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Ireland vs USA 10/07/2021 (07/10/2021 for the Yanks)
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<blockquote data-quote="big ginger 8" data-source="post: 1046703" data-attributes="member: 53057"><p>Really like that team one of the most mobile packs we could possibly put out with everyone available. A lot of carriers which can sometimes work against you so expecting some guys like Ryan, Doris and Timoney to do a bit more grunt work. Timoney at 7 is an interesting one, myself and others had mooted it before he started developing as a ball carrier but it may be his best spot at international level, he's got bags of pace and has really improved his ground game the past season. I'd probably prefer Coombes and Doris the other way around but can see why you'd want Coombes off the base. Delighted TOT is in from the start and not on the bench. The backline has the potential to make hay off quick ball and Byrne over Burns is exactly the call I wanted to see. Does highlight the coaches (rightly) don't see Ed Byrne or Dooley as anything more than a stop gap.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd prefer them the other way around myself but Coombes has played most of his games at 8 and Doris has played a number of games at 6 when in a backrow with Deegan or Conan. Doris probably has the better burst and passing skills but Coombes is a very hard man to stop from close range and an excellent offloader so I can see why the coaches have done it that way. The whole backrow have probably played the majority of their club games at 8 but are all fairly versatile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big ginger 8, post: 1046703, member: 53057"] Really like that team one of the most mobile packs we could possibly put out with everyone available. A lot of carriers which can sometimes work against you so expecting some guys like Ryan, Doris and Timoney to do a bit more grunt work. Timoney at 7 is an interesting one, myself and others had mooted it before he started developing as a ball carrier but it may be his best spot at international level, he's got bags of pace and has really improved his ground game the past season. I'd probably prefer Coombes and Doris the other way around but can see why you'd want Coombes off the base. Delighted TOT is in from the start and not on the bench. The backline has the potential to make hay off quick ball and Byrne over Burns is exactly the call I wanted to see. Does highlight the coaches (rightly) don't see Ed Byrne or Dooley as anything more than a stop gap. I'd prefer them the other way around myself but Coombes has played most of his games at 8 and Doris has played a number of games at 6 when in a backrow with Deegan or Conan. Doris probably has the better burst and passing skills but Coombes is a very hard man to stop from close range and an excellent offloader so I can see why the coaches have done it that way. The whole backrow have probably played the majority of their club games at 8 but are all fairly versatile. [/QUOTE]
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