I only saw the second half - herewith my thoughts on what I did see⦠we did well to come back twice from 7 down and a draw was a fair result. With our pack...
I'm not convinced that Earls is an inside centre and BOD should not be moved in. I thought Paddy W had a good game and even Hooky thought so too. If someone...
Laurence Rocke
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Nov 16, 2009 11:57 am
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We had the better of the first half but the Aussies played very well for much of the second half. Our backrow got eaten alive at the breakdown. A very good...
I too thought ROG answered his critics(of which he has quite a few in the North!) and played his best game in a wee while. The only person I heard detract from...
Brand John
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Nov 16, 2009 12:57 pm
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I take it you meant France v S.A. John? ... From: Brand John To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 5:56 AM Subject: RE: [irishrugby]...
Yes, that's what I get for doing three things at once! Now where's that Brontosaurus? From: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com [mailto:irishrugby@yahoogroups.com] On...
Brand John
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Nov 16, 2009 1:47 pm
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Erm...you'll find it's now known as an Apatosaurus! :) Thought Ireland were guilty of trying too hard in the first half and not doing the basics right. Rog...
Peadar Kelly
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Nov 16, 2009 2:18 pm
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I think some of the decision making was very questionable yesterday, especially at penalty time. That crossfield kick was silly. I'm all for ambitious play,...
Frank Being in that corner, I had a perfect view of the kick and it was 90% guaranteed to be a try if Bowe had caught it but with two defenders, he hadn't a...
Am i the only one who thinks Ireland should have well and truly been stuffed yesterday? Our scrum for the most part was appalling, we were counter rucked far...
Rocky, using George Hook to back up your points is the last refuge of the scoundrel !!! Paddy Wallace did play well though. Must be hard for the backs to do...
I'm not sure about Paddy Wallace. He certainly added quick hands but he didn't offer much of a running threat until late in the game and his decision making...
I was surprised in the first half that we seemed to want to run everything at the Wallabies. Very often we were starting these runs from inside our own 22, we...
Myles Byrne
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Nov 16, 2009 6:29 pm
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terrible news http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/1116/fitzgeraldl.html Luke Fitzgerald has been ruled out of Ireland's remaining autumn fixtures and their RBS...
Bad news indeed Peadar. Luke was one of the stars of the GS team. Hopefully he'll recover sooner than the 6 month prediction. Myles ...
Myles Byrne
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Nov 16, 2009 8:56 pm
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No point in rushing him back either. It's a big blow to our chances for next year but it gives Earls a chance to show what he can do (and play in one position...
Best of luck in his recovery, tough injury for the fella. Hopefully people like Tomas O'Leary and Alan Quinlan can offer some advice to him. ... From:...
I thought that this was a particularly impressive achievement. The Croke park team run a very, very tight ship. From the The Irish Times ALL-NIGHT CLEAN UP AT...
Myles, It would have taken a very sharp analysis of the game to notice in the 3rd minute that the Wallaby lineout wasn't going well. I think it's to be...
It would have taken a very sharp analysis of the game to notice in the 3rd minute that the Wallaby lineout wasn't going well. Well it would appear the...
Myles Byrne
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Nov 18, 2009 3:05 am
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Myles, is that you? Or did aliens come down and take you away? ... From: Myles Byrne To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:05 PM ...
Never mind - Donal has taken over your computer and sent out the message under your name! ... From: Myles Byrne To: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
Richard, It's not Donal..........................It's Eddie From: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com [mailto:irishrugby@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Powell ...
Myles Byrne
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Nov 18, 2009 3:55 am
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re the centres, i go along with the argument that Paddy Wallace is the man in form at the minute and should keep the shirt against the Boks... but i do think...
Munster under Kidney used to try to play an expansive game every autumn, only for them to tighten it up when it came to the business end of the season. I...
It's coming close to that time of year when we may be considering what rugby books to buy/ask for and I was thinking that the combined wisdom of this group...
hi michael, i know its not a recent book but trevor brennans (auto)biography is a nice little read.its nothing too strenuous on the brain and he comes across...
Myles, You appeared to be referring specifically to the cause of the first try. Even so, there's nothing wrong with running the ball from inside your own half,...
Donal, I would go so far as to say that England moving Catt to center actually saved their world cup. But bear in mind he had Wilkinson on one side and ...