So you just skating over the fact you're spewing nonsense with your disdain for the reported recovery time? K
He will get more exposure if Munster make the knockouts and he gets a bit more attention.
He is contracted to Munster for3 years, but if he is uncapped coming up to his contract renewal, it may be much more expensive to keep him in Ireland
He'll be turning 29 by the time that contract is up. If he hasn't been capped by that stage for Ireland, I can't see a scenario where France or England will be beating a path to his door.
That wasn't the problem in 2019. The problem was a) our gameplan had been somewhat neutered by other teams and b) then entire squad was playing like garbage. It happens.
The starting outhalf is overwhelmingly likely to be either Sexton or Carbery. Neither need time to be "introduced" to the team.
The absolute state of this post.
Not for the first time.
We're making the same mistake we made at the last world cup. Selecting the team a year before the tournament even starts.
It's pretty cool that you get to listen in to the Irish coaching team's phone calls and meetings. Tell us the 23 for the Wales game, since you claim to know.
Of course, there's also the possibility that you have no idea and you're talking sh*te. But I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
“Selecting the team a year before the tournament even starts”
I’m just going to leave this here. It doesn’t matter how many times people point out that few top teams make any real changes in a RWC year. Maybe a picture will help.
I know some people just want to have a go. Have a go at the team, the coach, individual players. And I know a lot of these people don’t actually care what the truth of the matter really is. But here it is for the record.
Why can't people be entitled to their opinions
For me Johnny Sexton has had a good career, but he is also the common dominator for 2019 and 2015 world cup disasters.
The sooner Sexton retires the better, it will open way more options for Ireland.
People are entitled to their opinions. But when you post them on a message board you can’t expect for them to go unchallenged. If you don’t like them challenged then don’t share them.
Conor Murray is a common denominator too btw. So is POM. Is there a reason you haven’t gone after them with your opinion?
He is far from the common denominator in the disasters in 15/19. several others were central to both and even then it wasnt their fault.
If Sexton has only had a good career then by that standard nearly every rugby player has had a completely crap never to be mentioned ever again by a living soul career.
In your own words Johnny Sexton is one of the greatest rugby players of all time, you and others have posted this
Yet in 2019 he was not Just poor, his performance against new Zealand was actually dreadful stuff .
It is well known to weaken Ireland you take out Sexton, something the scots and saffers will try in the world cup, Sexton does not make Ireland strong, he makes Ireland weak. To be so reliant on one man is a weakness
Sexton played about 160 minutes of the 2015 RWC from the 5 matches played.
Part of the disaster was that he wasn't involved.
We aren’t winning a world cup without a fit Sexton. It’s as simple as that.
To be fair you do have a point here, we are probably over reliant on our best players.
Let’s take out Furlong, Ryan, VDF, Doris, Ringrose and Henshaw too while we’re at it. They’re all so good that taking them out of the team will strengthen our weakness or something like that.
Bernie and Gibson Park in reality are our only truly world class players, they play consistently at a high level
"It is well known to weaken Ireland you take out Sexton, something the scots and saffers will try in the world cup, Sexton does not make Ireland strong, he makes Ireland weak. To be so reliant on one man is a weakness"
So you're saying Sexton is poor and dreadful but at the same time you're saying to weaken Ireland you take Sexton out. Makes sense🤪
Ditto 2011....He should have played against Wales.....
I thought you were. Now I'm sure.
No JJ? Based on current ability he cracks the top 5 imo.
Players with a debut in a RWC year is the most extreme 'Bolter' scenario
I'm talking about washed up players being brought to the RWC because they were good the year before while players who are up and coming stars are left at home because they 'haven't proven themselves'
They may have a few caps for their country from playing 2nd tier opposition for a few minutes when there is nothing to lose so they won't be included in that table.
While this criticism of excessive loyalty might have been applicable to Kidney and Schmidt, all the evidence for Farrell indicates that he's the complete opposite.
Yeah, tbh I didn't even consider him (or Paddy Jackson) as they aren't eligible for selection. I don't see enough of either of them to have a clear view on their current abilities, but would imagine they'd be high enough on the list based on current ability.
Which is why we can't be relying on him for this years RWC
So, just to be clear here, are you calling Jonathan Sexton (nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2022) a washed up player?
Also; clarify for us please who are the up & coming stars who aren't getting selected?
He's our best 10 by a country mile. It's not so much we rely on him as the drop off when he's not there is huge.
We can chose to not play him in the hope someone else turns into a world class 10 but he's missed a lot of games and no ones stepped up and demanded the Jersey.
The coaches have backed Joey and he'll get plenty of minutes but he's not on Sexton level and that's unlikely to change before the world Cup.
Should we drop Furlong, Porter, Beirne, VDF, Dorris, Ringrose?
We rely on them as well....
the dunning kruger effect is mightily strong here.....
Then I guess we aren't winning the world cup then.
Have you seen the run-in to the final? He ain't making it through the QF
Assuming he's rested for the first 2 games against lower tier opposition (which is in itself an assumption) Sexton would need to play South Africa, Scotland, NZ/France, and then the winners of the 0ther QF and the final all back to back as a 38 year old out half that every other team knows is our most vulnerable position.
Its not gonna happen.
What's your solution then?
Don’t all teams in all sports rely on their best players?
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