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[2015 RWC] Warm Up Match: Wales vs Ireland (08/08/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 737591" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>Not much can be read into World Cup warm ups. Wales have until September 26th until they have to peak. Further games against Ireland, Italy and Uruguay should help them iron out the kinks in their game. This was just like a pre-season friendly in terms of importance.</p><p></p><p>For Ireland, I though Keith Earls' performance was overstated. He made some errors early on, stupidly kicking the ball away on the 22 and dropping a simple pass. He's a dead cert for the World Cup squad though because he flashed brilliance at times. For me the best performers were Richardt Strauss, Jordi Murphy, Tommy O'Donnell, Eoin Reddan and Simon Zebo. Both sets of props scrummaged well too with Dave Kilcoyne very prominent in the loose.</p><p></p><p>The player I was most disappointed with was Paddy Jackson. His tactical kicking was extremely loose and goal kicking was subpar. I think a hard call may need to be made there. If Jonny Sexton is injured, is Paddy Jackson good enough to step up and help Ireland win against big teams? I think not. In that case, I'd rather not waste a World Cup squad place on him. Ian Madigan is far from perfect (his defensive error lead to Wales' second try) but he can provide far more spark in attack than his rival and is a better goal kicker. Tactical kicking and game management are his main areas for concern. I'd be inclined to go with just two flyhalves, Sexton and Madigan, and make sure all of Simon Zebo, Keith Earls, Andrew Trimble and Felix Jones make the squad than take Paddy Jackson who I don't believe will contribute enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 737591, member: 13611"] Not much can be read into World Cup warm ups. Wales have until September 26th until they have to peak. Further games against Ireland, Italy and Uruguay should help them iron out the kinks in their game. This was just like a pre-season friendly in terms of importance. For Ireland, I though Keith Earls' performance was overstated. He made some errors early on, stupidly kicking the ball away on the 22 and dropping a simple pass. He's a dead cert for the World Cup squad though because he flashed brilliance at times. For me the best performers were Richardt Strauss, Jordi Murphy, Tommy O'Donnell, Eoin Reddan and Simon Zebo. Both sets of props scrummaged well too with Dave Kilcoyne very prominent in the loose. The player I was most disappointed with was Paddy Jackson. His tactical kicking was extremely loose and goal kicking was subpar. I think a hard call may need to be made there. If Jonny Sexton is injured, is Paddy Jackson good enough to step up and help Ireland win against big teams? I think not. In that case, I'd rather not waste a World Cup squad place on him. Ian Madigan is far from perfect (his defensive error lead to Wales' second try) but he can provide far more spark in attack than his rival and is a better goal kicker. Tactical kicking and game management are his main areas for concern. I'd be inclined to go with just two flyhalves, Sexton and Madigan, and make sure all of Simon Zebo, Keith Earls, Andrew Trimble and Felix Jones make the squad than take Paddy Jackson who I don't believe will contribute enough. [/QUOTE]
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