Ireland

crunchfit says...

What is wrong with Kidney? What goes through his head when he's picking these teams? I just cannot understand some of these choices...

Posted 12:59 03rd June 2012

kennyisgay says...

@ thatllbeme & lametheref... you're both too easy for me I'm looking for bigger fish to hook to sod off. Welcome to paradise ladies from northwest britain... or should that be welcome to hell mwahahahaha !!!!

Posted 22:58 31st May 2012

thatllbeme says...

thatllbeme back as "kennyisgay" trolling as usual, i don't know who your meant to be but you used to be thatllbeme till i took it off you for continual trolling....pathetic, if you want tyour old name back piss off trolling otherwise stick to the name with gay in it as it suits you

Posted 11:18 31st May 2012

pog_mahone says...

For the McCarthy doubters, he has had his best season ever for Connacht, he's the lineout banker, and much more dynamic that O'Connell in the loose. Also a little surprised that Toner isn't getting a run, I rate McCarthy higher in the loose but he's not likely to make the next WC.

Posted 10:31 31st May 2012

GCP_JONES says...

@munster30...

I have to agree with your post, its just does'nt make sense to be dragging player around on this never ending season, the same applies to the SH teams coming in November. Keith Woods is correct.

As I said on previous posts scrap the lions and Baa's Baa's they belong to a bygone era.

Posted 09:29 31st May 2012

blametheref says...

@Munster30

Agree with you about the Lions I'd love to see Ireland withdrawing from these tours, don't think they do us any good at all in the modern game.

@kennyisgay

You should "come out" and admit you omitted the "r" in your name which was obviously meant to be kennyisgray, as your limp comments lack the penetration and colour for these Irish boards...

Posted 08:34 31st May 2012

olearyc5 says...

Can't believe Mike MacCarthy is ahead of Dev,

Great to see Marshall there though.

Posted 02:06 31st May 2012

bcrugby913 says...

didn't craig gilroy score some tries and play awesome against the barbarians? why aint he in the squad? thank god for paul marshall being in there

Posted 23:24 30th May 2012

munster30 says...

this tour in madness!!! give the players a break after a long hard season!!! They will have played 17 international tests aswell as all their provincial games over a 50 week season!!!! Who is looking after the players best interests here? Tired players are much easily injured!!! Keith Wood put forward an excellent proposal that one summer in every 4 should have no rugby to give the players bodies a chance to recover. Wood proposed that the rest year be after a world cup.

I think this makes brilliant sense. Most of these players will get no proper break this year due to pre-season. They'll play all next season and then go on the Lions tour and then play all the season after that!!!

I can't see Ireland progressing at international level with this amount of gametime that will lead to burn out and injuries. We simply dont have the playing population to cope with this timetable!

Unfortunately as long as money and ticket sales dictate affairs I cant see the players been giving any rest. Personally I'd love to see the Irish players withdraw from the Lions tour next year. I know this won't happen. But it is no coincidence that the French have won the Nations every year immediately following the Lions tours!

Posted 23:08 30th May 2012

J_HDK says...

uh-oh... plenty more fodder for BNZs.

Plenty of these players carrying knocks.

I think the best we can hope for is not to have a 15+ score gap. But I don't know how likely that really is.

Posted 16:46 30th May 2012