The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Capt Pat]

Rte has the full game on its website.

[Hoof Hearted]

same team as Scotland game i think

[GaillimhIarthair]

The Ireland team to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship game at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, March 12th has been named.

Share Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged starting XV and replacements bench for Ireland's fourth game of the Championship.

Ireland flanker David Wallace will win his 70th cap when he lines out alongside Jamie Heaslip and Sean O'Brien in the back row. It will also be his 40th appearance in the Championship.

IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Wales, 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Millennium Stadium, Sunday, March 12, kick-off 5.00pm):

15 - Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Keith Earls (Thomond/Munster)
10 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
6 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
7 - David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:
16 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)
17 - Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
18 - Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)
19 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
20 - Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)
21 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
22 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

[Groucho]

Did I hear the sports reporter say that Ireland haven't lost at the Arms park since 1983? Some record

[GalwayBayBoy]

Did I hear the sports reporter say that Ireland haven't lost at the Arms park since 1983? Some record

Ireland lost at the MS in 2005 but yeah they've only lost once in Wales in 28 years.

[thejuice]

C'mon Italy!!! WOuld be great if they can sneak it.

[Hoof Hearted]

C'mon Italy!!! WOuld be great if they can sneak it.

just logged on to post something on this, that would be some result, 2 mins to go

[thejuice]

Great stuff!!


Italia chiamò!

[Denn Forever]

Wow.

Come on Scotland.

[Dinny Breen]

FORZA AZZURRI

[Aaron Boone]

Odds at kick off:

Wales 5/6
Ireland 11/10

Draw 20/1

[Capt Pat]

Bergamasco kept his head well after missing those early kicks. We will still beat them in the world cup.

[screenexile]

Awful call by the touch judge!!

[ONeill]

Not often mistakes like that happen. Poor penalty miss too.

[Aaron Boone]

Sexton's introduction on 55' upset the applecart a bit. Bad kick to touch led to the dodgy try.