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

Erik Shin

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Well hopefully Dave wont think about what earls did v france in cardiff

Yes..
Let's start picking on Earls...for a change

Erik Shin

kuang1 wrote: »

You know you're fulfilling prophecies now right Erik?

Hey, I'm just trying to see if I can work Godwin's law into all this and then I win the internet!

irishbucsfan

Erik Shin wrote: »

Yes indeed... 3 international tries Kearney....or 26 international tries Earls...

No, its not. There's no contest between them for a starting position, Earls and Rob Kearney will be starting at 11 and 15 almost certainly (assuming they're both fit).

kuang1

Erik Shin wrote: »

Yes..
Let's start picking on Earls...for a change

Ooh ooh ooh....Sir! Sir! Sir!
Please...Sir! Sir! Sir!

Former Former

Erik Shin wrote: »

Yes indeed... 3 international tries Kearney....or 26 international tries Earls...
Maybe, just maybe! next time Dave gets the ball with the tryline at his mercy he just ask himself, what would Keith do....

I don't know if visions of Keith Earls pop into Dave's head at times of great excitement.

You, on the other hand, it's probably a safe bet.

wp_rathead

irishbucsfan wrote: »

No, its not. There's no contest between them for a starting position, Earls and Rob Kearney will be starting at 11 and 15 almost certainly (assuming they're both fit).

I'm thinking:
R Kearney, Earls, Henshaw, Aki, Stockdale, Sexton, Murray

With Marmion, Carbery, D Kearney on bench

Erik Shin

Former Former wrote: »

I don't know if visions of Keith Earls pop into Dave's head at times of great excitement.

You, on the other hand, it's probably a safe bet.

Zebo does it for me...sleek and sexy cup of hot mocha

Former Former

Erik Shin wrote: »

Zebo does it for me...sleek and sexy cup of hot mocha

And an arse you could park your bike in. Nice choice.

We're not so unalike, you and I.

AdamD

So hang on, was Dave Kearney supposed to run towards the corner and get pushed into touch? We're now criticising players for making the right decisions..

irishbucsfan

SA squad

Springbok tour squad:

Forwards (in alphabetical order):

Uzair Cassiem (flank,Toyota Free State Cheetahs), 6 caps, 5 points (1 try)
Lood de Jager (lock, Vodacom Blue Bulls), 32 caps, 20 points (4 tries)
Ruan Dreyer (prop, Xerox Golden Lions), 4 caps, 5 points (1 try)
Dan du Preez (No 8, Cell C Sharks), 0 caps, 0 points
Jean-Luc du Preez (loose forward, Cell C Sharks), 10 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
Pieter-Steph du Toit (lock/flank,DHL Western Province), 29 caps, 20 points (4 tries)
Eben Etzebeth (lock, DHL Western Province), 63 caps, 15 points (3 tries)
Steven Kitshoff (prop DHL Western Province), 19 caps, 0 points
Siya Kolisi (flank, DHL Western Province), 25 caps, 20 points (4 tries)
Francois Louw (loose forward, Bath, England), 54 caps, 40 points (8 tries)
Wilco Louw (prop, DHL Western Province), 1 cap, 0 points
Malcolm Marx (hooker, Xerox Golden Lions), 11 caps, 15 points (3 tries)
Bongi Mbonambi (hooker, DHL Western Province), 11 caps, 0 points
Oupa Mohojé (flank, Toyota Free State Cheetahs), 17 caps, 0 points
Franco Mostert (lock, Emirates Lions/Ricoh Black Rams, Japan), 15 caps, 0 points
Tendai Mtawarira (prop, Cell C Sharks), 95 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
Trevor Nyakane (prop,Vodacom Blue Bulls), 34 caps, 5 points (1 try)
Coenie Oosthuizen (prop, Cell C Sharks), 29 caps, 20 points (4 tries)
Chiliboy Ralepelle (hooker,Cell C Sharks), 22 caps, 5 points (1 try)

Backs:

