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

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Burkie1203

Backrow for SA is going to be interesting

I think Ruddock has played himself very much into contention for the 6 shirt.

If SoB isn't available (i suspect he will be though) then will it be VDF or TOD. TOD has been Munsters best backrow performer by a distance the last few weeks. VDF had been good but not too eye catching.

Stander v Conan for the 8 shirt. Stander will get the nod but he hasnt been overly impressive so far this season.

Sanjuro

mfceiling wrote: »

Lads you're killing me with your dislike of Sydney. I lived there for 15 months and I loved it (99 - 01).

Went to a few games there and really enjoyed the crack with the NSW Warrath supporters. I would go back in a heartbeat.

I lived there in 2003, there for the World Cup. I can understand why people wouldn't be mad about Sydney. There were parts of it I have very fond memories of, however. Some great nights out in Newtown and King's Cross.

wp_rathead

The Australian Tour just got even more interesting with their win over NZ

Bridge93

Sydney was my favourite too having lived there as a student. Drink laws are a bit mad. Bars and clubs terrified in recent years with the drunk violence around that 'King Punch' game. Maybe overcompensated with their strictness and lockout laws now

Only got a few days in Melbourne and Brisbane, the latter on route to Cairns by car. Never doing anything like that again... Jesus that was rough

mfceiling

Neil3030 wrote: »

Feck tourist destinations, where am I least likely to be eaten by a great white python spider?

Tallaght...

Neil3030

Feck tourist destinations, where am I least likely to be eaten by a great white python spider?

Buer

mfceiling wrote:

The opera house, harbour bridge, bondi beach, the rocks, manly beach!! It will always be a favourite of mine. Getting a water bus across Circular Quay always brought a smile to my face. Some lovely cafes down the side streets off Oxford St.

Sydney is a nice city. Completely different feel to it though. Doesn't have the CBD that Melbourne has and is more of a sprawling, beach prominent metropolis.

I liked what I've seen of Brisbane but would find the climate too much long term. Suncorp is a cracking stadium though. All the cities are worth a visit, in my mind.

mfceiling

molloyjh wrote: »

Sydney was as vanilla as cities go.

Ah molloy noooo....

The opera house, harbour bridge, bondi beach, the rocks, manly beach!! It will always be a favourite of mine. Getting a water bus across Circular Quay always brought a smile to my face. Some lovely cafes down the side streets off Oxford St.

Oh sorry Ireland thread...eh Stockdale to the wing and as you were.

thomond2006

Niall Scannell out of the Munster game with a thumb injury. Hopefully he's good to go for the AIs as it's a big opportunity for him. I see Rory Best is back for Ulster on the bench but for the AIs at least Ireland should be looking to the likes of Scannell and Tracy. Best can be brought back for the Six Nations.

molloyjh

mfceiling wrote: »

Lads you're killing me with your dislike of Sydney. I lived there for 15 months and I loved it (99 - 01).

Went to a few games there and really enjoyed the crack with the NSW Warrath supporters. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Was there for the Lions 4 years ago. Didn’t think it was anything special. They were really funny about drink too, more so than other places we visited. At one point 4 of us (2 couples) tried to get into a bar after going for dinner. Naturally we had a few drinks over dinner but we were fine. Doorman tried to refuse us entry because we’d clearly had drink in us. I think we had 3 drink over dinner! We managed to get him to see sense, walked in and there were was all of 3 other people in the place. He was basically trying to turn business away.

It was just another city really. Melbourne has character in spades. Sydney was as vanilla as cities go.

mfceiling

Lads you're killing me with your dislike of Sydney. I lived there for 15 months and I loved it (99 - 01).

Went to a few games there and really enjoyed the crack with the NSW Warrath supporters. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Synode

Australian Open (tennis) is played in Melbourne too

Buer

Bridge93 wrote: »

yeah I would've thought the same. The tennis and F1 are staged there and half the AFL seems to play in Melbourne. The cricket ground is the most impressive stadium I've ever been in in both appearance and history.

10 of 18 AFL teams are from or near Melbourne. Used be a higher proportion but the AFL have opened up a couple of new teams elsewhere in recent years. The sport is completely dominated by the city.

Throw in the Melbourne Cup which is the biggest of them all in Australia as a single event. A city of 5 million people pretty much closes down and goes on the lash for a week.

