Babbling 'brook

Danthefan wrote:Unless someone has a very poor game we'll see the same team against NZ.

fitness permitting

Those old fashioned ice packs that have become tricky enough to find. Doing the job now.

Out of interest if you think Cullen will start against Samoa - who do you see starting against NZ presuming all fit - can't see MOD getting teh two big games and Cullen will probably be picked before Toner in a game like that? I wouldn't be surprised to see MO'D starting against NZ. I think it'll c...

Leinster would have had to sign someone, probably a foreign player anyway, if Strauss hadn't arrived. At the time there was a serious situation for the IRFU with Rory Best having a career threatening injury, Flannery being made of glass and there being no body knocking at the door. Were the IRFU goi...

Presume you mean control your PC with the phone, Rather than visa versa. I believe there is a logmein client for iPhone. The free version is fine for controlling etc. And does not require ports to be open on your firewall like vnc does. Also it is waaay more secure. No, I do mean controlling the ph...

Good points, but at the end of the day, it's ain't proper rugby that's being showcased. And even if it's in the Olympics it's still quite likely to be ignored by non-rugby countries. I think we'll see/are seeing the opposite. Russia, China, USA making an effort with 7s, England and Australia steppi...

Reading Deccie's encouraging words for the Bull just took me back there to his similarly effusive backing for Malcolm O'Kelly. You remember Mal right, the 35 year old guy with 92 caps, good form, continued selection for his province though regularly rotated for another player? Not that there's any ...

Good points, but at the end of the day, it's ain't proper rugby that's being showcased. And even if it's in the Olympics it's still quite likely to be ignored by non-rugby countries. I think we'll see/are seeing the opposite. Russia, China, USA making an effort with 7s, England and Australia steppi...

Uncomfortable, restricts movement, restricts view, and..........the one you were waiting for.......You look like a spa! So hot you feel like you might pass out at times. Scrumcaps are seriously restrictive. I still wear one, but it's straight off first chance I get while the gumshield stays in for ...

Or maybe times are just really tough. I was at the American Football match in Wembley at the weekend. First few years they somehow sold out within minutes, I didn't go. This time I rushed to get tickets way back, got them and watched (happy enough regardless) as the usual level of demand didn't mate...

And as far whoever spoke about a Casey/MOD 2mnd row as their preferred option -> DOC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BC They just played each other last month [competing directly at the front of the lineout], and Casey was the more effective of the two. I'm not saying he's a better player, but I'd persona...

DK has used the bench the right way - I personally fro example don't think it should be an automatic changing of the front row on 50 minutes - you have to weigh up the match as it progresses On Leamy - your cr@p is getting tiring - Leamy is a proven 8 - not at Heaslip's level and its not his best p...

Dont like 7's, I'm with the olympic coommitee man , who asked was tis a joke wen they were 1st looking at 7's as an olympic sport. 7's as as much in common with rugby as beach soccer has to preimiership soccer. Yeah I can't understand the Olympic philosophy, putting forward sevens instead of the re...

afaik at the time of the last world cup kearney was playing most of his games on the wing, and was not setting the world alight. at that time ireland had trimble, hickie, horgan, carney and murphy to play on the wing. not sure how many big games kearney had played at full back at the time? but even...

Next game could be amusing. Might be a great chance for a good shot of Toner getting even higher than normal.

Brian Carney. That's my answer for who should have made way for ANYBODY AT ALL. We left Luke and Rob at home to have a back who was defensively suspect and offered nothing in attack instead. i agree with you that carney shouldn't have went, i suspect that as the irfu had ear marked him as irelands ...

RoboProp wrote:Another thread descends into a provincial p1ssing contest. Let me be the first to say....

COME ON IRELAND!!!

Not a lot wrong with wanting us to have out best team out and our best chance of winning.

fourthirtythree wrote:Brian Carney.

That's my answer for who should have made way for ANYBODY AT ALL. We left Luke and Rob at home to have a back who was defensively suspect and offered nothing in attack instead.

Tommy Bowe didn't go either.

Not having my own car for the first time since 1996.

would have brought him instead of Neil Best or Denis Leamy. Neil Best went because he makes big "hollywood" tackles so catches the eye, if it was on ability he shouldn't have been there. Denis Leamy is my own personal irrational disliking of the man as a No 8. Think he has been done a dis...