rumncoke wrote:There are quite a few who miss tackles or expose team mates in the squad
Not just the Kearneys
Henry is 31 and not likely to feature at the next RWC while he may be still as good as some of those named the fact is being older now counts against his inclusion given the number of back row options .
Others of similar age could well
face a similar fate if and when younger and equally talented options are available for example Bowe and Trimble .
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Only one other misses as high profile tackles as the kearneys
Setanta wrote:No Buckley, Bowe, or Henry; McFadden and both Kearneys still there but four new faces included. Leinster 20, Ulster 10, Munster 8, Connacht 6. Change or no change?
Looks as though Henry could be on the way out for good with the backrow selections available to Ireland now. Very tough on Buckley, whom I would rate as one of the best two looseheads in Ireland. What more does he have to do to get Fibber's attention? Understandable that Tommy Bowe may just be rested.
Disgraceful ref Buckley's omission, regardless of Healey's contract... cracking prop. Feel for him more than Chad, who has been understandably trying to find form.
Mads usually mistimes his approach either to fast or too slow if too fast gets cleaned by a side step if too slow he drops off any pacy runner running at his inside shoulder .
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Mads usually mistimes his approach either to fast or too slow if too fast gets cleaned by a side step if too slow he drops off any pacy runner running at his inside shoulder .
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Rob last made a tackle at fullback for Ireland in 2010
Why should that surprise you by the time players approach a full back he is avoidable by a pass inside or outside , a side step , or a change of pace .
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Why should that surprise you by the time players approach a full back he is avoidable by a pass inside or outside , a side step , or a change of pace .
Why should that surprise you by the time players approach a full back he is avoidable by a pass inside or outside , a side step , or a change of pace .
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By that daft logic, a team with the ball should score every time there is only the fullback to beat. Ever wonder why the best fullbacks manage to pull off a high prcentage of try-saving tackles (e.g. Halfpenny)?
NO mention of an tour in what they may not do, I assume tour games are still regarded as friendlies rather than a tournament within it's own right? Rugby Championship in jeopardy though allegedly?
Does seem likely SA will be a fertile hunting ground for acquiring non-black players for the foreseeable future.
NEVER MOVE ON. Years on, I cannot ever watch Ireland with anything but indifference, I continue to wish for the imminent death of Donal Spring, the FIRFUC's executioner of Wee Paddy & Wee Stu, and I hate the FIRFUCs with undiminished passion.
