Lee Byrne ruled out for rest of tour

Crash

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_5400784,00.html

Hard luck for the fella, had been playing very well.


Have we hit seven yet?? :P

uRbaN

Yea I felt he was marginally better than Kearney but one of the few areas we had great strength in depth.

Bodycount continues..

TarfHead

Are they calling up Denis Hurley ?

Crash

Cian Healey. There, I said it. Everyones been thinking it, come on, he'd make a great fullback.

Size=everything

Unfortunate for Byrne but great to see Kearney now nailing the full back spot. In my eyes Kearney was impeeded attackingly by Kidney's game plan (not a bad thing as we won the GS under it!) and is just as good in broken field play as Byrne as we have seen in the past.

As an aside good to see nearly 1/3 of the Lions team being Leinster men and nearly 1/2 of the team being Irish!

Spore

pity armitage wasn't included in the squad. He's sorely missed now.

Size=everything

Spore wrote: »

pity armitage wasn't included in the squad. He's sorely missed now.

Should of been in there ahead of Earls IMO. You wouldn't start Earls in a test game but Armitage would definitely of made the 22 under these circumstances. And possibly could of nipped Fitzgerald for the 11 jersey.

thomond2006

TarfHead wrote: »

Are they calling up Denis Hurley ?

I would rather play Lee Byrne who had 2 broken legs, 2 broken arms, 2 dislocated shoulders, 2 broken metatarsals, 2 ruptured achilles tendons and the SARS virus than play Denis "How did I get a Heineken Cup Medal?" Hurley.

Don't flame me for this. :(

bleg

pity to see him gone. he offered a threat from the back superior to the other candidates.

GymJim

thomond2006 wrote: »

I would rather play Lee Byrne who had 2 broken legs, 2 broken arms, 2 dislocated shoulders, 2 broken metatarsals, 2 ruptured achilles tendons and the SARS virus than play Denis "How did I get a Heineken Cup Medal?" Hurley.

Don't flame me for this. :(

It's been scientifically proven that the altitude would have the opposite effect on him...he'd be world class.

Scientifically proven I tell you

chupacabra

There goes our most potent attacking threat from deep.

dan719

Size=everything wrote: »

good to see nearly 1/3 of the Lions team being Leinster men and nearly 1/2 of the team being Irish!

Why?

Rather see them win with 15 english players than see them lose with the current test team.

Size=everything

dan719 wrote: »

Why?

Rather see them win with 15 english players than see them lose with the current test team.

Because its great to see that Irish rugby is so strong that we make up the majority of the team.

dan719

Size=everything wrote: »

Because its great to see that Irish rugby is so strong that we make up the majority of the team.

Did you delete the other post or was it someone else who wrote they felt no attachment to the lions team the way they did towards Leinster and Ireland? And the only way they would feel an attachment would be through provincial and Irish players being on the team.

If that was your original post....

Then go away and don't bother cheering for the lions. We don't need or want you as a 'fan'. Keep your hard on for BOD and the Leinster magic.

I can't believe that this forum descended into this **** during the lions. I've said it before and will again reiterate it. The Lions are our team. Let's beat the Saffers. Come on the Lions.


*Edit.Apologising for the language used, I had a little too much to drink. Won't happpen again. (The language that is, not the drinking)

Size=everything

dan719 wrote: »

Did you delete the other post or was it someone else who wrote they felt no attachment to the lions team the way they did towards Leinster and Ireland? And the only way they would feel an attachment would be through provincial and Irish players being on the team.

If that was your original post....

Then f*ck off and don't bother cheering for the lions. We don't need or want you as a 'fan'. Keep your hard on for BOD and the Leinster magic.

I can't believe that this forum descended into this **** during the lions. I've said it before and will again reiterate it. The Lions are our team. Let's beat the Saffers. Come on the Lions.

Well to be honest I don't feel attached to the Lions team like I'm do Leinster and Ireland and I positive a lot of posters here feel the same.

daveharnett

Size=everything wrote: »

Because its great to see that Irish rugby is so strong that we make up the majority of the team.

