... Yup. ... Everybody who wasn't on the trip to Argentina. ... Pretty much everybody who was involved in the 2nd test. Honourable mentions to Duffy and...
Donal, I think you're being a bit generous to Duffy & Reddan. Quinlan was the only stand out irish player that I saw. The pack as a unit functionned...
I thought Reddan was ok, he was quicker at clearing the ball than Boss, ran with it a few times and his kicking out of hand while not outstanding was a lot...
Michael_Halpenny@...
Jun 4, 2007 9:06 am
19850
Paul, I should say that I think Duffy comes out with credit from the tour after not looking terrible when playing out of position in the 2nd test, and (thought...
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/NR/rdonlyres/38A44E64-1CCC-424F-961B-E512C67DBCA0/0/070424CCAppendixERWC07APPOINTMENTSxls.pdf just in case anyone didn't see who...
Hopefully Pearson has been instructed to look at players' feet and not their arses, at least until after the game! Boy, in looking at the whole WC schedule...
Myles Byrne
mbyrne@...
Jun 5, 2007 3:12 pm
19854
Don't you just love June and July. Only the odd Gaelic or Rugby League game, otherwise tennis or cricket. Time to write those letters, clear that...
Brand, John
john.brand@...
Jun 12, 2007 8:58 am
19855
Steve Williams, former Wales / London Irish / Northampton player. Lets see if he can get our pack to play together which Allen Clarke absolutely failed to do....
There's the makings of a decent pack in Ulster. Leinster were disappointing in that they folded under pressure, Ulster just fell away completely after that...
Michael_Halpenny@...
Jun 12, 2007 2:29 pm
19857
irishrugby@yahoogroups.com wrote: Very Quiet regarding T. Brennan around these here parts! ... Find the home of your dreams with eircom net property Sign up...
jockmckenzie@...
Jun 12, 2007 4:33 pm
19858
T. Brennan is a moderated subject I'm afraid [and the only one on the list]. Hostilities broke out the last time he was brought up so discuss him off the email...
A thesis (borne out of discussion with somebody who has a little insight into the situation): McCall is a good coach who got saddled with a fairly useless...
Michael_Halpenny@...
Jun 13, 2007 2:07 pm
19860
To be honest Michael, if there is truth to that then I would be surprised if McCall can survive. If he has in fact lost the dressing room then it is very...
Myles Byrne
mbyrne@...
Jun 13, 2007 2:28 pm
19861
Sound like another coach we all know and 'love' Myles? ... All in all I think he's quite a goodcoach, his weakness has been trying to trash the same XV week in...
Whoops, just want to clarify that I wasn't saying that McCall had lost the dressing room - it was Clarke. I agree that Ulster have some great players coming...
Michael_Halpenny@...
Jun 13, 2007 3:39 pm
19863
Michael, i think you've absolutely hit the nail on the head re the McCall / Clarke situation. To be honest I also happen to think that McCall was given the...
Stu, I think your timescales are out a bit - the loss to LI came in December and not October. Given the wave of optimism that had swept over Ulster since the...
Richard Thompson
RHThompson@...
Jun 14, 2007 10:23 am
19865
Hi Richard yep, you are absolutely right, i was thinking Decemeber but for some reason typed October :-( And your analysis is right too. To be honest it has...
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...
... the World ... with ... 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...
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...
Myles Byrne
mbyrne@...
Jun 15, 2007 11:14 pm
19870
I suppose if you took that logic a step further you could query the wisdom of bringing 3 Hookers and 3 Scrumhalves too. Myles From: irishrugby@yahoogroups.com...
Myles Byrne
mbyrne@...
Jun 15, 2007 11:21 pm
19871
Three locks maybe, but not MOK. If one of the others goes down we'd be in deep kakka, MOK can last 50-60 minutes at most. He was good, sometimes outstanding,...
At least Mal's 60 minutes will be to the required standard. Micko, Hogan or Cullen can't even guarantee us that much. And as Myles says, by the time Mal has to...
Both of you have valid points. There are too many memories of Mal missing vital tackles in the late stages of big games for me to agree with any notion of him...
Mal had one defensive mixup with Horan in Twickenham, and Bryce Williams with a broken arm offering him no cover on the outside against Munster in Lansdowne...
Donal, I wouldn't disagree with you regarding the scrumhalves, it would however be difficult at this juncture when taking into account Eddies past record, to...
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