Spence is a pounder... not huge but along the lines of a younger D'arcy.

Does anyone else think we need to find a big, fast, offloading center - along the same lines as Manu Tuilagi for England, Nonu for the all blacks, or even Roberts for Wales? Seems to me a lot of the up and coming Irish lads are small and fast. Maybe the IRFU need to send someone to the Islands (pacific, not Aran) to find someone with an Irish granny.

9. Murray
10. Sexton (Keats if Sexton can't get his head straight)
11. TOH (Keet blows hot and cold)
12. Spence/Cave (I know Cave is a 13 but has been in superb form)
13. Griffen (most talented young 13 in Ireland right now...let's hope the development can bring the talent to fruition)
14. Bowe
15. Conway

That is what I would love to see. Invest in the younger players now and this could be the Irish backline. Real attacking options there, and pace across the pitch.

No Spence?

I think Trimble should be added to that list.

Feel free to debate the below.
Had a debate about the Ireland backs at the weekend, and what the team will look like in a few years
What do people think of this as the backs?

9. Murray
10. Keatley
11. Earls
12. Sexton
13. McFadden/Cave
14. Bowe
15. Kearney

Putting Keatley in there, as he'll be playing with Murray week in, week out soon enough. Haven't seen enough of Cave, to really decide who will be playing center.

Off the smokes for a few weeks ,Had nothing but chest infections since.Really hoped for something better out the Ireland/Connacht games .Doom gloom by the barrell at the moment  :'( .F**k it ,feel crap but outta the blue ,my wee man hugged my leg a number of times over the weekend and said "nice gaggy" .
Things like this will always keep a smile on my face and keep the spirits up.100% improvement on the 2007 WC and we're not in the worst position in the Rabo .Things could always be worse  and are worse for others.

Another massive world cup dissapointment. We went out in the quarters as we expected before the tournament started. The win over Australia was great at the time but it only counts if you then go on and take advantage of your improved seeding and we failed to do that.

Really never got out of the blocks at all today. Wales had us well sussed and got the early momentum and there was no Plan B.  Plenty of territory early on but no penetration. Even when we got back to 10-10 we lost our composure and lost our own lineout and gave away a cheap try to Philips. Really at the breakdown we were cleaned out and our kicking game was appalling to put it mildly, really lost our way in the 2nd half.

Hard to know where Irish Rugby goes from here with yet another world cup let down. Big chance lost. This will be one of those times we will be looking back on in 10 or 15 years saying that was our greatest ever chance of at least a semi-final and possibly a final.

Really dissapointing to see O'Driscoll, O'Gara, O'Connell and these lads have never got further than the last 8 in the world.

Well done to Gatland. Was shafted all those years ago and he has come back to haunt us.

still they will be back sooner than if they were to stay out there for another week or two

All the Leinster, Munster and Ulster players will be on the way back now....Not good for Connacht the longer they stayed out there the better!

Yes but they won't be straight back into action given they have been in camp since late June, the core 22 will be rested unless they get special dispensation fromIRFU for a couple of weeks, fringe players allowed back to squads...

All the Leinster, Munster and Ulster players will be on the way back now....Not good for Connacht the longer they stayed out there the better!

well thats that. Poor way off going out. Good few weeks tho. What has happened to jamie heaslip. He is useless. I think two years ago that he overdone it. George any day for me

I doubt he would be yet. He was with the Tongan team on Sunday at the French match.

Let them not be taking any of our players away we need all our good players here....Is Vainikolo(Tongan, spelt wrong i know) back yet?

Having seen a good bit of sherry, flavin and varley, sherry is the stand out player of the three. He's put in some quality performances for munster last season and so far this season. IMHO he's definitely going to be munster hooker long term and probably Irish hooker as well

Sherry is the next big thing, apparently. Not surprised he's the choice. He's probably better than Varley TBH.