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    Who will be Ireland's 1st choice scrumhalf at the next world cup?

    • 13-11-2020 08:51AM
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      bayern
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      Options

      Conor Murray(34/Munster)
      John Cooney(33/Ulster)
      Jamison Gibson Park(31/Leinster)
      Kieran Marmion(31/Connacht)
      Luke McGrath(30/Leinster)
      Caolin Blade(29/Connacht)
      Hugh O'Sullivan(25/Leinster)
      Craig Casey(24/Munster)
      Lewis Finlay(23/Ulster)

      Who is 1st choice scrumhalf at the 2023 World Cup? 60 votes

      Conor Murray
      73% 44 votes
      John Cooney
      3% 2 votes
      Jamison Gibson Park
      1% 1 vote
      Kieran Marmion
      3% 2 votes
      Luke McGrath
      3% 2 votes
      Caolin Blade
      0% 0 votes
      Hugh O'Sullivan
      3% 2 votes
      Craig Casey
      0% 0 votes
      Lewis Finlay
      11% 7 votes
      Other
      0% 0 votes


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    • #2
      stellenbosch
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      bayern wrote: »
      Options

      Conor Murray(34/Munster)
      John Cooney(33/Ulster)
      Jamison Gibson Park(31/Leinster)
      Kieran Marmion(31/Connacht)
      Luke McGrath(30/Leinster)
      Caolin Blade(29/Connacht)
      Hugh O'Sullivan(25/Leinster)
      Craig Casey(24/Munster)
      Lewis Finlay(23/Ulster)

      Where you getting those ages from?

      HOS 22/CC 21


    • #3
      aloooof
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      stellenbosch wrote: »
      Where you getting those ages from?

      HOS 22/CC 21

      Presumably the age they will be come the next RWC.


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      CMcsporty
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      Casey & 21. Marmion
      Usually only bring 2 SH to the WC
      Murray's contact will be up in 2022. Cant see it been renewed.

      Is there no other young standout young prospects in the academy?


    • #5
      Paul Smeenus
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      CMcsporty wrote: »
      Casey & 21. Marmion
      Usually only bring 2 SH to the WC
      Murray's contact will be up in 2022. Cant see it been renewed.

      Is there no other young standout young prospects in the academy?

      Nathan Doak. Supposed to be very good, not sure if he's settled on 9 or 10.


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      Squidgy Black
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      CMcsporty wrote: »
      Casey & 21. Marmion
      Usually only bring 2 SH to the WC
      Murray's contact will be up in 2022. Cant see it been renewed.

      Is there no other young standout young prospects in the academy?

      Cormac Foley, not sure if he'll beat out HOS or Patterson yet but was decent at u20


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    • #7
      bayern
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      stellenbosch wrote: »
      Where you getting those ages from?

      HOS 22/CC 21

      age as of the 2023 world cup.


    • #8
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      Paul Smeenus wrote: »
      Nathan Doak. Supposed to be very good, not sure if he's settled on 9 or 10.

      No harm waiting to decide or even playing both. Hasn't affected Dupont.


    • #9
      Dog Botherer
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      Dog Botherer wrote: »
      i’ll do it

      hey Mods, i already called this. can we get this thread closed, doesn’t really seem necessary.


    • #10
      Dubinusa
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      I reckon it will be Casey or Blade. In 3 years a lot of change will happen. I would rank them as:
      Casey... the most talented imo
      Blade.... hopefully continues his good play
      JGP .... will be thereabouts
      Marmion... doesn't seem to rate with AF
      Cooney... age he will be 33
      Luke .... can't find consistancy
      MURRAY.... too slow and aging
      Finlay ....a prospect


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      The Lost Sheep
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      Dubinusa wrote: »
      I reckon it will be Casey or Blade. In 3 years a lot of change will happen. I would rank them as:
      Casey... the most talented imo
      Blade.... hopefully continues his good play
      JGP .... will be thereabouts
      Marmion... doesn't seem to rate with AF
      Cooney... age he will be 33
      Luke .... can't find consistancy
      MURRAY.... too slow and aging
      Finlay ....a prospect
      Murray isnt aging too much. Will be 34 for 2023 world cup. That really isnt too old.
      Cooneys age shouldnt be an issue either.


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      Dubinusa
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      The Lost Sheep wrote: »
      Murray isnt aging too much. Will be 34 for 2023 world cup. That really isnt too old.
      Cooneys age shouldnt be an issue either.

      Surely they slow down. A key position and they both have a ton of miles on the clock. Although they could prove me wrong!! Wouldn't be the 1st time


    • #13
      The Lost Sheep
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      Dubinusa wrote: »
      Surely they slow down. A key position and they both have a ton of miles on the clock. Although they could prove me wrong!! Wouldn't be the 1st time
      They do but the experience/abilities built up will counter slowing down and on average sides to do well in world cups have quite few players of that age and older....


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      Gibson Park currently making a bit of a statement


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