Irish Squad/Ireland XV for Six Nations?

mickyt

Goose81 wrote: »

If you can take the qestion mark out of the thread's title,then we can use this thread to list the squad when its announced in about 25 mins.

No Probs

Goose81

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chupacabra

In fairness i dont think you can have an opinion if all you have seen all season is "highlights", and just a note that BOD came right back on in last weeks game and gave everything he could for a team that was lacking in ambition.

Goose81

chupacabra wrote: »

Dont suppose the press conference will be live on the radio anywhere?

Dont think so.I thought they might stream it live from www.irfu.ie but it doesnt seem like they are.

Serenity Now!

chupacabra wrote: »

Dont suppose the press conference will be live on the radio anywhere?

Its not announced by a press conference. The squad list is sent to the media by email.
When the squad is narrowed down to 22, there'll be a press conference announcement.

thehighground

In no way would I question BOD on his commitment on the pitch and that he gives his all. That can also be problematic - particularly for the captain, because for instance, when he is injured it is hard to get him off the pitch when in fact he is doing no one any favours (himself included) by staying on. That was ok when he was mainly fit, but it is happening a lot more often now.

Its not good for team morale because he wants to play and gets his way. It sends out all the wrong messages to his team mates and won't inspire his replacement with confidence.

Edit: just seen posts above. I thought it was a seminal moment when BOD, rather than use his pace to try and catch the try scorer (intercept pass in the world cup), he decided to have a go at Stringer there and then. That was not the BOD of old - he would have had a go (using his pace) at catching the try scorer.

chupacabra

Serenity Now! wrote: »

Its not announced by a press conference. The squad list is sent to the media by email.
When the squad is narrowed down to 22, there'll be a press conference announcement.

Oh, thanks for clearning that up.

RuggieBear

let me lay my cards on the table...

this needs to get back on topic.

let's have no more "there are problems in the ****ing dressing room" unless you are an irish international/backroom staff and have seen these problems in the ****ing dressing room.

Otherwise it is all hearsay and probably BS.

Twin-go

My Irish XV would be.

15. Murphy/Earls
14. Bowe/Horgan
13. BOD/Trimble
12. Fitzgeald/P. Wallace (Too soon for Darcy)
11. Kearney/Dowling
10. O'Gara/Sexton
9. O'Leary/Reddan
8. Wallace/Heaslip
7. Leamy/Ferris
6. Ferris/Quinlan
5. O'Callaghan/O'Driscoll
4. O'Connell/Ryan
3. Hayes/Ross
2. Flannery/Best
1. Horan/Buckley

Serenity Now!

Squad Announced is...

Ireland Squad, RBS 6 Nations Championship 2009

Backs:
Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
Ian Dowling (Shannon - Munster)*
Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College - Leinster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)*
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne - Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster - Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College - Leinster)
Shane Horgan (Boyne - Leinster)
Robert Kearney (UCD - Leinster)
Geordan Murphy (Leicester)
Brian O'Driscoll (UCD - Leinster)
Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin - Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Wasps)
Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College - Leinster)*
Peter Stringer (Shannon - Munster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena - Ulster)
Paddy Wallace (Ballymena - Ulster)

Forwards:
Rory Best (Banbridge - Ulster)
Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon - Ulster)*
Bob Casey (London Irish)
Tom Court (Ballymena - Ulster)*
Stephen Ferris (Dungannon - Ulster)
Jerry Flannery (Shannon - Munster)
John Hayes (Bruff- Munster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf - Leinster)*
Jamie Heaslip (Naas - Leinster)
Marcus Horan (Shannon - Munster)
Bernard Jackman (Clontarf - Leinster)
Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College - Leinster)
Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Paul O'Connell (Young Munster - Munster)
Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Malcolm O’Kelly (St.Mary’s College - Leinster)
Alan Quinlan (Shannon - Munster)
Mike Ross (Harlequins)*
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon - Munster)
David Wallace (Garryowen - Munster)

A Team Panel
Isaac Boss (Ballymena - Ulster)
Sean Cronin (Buccaneers -Connacht)
Gavin Duffy (Galwegians - Connacht)
Ian Humphreys (Ballymena - Ulster)
Keith Matthews (Buccaneers - Connacht)
John Muldoon (Galwegians - Connacht)
Sean O’Brien (Clontarf - Leinster)
Neil Best (Northampton)
John Andress (Exeter)

N.B. *denotes uncapped player

chupacabra

Twin-go wrote: »

My Irish XV would be.

15. Murphy/Earls
14. Bowe/Horgan
13. BOD/Trimble
12. Fitzgeald/P. Wallace (Too soon for Darcy)
11. Kearney/Dowling
10. O'Gara/Sexton
9. O'Leary/Reddan
8. Wallace/Heaslip
7. Leamy/Ferris
6. Ferris/Quinlan
5. O'Callaghan/O'Driscoll
4. O'Connell/Ryan
3. Hayes/Ross
2. Flannery/Best
1. Horan/Buckley

Im sure there are alot of people on this forum that will pick your team apart, so ill just say nothing.

