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Ireland Team for 2019

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  • 23-10-2015 9:58pm
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    Redgirl82
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    Found this article interesting, was actually thinking about this last week but couldn't find a website with ages etc.....

    http://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/is-this-the-team-to-deliver-rugby-world-cup-glory-for-ireland-in-2019/44898?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Promoted+Post&utm_campaign=SportsJOE_Oct15

    Who do you think will be in the Ireland team/squad for next World Cup. I was surprised when I looked over the current team the amount of players who will still be around. Below is my little take on it.....

    1 Cian Healy (31)
    2 Sean Cronin (33)
    3     Martin Moore (28) 4 Devin Toner (33)
    5 Iain Henderson (27) 6 Peter O'Mahony (30)
    7 Sean O'Brien (32) 8 CJ Stander (29)
    9 Conor Murray (30)

    10 Jonathan Sexton (34)Captain
    11 Simon Zebo (29) 12 Stuart McCloskey (27)

    13 Garry Ringrose (24)
    14 Dave Kearney (30) 15 Robbie Henshaw (26)
    Replacements: 16 Duncan Casey (28)
    17 Jack McGrath (29)
    18 Tadhg Furlong (26)
    19 Dave Foley (31) 20 Jack Conan (27)
    21 Kieran Marmion (27) / Luke McGrath (26)
    22 Luke Fitzgerald (32) 23 JJ Hanrahan (27) / Cathal Marsh (27)



    Players in Squad

    Stuart Olding (26)
    Keith Earls (32)
    Jake Heenan (27)
    Jordi Murphy (28)
    Josh Van Der Flier (26)
    Tyler Bleyendaal
    Ian Madigan (30)
    Noel Reid (29)
    Donnacha Ryan (35)

    Sexton I can still see playing till 34, it will be his retirement swansong in 2019. Back up I think will be JJ or Marsh. I just can't see Jackson stepping up. Based on what I have seen recently it might be Marsh who is pushing Sexton. Madigan needs to move and leave Leinster with Sexton/Marsh.

    McCloskey I really wanted to put in team but also keep in Henshaw so I have moved him to full back and put Ringrose in at 13. I think Stuart Olding will also make a strong claim but because of injury profile I just have him in squad. After watching Ringrose these last few games I really see him making a huge push in next 4 years to be starting 13. He really has that bit of magic.

    I can see Donnacha Ryan making a strong claim to be around the squad as well but again due to injury profile I just have him in squad.
    I am more familiar with leinster players so other younger players I might have missed


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