Lukhanyo Am (centre, Cell C Sharks), 0 caps, o points
Curwin Bosch (flyhalf, Cell C Sharks), 1 cap, 0 points
Andries Coetzee (fullback, Xerox Golden Lions), 9 caps, 0 points
Ross Cronjé (scrumhalf, Xerox Golden Lions), 6 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
Damian de Allende (centre, DHL Western Province), 27 caps, 15 points (3 tries)
Warrick Gelant (fullback, Vodacom Blue Bulls), 0 caps, 0 points
Elton Jantjies (flyhalf, Emirates Lions/NTT Shining Arcs, Japan), 20 caps, 198 points (2 tries, 37 conversions, 38 penalties)
Jesse Kriel (centre, Vodacom Blue Bulls), 25 caps, 30 points (6 tries)
Dillyn Leyds (wing, DHL Western Province), 5 caps, 0 points
Rudy Paige (scrumhalf, Vodacom Blue Bulls), 11 caps, 5 points (1 try)
Handré Pollard (flyhalf, Vodacom Blue Bulls), 22 caps, 190 points (2 tries, 30 conversions, 37 penalties, 3 drop goals)
Raymond Rhule (wing, Toyota Free State Cheetahs), 7 caps, 5 points (1 try)
Louis Schreuder (scrumhalf, Cell C Sharks), 0 caps, 0 points
Courtnall Skosan (wing, Xerox Golden Lions), 9 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
Francois Venter (centre, Toyota Free State Cheetahs), 3 caps, 0 points

Peregrine

Chiliboy Ralepelle (hooker,Cell C Sharks), 22 caps, 5 points (1 try)

How have I never seen this before?

irishbucsfan

Peregrine wrote: »

How have I never seen this before?

He's fairly well known because he's a drugs cheat, so his name has definitely be about!

1eg0a3xv7b82of

good to see sean obrien apologised over the lions comments. if he wants to captain ireland he will have to learn to show some decorum.
But considering the irish 23 will be over 70% leinster at any given time it makes sense to have a leinster man as captain.

Marina Old-fashioned Locket

Marina Old-fashioned Locket wrote: »

good to see sean obrien apologised over the lions comments. if he wants to captain ireland he will have to learn to show some decorum.
But considering the irish 23 will be over 70% leinster at any given time it makes sense to have a leinster man as captain.

The Rape of Lucretia

Marina Old-fashioned Locket wrote: »

good to see sean obrien apologised over the lions comments. if he wants to captain ireland he will have to learn to show some decorum.
But considering the irish 23 will be over 70% leinster at any given time it makes sense to have a leinster man as captain.

This is a good point in fairness. While the actual % will vary a little, having a Captain very close to as many of the team as possible is important in a game like rugby. I still wouldnt necessarily go with it as a rule though. If there is the right chracter and leadership x factor it could still be the right thing to go with a captain from a province with only a few representatives. Best, for example I think is of the right stuff to be a captain. Others like POM, probably not in an Ireland context:the shoulder chip and Munster First thing as criticised by ROG years ago, risks being counter productive when pulling the whole island together, even if it a strength in a Munster team.

1eg0a3xv7b82of

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

This is a good point in fairness. While the actual % will vary a little, having a Captain very close to as many of the team as possible is important in a game like rugby. I still wouldnt necessarily go with it as a rule though. If there is the right chracter and leadership x factor it could still be the right thing to go with a captain from a province with only a few representatives. Best, for example I think is of the right stuff to be a captain. Others like POM, probably not in an Ireland context:the shoulder chip and Munster First thing as criticised by ROG years ago, risks being counter productive when pulling the whole island together, even if it a strength in a Munster team.

if you look at the leinster certainties if all fit - furlong, mcgrath, toner, obrien, heaslip, sexton, henshaw, ringrose, r kearney.
heaslip, obrien and sextion would be favourites but looking from the outside you would imagine toner would be the ideal captain - guaranteed starter, rarely injured, plays in a key position and comes across as intelligent.

The only non leinster candidate is murray and maybe they will give it to him to ensure he stays in Ireland for the long term.

Yeah_Right

AdamD wrote: »

So hang on, was Dave Kearney supposed to run towards the corner and get pushed into touch?

Yes. That's exactly what he was supposed to do. That way people could point out that Earls/TOH/Zebo/Healy/Gilroy/Niyi/Sweetnam or whoever would have scored in that situation because they are faster and more explosive than DK.

The Rape of Lucretia

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Yes. That's exactly what he was supposed to do. That way people could point out that Earls/TOH/Zebo/Healy/Gilroy/Niyi/Sweetnam or whoever would have scored in that situation because they are faster and more explosive than DK.

