Leavy out

[Spiffy]

Dan Leavy, Ireland's best flanker, is out of the team to play NZ tomorrow. Fekkit - just the kind of abrasive tough nut needed against the ABs. Replacement Josh Vd Flier, is a good player, but this does weaken the team.
Ireland's best approach is to keep this game tight as a tick, play possession, ball-in-hand rugby and keep it away from the AB back three at all costs, who will cut them to bits on the counter attack. Loose box kicking will be Ireland's downfall.

[SerjeantWildgoose]

Ah but loose box kicking is the one thing we tend to do spectacularly well.

[Spiffy]

Dan Leavy, Ireland's best flanker, is out of the team to play NZ tomorrow. Fekkit - just the kind of abrasive tough nut needed against the ABs. Replacement Josh Vd Flier, is a good player, but this does weaken the team.
Ireland's best approach is to keep this game tight as a tick, play possession, ball-in-hand rugby and keep it away from the AB back three at all costs, who will cut them to bits on the counter attack. Loose box kicking will be Ireland's downfall.

Well - fair play to Vd Flier who played a blinder and is a perpetual motion machine. All his mates playes superbly too for a well-deserved win.