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Over half the team wont be 34 plus because each year in this world cup cycle players will be replaced just as three new players were introduced this year. If you introduce three players per year thats 12 new players before the world cup which is more than enough. All good teams have a mix of young and old players anyway. I assume your article references the fact that the Ireland under 20s have only lost one match in the last 20 plus games (the under 20 world cup final) and havent lost a six nations match in three years? Seems to me there will be plenty of talent coming through. You do realise that yesterday was most likely Peter O’Mahoney’s last match for Ireland? Ryan Baird his understudy is a superior athlete to him already. Change is constant, not over night.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Not that weird given SA havent played in four months and Ireland have just won a tournament. They also have the highest winning percentage of any team in the last few years so some people (mostly fans and media outside Ireland) are making the claim for some reason. Sure SA are world champs and probably are still the best side in the world but things can change quickly. Time will tell, SA havent won v Ireland in a while, if they demolish Ireland on their summer tour it will certainly set the record straight somewhat.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Ireland brought through three young and inexperienced players in Nash, Crowley and McCarthy and still won a championship. Also the spine of the Ireland team are all young. Not sure how much refreshing is really needed. Only really struggling teams do a full refresh of players. Irelands under 20s havent lost a six nations match in three years and made the last under 20s world cup final. You really think Ireland have no talent coming through?
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Henshaw is just as good as Aki, also Hugh Gavin for the under 20s is a brilliant 12, he may well make the next world cup, remember the name. As for JGP he is our best 9 by far but most teams have a player they depend on. NZ relied on Smith for years and struggled to find a replacement.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Ireland didnt play their best but still won the championship. Losing by a point away to a pretty decent England side isnt really that big a deal. Grand slams are rare, rare in the rugby championship too in recent years. Good sides find a way to win while playing poor.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Isnt that how SA knocked England out of the world cup? A long range kick.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
The Boks now have two Irish coaches in their coaching team. Will be interesting to see how they fair.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
There were plenty of former English players who gave England very little hope of a win too. Anything Jamie Heaslip says should be viewed with caution as its fairly universally accepted in Ireland that he is a bit of an airhead. I think its inevitable that media will get carried away, in Ireland or elsewhere there isn’t much difference in that regard. I do find it somewhat comforting however, how much some people rejoice when Ireland lose as given it doesn’t happen very often they are clearly doing a lot right.
Six Nations: 'I might retire' - Lynagh dazzles on debut as Italy upset Scots, Smith boots England to last-gasp win over Ireland
Abs missed a trick in not selecting Jager, he is a very good player.
The Crusaders dynasty looks dead - so how will it impact the All Blacks?
Id have Christophe Dominici on the wing. Died way too young. Dan Vickerman came to mind too.
The game they play in heaven: A 'Dream XV' made up of unforgettable players
Hooper seems like a bit of an odd sevens prospect, surely its a sport more suited to younger backs?
Olympic dream or pipe dream? Hoops running out of time after latest sevens omission, but Dupont ready for debut
Its so strange to me, Australia is literally the only country in the world where rugby league is more popular than union. In most rugby playing countries league is seen as a real oddity.
Poaching NZ coaches won't solve the Wallabies' woes - the real solution is a lot less sexy
You can listen to Andrew Porters interview here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ELXhQ9Iyn2GpYXQDA76li?si=q_ukP7mYT1qWRN8U7ov2aw
Or search left wing podcast on spotify and click on the latest one.
Spoiler alert: Confident Irish wary of grim, grafting England as France forget what made them winners
His name is Marco Scalabrin, he looks very good. Their scrum was excellent too.
Spoiler alert: Confident Irish wary of grim, grafting England as France forget what made them winners
There has been a red card in each of the last four Ireland v England matches, it will be tasty.
Spoiler alert: Confident Irish wary of grim, grafting England as France forget what made them winners
No I would agree that the standard in the six nations has dropped this year and it is difficult to fully gauge how good Ireland is at the moment. However, the six nations post world cup is generally the weakest and despite that generally at least in the last decade anyway it has very much lived up to the hype. Regardless of the lack of quality to test Ireland you simply do not win 19 out of 20 games if you aren’t a good side especially when it includes wins against all sides. Also the six nations isnt over yet, England in Twickenham could well provide a very stern test.
Ireland’s last three games v top ten sides:
SA – Ireland three wins in a row.
France – Ireland two wins one loss.
NZ – Ireland two wins one loss.
Wales – Ireland two wins one loss.
Scotland – Ireland three wins in a row.
Australia – Ireland three wins in a row.
Argentina – Ireland three wins in a row.
If you want intelligent debate don’t make silly comments like:
Ireland ….Despite all the hype they cannot collectively hold a candle to SA and NZ right now
Comments like this just make you look very silly when you look at the record Ireland has v SA and NZ.
