Whom will Ireland have to call up?

Assuming POC is gone and Payne is out for definate who will we call up?

Don't like the thoughts of Touhy coming in. Don't think we has been great from what i have seen of Ulster so far, although that has been limited. For payne you would assume it would be Trimble or Reid. I would go for Trimble and make Earls the starting 13. Not sure where to go with POC's replacement. Touhy or McCarthy? Not great options.

If we look at the worst case who would replace POM and Sexton? For POM Ruddock or Conan i would assume bit for Sexton do you call up Keatley or a 3rd scrum half?

Don't know how to fix my poor spelling in the title. Can someone help me out???

Tuohy has been poor, but he has the advantage of having been in the training camp over the warm-up period as opposed to Dave Foley who hasn't.

Would replace Payne with Trimble, Sexton with McFadden or Keatley, O'Mahony with Conan and O'Connell with Tuohy.

Agree with Trimble, probably a given.

Sexton - the thoughts of Keatley fill me with dread. To be honest don't know how he has been going so far this season but looking back on last season i don't think Munster fans would express much confidence in him. McFadden is a no no. What about McCarty out west of JJ??

Touhy and Foley are much of a muchness. Like Foley more though, but given he has not been with the squad Touhy is the more obvious call, maybe not better though

I would imagine one of the Leinster backrow to replace POM

Has CJ qualified yet?

Don't know, but that's interesting. Would get all the 'anti project players' up in arms. Not something i have a particular problem with but this would be streching it a bit

Ruddock only has a few minutes off the bench last week to his name since coming back from injury doesn't he? Can't imagine he'd have the fitness for Argentina

ME-109 wrote:Has CJ qualified yet?

Apparently CJ has been qualified for Ireland since May 2015. If POM is injured I say feck the moaners and get him on the ferry. We need to rebuild that bench so that we actually have a chance in this WC if we get any further... It won't help us if we bring in replacement players that we don't want to see on the pitch unless we really have to.

Not sure what Schmidt thinks about the Stander issue though.

You can't have 2 subsets of IQ.
Surely it's a binary decision?
If a player is IQ, no matter how they came by that title, and they are the next best player they should be called up.
Whether the process is correct should be a different argument surely?

ME-109 wrote:Has CJ qualified yet?

No. Doesn't qualify until the day before the world cup final.

Sin é wrote:

ME-109 wrote:Has CJ qualified yet?

No. Doesn't qualify until the day before the world cup final.

Sorry! Bit early the morning after I'm afraid! I misread the Wikipedia line:

"In May 2015, Stander, who will qualify for Ireland by residency on the day after the 2015 Rugby World Cup"

Can't see Schmidt picking anyone who wasn't in the extended squad or featured before.

Trimble is an obvious one for Payne but he might go for D'arcy, McFadden or Noel Reid either. It depends how confident he is in Earls and Fitzgerald in midfield, whether he goes for an experienced centre or back 3 player.

Joe might like the idea of D'arcy alongside a less experience 10 if Sexton is out. Keatley would be next in line at 10 I would expect.

Dan Touhy or Foley will come in for O'Connell.

I can also see Robbie Diack, Dom Ryan or Conan coming in if Ruddock isn't fit - possible both if SOB gets a lengthy ban.

rodders wrote:Can't see Schmidt picking anyone who wasn't in the extended squad or featured before.

Trimble is an obvious one for Payne but he might go for D'arcy, McFadden or Noel Reid either. It depends how confident he is in Earls and Fitzgerald in midfield, whether he goes for an experienced centre or back 3 player.

Joe might like the idea of D'arcy alongside a less experience 10 if Sexton is out. Keatley would be next in line at 10 I would expect.

Dan Touhy or Foley will come in for O'Connell.

I can also see Robbie Diack, Dom Ryan or Conan coming in if Ruddock isn't fit - possible both if SOB gets a lengthy ban.

Can you replace someone who gets a ban? I didn't think that was allowed

lostinwales wrote:

rodders wrote:Can't see Schmidt picking anyone who wasn't in the extended squad or featured before.

Trimble is an obvious one for Payne but he might go for D'arcy, McFadden or Noel Reid either. It depends how confident he is in Earls and Fitzgerald in midfield, whether he goes for an experienced centre or back 3 player.

Joe might like the idea of D'arcy alongside a less experience 10 if Sexton is out. Keatley would be next in line at 10 I would expect.

Dan Touhy or Foley will come in for O'Connell.

I can also see Robbie Diack, Dom Ryan or Conan coming in if Ruddock isn't fit - possible both if SOB gets a lengthy ban.

Can you replace someone who gets a ban? I didn't think that was allowed

no, banned players cannot be replaced. however they could choose to replace Payne, POC and POM any way they see fit, including pulling in an extra back rower at the expense of a lock or centre.

What if SOB "pulls a hammy" in training during the week?

Hamgate?

Every time I see Tuohy mentioned here a little bit of wee comes out....

Touhy or Tuohy?

LondonTiger wrote:Touhy or Tuohy?

Ah now I'm in a puddle

There, spelling fixed

Think Ruddock has been called up. Poc and Pom both out of WC.

As a Munsterman, I would be not so sure about calling up Keatley if Sexton was ruled out for the remainder. I would actually feel more confident calling up JJ Hanrahan.

eirebilly wrote:As a Munsterman, ...

Sorry you lost me after that billser ...

eirebilly wrote:As a Munsterman, I would be not so sure about calling up Keatley if Sexton was ruled out for the remainder. I would actually feel more confident calling up JJ Hanrahan.

Please leave our players alone (Saints), we are going to struggle enough this year I think, we need our players fresh, not hobbling around after what is proving to be a very attractional RWC.

So McCarthy comes in for O'Connell. Rumors around that Isaac Boss is on standby too, although not sure if that's for Sexton or Payne.

I'm guessing we may call up an extra back rower if SOB gets a 3 match ban and stick with the outside backs we have.

This is when real coaching happens. Big headaches now trying to get a proper balance of right fitness levels plus leadership on that field for Argentina.

I don't see any real need to call in any outside backs but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JOE WILL YOU JUST CALL ANDY TRIMBLE!!!
I know we need him badly at Ulster but Angry Andrew is what we need in the Irish camp.

JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOE!!! On BENDED KNEE!!!! YA GOTTA!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU JUST GOTTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rodders wrote:So McCarthy comes in for O'Connell. Rumors around that Isaac Boss is on standby too, although not sure if that's for Sexton or Payne.

I'm guessing we may call up an extra back rower if SOB gets a 3 match ban and stick with the outside backs we have.

Providing Earls is fit I think we will call up a backrower for Payne, to cover SOBs ban

geoff999rugby wrote:

rodders wrote:So McCarthy comes in for O'Connell. Rumors around that Isaac Boss is on standby too, although not sure if that's for Sexton or Payne.

I'm guessing we may call up an extra back rower if SOB gets a 3 match ban and stick with the outside backs we have.

Providing Earls is fit I think we will call up a backrower for Payne, to cover SOBs ban

Yes that makes sense - also seen some talk on other channels that Touhy might be called up as well as McCarthy, which presumably means Henderson or Ryan covering the back row.

Wouldn't surprise me - after Ruddock the backrow does fall off a cliff quality wise