Autumn Series ‘21 - Ire v Arg 21stNov Kickoff:14:15 TV:RTÉ2/C4 Radio:RTÉ1 Stream:RTÉPlayer/All4

Jump_In_Jack

2021 AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES:

Sunday, November 21st

IRELAND v ARGENTINA:

Aviva Stadium, 2:15PM (GMT)

Broadcasting live on RTÉ 2/RTÉ Player/Channel 4/All4/RTÉ Radio 1

Ireland team announced:

— Conan pulled out with quad strain

—Henderson pulled out in the warm-up with a hamstring strain

1 Porter, 2 Kelleher, 3 Furlong

4 *Beirne, 5 Ryan (Capt),

6 *O’Mahony, 8 Doris, 7 Van der Flier,

9 *Murray, 10 *Carbery,

11 Lowe, 12 *Henshaw, 13 Ringrose, 14 Baloucoune,

15 Keenan.

Reps:  16 Sheehan, 17 Healy, 18 O’Toole, 19 *Baird, 20 *Timoney, 21 *Casey, 22 *H Byrne, 23 Earls.

(Changes in bold)

Selection changes: Baloucoune for Conway, Sheehan for Herring, O’Toole for Bealham.

*Injury enforced changes: Murray promoted from bench for Gibson-Park (thigh) and Casey comes on to the bench, Carbery promoted from bench for Sexton (knee and ankle) and H Byrne comes on to the bench, Henshaw replaces Aki (unknown injury, “not serious”), O’Mahony promoted from bench for Conan (quad) and Baird comes on to the bench, Beirne promoted from bench for Henderson (hamstring) and Timoney comes on to the bench.

Doris shifts from 6 to 8.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/rugby/autumn-internationals/what-time-what-channel-and-what-are-the-teams-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ireland-v-argentina-41069811.html

Argentina team announced:

15 Emiliano Boffelli (Edinburgh); 14 Mateo Carreras (Newcastle Falcons), 13 Matias Moroni (Leicester Tigers), 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente (Perpignan), 11 Lucio Cinti (London Irish); 10 Santiago Carreras (Gloucester), 9 Tomas Cubelli (Biarritz); 1 Thomas Gallo (Benetton), 2 Julian Montoya (Leicester Tigers, capt), 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela (Lyon); 4 Guido Petti (Bordeaux), 5 Tomas Lavanini (Clermont Auvergne); 6 Santiago Grondona (Exeter), 7 Marcos Kremer (Stade Francais), 8 Pablo Matera (Crusaders).

Replacements: Facundo Bosch (La Rochelle), Ignacio Calles (Pau), Eduardo Bello (Zebre Parma), Lucas Paulos (Brive), Facundo Isa (Toulon), Gonzalo Bertranou (Dragons), Nicolas Sanchez (Stade Francais), Facundo Cordero (Exeter Chiefs).

https://m.independent.ie/sport/rugby/autumn-internationals/argentina-make-three-changes-to-starting-team-for-ireland-clash-41070916.html

Come on Ireland! ☘️

Blue4u

Big chance for Carbery to step up today and nail on his place as the next starting 10 for Ireland. Hopefully he has a great game.

Will be interesting also to see Murray and how he plays, will Ireland to continue to play the attacking rugby we have seen in last two games or revert to Murray's normal game of more box kick focused.

Balacoune on the wing will be interesting but this might be a long day standing waiting for the ball to get out of the forward if Ireland get pulled into trench warfare with Argie

SHould be a good game anyway, looking forward to it

UAEguy2020

Jack Conan has been ruled out

Caelan Doris shifts to 8, O’Mahony in at 6

Ryan Baird promoted to the bench.

OldRio

Jack Conan out, Peter O'Mahony comes in at blindside and Caelan Doris to No 8. Ryan Baird comes on to the bench

clsmooth

This is usually the cue for Peter O’Mahoney to have a MOTM performance.

Mr Burny

O’mahony will bring some much needed steel to the Eire backrow. Unrivalled at turnover ball and lineout steals

TRC10

It does look like Beirne is viewed 100% as a lock now for Ireland

RichieRich_89

With Conan crying off, I think I'd have put Beirne at 6, with Baird and Coombes on the bench.

Larbre34

Kinda strange, that with all our backrow resources, we end up with two Second Rows on the bench. Some of the dedicated backrows must be quite frustrated after that late change.

ionadnapóca

When you look at the Irish team it makes me wonder would Carbery have gotten a start if Sexton was fit?

With a settled side I’m expecting Carbery to deliver a big performance.

Would have preferred Casey starting all the same.

Jump_In_Jack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118201046#Comment_118201046

Beirne is 20, so probably will be back row cover and play at blind side so O’Mahony would shift to open side.

if Doris goes off could see Beirne at 8 perhaps.

Baird is 19, so will probably replace Henderson at lock with 20 to go.

Edit: Henderson injured in warm-up, so Beirne starts at lock and Timoney to cover back row on the bench.

Clegg

I don't think POM and VDF works in the same backrow anymore. There just isn't enough muscle there. Neither is the heavy duty carrier like Conan and Doris are. VDF has improved his carrying a lot, but he works well as an auxiliary carrier after the big ball carriers have done the initial work.

Might work ok for today. But can't see it being successful over the long term. It's a move away from the game plan from the hard carrying and ultra athleticism we've seen in recent weeks. Probably the only change available is Coombes who probably isn't 100%. Would hope he's rotated into the squad in the future.

ionadnapóca

How long before Lavinini gets a yellow card?

I’ll say under 20mins

M three

Who is the panelist on the rte commentary who opens EVERY sentence with "YEAH ABSOLUTELY", niamh someone?

AbusesToilets

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118201173#Comment_118201173

I think this Autumn is likely to be the last hurrah for POM making the team. There's too many younger, more dynamic players coming through.

Clegg

Henderson has been ruled out last minute and Beirne moves to the starting 15. Timoney promoted to the bench.

ionadnapóca

No Conan? Beirne also gone. Oh no it’s actually Henderson who’s gone

Glad to see Baird finally going to get a gallop.

letowski

Coombes isn’t with the squad out there so he clearly still is recovering from that illness he had. Sad for him as today would have been a nice opportunity.

Larbre34

Not a most desirable scenario to have all that upheaval. However you'd back Beirne to have a stormer whenever asked.

Clegg

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118201235#Comment_118201235

Think it's Henderson that's gone and Beirne to the starting 15.

Jaysus what the hell sort of warm up did they do!

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118201244#Comment_118201244

They must have neen using johnnys sword during it

That's disjointed from Ireland. Beirne totally out of position.

A-Train

Terrible start all from the box kick

ionadnapóca

Henshaw needs to get his hands going

Clegg

How on earth was Lowe left with a 4 on 1 to defend there?

Big systems error.

leakyboots

No arms from Lowe

is_that_so

Asleep at the wheel! Good try though.

M three

Henderson must have been doubt sooner than they let on. Baird was promoted to the bench earlier than the henderson announcement. Baird is 2nd row cover

We're really passive off the restarts and garryowens

theVersatile

Odd error from Keenan