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Ireland team for England

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John McMurtry

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4 responses to “Ireland team for England”

  1. glynncommando

    Agreed Dewi….Declan ABU Kidney strikes again (that’s Anyone But Ulster”!!)

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  2. johnny king

    Experienced a new emotion with this selection – feeling genuinely sorry for Paddy Wallace. If that wasn’t bad enough, I’d actually have brought Stringer back as he does provide quick ball. Almost find myself agreeing with RR: I’d have Trimble in place of Earls but agree with Murphy at full back given his experience at the home of the butcher’s apron.

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    1. Dewi

      I’d assumed Court was injured when I wrote the above. But Kidney’s credibility has taken a serious dive choosing that lazy lump Buckley in front of a fit Court.

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  3. Raging Raven

    AS predicted Decky the gnome from Turnipstan has continued with his” anyone but an Ulsterman unless there is no one else” selection. Firstly fullback – the obvious selection was Earls with Trimble returned to the wing. Instead Decky returns to type and picks a player who has played one match since September, Murphy, and Trimble is consigned to the bin. The British Lions selectors considered Earls a better fullback than Murphy and so do I.
    Bench – Henry can cover every position in the back row has been turning in man of the match performances but old turniphead picks a player who can only cover 7 and spent all of Autumn suspended. We all know the only back row forward that will be replaced on Saturday is Ferris so again a poor bench selection. But Decky kept the best for last … O’Gara .. what positions is he going to cover? We all saw his exploits when he was in this position on the Lions tour so god help us. Decky showed he is not big enough to make the decision and drop O’Gara from the 22. Wallace should have been a shoe in.
    I agree with your comments on O’Leary typical Turnipstan basis.

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