Your irish 22 for the 2015 rugby world cup

Amazotheamazing · 15-09-2011 03:26PM

In the spirit of the thread...

Healy, Sherry, Considine
Nagle, Foley
POM, Dom Ryan, Butler
Murray
Keatley
Earls,
Hanrahan
McFadden
Gilroy
Jones

profitius · 15-09-2011 04:09PM

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

In the spirit of the thread...

Healy, Sherry, Considine
Nagle, Foley
POM, Dom Ryan, Butler
Murray
Keatley
Earls,
Hanrahan
McFadden
Gilroy
Jones

Have you seen much of Considine? I saw him destroy the Cork Con scrum last season which included a few Munster players.

Amazotheamazing · 15-09-2011 04:23PM

profitius wrote: »

Have you seen much of Considine? I saw him destroy the Cork Con scrum last season which included a few Munster players.

Nope, think Ormond rates him.

twinytwo · 15-09-2011 05:35PM

LK_Dave wrote: »

but who will be team manager?

conor o shea

twinytwo · 15-09-2011 05:38PM

profitius wrote: »

There'll be other players who'll come through like SOB has since the last world cup.

we hope:(

Cypher_sounds · 15-09-2011 05:40PM

O'Brien will be captain anyway, ill take bets on that.

decisions · 15-09-2011 06:28PM

Iron Hide wrote: »

Or If Declan Kidney is still in charge :P

1.Cian Healy (27)
2. Jerry Flannery (36)
3.Mike Ross (35)
4.DOC (36)
5.POC(35)
6.SOB (28)
7.David Wallace (39)
8.Jamie Heaslip (31)
9.TOL (31)
10.ROG (38)
11.Keith Earls (28)
12.Gordon D'Arcy (35)
13.BOD(36)
14.Tommy Bowe (31)
15.Rob Kearney (29)

16.Rory Best (33)
17.John Hayes (41)
18.Tony Buckley (35)
19.Random Munster 2nd row/Blind side (31)
20.Random Munster utility forward (33)
21.Peter Stringer (37)
22.David Humphreys (44)
23.Girvan Dempsey (39)

Press Release "I felt after our dismal showing 4 years ago we really needed some extra experience in the side, form is temporary class is permanent and whatnot. BOD is in flying form after his recent super-gluing back together, Humphreys has only gained two stone and is now able to kick from the 5m line and Random Munster Utility Forward has been known to throw, lift AND catch the same lineout, whilst also packing down on the openside"

TBH I wouldn't be too surprised if this is the case :pac:

wixfjord · 15-09-2011 07:26PM

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

In the spirit of the thread...

Healy, Sherry, Considine
Nagle, Foley
POM, Dom Ryan, Butler
Murray
Keatley
Earls,
Hanrahan
McFadden
Gilroy
Jones

Eh?! In four years?!

porterbelly · 15-09-2011 08:04PM

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

In the spirit of the thread...

Healy, Sherry, Considine
Nagle, Foley
POM, Dom Ryan, Butler
Murray
Keatley
Earls,
Hanrahan
McFadden
Gilroy
Jones

2015, not 3015

Amazotheamazing · 15-09-2011 08:07PM

wixfjord wrote: »

Eh?! In four years?!

Well, everyone else was taking the piss...

ormond lad · 15-09-2011 08:51PM

profitius wrote: »

Have you seen much of Considine? I saw him destroy the Cork Con scrum last season which included a few Munster players.

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Nope, think Ormond rates him.

I do and he is a very good prospect, only barely 19 and played and done quite well in the front row in AIL div 1 at 18 against much older more experienced players

Ciaran-Irl · 15-09-2011 10:25PM

Not one person think O'Connell (35) will play at the next world cup, but four people think Sykes (who has looked rubbish so far, and is South African) will play.

irishbucsfan · 15-09-2011 10:29PM

Ciaran-Irl wrote: »

Not one person think O'Connell (35) will play at the next world cup, but four people think Sykes (who has looked rubbish so far, and is South African) will play.

Sykes is 5 years younger than him.

When exactly did you think he looked rubbish?

Iron Hide · 15-09-2011 11:03PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Sykes is 5 years younger than him.

