Tblisi Cup. June 2013. "Emerging Ireland"

Swan Curry

irishbucsfan wrote: »

That would be such an interesting team to watch. I'm raging ill miss it.

Interesting that Jordi Murphy is on the bench? There seems to be a bit of a lack of open field carrying ability in that pack which he would have added. 3 seriously good players starting ahead of him though.

Ruddock,Ryan and Diack are all pretty good carriers.Stevenson isn't bad in the loose as well.I don't know what Foley's strengths are though.The thought of Jordi Murphy being unleashed on a tired team gets me pretty excited for this match.

That list shows Keatley as being capped.When did he play for Ireland?

ScissorPaperRock

Swan Curry wrote: »

Ruddock,Ryan and Diack are all pretty good carriers.Stevenson isn't bad in the loose as well.I don't know what Foley's strengths are though.The thought of Jordi Murphy being unleashed on a tired team gets me pretty excited for this match.

That list shows Keatley as being capped.When did he play for Ireland?

Previous tour to US, I think.

bilston

Nice set of backs and a strong back row.

What a great weekend of rugby ahead.

thomond2006

That's a decent looking pack, hopefully they can set the platform.

desertcircus

Is Georgia's missing men list the result of injury? If not, and it's due to clubs putting pressure on, then it's an offensive farce. Georgia are going into this with two Top14 tightheads, a D2 loose, and a few amateurs to make up the front row. Meanwhile they have EIGHT Top14 frontrowers absent; that's scandalous. The IRB needs to get aggressive in dealing with players not being released.

ormond lad

desertcircus wrote: »

Is Georgia's missing men list the result of injury? If not, and it's due to clubs putting pressure on, then it's an offensive farce. Georgia are going into this with two Top14 tightheads, a D2 loose, and a few amateurs to make up the front row. Meanwhile they have EIGHT Top14 frontrowers absent; that's scandalous. The IRB needs to get aggressive in dealing with players not being released.

Georgia have games against Argentina and some players will be playing in that and others are being rested but will be called up for the Tbilisi Cup if required

CIARAN_BOYLE

desertcircus wrote: »

Is Georgia's missing men list the result of injury? If not, and it's due to clubs putting pressure on, then it's an offensive farce. Georgia are going into this with two Top14 tightheads, a D2 loose, and a few amateurs to make up the front row. Meanwhile they have EIGHT Top14 frontrowers absent; that's scandalous. The IRB needs to get aggressive in dealing with players not being released.

I think Georgia are treating it as a development competition like we are. Its a pity some of the top players are out but that is life sometimes.

Fireball07

I think that team looks very exciting... we should definitely do this kind of thing more often.

Georgia have a couple of big players....and a Georgian pack can never be underestimated, but considering most of the Irish players have played Heineken Cup rugby a few times...you'd expect us to win.

irishbucsfan

Swan Curry wrote: »

Ruddock,Ryan and Diack are all pretty good carriers.Stevenson isn't bad in the loose as well.I don't know what Foley's strengths are though.The thought of Jordi Murphy being unleashed on a tired team gets me pretty excited for this match.

Ruddock and Diack are good carriers in the tight, as is Stevenson. But I was thinking more of open field carrying.

Dom Ryan was good at it once upon a time but its hard to know where he's at right now. Hopefully he has a storming summer with no injuries.

croket

Line Up Georgia
1. Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes PR/France)
2. Rezo Belkania (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
3. Levan Chilachava (RC Toulon/France)
4. Vakhtang Maisuradze (SC Albi/France)
5. Kote Mikautadze (RC Toulon/France)
6. Shalva Sutiashvili (RC Massy/France)
7. Vito Kolelishvili (ASM Clermont/France)
8. Giorgi Chkhaidze (Tarbes PR/France)

9. Giorgi Begadze (Batumi/Georgia)
10. Lasha Malaguradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
11. Tamaz Mchedlidze (Stade Montois/France)
12. Merab Sharikadze (Hartpury College/England)
13. Davit Kacharava (Stade Rodez/France)
14. Irakli Machkhaneli (captain/Armazi/Georgia)
15. Beka Tsiklauri (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)

