD BE PLAYING FRANCE WITH ALMOST HALF AS MANY PROJECT PLAYERS AS THEM!
My dog seems to have suffered the same injury as JVDF, must be some High School anti Wesley voodoo
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With just 17 forwards named only 4 will not play against France. Presumably these are Tracy, Roux, O'Donnell & Leavy although squad selection of both O'Donnell & Leavy and not Conan could be interpreted as wanting to play a more expansive game.
matt wrote:With just 17 forwards named only 4 will not play against France. Presumably these are Tracy, Roux, O'Donnell & Leavy although squad selection of both O'Donnell & Leavy and not Conan could be interpreted as wanting to play a more expansive game.
Probably more just a cover thing tbh - POM/SOB/Stander and Heaslip cover 6 and 8 very well, 7 just about
If Dillane isn't injured its very strange to drop him - sure don't select him but not sure why he would be dropped entirely
matt wrote:With just 17 forwards named only 4 will not play against France. Presumably these are Tracy, Roux, O'Donnell & Leavy although squad selection of both O'Donnell & Leavy and not Conan could be interpreted as wanting to play a more expansive game.
Probably more just a cover thing tbh - POM/SOB/Stander and Heaslip cover 6 and 8 very well, 7 just about
If Dillane isn't injured its very strange to drop him - sure don't select him but not sure why he would be dropped entirely
In a horses for courses selection I can see Roux on the bench.
If POM isn't fit Henderson will bench as well
Scannell n/a means Tracey will bench.
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suisse wrote:Anyone else think Leavy has a serious chance of benching this one? With SOB' heaslip Henderson stander we are well covered at 6 and 8.
A back row of Heaslip, Stander, O'Brien gives you three who can play 8, two 6s, and one 7 so to me the no 20 may very well be a 7. Have not seen much of O'Donnell recently but he has done well for JS in the past but Leavy is very impressive last few months and his try scoring ability from close in a big plus.
That said POM on way back and helped us win game against Australia and will bring other qualities but one good thing about JS is that he will never shirk a hard decision for popularity sake so I'm confident he will make the best choice whatever that is.
wixfjord wrote:If Leavy benches ahead of POM and TOD a certain part of the internet will go into meltdown.
I kind of want to see that happen.
With the strength in depth in the backrow a fit and inform POM is still not guaranteed selection. I know that will not go down well in that part of the internet but it is a great place for Ireland to be.
Absolutely relieved and delighted that RK latest injury not proven to be serious. Having a fairly full hand to select from will be important to the entire group. Real tough luck on JVDF but Leavy is a very strong Squad substitute.
