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[2018 November Tests] Ireland v Italy (3/10/18)
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<blockquote data-quote="Hanley!" data-source="post: 919597" data-attributes="member: 77015"><p>Not sure how there are still people out there (pundits even) who don't have Beirne in their 23. For me, it should be Beirne and Ryan starting at lock with Henderson on the bench, but there's an argument to put Beirne on the bench instead. I just think leaving him out of the 23 would be madness. </p><p></p><p>Larmour had a great game, and must have done himself a lot of favours when it comes to getting selected in future. Ireland can look very blunt in attack at times, so having someone who can beat defenders with that kind of consistency is invaluable. Conway is the probably the guy whose spot is in jeopardy. If the World Cup started tomorrow, I think he'd be Schmidt's choice to cover the back three, but a few more performances like this one from Larmour and that might change. I don't think Conway played particularly badly today though, he just didn't see a lot of the ball.</p><p></p><p>Conan looked really good and could push for Stander's spot if he's not careful. Though the game today drove home to me that despite the depth of competition in the back row, nobody is coming close to taking the 6 jersey from POM. He offers something that the other back rows just don't at the moment, and that's without taking his role as a squad leader into consideration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hanley!, post: 919597, member: 77015"] Not sure how there are still people out there (pundits even) who don't have Beirne in their 23. For me, it should be Beirne and Ryan starting at lock with Henderson on the bench, but there's an argument to put Beirne on the bench instead. I just think leaving him out of the 23 would be madness. Larmour had a great game, and must have done himself a lot of favours when it comes to getting selected in future. Ireland can look very blunt in attack at times, so having someone who can beat defenders with that kind of consistency is invaluable. Conway is the probably the guy whose spot is in jeopardy. If the World Cup started tomorrow, I think he'd be Schmidt's choice to cover the back three, but a few more performances like this one from Larmour and that might change. I don't think Conway played particularly badly today though, he just didn't see a lot of the ball. Conan looked really good and could push for Stander's spot if he's not careful. Though the game today drove home to me that despite the depth of competition in the back row, nobody is coming close to taking the 6 jersey from POM. He offers something that the other back rows just don't at the moment, and that's without taking his role as a squad leader into consideration. [/QUOTE]
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