Ireland vs Romania, 27 September

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IRELAND v ROMANIA
27 September 2015
KO: 16:45 BST
Wembley Stadium, London
Live on ITV1 (United Kingdom) and TV3 (Republic of Ireland)

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant Referee 1; Romain Poite (France)
Assistant Referee 2; Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Teams

IRELAND



15. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
10. Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
9. Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster)

1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2. Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
3. Nathan White (Connacht)
4. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
6. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
7. Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) captain

Replacements;

16. Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
17. Jack McGrath (St Mary's College/Leinster)
18. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
19. Paul O'Connell (Young Munster)
20. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
21. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon)
23. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)

ROMANIA



15. Catalin Fercu
14. Adrian Apostol
13. Paula Kinikinilau
12. Csaba Gal
11. Ionut Botezatu
10. Michael Wiringi
9. Valentin Calafeteanu

1. Andrei Ursache
2. Andrei Radoi
3. Paulica Ion
4. Valentin Poparlan
5. Ovidiu Tonita
6. Viorel Lucaci
7. Mihai Macovei (c)
8. Daniel Carpo

Replacements

16. Mihaita Lazar
17. Otar Turashvili
18. Alexandru Tarus
19. Johannes van Heerden
20.Stelian Burcea
21. Florin Surugiu
22. Florin Ionita
23. Florin Vlaicu

Head to Head

Played; 8
Ireland Won; 8
Romania Won; 0
Draws; 0

Last 5 Meetings

Ireland 43 - 12 Romania
26th November 2005
Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Ireland 45 - 17 Romania
11th October 2003
Rugby World Cup 2003, Pool A, Match 3
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

Ireland 39 - 8 Romania
7th September 2002
Thomond Park, Limerick

Romania 3 - 37 Ireland
2nd June 2001
Bucharest

Ireland 44 - 14 Romania
15th October 1999
Rugby World Cup 1999, Pool E, Match 27
Lansdowne Road, Dublin

I haven't criticised Henshaw yet because he is new to the position and international rugby and Schmidt (understandably) has been keeping it very simple. At the moment for me, the great thing about Henshaw is his physicality and athleticism with a pretty good attitude. I had the same attitude to Cian Healy when he started playing international - you could see the potential, but god was his scrummaging poor - I think he gave away 4 or 5 penalties once against Italy. Healy came of age at the last world cup.

I will be expecting a lot more from Henshaw in the next 6Ns - but I think his position for the next while will be 12 internationally. I don't think Olding will make it at 12 - talented and all as he is, he isn't robust enough for international rugby - far too many injuries and that is only at club level.

Sin é wrote:I haven't criticised Henshaw yet because he is new to the position and international rugby and Schmidt (understandably) has been keeping it very simple. At the moment for me, the great thing about Henshaw is his physicality and athleticism with a pretty good attitude. I had the same attitude to Cian Healy when he started playing international - you could see the potential, but god was  his scrummaging poor - I think he gave away 4 or 5 penalties once against Italy. Healy came of age at the last world cup.

I will be expecting a lot more from Henshaw in the next 6Ns - but I think his position for the next while will be 12 internationally. I don't think Olding will make it at 12 - talented and all as he is, he isn't robust enough for international rugby - far too many injuries and that is only at club level. does not play for Leinster yet.

Say what?

Ah Guns, great analysis on centre play by Gordon D'Arcy in Irish Times today!

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/gordon-d-arcy-burgess-is-blunder-that-could-bury-england-1.2371821

Sin é wrote:Ah Guns, great analysis on centre play by Gordon D'Arcy in Irish Times today!

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/gordon-d-arcy-burgess-is-blunder-that-could-bury-england-1.2371821

Read it already. It really was bizarre that Lancaster picked a guy who is still learning how to play centre for England after 1 cap in a warm up game.

Seems like Murray rates Payne, and the majority of the 42.ie readership as well judging by the amount of green ticks in the comments.

Face it Payne haterz, yous are plain wrong!

http://www.the42.ie/analysis-jared-payne-ireland-rwc-2015-2359440-Sep2015/

Murray knows his stuff.

Oh God.

