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Irish Under-20's 2023

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  • #1352
    Wegians89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,450 ✭✭✭Wegians89


    Harry west ruled out McErlean starts at 15. Gavin onto the bench



  • #1353
    SophieLockhart
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭SophieLockhart


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120800205#Comment_120800205

    Lol. He'll have loads of chances to play Munster/Leinster. u20 WCF is a one-off.



  • #1354
    ulsteru20s
    Registered Users Posts: 2,544 ✭✭✭ulsteru20s


    https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/07/03/greig-oliver-rip/


    This has been such a terrible and tragic week. Jack Oliver’s dad seems to have died in south africa. RIP.



  • #1355
    phog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,377 ✭✭✭✭phog


    Christ, that's tough news for his family and for the squad, some of the squad would have known Tom Tierney too who died suddenly during the year. Must be hard to get your head around that

    RIP



  • #1356
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    Heard the news a few hours ago..

    Awful awful news

    All of the Munster based players in the squad would know him very well.

    This along with the St Michaels/Leinster players who likely would have known the two lads who died in Greece over the weekend as well.

    Terrible for all concerned.



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  • #1357
    IBPhoto
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭IBPhoto


    That will be really tough for that group of men.

    Read the news report from Cape Town. Horrific accident.



  • #1358
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,127 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Very tough for young people. Tournament doesn't seem very important now. RIP to those who have died.



  • #1359
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Horrific news all around this week really.

    Certainly puts sport into perspective.

    Would I be correct in saying any win today puts us through as at least the best second placed team? A TBP win obviously puts us top of the group.



  • #1360
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120802357#Comment_120802357

    Any win puts us through. But a TBP is still not enough to top the pool. We're tied with England on 8 points (for some reason BBC have England down as 7 points which is incorrect, if that's the table you're looking at).

    They have a better PD by 26. So we need to really hammer Fiji by at least 40 to be in with a decent shot. I can't see Australia troubling England too much. If we destroyed them up front, that England pack should absolutely crush them. I think they're going to be down both of their first choice props today (red card for their loosehead against Fiji and injury to the tighthead against us).



  • #1361
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Ah ok, thanks. the table I was looking at was the ultimate rugby one.

    For my shame, I should have known better than to trust it..... I'm off to self flagllate now



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  • #1362
    Buer
    Registered Users Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    I can only assume there's an error with the websites or if the tables are automated as one of the English tries was a penalty try and doesn't come up in some score lines so they're only counting 3 tries in that game instead of the 4 scored.



  • #1363
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    so for clarify then, these are the correct tables:

    Screenshot_22.jpg




  • #1364
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Shehal


    A BP win guarantees our place in the SF and then its just a question of us finish first place (depending on the PD situation with England) and being 2nd seeds or finishing 2nd and being 4th seeds.


    Any win will probably be enough unless Wales get an unlikely win versus France and France get 2 BP's.



  • #1365
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,508 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    What time are the games?



  • #1366
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120802644#Comment_120802644

    Italy v Georgia on now

    Ireland v Fiji 12:30pm

    Australia v England 1pm

    New Zealand v Japan 3pm

    France v Wales 3:30pm

    South Africa v Argentina 6pm



  • #1367
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Georgia looking good to win this.

    25-17 with 10 mins left



  • #1368
    supernova5
    Registered Users Posts: 675 ✭✭✭supernova5


    Italy not playing near as well as they did V south Africa or are Georgia underestimated?



  • #1369
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    Bonus Point for Georgia...they've given themselves a fighting chance of qualification at least



  • #1370
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,859 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    Poor Jack Oliver and all his family. RIP

    Must be tough on these lads to play after all that's happened.



  • #1371
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,859 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    Nice touch from Fiji presenting a jersey before the Cibi



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  • #1372
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    Where are you guys watching the game - I get a "not available in your current location" error on the World Rugby site?



  • #1373
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803281#Comment_120803281

    Virgin media player is what I'm watching it on anyway.


    Good start, think we can really put this Fiji team to the sword



  • #1374
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,508 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    L'équipe TV for me



  • #1375
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Shehal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803267#Comment_120803267

    Would expect nothing less, play with alot of Fijians and they are scary f*ckers on the field but they are the definition of gentlemen off it!



  • #1376
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Shehal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803042#Comment_120803042

    I have actually been quite impressed with Georgia this championship. If we ended up playing them in a SF I probably would back us to win but it wouldn't not be a forgone conclusion by any means.



  • #1377
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,508 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Where's lynch from?



  • #1378
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Shehal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803368#Comment_120803368

    He played for Terenure I believe.



  • #1379
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    Lineout looking a bit shaky.



  • #1380
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,225 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    It's a great carry from Gleeson for the try, but I'm very impressed by the footwork of McErlean and then O'Connell in the preceding phases. They both stepped upon receiving the ball, shifted the point of contact and made it well beyond the gain line. That's something the test side does to great affect.

    https://twitter.com/WorldRugby/status/1676195246185627649?t=HxopBF8lHnlreqy4zJEbXQ&s=09




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  • #1381
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    ireland guilty of trying too hard in this first half. When they keep it simple they are making great inroads.

    gleesons been outstanding yet again



  • #1382
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    gleeson with number 3



  • #1383
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 27,325 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Fiji making ground a bit easily - they have no chance of winning but PD is vital to Ireland so this is annoying.



  • #1384
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    Fiji are better than I expected to be fair. Their 10 looks a decent player.



  • #1385
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    Playing into that sun's fairly tricky. Pepper the Fijian fullback in the second half



  • #1386
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    The Australian scrum appears to be doing a job against England.



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  • #1387
    tindjim1990
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭tindjim1990


    Osbournes defence is absolutely shocking, he just gives up halfway through tackle attempts hes missed 4 tackles by my count on his wing



  • #1388
    ulsteru20s
    Registered Users Posts: 2,544 ✭✭✭ulsteru20s


    I thought he was good in another game defensively but yea not today.

    Gleeson is too good for this level at u19 which is nuts. He seems ready for senior rugby right now and would probably be pretty good.



  • #1389
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803516#Comment_120803516

    I had seen it mentioned as a weakness by others prior to the tournament, and yeah, needs major work.



  • #1390
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    Try Australia...10 to 7 up, game on!!



  • #1391
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    ....and Fiji score, just as I say it



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  • #1392
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 27,325 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803451#Comment_120803451

    🤨

    well...



  • #1393
    tindjim1990
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭tindjim1990


    jaysus, id ring the changes, semi against france is a death sentence



  • #1394
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    at the moment we top the group, second in our group will most likely play france



  • #1395
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    australia 10 - 7 england



  • #1396
    Le Bruise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Le Bruise


    We're making such hard work of this



  • #1397
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Shehal


    All these sloppy mistakes we are making are giving Fiji all the hope they need that they can get something from the game which is going to make our task even more difficult.



  • #1398
    A-Train
    Registered Users Posts: 4,229 ✭✭✭A-Train


    Falling apart now



  • #1399
    tindjim1990
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭tindjim1990


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120803592#Comment_120803592

    the way england are going theyll get 4 tries



  • #1400
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Shehal


    We are now making our challenge alot more difficult which will increase our chances of getting more injuries.



  • #1401
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,863 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    shite, in trouble here.thats two very easy tri for fiji in the firth 8 mins of this half


    ireland need to put boot to ball and pressure fiji lineouts



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