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
Ha you definitely are, you reek of it. Ireland have three Kiwis who were vastly improved by the Irish system. Though to suggest they are Irelands best backs further reveals your obvious rugby ignorance. Id definitely prefer that to a constant stream of naturalised Pacific Island teenagers hoovered up by the ethically questionable uniquely NZ rugby system of handing out rugby scholarships to promising rugby talent. Each to their own I guess. Irelands under 20s also made the under 20s rugby world cup final whereas NZ got 7th place, suggest NZ may continue to slide a bit in coming years, ouch! Watch this space.
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
These days one of the few things Ireland cant compete with the ABs and some of their fans on is arrogance. You definitely have a monopoly on that based on some of the very silly and frankly immature opinions here. Maybe thats the root of the jealousy and the silly comments?
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
Lol, what on earth are you talking about?? On the 72nd minute with the score 24-28 to the ABs, Ireland had a rolling maul going toward the AB line. Ronan Kelleher broke off the back and darted over the line only to be held up by Jordie Barrett over the line. This is was the paper thin difference between winning and losing that game as no one scored after this point. Why do you insist on making a fool of yourself online? Just go watch the highlights fast forward to the 72nd minute and remove your head from your back passage, dope.
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
So it sounds like you dont rate Ireland nor New Zealand? Who do you rate? Just South Africa. Lads the level of intelligent debate here is very poor. I can only assume there must be some form of latent jealousy lingering that is forming these immature opinions around this Ireland side and their obvious quality. Of course losing to NZ in a qf is a blot on their copy book but you simply dont win 19 games from 20 if you arent a very good side.
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
Jeez, Ireland were held up over the line in the last few minutes to lose that match. Way to rewrite history. They have lost one game by the finest margins in their last twenty matches, lol you lads are hilarious. I guess Ireland is still fully encamped in some Kiwi minds if this sort of narrative is what passes for something people are happy to put out there.
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
I dont think it is really necessary to wait until Ireland tour South Africa to know how good they are. It should be pretty obvious already especially given Ireland have won their last three games v SA including their world cup match a few months ago. Also Ireland, England and hell even Wales have all won at least one game in SA in recent years so perhaps it isnt as enormous a test as it is made out to be? Not saying it isnt a huge test, time will tell. Also Ireland have won three of their last four southern hemisphere tours so they travel well and are well acquainted with games in SA. SA is the final nut to crack tour wise so will be a very interesting tour.
You talk about making comical statements but your Ireland cant hold a candle to NZ at the moment is as comical as it comes on the internet. Are they still in your head? Ireland are a better side than NZ right now despite their narrow loss in the world cup, they are better by almost every other metric over the last couple of years. Even if lets say for argument sake NZ are better they beat Ireland by the narrowest of margins, so to say Ireland cant hold a candle to NZ makes you look very silly indeed. Both Ireland and NZ had three matches against top 5 teams at the world cup. NZ won one (v Ireland) and lost two (v France and SA). Ireland won two (SA and Sco) and lost one (v NZ). The draw and a slice of luck was pretty much all that separated the top sides at the last RWC. I think anyone with a hint of common sense could figure that out.
'A bit like the All Blacks some years ago': Ireland's Six Nations statement, rival coach's ultimate compliment
Adam Jones had one training session with Ireland, you will also find lots of players from Ireland and Leinster that do nothing but sing Schmidt’s praises. O’Driscoll and Sexton have at various stages both called Schmidt the best coach they have ever had. Paul O’Connell has said similar:
“He’s right up there with the best I’ve worked with, he is a fantastic coach,” said O’Connell. I think the trust the players have in what he does and what his coaching staff do is a massive part of why we’re successful. O’Connell.
Are you from Munster Brendan? Its just that genuinely the only people I have really known to be as critical of Schmidt over the years have been from Munster.
'Something we needed': Coles says ABs would not have made RWC final without Schmidt - and why Wallabies stand to benefit
Schmidt’s record for Ireland and Leinster speaks for itself. Schmidt’s detractors in Ireland tend to be from Munster (there tends to be a hint of jealousy of his success with Leinster) and there is also a tendency to exaggerate a fraction when it comes to Schmidt’s weaknesses. The idea that Schmidt was some sort of uncompromising dictator doesnt equate with the fact that his Leinster team played very free flowing attractive rugby with players enjoying a lot of freedom to make decisions, equally Ireland played like this in his early years with the national side when they won 3 six nations titles. Things went south when they tried to play a more direct scripted game plan which was sort of built around big carries by CJ Stander and the pack at the time. Schmidt was ultimately responsible for that but there has been a lot of history rewriting since then from his detractors most of it grossly exaggerated.
'Something we needed': Coles says ABs would not have made RWC final without Schmidt - and why Wallabies stand to benefit
lol ???? Peter O’Mahoney really rattled some cages.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England