Ireland Team vs Barbarians

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Ireland XV (Team & Replacements v Barbarians, Kingsholm, Gloucester, Tuesday May 29th, 19:35):

15. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
14. Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)*
13. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
12. Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)
11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)*
10. Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1. Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians /Connacht)*
2. Mike Sherry (Garryowen/Munster)*
3. Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster)*
4. Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
5. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
6. John Muldoon (Galwegians/Connacht)
7. Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)
8. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Replacements:
16. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
17. Ronan Loughney (Galwegians/Connacht)*
18. Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19. James Coughlan (Dolphin/Munster)*
20. Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
21. Nevin Spence (Ballynahinch/Ulster)*
22. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

The match won't be televised, which is a real shame.
It's also worth noting that no Leinster players were considered for this game due to having played in the RaboDirect PRO12 final on Sunday.

Barbarian team to face Ireland

15. Cedric Heymans,
14. Paul Sackey,
13. Mike Tindall,
12. Damien Traille,
11. Iain Balshaw;
10. Felipe Contepomi,
9. Rory Lawson;
1. Duncan Jones,
2. Benoit August,
3. John Afoa,
4. Mick O'Driscoll (capt),
5. Cornelius van Zyl,
6. Mamuka Gorgodze,
7. Francois Louw,
8. Raphael Lakafia


Replacements: Aled de Malmanche, Neemia Tialata, Pelu Taele, Akapusi Qera, Richie Rees, Stephen Donald, Isa Nacewa.

A much improved team from the one which faced England. I'm surprised that Nacewa isnt starting but im sure he'll have an impact from the bench. A frightening back row. Hard to see anything but a BaaBaa win.

Disgraceful that its not on tv. I thought the whole thing about Barbarians was that it was a spectacle.

Feic ROG v Gordgodze!

I live in such a technology saturated world whereby if I dont see it, it didnt happen.

I just have an issue with reading post match articles. For starters, they are like 0.001% as interesting as seeing the actual match, and also i just dont like reading.

As for those of you complaining about ROG. You will never know how he does tonight anyway. Even if he did badly, what news reporter will turn round in his article and slate ROG? It wont happen.

We will know who scored. We might get a very 1-dimensional account of how the points were scored. We will ultimately have absolutely no blinkin idea how the team performed as a unit or as individuals.

I've sent emails of annoyance to the IRFU, Sky Sports and The Barbarians. IRFU only replied saying they too were annoyed about the lack of coverage but said it was the home team (barbarians) who had the decision whether to get coverage sorted.

I thought the Baa-baas had no home, isn't that the point? .....

Well Gloucester defiantly isn't Ireland's home, so I don't see how they expect to get many through the gate!

This isn't on RTE, TG4, or anything?

That backrow is going to mince up our 10-12 axis. I hope ROG has got a few nice skip option moves in the bank because he is going to need them to avoid contact with those savages. Jaysus POM is the only one on the entire team who will be able to live with that physicallity. Tindall and Traille are fairly physical too.

Off their lineouts Contempomi can literally run straight at ROG because if anyone moves in to assist he has ball carriers all over the place.

Those two hate each other too.

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:That backrow is going to mince up our 10-12 axis. I hope ROG has got a few nice skip option moves in the bank because he is going to need them to avoid contact with those savages. Jaysus POM is the only one on the entire team who will be able to live with that physicallity. Tindall and Traille are fairly physical too.

Off their lineouts Contempomi can literally run straight at ROG because if anyone moves in to assist he has ball carriers all over the place.

Those two hate each other too.

Hi 23yo who knows nought about rugby (quote Sin é)

Frightening prospect for our backs alright

Baa Baas by 50 points .

Rava wrote:

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:That backrow is going to mince up our 10-12 axis. I hope ROG has got a few nice skip option moves in the bank because he is going to need them to avoid contact with those savages. Jaysus POM is the only one on the entire team who will be able to live with that physicallity. Tindall and Traille are fairly physical too.

Off their lineouts Contempomi can literally run straight at ROG because if anyone moves in to assist he has ball carriers all over the place.

Those two hate each other too.

Hi 23yo who knows nought about rugby (quote Sin é)

Frightening prospect for our backs alright

Haha cheers Rava. The lad is driving me bananas!

Yeah it's not going to be pretty I don't think. There isn't a single area of the pitch where we are better than them in. Possibly second row and at a huge stretch back 3 but that's it. Are our back 3 going to get the ball at all........?

I honestly think if the ball gets past ROG we can do some damage with that backline. We will most likely lose, but i wouldnt go as far as to say it'll be 50points Rodders!

Clive the ball will repeadly get past ROG but we'll be 10m behind the gainline when it gets to Cave, Zebo and Gilroy.

