its a very special today to be Irish in Britain today, everyone is stopping me and shaking my hand, the phone has not going with texts and calls offering congratulations
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I have
Sweetnam called up to the Irish training panel. Among others.
He’s already been there before they went to Chicago I believe
Nice if he got a place in squad for Canada match…missing for Maori game Friday night if he was though
Ouch.
Incredible Journalsim here
Leinster’s quarterback was, for his hour-long shift, an artist brushing against perfection: Scorsese in the director’s chair on the set of Raging Bull; Vermeer dappling the canvass to deliver one more Dutch masterpiece; Mozart applying the final clef to another flawless concerto.
His authoritative signature was on the best of Ireland’s work. Whether kicking for goal or position, the soft-hand feed to Rob Kearney for CJ Stander’s try, the defiant defence, he was the commanding officer executing Schmidt’s superior masterplan to perfection.
Johnny might well have had the pips and laces of a five-star general sewn into his uniform.
Kilcoyne and O Donoghue called up as well. That would be some kick in stones for erasmus. Likely POM play v Canada as well and maori would be much better game for him to get bit of practise.
Billy Holland might get a cap as well…munster could be down to barest bones
Alan Quinlan: “Beating the All Blacks is one of country’s greatest ever sporting achievements”
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Interesting to see who plays instead of Murphy against the All Blacks. POM will have 2 more games under his belt by then so I would expect him to be back in the team with Van Der Flier on the bench.
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Jesus for a split second I thought twas Shane Dowling
Jesus I actually forgot about him! You’re probably right although he’ll be back out injured again shortly so better off finding long term alternative.
you are some cunt
not a peep out of you for years about rogbee
then the declaration to the forum that Foleys death “has hit me hard” to being an expert on Rogbee when they win a perceived big game
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POM won’t be a direct replacement for murphy anyways he doesn’t play open-sided
I’d say VDF will start with one of POM and SOB on bench
Yeah I was more thinking of moving Stander across to accommodate POM who I think should definitely be in the team when fit.
Stander doesn’t play open side either
POM is outstanding and could start for Lions…might need to take a watching brief though…possibly not even from the bench…straight shoot out between SOB and POM for bench for me…and SOB plays across all three positions…nice headache to have
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Well Stander doesn’t play 6 either. I think him, POM and Heaslip are the 3 best back rows we have and should be shoehorned in there.