Ireland v Scotland

[hellovating]

who's your starting 15?

looks like Henshaw is out. i guess that means... murray, sexton, earls, aki, ringrose, stockdale, kearney for the backs.

healy, best, furlong to start in the front row.

henderson and ryan in the second row

i'd guess 6. POM 7. JvdF with Stander or Conan at 8.


cronin, killer, ryan/porter, beirne, stander/conan, mcgrath, carbery, conway? on the bench?

[paddy no 11]

yeah

stander will surely start, Larmour will get the bench with porter...rest as you say

[paddy no 11]

To be decided...are scotland gash a loose collection of some flair players and some very medicore with no discernable gameplan and/or a gameplan hamstrung by a glacial no 9

Are ireland 18 months past it, best/kearney old. Earls/sexton/carberry all injured or srsly prone but all start or in 23

Will hamish watson eviscerate our backrow

The scots have hung their whole tournament on Dunc taylor.....will it work?

[Mikey Brown]

Ugh. I am dreading this. Can't answer any of those questions.

[Big D]

To be decided...are scotland gash a loose collection of some flair players and some very medicore with no discernable gameplan and/or a gameplan hamstrung by a glacial no 9 Yes

Are ireland 18 months past it, best/kearney old. Earls/sexton/carberry all injured or srsly prone but all start or in 23 Yes but plenty enough to see off Scotland

Will hamish watson eviscerate our backrow Maybe but will not matter

The scots have hung their whole tournament on Dunc taylor.....will it work? no

Comfortable Irish win on Sunday IMO.

[paddy no 11]

Kearney a doubt now if larmour is selected at 15 and its lashing might change things a bit.............

[Eugene Wrayburn]

If Carberry is fit and Kearney isn't I would guess that Carberry would be the choice at full back.

On the back row I wonder if he'll go with size since he largely likes to beat the scots up. I wouldn't be shocked to see CJ, POM, Conan.

[Lizard]

You're 6W, 1L in your last 7 outings v Scotland. You're going to win this, maybe not by much, but without any real panic.

[SerjeantWildgoose]

Conway at 15; Joey at 22.

[paddy no 11]

I'd go with Conway too

Ireland will do everything to get Kearney on the field unless he's actually hobbling like

[switchskier]

If henshaw is our I guess that means he won't be covering at full back, sadly.

[paddy no 11]

There ye go....rob is fit joey 23 presumably presumably the munster 13 will be outside back cover (my memory is going)

[hellovating]

There ye go....rob is fit joey 23 presumably presumably the munster 13 will be outside back cover (my memory is going)

the munster 13???

[paddy no 11]

Chris Farrell

[Spiffy]

Kearney and Earls both declared fit but the Irish Indo. claims that neither will start the game against Scotland (tipping Larmour and Conway). I would not be as confident of a win here as most Irish fans seem to be. If Scotland are allowed to play fast and loose they have a few players who could tip the game - Russell, Hogg, Johnson, Graham, Watson. I expect Ireland to follow a conservative game plan and try to strangle them up front. Don't hold yer breath for a try-fest.

[Mikey Brown]

I feel like you've addressed your own concerns there. Your lot certainly are good at strangling the life out of a team/game.

[Spiffy]

I feel like you've addressed your own concerns there. Your lot certainly are good at strangling the life out of a team/game.

You play to your strengths and a win is a win. Blame the team that gets strangled for their own lack of success, not the stranglers.

[Mikey Brown]

I’m not sure why that has the tone of disagreement yet we’re saying the same thing. Scotland are awful at fronting up to your physicality in recent years.

A couple of recent games we could have snuck by if our execution was better but we’re relying on that for any hope of a result I think.

[SerjeantWildgoose]

I’m not sure why that has the tone of disagreement ....

He's just an argumentative fecker MB.

Bet ye a poun' til a pint he'll disagree with this.

[Spiffy]

I’m not sure why that has the tone of disagreement ....

He's just an argumentative fecker MB.

Bet ye a poun' til a pint he'll disagree with this.

Argumentative? Moi?

[paddy no 11]

Is there a whiff of an upset off of this one now?

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Is there a whiff of an upset off of this one now?

Not really. Your game plan shouldn't change even if the replacements are slightly less able at executing it. We have a crap lineout and knock on a lot. That compliments your game plan perfectly.

[Big D]

Is there a whiff of an upset off of this one now?

No. We are crap against tier ones and even worse against tier one sides at the RWC.

The world no.1 side will canter to a win.

[mcshinnertheligind]

Accrington Stanley by 3

[Stones of granite]

Accrington Stanley by 3

Jeezuz I thought you were deid