Ireland V All Blacks - Teams Announced and Matchday Thread

[clivemcl]

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IRELAND TEAM

15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
11 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) *
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 - Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster) *
4 - Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
5 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
6 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
7 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
17 - Ronan Loughney (Galwegians/Connacht) *
18 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 - Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
22 - Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)


NZ Team

15 Israel Dagg,
14 Zac Guildford,
13 Conrad Smith,
12 Sonny Bill Williams,
11 Julian Savea,
10 Dan Carter,
9 Aaron Smith,
8 Kieran Read,
7 Richie McCaw (capt),
6 Victor Vito,
5 Sam Whitelock,
4 Brodie Retallick,
3 Owen Franks,
2 Andrew Hore,
1 Tony Woodcock.

Reserves: Hika Elliot, Ben Franks, Ali Williams, Adam Thomson, Piri Weepu, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith.

Tour Previews:
http://www.v2journal.com/irelands-summer-tour.html
http://www.v2journal.com/new-zealands-june-tests-preview.html

[pete (buachaill on eirne)]

Sorry lads haven't been on all day so sorry to barge in here.

Just looking at some people guessing or predicting selections. A few of us discussed this last night but it was a few pages ago and many may not have seen it.

GAVIN DUFFY MUST BE IN THE 22 as he is the only one who can cover 15

WE don't have another 15 in the squad so he has to be on the bench. He covers centre and 15. So if a winger goes off injured we bring on Duffy for said winger but Duffy has to go either to centre or 15 so does Kearney go to wing with Duffy at 15? We can't move BOD out to wing. Cave can't play wing. For that reason, McFadden will start 12.

[Notch]

Should Ross play if he is fit.

No! I think Fitzpatrick played well and we would do well to motivate him by rewarding his last game. It would send a good message.

Ross is shaking off an injury and Fitzpatrick also picked up an injury, so it's just a case of who is the fitter of the two.

[Rory_Gallagher]

Munster still have grunt but those guys still have time to put on a bit.

Of course they do, O'Mahony has bulked up a lot in the past year alone. The thing is, the U20 back row atm (all Leinster guys) are bigger than any back row that Munster has fielded this season in senior rugby. I find that a bit strange, why Munster have left it so late to develop their players physically.

[disneychilly]

To be fair you can't go wrong with a fella called Conan.

That sorry ginger Yank on the telly says otherwise

[Thomond]

To be fair you can't go wrong with a fella called Conan.

That sorry ginger Yank on the telly says otherwise

He wrote some great Simpsons episodes! Monorail, Monorail, Monorail......

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