Dave doing the right thing really is uncooperative of him when it doesnt suit the agenda of some. He really needs to up his mistake levels so that those with preconceived views can point to evidence justifying those views. Otherwise, they are left looking a little silly.

Burkie1203

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Yes. That's exactly what he was supposed to do. That way people could point out that Earls/TOH/Zebo/Healy/Gilroy/Niyi/Sweetnam or whoever would have scored in that situation because they are faster and more explosive than DK.

DK should have gone for the corner. Piatau shoves him into touch and then Leinster forwards maul over from the ulster lineout.

errlloyd

I'm a fan of handsome Dave, but the truth lies somewhere in the middle here.

His mistake was not being deep enough to take the ball at pace. Larmour's pass actually couldn't have been flatter or faster, DK had just over run it (perhaps expected a chip over which I think there was space for).

But at the point DK caught the ball he was stopped and Piatau was making a hard beeline for that corner. I don't think any Irish winger beats Piatau to the corner in that situation.

irishbucsfan

No, it wasn't overrun. And the truth is not somewhere in the middle because there are not two points being argued.

errlloyd

irishbucsfan wrote: »

No, it wasn't overrun. And the truth is not somewhere in the middle because there are not two points being argued.

Point A: Dave Kearney butchered it because he should have gone for the corner but he's too slow.
Point B: Dave Kearney couldn't have gone for the corner, and that wasn't his fault no one is quick enough.

My point: Dave Kearney probably could have gone for the corner if he had been hitting the ball at full pace, instead of stopped catching it behind him. He actually almost took half a step back to take it.

In fairness, the pass was loopier than I remember. But in this screenshot before the pass you see how flat DK was. If he's a few metres further back he runs on to it at full speed and we score in my opinion. As I said, it probably isn't his fault because he might have been expecting a grubber or something.

irishbucsfan

errlloyd wrote: »

Point A: Dave Kearney butchered it because he should have gone for the corner but he's too slow.
Point B: Dave Kearney couldn't have gone for the corner, and that wasn't his fault no one is quick enough.

These really aren't points that were being made. The tweet was just a flat out attack of him that didn't attempt any constructive criticism or suggestion of what he should have done.

.ak

No one was beating Piatau to the corner there. Cut was absolutely the right idea, and he actually turns Piatau nicely, if he he straightened up a little earlier he may have been thru but he was definitely not going on the outside. Stupid criticism, par the course for Kearney's now adays.

My facebook is awash with people criticising Schmidt for leaving out Zebo and keeping in the Kearney's. Then when they have a decent outting on their return, people are stretching to criticise them in any way possible. Sad really.

awec

If this is the incident I am thinking about then Piutau would have had Kearney on the outside no problem. He had to cut in.

.ak

Also I often find it odd at top level the failure to execute a 3 on 2 score. The cut out pass is never the option there, Larmour needs to pass to Rob, Rob needs to fix and give, try time. They're all too flat for that.

errlloyd

The tweet is stupid. I don't agree with the tweeter at all, and I think Kearney made the right decision in the situation, but if you look at the screenshot. Piatau was standing beside Larmour when he passed. If DK had hit the ball at speed instead of stopped he probably would have had a good chance of making the corner.

I know no one is here to debate this micro-point in one game. He otherwise had a pretty good game. As did Rob. The move in question is at the 13 minute mark in the TG4 highlights. And from people debating an Ireland selection view point we should probably be more concerned that our indisputably first choice hooker contributed to them losing the lineout.

connemara man

.ak wrote: »

Also I often find it odd at top level the failure to execute a 3 on 2 score. The cut out pass is never the option there, Larmour needs to pass to Rob, Rob needs to fix and give, try time. They're all too flat for that.

it is poor positioning that makes Larmour take that option. but to criticise DK for not scoring then is wrong

Erik Shin

It would have been a piece of piss for a true winger to back himself and beat Pitau there...
People were making excuses one way when Zebo scored against TOH...excuses going the other way now?!....the mind boggles at the gymnastics people try to protect a poor play.

irishbucsfan

Erik Shin wrote: »

It would have been a piece of piss for a true winger to back himself and beat Pitau there...