GCP_JONES says...

JJ Hanrahan should be O'Gara's understudy for Munster next year, a superb player way better than Ian Keatley IMO.

Posted 14:18 20th June 2012

tha_mai says...

have watched a few games - can't say there has been any stand-out NZ player for me, competent team but this year no 'star' that I'd pick to go on to greater things. Still think not sending TJ Perenara was a mistake, he was still age-eligible, but told effectively he didn't have the maturity for ABs.

No idea of his name, but thought one of the Argentine midfielders may have made this list, they've done well in the tournament.

Posted 10:48 20th June 2012

NHsaints says...

Get Hanrahan a full test cap...he's more than good enough and age isn't a problem when you've got the maturity that he has in his game...Ireland need to be doing this with players like hanrahan like england have been doing with other talents (Farrel, Wilkinson and Wade to name but a few).

Posted 08:33 20th June 2012

Tombomb says...

People on this site trying to tell me that jj hanrahan is too young to be considered for the full irish team are morons we need to fast track exceptional talent not wait till there first choice at there province if I were the coach of Ireland I would have brought him to nz along whit ian Henderson,graig gilroy Luke McGrath to experience the international setups. If your good enough your old enough (excuse my grammar writen on phone)

Posted 01:42 20th June 2012

ABlack says...

No kiwis... Oh well they can show the IRB the folly of their nominee slection criteria in the Final.(its not really a "nominee" as such, as the IRB must have just picked the 3 players themselves???).

Is a bit farcical when George Ford won it last year when he wasnt anywhere near the most influential player in the tourney(nor the best)

Posted 20:12 19th June 2012