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

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irishbucsfan

Irish rugby announces time for team announcement. Irish rugby misses it. Irish Rugby starts to schedule team announcements for later in the day. Repeat.

If we continue this loop we'll eventually get back to mid-day team announcements.

[Deleted User]

errlloyd wrote: »

I've only seen Chris Farrell play poorly for Munster. I know he's been good, but I am just wondering where he sits on the centre pecking order come Japan.

Henshaw
Aki
Ringrose
Marshall
McCloskey
Scannell
Payne

Doubt Aki is ahead of Ringrose already

molloyjh

timaru89 wrote: »

what time is announcement?

1:45

timaru89

what time is announcement?

bilston

errlloyd wrote: »

I've only seen Chris Farrell play poorly for Munster. I know he's been good, but I am just wondering where he sits on the centre pecking order come Japan.

Henshaw
Aki
Ringrose
Marshall
McCloskey
Scannell
Payne

Presumably he is ahead of both Scannell and Marshall at the moment. But I agree I haven't seen him play well at all for Munster, but granted I've maybe watched 3 or 4 Munster games all season and he may not have played in them all.

errlloyd

I've only seen Chris Farrell play poorly for Munster. I know he's been good, but I am just wondering where he sits on the centre pecking order come Japan.

Henshaw
Aki
Ringrose
Marshall
McCloskey
Scannell
Payne

[Deleted User]

Neil3030 wrote: »

Dave Kearney should not be in that team. It's ridiculous. We know what he can do, which is precious little. He's blocking the development of younger players like Byrne.

Feel better?

Neil3030

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is Joe getting grief for not being conservative enough?

What a time to be alive.

Dave Kearney should not be in that team. It's ridiculous. We know what he can do, which is precious little. He's blocking the development of younger players like Byrne.

Feel better?

molloyjh

Deleted User wrote: »

Is Joe getting grief for not being conservative enough?

What a time to be alive.

Yep, I think we are now through the looking glass people..... :eek:

Teferi

Deleted User wrote: »

Is Joe getting grief for not being conservative enough?

What a time to be alive.

I prefer my Joe Schmidt when he is off ruining people's confidence tbh.

[Deleted User]

Is Joe getting grief for not being conservative enough?

What a time to be alive.

MJohnston

Yeah, I think you have to give those others a chance, there's every possibility that some of them will work out fantastically well. I'd say we'll see much of last weeks 23 back again for the Argentina game.

bilston

Tomtom364 wrote: »

irishfan9 wrote: »

Rumoured team:

1. Jack McGrath
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Devin Toner
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jack Conan
9. Kieran Marmion
10. Joey Carberry
11. Dave Kearney
12. Stuart McCloskey
13. Chris Farrell
14. Darren Sweetnam
15. Andrew Conway

Don't get why the backline needs to be so drastically different to last week. I get it's Fiji and a time to try people but there's enough change in the backline already for the SA and Argentina games that they should be kept mostly together to build experience together

For me I'd prefer to see
9. Marion
10. Carberry
11. Stockdale
12. Aki
13. Henshaw
14. Sweetnam
15. Conway

I'm assuming Schmidt sees it as a chance to give others a chance rather than building partnerships. With a 6Ns and a 3 match tour of Australia on the horizon when else will the likes of Farrell, McCloskey and Sweetman get a chance to start? Now is the time.

Tomtom364

irishfan9 wrote: »

Rumoured team:

1. Jack McGrath
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Devin Toner
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jack Conan
9. Kieran Marmion
10. Joey Carberry
11. Dave Kearney
12. Stuart McCloskey
13. Chris Farrell
14. Darren Sweetnam
15. Andrew Conway

Don't get why the backline needs to be so drastically different to last week. I get it's Fiji and a time to try people but there's enough change in the backline already for the SA and Argentina games that they should be kept mostly together to build experience together

For me I'd prefer to see
9. Marion
10. Carberry
11. Stockdale
12. Aki
13. Henshaw
14. Sweetnam
15. Conway

[Deleted User]

jacothelad wrote: »

Are you implying that he is a complete fidjit.:D

He's such a fidjit I'm surprised he isn't employed full time on the wing in the top14.

thomond2006

I want to be jacothelad when I grow up.

jacothelad

Deleted User wrote: »

Maybe it was a typo cos he was fidjiting?

Are you implying that he is a complete fidjit.:D

ionadnapóca

irishfan9 wrote: »

Rumoured team:

1. Jack McGrath
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Devin Toner
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jack Conan
9. Kieran Marmion
10. Joey Carberry
11. Dave Kearney
12. Stuart McCloskey
13. Chris Farrell
14. Darren Sweetnam
15. Andrew Conway

That team would do well to overcome the 27 point spread
Although I'm sure JoeyC will nail each of his goal kicks....again!
The 2 kicks last week were sweet strikes

irishfan9

molloyjh wrote: »

No apparently James Ryan too. Can’t remember now where I read that, but def did. Was thinking the guy can’t seem to play without picking something up.

:rolleyes:

Former Former

molloyjh wrote: »

No apparently James Ryan too. Can’t remember now where I read that, but def did. Was thinking the guy can’t seem to play without picking something up.

Shyte, missed that. Yep, starting to feel like that.

prawnsambo

irishfan9 wrote: »

Rumoured team:

1. Jack McGrath
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Devin Toner
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jack Conan
9. Kieran Marmion
10. Joey Carberry
11. Dave Kearney
12. Stuart McCloskey
13. Chris Farrell
14. Darren Sweetnam
15. Andrew Conway

Devin Toner and Andrew Conway are the toughest men out there.

irishfan9

Rumoured team:

1. Jack McGrath
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Devin Toner
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Jack Conan
9. Kieran Marmion
10. Joey Carberry
11. Dave Kearney
12. Stuart McCloskey
13. Chris Farrell
14. Darren Sweetnam
15. Andrew Conway

Jump_In_Jack

Former Former wrote: »

That was John Ryan wasn't it? Hadn't heard anything about James Ryan.

http://www.the42.ie/ireland-team-fiji-possible-3698556-Nov2017/

molloyjh

Former Former wrote: »

Jump_In_Jack wrote: »

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

That was John Ryan wasn't it? Hadn't heard anything about James Ryan.

No apparently James Ryan too. Can’t remember now where I read that, but def did. Was thinking the guy can’t seem to play without picking something up.

irishbucsfan

I believe both John Ryan and James Ryan are carrying knocks, John Ryan went back to Munster but should be available again next week I believe.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Former Former wrote: »

That was John Ryan wasn't it? Hadn't heard anything about James Ryan.

That's what I thought too.

Former Former

Jump_In_Jack wrote: »

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

That was John Ryan wasn't it? Hadn't heard anything about James Ryan.

irishfan9

Marina Old-fashioned Locket wrote: »

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.

How unrealistic

thomond2006

Please.

Burkie1203

Marina Old-fashioned Locket wrote: »

to properly evaluate something you need to set the proper performance metrics.

What you think is an irrelevance