Ireland vs England, Sun 10 Feb 3pm, [MOD WARNING POST 1200]

English Lurker

Funk It wrote: »

Now I might be completely wrong here, but I am quiet surprised that from all of the media I have seen for this match so far, that there hasn't been much on McCarthy lining out against England tomorrow. Now, as a Connacht fan, I have the utmost respect for Macca, but I thought that the media would have went to town on this element in the build up to the game, quiet glad they haven't though.

Good to see that he can just get on with it and focus on the job at hand.

Interview with him in the Sunday Times since you mention it.

Ed The Equalizer

Awesomeness wrote: »

Lads if anyone has good streams later for game can you pm them to me.

Im fighting against the great firewall of China to see this match

Come on Ireland

I'm in the Philippines and my connection was too slow for the streams, but I paid $14.99 for www.setanta-i.com for a month to see the games. They have a low-quality option which is just about ok for my 1MB connection and I managed to watch the game last week with just a few glitches.

danthefan

Taok wrote: »

I'm in the Philippines and my connection was too slow for the streams, but I paid $14.99 for www.setanta-i.com for a month to see the games. They have a low-quality option which is just about ok for my 1MB connection and I managed to watch the game last week with just a few glitches.

Can you re-watch the games afterwards by any chance or do you have to watch live?

Edit - and is it region locked? I'll be in Germany.

Almaviva

Too close to call

'Captains' run yesterday:

Benny Cake

England

Fishooks13 wrote: »

Liammur has since closed his account. It looks like he found his answers!

The prodigal son may yet return.

Its happened before you know

randomname2005

danthefan wrote: »

Can you re-watch the games afterwards by any chance or do you have to watch live?

Edit - and is it region locked? I'll be in Germany.

Setanta-i usually allows games to be rewatched (but that was a while back when I subscribed and licenses might have changed since then) and they are also locked to specific regions.

happyoutscan

England

All i want to say is 'Come on Ireland'!!!

IRISHSPORTSGUY

England

MikeCork2009 wrote: »

I actually prefer that we are "underdogs" anyways

We aren't though. The majority expect the team to beat England today. Tis nicer being favourite anyway.

ScissorPaperRock

Any improvements in the weather forecast for the day?

grenache

England

I want to watch the game on my iPhone while at work. Is the RTE player streaming it and if so can I watch it on said device?

I've tried watching games on it before on firstrowsports.net but it wouldn't work.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Hersheys

ScissorPaperRoc wrote: »

Any improvements in the weather forecast for the day?

In Dublin it's drizzly rain and has been all night. It will make for a wet pitch unfortunately.

Micky Dolenz

grenache wrote: »

I want to watch the game on my iPhone while at work. Is the RTE player streaming it and if so can I watch it on said device?

I've tried watching games on it before on firstrowsports.net but it wouldn't work.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Down load the player app and it should work. Be sure and have your charger and be sure to hook up to wifi. I suspect it would be a killer on data usage.


If the scrum works today and Sexton plays well, I'd be fairly confident of a win. The English won't relish the idea of playing in Dublin.

Fishooks13

England

Anyone lucky enough to have a ticket be sure to make as much noise as possible! Hon Ireland!

Quint2010

England

Hersheys wrote: »

In Dublin it's drizzly rain and has been all night. It will make for a wet pitch unfortunately.

I wouldn't be overly worried about the weather. They say it's a great leveler. I think our game is more suited to the wet than England's. Just think we will revel in it more.

grenache

England

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Down load the player app and it should work. Be sure and have your charger and be sure to hook up to wifi. I suspect it would be a killer on data usage.
.

Yep I have Player app and wifi available. Thanks man.

conormccarthy92

Just found an interesting statistic of Englands attacking performances with and without Tuilagi

http://imgur.com/a/JY8pH#h5Mfwsn

England with Tuilagi - average 26.8 points for, average of 3.1 tries scored
England without Tuilagi - average 16 points for, average of 1 try scored (and those two matches were against Italy and Scotland).

