ireland v connacht

Help!
Does anybody know if this is on tv in the uk??
Or failing that any websites i can access it ?

If it's not on tv I doubt any websites will show it.

Don't know, it is a game they should have played in the sportsground in my opionion.

An Ireland Connacht came could really help promote rugby in the area, with people travelling to see Ireland, then decide to come back as Connacht are in H-cup this year, a missed operatunity to promote rugby in Connacht I feel.

Logistically though, the team is based in Dublin. It's being held there for convenience. It wasn't even going to open to the public initially.

Well, one of the teams are based in Dublin

Athlone, maybe?

Dublin to galway takes two hours
under that if you put the pedal down

You could have the ireland players back in dublin before midnight

The only thing is maybe there was something on in the sportsground that they couldnt

Thanks for letting me know lads..
I agree it should be played in galway to promote the game but there you go....connacht nalways seem to be unfavoured by the irfu.

I presume the france game is on rte and bbc1/bbc2 northern ireland ?

bbc2 NI definately

Standulstermen wrote:bbc2 NI definately

Winner.

15 - Geordan Murphy (Leicester)
14 - Johne Murphy (Young Munster/Munster)
13 - Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
12 - Ian Keatley (Munster)
11 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
10 - Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)
9 - Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster)

1 - Tony Buckley (Sale)
2 - Sean Cronin (Leinster)
3 - John Hayes (Bruff/Munster)
4 - Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 - Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)
6 - Kevin McLaughlin (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
7 - Shane Jennings (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
8 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Leinster)

Replacements:
16 - Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster)
17 - Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)
18 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
19 - Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster)
20 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
21 - Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
22 - Ian Whitten (Ballymena/Ulster)

Looks like McFaddens best chance is if Bowe doesnt make it. Other than that he wont be going

Sholuld be some great backline moves. Keatley, Wallace and McFadden can all act as playmaker.

Nice to see Cave, Jennings and McLaughlin picked. Leamy for the 3rd straight game I just don't understand.

We will learn nothing about this front row in this match.

Keatley at 12, well I know he can play there but I'm not convinced. McFadden on the wing is a big alarm bell when he could have been in in place of Keatley.

Buckley is playing LH to see if there is any point taking him as a both sides prop.

He is the same both sides - crap !

Very real possibility the Bull is on the plane.
McFadden will not be on the plane now.

Trevor Brennan Rugby Tour wrote:Sholuld be some great backline moves. Keatley, Wallace and McFadden can all act as playmaker.

McFadden didnt seem much of a play maker at 13 against Scotland.

Connacht XV to play Ireland Select XV – Thursday 18th August, Donnybrook ko 18.30

1 Dylan Rogers
2 Adrian Flavin
3 Rodney Ah You
4 Michael Swift
5 Mick Kearney
6 John Muldoon (C)
7 Ray Ofisa
8 George Naoupu
9 Paul O’Donohoe
10 Niall O’Connor
11 Brian Tuohy
12 Henry Fa’afili
13 Eoin Griffin
14 Mark McCrea
15 Tiernan O’Halloran


16 Ethienne Reynecke
17 Denis Buckley
18 Johnny O’Connor
19 TJ Anderson
20 Dave Moore
21 Matthew Jarvis
22 James Loxton

geoff998rugby wrote:Buckley is playing LH to see if there is any point taking him as a both sides prop.

He is the same both sides - crap !

Very real possibility the Bull is on the plane.
McFadden will not be on the plane now.

I really think the bull has been handled so he would have had not that many games coming into the world cup, cause we really need him.
I feel sorry for buckley but some ail props would do him