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

Steve

Continuing on from the previous thread....

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Jump_In_Jack

Would guess:
McGrath, Herring, Porter,
Ruddock, Dillane, Toner, Murphy,
Conan,
Marmion, Carbery,
D Kearney, McCloskey, Aki/Farrell, Sweetnam,
Conway

Bench:
Tracy, Healy, Bent, Treadwell, Reidy, McGrath, Keatley, Byrne.

1eg0a3xv7b82of

to properly evaluate something you need to set the proper performance metrics.
For example I believe for 2018 to be a successful year for Joe schmidt a championship win and a tour win in Australia are minimum requirements.
I would like every poster here to post what they honestly believe would make a successful year for Schmidt, the key word being successful.
Basically Ireland should achieve X and if they dont meet those markers its a failure.

Jump_In_Jack

Neil3030 wrote: »

Is James Ryan hurt? Maybe he's rested this week, and will start against Arg?

Yes, himself and Kilcoyne suffered knocks and were to prove their fitness today, perhaps both are out now.

Neil3030

Is James Ryan hurt? Maybe he's rested this week, and will start against Arg?

Former Former

thomond2006 wrote: »

Healy, Tracy and Luke McGrath on the bench apparently. No word on the rest.

If Porter is starting, you'd assume Ryan is gone, so Bent will bench.

Then Treadwell/James Ryan, Sean Reidy, L McGrath, Keatley and A Byrne to fill it out.

[Deleted User]

prawnsambo wrote: »

His sentence construction is very French. But the big giveaway was spelling Fiji as Fidji.

Maybe it was a typo cos he was fidjiting?

prawnsambo

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't let it happen again.

Is he? That explains it all. TOH is french slang for hug, he just really wants to hug Rob Kearney...!

His sentence construction is very French. But the big giveaway was spelling Fiji as Fidji.

Burkie1203

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Healy, who? and Luke McGrath...?

Would have presumed jjTrayTrayzee would have made the bench this week.

TOHracy !!!!

[Deleted User]

thomond2006 wrote: »

Healy, Tracy and Luke McGrath on the bench apparently. No word on the rest.

Healy, who? and Luke McGrath...?

Would have presumed jjTrayTrayzee would have made the bench this week.

thomond2006

Healy, Tracy and Luke McGrath on the bench apparently. No word on the rest.

[Deleted User]

thomond2006 wrote: »

Oops.

Don't let it happen again.

prawnsambo wrote: »

Connachta is French isn't he? He's probably in a nuclear shelter on the Arran Islands for the next six years.

Is he? That explains it all. TOH is french slang for hug, he just really wants to hug Rob Kearney...!

prawnsambo

Deleted User wrote: »

Shhhhhhhh don't mention the war.

Connachta is French isn't he? He's probably in a nuclear shelter on the Arran Islands for the next six years.

thomond2006

Deleted User wrote: »

I assume he isn't. Didn't train on Tuesday and if fit I can't see him not in the starting line up.

Oops.

[Deleted User]

thomond2006 wrote: »

I assume James Ryan is on the bench. It's a bit of a surprise if Dillane jumps in to start.

I assume he isn't. Didn't train on Tuesday and if fit I can't see him not in the starting line up.

thomond2006

I don't care if that's sarcasm.

Out!

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Burkie1203 wrote: »

Tell that to TOH !!!!!!

Shhhhhhhh don't mention the war.

Burkie1203

awec wrote: »

You know you've really made it properly when you're left out of the lesser AI fixture.

Tell that to TOH !!!!!!

thomond2006

I assume James Ryan is on the bench. It's a bit of a surprise if Dillane jumps in to start.

thomond2006

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Any word on the bench

No.

awec

Good news for Stockdale that he's not playing this one. You know you've really made it properly when you're left out of the lesser AI fixture.

Burkie1203

thomond2006 wrote: »

Per the usual good source on PR:

McGrath
Herring
Porter
Dillane
Toner
Ruddock
Murphy
Conan
Marmion
Carbery
D Kearney
McCloskey
Farrell
Sweetnam
Conway

Only 2 starters, Toner and Conway, remain from South Africa.
Obviously the management see this as a throw-away game.

Any word on the bench

irishbucsfan

Kearney on the wing!!! The boom is back!

thomond2006

Per the usual good source on PR:

McGrath
Herring
Porter
Dillane
Toner
Ruddock
Murphy
Conan
Marmion
Carbery
D Kearney
McCloskey
Farrell
Sweetnam
Conway

Only 2 starters, Toner and Conway, remain from South Africa.
Obviously the management see this as a throw-away game. I get resting someone like Henshaw given the Lions Tour but surely Aki would benefit from another cap. Ditto Stockdale.

Edit: Looking at the pack it's fair enough. The frontrow were always going to be changed. Henderson and the backrow are coming off Lions Tours (POM also got a nasty cut to his ear). Toner in there for an experienced head along with Jack McGrath.

prawnsambo

munsterlegend wrote: »

They were well struck which is the important thing though it was a good day for kickers with little or no wind.

He has a pretty quick process comparatively speaking.

munsterlegend

prawnsambo wrote: »

There was no scoreboard pressure on them. But he hasn't kicked for a while and he's in front of fifty thousand spectators. It's all relative. I know my heart rate would be at cardiac arrest levels.

They were well struck which is the important thing though it was a good day for kickers with little or no wind.

prawnsambo

bilston wrote: »

They were good kicks but there was zero pressure on them. But still they were impressive. Straight through the middle as well.

There was no scoreboard pressure on them. But he hasn't kicked for a while and he's in front of fifty thousand spectators. It's all relative. I know my heart rate would be at cardiac arrest levels.

bilston

prawnsambo wrote: »

Former Former wrote: »

Interesting piece in the Times this morning, Richie Murphy saying that Carbery is viewed as an out-half only and they've never considered him for FB.

Good to read that they've been working on his goal kicking too.

Also interesting that they see his playing at full back at Leinster being helpful to his development as a ten.

But Joe's made no secret of the fact that he sees Joey as a ten. The little tweaks to his kicking have clearly worked too. Two from two under that pressure with one from the sideline is pretty damn good.

They were good kicks but there was zero pressure on them. But still they were impressive. Straight through the middle as well.

FACECUTTR

prawnsambo wrote: »

Perfect analogy.

Even when there are newer, more advanced models, the T-1000 always manages to defeat them.

He is old but not obsolete!

Sanjuro

determinations wrote: »

Fairly certain Conway went to fullback.

Was there. Can confirm. He did move to fullback when Sweetnam came on.

determinations

prawnsambo wrote: »

Hard to know without being in the Aviva. I know he came up the right wing to collect that crossfield kick, but often the full back can take a wide position in attack.

I don't think he's played full-back for Munster in the last couple of seasons, but with Zebo going, he may be needed there now.

Fairly certain Conway went to fullback.

I could be wrong, but I think Conway has played quite a bit of rugby at FB for Munster over the last year.