Downlinz

Quint2010 wrote: »

I wouldn't be overly worried about the weather. They say it's a great leveler. I think our game is more suited to the wet than England's. Just think we will revel in it more.

Our game is largely unsuited to the wet, the english game is very suited to it. We don't want a skill leveller because we're the more skillful team, if it turns into a dirty forwards grunty battle then England will triumph, its exactly what they want.

bamboozle

English pack is slower and heavier, soft ground will suit them. I still reckon though messers Healy best and Ross will be intent on making up for last seasons scrummaging horror show. Despite Stephen jones typically bizarre prematch player ratings (Haskell the best back rower on show) if we have a solid scrum, the workload of our second rows and the class of our back rows should see our pack win the game.

On flip side to win we need Darcy on pitch for at least 70 mins, earls cannot mix it physically with tuilagi, Barraitt or 36.

As an aside I'm expecting the ref to follow the unspoken IRB instructions of blowing up for an early engagement at the first scrum.

phog

Here's hoping for another super game, good start to ease the pressure and nerves, hope the crowd can get to Farrell like we did in Thomond Park, get at him and we get st England.

G'wan Ireland

whadafook

grenache wrote: »

I want to watch the game on my iPhone while at work. Is the RTE player streaming it and if so can I watch it on said device?

I've tried watching games on it before on firstrowsports.net but it wouldn't work.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Try Aertv.ie. they have rte works well on pc and mac

JQ25

England

Im in Oz at the moment, does anyone have any idea how many GBs streaming the match would take?

mfceiling

Stephen jones ratings for the players in today's Sunday Times.

Cian Healy 6/10

Joe Marler 7/10

FFS....Healy is one the best if not the best loose heads in the world at the moment. Great hands, solid scrummager and a brilliant ball carrier with a couple of HC medals in his arse pocket.

Marler is eh.....eh....22

Benny Cake

England

mfceiling wrote: »

Stephen jones ratings for the players in today's Sunday Times.

Cian Healy 6/10

Joe Marler 7/10

FFS....Healy is one the best if not the best loose heads in the world at the moment. Great hands, solid scrummager and a brilliant ball carrier with a couple of HC medals in his arse pocket.

Marler is eh.....eh....22

Stephen Jones is a muppet of the highest order. He makes George Hooks views look balanced and well considered.

Pay no heed...

accidentprone1

England

bamboozle wrote: »

English pack is slower and heavier, soft ground will suit them. I still reckon though messers Healy best and Ross will be intent on making up for last seasons scrummaging horror show. Despite Stephen jones typically bizarre prematch player ratings (Haskell the best back rower on show) if we have a solid scrum, the workload of our second rows and the class of our back rows should see our pack win the game.

On flip side to win we need Darcy on pitch for at least 70 mins, earls cannot mix it physically with tuilagi, Barraitt or 36.

As an aside I'm expecting the ref to follow the unspoken IRB instructions of blowing up for an early engagement at the first scrum.

I'm really having a chuckle at the names people are coming up with for Twelvetrees. Looking forward to them getting steadily more ridiculous!

bamboozle

mfceiling wrote: »

Stephen jones ratings for the players in today's Sunday Times.

Cian Healy 6/10

Joe Marler 7/10

FFS....Healy is one the best if not the best loose heads in the world at the moment. Great hands, solid scrummager and a brilliant ball carrier with a couple of HC medals in his arse pocket.

Marler is eh.....eh....22

He has Haskell as the best back rower on show. Jones is a goose. He probably still believes Henson is a better player than bod.

DDC1990

England

accidentprone1 wrote: »

I'm really having a chuckle at the names people are coming up with for Twelvetrees. Looking forward to them getting steadily more ridiculous!

For the duration of the match I will use this picture to represent him:

mfceiling

Benny Cake wrote: »

Stephen Jones is a muppet of the highest order. He makes George Hooks views look balanced and well considered.

Pay no heed...

I don't!!

Just waiting for the "wales could be doing with gavin henson back" article that is surely being penned as we speak!!

Micky Dolenz

Are we there yet, are we there yet?

Are we there now?

