Reggie goes to Paris

Crash · Post by **Crash** » February 9th, 2006, 11:18 am

Horan has been ruled out of the game due to illness.

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » February 9th, 2006, 11:20 am

I presume this is a joke?

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » February 9th, 2006, 11:22 am

Nope, reported in a variety of places, Best to start, Reggie on the bench

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » February 9th, 2006, 11:23 am

Oh well. The French pack doesn't hold the fear it used to - De Villiers is a shadow of his former self.

sewa · Post by **sewa** » February 9th, 2006, 11:27 am

The worry is the French abandonned the all singing all dancing hooker for a much more solid scrummager. Milloud should be very strong in the scrum too. Will Ireland be able to match them up front?

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » February 9th, 2006, 11:36 am

Does anyone have the source for this story?

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » February 9th, 2006, 11:40 am

From the Irishrugby site

"Marcus Horan has been withdrawn from the Ireland team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship this Saturday (12th February). Horan has been struck down by the winter vomiting bug and will be unable to travel with the squad to Paris.

Leinster prop Reggie Corrigan has been called into the match 22 as cover for the unfortunate Horan and will be travelling with the squad following this morning’s Ireland training session."

ruck · Post by **ruck** » February 9th, 2006, 11:41 am

it's on the official irish rugby website

bluesky · Post by **bluesky** » February 9th, 2006, 12:07 pm

Does that mean that reggie could actually play on sat?

ruck · Post by **ruck** » February 9th, 2006, 12:11 pm

bluesky wrote:Does that mean that reggie could actually play on sat?

not a hope. EOS would have to use the bench then.
the only sub we will see this weekend will be the same as last week. DOC for MOK after 60 minutes.

TrueBlue · Post by **TrueBlue** » February 9th, 2006, 12:59 pm

What about Reddan for Stringer, after Thion mauls all over him after one of Stringer's patented half-breaks

, after 30 mins, forcing Eddies hand...........

.................sorry, with boredom comes imagination!!!!

Crash · Post by **Crash** » February 9th, 2006, 2:13 pm

Reggie starts.

upfront_1979 · Post by **upfront_1979** » February 9th, 2006, 2:14 pm

It appears Reggie is to start!

bluesky · Post by **bluesky** » February 9th, 2006, 2:26 pm

Jesus what is the logic in having him start and not having on the bench then from the beginning?

confirms that EOS was never going to use the bench

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » February 9th, 2006, 2:27 pm

Dave Cahill wrote:From the Irishrugby site

"Marcus Horan has been withdrawn from the Ireland team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship this Saturday (12th February). Horan has been struck down by the winter vomiting bug and will be unable to travel with the squad to Paris.

Leinster prop Reggie Corrigan has been called into the match 22 as cover for the unfortunate Horan and will be travelling with the squad following this morning’s Ireland training session."

The Winter Vomiting bug is reasonably serious - the last thing that guy needs is loose weight

Poor sod, just as he was nailing down the position.

CM · Post by CM » February 9th, 2006, 2:31 pm

Jesus what is the logic in having him start and not having on the bench then from the beginning?

Because Best is a tighthead that could cover loosehead but Reggie is an actual loosehead.

Think of it this way, if Reggie was the one on the bench and Hayes was the one to get the bug you wouldn't expect Reggie to start at tighthead - you'd have called in Best.

DP, at least he's two weeks to recover.

bluesky · Post by **bluesky** » February 9th, 2006, 2:33 pm

Thanks for that CM, I am not too ofay with the ins and outs of the speciality of the front row, I just imagine they can slot in ... oops!

CM · Post by CM » February 9th, 2006, 2:41 pm

Thanks for that CM, I am not too ofay with the ins and outs of the speciality of the front row, I just imagine they can slot in ... oops!

No worries. Best is more flexible than most and usually if you can play tighthead you can hold your own at loosehead (most tighthead's migrate to loosehead later in their careers - e.g. Wallace and Clohessy) but it still makes sense to start with the specialist.

I'd be a bit worried about our props to be honest. Reggie wouldn't have been training/eating properly all week and may not be in peak condition for an international. Hayes seems fitter than usual and does finish matches more often than not but requiring one of them to definitely finish the match is a problem.

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » February 9th, 2006, 2:45 pm

Sad state of affairs......Reg, good bloke and loyal servant that he is has been shot for the last two years....

Can't believe it has come to this....

bluesky · Post by **bluesky** » February 9th, 2006, 2:47 pm

I have faith in dear Reg....

Good God, does anyone think it could be a cricket score on sat?