RWC'15 Pool D: Ireland vs Italy, RWC. KO Sunday 4:45PM TV3/ITV1

stadedublinois · 04-10-2015 5:44pm

chupacabra wrote: »

Actually their second rows have been excellent in coming through the middle and getting hands on the ball. Its resulting in Ross panicking and trying to shield the ball which cuts it off from Murray. Both Italian second rows have been rampant at it.

Yeah, thought the last one could have gone against Italy (would need to see it again) but one of the earlier ones was great play by the Italian second row

Irish_rat · 04-10-2015 5:44pm

Need to improve big time at the breakdown.

.ak · 04-10-2015 5:47pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

SOB has been anonymous. He is in poor form. Our play is very familiar lacking pace and guile in the backline. POC gets a lot of praise for being a top player. For me he plays too many mediocre games. Look at Parisse today...out for weeks and he is making a big contribution.

Sob's been very good. His carrying is 2nd to none.

Irish_rat · 04-10-2015 5:47pm

Parisse is a god though. We talk about SOB, POM and Heaslip, hes killing them.

dublinman1990 · 04-10-2015 5:49pm

Ireland have been very lucky to be four points ahead in a dreadful game of rugby.

They drastically need to improve their 2nd half performance by building on their positives on Earls, SOB, Henderson, POM & Henshaw.

A-Train · 04-10-2015 5:49pm

That was poor by Bowe

SlickRic · 04-10-2015 5:49pm

Too many errors at the breakdown.

It's not on.

A-Train · 04-10-2015 5:49pm

Good turn over by POC

Celly Smunt · 04-10-2015 5:50pm

A-Train wrote: »

That was poor by Bowe

That's a line that is popping up far too often over the past while for my liking

WarZ · 04-10-2015 5:50pm

Murray playing awful, Sexton is bad, Best is bad, Ross is bad.

Peter O'Mahony is completely anonymous. He's been anonymous for a long time now and questions must be asked about putting Henderson in his strongest position and starting Toner at second row. How long can O'Mahony start on reputation??

I'll add Paul O'Connell to that list but then he's in the same bracket as Murray and Sexton in that you'd back him for form.

I would honestly question the likes of Peter O'Mahonys, Rory Bests and Bowes places in the team.

On the bright side Earls is looking brilliant and Henshaw doing well.