Goose81

Ireland Squad, RBS 6 Nations Championship 2009

Backs:
Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
Ian Dowling (Shannon - Munster)*
Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College - Leinster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)*
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne - Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster - Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College - Leinster)
Shane Horgan (Boyne - Leinster)
Robert Kearney (UCD - Leinster)
Geordan Murphy (Leicester)
Brian O'Driscoll (UCD - Leinster)
Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin - Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Wasps)
Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College - Leinster)*
Peter Stringer (Shannon - Munster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena - Ulster)
Paddy Wallace (Ballymena - Ulster)

Forwards:
Rory Best (Banbridge - Ulster)
Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon - Ulster)*
Bob Casey (London Irish)
Tom Court (Ballymena - Ulster)*
Stephen Ferris (Dungannon - Ulster)
Jerry Flannery (Shannon - Munster)
John Hayes (Bruff- Munster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf - Leinster)*
Jamie Heaslip (Naas - Leinster)
Marcus Horan (Shannon - Munster)
Bernard Jackman (Clontarf - Leinster)
Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College - Leinster)
Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Paul O'Connell (Young Munster - Munster)
Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution - Munster)
Malcolm O’Kelly (St.Mary’s College - Leinster)
Alan Quinlan (Shannon - Munster)
Mike Ross (Harlequins)*
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon - Munster)
David Wallace (Garryowen - Munster)

A Team Panel
Isaac Boss (Ballymena - Ulster)
Sean Cronin (Buccaneers -Connacht)
Gavin Duffy (Galwegians - Connacht)
Ian Humphreys (Ballymena - Ulster)
Keith Matthews (Buccaneers - Connacht)
John Muldoon (Galwegians - Connacht)
Sean O’Brien (Clontarf - Leinster)
Neil Best (Northampton)
John Andress (Exeter)

N.B. *denotes uncapped player

toomevara

Great to see Casey and Ross in there.

RuggieBear

Kidney has basically picked everyone again....non event of a squad imo

Chucky the tree

That's a ****ing disgraceful squad.

Goose81

A couple of things.

Neil Best is still banned afaik.
Devon Toner's ommision from the A team is criminal.
Jonathan Sexton inclusion is puzzling but Kidney obviously feels he just needs an arm around the shoulder to get him back to where he was,which was better than keatley or Humphries.

Ian Bloody Dowling gets picked for the first team and Johne Murphy doesnt even make the A's
This squad is ****e and I can see the way this team is going cough ..Munster.
I dont even think im gona bother watching these 6 nations.

bamboozle

i can count 15 men over the age of 30 in the squad,

who's john andress?

will be more interesting to see when its down to 22, wonder if Cullen would have made it, and if so ahead of Mal or Casey.
nice to see some connacht recognition

Crash

Sexton getting into the 30 is frankly ridiculuous at the moment.

outwest

that squad is basically saying u play for connacht ur wont play for ireland, keatley should be there a head of sexton, when the last time sexton played for leinster, and played well, i cant remember, happy to see ross ther tho

Chucky the tree

Awful sqaud. It's like EOS version 2.0.

jam_on_toast

thats criminal.

What is sexton doing in there ahead of humphries?

No J. Murphy in either squad.

no toner in either squad.

I'm not gonna judge Kidney till after the 6N but this is not very promising.

RuggieBear

but it's not even the 30 it's thirty ****ing nine

Deedsie

This thread has some very strange opinions. Best for Captain? Seriously. Paul O'Connel is so far ahead of everyone for captaincy its kind of worrying. Back to the woody days.

Its of no real interest till Kidney wittles the squad down to 22. I thought Duffy deserved to be in the first XV squad.

accensi0n

woohoo, Paddy Wallace back-up outhalf.....

Serenity Now!

RuggieBear wrote: »

but it's not even the 30 it's thirty ****ing nine

Here's why:

The squad includes seven uncapped players such as Cian Healy and Ryan Caldwell, with Ulster centre Darren Cave making his first appearance in a senior squad. The panel also includes Leinster’s Gordon D’Arcy who made a welcome return recently to playing following a long term arm injury. Leo Cullen, Tony Buckley, Neil Best and Roger Wilson were not considered for inclusion in the senior squad due to either injury or suspension.

The squad size is designed to allow the national management to work with a greater number of players for the start of the Championship in the important first week of camp. The squad size covers for the fact that the overseas based players will most likely be returning to their clubs on the Wednesday of the first week.

Ireland Coach Declan Kidney said, “We want to continue to develop a panel and bringing in 39 players allows to us to work with the players on this basis. As well as bringing the players through the systems of the team, it allows for the usual knocks the players might pick up. The core group of players who were part of the November squad have maintained their form but it is also pleasing to be able to bring in players who are really developing this season like Darren Cave and Tom Court as well as more established players who have performed well over the last number of weeks”.

A nine man A team panel of players has also been selected by the Ireland Management which includes Ulster’s Ian Humphreys, Leinster backrow Sean O’Brien and Connacht’s Sean Cronin. This panel will be supplemented by players from the senior panel for the A game against the England Saxons on the eve of the France game which is being played in Donnybrook Stadium and will be live on RTE TV. The senior squad for the France game and the squad for the A game will be announced at the end of the first week of camp on Friday, 30th January. Both teams will be announced on Tuesday, the 3rd of February.

Blured

Humphreys in the A panel and Sexton in the main squad is a very strange decision - I cant see the sense in it at all

edit - also with that number of people called up - there was no place for Toner? He's been one of Leinsters best players all season!

Brewster

Blured wrote: »

Humphreys in the A panel and Sexton in the main squad is a very strange decision - I cant see the sense in it at all

edit - also with that number of people called up - there was no place for Toner? He's been one of Leinsters best players all season!

Thats just baffling. Really is. Has Decco actually watched Ian Humphreys??

Serenity Now!

Hey Ruggie, can we merge the two Ireland Squad threads? Its bad enough having to read the same moany old sods once but repeating themselves twice??

Brewster

accensi0n wrote: »

woohoo, Paddy Wallace back-up outhalf.....

Paddy Wallace is a super player, and does not deserve that level of sarcasm to be honest! How Ian Humphreys is not is squad is a joke. He destroyed Munster at Thomond on his own....

sm.org

bamboozle wrote: »

i can count 15 men over the age of 30 in the squad,

who's john andress?

Is he that guy who played on the wing during the last Churchill cup?