Ireland A's back in action

evilhomer

Just read this today on the BBC i think it's great that they are finally getting back to some A international games.
we need to have this level to bring on the younger players. gives them a chance at a much higher level, that they won't get in the celtic league. and most of the younger lads are not likely to get a run out in the ERC either.

Glad these games are back

uberwolf

yeah in the context of some of teh other chat in this forum, a very positive move.

Nukem

That is fantastic news altogether. That means kinda bad news for the provinces so,they are goin to be badly stretched on t5he selection front but means good news for the old Internationals.

Trojan

I think ubers specifically referring to the Front Row

Nukem

I was reffering to the CL and what will happen to them.Might put them back a year or 2

uberwolf

Trojan wrote:

I think ubers specifically referring to the Front Row

indeed. Leo Cullen deserves some more time at a higher level as well though, develop a genuine 4th choice 2nd row. Find new scrum halves, O'Riardoin (leinster) when he regains his confidence. Some wingers!!!! Gary Brown again of leinster.

Lads who are playing well but need an oppurtunity to step a level but who would represent a significant risk moving them into a settled Irish team in a competitive game if an injury occured

Trojan

Does anyone else think that Cullen needs to gain about 4 stone?

uberwolf

Trojan wrote:

Does anyone else think that Cullen needs to gain about 4 stone?

he and mal are certainly lankier than their munster equivalents

Nukem

Eh guys jump over to www.celtleaguerugby.com all four of them are about 110kg maybe after the 10wk training camp they seem bigger but looking at DOC he was always just a lot stockier than the rest.

GreenHell

Very good. I think that only Ireland France and England are involved in this, so disruption to the CL should be minimum. Its a neccesary evil.

Nukem

MMMMMMMMMMMMMM..................................

Suppose ye are right CL isnt on over the 6nations so we should be ok.
Actually feck that might be a great thing

Wouldnt mind seeing an A game or 2 they were always blood lust affairs to break into the inter side and that means some new players are blooded of sorts on the international seen.Could this knacker Scotland Italyand Wales again :cool:

Sundy

Nukem wrote:

Eh guys jump over to www.celtleaguerugby.com all four of them are about 110kg maybe after the 10wk training camp they seem bigger but looking at DOC he was always just a lot stockier than the rest.

haha dont believe any of it munsterrugby.ie has o'connell and o'callaghan them in at 17st(107kg) and leinster rugby says okelly is 116 kg. someones bluffing or else not updating i think!

evilhomer

O'Kelly is never 116Kg.

Aswell as all the points mentioned above, i think it's a great opertunity to get players fit again, especially for later games in the Six nations.

and of course to give some of the put of favour players a chance to prove what they can do.

besides a new front row, i think we need to develop a new out-half. Humphreys won't be around forever to cover O'Gara and putting a rookie outhalf into the six nations doesn't bear thinking about!