*handing out the drool buckets to the fan boys*

Murray Kinsella - next to be seen live on Sky!!! - wrestling a Grizzly as he and the Grizzly basejump off the top of the Eiffel

Excellent article by Murray. Has to be the worlds best rugby analyst, without a shadow of doubt

Now, if only we could get him and Williams in the same room.

Munchkin wrote:Excellent article by Murray. Has to be the worlds best rugby analyst, without a shadow of doubt    

Now, if only we could get him and Williams in the same room.

Murray thinks Fly, Sine, ME and Billser are gobshoites - he said so on a TV3 add break

rodders wrote:

Munchkin wrote:Excellent article by Murray. Has to be the worlds best rugby analyst, without a shadow of doubt    

Now, if only we could get him and Williams in the same room.

Murray thinks Fly, Sine, ME and Billser are gobshoites - he said so on a TV3 add break

In the land of the blind where the one eyed man is king

All that article says is that Jared is good at defence. It also says that his attack isn't great. The only think Murray says differently to me is that Murray says he is a good communicator in defence - so if he says he is, he must be.

rodders wrote:

Munchkin wrote:Excellent article by Murray. Has to be the worlds best rugby analyst, without a shadow of doubt    

Now, if only we could get him and Williams in the same room.

Murray thinks Fly, Sine, me and Billser are gobshoites - he said so on a TV3 add break

We know you are a gobshoite - just like the rest of us

Grammer isn't great though!

Sin é wrote:

rodders wrote:

Munchkin wrote:Excellent article by Murray. Has to be the worlds best rugby analyst, without a shadow of doubt    

Now, if only we could get him and Williams in the same room.

Murray thinks Fly, Sine, me and Billser are gobshoites - he said so on a TV3 add break

We know you are a gobshoite - just like the rest of us

Grammer isn't great though!

!

Sin é wrote:All that article says is that Jared is good at defence. It also says that his attack isn't great. The only think Murray says differently to me is that Murray says he is a good communicator in defence - so if he says he is, he must be.

Where does it say his attack isn't great? It focuses on his defence, as it should, but not defence alone. There are plenty of examples of him running with ball in hand. It is also mentioned in that article that Payne is sticking to a game plan. A game plan that will limit his attacking opportunities.

Munchkin wrote:

Sin é wrote:All that article says is that Jared is good at defence. It also says that his attack isn't great. The only think Murray says differently to me is that Murray says he is a good communicator in defence - so if he says he is, he must be.

Where does it say his attack isn't great? It focuses on his defence, as it should, but not defence alone. There are plenty of examples of him running with ball in hand. It is also mentioned in that article that Payne is sticking to a game plan. A game plan that revolves around his limited attacking abilities.

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eirebilly wrote:

Munchkin wrote:

Sin é wrote:All that article says is that Jared is good at defence. It also says that his attack isn't great. The only think Murray says differently to me is that Murray says he is a good communicator in defence - so if he says he is, he must be.

Where does it say his attack isn't great? It focuses on his defence, as it should, but not defence alone. There are plenty of examples of him running with ball in hand. It is also mentioned in that article that Payne is sticking to a game plan. A game plan that revolves around his limited attacking abilities.

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Ha! I think that's how Sin é must be reading it as well. Better to stick to what is actually said, methinks

eirebilly wrote:

Munchkin wrote:

Sin é wrote:All that article says is that Jared is good at defence. It also says that his attack isn't great. The only think Murray says differently to me is that Murray says he is a good communicator in defence - so if he says he is, he must be.

Where does it say his attack isn't great? It focuses on his defence, as it should, but not defence alone. There are plenty of examples of him running with ball in hand. It is also mentioned in that article that Payne is sticking to a game plan. A game plan that revolves around his limited attacking abilities.

Fixed that for you free of charge

All players have limits to their attacking abilities - some more so than others, as a Munster man you must know that Billser .

Aaahhh rodders, can you not see that its the Munster boys doing all the attacking for Ireland

Quit squabbling like a bunch of old chickens..

Get over to the Italian thread. Yous are putting us to shame. Making us look................... arrogant........... in not even having the courtesy to talk about our next opponents!

Joe demands you get over there now and close this thread down.