Given enough injuries, your local pub XV would make up the majority of the team. It wouldn't make them any better.

Don't get me wrong, if nobody was injured there would probably be more Irish players on the team. But it had to be said

dan719

Size=everything wrote: »

Well to be honest I don't feel attached to the Lions team like I'm do Leinster and Ireland and I positive a lot of posters here feel the same.

And tbh I think you should go and cheer on your Blue Magic and leave the rest of us to cheer for the lions without bringing other sh*te into it.

I'm sure if the lions win the series you'll be the best fan they ever had. :rolleyes:

Size=everything

dan719 wrote: »

And tbh I think you should go and cheer on your Blue Magic and leave the rest of us to cheer for the lions without bringing other sh*te into it.

I'm sure if the lions win the series you'll be the best fan they ever had. :rolleyes:

I'd be delighted if the Lions win but nowhere near as happy as when Leinster won the Heineken Cup or when Ireland won the grand slam and I have no problem admitting that.

Trojan

Enough of the dick measuring lads, back on topic.

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Is anyone keeping track of the injuries & replacements? I'd love to see them all in one place, make for interesting analysis.

Crash

Injuries:
1)Tomás O'Leary
2)Jerry Flannery
3)Tom Shanklin
4)Alan Quinlan(B)
5)Stephen Ferris
6)Leigh Halfpenny
7)Ryan Jones
8)Euan Murray
9)Lee Byrne

replacements:
1)Mike Blair (1)
2)Ross Ford(2)
3)James Hook(3)
4)Tom Croft(4)
5)Ryan Jones(5)
6)Gordon D'arcy(6)
7)John 'Bull' Hayes(8)
8)Tim Payne(no injury)

That all?

shanagarry

Crash wrote: »

Injuries:
1)Tomás O'Leary
2)Jerry Flannery
3)Tom Shanklin
4)Alan Quinlan(B)
5)Stephen Ferris
6)Leigh Halfpenny
7)Ryan Jones
8)Euan Murray
9)Lee Byrne

replacements:
1)Mike Blair (1)
2)Ross Ford(2)
3)James Hook(3)
4)Tom Croft(4)
5)Ryan Jones(5)
6)Gordon D'arcy(6)
7)John 'Bull' Hayes(8)

That all?

And Payne on the replacements list

thomond2006

My Test Team if all players were fit

15. Byrne
14. Bowe
13. BOD
12. Roberts
11. Fitzgerald
10. ROG
9. TOL

1. Jenkins
2. Flannery
3. Murray
4. DOC
5. POC
6. Ferris
7. Wallace
8. Heaslip


16. Mears
17. Sheridan
18. Croft
19. M Williams
20. Phillips
21. S Jones
22. Shanklin

Amabokke

thomond2006 wrote: »

My Test Team if all players were fit

15. Byrne
14. Bowe
13. BOD
12. Roberts
11. Fitzgerald
10. ROG
9. TOL

1. Jenkins
2. Flannery
3. Murray
4. DOC
5. POC
6. Ferris
7. Wallace
8. Heaslip


16. Mears
17. Sheridan
18. Croft
19. M Williams
20. Phillips
21. S Jones
22. Shanklin

Why not just make it the 6N Irish squad. Seriously, O'Leary over Phillips? O'Leary was ok in the 6N but he was extremely slow in getting to the breakdown and his passing brutal.

thomond2006

Amabokke wrote: »

Why not just make it the 6N Irish squad. Seriously, O'Leary over Phillips? O'Leary was ok in the 6N but he was extremely slow in getting to the breakdown and his passing brutal.

You just described Phillips there.

Aidric

The injuries have really stacked up on this tour which would make winning all the sweeter. Byrne is a big loss but I'd be confident that Kearney can keep up the good form of last Saturday.

wee bey

Well, Kearney didn't do too badly now did he;) Can't have done any more. He is world class in my book and only going to get better. Fair dues

thomond2006

Hey Crash, add Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins to your list.