Ireland v Samoa 5.45pm

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At that good man Gibbo's request and because the other thread was humongous !

COME ON IRELAND!!!!


Live on rte 2 and bbc NI. Hopefully that means rte won't scramble the signal. Have it on record there just incase.

Saint
Ging to try and avoid the Wales score and pick it up on iplayer later

Nice try Ferg...not liking the cellotape look though, love. Wear a hat for the ears.

Good kick Wee Paddy!

Jacksons brought his kicking boots anyway.

Man Paddy J. You did good tonight lad. Really.

I dont give a flyin phhok what people think, but Reddser really sets this Leinster Irish side alight.

Clane masterclass!!

Ireland so accurate. So clinical. So different to the last few years.

Good grief it's all the Leinster lads! Baby Chilli in with his second.

Lovely. McFadden is the type of fella ya could tell to go and sit in a dark room for 3 days and he'd do it without asking why. He's a Trojan.

Love the Murray Reddan combo. SOB just continues what he's doing.

Feicin Shiite Paddy! Not good enough!

Leinster! Leinster! Leinster!

Sorry lads. Actually, Im not phhokkin sorry. This is Joe all over lads.

Ireland really turning on the gas now....and the ref bows up.

FT 40-9

Well done lads.

How raging must D'arcy have been not getting that last pass! anyone see that?

Just shows what you can achieve when you get selection right.

Heaslip such a sh1t captain!!

clivemcl wrote:How raging must D'arcy have been not getting that last pass! anyone see that?

Hah he was so peed off looking!

Jack McGrath man of the match well done. I would actually highlight Rory Best as the best forward in that second half but delighted for McGrath.

McGrath MOTM fair enuf. He done good.

Ireland and Joe get off to a great start.

Believe.

McGrath, Best, POm, Paddy and Ferg. Great debuts for a few of the lads. Reddan quickened the pace but he can be very sloppy.

McGrath MOTM, Kearney jnr 2 tries both on their debut.

Love the fact Joe is not at all satisfied. The perfectionist.

Yeah too true. Kinda expect him to have his top button closed. Such a rugby nerd.

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Love the fact Joe is not at all satisfied. The perfectionist.

Exactly. Coaches and players would be patting themselves on the back normally after an Ireland win like this, I like that Schmidt will continue to push us to improve.

Schmidt says.

Untidy. Ball security wasn't great. Samoans weren't full strength. The accuracy we wanted wasn't there. We need a reality check.

Cheer up Joe.

The Boss wrote:Lovely. McFadden is the type of fella ya could tell to go and sit in a dark room for 3 days and he'd do it without asking why. He's a Trojan.

Thats fair enuf Boss, but can I ask you to tell him that? I wouldn't. Thats why Im still alive.

He's a great rugby player. Showed up Bowe tonight. Did Bowe actually play tonight btw? Bowe and Earls numbers are up with Ireland, unless they find their past form.  Zebo, Fitzy, Kearney, Mcfadden (interim), Gilroy et al, are waiting in and on the wings.

The regs need to prove themselves again.  No more cushy seats lads. Joe is in the house.  Grand.

Feckless Rogue wrote:Schmidt says.

Untidy. Ball security wasn't great. Samoans weren't full strength. The accuracy we wanted wasn't there. We need a reality check.

Cheer up Joe.

Bring back Kidney!  

Kidney was great craic.

Just to hear an eloquent and intelligent interview, from an Irish coach. That was so reassuring. That and the result. But mostly the performance from the relative newbies.

That made me believe more than ever.

Phhokit. Me cup is fuller.

Bring on the Aussies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaHMG_SvUkw

I think next week there'll be five changes- Healy for McGrath, O'Connell for Toner, O'Brien for Henry, Sexton for Jackson and Marshall for D'Arcy.

Notch wrote:I think next week there'll be five changes- Healy for McGrath, O'Connell for Toner, O'Brien for Henry, Sexton for Jackson and Marshall for D'Arcy.

Those are the changes I see happening as well.  It will be deeply disappointing if Tuohy doesn't feature at all this autumn though.

It would be a bit, although I thought Toner was good today. Just don't see Toner/POC as a combo. McCarthy was pretty pedestrian when he was on the pitch.

Didn't see the game but that looks like a very impressive result for Ireland.

What a difference a coach makes?

Well done!

Notch wrote:I think next week there'll be five changes- Healy for McGrath, O'Connell for Toner, O'Brien for Henry, Sexton for Jackson and Marshall for D'Arcy.

Not quite sure about that one to be honest. Should be. But after today's performance, Id bring D Kearney in and put someone else there. And you know who.

He was excellent today. Spent most of his time over-shadowing Darcy.

It's coming.

