Rugby World Cup 2011

[Capt Pat]

Zin Zan Brook is in the same park as me doing a promotion for the Barge pub.

Australua and England will.be very good in four years time but at the moment are just flashing potential. IF we play well a big IF I think we will beat the Aussies and make the semis. I wouldn't mind a crack at Englanf.

[Hoof Hearted]

Sat 17th – Ireland v Aus in RWC
Sun 18th – Celtic v Rangers in SPL
-   Liverpool v Chelsea in EPL
-   Man U v Chelsea in  EPL
-   ?? v ?? in All Ireland Final
Make sure the wife and weans aren't about that weekend, could be a good weekends viewing !!

Very busy day for Chelsea?

I think Spurs are taking their place in the Liverpool game

Easy win so.

not that easy , they will get her tight for 70 mins or so, but should see the scousers off 2-1 by the whistle

[Donnellys Hollow]

It'll be the last hurrah for many of this Ireland team. I'd say there'll be a big turnover in players before the next Six Nations.

Possible team:

Kearney - think he'll get the nod if he shows some form, would prefer Murphy or Jones myself
Bowe
O'Driscoll
D'Arcy - presume it'll be Paddy Wallace if he's not fit, would prefer McFadden myself
Earls
Sexton
Reddan - O'Leary is a favourite of the management but Reddan has a better understanding with Sexton
Healy
Best - would prefer Flannery but might come too soon for him
Ross
O'Callaghan
O'Connell
Ferris - D Wallace if not fit
O'Brien
Heaslip

[Dinny Breen]

Ireland team to play Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday 5 August at 2.15pm:

15. Rob Kearney
14. Andrew Trimble
13. Fergus McFadden
12. Paddy Wallace
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Jonathan Sexton
9. Tomás O'Leary
1. Tom Court
2. Sean Cronin
3. Tony Buckley
4. Donnacha Ryan
5. Leo Cullen (captain)
6. Mike McCarthy
7. Niall Ronan
8. Denis Leamy

Replacements:

16. Jerry Flannery
17. Marcus Horan
18. John Hayes
19. Mick O'Driscoll
20. Kevin McLaughlin
21. Isaac Boss
22. Felix Jones

[Dinny Breen]

That pack will get mullered, one of the weakest Irish packs I have ever seen and definitely the weakest backrow.

[Dinny Breen]

It'll be the last hurrah for many of this Ireland team. I'd say there'll be a big turnover in players before the next Six Nations.

Possible team:

Kearney - think he'll get the nod if he shows some form, would prefer Murphy or Jones myself
Bowe
O'Driscoll
D'Arcy - presume it'll be Paddy Wallace if he's not fit, would prefer McFadden myself
Earls
Sexton
Reddan - O'Leary is a favourite of the management but Reddan has a better understanding with Sexton
Healy
Best - would prefer Flannery but might come too soon for him
Ross
O'Callaghan
O'Connell
Ferris - D Wallace if not fit
O'Brien
Heaslip

Would have Murray in for Reddan although the rumour mill has Murry missing out altogether.  Also would have McFadden in for D'Arcy. Full back is really up for grabs and not sure about the back row mix, think we will need a groundhog against Oz but our nearest to that is Jennings and he just isn't good enough at International level.

[Capt Pat]

Too soon for Murray I think. He is not included for the scotch game either.

[Dinny Breen]

Too soon for Murray I think. He is not included for the scotch game either.

Shouldn't be though, he was the form scrum-half in Ireland in 2011 and deserves to be there ahead of O'Leary, Boss and Stringer.

[heffo]

Is the Scotland game on RTE or Sky Sports?

[Dinny Breen]

BBC2 Heffo

Will be over in plenty of time to get yis out of the Pub into CrokePark

[heffo]

BBC2 Heffo

Will be over in plenty of time to get yis out of the Pub into CrokePark

Cheers Dinny - am gonna live up to every stereotype, watch the match and hang on until I hear the national anthem and arrive tanked up!

[Dinny Breen]

Don't forget your 8 ball of Coke as well.

[heffo]

Don't forget your 8 ball of Coke as well.

I'm in Premium as normal unfortunately so nowhere good to snort coke.

[AZOffaly]

Don't forget your 8 ball of Coke as well.

I'm in Premium as normal unfortunately so nowhere good to snort coke.

What are you on about? You get it free in there.

[heffo]

Don't forget your 8 ball of Coke as well.

I'm in Premium as normal unfortunately so nowhere good to snort coke.

What are you on about? You get it free in there.

Maybe you culchie-people do AZ, but us hard working Dubs have to buy it off the street like everyone else.