Wales and Ireland Two warm up test series Match Thread

[maestegmafia]

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7th SEPTEMBER 2019
KO: 14:00
IRELAND VS WALES
Aviva Stadium

Ireland

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 91 caps
14. Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 15 caps
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 37 caps
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 19 caps
11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 77 caps
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 83 caps
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 73 caps

1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 90 caps
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 119 caps CAPTAIN
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 35 caps
4. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps
5. Jean Kleyn (Munster) 2 caps
6. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 32 caps
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps
8. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 15 caps

Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 69 caps
17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 30 caps
18. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 17 caps
19. Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 47 caps
20. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 22
21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 13 caps
22. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 6 caps
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 23 caps


Wales

Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets); George North (Ospreys), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Josh Adams (Worcester Warriors); Rhys Patchell (Scarlets), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues); Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Tomas Francis (Exeter), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (capt, Ospreys), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Dragons).

Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints), Owen Watkin (Ospreys)

[LondonTiger]

They said before the game that the 10s would get 40 minute each.

Lot of handling mistakes by both sides so far - with Wales very much like a team of second and 3rd choices trying too hard to impress. Perhaps the biggest winners for Wales so far are Moriarty and Wainwright. I know they are not on the pitch but Shingler and Navidi will be really disappointed with their first half.

Ireland's back 3 look threatening in attack, and overall the team (despite the error count) look far more interested in the match than last week's lineup did.

[mikey_dragon]

Maes I deleted the post to get back on track, I don’t want our English chums to feel unwelcome. I was merely suggesting and hoping it doesn’t go the way of previous threads lately...

[Guest]

Aled Davies - rubbish again!

[carpet baboon]

Aled Davies - rubbish again!

He really is piss poor

[maestegmafia]

Aled Davies - rubbish again!

I was really hoping Tomas would be on at nine this half. Nice break.

Lots of subs at half time.

Both props, Patchell too

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Now that is better from Wales

[mikey_dragon]

They subbed 10, why not sub the 9 who isn’t performing (as usual).

[maestegmafia]

Shingles ticket just got bought by the WRU.. what beautiful steal at the lineout

[maestegmafia]

They subbed 10, why not sub the 9 who isn’t performing (as usual).

Wonder how far down the road to recovery Tomas is?

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Looks like the Irish lineout has been found out.

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Not a bad scrummage with a TH playing LH

[Collapse2005]

Looks like the Irish lineout has been found out.

You reckon? No Toner today.

[Guest]

Bye bye Aled.

[tigertattie]

Jake ball

Always gives me a giggle

[RDW]

I really rate Navidi but I've barely noticed he's playing this game. I don't t think he's an international 8!

[RDW]

Jake ball

Always gives me a giggle

Non Scottish posters won't understand that!

[BigGee]

That tackle may have bought Patchell his plane ticket as well

[Collapse2005]

I really rate Navidi but I've barely noticed he's playing this game. I don't t think he's an international 8!

yeah quiet game. hes a great 7

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Looks like the Irish lineout has been found out.

You reckon? No Toner today.

It just seems that if you get a good high jumper at the front, the throwers can't cope. Could be wrong, I hope I am.

[mikey_dragon]

I really rate Navidi but I've barely noticed he's playing this game. I don't t think he's an international 8!

Bit soon to say? His previous start at 8 was MOTM, and I can’t see what he’s done wrong today. He plays there often for Cardiff although he can play 6 and 7 too. I think whatever Schmidt had planned has worked, the back 5 of the Ireland pack in particular.

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Best and Toner coming on

[RDW]

I really rate Navidi but I've barely noticed he's playing this game. I don't t think he's an international 8!

Bit soon to say? His previous start at 8 was MOTM, and I can’t see what he’s done wrong today. He plays there often for Cardiff although he can play 6 and 7 too. I think whatever Schmidt had planned has worked, the back 5 of the Ireland pack in particular.

Yeah maybe a bit harsh, just don't think Wales should rely on him at 8 other than in emergencies. There's a huge step up from Blues to Wales!

[maestegmafia]

Ireland bringing on the big guns to redeem themselves for last week...

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Here comes the cavalry beat me to it Maes

[Guest]

Leon Brown probably just ripped his plane ticket up

[WELL-PAST-IT]

I really rate Navidi but I've barely noticed he's playing this game. I don't t think he's an international 8!

Isn't that what they said about Richard Hill. I thought he has been okay. Nothing spectacular, but doing a lot of the clearing up.

[majesticimperialman]

One thing Wales did want is too lose a man against this Ireland side.

[WELL-PAST-IT]

forward

[No9]

Best in from the side there....

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Was that a deliberate wheel?

[mikey_dragon]

I think it was the wrong call on the scrum there, looked like Ireland TH brought it down. I don’t think Brown was going on tour anyway but it was still a harsh call on him.

[maestegmafia]

Rob Evans taking the time to try and work out how poite is interpreting the scrums... good work.

[No9]

Pen try coming here...

[tigertattie]

Scrum after scrum. I’m starting to fall asleep

[BigGee]

Wales will lose another man soon, they need to put another player in the scrum

[WELL-PAST-IT]

7 against 8 when your already overpowered?

[No9]

Sometimes I hate being right....

[BigGee]

Is he going to bin someone as well?

[WELL-PAST-IT]

No. 9's prediction confirmed

[maestegmafia]

Pen try

Well the referee wasted a hell of a lot of time arsing about waiting to give that...

[Old Man]

Irish tighthead binds illegally every time, his initial bind is on the shoulder, then slides round the shoulder and drives the Welsh loosehead down.

[Collapse2005]

I think it was the wrong call on the scrum there, looked like Ireland TH brought it down. I don’t think Brown was going on tour anyway but it was still a harsh call on him.

why would he do that? Ireland had 8 men in the scrum to wales' 7.

[maestegmafia]

And for the first time twenty minutes wales finally get to have a go with the ball.

[RDW]

Ooft I thought Wales had that.

Surely some 'dark arts' by Ireland to turn that over.

[maestegmafia]

I think it was the wrong call on the scrum there, looked like Ireland TH brought it down. I don’t think Brown was going on tour anyway but it was still a harsh call on him.

why would he do that? Ireland had 8 men in the scrum to wales' 7.

If he did it worked, 7 points and playing vs 14 men. It’s a cynical claim but these things happen.

[Collapse2005]

The ball was on the line there, wales should have gone for it

[No9]

As it stands Ireland go to IRB no 1

[mikey_dragon]

I think it was the wrong call on the scrum there, looked like Ireland TH brought it down. I don’t think Brown was going on tour anyway but it was still a harsh call on him.

why would he do that? Ireland had 8 men in the scrum to wales' 7.

At this point both packs had 8 players.

[Collapse2005]

I think it was the wrong call on the scrum there, looked like Ireland TH brought it down. I don’t think Brown was going on tour anyway but it was still a harsh call on him.

why would he do that? Ireland had 8 men in the scrum to wales' 7.

If he did it worked, 7 points and playing vs 14 men. It’s a cynical claim but these things happen.

All they had to do was drive the Wales scrum back. nothing to be gained from collapsing.

[BigGee]

Wales suddenly come back to life. Probably to much to do though and can't see Ireland rolling over

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