Rugby World Cup 2011

Capt Pat · August 25, 2011, 05:37:35 PM

Quote from: lynchbhoy on August 25, 2011, 03:17:24 PM
close enough to the probable starting team - then again with kidney these says who knows.
I would never wish inj on any player, but I have to admit I did think reading the team that it wouldnt be the worst thing in the world for one particular individual to have a reoccurrance of he prev woes.

Saw the english side - again closer to their best starting XV - only think that they are being very experimental with their second row.
however johnson says that he is testing out the centre partnership - but the fcuker will only unbalance the side with hi

Darcy?

Are O Driscoll and O Brien out of the opening game.

lynchbhoy · August 25, 2011, 06:25:45 PM

Odriscoll and Obrien are being rested as they picked up minor inj

Hardy · August 27, 2011, 12:41:00 PM

Any streams for the match today?

laoislad · August 27, 2011, 12:58:11 PM

Quote from: Hardy on August 27, 2011, 12:41:00 PM
Any streams for the match today?

Here.

Shamrock Shore · August 27, 2011, 02:13:54 PM

Laoislad!

Celt_Man · August 27, 2011, 02:39:50 PM

If Brian Kennedy ever comes out to sing Ireland's call again... there'll be serious trouble

Celt_Man · August 27, 2011, 02:43:04 PM

Earls doesn't look like a center on the basis of that defending... 7 - nil to that other crowd

ross4life · August 27, 2011, 04:22:14 PM

Poor showing by the Irish today.

haze · August 27, 2011, 04:26:23 PM

Very deflating performance. Need a miracle that Wallace is not badly injured.

INDIANA · August 27, 2011, 04:29:18 PM

I'd be more worried about the tri nations this morning

Celt_Man · August 27, 2011, 04:31:44 PM

Abysmal... No punch in the middle, couldn't get over the gain line - O'Gara turned down too many shots at goal

anglocelt39 · August 27, 2011, 04:32:43 PM

Watched the Oz/NZ game today and I'm afraid the conclusion is that we will be going down there to make up the numbers, maybe I'll be proved wrong but doubt it somehow. On the broader picture sure it wouldn't be the world cup without the Kiwis getting a dose of the wobbles, never fails. Smallest seeds of doubt starting to creep in for them which is wonderful from where I sit anyway. Pressure, Pressure, Pressure

Capt Pat · August 27, 2011, 05:45:27 PM

The game not being on Rte or BBC I trotted over to Landsdowne road to pick up a free ticket. A cringeworthy game sloppy from Ireland and just hoping nobody gets injured. Unfortunately Dave Wallace looks to be out. Hopefully Healy and Heaslip will be fit for the opening game. Another very disjointed effort from Ireland but nothing to worry about as these are only practice matches. I have been to more competitive games with 50 people at them.

The silver lining to Wallaces injury is that it means Sean O Brien will start at 7 and give Ireland a dynamic ball carrying presence. Ferris also compleyed the game in one piece, hopefully he can make it through the next month as well.

W don't have a proper number 7 but we still have some exceptional back row players to compensate. At 12 Darcy is comin back from a surgery and will play his way into form.

Hoof Hearted · August 27, 2011, 06:11:31 PM

the hopeful thing im clinging to, is that they have been running like horses for the month of august and havent had a ball in their hands, a bit like January in the Gaelic.

If im wrong, well....................

INDIANA · August 27, 2011, 06:17:54 PM

wallace is out. a disaster

Riduculous the talk of o brien at 7 because he isnt one.

Pocock will have a field day.