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RWC Discussion thread: Ireland are bulbous and ready to dominate
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<blockquote data-quote="Cavemeister" data-source="post: 724145" data-attributes="member: 72345"><p>I think the 2015 RWC will be Ireland's best chance at making the semi finals. Judging by the 6 nations though, it won't be pretty. Have a few concerns though:</p><p>1. Rob Kearney is looking to be losing his bite in attack - He's not the Kearney of 2 years ago and due to his dominance, we don't have any natural 15's to support him.</p><p>2. We have no real attacking flair - We don't seem to have the capacity to do line breaks which will be worrying against the southern hemisphere - Can't risk losing an early lead like we did against Wales in the 6N.</p><p>3. Not sure if we have quality support in the 13 jersey. Payne showed ability against Scotland but on the world stage, I think he may be in danger of being identified as the weak link in the chain.</p><p>4. We have no full time No. 11. Zebo not good enough to represent Ireland in the world cup and Fitzgerald / Earls have not had enough game time.</p><p>5. We have a gruelling warm up schedule. 2 x Wales and England. I am so worried about the potential injury count.</p><p></p><p>Overall though, with Schmidt steering the ship, I think we have the smarts to get to the semi's.</p><p></p><p>Fingers, toes and eyes crossed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cavemeister, post: 724145, member: 72345"] I think the 2015 RWC will be Ireland's best chance at making the semi finals. Judging by the 6 nations though, it won't be pretty. Have a few concerns though: 1. Rob Kearney is looking to be losing his bite in attack - He's not the Kearney of 2 years ago and due to his dominance, we don't have any natural 15's to support him. 2. We have no real attacking flair - We don't seem to have the capacity to do line breaks which will be worrying against the southern hemisphere - Can't risk losing an early lead like we did against Wales in the 6N. 3. Not sure if we have quality support in the 13 jersey. Payne showed ability against Scotland but on the world stage, I think he may be in danger of being identified as the weak link in the chain. 4. We have no full time No. 11. Zebo not good enough to represent Ireland in the world cup and Fitzgerald / Earls have not had enough game time. 5. We have a gruelling warm up schedule. 2 x Wales and England. I am so worried about the potential injury count. Overall though, with Schmidt steering the ship, I think we have the smarts to get to the semi's. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed! [/QUOTE]
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