The IRISH RUGBY thread

thejuice · February 06, 2010, 03:39:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnoUlZnwYy4

- why?

orangeman · February 06, 2010, 03:53:04 PM

Ireland not playing well.

muppet · February 06, 2010, 03:57:14 PM

Ireland playing pass the parcel.

orangeman · February 06, 2010, 03:58:35 PM

If they play like that against France 20 points won't save them.

muppet · February 06, 2010, 04:00:19 PM

Quote from: hardstation on February 06, 2010, 03:59:03 PM
Quote from: muppet on February 06, 2010, 03:57:14 PM
Ireland playing pass the parcel.
Does the winner get air?

Winner gets dinner in Fearon's house.

Dinny Breen · February 06, 2010, 04:03:03 PM

Awful boring rugby, Italy with no ambition and with O'Gara at 10 Ireland were very limited in attack, Wallace might make a diff. Sexton needs to start against France if we are to win.

Dinny Breen · February 06, 2010, 04:03:50 PM

Glad I had to work today too..

muppet · February 06, 2010, 04:12:03 PM

Quote from: Dinny Breen on February 06, 2010, 04:03:03 PM
Awful boring rugby, Italy with no ambition and with O'Gara at 10 Ireland were very limited in attack, Wallace might make a diff. Sexton needs to start against France if we are to win.

O'Gara was one of the better ones today but I'd prefer Sexton also. Cullen won't survive if O'Callaghan is remotely fit. Rory Best needs more game time and of our backs only O'Driscoll & O'Leary were approaching adequate today.

Paddy Wallace showed that he is an important member of the squad.

Back row (Heaslip seems to have magnets in his hands) and O'Connell did well while the front row stood up well most of the time.

First game always likely to be rusty so not too bothered.

takeyourownpath · February 06, 2010, 04:17:21 PM

slow as f**k, for the first game of the competition it wasn't TOO bad.
a win's a win!

Dinny Breen · February 06, 2010, 04:17:55 PM

O'Gara was one of the better ones today

He did what he does very well, kicked the points and kicked for territory but our 1st phase attacked was impotent, Sexton takes the ball a lot flatter and creates more space. With less possession against France, we need to be more clinical.

Scrum was solid and looked much better though with Best and McCourt on.

O'Leary, the two 2nd rows and back-row all played well.

Not worried but at the same time not as confident about next week.

orangeman · February 06, 2010, 04:18:31 PM

Italy were woeful today - Ireland will need to be better next week. Need to be more positive - no ambition out there today from either team.

magickingdom · February 06, 2010, 04:18:52 PM

ireland did what they had to but hard to watch. paris next week will be a different story

A Quinn Martin Production · February 06, 2010, 04:19:02 PM

Struggling to remember a 6N game that was worse...

GalwayBayBoy · February 06, 2010, 04:19:22 PM

That was nearly as bad as last year's game against Italy. Very poor fare with far too much aimless kicking especially in the 2nd half. Very frustrating to see Kearney try and boot the leather off the ball time after time when he can counter-attack as good as anyone. Only positive was the Irish scrum went pretty well.

muppet · February 06, 2010, 04:24:16 PM

Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on February 06, 2010, 04:19:22 PM
That was nearly as bad as last year's game against Italy. Very poor fare with far too much aimless kicking especially in the 2nd half. Very frustrating to see Kearney try and boot the leather off the ball time after time when he can counter-attack as good as anyone. Only positive was the Irish scrum went pretty well.

We could have set our priority at scoring another try or two.

Kidney took off (forced or otherwise) O'Connell, Wallace & O'Connell before 70 minutes & emptied the bench before the end. It probably meant we finished without a flourish but hopefully will be better for it next week.