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Ireland Team Talk X: The Long Hard Road to a Semi. MOD WARNING POSTS #1, #1474, #5707
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Interesting bit here from the42.ie's interview with SOB. An unofficial 60 cap policy?
Think it's really expressing hope, same as other players going abroad. They're not going to rule themselves out.
''His Leinster days will be over later this year, but O’Brien hopes his move abroad won’t mean the end of his time as an Ireland player.
Even if recent history with Simon Zebo, Donnacha Ryan and Ian Madigan demonstrates that departing these shores means an end to a player’s time in the green shirt, O’Brien won’t give up hope of representing his country.
“If I’m fit and well and I think I can add value to this group, even after I leave Leinster, I’d hope to be selected,” said O’Brien.
“That’s so long away and it’s probably a decision that the coaches and whoever is in charge at the time will have to make, but there’s always hope there, I think, that regardless of where you are, you’re still in with a shout if you’re playing well enough.”
Andy Farrell will be the Ireland head coach by that stage, having succeeded Joe Schmidt, and it will be fascinating to note if O’Brien has any part to play after departing for the Premiership-bound London Irish.''
https://www.the42.ie/sean-obrien-leinster-london-irish-4501682-Feb2019/?utm_source=shortlink0 -
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Interesting bit here from the42.ie's interview with SOB. An unofficial 60 cap policy? Think it's really expressing hope, same as other players going abroad. They're not going to rule themselves out.
''His Leinster days will be over later this year, but O’Brien hopes his move abroad won’t mean the end of his time as an Ireland player.
Even if recent history with Simon Zebo, Donnacha Ryan and Ian Madigan demonstrates that departing these shores means an end to a player’s time in the green shirt, O’Brien won’t give up hope of representing his country.
“If I’m fit and well and I think I can add value to this group, even after I leave Leinster, I’d hope to be selected,” said O’Brien.
“That’s so long away and it’s probably a decision that the coaches and whoever is in charge at the time will have to make, but there’s always hope there, I think, that regardless of where you are, you’re still in with a shout if you’re playing well enough.”
Andy Farrell will be the Ireland head coach by that stage, having succeeded Joe Schmidt, and it will be fascinating to note if O’Brien has any part to play after departing for the Premiership-bound London Irish.''
https://www.the42.ie/sean-obrien-leinster-london-irish-4501682-Feb2019/?utm_source=shortlink
The glimmer of hope for him is that his performance level is more in a sexton category than an Ian Madigan category. But he would do well to be regularly fit in the first place. He could sneak a lions spot if he is still able to walk.0 -
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Interesting bit here from the42.ie's interview with SOB. An unofficial 60 cap policy? Think it's really expressing hope, same as other players going abroad. They're not going to rule themselves out.
''His Leinster days will be over later this year, but O’Brien hopes his move abroad won’t mean the end of his time as an Ireland player.
Even if recent history with Simon Zebo, Donnacha Ryan and Ian Madigan demonstrates that departing these shores means an end to a player’s time in the green shirt, O’Brien won’t give up hope of representing his country.
“If I’m fit and well and I think I can add value to this group, even after I leave Leinster, I’d hope to be selected,” said O’Brien.
“That’s so long away and it’s probably a decision that the coaches and whoever is in charge at the time will have to make, but there’s always hope there, I think, that regardless of where you are, you’re still in with a shout if you’re playing well enough.”
Andy Farrell will be the Ireland head coach by that stage, having succeeded Joe Schmidt, and it will be fascinating to note if O’Brien has any part to play after departing for the Premiership-bound London Irish.''
https://www.the42.ie/sean-obrien-leinster-london-irish-4501682-Feb2019/?utm_source=shortlink
Whatever about the quality of SOB to warrant inclusion, I'd be of the opinion he should be phased out of Test Rugby a la Bowe and Trimble after the RWC regardless of who he is playing for.
Post RWC he will be almost 33 and there is several players below him who are up to Test match standard.
Best to blood those fellas as early as possible in the next World Cup cycle so they've 4 years of high level rugby ahead of 2023.
There is no realistic way SOB makes it to 2023 world cup.0 -
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