It was Italy that got the yellow to make it worse. I fully expected Italy to steamroll them upfront and win by 40+ points, couldn’t believe the handicap was only 22. Russia are probably the worst side in the competition
Our second team will absolutely stuff them at the weekend
It’s between them and Namibia.
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Can’t watch it on RTE player outside of Ireland.
[/quote]That would be right unfortunately. Same with the GAA. Rights issues I’m afraid.
Try the French National Broadcaster. Or if you’re in North France and able to get a UK IP address the English Broadcaster (ITV) will probably have it on their site.
ITV have all the games on their web player
Being a son of ulster Larryduff should be able to use this service
Why the fuck would any sane person want to watch Italy and Russia play at rugby?
If you were a family member of the Italian or Russian team?
You do know the backs don’t scrum?
They have taken this very bad. Anyone i have spoke to around Oz or comments on FB etc are all the same. “Aussies are no crack” " Aussies are sore losers" etc.
Do any of them post here? I know NCC is Italian but I think he’d draw the line at this nonsense.
Not sure anyone said they were watching it, maybe CLD, but he’s gone into a betting coma re this tournament of late.
Sure Mr. Totti, an actual Wop, hates rugby, as far as I can tell.
It’s just 2 bets but all matches have an impact.
The bigger issue is that I’m off on sick leave with my knee the next 2 weeks and bored out of my tree.
I know watching Italy Russian does not seem like a solution to that.
Are we calling the Norn Ironers wops now?
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what the Irish team will be for the 2015 WC
Kearney
Bowe
O’Malley
Spence
Earls
Sexton
Murray
Sean O’Brien
Peter O’Mahoney/Rhys Ruddock
Dominic Ryan
Touhy/Ryan/Toner
Nagle
Healy
Strauss
???
The likes of Fitzgerald, Fionn Carr, Felix Jones, Fergus McFadden will all still be there abouts while hopefully the likes of Kearney the younger, Conway, Whitten, Zebo, Barnes can build on their potential. Heaslip won’t be put off the team too easily but Sean O’Brien has the potential to become a phenominal ball carrying number 8, while I think Dominic Ryan looks like he could develop into a top class blind side as well he is only 21! Ferris will still hopefully be involved but hard to see him staying clear of injuries given his human wrecking ball style of rugby
Second row might be a problem. Touhy, Ryan and Toner have all been capped in the last couple of years but all are somewhat unconvincing, Touhy looked a decent second row in the making but his form last years dipped alarmingly. Given that Cullen, Micko, O’Connell and O’Callaghan would be seen as the 4 first choice locks and all are a couple of years the wrong side of thirty it could be a problem positions. Ian Nagle looks like the man who might benefit the most given that there are three aging locks ahead of him at Munster.
Front row, Healy is nailed on at loose head as he is now. Strauss if he declares as it looks like he will is a good bit better than any other hooker in the country at present and is only 26. Cronin, Varley & Sherry should provide good back up. Tight Head - fuck knows where we are going to pull one out of, Mike Ross is 31 and while he should still be playing at 35 there doesn’t seem to be many other options at present. Is Hagan a tighthead or loose head prop?
Not particularly chewy pal.
No problem, chief. although you did get my hopes up when I saw that you had replied to this thread 
Ferris’ knee is pretty much shot at this point, I’ll be happy to see him get through this tournament if the rumours are to be believed.
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No problem, chief. although you did get my hopes up when I saw that you had replied to this thread :([/quote]
Fair enough mate. I’m firmly a “one tournament at a time” man but I certainly wouldn’t be upset if you want to skip ahead to thinking about 2015.
thanks bandage. just have a quiet spell here at work before I finish up for the evening and have a nap before training and said I would throw up my thoughts. Thanks as always for the kind words