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Ireland Team Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread III

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    #9572
    Zzippy
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,166 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Neil3030 wrote: »
    Well in fairness it will be joe schmidt listing off every Irish qualified player currently under 40 and not missing a limb.

    There will be a lot of IQ players not included, from every province. I'm sure most of them have 4 limbs...


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    #9573
    Greyian
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Greyian


    Neil3030 wrote: »
    Well in fairness it will be joe schmidt listing off every Irish qualified player currently under 40 and not missing a limb.

    Let the ROG vs Madigan debate begin!


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    #9574
    b.gud
    Registered Users Posts: 4,806 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Greyian wrote: »
    Let the ROG vs Madigan debate begin!

    Simple ROG at 10 Madigan at 12 :D


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    #9575
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    b.gud wrote: »
    Simple ROG at 10 Madigan at 12 :D

    Would rather ROG on bench, so everytime Madigan had to take a kick they could pan over to ROG.....

    God I miss that:P


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    #9576
    total former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭total former


    Podge_irl wrote: »
    I can't see any way that would be enforceable (it would almost certainly be against IRB regs) and I highly doubt its true.

    It would be a different matter for already capped players. I've heard similar before but I kind of always assumed it only referred to centrally contracted players.

    The IRB regs prevent you signing a contract which forbids international involvement; if you're signing a contract with the IRFU, I think it's logical that it would include representative games.

    It's probably irrelevant, who is going to turn down a chance to play with the national squad, six months away from the World Cup?


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    #9577
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Murray injury is to a disc in his neck issue apparently.

    Feck. That doesn't sound good.


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    #9578
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Would rather ROG on bench, so everytime Madigan had to take a kick they could pan over to ROG.....

    God I miss that:P

    The drama of it all was marvellous. You'd be just waiting for O'Gara to lose it and run on the pitch

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    #9579
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,114 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    total former wrote: »
    The IRB regs prevent you signing a contract which forbids international involvement; if you're signing a contract with the IRFU, I think it's logical that it would include representative games.

    Ah, but it could be argued that forcing them to accept an Irish call up restricts them from playing for another nation that they are qualified for.

    As always, the distinction between the IRFU and the branches are a bit muddied but I generally thought all foreigners were signed up with the branches.


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    #9580
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    .ak wrote: »
    Feck. That doesn't sound good.

    In a match we would have won without him: Zebre.


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    #9581
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,051 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    In a match we would have won without him: Zebre.

    Nah, look a player can get injured in any time in any match. He's a rugby player, he was playing rugby. No point in thinking about it like that.


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    #9582
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Interested Observer wrote: »
    Nah, look a player can get injured in any time in any match. He's a rugby player, he was playing rugby. No point in thinking about it like that.

    You're right. It's still annoying though!


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    #9583
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    This'll be a great experience for the younger lads: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/irish-under-20s-to-train-with-full-irish-team-as-part-of-preparations-1.2075407


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    #9584
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    dregin wrote: »
    This'll be a great experience for the younger lads: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/irish-under-20s-to-train-with-full-irish-team-as-part-of-preparations-1.2075407

    /goes to the bookies to put money on a u20+senior double.


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    #9585
    [Deleted User]
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    When is the squad being announced?


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    #9586
    total former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭total former


    Deleted User wrote: »
    When is the squad being announced?

    IRFU tweeted an hour ago that it would be announced "soon"


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    #9587
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    No leaks on PR like the Kidney days!


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    #9588
    George Hook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 496 ✭✭George Hook


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    No leaks on PR like the Kidney days!

    but but.. he always picked the same team, well apart from O'Mahony as wing cover that time.


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    #9589
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,051 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    No leaks on PR like the Kidney days!

    They were more for team selections than extended squads.


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    #9590
    oneofakind32
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭oneofakind32


    Interested Observer wrote: »
    They were more for team selections than extended squads.

    When a team is selected of an Ireland game, they get the jerseys printed up the week before with the players name and cap number stitched into the label. This takes a few days so the printer will get the list on Tuesday/Wednesday and the team will be named Thursday/Friday. Thats how those leaks happen.


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    #9591
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    oneofakind32 wrote: »
    When a team is selected of an Ireland game, they get the jerseys printed up the week before with the players name and cap number stitched into the label. This takes a few days so the printer will get the list on Tuesday/Wednesday and the team will be named Thursday/Friday. Thats how those leaks happen.

    Seriously? That would explain a lot. But I do think leaks were very much in play under Kidney.


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    #9592
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,075 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    oneofakind32 wrote: »
    When a team is selected of an Ireland game, they get the jerseys printed up the week before with the players name and cap number stitched into the label. This takes a few days so the printer will get the list on Tuesday/Wednesday and the team will be named Thursday/Friday. Thats how those leaks happen.

    Is that real? Sounds a bit amateurish, but would explain a lot if true.


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    #9593
    oneofakind32
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭oneofakind32


    I have seen it happen. I don't want say anymore about it.


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    #9594
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    Squad announced, Conan and White the only non capped players


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    #9595
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    AFAIK the turn around for CCC is a bit quicker now they're based in Ireland. They probably only have to give the 23, and the exact numbers can be done on a daily basis.


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    #9596
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    Wang King wrote: »
    Squad announced, Conan and White the only non capped players

    Really? Thought White would be involved.

    EDIT: Duh, totally read your post wrong.


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    #9597
    b.gud
    Registered Users Posts: 4,806 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Here's the full list http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/33613.php#.VMERA2SsXEJ


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    #9598
    Fireball07
    Registered Users Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭Fireball07


    The only thing about that is that it infers that the team is picked a week beforehand. And there are always going to be variables like fitness tests, etc.


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    #9599
    Wang King
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭Wang King


    .ak wrote: »
    Really? Thought White would be involved.

    He is :)


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    #9600
    Fireball07
    Registered Users Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭Fireball07


    .ak wrote: »
    Really? Thought White would be involved.

    They're both included.


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    #9601
    b.gud
    Registered Users Posts: 4,806 ✭✭✭b.gud


    b.gud wrote: »
    Here's the full list http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/33613.php#.VMERA2SsXEJ

    Sorry looks like it's not fully there yet, but that's where it will be so hit F5 :)


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