When exactly did you think he looked rubbish?

Sykes looks like he could be a very handy player, idk about playing for Ireland though he has played for the Springbok A team but i'm not sure if that disqualifies him.

irishbucsfan · 15-09-2011 11:09PM

Iron Hide wrote: »

Sykes looks like he could be a very handy player, idk about playing for Ireland though he has played for the Springbok A team but i'm not sure if that disqualifies him.

http://www.examiner.ie/sport/rugby/new-blue-sykes-wants-to-play-for-ireland-149646.html

Iron Hide · 15-09-2011 11:32PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

http://www.examiner.ie/sport/rugby/new-blue-sykes-wants-to-play-for-ireland-149646.html

Question answered and excellent news too. Sykes is only gonna be 30-31 by the next world cup and will be a great option in the short term at least i reckon!

.ak · 16-09-2011 12:00AM

siltirocker wrote: »

Simply not true. Keatley's defence is the number one aspect of his game. The best defensive out half in the Home Nations bar Wilkinson and Henson. But as we've seen with sénor O'Gara, it's not necessarily the most important attribute for an outside half back. Probably why he is being played at inside centre a lot since he's bulked up in his twenties.

His defense for Connacht was simple amazing. Anyone remember him in a static position putting down Elsom one on one by the try line 2 years back? Or his UFC-esqe pick up, run and throw of Jerry Collin to touch?

I'll take your word on it as I never saw him do what you said with Connacht, but I did see him play against Connacht in the Irish XV in Donnybrook in August, and he was tested in defense at 12.. And he was bounced around all day.

Hype710 · 16-09-2011 07:49AM

POC probably will make it, but thats more an indictment of the lack of locks coming through than anything. I'd say he'll start for the Lions too.

totallegend · 16-09-2011 08:03AM

Hype710 wrote: »

POC probably will make it, but thats more an indictment of the lack of locks coming through than anything. I'd say he'll start for the Lions too.

Very possibly; given that his current rivals (DOC, Cullen) are no spring chickens either. As for starting for the Lions, that's possibly stretching it, especially if Richie Gray and Courtney Lawes keep up their current rate of progress.

Overall, I think people are over-estimating the amount of changes we'll see between now and 2015; Best, Cronin, Healy, Ryan, SOB, Ferris, Heaslip, Murray, Sexton, Bowe, Earls, Trimble, McFadden and Kearney will all still be of rugby-playing age come the next World Cup, as well as Fitzgerald, Jones, McLaughlin and O'Leary (:eek:) - then you might have guys like O'Driscoll and O'Connell limping towards one last hurrah...

wixfjord · 16-09-2011 08:06AM

totallegend wrote: »

Very possibly; given that his current rivals (DOC, Cullen) are no spring chickens either. As for starting for the Lions, that's possibly stretching it, especially if Richie Gray and Courtney Lawes keep up their current rate of progress.

Overall, I think people are over-estimating the amount of changes we'll see between now and 2015; Best, Cronin, Healy, Ryan, SOB, Ferris, Heaslip, Murray, Sexton, Bowe, Earls, Trimble, McFadden and Kearney will all still be of rugby-playing age come the next World Cup, as well as Fitzgerald, Jones, McLaughlin and O'Leary (:eek:) - then you might have guys like O'Driscoll and O'Connell limping towards one last hurrah...

Agreed, I think there'll be only a few breakthroughs.
Sherry, Spence, Hagan, Conway, Gilroy, Nagle, Ruddock, and perhaps Ryan and Keatley or an Ulster 10.
Luke McGrath to be a bolter, you heard it here first!

Hype710 · 16-09-2011 08:16AM

totallegend wrote: »

Very possibly; given that his current rivals (DOC, Cullen) are no spring chickens either. As for starting for the Lions, that's possibly stretching it, especially if Richie Gray and Courtney Lawes keep up their current rate of progress.

Overall, I think people are over-estimating the amount of changes we'll see between now and 2015; Best, Cronin, Healy, Ryan, SOB, Ferris, Heaslip, Murray, Sexton, Bowe, Earls, Trimble, McFadden and Kearney will all still be of rugby-playing age come the next World Cup, as well as Fitzgerald, Jones, McLaughlin and O'Leary (:eek:) - then you might have guys like O'Driscoll and O'Connell limping towards one last hurrah...

