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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 498622" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Fortunately for NZ, I don't think this is the England team to do it. The pack is almost all a year young and there's a slight soft edge in places, the backline's never really got a chance to play together this year due to club duties, and George Ford will probably be with the senior squad. That said, you never know, if we can get everyone fit there is some serious talent there, and at least in Tom Heathcote we have about as good a deputy for Ford as possible.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Aaaand just to correct Feic, Tadgh Beirne is a lock. Tadgh Furlong is the prop he's thinking of - he was a year young last year and very impressive for it, if he's fit to go he will start at tighthead in any game Ireland cares about. Judging from the U20 6N, his propping partner in those matches will be Kyle McCall, not Merrey. Or he might have meant Edward Byrne, now I think of it, although I thought he's a loosehead. And is, as said, a year young. I wouldn't be surprised if Ireland send the Byrne brothers down a year young as back-up. Also, if Peter Nelson is back fit, which he is judging from Dungannon match reports, he will almost certainly start somewhere in the back three, with either him or Layden shifting to the wing.</p><p></p><p>Finally on the subject of Ireland, if Declan Kidney wasn't such an arch-conservative, and the IRFU too cheap to send out a big enough squad for mid-week games, it's quite possible Paddy Jackson would be in New Zealand and not South Africa. It's still not entirely inconceivable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 498622, member: 42330"] Fortunately for NZ, I don't think this is the England team to do it. The pack is almost all a year young and there's a slight soft edge in places, the backline's never really got a chance to play together this year due to club duties, and George Ford will probably be with the senior squad. That said, you never know, if we can get everyone fit there is some serious talent there, and at least in Tom Heathcote we have about as good a deputy for Ford as possible. Aaaand just to correct Feic, Tadgh Beirne is a lock. Tadgh Furlong is the prop he's thinking of - he was a year young last year and very impressive for it, if he's fit to go he will start at tighthead in any game Ireland cares about. Judging from the U20 6N, his propping partner in those matches will be Kyle McCall, not Merrey. Or he might have meant Edward Byrne, now I think of it, although I thought he's a loosehead. And is, as said, a year young. I wouldn't be surprised if Ireland send the Byrne brothers down a year young as back-up. Also, if Peter Nelson is back fit, which he is judging from Dungannon match reports, he will almost certainly start somewhere in the back three, with either him or Layden shifting to the wing. Finally on the subject of Ireland, if Declan Kidney wasn't such an arch-conservative, and the IRFU too cheap to send out a big enough squad for mid-week games, it's quite possible Paddy Jackson would be in New Zealand and not South Africa. It's still not entirely inconceivable. [/QUOTE]
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