Peter Stringer

teednab-el

On watching RTE rugby highlights this evening, I heard George Hook mentioning the end of career for a few Munster players. Now Im not a big fan of George's analysis but he did mention Peter Stringer in his list. I know Strings has been around the block for both Munster and Ireland for a while now but is it end of career for Strings?

Surely not?

Profiler

George has taken the panto villan character too far now.

Stringer's career is far from over, I think he still has a lot to offer Munster and Ireland

Chucky the tree

If only George would take this chance too put an end to his own career.

gcgirl

Chucky the tree wrote: »

If only George would take this chance too put an end to his own career.

But then who would we have for the comedy bit!!

chupacabra

Strings is only 31, he has a few years left in him yet.

tHE vAGGABOND

He was played off the park by Whittiker today, who I have never been a fan of - but he was simply amazing.

Stringer was so bad they took him for for Prendagast, who has hardly seen the pitch this season.

Nonmonotonic

Scrum halves always look good behind winning packs and poor behind losing packs. I suspect Stringers career is not over by a long way if only for his speed of pass which is a major asset. Thomas O' Leary appeared to be his ideal successor with his backrow style of play however his passing to the backs is too slow. How long was left in the game when Stringer was taken off?

anonymous_joe

Nonmonotonic wrote: »

Scrum halves always look good behind winning packs and poor behind losing packs. I suspect Stringers career is not over by a long way if only for his speed of pass which is a major asset. Thomas O' Leary appeared to be his ideal successor with his backrow style of play however his passing to the backs is too slow. How long was left in the game when Stringer was taken off?

There was a moment yesterday when Stringer received a horrendous looking hospital pass, and one of our back-rows was rumbling towards him and you could just taste the turnover and he still got a pass away.

That speed of passing is pretty much all he has, and it's almost enough.

bleg

he had a terrible game and o leary was missed.

SomeFool

I don't think any single Munster player was at fault yesterday. It's a team game and they looked flat from 1 to 15. Once they went behind they tried to force the game and gave too much turnover ball to Leinster. Saying Strings was 'played off the park' by Whittaker is just a little ott I think. Congrats to Leinster, I hope ye go on to win it!

NickNolte

Does anyone actually listen to George Hook's "punditry"? He's a reactionary idiot where rugby is concerned.

KELTICKNIGHTT

stringer has abit more left in him,i dont listen to george much

up them Schteps

George hook is not a good rugby pundit, and a t055er

KELTICKNIGHTT

hes soccers version of rubgy
dumphy = george hook

Fishtits

Forget the pundetry or whatever its called.

Leinster analysed Munster to death, every back move Munster came up with was met with well rehearsed two player responses, coupled with the Munster rigid game plan, only one result there.

Mafi ran the same lines, every time he got ball, Leinster smothered him ie instead of passing he turned inside only to be met with two defenders, this happened time and again.

All down to video analysis and on pitch awareness.

johnl

Fishtits wrote: »

Forget the pundetry or whatever its called.

Leinster analysed Munster to death, every back move Munster came up with was met with well rehearsed two player responses, coupled with the Munster rigid game plan, only one result there.

Mafi ran the same lines, every time he got ball, Leinster smothered him ie instead of passing he turned inside only to be met with two defenders, this happened time and again.

All down to video analysis and on pitch awareness.

Quite insightful, there!
Very good.

Also, Stringer is a legend and still a great player. He played a damn sight better than most of the Munster team yesterday.

hello_there_jim

peter peter pumpkin eater!

NotWormBoy

Classy.

Stringer goes down in the books as fantastic Irish player, a legend given his contribution to Munster and Ireland. I think he's got the strength, both body and mind, to get past this loss and move on. After all, he got over his dropping during the last World Cup and his previous performances in that competition to play a pivotal role in the game against Scotland this year. And I for one was surprised he did - but he proved me and a whole lot of others wrong by getting back in there.

[Jackass]

Stringer is FAR from over!!

Sure it was only a couple of weeks ago before the Reddan signing was confirmed that Leinster fans were getting excited about signing Stringer as he was rumoured to be in talks with us.

He's a great player who always gives 110%, his pass selection is always very good, his accuracy and speed is superb, his marshalling if the forwards is top class, his defence is excellent, I don't know how many try saving tackles he's made with tap tackles, but it's a lot!

