The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Hardy]

Everybody is underestimating Scotland. There's a whiff of complacency in the air. Lethal.

[magpie seanie]

Everybody is underestimating Scotland. There's a whiff of complacency in the air. Lethal.

That's what concerns me. They will nail Paddy Jackson every chance they get. Imagine if we end up with Keatley at 10 for 40/50 minutes? I'd have thought Schmidt should have learned his lesson from the NZ game in Dublin where our back line ended up being a mess but clearly he doesn't "trust" guys from certain provinces. The hypocrisy regarding Madigan is outrageous. He did Irish rugby a favour by moving on. What would Carbery have done if Madigan was still at Leinster?

We are set up for a sucker punch on Saturday. Any poor kicking to the Scots will be punished but Joe seems to prefer bad kicking to keeping the ball in hand (Chicago excepted).

[DuffleKing]

Will Jackson by kicking penalties?

[JoG2]

A tight cork...

http://www.the42.ie/david-corkery-rugby-ireland-3214249-Feb2017/

[Syferus]

The hype machine has really found an extra gear in few pockets of rugger first that drive this sport. It's a pity because we've a decent team that can give England a run if Sexton stays fit, which is extremely unlikely.

The continual sense of impending doom the surrounds the soccer team suits us as a country much better.

[Never beat the deeler]

What time is this game on at? Above team list has 4:25pm, but RBS6Nations site is saying 14:25

[GaillimhIarthair]

What time is this game on at? Above team list has 4:25pm, but RBS6Nations site is saying 14:25

Kicks off at 2.25pm

[Syferus]

What did I tell ya.

[thejuice]

Lads aren't at the races at all at all

[Harold Disgracey]

Very clever play by Scotland. We're in big trouble here.

[screenexile]

Will be interesting to see how the team respond to a bit of adversity. . . True test of where the team is at!!

[Hardy]

No penetration. Scotland defend our predictable efforts with ease.

[Syferus]

Not all down to Sexton being gone but we're bang average whenever he's not there. We got way too hyped for beating a second All Blacks side on their team holiday in Chicago. We weren't even at the races in last year's Six Nations, in case we've already forgot.

I saw British papers calling us the second best team in the world after the two All Blacks games. Maybe they were doing it with a smirk on the other side of their face. We're the second best team on the field today against the worst Home Nation team.

[Milltown Row2]

What did I tell ya.

You and a couple of others

Very slow and predicable... no penetration, plenty possession but nothing to show for it

[Farrandeelin]

Wait till Il Bomber Destro comes