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[2020 Autumn Nations Cup] Ireland vs Wales (13/11/20)
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<blockquote data-quote="Curls" data-source="post: 1008890" data-attributes="member: 46674"><p>I think its enough to say that Irish rugby fans are never happy.</p><p></p><p>Lastnight we played well in a lot if areas and were sloppy in others, but its worth noting there were untried combinations all over the park. Regardless there is definitely cause for optimism.</p><p>Front row: overall had a good showing. Dynamic enough is the loose and dominating in the scrum. Porter bossed both Welsh LHPs and on the occasions he was penalised it was done so incorrectly. Healy was his usual self around the place and Kelleher was decent considering he's coming back from injury.</p><p>Second rows: Roux will never set the world alight but he carried ball and tackled and did what he did competently. Ryan still seems to be stuck a bit in Lockdown. Bit more on the pace than he was previously this year but importantly it looked like he may have been making the calls at penalty time which is a good hit put looking at the captaincy going forward.</p><p>Back row: VDF was uncharacteristically quiet by his own standards, which are quite high admittedly but still room for improvement. POM was good at the lineout and took the armband for official purposes after Sexton left but I still feel that he's a guy that doesn't pit the future, and not just because of age. He is liable to give away penalties and lacks that bit if control around the park. Doris was immense and I think he'll nail on the RWC 8 jersey if he keeps going this way.</p><p>Half backs: Much hate from certain quarters for both coming into the game but JGP was a breath of fresh air. Quick ball off the base allowed us to attack broken defence and with the talent available this should be the way forward. There were shades of Leinstertainment until Sexton went off which may please or diplease some. Sexton looks a battered war horse now. Still world class on his day but Farrell needs to look at giving real gametime to other guys now. There is no heir apperant and that could be a big problem. Murray played better at 10 than he has at 9 in 2 years but despite calls for him to play there next week I feel that would be a pathetic selection.</p><p>Centres looked good with ball in hand and defensively they were solid. Henshaw and Farrell present the perfect mix of skill and bulk together. </p><p>Back 3: James Lowe as expected comfortable at the level and really took to international rugby. You could see what it meant to him to score at the end. Conway had a few breaks but I feel his better position is probably full back, but with Larmour back he could get pushed to the bench. Keenan didn't have a whole lot to do as Wales were mostly just kicking the ball to him to run back but he did well enough. Better option on the wing I think.</p><p></p><p>Subs: All made a positive impact. Burns kept it all ticking, Ed Byrne is probably only a 15min relief player but a decent option for that. Bealham looked good, Beirne and Connors both showed their quality and marked AWJs 150th cap with a bang...literally. Murrays cameo at 10 was just that. Playing a beaten team who offered little he was in the armchair but still, he kicked his goals. Keith Earls to me looks like a guy who knows he's not going to contribute a lot of the field. I wouldn't be overly surprised to see him retire from international duty at the end of this season.</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to Twickenham I think we should look at playing the firsts and really going for it. Get the freshed faced winners out there.</p><p>My team for Twickenham:</p><p></p><p>Healy </p><p>Kelleher </p><p>Porter</p><p>Beirne</p><p>Ryan</p><p>Stander</p><p>Connors</p><p>Doris</p><p>JGP</p><p>Byrne</p><p>Keenan</p><p>Farrell</p><p>Henshaw </p><p>Lowe</p><p>Conway</p><p></p><p>PS: did anyone else think Poite may have been asleep in the TMO box??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Curls, post: 1008890, member: 46674"] I think its enough to say that Irish rugby fans are never happy. Lastnight we played well in a lot if areas and were sloppy in others, but its worth noting there were untried combinations all over the park. Regardless there is definitely cause for optimism. Front row: overall had a good showing. Dynamic enough is the loose and dominating in the scrum. Porter bossed both Welsh LHPs and on the occasions he was penalised it was done so incorrectly. Healy was his usual self around the place and Kelleher was decent considering he's coming back from injury. Second rows: Roux will never set the world alight but he carried ball and tackled and did what he did competently. Ryan still seems to be stuck a bit in Lockdown. Bit more on the pace than he was previously this year but importantly it looked like he may have been making the calls at penalty time which is a good hit put looking at the captaincy going forward. Back row: VDF was uncharacteristically quiet by his own standards, which are quite high admittedly but still room for improvement. POM was good at the lineout and took the armband for official purposes after Sexton left but I still feel that he's a guy that doesn't pit the future, and not just because of age. He is liable to give away penalties and lacks that bit if control around the park. Doris was immense and I think he'll nail on the RWC 8 jersey if he keeps going this way. Half backs: Much hate from certain quarters for both coming into the game but JGP was a breath of fresh air. Quick ball off the base allowed us to attack broken defence and with the talent available this should be the way forward. There were shades of Leinstertainment until Sexton went off which may please or diplease some. Sexton looks a battered war horse now. Still world class on his day but Farrell needs to look at giving real gametime to other guys now. There is no heir apperant and that could be a big problem. Murray played better at 10 than he has at 9 in 2 years but despite calls for him to play there next week I feel that would be a pathetic selection. Centres looked good with ball in hand and defensively they were solid. Henshaw and Farrell present the perfect mix of skill and bulk together. Back 3: James Lowe as expected comfortable at the level and really took to international rugby. You could see what it meant to him to score at the end. Conway had a few breaks but I feel his better position is probably full back, but with Larmour back he could get pushed to the bench. Keenan didn't have a whole lot to do as Wales were mostly just kicking the ball to him to run back but he did well enough. Better option on the wing I think. Subs: All made a positive impact. Burns kept it all ticking, Ed Byrne is probably only a 15min relief player but a decent option for that. Bealham looked good, Beirne and Connors both showed their quality and marked AWJs 150th cap with a bang...literally. Murrays cameo at 10 was just that. Playing a beaten team who offered little he was in the armchair but still, he kicked his goals. Keith Earls to me looks like a guy who knows he's not going to contribute a lot of the field. I wouldn't be overly surprised to see him retire from international duty at the end of this season. Looking forward to Twickenham I think we should look at playing the firsts and really going for it. Get the freshed faced winners out there. My team for Twickenham: Healy Kelleher Porter Beirne Ryan Stander Connors Doris JGP Byrne Keenan Farrell Henshaw Lowe Conway PS: did anyone else think Poite may have been asleep in the TMO box?? [/QUOTE]
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