I note Stephen Jones of The Sunday Times, selected Rob Kearney at full back on his Lions team.
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I see people rating O’Brien as good in 6N’s. Average at best in last 2 games IMO.
He wasn’t at his best for sure. On form though and he’s in a different class.
Saturday was his best game for Ireland in 3 years and he knocked the ball on 3 times.
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Sean O Brien, like Ferris before him was used as a battering ram until he outlived his usefulness. The clock is ticking, 2 years at best.
All Blacks 11/10 to win all three tests. Free money.
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I was over there for the last tour and felt before the first test that the Lions had a good chance but they were blown away. This is a better NZ team and a weaker group of Lions. I’d love to be heading out there again, rugby is bearable in the company of Kiwis, the country (normally sedate) comes alive for those tests.
This day 2 weeks the big announcement .
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Dunno how they’ll go, but Gatland has the players to make a fist of it.
A far better pool of players than what was available in 2005.
Too shit of a coach
You’d think so alright.
He has access to some outstanding players though.
Stuart “Barnesy” Barnes referenced Chris Ashton as a possible “Bolter”.
Wonder will Gatty give it consideration
He does. The 05 squad was utter shit as you mentioned.
Is it fair to say that with lads getting injured between tour starting and ending approximately 45 players will have been on lions tour?..that’s out of 4 teams - ireland,england,scotland, wales…15 on a team …so basically 15 starting players don’t make the squad?
Had a look there at the wasps match.
For a lad who has played a handful of big games, carbery is like the second coming of Gibson.
The king used to say if he touched a ball twice in a move, his team scored. Three times and he scored. Carbery put me in mind of that setting up conan for the try.
If schmidt was coach, he’d nearly travel.
Yeah. Sensational talent. Load of Cork lads play up in clontarf and I’d been told he was several notches above AlL so was keeping a good eye on him when he came through at start of season. Definitely full back is his better position for now keep him out of heavy traffic. I am looking forward to seeing him being put under lot of pressure by a top class backline see how he gets on.
He is top tryscorer in pro12 even after missing 10 weeks or so through injury
40 maybe will tour and probably 90 different players would have started a 6 n game. But yeah anyone decent has fair shout of going. But of Irish players realistically Heaslip, D Ryan, Toner,Jackson Payne ringrose Zebo earls Kearney scannell marmion etc would all have started games and probably won’t go. They are all decent players some well above average quality
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The last thing Carberry wants is a trip on the Lions. Nearly destroyed Earls
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Agreed. He has no chance of going anyhow.
Gerry Thornley has published what his touring party would be, in today’s paper of record.
Gerry had selected 4 Irish players in his back row selection.