Ireland Team Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread

Foxtrol · 05-11-2012 5:14pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Sure POC probably won't be playing anyway. He didn't carry much for Munster in his first few games this season...just the odd close-in carry iirc.

Probably due to him being out on the wing...

twinytwo · 05-11-2012 5:26pm

i would have liked to have seen ferris sob and henry play together just to see what damage they could have done...oh well:(

BTW.. what the feck is up with the black jersey we will be using against SA...i know its an alternative but why can we not use our away kit?

Scioch · 05-11-2012 5:32pm

twinytwo wrote: »

i would have liked to have seen ferris sob and henry play together just to see what damage they could have done...oh well:(

BTW.. what the feck is up with the black jersey we will be using against SA...i know its an alternative but why can we not use our away kit?

Wouldnt have happened anyway, if SOB and Fez were fit you'd see SOB at 7 wouldnt we ?

And there is no away jersey. Only an alternative which used to be white. Now we have a black one because all the cool kids have black jerseys these days. All about the monies. But I'll gladly hand over my monies as I think its a smashing jersey.

jm08 · 05-11-2012 5:43pm

Hagz wrote: »

Healy trained today

So did POC!

http://www.inpho.ie/media/ggdjmxHaGRkHHx0RrtC9uA..a?ts=ntMOv61BbL7MpArZkAs6jw..a

and Healy

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/697390/

dregin · 05-11-2012 5:44pm

Scioch wrote: »

And there is no away jersey. Only an alternative which used to be white. Now we have a black one because all the cool kids have black jerseys these days. All about the monies. But I'll gladly hand over my monies as I think its a smashing jersey.

This jersey's a one off for the SA game. Heaslip tweeted it on November 2nd.

https://twitter.com/jamieheaslip/

Winters · 05-11-2012 5:45pm

Scioch wrote: »

And there is no away jersey. Only an alternative which used to be white. Now we have a black one because all the cool kids have black jerseys these days. All about the monies. But I'll gladly hand over my monies as I think its a smashing jersey.

Are South Africa the only team we have to change from green for?

Scioch · 05-11-2012 5:48pm

Winters wrote: »

Are South Africa the only team we have to change from green for?

Yep, South Africa at home is the only time it will be used before the next world cup. May not even be needed in the WC either.

irishbucsfan · 05-11-2012 5:49pm

Winters wrote: »

Are South Africa the only team we have to change from green for?

We would have to change if we played Madagascar. (well I don't know what their jersey is like now, but it definitely used to have a good portion of green on it).

Mr.Opti · 05-11-2012 5:50pm

Winters wrote: »

Are South Africa the only team we have to change from green for?

In International games if both team jerseys are the same colour the away team wears their normal jersey and the home team wears their alternative jersey. The next and only other time we will see the black jersey is if we play south africa again.

Scioch · 05-11-2012 6:05pm

dregin wrote: »

This jersey's a one off for the SA game. Heaslip tweeted it on November 2nd.

https://twitter.com/jamieheaslip/

I expect they would be bringing out a new kit for the next WC anyway and the jersey wont be used until then so upto then it technically will be the alternate kit.

boksmashoffice · 05-11-2012 6:14pm

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

O'Brien is injured

With O Brien injured. Heaslip will have to have the game of his life. I think all the players wkill need to play out of their skins. I cannot see Ireland winning. The only way we will lose is if HM picks Steyn at 10 (high possibility). He will just kick the ball away. The last time we beat you was not a classic. It was a 10 man game with an intercept try by Juan Smith.

As an outsider living in Ireland, I can see there being massive problems if young guys are not developed and given a chance.

There has to be a core set of guys that the team is built up
on. I get the feeling Kidney is in survival mode.

The Boks may have a similar issue where our coach does not want to use the best talent as is too reliant on his bulls group. That brand of rugby does not work without a Du Preez at 9 (the man is a genius).

Still am excited about saturday. GO BOKKE

Scioch · 05-11-2012 6:18pm

Pat Lambie ran at flyhalf for most of the Springboks' training session (via http://keo.co.za ).” - Michael Corcoran

No clue who this Lambie chap is but I'm looking forward to getting a look at him with all the talk.

danthefan · 05-11-2012 6:21pm

Scioch wrote: »

No clue who this Lambie chap is but I'm looking forward to getting a look at him with all the talk.

Plays for the Sharks, only in his early 20s, can play in multiple positions and is very talented. He actually came of the bench against us in 2010 as far as I remember, might have been his debut.

irishbucsfan · 05-11-2012 6:21pm

I'm fairly certain that Lambie will start against Ireland. I read it last week (can't remember where but somewhere reliable).

irishbucsfan · 05-11-2012 6:23pm

Scioch wrote: »

No clue who this Lambie chap is but I'm looking forward to getting a look at him with all the talk.

Lambie is a very sharp young guy. There are real questions over his kicking though and I think Meyer wants to test him against us for that reason.

