Ireland vs Italy match thread

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:18 am

First topic message reminder :

Ireland:
15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
10 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
6 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
7 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (Leinster)
17 - Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
18 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
19 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
22 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

Italy:
15 Andrea Masi
14 Tommaso Benvenuti
13 Gonzalo Canale
12 Gonzalo Garcia
11 Mirco Bergamasco
10 Luciano Orquera
9 Fabio Semenzato
8 Sergio Parisse (captain)
7 Mauro Bergamasco
6 Alessandro Zanni
5 Cornelius van Zyl
4 Quintin Geldenhuys
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
1 Salvatore Perugini.

Replacements:
16 Fabio Ongaro
17 Andrea Lo Cicero
18 Marco Bortolami
19 Paul Derbyshire
20 Edoardo Gori
21 Riccardo Bocchino
22 Luke McLean.

Fresh thread. Morning!

Forget what we did to the Aussies (well don't forget it, it was awesome just put it to one side). Still work required. Wales looking good against Fiji so let's hope we're up by halftime so we can start resting the more breakable players. Say a prayer for young Jonny as well should we need his kicking boots.

3 2 1...

Go...

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:16 am

Who cares, Birthday Boy is in!!!!!

by nathan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:17 am

WillyGilly wrote:Poor call urine poor call.

i dont think so, i dont think he would of got there.

Anyone going to start moaning about the swan dive.......

by Gibson Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:17 am

Happy Birthday Earlsie! Good man Andrew.

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:17 am

Trimble! Ka boom!

by DRAGONONPARADE Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:17 am

Pretty emphatic now

by **Notch** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:17 am

No he got it right Willy. No foul play in goal. He can't rule on it if he deems the offence to be committed in the field of play.

Sure it doesn't matter much now!

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:17 am

great break by Trimble and Earls scores with a stupid dive. I really don't like him (sorry that's another irrational feeling like what I've got with Ashton, can't explain it!)

Nice for him to get tries on his birthday though.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:18 am

Gibson wrote:We've come full circle Cari. Ireland v Wales for an even bigger prize than the SLAM. A RWC SF.

No a grand slam is better than a world Cup semi imho!
Though both Wales and Ireland are looking very sharp, hope fully it will be a classic.

by HammerofThunor Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:18 am

No foul play IN GOAL area. The TMO cannot make decisions on things outside the goal area and that's why he said what he did. Should have been a penalty try but...

Disgusting dive by Earls. Italians are well beaten and he arrogantly rubs it in. Shocking. Hope he never scores a try again. EDIT: Whistle

Good win Ireland

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:18 am

Well done Blondie and Earls.

FT 36 - 6.

Congratulations Ireland. Look forward to seeing you in a week's time.

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:18 am

Oh Jonny boy!

by Gibson Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:18 am

Earlsie doing an Ashton., DONT!

Johnny is baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:19 am

Well done Ireland

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:19 am

Feck it the tmo can stick the pen try up his a*rse!

Great kick from Sexton Yahoo

by Glas a du Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:20 am

Now then it gets interesting!

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:20 am

Cor did you see that girl in the Irish flag mini dress with dark hair? Drool

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:22 am

Deccie I salute you! guinness

Got the half back selection spot on! The whole squad is performing now, even Cronin!

Great stuff from Trimble and Ryan too and the subs. The tempo never dropped.

Fantastic performance! clap

by Gibson Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:23 am

Grand SLAM better than a RWC SF? You must be joking Alan?

They are meaningless in this context. This is the World Cup.

A RWC SF gives you one other small thing.. a chance to make the Final.

Dreamland. Cant see anyone stopping us tbh. Not Wales. Not England or France.

by **Notch** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:24 am

HammerofThunor wrote:No foul play IN GOAL area. The TMO cannot make decisions on things outside the goal area and that's why he said what he did. Should have been a penalty try but...

Disgusting dive by Earls. Italians are well beaten and he arrogantly rubs it in. Shocking. Hope he never scores a try again. EDIT:

Good win Ireland

Absolutely right Thunor. Apart from the Earls thing. Sure he's just a young lad, having the craic, scoring tries and the like. 'Tis all a bit of harmless fun so! Sure you'd hardly blame him for that! Not like Ashton the sneering English imperialist with his choreographed swan dives; a symbol of English superiority and subjugation. Nope. Totally different. Not at all comparable. At all. Whistle

You are right about the TMO decision though

by DRAGONONPARADE Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:25 am

Well done Ireland hope next weeks a classic (with a welsh win)

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:25 am

I can see us stopping you Gibbo. Whether we'll do it or not.....composure and the clinical edge on the day is what it'll come down to.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:25 am

I'm going to call it and say a 'Celtic' side will be in the final and the winner is going to come from SA, NZ ,Wales or Ireland.

No doubt about it guinness

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:25 am

AlynDavies wrote:Cor did you see that girl in the Irish flag mini dress with dark hair?

Thank god I wasn't the only one! I thought the lack of sleep was making me delirious.

Good game good performance. One area of concern. Rory Best. Let's all head to our respective churches pronto.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:26 am

Notch -

BOD sounds quite effeminate when he's shouting....he's a big girl really! raspberry

Gibbo - sorry love, your world cup ends next week... censored

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:27 am

If Ireland want to beat Wales then they need to sort out their first half performance.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:29 am

Fabulous game from Bowe as well. BOD, D'arcy and Heaslip all looking more like there old selves.

