Your irish 22 for the 2015 rugby world cup

chupacabra · 14-09-2011 4:13pm #1

I know threads like this are utterly pointless but its fun to put our opinions up based on what we THINK we know now and then look back in years to come and see how right or how terribly wrong we were.

Here's mine assuming that by 2015 we have 23 man squads:

15. Felix Jones
14. Andrew Conway
13. Nevin Spence
12. Fergus McFadden
11. Keith Earls
10. Jonathan Sexton
9. Luke McGrath
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
7. Dominic Ryan
6. Sean O'Brien
5. Dan Tuohy
4. Ian Nagle
3. Jamie Hagan
2. Richard Strauss
1. Cian Healy

16. Sean Cronin
17. Jack O'Connell
18. Stewart Maguire
19. Dave O'Callaghan
20. Rhys Ruddock
21. Conor Murray
22. JJ Hanrahan
23. Eoin Griffin

Honorable mentions or shouts for squad players: Tiernan O'Halloran, Paddy Butler, Peter O'Mahony, Paddy McAllister, Brendan Macken, Mike Sherry and too many more to name

MungBean · 14-09-2011 4:19pm

Earls wont be there, his place will be taken in the next two years. Theres too many excellent wingers coming through. Surprised you made no mention of Fionn Carr.

joshrogan · 14-09-2011 4:19pm

Why not murray at scrum half OP.

chupacabra · 14-09-2011 4:21pm

joshrogan wrote: »

Why not murray at scrum half OP.

Luke McGrath has such immense potential. I think it will be a horses for courses situation with an intelligent coach simply picking the form half back pairing for their province.

Kinger83 · 14-09-2011 4:22pm

Plus Sean O'Brien is starting and subbing.. i know he's good but not that good surely...

chupacabra · 14-09-2011 4:27pm

Kinger83 wrote: »

Plus Sean O'Brien is starting and subbing.. i know he's good but not that good surely...

haha hangover brain fart

Cookiemunster · 14-09-2011 4:29pm

I'd say Tommy Bowe, Stephen Ferris, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitz might have something to say about your selection. They'll all still be around and in their prime in 4 years. (Well Bowe will be 31, but may ahve moved inside by then.

Malmedicine · 14-09-2011 4:32pm

chupacabra wrote: »

I know threads like this are utterly pointless but its fun to put our opinions up based on what we THINK we know now and then look back in years to come and see how right or how terribly wrong we were.

Here's mine assuming that by 2015 we have 23 man squads:

15. Felix Jones
14. Andrew Conway
13. Nevin Spence
12. Fergus McFadden
11. Keith Earls
10. Jonathan Sexton
9. Luke McGrath
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
7. Dominic Ryan
6. Sean O'Brien
5. Dan Tuohy
4. Ian Nagle
3. Jamie Hagan
2. Richard Strauss
1. Cian Healy

16. Sean O'Brien
17. Jack O'Connell
18. Stewart Maguire
19. Dave O'Callaghan
20. Rhys Ruddock
21. Conor Murray
22. JJ Hanrahan
23. Eoin Griffin

Honorable mentions or shouts for squad players: Tiernan O'Halloran, Paddy Butler, Peter O'Mahony, Paddy McAllister, Brendan Macken, Mike Sherry and too many more to name

No Ferris, No Trimble, No Bowe, No Gilroy, No O'Malley if your opinion cool but there are players at this world cup who should be in their prime by the next one!

Malmedicine · 14-09-2011 4:33pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I'd say Tommy Bowe, Stephen Ferris, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitz might have something to say about your selection. They'll all still be around and in their prime in 4 years. (Well Bowe will be 31, but may ahve moved inside by then.

Damn you beat me to it!

sickpuppy · 14-09-2011 4:43pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I'd say Tommy Bowe, Stephen Ferris, Rob Kearney and Luke Fitz might have something to say about your selection. They'll all still be around and in their prime in 4 years. (Well Bowe will be 31, but may ahve moved inside by then.

With the injuries Ferris has had and lack of cartilage in one of his knees id be shocked if hes playing rugby for a living in 4 years.
Harrison Brewer is still a schoolboy but has huge potential in the backrow and is of good stock his father Mike Brewer was capped32 times by the all blacks and sacked from lots of jobs

Hype710 · 14-09-2011 4:55pm

Sure its a bitta fun so why not. I predict a fairly young team at the next world cup, particularily if we have a new, less conservative coach.