Not really, I can't see Lawes and Gray running a successful line out so it will be one of the two and the other off the bench I'd say. I think people feel if given a chance, guys like Gilroy who will be 24 will be a better option than the likes of Bowe, at 31, but you do need experience in a side also.

totallegend · 16-09-2011 08:19AM

Hype710 wrote: »

Not really, I can't see Lawes and Gray running a successful line out so it will be one of the two and the other off the bench I'd say. I think people feel if given a chance, guys like Gilroy who will be 24 will be a better option than the likes of Bowe, at 31, but you do need experience in a side also.

The amount of people writing off guys who will be 30/31 is making me feel very old

bamboozle · 16-09-2011 08:25AM

Hype710 wrote: »

POC probably will make it, but thats more an indictment of the lack of locks coming through than anything. I'd say he'll start for the Lions too.

apart from his lineout work the game seems to be accelerating beyond POC's skillset at a rate of knots.

he wont be around in 4 years time, Nagle, Touhy, Tonar, Mick Kearney, Sykes, McLaughlin & Donncadh Ryan will be jostling for 2nd row berths.

pajunior · 16-09-2011 08:32AM

Iron Hide wrote: »

Sykes looks like he could be a very handy player, idk about playing for Ireland though he has played for the Springbok A team but i'm not sure if that disqualifies him.

I'm almost certain that he cna become IQ, he even mentioned it in a press release when his signing was announced, whether he should be is a debate in itself.

Edit: Just saw above so it is definite he can.

profitius · 16-09-2011 11:18AM

Hype710 wrote: »

. I think people feel if given a chance, guys like Gilroy who will be 24 will be a better option than the likes of Bowe, at 31, but you do need experience in a side also.

I hope Bowe will be in the 2015 squad. Hes a world class winger and one of the smartest players in the country. He always seems to make the right decision and comes in off his wing alot to give more attacking options.

Hes a player I'd like to see move into coaching when he retires.

Ciaran-Irl · 19-09-2011 10:56PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Ciaran-Irl wrote: »

Not one person think O'Connell (35) will play at the next world cup, but four people think Sykes (who has looked rubbish so far, and is South African) will play.

Sykes is 5 years younger than him.

When exactly did you think he looked rubbish?

Both warm up games. The don't count for much, but he has obviously done absolutely nothing to deserve predicted Irish honours. And yes, I have watched him in Super 15, and has done nothing to suggest international honours there either. Countless people ahead of him for his actual country.

Shaw is playing for England at 38. Why couldn't O'Connell do it at 35?

thomond2006 · 19-09-2011 11:40PM

Healy, Sherry, Hagan, Nagle, Tuohy, O'Mahony, O'Brien, Heaslip;
Murray, Sexton, Earls, McFadden, Spence, Bowe, Kearney

Bench: Cronin, McAllister, Foley, Ruddock, P Marshall, Keatley, Fitzgerald/Zebo

astonaidan · 25-09-2011 07:29PM

sickpuppy wrote: »

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

Itll be sad after winning it in 2012 hell have to wait another 2 years

TheHighRoad · 25-09-2011 08:00PM

1.Healy 2.Strauss 3.Hagan 4.Touhy 5.Sykes 6.Ferris 7.O'Brien 8.Heaslip 9.McGrath 10.Sexton 11.Conway 12.Marshall 13.McFadden 14.Bowe 15.Kearney

16.Cronin 17.McAllister 18.Nagle 19.Dominic Ryan 20.Murray 21.Madigan 22.Fitzgerald/Earls

I worry about 13 to be honest....

danthefan · 25-09-2011 08:08PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Healy, Sherry, Hagan, Nagle, Tuohy, O'Mahony, O'Brien, Heaslip;
Murray, Sexton, Earls, McFadden, Spence, Bowe, Kearney

Bench: Cronin, McAllister, Foley, Ruddock, P Marshall, Keatley, Fitzgerald/Zebo

You left out Ferris.

Your irish 22 for the 2015 rugby world cup

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