Ireland v England - 19 August 2023

[OllyM97]

Weirdly I have some confidence that England will put in a performance here. I think we will play better because we’re facing much better opposition. As far as I’m concerned Ireland don’t really need this game - they are fairly sure of their best 15 and all that could happen here is a couple of big players get injured. Ireland by 10.

 

[Scotty]

Weirdly I have some confidence that England will put in a performance here. I think we will play better because we’re facing much better opposition. As far as I’m concerned Ireland don’t really need this game - they are fairly sure of their best 15 and all that could happen here is a couple of big players get injured. Ireland by 10.

I dont mind losing to Ireland, i really dont i mean they are world No.1 (i think) and a settled and solid team that have built and have earned favourites tag.

What i want to see is us stepping up and putting in a performance.

Id actually go pretty similar team,

Marler George Stuart
Itoje Martin
Curry Earl Willis
Youngs Ford
Lawrence Marchant
Watson Steward(maybe) Arundell(another chance) he lacks experience.

Dan
Genge
Sinks (more exciting front row to come off the bench as a unit)
Lawes (Curry isnt fit then Lawes starts 6, JHill here)
Ludlam/Billy does Billy need another chance?
Care
Smith
Manu

That would be my 23

 

[higgik]

No way England score 18 points.

6 pens??? No way.

6 drop goals??? Probably not.

3 tries plus 1 pen??? Laughing my sides off.

 

[Reiser99]

Weirdly I have some confidence that England will put in a performance here. I think we will play better because we’re facing much better opposition. As far as I’m concerned Ireland don’t really need this game - they are fairly sure of their best 15 and all that could happen here is a couple of big players get injured. Ireland by 10.

I keep telling everyone, keep your expectations low and then you won't have the inevitable disappointment. Haven't people learned from last week?

 

[higgik]

I dont mind losing to Ireland, i really dont i mean they are world No.1 (i think) and a settled and solid team that have built and have earned favourites tag.

What i want to see is us stepping up and putting in a performance.

Id actually go pretty similar team,

Marler George Stuart
Itoje Martin
Curry Earl Willis
Youngs Ford
Lawrence Marchant
Watson Steward(maybe) Arundell(another chance) he lacks experience.

Dan
Genge
Sinks (more exciting front row to come off the bench as a unit)
Lawes (Curry isnt fit then Lawes starts 6, JHill here)
Ludlam/Billy does Billy need another chance?
Care
Smith
Manu

That would be my 23

If we are picking then.

Genge, George, Cole
Martin, Ribbans (Itoje needs kick up backside)
Curry, Willis, Ludlam
Youngs, Ford
Lawrence, Manu
Daly, Arundell, Watson

Walker
Marler
Sinckler
Lawes
Earl
Care
Smith
Marchant

 

[ncurd]

I keep telling everyone, keep your expectations low and then you won't have the inevitable disappointment. Haven't people learned from the last three years?

FIFY

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

If we're doing teams:

Porter Sheehan Furlong
Ryan Beirne
POM Doris VdF
Fetish Byrne
Henshaw Ringer
Hansen Keenan Lowe

Kelleher Healy Bealham Henderson Baird Casey Crowley Aki

God, we're good.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

England could put the worlds best 15 out, but if we don’t sort our tactics out we’d still lose.

I just wonder if SB has the bravery and brains to realise that his plan isn’t working so far and that you have to score to actually win games.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

If we're doing teams:

Porter Sheehan Furlong
Ryan Beirne
POM Doris VdF
Fetish Byrne
Henshaw Ringer
Hansen Keenan Lowe

Kelleher Healy Bealham Henderson Baird Casey Crowley Aki

God, we're good.

You'd still back Byrne over Crowley?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Aki

God, we're good.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

You'd still back Byrne over Crowley?

Not as a starter but I think he starts this game and that Farrell has him as his second choice. I'd have Byrne off the bench ahead of Crowley with Sexton starting though.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

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He would captain your country.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Ewels, Steward, who’s next?

With Farrell out of the way odds have to be on Manu if fit. Maybe Arundell mistiming a high ball challenge.

Genge, Sinckler or Marler also all perfectly capable of doing something daft - as any self respecting prop should be.

But the fates are against us, so I reckon George will get a tackle wrong leaving us to navigate the group stages with the trusted Dan Walker - wasn’t he a sports presenter?

 

[West Country Wail]

I would like to see a change at full back, either Watson, Arundell or Daly. I just want to see a quicker pace and that way we get our flyers onto the pitch. Steward is a crash unit and increasingly more like an English, Jordie Barrett.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

I would like to see a change at full back, either Watson, Arundell or Daly. I just want to see a quicker pace and that way we get our flyers onto the pitch. Steward is a crash unit and increasingly more like an English, Jordie Barrett.

Arundell would be a sink or swim. Daly’s already sunk and Watson’s shown he can swim.

If Steward doesn’t play in any of the big games, Watson’s the only real alternative. We’re short of wings but I’d rather take a risk there than 15.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Johnny Sexton is a victim

 

[TRF_Olyy]

God I hope he doesn't start this weekend

 

[Ddanno]

I do, we've only got two more games for him to cop a ban.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Killer carrying a knock, Loughman called up to the squad.

 

[Wasps92]

Farrell.