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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 240294"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MunsterMan @ Jan 25 2009, 12:53 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=373146" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>That's pretty much how I see it. No 8 will be a tight call. Leamy hasn't played too much rugby which may count against him. I see no.8 as a 50:50 call between Heaslip and Leamy. The bench spot at prop could go to Ulster's Tom Court. His ability to play both tighthead and loosehead could swing things in his favour over Cian Healy. I also see either Andrew Trimble or Geordan Murphy making the bench in favour of Shane Jennings. I'm going to assume Murphy gets it.</p><p></p><p>The A team could look like this:</p><p>15.Duffy</p><p>14.Trimble</p><p>13.Cave</p><p>12.D'arcy (so he can regain match fitness)</p><p>11.Dowling</p><p>10.Sexton (should be iHumph but Sexton is named in the full squad)</p><p>9. F.Murphy (could be Stringer but I doubt he'd be "demoted" to the A's given his seniority)</p><p>1.Healy</p><p>2.Cronin (since we know what Jackman can do)</p><p>3.Ross</p><p>4.Ryan</p><p>5.Casey</p><p>6.Muldoon capt.</p><p>7.O'Brien</p><p>8.Henry</p><p>Subs: Jackman, Andress, O'Driscoll, Pollack, Boss, Himphreys, Matthews</p><p></p><p>I'd like to see Johne Murphy involved but he won't break through since he hasn't been named in either the full or A squads. Pollack is more talented than Henry but playing Pollack would unbalance the backrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 240294"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MunsterMan @ Jan 25 2009, 12:53 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=373146']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> That's pretty much how I see it. No 8 will be a tight call. Leamy hasn't played too much rugby which may count against him. I see no.8 as a 50:50 call between Heaslip and Leamy. The bench spot at prop could go to Ulster's Tom Court. His ability to play both tighthead and loosehead could swing things in his favour over Cian Healy. I also see either Andrew Trimble or Geordan Murphy making the bench in favour of Shane Jennings. I'm going to assume Murphy gets it. The A team could look like this: 15.Duffy 14.Trimble 13.Cave 12.D'arcy (so he can regain match fitness) 11.Dowling 10.Sexton (should be iHumph but Sexton is named in the full squad) 9. F.Murphy (could be Stringer but I doubt he'd be "demoted" to the A's given his seniority) 1.Healy 2.Cronin (since we know what Jackman can do) 3.Ross 4.Ryan 5.Casey 6.Muldoon capt. 7.O'Brien 8.Henry Subs: Jackman, Andress, O'Driscoll, Pollack, Boss, Himphreys, Matthews I'd like to see Johne Murphy involved but he won't break through since he hasn't been named in either the full or A squads. Pollack is more talented than Henry but playing Pollack would unbalance the backrow. [/QUOTE]
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