The IRISH RUGBY thread

[johnnycool]

Sexton will be fit to play.

FWIW, Farrell really needs to be developing another international No. 10 unless he seems to be waiting for Carbery to get over his injuries and suddenly be good to go.. Big risk.

There is a lad over in London that might be able to do a job !

Party planner?

[dec]

For those of you in the US, Peacock TV has the rights to the Six Nations now.

https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/sports/rugby/wales-vs.-ireland/POPUP:2010862

[whitegoodman]

Sexton will be fit to play.

FWIW, Farrell really needs to be developing another international No. 10 unless he seems to be waiting for Carbery to get over his injuries and suddenly be good to go.. Big risk.

There is a lad over in London that might be able to do a job !

Party planner?

lol very good.

In all seriousness he is still the best of the rest out there.  He had an excellent series in South Africa before other events took over.  It will never happen anyway.

[GetOverTheBar]

Not a chance it will happen.

Probably for the good of the thread to leave it at that.

[square_ball]

Harry Byrne is supposedly the next big thing out of the Leinster setup - probably worth fast tracking him into the 23 now at this stage and let him find his feet. The likes of Ross Byrne, Billy Burns and Jack Carty are no better than decent and Joey Carberry is looking like unfortunately he is not going to be a viable option going forward. I guess the ideal scenario for the IRFU would have been Jackson and Carberry fighting it out for the 10 jersey instead it's looking like a 38 year old Sexton will be our 10 at the World Cup in 2023.

[whitegoodman]

I think you are right on Harry Byrne, he needs fast tracked ahead of his brother at Leinster at least and see what he can do.  Sextons injury record suggests he may not make it to the next world cup and at 38 would you want him to be the starting 10.

[seafoid]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/wales-v-ireland-hugo-keenan-gets-the-nod-at-fullback-as-andy-farrell-names-team-1.4477010

Ireland: Hugo Keenan, Keith Earls, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (capt), Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rob Herring, Andrew Porter, Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan, Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier, CJ Stander.
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher, Dave Kilcoyne, Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson, Will Connors, Jamison Gibson-Park, Billy Burns, Jordan Larmour.

[GetOverTheBar]

As strong as they could go really.

[Milltown Row2]

France in pole position, England currently playing crap, though even with the amount of possession Scotland has, they'll blow it

[seafoid]

Scotland doing well.
Could be very open this year.

[Rudi]

Fair play to Scotland

[Capt Pat]

The Scots victorious at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years. I didn't see it coming.

[seafoid]

The Scots victorious at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years. I didn't see it coming.

Most pundits didn't

[Tony Baloney]

Scoreline flatters England as the Jocks dominated them. 5 points up I'd say most people were waiting for the inevitable sucker punch. Definitely opens up the championship now.Would expect England to go and put 50 on Italy next week. If Ireland don't get off to a good start tomorrow they could find themselves finishing this in 4th place!

[seafoid]

https://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-union/six-nations/six-nations-2021/winner

England 2/1
France 5/1
Ireland 11/1
Wales 40/1

Today

https://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-union/six-nations/six-nations-2021/winner

France   20/13
Ireland    16/5
England   23/5
Scotland  7/1
Wales 18/1