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If his coaching is like his pub

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Kidneys task is man management and the creation of a squad from what he considers to be the best rugby talent available -- coaching is the task of others -- if Kidney was a coach why do we have a Forwards coach, a Backs coach and a Defensive coach ? To some extent he has been successful and a failur...

What I do not understand with the modern rugby brain is the mind set which says Hookers MUST throw into the Line ( It once was the task of wingers until somebody realised that if the same person took the throw in you reduced the chances of misunderstood calls but who said that person must be the Hoo...

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Henderson isn't quite ready for second row he has the size but has still a bit to learn about how to use his weight and power he could very easily turn into an 8 rather than a second row if he can maintain his mobility Shan while SoB is as you say the forward equalivant of Earls - head down tunnel v...

Bangor To say EARLS hasn't the pace to play wing is totally wrong the guy is possibly the fastest back in Ireland over 15 yards his problem is mental with tunnel vision as a side issue. Court is a back up to Healy and yesterday proved why he is only a back up. The Scottish second rows did a number o...

Long before Jackson missed the corner Marshall had put in his forward pass to Gilroy ( but granted he was trying to pass at full speed to a winger at full speed -- the near impossible ) Earls had also had his moment of white line fever when instead of running for the corner he should have passed to ...

What England have achived with a younger squad is to enstill what wasand has been lacking in their International side -- a mobile pack -- they have three backs at the moment A wing ( not Ashton ) a scrum half and Out half who is a reliable kicker. When officials start to wise up to the fact that Eng...

D4 I have always rated the D'Arcy / BoD defence combination as being one of the best in International rugby and in fact I consider that if it had ceased to be effective both players may have been replaced before now. Unforunately within the last couple of years I think it has started to become less ...

Baz The point of Jackson/Marshall midfield is that both have played outhalf and Ulster at times this year have played a "double outhalf game " with Marshall and Jackson taking up an outhalf role either side of of a set scrum ,ruck or maul when the play is mid field and to that extent I do ...

After the last World Cup Kidney knew Ireland faced going into the next one without RoG -BoD - D'Arcy - Wallace (P) in the backs and PoC DoC MoD and Ross possibly (Court and Ferris ) in the forwards Those players have been the backbone of the Irish team for over a decade and couple of them deserve th...

Fitzgerald spent a long time agreeing his Leinster contract because D4 would not agree to a central contract due to his injuries the same could happen to Ferris. I have always thought his playing days would be few in mumber because he put his body on the line time after time. Hope he makes it back b...

RoG may very well have taken it like a man Because if anyone should know and realise he has not been at his best its RoG himself and it shows in his frustration during some matches. Still think it may be a year too soon for both Marshall and Jackson but both have developed a temperment for big games...

Kidney has ,like EoS before him, pick in a format of a series of combinations , rather than individual players, Thus in the absence of Sexton and D'Arcy , has opted for an Ulster duo at out half and first centre. personally i thought he would have gone for a McFadden/ BoD mid field because he has al...

Firstly I think we will have Stevenson back because DK will opt for Toner on the bench if the lineout fails to function against Grey. Peinaar could well get the out half spot against Glasgow because it is an away fixture and I doubt he would want to expose Olding away from home plus on the bench Old...