We in trouble buddy!

rodders wrote:Clive the ball will repeadly get past ROG but we'll be 10m behind the gainline when it gets to Cave, Zebo and Gilroy.

We in trouble buddy!

We don't have guys big enough to fix Tindall and Traille either. Our centres are small quick lads but they will have a long way to run against big athletic fellas. Check mate I'm thinking unless we can really sling the ball very quickly using ROG and Wallace to get around the defence. not an easy thing to do by any stretch of the immagination on a regular basis.

Spence will fix the lack of physicality in the midfield when he comes on. He is honestly one of the best tacklers I have seen.

Aye Rory but it is very easy for some bruiser like Lafiakia to fix Spence and give it to some on like Godzilla running at ROG or someone.

Their physicallity around the park is going to be quite stiffling.

hope rog dump tackles georgadze in the first minute drives over the ball securing a turnover for ireland then whips off his jersey revealing a f*ck you rodders wifebeater

I know I shouldn't, but does anyone else hope Contempomi gets to run through/over O'Gara one last time? Or at least give him another masterclass in how to bring his centres into the game

Now we're getting Pumped!!!! The bile is rising...we'll be in Braveheart form by the time we play our first game against the All Blacks.

.........when it's over? Well I didn't want to say................. em.......... arrows out of cheeky backsides will take up the rest of the summer recess.

Notch wrote:I know I shouldn't, but does anyone else hope Contempomi gets to run through/over O'Gara one last time? Or at least give him another masterclass in how to bring his centres into the game

Contempomi is with the other lot? No, not a chance in hell that I'd wish that on O'Gara. I'm with Dublin Dave I'm afraid.

dublin_dave wrote:hope rog dump tackles georgadze in the first minute drives over the ball securing a turnover for ireland then whips off his jersey revealing a f*ck you rodders wifebeater

And not a TV camera in sight Dave!

A more admirable man than I. I've always liked Contepomi. In the years when O'Gara was undisputed first choice, between Humphreys twilight years and the emergance of Sexton, Contepomi was the guy in Irish rugby who showed everything we were missing in the outhalf position. That guy could seriously play ball, right up flat to the gainline.

I hope Ireland win, but I'd love to see him and of course big John Afoa have good games. If I could see it that is

Well depending on the result, we'll all be able to imagine what happened. It'll become the epic of many intricate memories that nobody laid eyes on.

I think I'm going to have a real good go at the ref this time (I tend not to mostly) for not spotting blatant infringements and dark-arts on the move by the Mordor boys of Barbaria! I'm going to give him hell!

Yes, whatever the result the big story is how the IRFU have managed to negotiate a deal where all our games against the Barbarians are held overseas and nobody gets to see them

I hope ROG gives Dr Phil a battering too ..... he might need some help from his big mucker Paddy Wallace to take on Gordgodze though.....

0-0 so far lads so its going better than expected

Sounds like our scrum is creaking already. Anyone know if there's even some sort of radio coverage of this one?

Try for Balshaw!

Try for Balshaw. 5-0. Doh!

7-0 to the baa- baas!

Sounds like Loughney is starting?

Gilroy!!!!

Gilroy scores

Come on Gilroy! Earn yourself a call up to NZ!

Gilroy!

Rory_Gallagher wrote:Come on Gilroy! Earn yourself a call up to NZ!

Not going to happen unless someone gets injured. That last backs spot is for a 9.

That looked a beautiful score..amazing build up...........................didn't like the look on the ref's face though.

OK back in 20min lads!....

Barbarians in again

Van Zyl scores..

no conversion

is this on tv anywhere?
or a stream for your friendly neighborhood doc?

Its not televised.

Not elevised, updates here: https://twitter.com/#!/irfurugby

Everyone is getting their scores off a live text doc. Unfortunately it isn't televised.

Afraid not folks..well, not that I can decipher anyway. I was just joking about seeing the ref's face, given the chit chat in the lead up

not on tv? thats a real surprise. Would have thought some network would take it. Shame.
But thanks anyway, gents.

Keith Earls scores after a counterattack initiated by Gilroy and involving O'Mahony.

Gilroy seems to be getting involved and doing well. I don't understand the logic in naming the last wing spot before this match; this could have been a shootout between Zebo and Gilroy for that spot.

Earlsy! Sounds like Gilroy and POM are having very good games so far. 14-12 now to Ireland.

Earls playing his best position - counter attacking 15.

Text commentary from MatchdayLive - "Murray intercepts on the half way and gets forced into touch inside the BaaBaas 10. Tempers flare on the touchline and O'Mahony steps in to sort it out!"

Sounds like our Peter!

Another try conceded- this time from Paul Sackey. If we defend like this against the All Blacks... 19-14