16. Simon Maisuradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
17. Giorgi Tetrashvili (SC Albi/France)
18. Giorgi Nemsadze (Tarbes PR/France)
19. Givi Berishvili (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)
20. Vazha Khutsishvili (Kharebi/Georgia)
21. Lasha Khmaladze (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
22. Tedo Zibzibadze (CA Périgueux/France)

its_phil

croket wrote: »

Line Up Georgia
1. Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes PR/France)
2. Rezo Belkania (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
3. Levan Chilachava (RC Toulon/France)
4. Vakhtang Maisuradze (SC Albi/France)
5. Kote Mikautadze (RC Toulon/France)
6. Shalva Sutiashvili (RC Massy/France)
7. Vito Kolelishvili (ASM Clermont/France)
8. Giorgi Chkhaidze (Tarbes PR/France)

9. Giorgi Begadze (Batumi/Georgia)
10. Lasha Malaguradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
11. Tamaz Mchedlidze (Stade Montois/France)
12. Merab Sharikadze (Hartpury College/England)
13. Davit Kacharava (Stade Rodez/France)
14. Irakli Machkhaneli (captain/Armazi/Georgia)
15. Beka Tsiklauri (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)

16. Simon Maisuradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
17. Giorgi Tetrashvili (SC Albi/France)
18. Giorgi Nemsadze (Tarbes PR/France)
19. Givi Berishvili (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)
20. Vazha Khutsishvili (Kharebi/Georgia)
21. Lasha Khmaladze (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
22. Tedo Zibzibadze (CA Périgueux/France)

I don't think the letters 'Z' and 'V' have ever been used as much in one post on Boards.ie

TheGoldenAges

Who's looking after this team management wise?

ScissorPaperRock

.ak wrote: »

What time (Irish time) is the first game?

ormond lad wrote: »

3pm I think

Times are all over the place

10pm according to The Times http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/emerging-ireland-have-georgia-on-their-minds-1.1419090

4pm according to IRFU http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/29292.php


If the times on the wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IRB_Tbilisi_Cup) are correct, then it should be at 4:00pm, given Georgia are three hours ahead, and it's at 7:00pm local time.

locum-motion

its_phil wrote: »

I don't think the letters 'Z' and 'V' have ever been used as much in one post on Boards.ie

When we played Georgia in a RWC qualifier ('02, perhaps?) the bookies were offering odds on whether Georgia's first score would come from an -adze or a -vili.
(Unlike this team, they were 100% one or the other.)

ScissorPaperRock

Don't know if it's been posted already, but apparently Conway has picked up a calf injury in training and Peter Nelson has been called into the squad.

thebaz

love to see Georgia make the breaktrhrough into the big time - its a fantastic country that has had it tough , and any Georgians I have met are top notch people.

irishbucsfan

TheGoldenAges wrote: »

Who's looking after this team management wise?

Clarke and Costello are.

And did I hear Richie Murphy is there? Or was it McEntee?

ormond lad

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Clarke and Costello are.

And did I hear Richie Murphy is there? Or was it McEntee?

You did. Murphy's also in coaching set up with Clarke and Costello

irishbucsfan

ormond lad wrote: »

You did. Murphy's also in coaching set up with Clarke and Costello

It's interesting. I wonder who of Costello/Murphy are doing what.

OnTheCouch

For those who know more about Georgian rugby than I, is it fair to say that is a Georgian 'B' team?

croket

OnTheCouch wrote: »

For those who know more about Georgian rugby than I, is it fair to say that is a Georgian 'B' team?

Not really...
You're right about forwards :
The 'A' front row is missing (Kakovin [Toulouse] - Bregvadze [Toulouse] - Zirakashvili [Clermont])
The 'B' front row is missing too (Nariashvili [Montpellier] - Natriashvili [Brive] - Kubriashvili [Toulon])
as props Zhvania [Stade Français], Peikrishvili [Castres], Jgenti [Montpellier], lock Datunashvili [Aurillac] and especially back rowers Basilaia [Edinburgh] and Gorgodze [Montpellier].