Hippo

I've magically been offered a ticket just now, very excited! It's lashed rain here all night and the forecast is poor so unfortunately that'll suit England. Not overly optimistic but I'm certainly looking forward to making some noise!

accidentprone1

England

DDC1990 wrote: »

For the duration of the match I will use this picture to represent him:

I think I'll just list out twelve different varieties of trees and you can guess what my opinion of how he's playing by the ones I pick. Very efficient.

MikeCork2009

England

Downlinz wrote: »

Our game is largely unsuited to the wet, the english game is very suited to it. We don't want a skill leveller because we're the more skillful team, if it turns into a dirty forwards grunty battle then England will triumph, its exactly what they want.

Ah, you overlook one very important factor. It's Irish rain, not English rain. They won't be used to playing in it at all :-P

C'mon Ireland!!!!

wandatowell

Too close to call

Now that is how you start a match thread.


COME ON IRELAND!!!

Happyman42

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Are we there yet, are we there yet?

Are we there now?

I can't eat me lunch, mammy, I'm that nervous!

MikeCork2009

England

Happyman42 wrote: »

I can't eat me lunch, mammy, I'm that nervous!

I am drinking my lunch, find that helps with the nerves

Fishooks13

England

mfceiling wrote: »

Stephen jones ratings for the players in today's Sunday Times.

Cian Healy 6/10

Pin that to Healy's locker.

accidentprone1

England

Fishooks13 wrote: »

Pin that to Healy's locker.

I don't think there'd be much locker left if you did.

awec

I reckon I'm 50% nervous and 50% excited.

[Jackass]

England

Given the turn of events of this six nations, this could be a grand slam decider today.

Italy and Scotland were never going to be in contention, but the continued slide of the Welsh team and the unprecidented collapse of the French side (they've never lost two 6 nations games in a row in professional history) means that already you'd have to say the only two contenders left are England and Ireland, and none of the other teams look capable of beating either of them.

This game is even more massive now, it's up there with Croke Park and GS decider 2003.

gavmcg92

awec wrote: »

I reckon I'm 50% nervous and 50% excited.

Sounds about right. Trying to have the longest lie in as possible just so I don't have as long to wait when I get up.

Fishooks13

England

Swiwi wrote: »

BOD & Amy baby girl...will the legend play? You heard it here first.

Did she give birth? Feck, hope this doesn't mean he'll pull out!

Neil3030

Very concerned this could be a game of aerial ping pong, with Deccie playing it safe against knock-ons in the wet conditions.

"Can't knock it on if you don't have the ball"

/KidneyLogic

MikeCork2009

England

Swiwi wrote: »

BOD & Amy baby girl...will the legend play? You heard it here first.

Ah brilliant news. Hope all are doing well. Hopefully he plays (and I reckon he will) but if not who cares, somethings are more important than rugby.

Neil3030

Swiwi wrote: »

BOD & Amy baby girl...will the legend play? You heard it here first.

Tell them to go back and try again, so.

IRISHSPORTSGUY

England

Ireland by at least 10, sterner tests ahead.

thebaz

mfceiling wrote: »

Stephen jones ratings for the players in today's Sunday Times.

Cian Healy 6/10

Jones hates Irish rugby for some reason -

wp_rathead

England

Fishooks13 wrote: »

Did she give birth? Feck, hope this doesn't mean he'll pull out!

so.. many... jokes..:pac:

MikeCork2009

England

Getting in the mood. Come on Ireland!!!!

rrpc

Fishooks13 wrote: »

Did she give birth? Feck, hope this doesn't mean he'll pull out!

She was at the IFTAs last night, don't think it's true

Ed The Equalizer

randomname2005 wrote: »

Setanta-i usually allows games to be rewatched (but that was a while back when I subscribed and licenses might have changed since then) and they are also locked to specific regions.

Yep they can be watched whenever you like.

Not sure about Germany actually... they definitely do Asia, the US and Australia but I don't see anything for Europe.

SHOVELLER

Looking forward to this despite the weather and being in the open end!

Our fifth win over the sasanach this weekend?:D