Jello · 05-11-2012 7:06pm

dregin wrote: »

This jersey's a one off for the SA game. Heaslip tweeted it on November 2nd.

https://twitter.com/jamieheaslip/

It'll only be used against SA because they're the only other country that wear green. And by the time we play them again at home there'll be a new alternative kit out.

boksmashoffice · 05-11-2012 7:17pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I'm fairly certain that Lambie will start against Ireland. I read it last week (can't remember where but somewhere reliable).

I would love lambie to start. He is the future along with Goosen (injured). he can kick and plays 10 at super rugby. The only way to know if he is made of the right stuff is to play him. HM has similarities to Kidney (stubborn git) sticks with his bulls players (kidney likes his munster players) according to the threads and my Irish mates down the pub (well the leinster fans).

Still can't wait for sat.

PhatPiggins · 05-11-2012 7:51pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Lambie is a very sharp young guy. There are real questions over his kicking though and I think Meyer wants to test him against us for that reason.

That plus the fact Ireland is one of the easier tests for the Boks

ssaye · 05-11-2012 10:20pm

Pretty sure I heard on radio a few hours ago that Irish medic team think SF injury not as bad as thought and could be ok for Argentina but for the life of me can't find it. Any else hear to confirm?

durkadurka · 05-11-2012 10:31pm

Heard something similar yes. No surgery required .

RoundBox11 · 05-11-2012 11:16pm

Is it just me or does it seem like the IRFU are trying to keep relatively quiet about Steven Archer being called up? There's no mention of it on the website and i haven't heard it on the radio.

Glass Prison 1214 · 05-11-2012 11:17pm

RoundBox11 wrote: »

Is it just me or does it seem like the IRFU are trying to keep relatively quiet about Steven Archer being called up? There's no mention of it on the website and i haven't heard it on the radio.

can you blame them?

Fireball07 · 05-11-2012 11:20pm

Maybe he hasn't been officially called up and is only training with them, to make up numbers in training or something?

irishbucsfan · 05-11-2012 11:24pm

It could very well be just a training thing. Like the way they brought Toner in last year to compete against the 1sts in the lineout despite him not being in the squad (I believe). Hilariously causing Thornley to get a team prediction wrong!

RoundBox11 · 05-11-2012 11:24pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Maybe he hasn't been officially called up and is only training with them, to make up numbers in training or something?

Yeah that's what i was thinking. It could be an indication that Fitzpatrick is looking like he'll be ok. If he was ruled out they probably would have announced the call up perhaps?

danthefan · 06-11-2012 12:02am

I think it was mentioned on this thread previously but guy with a good record on these things on PR is saying Zebo will be selected at 15.

Ok we have the full team now.

Zebo
Bowe
Earls
D'Arcy
Trimble
Sexton
Murray
Heaslip
Henry
POM
Ryan
POC
Ross
Strauss
Healy

RoundBox11 · 06-11-2012 12:13am

danthefan wrote: »

I think it was mentioned on this thread previously but guy with a good record on these things on PR is saying Zebo will be selected at 15.

I don't see how anyone could know the team when it most likely hasn't even been picked yet... Somebody mentioned that post last week, at which time theres no way it wouldve been picked.

I dunno i just don't buy it.

Anyway if Kidney was going to play one of our wings (excluding Earls) at fullback it'd be Bowe, seeing as he's the only one who's ever played there

danthefan · 06-11-2012 12:16am

RoundBox11 wrote: »

I don't see how anyone could know the team when it most likely hasn't even been picked yet... Somebody mentioned that post last week, at which time theres no way it wouldve been picked.

I dunno i just don't buy it.

Anyway if Kidney was going to play one of our wings (excluding Earls) at fullback it'd be Bowe, seeing as he's the only one who's ever played there

Kidney doesn't pick his team from week-to-week.

I can't personally guarantee that's the team because it's second hand information but the guy has been correct numerous times in the past.

Edit - and he's not sure who the captain is.

RoundBox11 · 06-11-2012 12:21am

danthefan wrote: »

Kidney doesn't pick his team from week-to-week.

I can't personally guarantee that's the team because it's second hand information but the guy has been correct numerous times in the past.

Edit - and he's not sure who the captain is.

I dunno i just don't buy it at all.

Although i remember somebody posting up the team to play NZ in the first test during the summer and it was such a rediculously unlikely team that a lot of people (including me) shot it down. Turned out to be the the exact 15.

Still though i really can't see that being the team.

danthefan · 06-11-2012 12:22am

RoundBox11 wrote: »

I dunno i just don't buy it at all.

Although i remember somebody posting up the team to play NZ in the first test during the summer and it was such a rediculously unlikely team that a lot of people (including me) shot it down. Turned out to be the the exact 15.

Still though i really can't see that being the team.

Fair enough, that's obviously up to you. Though I would say, when the team is officially announced, look back and compare.

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