Connacht V Ireland V Stormers

Ireland have added two extra warm up matches, one against Stormers (away) and another against Connacht (UCD)

Interesting the Connacht one. Kinda like the days of "Possibles" V "Probables", except this time it's "Probables" V "Don't kid yourselves"



http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/world-cup/south-africa-game-plan-for-kearney-2654263.html

Quite an odd decision by Ireland to play their own provinces but may pay dividends adding extra warm up games.

The stormers game could be as disasterous as the Bayonne game the last time.

Awesome! The game against Connacht is at UCD the night before the France match, which I'm going down for. I'll go to both games!

The Stormers game will just be for guys who are getting fit again. So pick Kearney, Ferris, Flannery and 12 'bolters'. The like of McFadden, Spence and Murray.

Greybeard, having read your link, you seem to have got the wrong end of the stick regarding the Stormers. The plan seems to be for Kearney to go out there and PLAY for the Stormers not to play for Ireland in a warm-up game against them.

This makes it more clear;

http://www.planetrugby.co.uk/story/0,25883,3824_6945447,00.html

Notch wrote:Awesome! The game against Connacht is at UCD the night before the France match, which I'm going down for. I'll go to both games!

Unreal. Me too. Brilliant stuff. Think its madness playing the Stormers/Western Province in what will be a very tough encounter.

6 Warm Up games is some real preparation though.

Stag - is Notch not right - they aren't playing the Stormers - merely trying to get Chilli some game time?

Taken from your link
Ireland Schedule

Aug 6: v Scotland (a)

Aug 13: v France (a)

Aug 19: v Connacht, UCD Bowl

Aug 20: v France (h)

Aug 27: v England (h)

Yeah, sorry, my fault. I misread the original (or rather scanned it).

There is no Ireland V Stormers game.

But now, according to Leinster, the whole Kearney to Stormers idea is new to them...


http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/kearney-and-leinster-know-nothing-about-irfus-south-africa-plans-2656546.html



... but the IRFU still think it's a good idea....

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0525/1224297716246.html


Sorry for the confusion, but it looks like I'm not the only one!