The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Estimator]

Irish team for Saturday:

Changes from the SA match -
Henderson in for Ryan
Sheehan in for Kelleher.
McCloskey and Conan - on the bench

Ireland: Keenan; M Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Beirne, Henderson; O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Kelleher, Kilcoyne, Bealham, Ryan, Conan, Murray, Crowley, McCloskey

[johnnycool]

Irish team for Saturday:

Changes from the SA match -
Henderson in for Ryan
Sheehan in for Kelleher.
McCloskey and Conan - on the bench

Ireland: Keenan; M Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Beirne, Henderson; O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Kelleher, Kilcoyne, Bealham, Ryan, Conan, Murray, Crowley, McCloskey

Henshaw is slightly off form, but looks to be blighted by injury as well.

[square_ball]

Henshaw out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury. They are going to wait and see whether to replace him.

[An Watcher]

McCloskey a good replacement to bring in if required? 

[gallsman]

McCloskey a good replacement to bring in if required? 

To bang against the Scots who have never been able to match the top teams' physicality the last 20 odd years? Absolutely.

[Capt Pat]

Why is Ryan on the bench? Has he picked up a knock.

[Tony Baloney]

Why is Ryan on the bench? Has he picked up a knock.

Wrist injury in RSA match.

[Wildweasel74]

All-Blacks be going into the quarter untested, hard judge against bad teams, never looked in it against France, their back 3 is exceptional but not great under the high ball.

[From the Bunker]

Not that i care, or that any of the Top tier countries care about a new nation emerging in the game. Just like No one in the Top Tier in Hurling cares. Who wants another country to worry about.

That said the USA (and Canada) if strong would offer big money tours.

[burdizzo]

All-Blacks be going into the quarter untested, hard judge against bad teams, never looked in it against France, their back 3 is exceptional but not great under the high ball.

I'm no expert, for sure - but I thought that McKenzie lad looked pretty good in the last two games, yet the commentators reckoned he'd be lucky to get a place on the bench?

[Wildweasel74]

McKenzie a lad I be glad if he was on the bench, he's very good.

[From the Bunker]

11th in the world ranked Italy look like they are going to have a long night.

You'd wonder what the TV audience in Italy is for this game?

The French Fans are not enhancing their reputation this evening.

[Wildweasel74]

French supporters coming across as blinkered plus unlikable to boot, there a quarter final to detest, them and, South Africa supporters both you like an put in their place .

[Wildweasel74]

Another Wash out, been the worst world cup in a long time, need be big stuff from quarters on. That nearly the worst Italian team at any World Cup,

[Dire Ear]

Score predictions ??