Operation flog a dead horse continues as Declan Kidney announces another uninspiring team for the final and pretty meaningless Autumn International match against Argentina on Sunday. KO 2:30pm.
To tell the truth I can’t even whip up the enthusiasm to have a bit of a moan about the lack of foresight in the failure to test any of Ireland’s fringe players throughout this series of friendlies and I won’t be surprised if there is an exodus of young Irish players to foreign teams at the end of the season should the Republic’s tax incentives disappear. Let’s face it if the only means of advancement is through natural wastage of the present incumbents there’s not much point in hanging around.
Here’s the team: (15-9) Geordan Murphy, Tommy Bowe, Brian O’Driscoll, Gordon D’Arcy, Andrew Trimble, Jonathan Sexton, Peter Stringer. (1-8) Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, Tony Buckley, Donncha O’Callaghan, Mick O’Driscoll, Stephen Ferris, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip. (16-22) Damien Varley, Tom Court, Devin Toner, Denis Leamy, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Keith Earls . . .
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