Ireland Team vs Barbarians

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Ireland XV (Team & Replacements v Barbarians, Kingsholm, Gloucester, Tuesday May 29th, 19:35):

15. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
14. Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)*
13. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
12. Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)
11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)*
10. Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1. Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians /Connacht)*
2. Mike Sherry (Garryowen/Munster)*
3. Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster)*
4. Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
5. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
6. John Muldoon (Galwegians/Connacht)
7. Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)
8. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Replacements:
16. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
17. Ronan Loughney (Galwegians/Connacht)*
18. Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19. James Coughlan (Dolphin/Munster)*
20. Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
21. Nevin Spence (Ballynahinch/Ulster)*
22. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

The match won't be televised, which is a real shame.
It's also worth noting that no Leinster players were considered for this game due to having played in the RaboDirect PRO12 final on Sunday.

Titt for tat game!

is ireland getting beat up ??

19-14. 5 tries in 40 minutes. Both sides trying to run the ball from everywhere. Why would anyone want to watch that?

5 tries !!!!!!!

Ping pong in the middle of the pitch as ball bounces back off BaaBaas head and they pick up to run back to our line. Gilroy holds Balshaw up short.

Sounds like Gilroy doing well in defence as well as attack...also did we win a penalty in the scrum on their put in


Bit of a lull here as a few players treated. Scrum to Baabaas in Ireland 22 results in penalty which we run back hard through Murray.

Paddy Wallace gets the turnover- would have have expected to see O'Mahony or Henry coming up with the ball but we'll take what we get!

Loughney is playing?? Who isn't?

OK back again! What have I missed?!

There's a text feed on the IRFU site.

One of the props must have been subbed...?

Is it on TV ?

yep

Cymroglan wrote:Is it on TV ?

Nope rather bizarrely - sounds a great game as well 5 tries in 40 minutes and all attacking rugby.

Sounds like young Gilroy is going well with 1 try and 1 assist .

19-14.

BaaBaas tries from Balshaw, Sackey and Van Zyl. Ireland from Earls and Gilroy. Two conversions each from ROG and Contepomi.

Gilroys name seems to be cropping up a lot; as well as his try, he made the break and offload to set up the Earls score and managed to hold up the ball over the line when Balshaw was nearly in.

Rava wrote:Loughney is playing?? Who isn't?

Seems to have been on from the start Rava. One of the starting props must have pulled out?

can anyone explain why sackey isnt in the running for england???

rodders wrote:

Rava wrote:Loughney is playing?? Who isn't?

Seems to have been on from the start Rava. One of the starting props must have pulled out?

Maybe a typo; Matchday Live has an unchanged starting XV.

Balls, wish I'd gone to this now.

Well someone isn't telling the truth Notch, Loughney dropped the first scrum according to the text feed.

I have to say this is the most exciting game I've never seen .

O'Mahony and Gilroy seem to be getting a lot of mentions.. so has Gilroy definitely got no chance of touring NZ?

Theres one back spot available isn't there?

Yes rodders, one left for a 9; thats between Tomas O'Leary and Paul Marshall.

Ah fer feic sake!

I thought you preferred Zebo to Gilroy anyway rodders?

Hang on Notch, why the flip do we need 3 scrum halves for a 3 game tour?

We've only one full back and if Earls is full back cover then surely theres room for another 3/4?

No I like them both Rory. Zebo has something extra in attack but Gilroy has hit a rich vein of form. I'd like to see Gilroy get a chance as well.

Hmm I can't agree with you that Zebo offers something extra in attack. I haven't seen it myself. He has more pace though.

can't believe this isn't being televised.

Hey don't ask me, I'm not the guy making these calls!

Ideally you'd have three 9s, 10s and 2s. And an extra prop. But given the IRFU have decided to only bring two hookers and outhalves it's odd they want an extra 9 over another specialist 15.

But they've said that slot was being held for Isaac Boss and will be a scrum-half, I'm not speculating.

Thats why he has something extra... he has more pace

Gilroy finished the season stronger I think and has a better workrate and defence as well.

2nd half coming up!

Rory_Gallagher wrote:Hmm I can't agree with you that Zebo offers something extra in attack. I haven't seen it myself. He has more pace though.

Even if he shows it tonight, you ain't gonna see it....

Woohoo! Zebo!

IRFU are a shower of eejits.

Zebo hits back in the contest to be crowned most exciting young winger with a third Ireland try. Ireland back in the lead again.

Better not to speculate Notch. Wouldn't surprise if they took an outside back after all.

MMC wrote:Woohoo! Zebo!

right on queue! right rory you owe me a for that one!

Ahaha well that is one way of completely shutting me up isn't it!

Rory

Live text feed here

http://matchdaylive.irishrugby.ie/index.php

rodders wrote:
I have to say this is the most exciting game I've never seen .

+1

Rava wrote:Better not to speculate Notch. Wouldn't surprise if they took an outside back after all.

Like I said, I'm not speculating.

KiaRose wrote:

rodders wrote:
I have to say this is the most exciting game I've never seen .

+1

I have to agree. Not knowing what is happening is great

See, these BaaBaa matches are great fun. Just a shame you have to be one of 11,000 Gloucester folk to see it.

I wonder how Ryan and Tuooo-short-for-rugby are getting on?

Jeebus this is the best Ireland have played in years and there's no TV cameras!

Too bad that we won't even get to see any highlights of it. Sounds like it's been a great spectacle so far.

Garces penalises us at the ruck again. We make that 10 against us so far. Contepomi finds touch close to our line.

discipline problem?

OK sounds like we're in trouble here......

Notch wrote:

Rava wrote:Better not to speculate Notch. Wouldn't surprise if they took an outside back after all.

Like I said, I'm not speculating.

O'Mahony must be having another great game with ball in hand - the text keeps talking about him bursting through.