Match Thread : Irish Wolfhounds V England Saxons Friday 30th Jan 2015

thomond2006 · 30-01-2015 9:30pm

Bridge93 wrote: »

This Pennell fella is a very good player. Been a near flawless performance in a fullbacks duties.

razorblunt wrote: »

Yep, been very impressed, looks solid.

Playing for Worcester in the Championship!

aimee1 · 30-01-2015 9:31pm

Put payne or henshaw in between madigan and earls and it would look much better. D'Arcy just isnt upto much going forward.

A-Train · 30-01-2015 9:31pm

Not the best first half from Ireland, a lot of rusty players! Madigan can't seem to find touch from any of his kicks from hand.

vienne86 · 30-01-2015 9:31pm

Well someone needs to sort these lads at half time. This is so frustrating to watch.

Buer · 30-01-2015 9:32pm

Big winner: SOB, Ryan

Winner: Earls, Strauss

Loser: McCarthy (for the concussion bin alone), Marmion, Jones

Big loser: D'Arcy, Madigan

awec · 30-01-2015 9:32pm

A-Train wrote: »

Not the best first half from Ireland, a lot of rusty players! Madigan can't seem to find touch from any of his kicks from hand.

Needs to have an extra egg for breakfast if he plays next week for that slight bit of extra distance.

shuffol · 30-01-2015 9:32pm

I think there's been a lot of guys playing not to get injured with an eye on next week. Except McCarthy and Ryan who have less to lose.

Mahatma Geansai · 30-01-2015 9:32pm

Might be the last time we see D'Arcy in a green jersey. Reid should probably come on at half-time.

The pack have been very disappointing; the effort at the breakdown has been lazy at best.

Glass Prison 1214 · 30-01-2015 9:33pm

Not a great half of rugby to be honest, understandable as a lot of the players on both teams are rusty/haven't played together before.

irishbucsfan · 30-01-2015 9:33pm

Tox56 wrote: »

I thought the opposite, the Jones run was timed well and gave us front foot ball

It was a very poor choice from Madigan and it underlines his issues as a pivot. It's exactly what he needs to cut out of his game if he is to have any future as a 10. It put us under massive pressure, nothing a pack of forwards hate more than decision making like that.

Buer · 30-01-2015 9:33pm

vienne86 wrote: »

Lucky to escape a card. May be concussed.

Eh? Completely fine tackle but collision of heads as he wrapped. Referee watched it several times and saw the arm going right around the carrier and called it as such.

Sanjuro · 30-01-2015 9:34pm

Can't really see any justification for Darce starting in the Six Nations. Legend, but his time has passed.

total former · 30-01-2015 9:34pm

D'Arcy is no worse than anyone else lads.

irishbucsfan · 30-01-2015 9:34pm

Sanjuro wrote: »

Can't really see any justification for Darce starting in the Six Nations. Legend, but his time has passed.

He definitely looks off the pace, if he doesn't improve in the 2nd half I think it'll be the end of his chances.

aimee1 · 30-01-2015 9:35pm

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

Might be the last time we see D'Arcy in a green jersey. Reid should probably come on at half-time.

The pack have been very disappointing; the effort at the breakdown has been lazy at best.

Lack of cohesion at the breakdown is disappointing considering its 7 leinster players. I think D'Arcy wont go to world cup.

Buer · 30-01-2015 9:35pm

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

The pack have been very disappointing; the effort at the breakdown has been lazy at best.

The pack who have won about a half dozen penalties at the breakdown and been on top of the set piece?

The backs have cost them, the pack are well on top.

awec · 30-01-2015 9:35pm

total former wrote: »

D'Arcy is no worse than anyone else lads.

D'Arcy has been the worst player in green.

Mahatma Geansai · 30-01-2015 9:36pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It was a very poor choice from Madigan and it underlines his issues as a pivot. It's exactly what he needs to cut out of his game if he is to have any future as a 10. It put us under massive pressure, nothing a pack of forwards hate more than decision making like that.

Unless he leaves Leinster, he has no future at 10 in the medium term anyway. Time to focus on 12 imo. Himself and Olding would bring a lot to the Irish side as a second five-eight

Sanjuro · 30-01-2015 9:37pm

total former wrote: »

D'Arcy is no worse than anyone else lads.

Fair point, and I probably shouldn't be singling him out, but with the other options at centre, can't see him unseating anyone bar fitness issues. Hope to see more from Earls. Never a fan of his at centre, but some flashes of footwork look promising.

vienne86 · 30-01-2015 9:38pm

RTE just showing the try.....that was poor from Jones.

Lads just saying Ireland have been together in camp whereas Saxons just cobbled together - you'd think the opposite.

aimee1 · 30-01-2015 9:38pm

Buer wrote: »

The pack who have won about a half dozen penalties at the breakdown and been on top of the set piece?

The backs have cost them, the pack are well on top.

Irelands pack has coughed up a lot of possession at the breakdown too.

Mahatma Geansai · 30-01-2015 9:38pm

Buer wrote: »

The pack who have won about a half dozen penalties at the breakdown and been on top of the set piece?

The backs have cost them, the pack are well on top.

The backs aren't primarily responsible for our poor/lazy work at the breakdown. There's been some good forwards play and turn-overs, but the effort is severely lacking.

Sh3m · 30-01-2015 9:38pm

These games rarely produce cohesive displays. I think people saying players are playing themselves out of the starting team or squad are jumping the gun a bit.