England vs Ireland, Part 2

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For continuing discussion of Ireland vs England in Round 3 of the Six Nations

Previous thread; https://www.606v2.com/t51752-england-vs-ireland

Ireland have released various players to the provinces; starting for Ulster against the Scarlets on Friday are Paddy Jackson, Luke Marshall, Darren Cave and Iain Henderson. Leinster have named Jack McGrath, Sean Cronin, Martin Moore, Mike McCarthy, Rhys Ruddock, Jordi Murphy, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan and Fergus McFadden in their team to face Newport-Gwent Dragons. Tommy O'Donnell and Felix Jones will feature for Munster.

There's a lot of competition, mainly for the spots on the bench and possible starts later in the tournament. Can Madigan oust Paddy Jackson? Can Jordi Murphy or Rhys Ruddock force their way in ahead of Tommy O'Donnell? Can McFadden or Simon Zebo force their way into the back three? Who will replace the injured Dan Tuohy; Iain Henderson, Mike McCarthy or Donnacha Ryan? The latter is back from injury and likely to play some part for Munster.

Dan Tuohy has been ruled out of the tournament while Keith Earls, Luke Fitzgerald and Tommy Bowe are still injured and everyone is praying Johnny Sexton doesn't pick up a knock; he's expected to be riding the pine for Racing Metro.

Any English posters want to update us on their squad?

That scrum does not bode well.

36 looks lively

That looks a try to me...

These are the plays England have to score from...great play.

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And that's why I get frustrated with them. Difference between winning and losing these big games. Careless!!!

if thats not a try, surely a penalty for the high tackle

Jonnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!???

Wison looks like a fat boy, good try I don't think

No try... Farrell butchered that.

NOOOOOO!

No try surely?

They showed the worst England fan then...looked like that awful woman from Benefit Street.

I love/hate Brian Moore, his cry of "NOOOO" when farrell failed to pass there was priceless

great tackle. How costly is that going to be? Such a waste

Lol at Moore screaming

mystiroakey wrote:

IanBru wrote:Umm... BBC? Why the homoerotic montage of England players changing?

why not.

do you think there is a problem with that?

seriously should BBC never even mention England?

The world has gone mad.

Seriously buddy, this is nothing to do with England. So far in the program we've had some really nice feature interviews with O'Connell and then Lawes, and a good bit of punditry. I just don't see what this faux-dramatic slow motion stuff really does for the program.

Good luck to England.

(Come on Ireland!!  )
 

feick sake.

what Poopie, clearly a tackled his head!

Thought that Ireland would test Nowell early, Nowell stood up well there.

Eddie Butler, Andrew Trimble is NOT Chris Henry...they don't even look alike!

Mr Moore loses his s**t.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFGfWrJR5Ck

I love Brian Moore. I bet he has a rant about the scrums at some point...

Ireland weathered the initial storm May butchered an easy try.

I didn't know hair pulling was a legitimate tackle in rugby? Why didn't May just fall to the ground with the ball rather than trying to extend his arm and slam it down?

Very quick ball coming Ireland's way at the breakdown..

seriously, if the ref going to stop ireland tackling around the head?

nathan wrote:seriously, if the ref going to stop ireland tackling around the head?

England players ducking into the tackle.

I thought Trimby was going to get in there then...!

maestegmafia wrote:

nathan wrote:seriously, if the ref going to stop ireland tackling around the head?

England players ducking into the tackle.

abosulte Love sacks!

...and again!

Excellent defence from England there

Wilson is already blowing. Troubling

Did somebody mention beta blockers...?

Looked a bit unlucky there Ireland

they just tackled farrel without the ball?

I am not enjoying this

and farrel tackled without the use of arms, all even now.

The England wings are not great, Farrell should have a yellow for late shoulder charge.

nathan wrote:they just tackled farrel without the ball?

I think you mean Farrell just shoulder barged Murray without the ball..!

Was that irish player not offside there?

Anyway...England have had 2 multiphase plays on Irelands line, and Ireland have had one on Englands line...no tries.

That's the difference between the NH and SH at the moment...the clinical finishing

stub wrote:Did somebody mention beta blockers...?

had a few - still nervous. on the beer now.

hoping for better results

That's nasty from Farrell.

Awful. We just cannot give away try scoring opportunities and expect to win this.

"Well you didn't succeed"

Well said.

nathan wrote:what Poopie, clearly a tackled his head!

yep - if he hadn't slowed May down by grabbing his head he would have scored - poor officiating ..

Sub Farrell now, get Ford on.

Farrell needs to stop those impetuous little things...

maestegmafia wrote:

nathan wrote:they just tackled farrel without the ball?

I think you mean Farrell just shoulder barged Murray without the ball..!

yes that happened too, all even now. There was an irish player running back that tackled farrell without the ball.

mystiroakey wrote:

stub wrote:Did somebody mention beta blockers...?

had a few - still nervous. on the beer now.

hoping for better results

Beer correct choice although my heart is thumping hard!

have to say England are better at the breakdown than i thought they were going to be.

Two really evenly balanced sides. Excellent match so far, the bench's may be the deciding factor today.

kingelderfield wrote:Sub Farrell now, get Ford on.

Farrell needs to stop those silly things but 20 mins in to a game like this you want to bring a small 10 on for his debut?

The irish pack ad back row inparticular would be licking their lips!!!