R Kearney
A Conway
N Spence
L Marshall
C Gilroy
J Sexton
C Murray
J Heaslip (C)
D Ryan
S O' Brien
I Nagle
S Sykes
J Hagan
M Sherry
C Healy

R Strauss
P McAllister
S Archer
A Browne
P O' Mahony
L McGrath
I Keatley
D Kearney

SSK · 14-09-2011 4:56pm

I'm not an Ulster fan but Marshall, Jackson, Gilroy and MacAllister and possibly a few more should all play for Ireland over the next few years and are potentially a good bit better than some of the players you have listed.

who the fug · 14-09-2011 5:01pm

22. JJ Hanrahan

Is he really that good

bm1993 · 14-09-2011 5:06pm

Kearney
Bowe
O'Malley
Fitzgerald
Earls
Sexton
Murray
Healy
Strauss
Hagan
Ferris
POC (maybe)
SOB
Dom Ryan
Heaslip

Reps
Cronin
?
Tuohy/Nagle
Ruddock
?
Madigan
McFadden

LK_Dave · 14-09-2011 5:10pm

but who will be team manager?

sickpuppy · 14-09-2011 5:14pm

LK_Dave wrote: »

but who will be team manager?

Eric Elwood after guiding Connacht to the heineken cup final in 2014 on a meagre budget

LK_Dave · 14-09-2011 5:17pm

sickpuppy wrote: »

Eric Elwood after guiding Connacht to the heineken cup final in 2014 on a meagre budget

you can always dream.

bm1993 · 14-09-2011 5:35pm

LK_Dave wrote: »

but who will be team manager?

As long as it's not DK. Nick Mallett, Joe Schmidt or John Kirwan would be nice.

hsbc · 14-09-2011 5:43pm

O'Driscoll to come out of International retirement to guide us to WC glory?

Kayless · 14-09-2011 6:20pm

bm1993 wrote: »

As long as it's not DK. Nick Mallett, Joe Schmidt or John Kirwan would be nice.

hsbc wrote: »

O'Driscoll to come out of International retirement to guide us to WC glory?

O'Driscoll & POC to co manage!

theboss80 · 14-09-2011 8:42pm

sickpuppy wrote: »

Eric Elwood after guiding Connacht to the heineken cup final in 2014 on a meagre budget

Ye would need to be sponsored by Carlsberg

Brendan97 · 14-09-2011 8:59pm

Ireland Team 2015
Manager:Joe Schmidt

15.R Kearney
14.A Trimble
13.T Bowe
12.F McFadden
11.K Earls
10.J Sexton
9.C Murray
8.J Heaslip
7.D Ryan
6.S O'Brien
5.D Tuohy
4.S Ferris
3.J Hagan
2.S Cronin
1.C Healy

dtpc191991 · 14-09-2011 9:11pm

15.Rob Kearney
14.Craig Gilroy
13. Eoin O'Malley
12. Nevin Spence
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Jonathan Sexton
09. Luke McGrath
08. Jamie Heaslip (Captain)
07. Dominic Ryan
06. Sean O'Brien
05. Dan Tuohy
04. Ian Nagle
03. Jamie Hagan
02. Mike Sherry
01. Cian Healey

23. Felix Jones
22. Paddy Jackson
21.Connor Murray
20.Stephen Ferris
19.Dave O'Callaghan
18.S.Archer
17. Paddy McAllister
16. Richard Strauss.

Hagz · 14-09-2011 9:17pm

1. Cian Healy
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Mark Flanagan
5. Ian Nagle
6. Sean O'Brien
7. Dominic Ryan
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
9. Luke McGrath
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Dave McSharry
13. Brendan Macken
14. Andrew Conway
15. Rob Kearney

16. Mike Sherry
17. Paddy McAllister
18. Dan Tuohy
19. Rhys Ruddock
20. Conor Murray
21. Luke Marshall
22. Keith Earls

Such an impossible task. McAllister, Tuohy, Spence, Marshall (Paul), Faloon, Trimble, O'Halloran, Kearney (Mick), Carr, Fitzgerald, McFadden, Morris, Keating, Moore, McGrath, Brewer, O'Malley, Kearney (Dave), Jones, Zebo, O'Mahony, Butler, Keatley. Sure how are you supposed to choose.

