England: 15 Delon Armitage (London Irish), 14 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), 13 Mathew Tait (Sale Sharks), 12 Riki Flutey (CA Brive), 11 Ugo Monye (Harlequins), 10 Jonny Wilkinson (RC Toulon), 9 Danny Care (Harlequins), 8 Nick Easter (Harlequins), 7 Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), 6 James Haskell (Stade Francais), 5 Steve Borthwick (Saracens, captain), 4 Simon Shaw (London Wasps), 3 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), 2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), 1 Tim Payne (London Wasps),
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears (Bath Rugby), 17 David Wilson (Bath Rugby), 18 Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers), 19 Joe Worsley (London Wasps), 20 Paul Hodgson (London Irish), 21 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers), 22 Ben Foden (Northampton Saints).
Ireland: G Murphy (Leicester), T Bowe (Ospreys), B O'Driscoll (Leinster) capt, G D'Arcy (Leinster), K Earls (Munster), J Sexton (Leinster), T O'Leary (Munster), C Healy (Leinster), Rory Best (Ulster), J Hayes (Munster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster), J Heaslip (Leinster). Replacements: S Cronin (Connacht), T Buckley (Munster), L Cullen (Leinster), S Jennings (Leinster), E Reddan (Leinster), R O'Gara (Munster), A Trimble (Ulster)
16:00 TV England (18/19) v (20) Ireland (11/10)
Glad to see Sexton starts here - Geordan Murphy back in at full back for the injured Kearney, mite give somethin different goin forward too imo - O Leary was very poor vs France(who was nt i suppose) and was hopin they'd give Reddan a chance too!
But overall think Ire are a decent bet at 11/10 here myself
ireland must try to play possession rugby 2nd half , the ref will blow for any infringement, penalties will win this game, we have controlled the game since the 1st 15 mins
ireland must try to play possession rugby 2nd half , the ref will blow for any infringement, penalties will win this game, we have controlled the game since the 1st 15 mins
england im sure will feel very aggrieved with that penalty that was overturned re o'leary.the line judge was talking gibberish to the ref and i reckon he took him up wrong :D even better
england im sure will feel very aggrieved with that penalty that was overturned re o'leary.the line judge was talking gibberish to the ref and i reckon he took him up wrong :Deven better
Sexton will have learnt a lot, he played his 1st games for ireland in no pressure games but today ireland were under the cosh at twickenham, while his little kicks were superb penalties are vital and must be kicked , rog is as dependable as anyone in the world. Tomas o leary did well and tommy bowe and keith earls showed what england lack , a bit of class and flair England won their world cup with boring rugby and again its the forwards that carry the only threat
A truly happy happy day
Sexton will have learnt a lot, he played his 1st games for ireland in no pressure games but today ireland were under the cosh at twickenham, while his little kicks were superb penalties are vital and must be kicked , rog is as dependable as anyone in
always good to beat the english- bizarrely doing so in a game where we had very few chances and little possesion.If we scored like that everyime, we'd be repeat world champions. Sexton too easily dismayed by his goal kicking failures, good passing and sometimes kicking however. Tanks belated to the ref too, who made up for relentlessly penalising us and not having a clue about the scrum, the mal or the ruck
always good to beat the english- bizarrely doing so in a game where we had very few chances and little possesion.If we scored like that everyime, we'd be repeat world champions. Sexton too easily dismayed by his goal kicking failures, good passing an
Nearly shat his pants What a load of rubbish.His kick for Bowes first try was sublime and he also set Earls try up.Two of the conversions were from the touchline and on a dirty wet day there was no shame in missing them.He also kicked one or two great garryowens which resulted in great field position.It wasnt a perfect match for him under any circumstances but I thought he did pretty well and by the way Im a Munster man.
Nearly shat his pants What a load of rubbish.His kick for Bowes first try was sublime and he also set Earls try up.Two of the conversions were from the touchline and on a dirty wet day there was no shame in missing them.He also kicked one or two gr
Knowing a few of the squad personally I don't believe that to be the case. However it definitely exists among supporters and so it should. all this rubbish about Munsteir should shout for Leinster and vice versa .... I will shout for Leinster when I see Man City supporters shouting for Man U ...Liverpool for everton....Madrid for Barcelona etc etc
thebegKnowing a few of the squad personally I don't believe that to be the case. However it definitely exists among supporters and so it should. all this rubbish about Munsteir should shout for Leinster and vice versa .... I will shout for Leinster w
Itcanbedone I think my opinion is the same as most irishmen, most people in ireland have met some real nice good english people , have cousins or friends in england, will holiday in england but will never support england in any match due to history
Itcanbedone I think my opinion is the same as most irishmen, most people in ireland have met some real nice good english people , have cousins or friends in england, will holiday in england but will never support england in any match due to history
Well thats quite a can of worms, Mackrocky. We had best not open it up. I like to think plenty of Irish people have moved on.
Out of interest, do you feel the same about Norman or Viking teams?
And getting back to the original point, what major trauma have Leinster imposed upon Munster?
Well thats quite a can of worms, Mackrocky. We had best not open it up. I like to think plenty of Irish people have moved on. Out of interest, do you feel the same about Norman or Viking teams?And getting back to the original point, what major tra
i would cheer leinster on , those leinster lads are good lads though my gra is for munster That was a great performance by ireland as ireland didnt have much possession away from home against one of the big rugby nations. Im glad england didnt win as the team seems based on martin johnsons playing career, big pack to blunt the opposition , not too much flair and kick the penalties. Only problem is wilkinson is playing poor and missing a few kicks now
i would cheer leinster on , those leinster lads are good lads though my gra is for munsterThat was a great performance by ireland as ireland didnt have much possession away from home against one of the big rugby nations.Im glad england didnt win as t
O'Leary had a much improved performance on Sat. The fact that we only had 30% of posession may have contributed to that? His decision to go blind side for the second try and his contribution to the third try were excellent. Defence and box kicks were solid. Ireland's Call is a disaster. I happy to cheer for Leinster, when not playing Munster. Cant cheer for England in any sport. Started to come out in a rash when I heard the 'chariots' on Sat.
O'Leary had a much improved performance on Sat. The fact that we only had 30% of posession may have contributed to that? His decision to go blind side for the second try and his contribution to the third try were excellent. Defence and box kicks wer