He's a very good player.

Not to be "crass" or whatever that word is, but yesterday Munster were played off the park from 1 to 15. It's very harsh to single out strings.

Leinster were missing Kearney and Dempsey was 50/50 and we re-shuffled things and effectively had 3rd choice full back, but who knows, if we lost I might be on here blaming the loss of players too, but it's on the day and it's never one players fault.

stephen_n

I wonder is it because TOL was the only player missing from the starting quarter final team that he is getting blamed cause it really can't be that he played that badly yesterday. He is a scrumhalf playing behind a pack going backwards for the whole day what scrumhalf would have looked good in those circumstances and do you really think TOL would have changed that?

Stringer was replaced by Prendergast at the end of a game when the whole Munster bench was emptyed onto the pitch because Munster tactically had no answer to what was going on and to coin an american term it was a hail mary play.

Stringer is far from finished either for Ireland or Munster and I can't really believe anyone who knows anything about rugby would suggest otherwise. Obviously Hook is not included in that because he doesn't!

anonymous_joe

[Jackass] wrote: »

Stringer is FAR from over!!

Sure it was only a couple of weeks ago before the Reddan signing was confirmed that Leinster fans were getting excited about signing Stringer as he was rumoured to be in talks with us.

He's a great player who always gives 110%, his pass selection is always very good, his accuracy and speed is superb, his marshalling if the forwards is top class, his defence is excellent, I don't know how many try saving tackles he's made with tap tackles, but it's a lot!

He's a very good player.

Not to be "crass" or whatever that word is, but yesterday Munster were played off the park from 1 to 15. It's very harsh to single out strings.

Leinster were missing Kearney and Dempsey was 50/50 and we re-shuffled things and effectively had 3rd choice full back, but who knows, if we lost I might be on here blaming the loss of players too, but it's on the day and it's never one players fault.

His passing is what he's there for. And it's amazing.

stephen_n wrote: »

I wonder is it because TOL was the only player missing from the starting quarter final team that he is getting blamed cause it really can't be that he played that badly yesterday. He is a scrumhalf playing behind a pack going backwards for the whole day what scrumhalf would have looked good in those circumstances and do you really think TOL would have changed that?

Stringer was replaced by Prendergast at the end of a game when the whole Munster bench was emptyed onto the pitch because Munster tactically had no answer to what was going on and to coin an american term it was a hail mary play.

Stringer is far from finished either for Ireland or Munster and I can't really believe anyone who knows anything about rugby would suggest otherwise. Obviously Hook is not included in that because he doesn't!

Stringer's not able to protect O'Gara, which is why Munster rely on O'Leary - someone needs to babysit Rog.

Without O'Leary the backrow had to protect the 10 channel and compete with Leinster's backrow which is their equal anyway. Elsom, Jennings and Heaslip versus Quinlan, Wallace is Leamy is a massive battle anyway, try doing it with someone always guarding the 10 channel.

stephen_n

anonymous_joe wrote: »

His passing is what he's there for. And it's amazing.


Stringer's not able to protect O'Gara, which is why Munster rely on O'Leary - someone needs to babysit Rog.

Without O'Leary the backrow had to protect the 10 channel and compete with Leinster's backrow which is their equal anyway. Elsom, Jennings and Heaslip versus Quinlan, Wallace is Leamy is a massive battle anyway, try doing it with someone always guarding the 10 channel.

Stringer has partnered ROG for many years now without that being an issue and in fairness he may only be small but I have rarely if ever seen him miss a tackle although it was funny to see Contepomi carrying him on his back before running over O'Gara. To be fair the openside should always cover the ten channel for every team not the SH. TOL wouldn't have done as well behind a Munster pack going backwards IMO but we will never know cause it really doesn't happen that often.

anonymous_joe

stephen_n wrote: »

Stringer has partnered ROG for many years now without that being an issue and in fairness he may only be small but I have rarely if ever seen him miss a tackle although it was funny to see Contepomi carrying him on his back before running over O'Gara. To be fair the openside should always cover the ten channel for every team not the SH. TOL wouldn't have done as well behind a Munster pack going backwards IMO but we will never know cause it really doesn't happen that often.

It's become more and more of an issue lately though.

