Can Ireland beat Italy?

by littlejohn Sun 10 Mar 2013, 5:08 pm

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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 Sat 16 Mar 2013, 3:59 pm

Well the Italians will be relieved to have only conceded 3 points and still be one up.

Lo Cicero clap

Been in the squad since 1999!

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:00 pm

Lads calm down- Toner is on. We've got it in the bag

by **George Carlin** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:00 pm

Great passage of play. They have to take 3 here.

You always get the feeling BOD is going to burst through the line.

Credit to Italy for defending like that with 14 men.

by Looseheaded Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:00 pm

holy shiiit that wasn't pretty

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:00 pm

Suddenly Ireland are up schitt creek again.

Someone taken out in the air?

by Feckless Rogue Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:00 pm

OUCH. Oh dear.

by RDSguru Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

oooohhh nasty looking

by **rodders** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Mad for Chelsea wrote:interestingly that move was sparked by Madigan taking the ball at first receiver

one point in it...

Not to be pedantic but it was sparked by Madigan taking it at 2nd receiver off Jackson... enough of the propaganda sir....

by **Notch** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Not pretty but entirely accidental.

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Well no one tackled him....that's just his own fault.

by **George Carlin** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Cari wrote:Well the Italians will be relieved to have only conceded 3 points and still be one up.

Lo Cicero Been in the squad since 1999!

Like O'Gara.

Except still good at rugby.

Run

by **rodders** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Shoite Toner is a lucky boy!

by **Notch** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Hope Gori is ok.

by Sugarlump Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Commentator: 'Toner one of tallest players in the 6N'

No, he is the tallest player in the fookin tournament

by Golden Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

Yikes that looked bad. Thank goodness hes up and walking around

by Guest Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

oops. Nothing malicious though.

by thebluesmancometh Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:01 pm

What is Gilroy doing??? Gotta go!!!

by Mad for Chelsea Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm

not even a penalty? Shocked

by nathan Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm

not pretty at all, but agree it was an accident.

by theslosty Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm

Brilliant from Henderson, then Madigan.

by Guest Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm

thebluesmancometh wrote:What is Gilroy doing??? Gotta go!!!

Rubbish

by trebellbobaggins Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm

Parrise badly let his side down and has probably blown the game with Ireland up now.
And 19 ireland is very lucky there.

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:02 pm

Notch wrote:Hope Gori is ok.

He seems fine. Up walking about anyway. Looked like a nasty landing though. He might well be sore later.

by Golden Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:03 pm

Archer on

by Mad for Chelsea Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:03 pm

actually on the replay it was accidental, the Ireland players both had their eyes on the ball, but why they weren't jumping to compete is beyond me. tough kick this, very tough...

by Sugarlump Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:03 pm

Cian 'got a niggle' Healy

by LeinsterFan4life Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:03 pm

Scrums a destroying rugby. IRB act now!!! Healy nearly injured from it

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:04 pm

Benvenuti...I would.

Archer making his debut for Ireland too.

by thebluesmancometh Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:04 pm

Not rubbish at all, he is looking square on to the player and ball and makes contact, yellow card for being clumsy at best. They get given all day long and in every game!!!

Toner looked to have avoided Gori, but Gilroy hasn't.

Gori shouldnt have been on the pitch mind, he shouldve been yellowed for Taking Healy out offside and killing ball a yard out

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:04 pm

Good God. Archer and Toner. That's what we have to rely on.

by valjester Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:04 pm

Cari wrote:Benvenuti...I would.

Archer making his debut for Ireland too.

Hopefully he never makes it past one cap.

by RDSguru Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:04 pm

Cari wrote:Well no one tackled him....that's just his own fault.

Seriously?

Accidental... hardly own fault though!

by **rodders** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:05 pm

Aw jeebus Kidney has thrown the towel in, we should just throw the ball around for the craic now ....

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:06 pm

RDSguru wrote:
Cari wrote:Well no one tackled him....that's just his own fault.

Seriously?

Accidental... hardly own fault though!

Wrong choice of words by me. What I meant was that it wasn't down to anyone else tackling him.

by nathan Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:06 pm

Cari wrote:Well no one tackled him....that's just his own fault.

thats a pretty poor comment...

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:06 pm

Kilcoyne, Toner and Archer. The Italians are so full of fear that it rippled back through time and Nero just shat himself

by valjester Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:07 pm

FFS. How the f**k do you screw up a lineout with Toner in it. Just throw to him at the front, you utter clowns.

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:07 pm

valjester wrote:
Cari wrote:Benvenuti...I would.

Archer making his debut for Ireland too.

Hopefully he never makes it past one cap.

Well he's just been pinged...

by RDSguru Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:07 pm

Cari wrote:
RDSguru wrote:
Cari wrote:Well no one tackled him....that's just his own fault.

Seriously?

Accidental... hardly own fault though!

Wrong choice of words by me. What I meant was that it wasn't down to anyone else tackling him.

Fair enough Hug

by LeinsterFan4life Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:07 pm

Best and Kearney have played themselves out of the lions. Oh and also Heaslip.

by Looseheaded Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:07 pm

Very few positives for Ireland to take out this year's Six Nations, most of them surrounding how younger players have taken to the International game. For me Craig Gilroy has been Ireland's top player this championship, put in some great tackles to stop big attacks dead. On the other hand players like Best have been cack.

by BlueMuff Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:07 pm

Seriously best is killing us

by Cari Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:08 pm

nathan wrote:
Cari wrote:Well no one tackled him....that's just his own fault.

thats a pretty poor comment...

EDIT: Didn't see your reply, sorry!

Thanks for your delayed response I've just said it was a bad choice of words by me.

Meanwhile back to the game another binning for Ireland. Not sure what it was for. Very good penalty taken anyway.

19-15 at 69 minutes.

by **rodders** Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:08 pm

Kidney might have lay low in Bertie Ahern's swiss log cabin for a while after this one.... Whistle

by dublin_dave Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:08 pm

spot on rodders

italy put us out of our misery for the love of god.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:08 pm

good kick by Orquera, what have Ireland got?

by Duty281 Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:09 pm

19-15, and Ireland down to 14. Probably game over.

by LeinsterFan4life Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:09 pm

Why would you not throw to Toner!!!! Fooking clueless

by Feckless Rogue Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:09 pm

Could be Ireland's first defeat to Italy since 1997. Sad

by trebellbobaggins Sat 16 Mar 2013, 4:09 pm

This one is on a knife edge.

Exciting for the neutral but horrible if you are a fan.

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