The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Capt Pat]

A big game on Sunday against the Scots with the grand slam on the line. However with the world cup coming up later in the year against the Scots again, should Ireland be taking it easy against the Scots, not showing our full hand or game plan for the world cup?

[Wildweasel74]

Ireland very good, U-20's past couple of yrs, the increase in shear size past few yrs very evident. Alot of them be test made in 2/3 years.

[Wildweasel74]

No there a Grand, Slam to be won, a game 6 months later not matter tactic wise.

[Wildweasel74]

Massacre in the U-20 by the 30min mark.

[seafoid]

A big game on Sunday against the Scots with the grand slam on the line. However with the world cup coming up later in the year against the Scots again, should Ireland be taking it easy against the Scots, not showing our full hand or game plan for the world cup?

We must have a few plans. Like the France match, fast line speed to kn**ker the huge men of the opposition, but something different for Scotland and something else for England.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

f**k me 82-7. Same score tomorrow please

[gallsman]

I'm normally a fan of playing at 100% until the whistle as a mark of professional and will never be able to understand American outrage at the concept of "running up the score" but for the last conversion, the ref pointed out the time to Lynch at about 79.50, clearly saying something along the lines of 'if you take your time, I can blow it up" and lynch made sure to kick it being the 80 mins were up. Felt a tad harsh!

[marty34]

Regarding the U20's in rugby and GAA.

I presume there'd be no U20's playing for Ireland last night and then be on the senior planel today?

Or are there U20's on the senior panel currently and they just play with the senior squad all the time?

Anybody know?

I know it's professional etc. and different from the GAA but was wondering how do rugby do it?

[Wildweasel74]

Lads don't come through to about 23 or so

[Denn Forever]

Lads don't come through to about 23 or so

If you watch premiership rugby in ITV 4, there always seem to 18/i9 lan'tds playing.

Wasn't Jonny Wilkinson only 17 when he started?

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Italy butchering this  ffs

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Why couldn't Italy have played like this against us. Back to the indisciplined rabble of old

[Estimator]

Lads don't come through to about 23 or so

If you watch premiership rugby in ITV 4, there always seem to 18/i9 lan'tds playing.

Wasn't Jonny Wilkinson only 17 when he started?

Marcus Smith the same for his club. Think he was called up by Eddie Jones when he was playing  U20s

[Gmac]

Lads don't come through to about 23 or so

If you watch premiership rugby in ITV 4, there always seem to 18/i9 lan'tds playing.

Wasn't Jonny Wilkinson only 17 when he started?

Marcus Smith the same for his club. Think he was called up by Eddie Jones when he was playing  U20s

rare for u20 in the pack,  backs is way more likely

[Wildweasel74]

Irish provisional rugby a fair step up than English club rugby with 1 or 2 exceptions