Ireland vs Barbarians Gloucester, 29 May NO TV, NO STREAMS.

Teferi

Someone should bring a camera to it and give us a feed of it!

irishbucsfan

Hard to really discuss a game between two teams that have never played together before and even harder to get excited about a match you'll never see.

totallegend

Fishooks12 wrote: »

so we're still not actually discussing the actual match, no?

Meh, seems to be little or no point.

bilston

Well here's a discussion point related to the match.

Why is Paddy Wallace there? What's the point?Given the fact that he is 32 and he isn't touring why play him in this game ahead of someone like Nevin Spence (or some other youngster) who is on the bench?

Like most people I find it ironic that Wallace has been dropped from the squad when he's playing the best rugby of his career and tbh I'd actually have him in the starting XV for Ireland never mind the squad but that ship has sailed and if he isn't touring why play him in this game?

wp_rathead

Maybe Kidney finally feeling guilty about ignoring his form the last few years

CatFromHue

bilston wrote: »

Why is Paddy Wallace there? What's the point?Given the fact that he is 32 and he isn't touring why play him in this game ahead of someone like Nevin Spence (or some other youngster) who is on the bench?

Like most people I find it ironic that Wallace has been dropped from the squad when he's playing the best rugby of his career and tbh I'd actually have him in the starting XV for Ireland never mind the squad but that ship has sailed and if he isn't touring why play him in this game?

I'd say it's because of his experience within the Irish system. Spence wouldn't be anywhere near his level but with Murray, ROG, and Wallace you have the bones of a back line that knows the Irish system. This way you'd get a better feel for how some of the other units will function in a test set up. What I mean is I don't see what the coach will learn by playing 15 inexperienced players but if there are a couple if experienced units he'd be in a better position to gauge how a player will perform.

In saying that I'd have him ahead of D'arcy for the first 15.

Juwwi

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Scioch

robbie1977 wrote: »

On betfair forum someone has put up a link for watching the game.

More than likely bullshít, those pop up for every game just redirecting to some dud website for traffic. If its not being televised there wont be any stream.

4PP

Okay got it, its not on TV, is it on any radio station??

Fishooks12

robbie1977 wrote: »

On betfair forum someone has put up a link for watching the game.

heres the link to the betfair forum

http://community.betfair.com/rugby/go/thread/view/94158/29143889/rog-captains-ireland-vs-babas&post_num=10#520194309

It's a dud lads stay well clear

Juwwi

Fishooks12 wrote: »

It's a dud lads stay well clear

Sorry about that.

I've edited my post maybe people who quoted it could edit theirs to stop people clicking on it.

Fishooks12

robbie1977 wrote: »

Sorry about that.

I've edited my post maybe people who quoted it could edit theirs to stop people clicking on it.

ah it's not a direct link anyway, just one to the thread so no harm.

Would have been wishful thinking for a stream !

barbar84

Bit late now but anyone going to the game with a tripod and a camera could have recorded it and uploaded it later tonight. I'd just like to see it. Cannot believe I'm even having to type this in this day and age. I've seen local GAA games live streamed online. Madness.

.ak

Is there twitter updates?

Edit: Apparently there's matchday live updates from the IRFU's site: http://matchdaylive.irishrugby.ie/index.php

Raisins

I looked around for radio or even live text updates and I don't see any chance of either so far. I'll be very surprised if irishtimes.com don't do live updates. They do live updates for everything else under the sun.

Edit: Seems there are updates from IRFU.

.ak

Actually dunno why there's no radio coverage...

Scioch

.ak wrote: »

Actually dunno why there's no radio coverage...

I havent figured out why the game is even being played let alone why nobody is arsed covering it.

ticket sales rumoured to be in the tens

Scudges Da

With the lack of TV coverage. Does this mean there is no TMO available or for that matter, review tapes available to the citing officer?

Tox56

https://twitter.com/irfurugby/status/207537624183869441/photo/1/large

That's the closest I feel we are going to get to seeing the action today

WeeBushy

LordSmeg wrote: »

I havent figured out why the game is even being played let alone why nobody is arsed covering it.

Why don't you think there's no point in it being played?

Scioch

WeeBushy wrote: »

Why don't you think there's no point in it being played?

I didnt say there was no point I just dont understand why its being played in Gloucester with no coverage. I know its game time but so would a game against Connacht which fans could get to and which the IRFU would be able to televise.

.ak

Agreed. The game is worth the ticket price I feel - good opportunity to get some rust off the players before the tour. Absolutely scandalous to not televise/cover it considering the England and Wales games are being televised.

Judgement Day

Given up - have trawled everything for radio coverage and there's not even anything on local Gloucester stations. It really is unreal that the Baa-Baas vs England game got full coverage but not this. :mad:

leonard7

http://matchdaylive.irishrugby.ie/index.php

just the live scores still better than nothing

Most recent update says penalises Loughney for dropping the scrum, Loughney's not in the starting lineup???

Tox56

Combination of matchdaylive feed and IRFU twitter, Chris Henry getting a turnover after Baa Baa's break, and they're dominating possession apparently

8 updates in 11 minutes of rugby...

ugh, 9 BaaBaas try

Tox56

The Baa Baa's team isn't that bad when you look at it..

duckysauce

baldshaw jaysus

Kayless

"O'Gara nearly puts Gilroy over with a cross kick"

sounds like a good match

Gilroy scores!

Tox56

G'wan Gilroy

Tox56

Tox56 wrote: »

The Baa Baa's team isn't that bad when you look at it..

better team than the weekend's anyway!

Tox56

Reference to Gilroy's "dancing feet" on twitter, so must have been a good finish

2 tries on Gilroy's wing so far?

Kayless

Deleted User wrote: »

2 tries on Gilroy's wing so far?

this can't be good

Tox56

I don't know, but it sounds like a great game..

Clegg

Put Gilroy on that plane Deccie.

Edit: Did he just gift a try to the BaaBaas?

a recurring sentence this year

" Good hands from Wallace and Cave."

leonard7

this is where video becomes essential to see if gilroy is struggling defensively

leonard7

O'Mahony sounds like hes made a few good runs

Tox56

Sounds like end to end stuff so far

leonard7

Earls score?

edit : both gilroy and mahony involved in setting it up

DylanJM

Earls in for a try from a POM offload.

Tox56

Correct me if I'm wrong but 11 is left-wing where both tries were scored, and Zebo is 11?

GerM

Deleted User wrote: »

2 tries on Gilroy's wing so far?

Given that Sackey made the first try, it's hard to know where the tries were scored.

Earls try.

Kayless

Gilroys on fire! 12-12

Gilroy making all the yards in attack. Earls gets on the scoreboard.

AGAIN a mistake on matchdaylive / twitter as both O'Mahony and Muldoon are said to have given the final offload.

Game turned pro 17 years ago, and we still have to put up with this amateur hour stuff.

Scioch

Tox56 wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong but 11 is left-wing where both tries were scored, and Zebo is 11?

Commentary means babas left wing though I'd say which would be our right where Gilroy is.