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Looks pretty weak on the wings

Half backs to bed in

Mahony at 6 as captain, he's a leader but not an athlete compared to baird etc

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:42 am Looks pretty weak on the wings

Half backs to bed in

Mahony at 6 as captain, he's a leader but not an athlete compared to baird etc

Luckily rugby isn't just athletics or we'd never be much cop.

Do we get a decent contest from here?

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:15 am Do we get a decent contest from here?

Unlikely.

francoisfou wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:53 am

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:15 am Do we get a decent contest from here?

Unlikely.

Scotland have the personnel but that attempted hari kiri v Wales doesn't bode well for them

England have no ambition

Italy short at 9, 10, 13 even if pack gets parity

Wales in transition

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:20 pm

francoisfou wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:53 am

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:15 am Do we get a decent contest from here?

Unlikely.

Scotland have the personnel but that attempted hari kiri v Wales doesn't bode well for them

England have no ambition

Italy short at 9, 10, 13 even if pack gets parity

Wales in transition

The potential banana skin for ireland is England, and IF they click against Wales and Scotland they may just cause you a few problems, but I'm not holding my breath.
As for Wales, an old Welsh friend tells me each season that Wales are rebuilding (and that's since the early 1970s!)

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:15 am Do we get a decent contest from here?

Ah, that would be no. Ireland just too strong. Italy were in the fight for about 10 minutes, then basic error after basic error. Lot of daylight between Ireland and the rest. The rematch with ABs in November will be a beauty.

morepork wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:47 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:15 am Do we get a decent contest from here?

Ah, that would be no. Ireland just too strong. Italy were in the fight for about 10 minutes, then basic error after basic error. Lot of daylight between Ireland and the rest. The rematch with ABs in November will be a beauty.

I think it’s time to think about Ireland’s place in the 6 nations, but not in the normal way that phrase is used. They look leagues ahead of everyone in simply not making daft errors all the time.

Shall we swap you Ireland for Aus/Arg?

Not making daft errors all the time is the very definition of a well drilled/coached team.

Yeah, nah. You can have SA. We need to be able to win a couple to be in with a shot.

Ireland are just so good at building phases until the trigger needs pulling. Yes, they kick a lot, but do so judiciously.

Eugene Wrayburn wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:14 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:42 am Looks pretty weak on the wings

Half backs to bed in

Mahony at 6 as captain, he's a leader but not an athlete compared to baird etc

Luckily rugby isn't just athletics or we'd never be much cop.

Should have been off after 50 minutes, cost us the game, along with Murray he was abject

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:02 am

Eugene Wrayburn wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:14 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:42 am Looks pretty weak on the wings

Half backs to bed in

Mahony at 6 as captain, he's a leader but not an athlete compared to baird etc

Luckily rugby isn't just athletics or we'd never be much cop.

Should have been off after 50 minutes, cost us the game, along with Murray he was abject

Have to agree. POM has been looking a tad old and tired. Murray (not for the first time) looked laboured, slow and took all the zip out of the Ireland attack. Hope to see JGP start with Casey on the bench next week. Ringrose back in at 13. Ireland also need a large, powerful, traditional ball carrier in the back row. Coombes should really have had a shot by now, or Timoney, who has both power and real gas. Or else - start Henderson/McCarthy in the row and play Beirne at 6.

I don't think Coombes is an international but agree it needs 1 strong ball carrier. Mahony failed to deliver at lineout which makes him redundant

Timowney and casey to come in

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:02 am

Eugene Wrayburn wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:14 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:42 am Looks pretty weak on the wings

Half backs to bed in

Mahony at 6 as captain, he's a leader but not an athlete compared to baird etc

Luckily rugby isn't just athletics or we'd never be much cop.

Should have been off after 50 minutes, cost us the game, along with Murray he was abject

I'd have thought 80 minutes of the entire team being extremely ordinary cost us the game. I'd have thought kicking from hand like drunken sailors cost us the game. But sure it's definitely 1 player's fault.

Eugene Wrayburn wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:26 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:02 am

Eugene Wrayburn wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:14 pm

Luckily rugby isn't just athletics or we'd never be much cop.

Should have been off after 50 minutes, cost us the game, along with Murray he was abject

I'd have thought 80 minutes of the entire team being extremely ordinary cost us the game. I'd have thought kicking from hand like drunken sailors cost us the game. But sure it's definitely 1 player's fault.

Well no, you take our 2 weakest performers out of if and we win that

Congrats on the 6N win.