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@MiketheSnow Mike, it was a hard watch and I walk away from it feeling unsatisfied but I’m not sure %Eddie does. I don’t think his agenda was to stick 80 points on Georgia but to test areas of our game plan in a match we were never going to lose. He didn’t pick a side to play an open game with inventive back moves. He will look at this as a good step on the road (can’t bring myself to say journey). I will look on it as an 80 minutes bore fest.
But at the end we stuck 6 tries on them to nil and didn’t play that well.
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Ireland team to play England. A mere 5 residency players and 3 parental qualifying in the squad. If Farrell had picked McGrath instead of Murray it could have been 9. Still, with about 7 or 8 regular first-teamers out, it was inevitable that this was going to happen as Farrell looks to develop/give game time to some newer names, particularly at 9/10/15/17.
Stockdale and Henderson available but only make it to the bench. Furlong, Scannell, Baird, Leavy, Conan, Sexton, Ringrose, Henshaw, and Larmour not available through injury/recovery.
15-9
Hugo Keenan, Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Bundee Aki, James Lowe, Ross Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park
8-1
Caelan Doris, Peter O'Mahony, CJ Stander, James Ryan, Quinn Roux, Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Cian Healy
Reps
Rob Herring, Ed Byrne, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, Will Connors, Conor Murray, Billy Burns, Jacob Stockdale.Unlikely to be a cracker, if Ireland can keep it to under 10, they should be lucky.
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@Derm-McCrum said in NH International Rugby:
Ireland team to play England. A mere 5 residency players and 3 parental qualifying in the squad. If Farrell had picked McGrath instead of Murray it could have been 9. Still, with about 7 or 8 regular first-teamers out, it was inevitable that this was going to happen as Farrell looks to develop/give game time to some newer names, particularly at 9/10/15/17.
Stockdale and Henderson available but only make it to the bench. Furlong, Scannell, Baird, Leavy, Conan, Sexton, Ringrose, Henshaw, and Larmour not available through injury/recovery.
15-9
Hugo Keenan, Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Bundee Aki, James Lowe, Ross Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park
8-1
Caelan Doris, Peter O'Mahony, CJ Stander, James Ryan, Quinn Roux, Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Cian Healy
Reps
Rob Herring, Ed Byrne, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, Will Connors, Conor Murray, Billy Burns, Jacob Stockdale.Unlikely to be a cracker, if Ireland can keep it to under 10, they should be lucky.
Under 10 they'll be ecstatic.
Will be more like 20-26
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Welsh team to play Georgia on Saturday 21 November at 17.15 GMT
Really don't know how Elliot Dee is starting. His lineout accuracy is on-par with SAGE's COVID-19 predictions.
Good to see Botham having a start. He's been on fire.
Backline looks exciting as fuck. Just give them the ball.
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@MiketheSnow I see Pivac has gone back to the good old Sidcup boy at 13. Seems to now be looked at as a second stringer, seeing as this is Georgia? Was his defence that suss?
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@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@MiketheSnow I see Pivac has gone back to the good old Sidcup boy at 13. Seems to now be looked at as a second stringer, seeing as this is Georgia? Was his defence that suss?
Thank god.
He's our best attacking threat and we've leaked more points without him than we have with him.
Pivac will hopefully be proven very wrong.
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@MiketheSnow Less of the “our” please.
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@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@MiketheSnow Less of the “our” please.
He's ours whether you accept it or not Donald.
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England team to play Ireland:
England: Daly; Joseph, Lawrence, Slade, May; Farrell (capt), Youngs; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler; Itoje, Launchbury; Curry, Underhill, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Dunn, Genge, Stuart, Hill, Earl, Robson, Ford, Malins.
I'm coming round to the idea of JJ on the wing but playing as a roving centre/wing in the manner of Jack Nowell but we'll see how this goes against better opposition. The pack looks good with better balance and same goes for the bench. Overall quite pleased with this selection. Cue an Ireland victory.
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@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
England team to play Ireland:
England: Daly; Joseph, Lawrence, Slade, May; Farrell (capt), Youngs; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler; Itoje, Launchbury; Curry, Underhill, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Dunn, Genge, Stuart, Hill, Earl, Robson, Ford, Malins.
I'm coming round to the idea of JJ on the wing but playing as a roving centre/wing in the manner of Jack Nowell but we'll see how this goes against better opposition. The pack looks good with better balance and same goes for the bench. Overall quite pleased with this selection. Cue an Ireland victory.
Reinforces my earlier score prediction.
Solid all round.
Bastard England.
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RWC do a series of highlights on certain players. You'll not see a better one than this.
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@antipodean Rick rolled, but worse
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@antipodean said in NH International Rugby:
RWC do a series of highlights on certain players. You'll not see a better one than this.
Great compilation of skills and vision.
But easier against Tier 2 and 3 nations.
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i for one think it's great that Ireland and Wales continue to give basic Super Rugby level New Zealand players test caps to make them feel good.
it's very modern. so inclusive.
bravo.
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@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
i for one think it's great that Ireland and Wales continue to give basic Super Rugby level New Zealand players test caps to make them feel good.
it's very modern. so inclusive.
bravo.
Or not blinded by provincial bias and snobbery.
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@MiketheSnow said in NH International Rugby:
@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
i for one think it's great that Ireland and Wales continue to give basic Super Rugby level New Zealand players test caps to make them feel good.
it's very modern. so inclusive.
bravo.
Or not blinded by provincial bias and snobbery.
um, the Welsh and Irish not blinded by provincial bias?
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@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
@MiketheSnow said in NH International Rugby:
@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
i for one think it's great that Ireland and Wales continue to give basic Super Rugby level New Zealand players test caps to make them feel good.
it's very modern. so inclusive.
bravo.
Or not blinded by provincial bias and snobbery.
um, the Welsh and Irish not blinded by provincial bias?
We have a winner
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@MiketheSnow said in NH International Rugby:
@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
@MiketheSnow said in NH International Rugby:
@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
i for one think it's great that Ireland and Wales continue to give basic Super Rugby level New Zealand players test caps to make them feel good.
it's very modern. so inclusive.
bravo.
Or not blinded by provincial bias and snobbery.
um, the Welsh and Irish not blinded by provincial bias?
We have a winner
look, it's 8.30 in the morning, I'm halfway through my coffee, you're going to have to spell it out
