Donal,

Three 2nd rows is not a bad plan at all. If someone does get injured a
player on call can join the squad within a couple of hours, unlike last
time when someone would most likely take 2 days to get out and another
week to acclimatize.

Myles
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From: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com [mailto:irishrugby@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Donal
Sent: June 15, 2007 5:09 PM
To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [irishrugby] Re: From the Examiner - French World Cup Squad

--- In irishrugby@yahoogroups.com <mailto:irishrugby%40yahoogroups.com>
, "colin burkley" <colin.burkley@...>
wrote:
>
> France have sprung a number of surprises in their 30-man squad for
the World
> Cup, which begins in September.
>
> Lock Pascal Pape, who captained Les Bleus in their two Tests against
New
> Zealand earlier this month, does not make the party.
>
> Sebastien Chabal, of English side Sale, has been named as one of the
> back-row forwards, although he will act as cover for the second row,
with
> Les Bleus having named just three locks in the squad.
>

Am I alone in thinking it might be an idea for Eddie to take a leaf
out of Bernard's book, and go with 3 locks (probably POC, DOC and
Mal), and let an extra backrower cover the 4th 2nd row spot? Up to
now, Mick O'Driscoll has been considered possible backrow cover, but
given his performances in Argentina and when asked to play flanker for
Munster this season, I'd have to say I'd much prefer see Quinlan,
Heaslip or Easterby play lock than Micko playing flank.

Thoughts?

Donal



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