Simon Zebo

[big ginger 8]

Just wondering what peoples opinion on this guy are to be honest I don't rate him at all but loads of people I know really rate him yes he's fast but that doesn't make him good. In the Irish set up I'd have in no particular order Bowe, Trimble, O'Hallorn, Gilroy, Conway, Fitzgerald, Earls and D. Kearney ahead of him; given time I'd probably have O'Dea ahead of him as well.

 

[Groundhog]

I know you don't like him, He's fast strong and young. At the moment he isn't very skilled and he hasn't got a great rugby brain or awareness but I would say he has potential. I agree that all of those players are ahead of him at the moment and some are more worthy of Irish spots but we'll see how he turns out

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Pro: Fast, strong, okay under a high ball, decent tackler, great left boot.
Con: Never looks to offload, positioning can be suspect.

With a good coach who can iron the kinks out of his game, he could be a very good Heineken Cup level player and potential international. If he doesn't improve in the areas he's weak, he'll be another Fionn Carr. I like Zebo as a player and think he has a lot of potential. That said, I don't think he's as good as Tiernan O'Halloran, Craig Gilroy and Andrew Conway who are of the same age bracket. I'd rate him ahead of the likes of Dave Kearney, Luke O'Dea, Chris Cochrane and Darren Hudson.

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

I don't rate him that highly, either. Could be a decent player in the future, but a decidedly average one at the minute. Doesn't really deserve to be in the Irish squad, especially ahead of the likes of Fitzgerald. Not that I mind.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

He isn't in the full Ireland squad though. Kidney regularly calls up young players to train with the senior squad to give them a taste of what it's like at that level. None of the 6 named players have a shot at starting in the opening 6 Nations game

 

[munstermuffin]

Lads the 6 players as Snoop said aren't even in the "24 man squad named" they are there to make a team of 30 and it's just to have some youth in squad.
As for Zebo well Snoop had it close to money on pro's and con's and well I see him every day and well he is really an exciting talent going forward but needs work on positioning and his defense as a package is still only at RaboDirect standard and this area needs to be improved

 

[Shay]

Zebo had a good Heineken game yesterday and got some good experience under his belt, id like to see more from him in the Heineken cup not just the Pro 12. He will have got some good confidence from the Northampton game, and while he may be fast without the best tactical ability you can learn to position yourself but you can't learn how to be quick! Craig Gilroy is another that had bagged himself a try in the European Cup i'm interested in him as a prospect.

 

[coonor]

Yesterday I think he showed that he does have a rugby brain even if it still is in development. The ability to read the intercept and to run the angle for his last try were to examples of this. He also worked hard in field and won good restarts getting himself into good positions.

 

[Aedaphon]

He had a great game and (more importantly) he's only 21! He has plenty of time to develop as a player.

 

[BRSTLDRGN]

Yesterday I think he showed that he does have a rugby brain even if it still is in development. The ability to read the intercept and to run the angle for his last try were to examples of this. He also worked hard in field and won good restarts getting himself into good positions.

I was more impressed with the restarts, he knew that from early on Northampton were having trouble collecting the ball so he put himself in an area to mop up any fumbles, because of that Munster were on the front foot in great field position.

He showed some predatory finishing too, even if one of the tries may have been a forward pass. May have.

 

[El J-dog]

Luke Fitzgerald i think is being well under rated. Zebo is quick, but has bad defence. he will learn though.

 

[Luimneach18]

he scored 3 tries in 1 game i saw him against castres and he wasnt great at all he had 1 good game where every1 played well and he was kinda on the end of great plays by other players e.g. keith earls. if you see his tries they are all pretty straight forward. Saying that he is only 21 so we have no idea how is going to develop but atm he needs to prove himself week in week out.

 

[Gavin]

 

[Irishflanker]

I'm slightly unsure of him, yes he is very fast and has decent feet, but as an all round player I'm still slightly unsure of him, although apparently Dougie Howlett rates him.

 

[Feicarsinn]

I love when people use that pic.

 

[dazzlingdublinblue]

Zebo is promising but talk about him starting for Ireland against Wales is laughable. For my money, David Kearney is a better prospect at the moment.

 

[psychic duck]

did a great break and then super pass for a try on Friday ... future Ireland international for sure

ZEBO TIME !!!

 

[monkeypigeon]

did a great break and then super pass for a try on Friday ... future Ireland international for sure

ZEBO TIME !!!

Umhmmm, and two tries the week before.

How do you like them apples!

Let x for apples.

Where y = 0

x - 0 + y = consistancices.

Find for x.



He has improved week on week this year, so credit where credit's due. I was a doubter last year but now I'm a Zeebliever.