Wales not playing any more?!
Flano does rankings for the irb.
Thornley, Ward, Pope and the rest of the rugby football writers think all Ireland and Wales players are world class when they stand out in that abomination of a competition, the Heino Cup.
Did not see NZ game. Were they just out of gas, or not bothered or what?
Poor coaching and the inability to sign good imports makes the shrinking number of Welsh players who still ply their trade at home look worse than they really are whereas the excellent coaching the Irish players receive as well as the far superior imports makes them look better than they really are.
It’s a credit to Declan Kidney that he’s managed to keep the Ireland team so competitive when England, Wales and France all have such superior talent at their disposal.
Fuck off you, we battered them. They didn’t have an answer to John Bull once we got going.
You’re kidding me? Including the quarter final defeat in Wellington, by my reckoning, Ireland’s recent ecord is Played 11 Won 3 Drew 1 Lost 7. Its an utter bullsh*t of a seeding system that could have Ireland ranked above Wales. As you said Wales are reigning Grand Slam/European Champions and World Cup semi finalists.
European champions?? What a laugh.
see you in the showers
Fuck off.
A meaningless end of season friendly game for a New Zealand team who are on a booze cruise or " tour" as the rugby heads like to call it around Europe for a few weeks with the buddies from Oz and south africa… John Bull my hole
You’ve misjudged this one badly Michael. What we saw today was a young England team staking an early claim to be genuine World Cup contenders for 2015. This was a keenly contested Test match. There are no friendly matches in rugby union football.
Argentina have beaten France 18-13 at Stade de France.
Ireland Squad - Guinness Series 2017
FORWARDS (21)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) Captain104 caps
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 4 caps
Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 10 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 16 caps
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 70 caps
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 32 caps
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 1 cap
Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 20 caps
Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps
Jack McGrath (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 41 caps
Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 49 caps
Tommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster) 12 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 40 caps
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 2 caps
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 16 caps
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 2 caps
John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 9 caps
CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 15 caps
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 50 caps
James Tracey (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps
Kieran Treadwell (Ballymena/Ulster) 2 caps
BACKS (17)
Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) uncapped
Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster) uncapped
Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Leinster) 4 caps
Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 3 caps
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 62 caps
Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) uncapped
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 29 caps
Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 16 caps
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 76 caps
Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster) 5 caps
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 16 caps
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/UIster) 1 cap
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 57 caps
Johnny Sexton (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 66 caps
Jacob Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 2 caps
Darren Sweetnam (Cork Constitution/Munster) uncapped
ZEBO DROPPED
For Dave Kearney:joy:
Has Kearney started this year? Listening to OTB the other night they daid there is no way he could be considered for Ireland.
Zeebs obviously pussed them off big style
I’d say that dour cunt Schmidt is seething with him. Didn’t bother him too much when he ignored Zebo for most of his time.
It’s only a friendly, mate … no better time to try out lads.
Try out Dave Kearney?!!
I’ve no idea who that is but that’s what friendlies are for, pal.