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Shearer will be on Match of the Day next season!

Fred's commentary was every bit as bad as our performance but at least you could see the funny side of it. I'm at a loss to see if Matt Williams is deliberately trying to get himself sacked or is just taking the PEE. By the end of the season you must surely know who your best team are and as a profe...

Sexton always showed glimmers of this ability throughout schools and age groups and i agree with you that game time and confidence have helped him. I've seen noc play a lot of games at all levels over the years and he is as you describe,solid but nothing more. We do need more than that if we're to s...

Must admit to feeling no sympathy at all for Quinlan. Given what was at stake both on a personal and team basis his actions simply beggered belief - how did he in any way think he wouldn't be nabbed and how could his actions change the course of the match in any way ? Lots of us,self included,do or ...

Whilst not agreeing in any way with the title of this thread i do question the wisdom of those who feel that the coaching can turn NOC into a top class out half. What he's lacking can not be coached ie vision and the ability to break a line and create a gap. He just doesn't have the pace for this an...

I've seen quite a bit of Marshall over the years and there's a definite touch of class about him which would be wasted on the wing. Like all the best players he makes space when there isn't any and looks relaxed doing it. With the shortage of outhalfs we should be looking to bring him through quickl...

Fantastic Leinster performance and totally deserved after their heroics at Quins. Elsom was mom but if BOD isn't the best Irish rugby player of all time something's wrong - he made his point and he's tough as teak - Darcy against Roberts - hello! What were they thinking of! Quinlan simply can't go o...

Wise words as always Neil but the reality is that the seats need to be sold at the price or the budget is screwed. Over to Humph and the marketeers on that but i think they'll eventually prove to be good value especially for euro sponsors and corporates looking for a nice weekend away. I know if i w...

Decent player that he is Cave will never get to the heights of BOD,i doubt he'll ever get a regular start for Ireland. (as ever you're taking the p or not taking the medication WKOTW!) Given the finance issues we can't compete for a top notch 10 but ihumph has a lot of potential and i'm sure will co...

Feel sorry for those who paid good money to watch that - a real end of season game in the rain - not much to play for and it showed for most of the team. On the plus side Danielli,Wallace and Boss showed up well in the backs but only Young and Ed showed any real appetite up front. Diack is excused c...

Hard to argue a lot of the technical points raised already,there are individual weaknesses that players need to sort out but overall i thought the match was a perfect reflection of where we are at the moment. With a full strength side we can push the quality teams hard for 60 mins and if they have a...

Couldn't agree more - i've seen some truly awful "thuggery" for want of a better word at schools level over the past eight years or so and would go as far as to say some coaches encourage it. Refs are not strict enough on red cards,a couple of the RBAI guys should have watched from the sta...

BRA match was one of the worst schools cup games i've seen,it never got out of second gear and even the big crowd were pretty quiet. A match dominated by forwards although the BRA backs looked dangerous on the very limited occasion they had the ball in hand. BHS simply wanted the match more and were...

Positives - the whole team fronted up when required and they're gonna need that big time against both England and Wales. Solid defence and plenty of pace out wide when the spaces came - although not PW'S biggest fan i thought he was going really well on Sat and the looser second half would have give...

Would be very surprised to see PW in the squad after another injury to the head area. Darcy looked different class anyway when he came on and if he stays fit should keep his place with PW covering out half and centre from the bench after Italy. Earls if fit should be in squad with Murphy dropping ou...