Messages

Liam McHale pounces as Sean Boylan finds a penny.

[Earls also did enough.]

so O'gara or sexton for SA?

For me, O'Gara. he's the safer bet.

They will start O'Gara but I would go for Sexton. Earls also did enough.

I assumed earls position was guaranteed given fitzgeralds injury? who were the other options?

[For me, O'Gara. he's the safer bet.]

so O'gara or sexton for SA?

For me, O'Gara. he's the safer bet.

Feck the safe bet give him a rattle we can't keep relying on ROG who quite frankly will not be the man to control this team through a World Cup! Sexton is the future and a start against South Africa will give us an idea if he can make the step up.

Well we bitxhed for 6 years about having no cover at ten and for the first year that we do we decide to despense of Rog. I dont completely disagree with what your saying but showing Rog the door now ends his international career and leaves us with no cover at ten again, bar humphries.

Also playing him against SA is based upon the hope sexton's able to make the step up, if he doesnt and we give his confidence a huge knock, who do we turn to then for the 6 nations, with two banjaxed out halfs? Just take it canny with the lad, autumn internationals are nice to win, but are glorified freindlies none the less.

There probably is merit in what he said about Saint Shay, it has been said before a weakness in Givens game is not commanding his area. I know he is beyond criticism but look at Lloris performance for France ( and I am not referring to his save from Duffs pathetic shot). Every cross came in he cleaned it out.

yeah but was roy in a position to say it?

so O'gara or sexton for SA?

For me, O'Gara. he's the safer bet.

[Final v Kerry from 2005.]

I have it on DVD as well as both Quarter finals v Dublin and Final v Kerry from 2005. Have 2008 games from quarter final onwards as well, but need to edit them. Haven't had the time to do it yet.

For some reason everyone thinks that match was one of the "best AI finals ever". The semi though was superior in almost every respect as a game of football.