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Ireland Team Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread VIII - ** MOD NOTE POST #4781 **

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    #9062
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Cmon Ireland. Smash the seagulls.


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    #9063
    1eg0a3xv7b82of
    Closed Accounts Posts: 996 ✭✭✭1eg0a3xv7b82of


    These are the facts
    we are no 3 in the world
    A good bit behind the blacks but a touch behind England
    If we lose today or to Scotland it will be a disaster


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    #9064
    foxyladyxx
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭foxyladyxx


    Marina Old-fashioned Locket wrote: »
    These are the facts
    we are no 3 in the world
    A good bit behind the blacks but a touch behind England
    If we lose today or to Scotland it will be a disaster

    What a cheerful chappie you are :pac:


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    #9065
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Marina Old-fashioned Locket wrote: »
    These are the facts
    we are no 3 in the world
    A good bit behind the blacks but a touch behind England
    If we lose today or to Scotland it will be a disaster

    Nah, not a disaster. I’d put us as 60:40 favourites based on both sides current form.


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    #9066
    salmocab
    Registered Users Posts: 11,296 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Nah, not a disaster. I’d put us as 60:40 favourites based on both sides current form.

    Will you leave it out he’s setting out his stall so he can come back later and beat the worn out drum.


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    #9067
    Cowboy848
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭Cowboy848


    Scythica wrote: »
    Its funny, if you go on scrum5 or whatnot forums you'll see the Welsh think the exact same as us except the other way around. This fixture is possibly unique in rugby in the fact that home advantage seems to mean absolutely naff all

    Speaking of forums you should check out the schools rugby thread on Planet Rugby Foum. Hilarious.


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    #9068
    molloyjh
    Registered Users Posts: 24,745 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Me nerves!


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    #9069
    Awesomeness
    Registered Users Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭Awesomeness


    Long way to go but this could be our best ever 6 nations. If we could a grand slam and at the same time build for world cup with invaluable experience for porter, ryan, leavy, conan, farrell, stockdale and larmour at the same time that is some tournament.


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    #9070
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    Can’t believe we got a TBP and Wales got NOTHING!!!


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    #9071
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    I was in the Aviva - half cut! But we got a TBP and Wales got NOTHING!!!!


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    #9072
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,190 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    So ireland beat Scotland and england dont beat france and we win the title


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    #9073
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 16,778 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    5 points ahead of everyone else in the competition.

    Win against Scotland, which isn't guaranteed, and we'd be at a minimum 4 points ahead of England going into St Patrick's Day.


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    #9074
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,021 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    Results couldn't have gone better for us this weekend. Still over the moon with our result, few mistakes to iron out but that was 90% of a brilliant performance.


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    #9075
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    Oh Flower of Scotland, when will will see your likes again!
    Eddie- your boys took one hell of a beating!!!


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    #9076
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,911 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Clegg wrote: »
    5 points ahead of everyone else in the competition.

    Win against Scotland, which isn't guaranteed, and we'd be at a minimum 4 points ahead of England going into St Patrick's Day.

    we could be champs going over to England actually. A win for us vs Scotland and an England loss to France leaves this
    1 Ire 18/19 BP
    2 Eng 9/10BP
    3 Scot 8/9pts BP

    Scotland could win it all potentially if they beat us

    We need to win next day which is the main thing.


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    #9077
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,021 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    we could be champs going over to England actually. A win for us vs Scotland and an England loss to France leaves this
    1 Ire 18/19 BP
    2 Eng 9/10BP
    3 Scot 8/9pts BP

    Scotland could win it all potentially if they beat us

    We need to win next day which is the main thing.

    We don't even need England to lose. If we got a BP win and England don't get a BP win then we've won the tournament.


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    #9078
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,190 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    We basically have two bites for the title


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    #9079
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Ireland and England to win without BPs in Round 4 IMO.


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    #9080
    stephen_n
    Registered Users Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Ireland and England to win without BPs in Round 4 IMO.

    That would do very nicely. Having the championship wrapped up going to London would take some of the pressure off.

    That said, Scotland are well suited to hitting us out wide where we’ve been weak.


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    #9081
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Ireland and England to win without BPs in Round 4 IMO.

    I can see us getting one against Scotland


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    #9082
    joseywhales
    Registered Users Posts: 4,011 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    Only changes I could see is Henderson (though Ryan and toner were imperious) and maybe sob(though leavy was phenomenal). The best thing about today was they consistently kept attacking for the entire game through phases and that we have more depth than we thought, notably Porter,Farrell and leavy. But with the options coming back, Ireland are a hard team to plan against now.

    The fitness required to play our game is painful to even imagine.


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    #9083
    AudreyHepburn
    Registered Users Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭AudreyHepburn


    Two superb games today - Wales really put us to the test and we answered them with aplomb. I am now quietly confident that this will be our year!

    With the panel we have to choose from it’s going to take a complete disaster in two weeks time to stop us.

    And sincere congratulations to Scotland - they more than deserve that win.


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    #9084
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,021 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    joseywhales wrote: »
    Only changes I could see is Henderson (though Ryan and toner were imperious) and maybe sob(though leavy was phenomenal). The best thing about today was they consistently kept attacking for the entire game through phases and that we have more depth than we thought, notably Porter,Farrell and leavy. But with the options coming back, Ireland are a hard team to plan against now.

    The fitness required to play our game is painful to even imagine.

    There is no way SOB should just walk back into the team imo. Henderson and Furlong will come in I'm sure.


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    #9085
    joseywhales
    Registered Users Posts: 4,011 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    Interested Observer wrote: »
    joseywhales wrote: »
    Only changes I could see is Henderson (though Ryan and toner were imperious) and maybe sob(though leavy was phenomenal). The best thing about today was they consistently kept attacking for the entire game through phases and that we have more depth than we thought, notably Porter,Farrell and leavy. But with the options coming back, Ireland are a hard team to plan against now.

    The fitness required to play our game is painful to even imagine.

    There is no way SOB should just walk back into the team imo. Henderson and Furlong will come in I'm sure.
    I'm not suggesting he will but he might bash his way into the team in training, that's if he can get fit.


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    #9086
    whatawaster
    Registered Users Posts: 12,906 ✭✭✭✭whatawaster


    Interested Observer wrote: »
    There is no way SOB should just walk back into the team imo. Henderson and Furlong will come in I'm sure.

    If SOB is fit, he is picked imo. He is a level or two above all our other backrow players, and is in the Murray-Sexton-Furlong category for me.


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    #9087
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Mad that James Ryan has more caps for Ireland than he does for Leinster. He looks so comfortable at International level.


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    #9088
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,021 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    whatawaster wrote: »
    If SOB is fit, he is picked imo. He is a level or two above all our other backrow players, and is in the Murray-Sexton-Furlong category for me.

    It would entirely be a reputation pick and it would be wrong imo. He hasn't shown anything like being that sort of player since the Lions tour which is ancient history at this point. Leavy certainly deserves his place after today.


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    #9089
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,184 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    Synode wrote: »
    Mad that James Ryan has more caps for Ireland than he does for Leinster. He looks so comfortable at International level.
    He has more Leinster appearances.


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    #9090
    Synode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Buer wrote: »
    He has more Leinster appearances.

    You're right. Wikipedia Leinster caps hasn't bee updated since Oct


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    #9091
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,021 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    It's pretty incredible how good Porter was today. Has made the step up to international rugby at TH after a handful of games. You could easily have forgiven him for getting a doing over in the scrum today but he was rock solid.


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