Burkie1203 wrote: » connachta wrote: » Of course if you're talented enough back-3 player and under 33 in 2019 Why have you got this fixation on talent
connachta wrote: » Of course if you're talented enough back-3 player and under 33 in 2019
connachta wrote: » Because I love rugby and I'm fed up to see us being spanked in crucial time by Wales or Argentina just because some prefer other criteria than talent
prawnsambo wrote: » connachta wrote: » Of course if you're talented enough back-3 player and under 33 in 2019 Simon Shaw is still laughing at this. :pac:
prawnsambo wrote: » connachta wrote: » Because I love rugby and I'm fed up to see us being spanked in crucial time by Wales or Argentina just because some prefer other criteria than talent Some? Don't be so coy, Pretty obvious what you mean.
connachta wrote: » Is it a back-3 player? I precised that point very clearly.
connachta wrote: » What? EOS, partly Schimdt.
prawnsambo wrote: » connachta wrote: » Is it a back-3 player? I precised that point very clearly. It? Ok Shane Williams then. I can keep this up all day.
connachta wrote: » Shane Wiliams wasn't decisive at all in the end (except against us, sadly)
prawnsambo wrote: » connachta wrote: » Shane Wiliams wasn't decisive at all in the end (except against us, sadly) Total bollocks. He scored three tries in that RWC and one of them was against us in the match that knocked us out. What does 'decisive' even mean in this context?
prawnsambo wrote: » Total bollocks. He scored three tries in that RWC and one of them was against us in the match that knocked us out. What does 'decisive' even mean in this context?
connachta wrote: » I fully supported Beirne and Moore (I read the rumour too) inclusion ASAP because they are talented enough. What is so wrong about thinking players have gone for a year too long in the past with Ireland, and don't want it happens again? What is so wrong about thinking Dave is behind enough quality players to be dropped clearly? I give you 2 heart-breaking examples to show it's not bad faith : John Muldoon is still playing ok, but I think he should retire this summer. Matt Healy has some qualities but I agree he's been surpassed by better players. It's the same
connachta wrote: » It means he wasn't who he was before. I don't know what the Welsh situation was in 2011, but our situation now allows us to use other option
prawnsambo wrote: » connachta wrote: » It means he wasn't who he was before. I don't know what the Welsh situation was in 2011, but our situation now allows us to use other option Well decisive is not the correct word for that. He was damned effective. Three tries in a RWC is pretty good for an 'over the hill' winger. And stop moving the goalposts. Shane Williams was 34 and selected in the squad, played and scored. What more do you want from a winger? Do the can-can down the touchline with the ball on his nose?
connachta wrote: » OK t'morrow I'll try to find out how many tries he scored in his last season
connachta wrote: » It means he wasn't who he was before. I don't know what the Welsh situation was in 2011, but our situation now allows us to use other option(s)
prawnsambo wrote: » connachta wrote: » OK t'morrow I'll try to find out how many tries he scored in his last season He scored in extra time of his final match for Wales. That's all you need to know. 58 International tries. 4 In his last three months as an international.
connachta wrote: » I have the relevant stats based on enough games (with Spreys) 2007/08 12 tries 16 games played 2009/10 3 tries 17 games played. Of course age has nothing to do with this
connachta wrote: » yes. in a already lost game. Decisive
Don Kiddick wrote: » Go to your happy place
Wegians89 wrote: » Looking like 10 is an area that really needs to be depth developed quickly before the World Cup. Ulster and Connacht could do with a high quality Irish qualified 10 each. Cartys good but international level and we all know about Jackson. Leinster have sexton Byrne Carbery marsh, and in the academy Crawley could play there? Byrnes you get brother? Any other options? Munster have beylandaal, keatley hanrahan and Johnston Conor Fitzgerald, Alan tynan? And Tomas quinlan? With madigan in Bristol. Really think the irfu should push for spreading talent
Neil3030 wrote: » I was thinking too if Joe may have had World Cup strategy in mind, with the 13 changes. Could he be seeing how much rotation he can get away with before the team significantly dips? It goes without saying that getting our starting 15 to the QFs as fresh as possible will be massively beneficial.
FACECUTTR wrote: » Ulster and Connacht are very shy in the 10 department. Pity Steenson couldn't be lured back a couple of years ago. Madigan would fit very well in the current Connacht squad. Marsh should move to one of the above for a bit of game time.
