Guys, please! Letâs not have this seep into the camp
What would be? Sending injured players home?
Earls isnât injured afaik.
He had an injury the past few weeks.
He wasnât warming on Saturday with henshaw.
Argentina beat Australia with a last minute try in a game I saw a bit of this year. They also beat New Zealand last summer (2022) if my memory serves me correctly. Theyâre winning matches.
They arenât doing too badly yet but this is a weak team they have now.
Iâd put a lot of it down to being in the rugby championship.
Theyâve been brutal in their European tours too.
They will benefit very little from it imo.
Mind games
Officially he had something.
Some messing with Schmidtâs planning? Regardless Iâd be surprised if Earls started myself.
Seriou statement of intent. Youâd never have seen that cunt Schmidt take such a ballsy move.
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Ireland taking a leaf out of the John Kiely book here (may have mixed up metaphors there, leaf, book? I dunno) and getting it out there early who is and isnât fit
Thought they werenât allowed leave the country for duration of comp
That didnât stop McCloskey heading home
Why would they? I can get not allowing extra lads over but why returning home?
I think McCloskey went home last week for the birth of his child.
He did
they were talking about it on second capts or somewhere âŠwould the Irish players go home for a few days to family etc during their extended break .apparently need to be available for doping tests, media etc etc under comp rulesâŠbut I know no more than that
Whoâll go on the wings if Lowe, Hansen and Earls are all injured? Jimmy Oâ Brien and maybe Stockdale being drafted in? Stockdale starting would drive lads mad on TFK. How has Andrew Conway been playing recently? Maybe Robert Baloucone or is he still injured?
Long term injured
Iâd guess they would play ringrose on wing before StockdaleâŠor kilcoyne even 
Bit more on it here but still vague enough
Schmidt would have Dave Kearney drafted in already. Itâs a pity a lad like Adam Byrne never kicked on. Suppose thereâs Calvin Nash from Munster too.
Byrne is retired now
Nash more likely than Stockdale Iâd hope