I just named a team I'd like to see.

dtpc191991 · 14-09-2011 9:26pm

Has Strauss announced whether or not he'll be willing to play for Ireland once he's qualified?

Hagz · 14-09-2011 9:27pm

dtpc191991 wrote: »

Has Strauss announced whether or not he'll be willing to play for Ireland once he's qualified?

Don't open up that can of worms.

ambid · 14-09-2011 9:43pm

bm1993 wrote: »

As long as it's not DK. Nick Mallett, Joe Schmidt or John Kirwan would be nice.

Or Conor O'Shea or Mark McCall or Michael Cheika?

Keatley has only been mentioned once so far, but I expect him to figure (although I reeeeeally hope the Sexton-ROG debate isn't replaced by a Sexton-Keatley debate in four years!).

Superbus · 14-09-2011 9:48pm

Hagz wrote: »

1. Cian Healy
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Mark Flanagan
5. Ian Nagle
6. Sean O'Brien
7. Dominic Ryan
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
9. Luke McGrath
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Dave McSharry
13. Brendan Macken
14. Andrew Conway
15. Rob Kearney

16. Mike Sherry
17. Paddy McAllister
18. Dan Tuohy
19. Rhys Ruddock
20. Conor Murray
21. Luke Marshall
22. Keith Earls

2019 maybe.

nooner09 · 14-09-2011 10:01pm

Hagz wrote: »

1. Cian Healy
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Mark Flanagan
5. Ian Nagle
6. Sean O'Brien
7. Dominic Ryan
8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
9. Luke McGrath
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Dave McSharry
13. Brendan Macken
14. Andrew Conway
15. Rob Kearney

16. Mike Sherry
17. Paddy McAllister
18. Dan Tuohy
19. Rhys Ruddock
20. Conor Murray
21. Luke Marshall
22. Keith Earls

Such an impossible task. McAllister, Tuohy, Spence, Marshall (Paul), Faloon, Trimble, O'Halloran, Kearney (Mick), Carr, Fitzgerald, McFadden, Morris, Keating, Moore, McGrath, Brewer, O'Malley, Kearney (Dave), Jones, Zebo, O'Mahony, Butler, Keatley. Sure how are you supposed to choose.

I just named a team I'd like to see.

How did Nagle and Gilroy, like, sneak on there? Nagle's only hope would be as a total Kidney pet. Some guys with serious lock potential in Junior Cup this year and where's Fionn, the legend?

Hagz · 14-09-2011 10:09pm

Superbus wrote: »

2019 maybe.

4 years time.

Healy (28)
Strauss (28)
Furlong (22) Definitely a long shot. But he's proved himself to be quite the prodigy at age 18. Come 2015 he'll be 22.
Flanagan (25) - who else would you have? Tuohy will be 30 and I doubt he'll stay on top by then. Which leaves maybe Mick Kearney, and Flanagan has as much chance as Kearney.
Nagle (26)
SOB (28)
Ryan (25) - not much opensides tbh. Other than Faloon.
Heaslip (31)
McGrath (22) No doubt about it. He'll be getting a quality amount of games next season. Prodigy.
Sexton (30)
Gilroy (25) If he keeps up his strike-rate, I don't see why not. Earls is the only other person I can see. Fitz will/should move into the centre.
McSharry (26) - Marshall, Fitzgerald are the other options. I went with McSharry purely because he's a personal favorite.
Macken (25) By the time he's 25 I expect him to be physically massive. Other options are Spence, Cave, Barnes, EOM, Griffin, McFadden and Bowe.
Conway (25) No doubt about it. Another prodigy
Kearney (29)

The only guys who are seriously unlikely to have some caps under their belt by then are, McSharry, Macken and Furlong.

EDIT: Fionn Carr will be going on 30. If he still has the pace, then I guess he's an option, but tbh the only thing he's got going for him is his pace.

mayordenis · 14-09-2011 10:16pm

Earls will be there, I'll bet my bollocks on it.

Your irish 22 for the 2015 rugby world cup

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