Saw that epaddy. If you look at who's picked he now has 2 full teams. So Best and Foley are presumably covering 6 and 8. With two opensides in the squad already they didn't need a third. That's my reading of it anyway.
I see what you are getting at, but Gleeson is a far better player then Best. Leamy Wally and Easterby are all 6's though so cant see the need for a him
David Wallace is included in the Ireland team to play Italy
Munster flanker David Wallace has won a place in Ireland's team for the RBS Six Nations game against Italy in Dublin.
The 29-year-old openside from Limerick has not started in the Six Nations since the Triple Crown success against Scotland in 2004.
"David has been playing his best rugby of late with Munster and deserves to come in," said coach Eddie O'Sullivan.
In the backs, winger Tommy Bowe has pipped Ulster team-mate Andrew Trimble for selection on the left wing.
Munster hooker Jerry Flannery, who made his international debut as a second-half replacement against Romania in November, is included in the starting 15 for the first time.
Leinster second row Malcolm O'Kelly, who passed Mike Gibson's record of 69 Irish caps during last year's championship, will make his 76th appearance in a green shirt at Lansdowne.
Centre Brian O'Driscoll returns to lead the side after missing the autumn tests because of the shoulder injury he picked up on the Lions tour in New Zealand.
The only uncapped player in the 22 is Wasps scrum-half Eoin Reddan, who is one of the replacements.
Ireland: G Murphy (Leicester); S Horgan (Leinster), B O'Driscoll (Leinster, captain), G D'Arcy (Leinster), T Bowe (Ulster); R O'Gara (Munster), P Stringer (Munster); M Horan (Munster), J Flannery (Munster), J Hayes (Munster), M O'Kelly (Leinster), P O'Connell (Munster), S Easterby (Llanelli), D Wallace (Munster), D Leamy (Munster).
Replacements: R Best (Ulster), S Best (Ulster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), J O'Connor (Wasps), E Reddan (Wasps), D Humphreys (Ulster), A Trimble (Ulster).
The French pulled up the Scots' kilts and discovered they had no balls - Zinzan Brooke
I'm with the concensus on 6 and 8. Wallace should start at 7 with Jennings (and DOC for 6&8) on the bench. Picking our XV to address Italy's strengths is exactly the kind of EOS conservative cr@p we should be avoiding. if we can't play our own game against Italy, we're f*cked against France.
France have picked for the scotland game: 6. Martin 8. Bonnaire 7. Nyanga How's that for a mobile back row who can still do the dirty stuff
is a better blinside than openside, but with Leamy and Easterbunny already there(and Wallace), was there a need for Best asa 6?
