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Ireland - Pre WC Review
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<blockquote data-quote="feicarsinn" data-source="post: 140690"><p>well ive decided to add a little article to this post after the warm up games and whatnot</p><p></p><p>Feicarsinn's guide to irleands rwc 07' (all rights reserve, article read at readers own risk etc..)</p><p></p><p>okay so we all know the story ireland go into this world cup in the most difficuly pool playing the hosts and the strongest ever argentinian team. horgan is doubtful, o'driscoll has a knock and the form in recent games has been poor. but it really isnt that bad after all.</p><p></p><p>POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN</p><p></p><p>Front row</p><p>Likely format: hayes, best, horan</p><p>irelands worst area will not have gained any confidence after the extremely poor performance against italy. destroyed in the scrum and poor in the loose, marcus horan has come out and said that it was due to unfamiliarity with nigel owens' timing on the pause call- a pretty poor excuse. this area MUST improve and quick however they should be able to hold their own if they get act together soon</p><p></p><p>Second Row</p><p>Likely Format: Paul O'Connell, Donnacha O'Callaghan</p><p>Provides a formidable lineout challange for any team. Paul O'Connell is a hero however has gone missing in the past. O'Callaghan brings plenty of heart and enthusiasm but doesnt offer much in the loose. Ireland should beat the argies here and match the french</p><p></p><p>Backrow:</p><p>Likely Format: Easterby, Wallace, Leamy</p><p>Its been proven that david wallace is invaluable to ireland. fortunatly he has begun full training. While steady eddie's selection has been called into doubt once again we will be able to match our counterparts in the group when opperating at full capactiy( a must in modern rugby)</p><p></p><p>Scrum Half:</p><p>Peter Stinger</p><p>has come in for alot of critisism over the last few years for a one dimensional game however what he brings is invaluble and is only noticed when hes not there. great distribution provides experiance and has a good relationship with o'gara. a vital ingrediant to irish sucess.</p><p></p><p>Fly Half:</p><p>Ronan O'Gara</p><p>One of the top 3 fly halfs in the world. excellent tactical kicker, good goal kicker invaluable due to the lack of a reliable replacement. weak in defence but d'arcy can make up for this. hes really grown up in the last few years and can potentially swing a game</p><p></p><p>Centres:</p><p>D'arcy, O'Driscoll</p><p>Irelands strongest area by a long way. two world class players with a great relationship. excellent in broken play and get through huge amounts of work on the ground. d'arcy seems to always get over the gain line while BOD brings great creativity and leadership. There probably isnt a pair to match them in the world</p><p></p><p>Wingers:</p><p>Likely Lineup:Horgan,hickie</p><p>if both fit these two will be a handfull for any. both play for leinster as do the centres so no lack of understanding there. can run a team ragged and are both solid defencivly. with horgans fitness in doubt trimble and murphy can come in and do a very good job</p><p></p><p>Fullback:</p><p>Girvan Dempsey</p><p>Excellent in defence, solid, also at leinster, a good player who adds greatly to irelands defensive ability. also can score tries</p><p></p><p></p><p>So to sum up we are still in a very strong way after all as long as we get some kind of form together we should get out of this group</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="feicarsinn, post: 140690"] well ive decided to add a little article to this post after the warm up games and whatnot Feicarsinn's guide to irleands rwc 07' (all rights reserve, article read at readers own risk etc..) okay so we all know the story ireland go into this world cup in the most difficuly pool playing the hosts and the strongest ever argentinian team. horgan is doubtful, o'driscoll has a knock and the form in recent games has been poor. but it really isnt that bad after all. POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN Front row Likely format: hayes, best, horan irelands worst area will not have gained any confidence after the extremely poor performance against italy. destroyed in the scrum and poor in the loose, marcus horan has come out and said that it was due to unfamiliarity with nigel owens' timing on the pause call- a pretty poor excuse. this area MUST improve and quick however they should be able to hold their own if they get act together soon Second Row Likely Format: Paul O'Connell, Donnacha O'Callaghan Provides a formidable lineout challange for any team. Paul O'Connell is a hero however has gone missing in the past. O'Callaghan brings plenty of heart and enthusiasm but doesnt offer much in the loose. Ireland should beat the argies here and match the french Backrow: Likely Format: Easterby, Wallace, Leamy Its been proven that david wallace is invaluable to ireland. fortunatly he has begun full training. While steady eddie's selection has been called into doubt once again we will be able to match our counterparts in the group when opperating at full capactiy( a must in modern rugby) Scrum Half: Peter Stinger has come in for alot of critisism over the last few years for a one dimensional game however what he brings is invaluble and is only noticed when hes not there. great distribution provides experiance and has a good relationship with o'gara. a vital ingrediant to irish sucess. Fly Half: Ronan O'Gara One of the top 3 fly halfs in the world. excellent tactical kicker, good goal kicker invaluable due to the lack of a reliable replacement. weak in defence but d'arcy can make up for this. hes really grown up in the last few years and can potentially swing a game Centres: D'arcy, O'Driscoll Irelands strongest area by a long way. two world class players with a great relationship. excellent in broken play and get through huge amounts of work on the ground. d'arcy seems to always get over the gain line while BOD brings great creativity and leadership. There probably isnt a pair to match them in the world Wingers: Likely Lineup:Horgan,hickie if both fit these two will be a handfull for any. both play for leinster as do the centres so no lack of understanding there. can run a team ragged and are both solid defencivly. with horgans fitness in doubt trimble and murphy can come in and do a very good job Fullback: Girvan Dempsey Excellent in defence, solid, also at leinster, a good player who adds greatly to irelands defensive ability. also can score tries So to sum up we are still in a very strong way after all as long as we get some kind of form together we should get out of this group [/QUOTE]
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