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Ireland u20 6 Nations & World Cup 2012

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    #242
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    wonderful clearing kick from Layden Welsh lineout on the 5m line


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    #243
    molloyjh
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    What a kick from Leydon.


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    #244
    Fireball07
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    McGrath's drop goal was class. Brilliant kick from Laydon too.


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    #245
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Welsh scrum inside their 22 after a McGrath forward pass


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    #246
    Fireball07
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    Layden man of the match. I agree with that.


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    #247
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Layden MOTM

    Marsh on I'm not sure who went off


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    #248
    Fireball07
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    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Layden MOTM

    Marsh on I'm not sure who went off

    I think Layden went off.


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    #249
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Fireball07 wrote: »
    I think Layden went off.
    I've seen him since then

    Wales penalty going for the corner around the 15 meter line


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    #250
    Fireball07
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    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    I've seen him since then

    Wales penalty going for the corner around the 15 meter line

    Maybe Hanrahan? I haven't seen him in a while.


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    #251
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Wales scrum on the around 12 meters out from the Irish line
    20 seconds left on the clock


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    #252
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    Irish TO McGrath sends it touch game over


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    #253
    leakyboots
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    McGrath steals the ball and clears to touch. We were the better side but it was very scrappy


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    #254
    Fireball07
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    Great rob by McGrath.


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    #255
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    That was good. Some good appearances, no real problems.

    Conditions were tough!


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    #256
    A-Train
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    Very scrappy but a win is a win!


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    #257
    RuggieBear
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    mcgrath rips the ball for turnover. looks handy enough...not sold on his pass yet tho


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    #258
    Fireball07
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    RuggieBear wrote: »
    mcgrath rips the ball for turnover. looks handy enough...not sold on his pass yet tho

    I agree. It's very fast but accuracy was a little off at times. Still, he'll only get better.


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    #259
    RuggieBear
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    Fireball07 wrote: »
    I agree. It's very fast but accuracy was a little off at times. Still, he'll only get better.

    true. i'm probably being unfair tbh. these guys are still developing their skills/abilities


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    #260
    shuffol
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    Decent game to watch. Henderson, Hanrahan and Leyden the pick of the bunch for me, Leyden reminds me of Simon Geoghegan(through the limited clips I've seen), real pin the ears back style runner, great to watch


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    #261
    Hagz
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    Pack were promising especially the back-row, lot of work put in around the pitch. I'm not sure about Jackson as a captain, fair deuce to him for slotting the drop though.


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    #262
    Quint2010
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    Thought Gilsenan had a great match


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    #263
    profitius
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    It was a scrappy game but these matches usually are. The Ireland A team looked a bit scrappy too last week and they're full time pros.

    Leyden was very good and deserved to be the MOTM. There were a few positions where the players might be sweating about keeping their place next week.


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    #264
    Fishooks12
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    final score lads?


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    #265
    shuffol
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    Foster Horan and Daly looked pretty limited to me, not sure what the depth is like in those positions, Marmion was ok but took a lot of steps before every pass.

    11-6 to Ireland


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    #266
    profitius
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    shuffol wrote: »
    Foster Horan and Daly looked pretty limited to me, not sure what the depth is like in those positions, Marmion was ok but took a lot of steps before every pass.

    11-6 to Ireland

    Yeah me too but maybe it was nerves.

    I was impressed by Conan. He looks a talented player too.


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    #267
    shuffol
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    Conan made some big carries, complemented well by the work rate of Gilsenan and Conneely.


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    #268
    phog
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    I thought McGrath added some speed to the game, the scrum held up to what looked like a much bigger pack. Jackson was good except for his missed kicks from the kicking tee but did very well for his DG and then to be followed by McGrath for a super kick. Hanrahan & Leyden were the best of the backs.


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    #269
    boynesider
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    Very scrappy and we probably should have won by 20 points against a poor Welsh team. However what we're mainly looking for is individual performances and I thought there were plenty of these. Here's my rough assessment of the players

    Outstanding:
    Leyden (what a talent)
    Henderson (bulked up a lot)
    Conneely (should make a few Connacht appearances soon)
    Hanrahan (sheer quality)

    Very good:
    Marmion
    McGrath
    Conan
    Gilsenan
    Jackson

    Rubbish;
    Jacksons right foot off the tee (surprised they didn't let Hanrahan kick)

    The rest were a mixture of good and average. I thought that Daly and Horan weren't great and the likes of Farrell and a few Connacht backs definitely deserve a shot in the next game.


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    #270
    Hagz
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    shuffol wrote: »
    Foster Horan and Daly looked pretty limited to me, not sure what the depth is like in those positions, Marmion was ok but took a lot of steps before every pass.

    11-6 to Ireland

    Agreed. I'd like to see one of Finn, Boland or Nelson appear at some point.


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    #271
    shuffol
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    I was fairly impressed with Peter Reilly as well, scrummaged pretty well against a bigger pack and was noticeable in the loose. In the last 3 seasons Leinster have seen Maguire, O'Connell, Moore, Furlong and Reilly all impress at this level. Hopefully a few of them will come through in the next few years.


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