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Irish Rugby - The Isolation Years
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<blockquote data-quote="Leinster Fan" data-source="post: 1027516" data-attributes="member: 76349"><p>It's early days but if they can all stay fit and in form I think we might have stumbled onto something pretty great with the Henderson-Ryan-Beirne thing. </p><p></p><p>A backrow of 6. Beirne 7. Connors (most likely at this stage but not opposed to looking at other options too) 8. Doris over the next year or so would keep most people happy. Conan and Coombes fighting it out for the bench spot would be ideal. </p><p></p><p>Honestly think we should be looking past O'Mahony at this stage (I know this conversation has been done to death) but seriously he won't be the best option by 2023 and if he is we've done a lot of things wrong. Coombes is clearly worth getting involved over the summer. Boyle might be slightly underpowered but is worth a look, with his versatility I can see him being a useful option for Ireland down the line even if he might not be starter material. With Baird likely to focus on lock, Deegan injured and a bit away from being an international when fit and Ruddock realistically old to have a proper international tenure at this stage we maybe aren't as spoiled for options as you'd initially think. Timoney is a no for me. O'Donoghue too is 27 at this stage, can't help but think that if he was going to win a bunch of caps it'd have happened by now. </p><p></p><p>The only other names I can think of worth mentioning are Fineed Wycherly, who I like and hopefully should get a good crack at the Munster team/23 with Billy Holland and CJ retiring. Hopefully his recent injury doesn't have a serious impact. Josh Murphy probably is slightly outside the talent bracket Ireland should be looking at but is another good player. </p><p></p><p>7 is an interesting situation too. Josh is great but struggles against bigger packs and it's hard to see a reality where that changes. Connors is probably the best option for the short in both the short and medium term. Penny is the most talented, has more to prove because of his size but he's a brilliant player. Leavy is a hope but who knows if he'll play international rugby again. Finishing his career with 11 caps would be a stupidly unfair waste of talent.</p><p></p><p>Assuming CJ is the only guy who goes on a hypothetical Lions tour, Doris, Conan, Coombes, Connors, Van der Flier and one of Ruddock/O'Mahony for the summer would make a good bit of sense. I think there might be a small chance that Penny ends up involved in Leinster's 23 for the various knockouts in which case he should be involved too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leinster Fan, post: 1027516, member: 76349"] It's early days but if they can all stay fit and in form I think we might have stumbled onto something pretty great with the Henderson-Ryan-Beirne thing. A backrow of 6. Beirne 7. Connors (most likely at this stage but not opposed to looking at other options too) 8. Doris over the next year or so would keep most people happy. Conan and Coombes fighting it out for the bench spot would be ideal. Honestly think we should be looking past O'Mahony at this stage (I know this conversation has been done to death) but seriously he won't be the best option by 2023 and if he is we've done a lot of things wrong. Coombes is clearly worth getting involved over the summer. Boyle might be slightly underpowered but is worth a look, with his versatility I can see him being a useful option for Ireland down the line even if he might not be starter material. With Baird likely to focus on lock, Deegan injured and a bit away from being an international when fit and Ruddock realistically old to have a proper international tenure at this stage we maybe aren't as spoiled for options as you'd initially think. Timoney is a no for me. O'Donoghue too is 27 at this stage, can't help but think that if he was going to win a bunch of caps it'd have happened by now. The only other names I can think of worth mentioning are Fineed Wycherly, who I like and hopefully should get a good crack at the Munster team/23 with Billy Holland and CJ retiring. Hopefully his recent injury doesn't have a serious impact. Josh Murphy probably is slightly outside the talent bracket Ireland should be looking at but is another good player. 7 is an interesting situation too. Josh is great but struggles against bigger packs and it's hard to see a reality where that changes. Connors is probably the best option for the short in both the short and medium term. Penny is the most talented, has more to prove because of his size but he's a brilliant player. Leavy is a hope but who knows if he'll play international rugby again. Finishing his career with 11 caps would be a stupidly unfair waste of talent. Assuming CJ is the only guy who goes on a hypothetical Lions tour, Doris, Conan, Coombes, Connors, Van der Flier and one of Ruddock/O'Mahony for the summer would make a good bit of sense. I think there might be a small chance that Penny ends up involved in Leinster's 23 for the various knockouts in which case he should be involved too. [/QUOTE]
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