Healy and O'Brien were like men posessed!

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:29 am

One thing's for sure there is going to be a lot of tension on here this week. I'd just like to take this moment to say how much I enjoy this place and long may it continue.

But by the way Wales are going to get spanked.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:30 am

Cymroglan wrote:If Ireland want to beat Wales then they need to sort out their first half performance.

You just let us worry about that Wink

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:31 am

WillyGilly wrote:One thing's for sure there is going to be a lot of tension on here this week. I'd just like to take this moment to say how much I enjoy this place and long may it continue.

But by the way Wales are going to get spanked.

pah Willy! we all know George North is going to eat the Irish team for breakfast.... Wink

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:31 am

And so you should be Very Happy

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:31 am

Kidney!

Right I'm off to buy a RWC replica jersey! Leprechaun

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:32 am

You Irish are a romantic dreamy lot.... Wink

Happy Birthday Girvan Dempsey as well.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:32 am

roddersm wrote: Kidney!

Right I'm off to buy a RWC replica jersey!

Buy one next week, they will be cheaper and Wales would of knocker Ireland out! laughing

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:33 am

rugbydreamer wrote:
pah Willy! we all know George North is going to eat the Irish team for breakfast....

Rog will sort him out Wink

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:33 am

roddersm wrote:
rugbydreamer wrote:
pah Willy! we all know George North is going to eat the Irish team for breakfast....

Rog will sort him out

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:33 am

AlynDavies wrote:
roddersm wrote: Kidney!

Right I'm off to buy a RWC replica jersey!
Buy one next week, they will be cheaper and Wales would of knocker Ireland out!

Thats why I didn't buy one yesterday!

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:35 am

I seen Rog do a tackle today not sure if it was deliberate or he just fell over Very Happy

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:36 am

Let's hope next week that the weather is nice.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:38 am

Ha ha George Hook just said Ferris is the "best player on one leg since long john silver"!

laughing

by littlejohn Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:38 am

i have a feeling the ireland wales match thread could be the biggest one yet - is someone going to start it now?

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:38 am

rugbydreamer wrote:
roddersm wrote:
rugbydreamer wrote:
pah Willy! we all know George North is going to eat the Irish team for breakfast....

Rog will sort him out

Even I laughed at that Rodders.

I'll put it down in maths for you men and weemen from the valleys. In today's games:

North: 1 try
Earls: 2 tries

Accordingly Wales would need 2 Norths to make 1 Earls. Get the cloning technology sorted out pronto!

Simples

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:39 am

WillyGilly wrote:
rugbydreamer wrote:
roddersm wrote:
rugbydreamer wrote:
pah Willy! we all know George North is going to eat the Irish team for breakfast....

Rog will sort him out

Even I laughed at that Rodders.

I'll put it down in maths for you men and weemen from the valleys. In today's games:

North: 1 try
Earls: 2 tries

Accordingly Wales would need 2 Norths to make 1 Earls. Get the cloning technology sorted out pronto!

Simples

awww, bless your logic Hug

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:40 am

North scored 1 assisted in another 8 and yards made is measured in miles.

by Standulstermen Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:41 am

roddersm wrote:Ha ha George Hook just said Ferris is the "best player on one leg since long john silver"!

I knew that Silver fella.... overrated

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:43 am

Cymroglan wrote:North scored 1 assisted in another 8 and yards made is measured in miles.

We'll see how indestructible North is when he's the meat in a Ferris-O'Brien sandwich Yahoo

Priestland might be O'Gara's love child but his auld boy still has a few tricks in the locker Wink

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:43 am

Please. I could have made miles through those Fijian players today.

Gosh it's started already.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:44 am

don't worry Rodders while Ferris, O'Brien, Heaslip and POC are all tryign to bring North down, that'll just free up space for the Doc (sometimes knows as The Jaw) if he's fit anyway! - see tis all just part of a master plan...... Wink

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:45 am

dreamer thats were the spoiling tactics come in Smile

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:46 am

to spoiling tactics!

We have bread of seven to deal with them anyway, and all by himself, cos he's just that good Wink

ha man I feel so giddy, we're in a quarter final again, can scarce believe it!

by Thomond Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:48 am

roddersm wrote:I just don't think he's got the game for this level now eirebilly. Hes far to deep. Just like Dan Parks for Scotland he stiffles all the attacking ability from the side.

I thought he was very poor and took the wrong option 3 times in the Italy 22.

Sexton is the fella who stands too deep,ROG attacks the gainline and it lead to some attacking opportunities. Anyway,Sexton did great too except for that bizarre up and under. Grerat physicality in the second half. We upped the tempo and our backs should at least some invention with our tries. One of the things that pleased me most was Earls' try. Trimble could have taken it on and try to get a spot in the team but he did the unselfish thing and give it to Earls. Shows the team are a unit and it is great to see that. Not happy with the fecking swan dive though.

Murray I thought had a very good game,his passing was crisp,he got great protection and he made a good break too. ROG was decent,he shovelled the ball out at times,his place kicking was great. As was Johnny's. I would be afraid of the Welsh. The D'Arce had a great game today but against two physical centres and a big winger, I hope we don't have a Rougerie scenario again. Bowe was unlucky he deserved a try.

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