Ireland Team Talk XII: Farrell's First Fifteen

Frawley initially broke through as a 10 at Leinster iirc. He looked very good playing there, but it became a regular occurrence in games that some of his passes went behind the shoulder of the receiver which then stalled the attack.

Lancaster and Cullen quickly decided that he would be better 12/15 where he would have that but if extra time to pick out his pass or make a kick. I don't think that was the wrong decision either.

Doris a doubt for Next 2 games

The 42 rugby podcast mentioned yesterday that Doris might miss the Wales game.

I think we'll be alright without him, especially as Conan is playing so well. Better to let him recuperate as much as he can for the France game. There's another two week gap for that game as well so he has plenty of time.

The claw was probably number 9 on the list of ‘thugs’ on the pitch that day. And many players from the four provinces who played against France in PdP for many of those years know what was done at the bottom of rucks and in mauls which did not feature in the highlights reel of the French director.

That picture was sent to me on WhatsApp with an element of pride and admiration. While probably not intentional, it is being celebrated.

Was really hoping we would go Ryan and Ringrose joint captains. :)

agree, he’s the next best captain after Doris and it’s a grand slam run. Wales might be a gimme but a consistent and solid performance is vital, alongside the possibility of rotation.