Ireland v Samoa 5.45pm

At that good man Gibbo's request and because the other thread was humongous !

COME ON IRELAND!!!!


Live on rte 2 and bbc NI. Hopefully that means rte won't scramble the signal. Have it on record there just incase.

Saint
Ging to try and avoid the Wales score and pick it up on iplayer later

Good man Stand.  

Beer shopping in.  Munchies ready.   New Era an all.

So excited to see us on a new path at last.  

So Irish sportzfanz, try to be patient and back all of our lads.

Believe.

Formations, live tracking and other info here.

http://matchdaylive.irishrugby.ie/index.php?mobile=0

Ooohhh a new thread  

C'mon Ireland  

Hey Joe! Man I cant believe this has happened at last.

Loving the RTE coverage. Brilliant promo.

Georgie Hook will predict doom again. I love it!

Mon Shaggy! Great observer and eloquent with it. Bit like Quinny.

Come on Joe, and come on Ireland!

I really am so excited for this season, I have a good feeling about Ireland for the first time in a long time.  This game will be HUGE.

New era.

Hope Henry has a great game. We need a player like him and I'm glad Schmidt is giving him a chance right from the start.

Good man Rory.

Here, lets get a few in to get the craic and banter going. And don't blame me if it gets heated later.  

                    

Mon Ireland!

GO TOMMY BOWE!!!! Seriously, good luck Ireland. Hope it's a good start to your autumn.

Feckless Rogue wrote:New era.

Hope Henry has a great game. We need a player like him and I'm glad Schmidt is giving him a chance right from the start.

Hear, Hear  Feckless. Have huge hopes for him to be the natural 7 we have lacked for 10 years. Gowan Chris Henry, be a basterd 7. Let the rest of em fight it out for 6 & 8.

Right buaichailli get the beer in.

Into these Samoan beasts.

If things in Cardiff get too much, the red button will be my friend...Good Evening Dublin!

Yeah hope we get a good win.

Come on Ireland... not even watching RTE at all. George Hook? Don't want to know. Waiting for BBC NI coverage to start  

Streaming it from New York (Pretty epic Hey Jude performance just finished on BBC NI)

Ireland by 13. Lay down a marker lads.

Cari wrote:If things in Cardiff get too much, the red button will be my friend...Good Evening Dublin!

Hello Cardiff. Come In Cardiff.   

George Hook is a phookin riot. Shaggy is asking him far too many intelligent questions. Like, "what de phook are you talking about George?"  

 

Love it.

Oh no! Eddie O'Sullivan is on BBC NI!

No... escape from... banality...

I do love our 606 Irish international threads...you're all as entertaining as the people you're on about...  

Everyone's favourite hobbit/President. I love Michael D Higgins. Have so much respect for the man.

Notch wrote:Oh no! Eddie O'Sullivan is on BBC NI!

No... escape from... banality...

Man. Ah you love Steady Eddie inside Notch. Deep inside.

I have a certain soft spot for Hookie... A deep well maybe?

He is a Hobbit! A very intelligent hobbit apparently.

Ah lovely respect here.

Nope, I've switched over to RTE I totally repent of my previous decision. Eddie O'Bloody Sullivan. I'd be asleep before kick off!

I was tempted to turn over and have a quick squiz for Tommy whilst Steyn kicked a penalty and got some blokes chatting about Wee Paddy...  

Not started yet Cari- still two and half anthems and a Sivi Tau to go!

I've just switched over Notch to see the line ups...that's the best bit for me

Ah would that be Jim Neely I hear:)

Oh who put wee Paddy next to Toner of all people?!  

My god Toner really is a massive bloke

OK, got my fix of Tommy...let me know if he scores/gets binned/loses his shorts, lads...oh hang on. The Boks have just scored a superb try...I may stay on this channel.

That is a beautiful beard on Dorce!

Lovely try from SA. Got the wales match on the laptop, the ireland match on the telly and the beers in the fridge.

Come on Ireland!!!!

What is it with his biblical beard? Has it taken on Samson-like properties?

Mon Chris Henry. Mon Paddy Jackson, Mon Jack McGrath. Mon Devin Toner.

Lets set this new era off with a great performance from ye boys. That would make us all happy.


Believe ta phook.

It's just lovely, Cari

I'm getting an aul Samoan dude stripping off and wandering about in his pants...

Powerful shape for his age. And speaking of lovely beRds... There's Steve Walsh.

Massive amount of emotion and passion from Samoa- we're in for a rough ride tonight, especially in the first 20.

thisv will be brutal with the emotions flying around from the Fats tribute. Fantastic gesture but if ever the Sa's need motivation...

I hope your guys don't incur the damaging hits we had last year from the Samoans.

Meanwhile in Cardiff, things are getting fugly....and I don't mean me...

Cari wrote:I'm getting an aul Samoan dude stripping off and wandering about in his pants...

It's Brian Lima. He's leading the Sivi Tau in memory of his former teammate Peter Fatialofa.

Love this. Really love this. This side are so worthy of their place at top-end.

Such a tiny population and yet they still feed the World rugby players.

But when they play for their country... Its incredible. Its beautiful.

Not to mention a wee bit scary.

Ah! I wondered who that was...I liked that...do they call it a Haka too? Anyway, it was entertaining.

2 great scrims and well done by POM winning the pen.

Gibson wrote:Love this. Really love this. This side are so worthy of their pace at top-end.

Such a tiny population and yet they still feed the World rugby players.

But when they play for their country... Its incredible. Its beautiful.

Not to mention a wee bit scary.

Is Kahn Fotuali'i playing today?

Anybody still worried about Mcgrath?

Big smile from Paddy Jackson- good to get a simple chance early to settle the nerves

POM is... he's here to stay.  

Nice easy one for PJ. Do it son. Settle it down lad.

1st score of the new era. Yo!

Way too many errors from Ireland so far.

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Anybody still worried about Mcgrath?

Im not.

Jayzuz Fan yer awful paranoid man. Give him time to settle in. Healy needed lots of it and look at him now. Remember?

Dont expect Joe or his players to perform immediate miracles. This is just a new start. That side and that squad, will change radically under his tenure.


Believe FFS.