For the backs, some surprising choices... Malaguradze starts at 10, doesn't started at 10 since feb. 2011
Zibzibadze is the best georgian centre, and he is on the bench...
Also, Tsiklauri starts at 15, that's surprising (only 5 caps, only 1 game started)... full back Kvirikashvili and his 69 caps is not in the team for this game.

JustinDee

Confirmed in PR sent out by IRB just now:

Fanswishing to follow the IRB Tbilisi Cup 2013 will be able to see every pass, kickand try LIVE and FREE via www.irb.com/live/video.html today.

Anaction-packed eafternoon of international Rugby kicks-off with Uruguay v SouthAfrica President's XV at 17:00 local time (14:00 UK) and hosts Georgia vEmerging Ireland at 19:00 local time (16:00 UK). The second and third round ofmatches on June 11 and 16 will also be streamed live.

Theoffering reaffirms the IRB's committment to providing fans with all the actionfrom its raft of competitions taking place in the June window, including theIRB Junior World Championship, IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy and the IRBPacific Nations Cup. Highlights of the Junior World Championship are alsoavailable via the IRB's YouTube offering.
Updates and information from today's matches will also be available viathe @IRBmedia twitter account as Georgia hosts its first senior IRB Fifteensevent at a time when Rugby is at an all-time popularity high in the country

bilston

ScissorPaperRoc wrote: »

Don't know if it's been posted already, but apparently Conway has picked up a calf injury in training and Peter Nelson has been called into the squad.

Hadn't heard that. Disappointing for Conway who finished the season strongly.

Pleased for Nelson though who is a good young player.

Buer

Yup, Conway is back in Ireland as of yesterday.

lurtz

bilston wrote: »

Hadn't heard that. Disappointing for Conway who finished the season strongly.

Pleased for Nelson though who is a good young player.

really dont think much of nelson, I know harsh to judge a 21 year old but he just didnt look up to much at the JWC last year. why they didnt go for Luke O'Dea I dont know

Hype710

O'Dea is injured. Nelson is a very tidy player IMO.

croket

Uruguay - South African President's XV live now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1pAn8q8U_0

Dravokivich

Anyone seen any text commentary on the match? In work so can't watch the stream.

croket

Easy win for SA President's XV 37 to 9 (6 tries scored)

Dravo, if twitter is not locked you can try https://twitter.com/irfurugby or https://twitter.com/IRBMedia

Liveforrugby

Georgia appear to have deployed 15 prop forwards onto the pitch

Grimebox

No english commentary was hoping to listen to it in work

ScissorPaperRock

Yeah pity the stream's not in English

macslash

Lol..John Looney down for Cooney on the subs bench!

croket

georgians #11 and #12 are born 1993

Swan Curry

Hospital pass from Griffin to Kearney there.He even hesitated when he saw the oncoming Georgian player and then threw it anyway.Still,penalty for Ireland from it.

Swan Curry

3-0 to Ireland,Keatley penalty.

Beery Eyed

Looks like there's a strong wind behind the Georgians in this first half, judging by the flags behind the goals when Keatley was taking that kick

the baby bull elephant

Allen looking decent at 12.

Swan Curry

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

Allen looking decent at 12.

He's making good yards for a small enough lad.

aramush

Is this a new Ireland shirt im looking at?

Artful_Badger

aramush wrote: »

Is this a new Ireland shirt im looking at?

Old one most likely. Maybe it is new though.

ScissorPaperRock

Who's the Ireland scrumhalf?

TheKeenMachine

Cronin would have looked very out of place in this team, now that I think about it.

croket

Georgia's defence is hard

Beery Eyed

Michael Heaney, Ulster

Swan Curry

ScissorPaperRoc wrote: »

Who's the Ireland scrumhalf?

Michael Heaney,plays for Ulster.

damianmcr

Micheal Heaney, Ulster player

conf101

Is anyone else not getting live coverage on the IRB stream? I just have an empty pitch

Artful_Badger

conf101 wrote: »

Is anyone else not getting live coverage on the IRB stream? I just have an empty pitch

Working fine for me.

Swan Curry

conf101 wrote: »

Is anyone else not getting live coverage on the IRB stream? I just have an empty pitch

I have a stream but no commentary.Are you sure you're on the coverage for day one?