Gibson wrote:

Notch wrote:I think next week there'll be five changes- Healy for McGrath, O'Connell for Toner, O'Brien for Henry, Sexton for Jackson and Marshall for D'Arcy.

Not quite sure about that one to be honest. Should be.

It's the missing link.

  

Oh my goodness me. Gibbo you are the Patron Saint of lost causes!

Gibson wrote:

The Boss wrote:Lovely. McFadden is the type of fella ya could tell to go and sit in a dark room for 3 days and he'd do it without asking why. He's a Trojan.

Thats fair enuf Boss, but can I ask you to tell him that? I wouldn't. Thats why Im still alive.

He's a great rugby player. Showed up Bowe tonight. Did Bowe actually play tonight btw? Bowe and Earls numbers are up with Ireland, unless they find their past form.  Zebo, Fitzy, Kearney, Mcfadden (interim), Gilroy et al,  are waiting in and on the wings.

The regs need to prove themselves again.  No more cushy seats lads. Joe is in the house.  Grand.

Aye Gibbo that's what I mean. He's pure commitment. He'd run through walls and swim through Shoite if it was needed.

Bowe had a quiet game but he's nailed on at 14.

Notch wrote:  

Oh my goodness me. Gibbo you are the Patron Saint of lost causes!

Best and most effective player on the pitch Notch?

I'll take that loser son.

Schmidt wont drop him now.

McFadden was pretty good, but I thought Jackson, McGrath, POM and Best were the standouts.

Henry was playing very well until he went off.

Rory_Gallagher wrote:McFadden was pretty good, but I thought Jackson, McGrath, POM and Best were the standouts.

Henry was playing very well until he went off.

Seconded. POM was immense.

Gibson wrote:

Notch wrote:  

Oh my goodness me. Gibbo you are the Patron Saint of lost causes!

Best and most effective player on the pitch Notch?

I'll take that son.

But you want to move him out of position?

He's the type of player that seeks out the ball and thrives in space, the wing is where he should stay.

POM and SOB make up the back row.  The other spot is up for grabs in my opinion.

It will be Heaslip though. I can't see him being dropped.

According to McGrath in his interview, Schmidt said at half time for the boys to keep grinding Samoa down as they were, as they will wear out around 60 minutes and then the game will open up. Which is exactly what happened.

What a clever man.

The Boss wrote:It will be Heaslip though. I can't see him being dropped.

I know.

Ya could tell Jack hadn't had too many interviews before ha

Delighted with that. 3rd gear really and put 40 points on a team ranked above us. 

I think the 2nd row pair will change (although toner was very good IMO) and it is seriously time to give Luke the run at 12. While the game was a contest D'arce was mediocre. Did really well at the end. Best, POM and McGrath the standouts. My team for next week

Healy, Best, Ross, POC, Tuohy, McLaughlin, SOB, Heaslip, Murray, sexton, McFadden, Marshall, BOD, Bowe, Kearney

Cronin, McGrath, Fitz, Toner, POM, Reddan, Madigan, Earls

Standulstermen wrote:Delighted with that. 3rd gear really and put 40 points on a team ranked above us. 

I think the 2nd row pair will change (although toner was very good IMO) and it is seriously time to give Luke the run at 12. While the game was a contest D'arce was mediocre. Did really well at the end. Best, POM and McGrath the standouts. My team for next week

Healy, Best, Ross, POC, Tuohy, McLaughlin, SOB, Heaslip, Murray, sexton, McFadden, Marshall, BOD, Bowe, Kearney

Cronin, McGrath, Fitz, Toner, POM, Reddan, Madigan, Earls

More progression even. I'm all for it.

But if I were Joe, Id drop Bowe for Oz.

Let the man in form in. D. Kearney.

POM has only done what he has been doing all year and before..team for next week will just have the more senior players with some tweaking in the backs

Schmidt critical of the performance!   Individual errors were costly but Ireland were very efficient when they got into the Samoan 22 and looked more cohesive for the first time in a long time. Australia will be a different kettle of fish but its a great start for Schmidt.

POM was magnificent.

Thats the kind of geezer who defines what we are as a race.

Beligerent, skilful and unrelenting.

Just like my mate SIN E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0if87pp8m8

One of his better games alright. (POM) Dont think he should start every match though. Not indespensible. Rotation is going to be key.

Wouldn't have much of an issue with Kearney Jr coming in but I don't necessarily think it will happen.

POM played for Ireland like he does for Munster. Under Kidney bar the French game he was a show pony doing a poor mans Tom Croft impression (which is really saying something). When he actually plays as a forward and not a wannabe back he can be tremendous and he was today. I thought he was lazy. Turns out it's just another example of Kidney not really having a clue. A backrow of POM, SOB and TOD/Henry could be the answer lads. What a difference a coach who wants to play rugby can be.