Can Ireland beat Italy?

by littlejohn Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:08 am

First topic message reminder :

Italy are well overdue beating Ireland and I can see them pushing very hard for a second 6N victory. As an irishman I'll be watching this game very nervously in what may be O driscolls and kidneys last game...

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:46 am

Not keen on Conor Macnamara's commentary. Is he normally on RTÉ? Can't be worse than Jason Mohammed though.

Irish lineout is falling apart...

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:47 am

Lineout is a shambles- Best is not throwing well, the timing and jumping is poor. Good turnover there, I think it was Marshall.

by BlueMuff Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:48 am

How long do we have to persist with best at hooker he is useless

by **Biltong** Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:48 am

I am beginning to think people underrate Italy.

by nathan Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:50 am

Biltong wrote:I am beginning to think pepole underrate Italy.

they are usually right, Italy normally have one good game per 6 nations. That hasn't been the case this year.

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:51 am

nathan wrote:
Biltong wrote:I am beginning to think pepole underrate Italy.

they are usually right, Italy normally have one good game per 6 nations. That hasn't been the case this year.

Opening game against France?

by Duty281 Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:52 am

Italy playing with verve and ambition, must have got a lot of confidence from last week at Twickenham.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:52 am

Biltong wrote:I am beginning to think people underrate Italy.

Yes they still do. I really don't think they should - especially when Italy are playing at home. How chuffed would they be if they win this? They've never beaten Ireland in the Six Nations so I hear.

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:53 am

WTF was that penalty for? Stupid decision, Healy was cleared away.

by LeinsterFan4life Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:53 am

Italy should go on and win this. Ireland are a complete shambles.

by Duty281 Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:54 am

6-3 Italy. As far as I see, they were poor against Wales and Scotland, good against England, and excellent against France. Which is far better than usual.

by **George Carlin** Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:54 am

Who is this BBC commentator who hates Wayne Barnes so much.
I wish he's stop saying 'we' when he means Ireland.
Bill McLaren wouldn't have approved... angel

by nathan Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:54 am

valjester wrote:WTF was that penalty for? Stupid decision, Healy was cleared away.

not quick enough though.

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:55 am

nathan wrote:
valjester wrote:WTF was that penalty for? Stupid decision, Healy was cleared away.

not quick enough though.

It was a ridiculous call, he was out of the way straight away.

by nathan Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:56 am

valjester wrote:
nathan wrote:
valjester wrote:WTF was that penalty for? Stupid decision, Healy was cleared away.

not quick enough though.

It was a ridiculous call, he was out of the way straight away.

we'll agree to disagree...

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:56 am

Utterly utterly clueless in attack, passive in defence. Lineout a complete shambles, POM hiding in the backs again and going no support to Heaslip and SOB, poor kicking. Dreadful.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:56 am

George Carlin wrote:Who is this BBC commentator who hates Wayne Barnes so much.
I wish he's stop saying 'we' when he means Ireland.
Bill McLaren wouldn't have approved...

That must be Conor Macnamara (the other is Philip Matthews). I'm not keen on his commentary either.

by dublin_dave Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:56 am

we are awful on so many levels

line out a shambles. cronin is certainly not going to tighten things up

not a fan of keeping the ball aswell. just kicking it back to them.

italy are decent. brunel has them playing some great stuff

by dublin_dave Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:57 am

jesus no more box kicks!!!!

we had made 40 yards

by LeinsterFan4life Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:57 am

All Murray does is kick. We really need a proper SH.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:58 am

Oh dear....Earls clutching his shoulder.

Loving the drunk Irish fans doing a bit of Fields of Athenry...there must be four of them Laugh

by Golden Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:58 am

Another injury mad

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:58 am

nathan wrote:
valjester wrote:
nathan wrote:
valjester wrote:WTF was that penalty for? Stupid decision, Healy was cleared away.

not quick enough though.

It was a ridiculous call, he was out of the way straight away.

we'll agree to disagree...

I've no idea how you can expect him to be out of the way quicker, there is no actual law that Healy is breaking.

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:59 am

Poor Earls and bad news for Munster. He may have poor decision making but at least he makes line breaks

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:59 am

Fitzy on for Earls. Ireland must now have a bigger team of injured players than fit ones!

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:59 am

Cari wrote:Oh dear....Earls clutching his shoulder.

Loving the drunk Irish fans doing a bit of Fields of Athenry...there must be four of them

He is gone for the quarter-final now I reckon.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:00 am

Did Matthews just say Paddy Jackson's coming off injured!? nope...it's Luke Marshall!! Shocked

by dublin_dave Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:00 am

could be a big blow that with harlequins coming up.

daft amount of injuries

by Golden Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:00 am

MArshall off injured too!!!! furious

by RDSguru Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:01 am

What are the Irish players made of? Glass?

Its crazy the injuries they're getting?

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:01 am

Cari wrote:Did Matthews just say Paddy Jackson's coming off injured!? nope...it's Luke Marshall!!

How do you mistake the two of them?

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:01 am

The difference between a good backrower like Zanni and POM is stark. Absolutely no comparison between Heaslip and Parisse

by nathan Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:01 am

marshall of now, irlenad players are dropping like flies. So unlucky.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:02 am

Madigan on for Marshall. Jeez...if Ireland do have any players left for the Lions tour, they won't last long at this rate!

Shame Wee Paddy missed that. 6-3 at 28 minutes.

by nathan Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 am

stamping? again?

by Golden Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 am

Surely a contributing factor to these injuries is we kick everything so we have to make so many more tackles.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 am

BOD about to be yellow carded! Shocked

by glamorganalun Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 am

BOD should be off for that

by Golden Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 am

Oh for feck sake BOD! furious

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 am

Hookisms and Hyperbole wrote:The difference between a good backrower like Zanni and POM is stark. Absolutely no comparison between Heaslip and Parisse

The major problems for Ireland are not the backrow. We are really missing POC on days like this, there is not a hope in hell the lineout goes to sh*t with him.

And now BOD is yellow carded.

by RDSguru Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:04 am

Yellow for BOD... Shocked

by tigertattie Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:04 am

You have to feel for Ireland. Players dropping like flies.

by Cari Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:04 am

Dear oh dear....BOD that was cynical. Maybe he's had enough already...

by Duty281 Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:04 am

Yellow card and the correct decision.

by valjester Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:05 am

Fantastic by Gilroy.

by Golden Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:05 am

Gilroys is really good at coming in and making those tackles that cut the play off

by LeinsterFan4life Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:05 am

This irish team is a joke. Utterly clueless. Cant wait until i can get back to watching leinster.

by Golden Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:06 am

They've kicked all the ball they have gotten Italy should win this comfortably.

Fitz injured ?????????/

by **rodders** Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:07 am

This is car crash TV. There is an apocalyptic feel about this from an Irish perspective...... censored

by dublin_dave Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:07 am

great hit craig gilroy. not for the first time.

fair play to the italian fans. if only the aviva made half the amount of noise

joke of a first half so far. Italy need to capitalize. their offloading is different class to us

Drico- Beyond daft.

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