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Who was the elevnth in? Archie just text me looking to know... I have lost count, this one is number 14 I think, Tyronegirls pick

Think that was the wee one with the awful laugh, could be wrong.

FFS

Apparently when she was born both her parents were drug addicts in prison, not a great start! According to her Wiki she now runs a youth organisation, along with the actor that played Marlo, to help stop violence and keep kids off the streets.

As a former wing-forward I'll take 10 please!

Yeah the defence is a downfall of ROG, South Africa will target him time and again if he starts. But I don't think it'll come down to just that, if he performs well he'll give the management a selection headache. To be fair though I think he's a bit to do to get into the team should Jones keep playing like he did tonight. Plus Phillips did well and they'll see him with Jones as a good half-back combo.

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What would the team be for the 1st Test if it was in a weeks time. This is my guess with the shoe-in's in bold (bar injury)
1 . Jenkins
2 . Mears
3. Vickery
4. Wyn-Jones
5. O'Connell
6.Croft
7.Williams
8.Heaslip
9.Phillips
10.O'Gara
11.Fitzgerald
12.Roberts
13.O'Driscoll
14.Bowe
15.Byrne

I'd say Jones has edged into the lead for the 10 jersey. ROG had a good game at the weekend but there was great link play between the trio of Jones, BOD and Roberts. ROG will have to work to get back ahead of him I'd say but sure a few games left yet.

I wouldn't say Bowe has just taken his chance in this tour, he's been one of the front-runners for a wing spot for a good while now and was widely regarded as one of the best wings in the 6N, if not the best. He's come on some amount in the last year since moving to the Ospreys. Can't compare Kearney with Bowe really to be fair, and it's a bit strange to say Fitzgerald is alot more talented than Bowe, maybe in time he might but not at the minute I wouldn't say.

Roberts looking excellent alright, has struck up a good partnership with BOD by the looks of this. Bowe great too, setting up some amount. Croft looking very good too.

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PB is a full forward.

You know what I mean! Just saying I think winning no All-Ireland will go against the likes of Nudie and Bradley.

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The likes of Bradley won't get a look in here, look at who he's contending with.

Like I said, 8 points off being top Ulster Scorer ever in the championship.

So you honestly think that alone justifies him being in the team?

Well I'd love to say Nudie Hughes would be in there, he's achieved much more than Bradley, but he probably won't as he's no All-Ireland. Bradley has been one of Ulster's finest forwards this decade but in the team of the last 25 years? Sorry but no.
The fact he has also won an all star, been runner up 4 times, Irish News Ulster all star 5 times, been Highest scorer in Ulster 3 times and 2nd highest once in the past 8 years despite only appearing in one Ulster Final and 2 AI semis

There is room for 6 forwards Schite

Yeah but do you think Bradley is in the top 6 of the last 25 years? Anyway, I wouldn't think they will shoehorn in corner-forwards in the half-forward line just for the sake of it.

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The likes of Bradley won't get a look in here, look at who he's contending with.

Like I said, 8 points off being top Ulster Scorer ever in the championship.

So you honestly think that alone justifies him being in the team?

Well I'd love to say Nudie Hughes would be in there, he's achieved much more than Bradley, but he probably won't as he's no All-Ireland. Bradley has been one of Ulster's finest forwards this decade but in the team of the last 25 years? Sorry but no.
The fact he has also won an all star, been runner up 4 times, Irish News Ulster all star 5 times, been Highest scorer in Ulster 3 times and 2nd highest once in the past 8 years despite only appearing in one Ulster Final and 2 AI semis

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The likes of Bradley won't get a look in here, look at who he's contending with.

Like I said, 8 points off being top Ulster Scorer ever in the championship.

So you honestly think that alone justifies him being in the team?

The likes of Bradley won't get a look in here, look at who he's contending with.

Bad week for Schkite 

Don't I know it!