I think O'Leary's a worse passer but his overall game and physique tip the balance in his favour.

Then again, as a United fan I can only hope he doesn't Alan Smith his career.

stephen_n

anonymous_joe wrote: »

It's become more and more of an issue lately though.

I think O'Leary's a worse passer but his overall game and physique tip the balance in his favour.

Then again, as a United fan I can only hope he doesn't Alan Smith his career.

You lost me with the United thing :pac::pac:

zenmonk

This just gets better - a thread about Quinlan (deservedly) - about Sexton being better than O Gara - ridiculous (based on 1 game)- now this nonsense. I wish all ye Leinster fans would **** off for a week and get over ye're great result and come back with a bit of perspective. No trophy won yet.

NickNolte

zenmonk wrote: »

all ye Leinster fans would **** off for a week and get over ye're great result and come back with a bit of perspective

All Leinster fans aren't prone to any of the inter-provincial idiocy espoused by some of the cocks on these boards. Both Leinster and Munster 'supporters'. So don't worry about it.

zenmonk

NickNolte wrote: »

All Leinster fans aren't prone to any of the inter-provincial idiocy espoused by some of the cocks on these boards. Both Leinster and Munster 'supporters'. So don't worry about it.

True
Instead of all I really meant the idiots you were talking about.

NickNolte

zenmonk wrote: »

True
Instead of all I really meant the idiots you were talking about.

There are plenty of them nationwide. You just have to live with it. Increasingly so as rugby grows in popularity.

anonymous_joe

stephen_n wrote: »

You lost me with the United thing :pac::pac:

Well Alan Smith came back from a near identical injury slow(er) and shít(ter).

zenmonk wrote: »

This just gets better - a thread about Quinlan (deservedly) - about Sexton being better than O Gara - ridiculous (based on 1 game)- now this nonsense. I wish all ye Leinster fans would **** off for a week and get over ye're great result and come back with a bit of perspective. No trophy won yet.

I'm not shouting that Sexton's better than O'Gara, but he's been involved in 3 defeats of Munster in the past two seasons. O'Gara's been instrumental in 2 defeats of Leinster in the same time frame.

He's a good young out-half and he's catching up with O'Gara in terms of his level of play. He'll probably never be quite as good, but he's slowly but surely making a case as an alternative. Surely we should celebrate that?

stephen_n

zenmonk wrote: »

This just gets better - a thread about Quinlan (deservedly) - about Sexton being better than O Gara - ridiculous (based on 1 game)- now this nonsense. I wish all ye Leinster fans would **** off for a week and get over ye're great result and come back with a bit of perspective. No trophy won yet.

Think if you read back to the original post it was George Hook who suggested that Stringers career may be finished who unless I miss my guess is an unabashed Munster supporter. Not sure who the OP supports but not that it matters either this thread for the most part has been an intelligent discussion about a player and his performance on a rugby forum, how shocking. It isn't an anti Munster thread so maybe you should take your wounded pride and over sensitivity out of the thread if you don't want to contribute to it.

What on earth has this thread got to do with Leinster and if they are or aren't going to win the HC??

teednab-el

stephen_n wrote: »

Think if you read back to the original post it was George Hook who suggested that Stringers career may be finished who unless I miss my guess is an unabashed Munster supporter. Not sure who the OP supports but not that it matters either this thread for the most part has been an intelligent discussion about a player and his performance on a rugby forum, how shocking. It isn't an anti Munster thread so maybe you should take your wounded pride and over sensitivity out of the thread if you don't want to contribute to it.

What on earth has this thread got to do with Leinster and if they are or aren't going to win the HC??

I'm a true Munster supporter but I didnt believe Stringer's career was over so I just wanted to hear other people's opinion on Hooks comments.

teednab-el

zenmonk wrote: »

This just gets better - a thread about Quinlan (deservedly) - about Sexton being better than O Gara - ridiculous (based on 1 game)- now this nonsense. I wish all ye Leinster fans would **** off for a week and get over ye're great result and come back with a bit of perspective. No trophy won yet.

Btw I'm a true Munster fan zenmonk. I was very disappointed with result but I dont come here and criticise players over one game. I was referring to George Hooks comments which I found bizzare and just wanted to hear other opinion. If you dont like the thread maybe then you should just stay off it.