Paul Smeenus

Bridge93 wrote: »

yeah I would've thought the same. The tennis and F1 are staged there and half the AFL seems to play in Melbourne. The cricket ground is the most impressive stadium I've ever been in in both appearance and history.

I suppose Brisbane would have a bigger presence in rugby, league and football. Loads of the currently very successful Melbourne league team seem to originate from Queensland and not locally

Could well be the case - I've zero interest in tennis or F1 and so that would have bypassed me.

Zzippy

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

That would be grotesque.

Has Aki ever even confirmed he would swallow his disappointment at not making it as an AB and lining out for Irl ?

Mod: We get it, you don't like project players. This is a general warning, dragging threads off topic by moaning about project players will not be tolerated. Project players will play for Ireland. Get over it. That goes for everyone.

Bridge93

yeah I would've thought the same. The tennis and F1 are staged there and half the AFL seems to play in Melbourne. The cricket ground is the most impressive stadium I've ever been in in both appearance and history.

I suppose Brisbane would have a bigger presence in rugby, league and football. Loads of the currently very successful Melbourne league team seem to originate from Queensland and not locally

Buer

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

Was in Brisbane for a brief visit - really liked what I saw of it, and sport generally seems much more a part of life there than in Melbourne.

Interesting. I've family in Melbourne and visited a number of times. After a couple of visits I came to form the opinion that, rugby aside, Melbourne is the sporting capital of Australia by a distance.

Paul Smeenus

molloyjh wrote: »

Bridge93 wrote: »

Weighing up my options about heading down for the tour. Australia is a fantastic country to visit. 3 brilliant cities to see

I could take or leave Sydney tbh. Melbourne though is class. Pity they've no interest in rugby there...

I have family in Melbourne. Great city. Sydney not so much.
Was in Brisbane for a brief visit - really liked what I saw of it, and sport generally seems much more a part of life there than in Melbourne.

The Rape of Lucretia

Former Former wrote: »

A Henshaw - Aki midfield looks inevitable.

That would be grotesque.

Has Aki ever even confirmed he would swallow his disappointment at not making it as an AB and lining out for Irl ?

Hastentoadd

MJohnston wrote: »

Payne sounds like he has some kind of neurological issue there, I really hope he gets better, purely for his own sake, as it sounds particularly ominous.

Last I heard of Payne was headaches on the Lions tour. That is never a good sign

stephen_n

Neil3030 wrote: »

But flying back, I arrive 4 hours before I took off!

That's bizzare

Neil3030

Has anyone ever done LAX -> Aus, is it a nasty flight? I'll likely be in California next June. Might go over if it's not crazy logistically.

Edit, so just seeing here it's a 13hr flight for around 900, but I'd need to leave a day in advance with the time difference. But flying back, I arrive 4 hours before I took off!

bilston

A 3 test series in Australia will be a great challenge. It will tell us a lot about where we are just over a year out from the WC.

molloyjh

Bridge93 wrote: »

Weighing up my options about heading down for the tour. Australia is a fantastic country to visit. 3 brilliant cities to see

I could take or leave Sydney tbh. Melbourne though is class. Pity they've no interest in rugby there...

Bridge93

Weighing up my options about heading down for the tour. Australia is a fantastic country to visit. 3 brilliant cities to see

CatFromHue

haven't seen it mentioned but we're going to Oz this Summer, a 3 test series.

Saturday, 9 June – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday, 16 June – AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday, 23 June – Allianz Stadium, Sydney

The Pro14 final is on the 26th May so there's two full weeks between it and the first test, so the players will be able to get a bit of a break for the series.

Though I wouldnt be surprised to see a game against the baa baas arranged mid week either before after the pro 14 final.

Burkie1203

MJohnston wrote: »

Payne sounds like he has some kind of neurological issue there, I really hope he gets better, purely for his own sake, as it sounds particularly ominous.

Reminds me a little of the Shontayne Hape story

MJohnston

Payne sounds like he has some kind of neurological issue there, I really hope he gets better, purely for his own sake, as it sounds particularly ominous.

Former Former

thomond2006 wrote: »

No return date for Payne. He can be ruled out of next month.

And Ringrose still not back training.

A Henshaw - Aki midfield looks inevitable.

Wegians89

thomond2006 wrote: »

No return date for Payne. He can be ruled out of next month.

You'd have to wonder, what are the chances himself and heaslip will ever wear green again