Who will be Ireland's 1st choice scrumhalf at the next world cup?

bayern

Options

Conor Murray(34/Munster)
John Cooney(33/Ulster)
Jamison Gibson Park(31/Leinster)
Kieran Marmion(31/Connacht)
Luke McGrath(30/Leinster)
Caolin Blade(29/Connacht)
Hugh O'Sullivan(25/Leinster)
Craig Casey(24/Munster)
Lewis Finlay(23/Ulster)

stellenbosch

bayern wrote: »

Options

Conor Murray(34/Munster)
John Cooney(33/Ulster)
Jamison Gibson Park(31/Leinster)
Kieran Marmion(31/Connacht)
Luke McGrath(30/Leinster)
Caolin Blade(29/Connacht)
Hugh O'Sullivan(25/Leinster)
Craig Casey(24/Munster)
Lewis Finlay(23/Ulster)

Where you getting those ages from?

HOS 22/CC 21

aloooof

stellenbosch wrote: »

Where you getting those ages from?

HOS 22/CC 21

Presumably the age they will be come the next RWC.

CMcsporty

Casey & 21. Marmion
Usually only bring 2 SH to the WC
Murray's contact will be up in 2022. Cant see it been renewed.

Is there no other young standout young prospects in the academy?

Paul Smeenus

CMcsporty wrote: »

Casey & 21. Marmion
Usually only bring 2 SH to the WC
Murray's contact will be up in 2022. Cant see it been renewed.

Is there no other young standout young prospects in the academy?

Nathan Doak. Supposed to be very good, not sure if he's settled on 9 or 10.

Squidgy Black

CMcsporty wrote: »

Casey & 21. Marmion
Usually only bring 2 SH to the WC
Murray's contact will be up in 2022. Cant see it been renewed.

Is there no other young standout young prospects in the academy?

Cormac Foley, not sure if he'll beat out HOS or Patterson yet but was decent at u20

bayern

stellenbosch wrote: »

Where you getting those ages from?

HOS 22/CC 21

age as of the 2023 world cup.

pickarooney

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Nathan Doak. Supposed to be very good, not sure if he's settled on 9 or 10.

No harm waiting to decide or even playing both. Hasn't affected Dupont.

Dog Botherer

Dog Botherer wrote: »

i’ll do it

hey Mods, i already called this. can we get this thread closed, doesn’t really seem necessary.

Dubinusa

I reckon it will be Casey or Blade. In 3 years a lot of change will happen. I would rank them as:
Casey... the most talented imo
Blade.... hopefully continues his good play
JGP .... will be thereabouts
Marmion... doesn't seem to rate with AF
Cooney... age he will be 33
Luke .... can't find consistancy
MURRAY.... too slow and aging
Finlay ....a prospect

The Lost Sheep

Dubinusa wrote: »

I reckon it will be Casey or Blade. In 3 years a lot of change will happen. I would rank them as:
Casey... the most talented imo
Blade.... hopefully continues his good play
JGP .... will be thereabouts
Marmion... doesn't seem to rate with AF
Cooney... age he will be 33
Luke .... can't find consistancy
MURRAY.... too slow and aging
Finlay ....a prospect

Murray isnt aging too much. Will be 34 for 2023 world cup. That really isnt too old.
Cooneys age shouldnt be an issue either.

Dubinusa

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Murray isnt aging too much. Will be 34 for 2023 world cup. That really isnt too old.
Cooneys age shouldnt be an issue either.

Surely they slow down. A key position and they both have a ton of miles on the clock. Although they could prove me wrong!! Wouldn't be the 1st time

The Lost Sheep

Dubinusa wrote: »

Surely they slow down. A key position and they both have a ton of miles on the clock. Although they could prove me wrong!! Wouldn't be the 1st time

They do but the experience/abilities built up will counter slowing down and on average sides to do well in world cups have quite few players of that age and older....

Gibson Park currently making a bit of a statement