Kleyn hasnât even an artifact of form since he stood on the hallowed debt-ridden turf of Thomond Park.
Theyâd be better starting the emernator than kleyn.
She doesnât even need to look at the screen to beat a few concussion merchants.
Sexton back out. For the love of god.
Conan is another buffer
Ireland probably heading into a World Cup for the first time where the scrum is an attacking weapon. Before inside the 22 weâd have to go for line outs to secure the ball. As Jamie heaslip points out the scrum is a much better option as it ties more players into a smaller area. Very good stuff from Ireland so far.
Aviva rises as one for Rory best. Lovely moment.
Whatâs the score? All those rugby haters who have the time to watch rugby on a Saturday afternoon to keep the forum updated and they keep forgetting to put up the score.
14-10 to Ireland. As I expected Ireland putting in a much improved performance.
14 - 10 ahead thanks to a furlong major
There is a great geographical spread to this Irish team
Josh VDF having a stormer
Ireland were doing the heavy training in very warm weather in Portugal up til two days before the England game. Only a fool would make judgements based on that. Murray and besty played well.
Try Ireland. 19-10 conversion to come.
Fortunate one
who are they playing?
Wales.
This looks like a charity match both teams minding themselves. Probably lost our best player as a result of this game.
was that not last week?
15 lads who couldnât give a shit
Henderson and Kilcoyne really showing up well. Ireland coming to the boil lovely.