swift4prez wrote: The Ireland team to play Argentina in the final game of the Guinness Series has been named and contains one new cap in winger Craig Gilroy.

Gilroy comes in to win his first full cap on the left wing after impressing in the previous game against Fiji in Thomond Park and will team up in a back three that includes Simon Zebo at full back, winning his third cap and Tommy Bowe on the right wing.
Gordon D'Arcy and Keith Earls will continue their centre partnership while Jonathan Sexton has recovered from the tight groin he suffered in the warm up for the Fiji game and starts at ten. Sexton is just two points off notching up 250 for Ireland.

The forwards selection is the same that lined out for the opening game of the Guinness Series with Richardt Strauss winning his second full cap in the front row.

Among the replacements, Donncha O'Callaghan could make his 90th appearance for his country if he is called into action.

The team will be captained by Jamie Heaslip for the third consecutive game in the Guinness Series.

Ireland Team to play Argentina on Saturday, 24th November 2012 in the 2012 Guinness Series, Aviva Stadium, Kick off 14.00:

(Player/club/province/international caps)

15 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster/2)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster/50)
13 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster/33)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster/70)
11 - Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)*
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary's College/Leinster/33)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/13)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/34)
2 - Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster/1)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/23)
4 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster/22)
5 - Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/5)
6 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster/8 )
7 - Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster/3)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster/51) Captain

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster/22)
17 - David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster/1)
18 - Michael Bent (Leinster/1)
19 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster/89)
20 - Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster/1)
21 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster/46)
22 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster/125)
23 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster/15)

N.B. *denotes uncapped player

RO'G......FFS...!!!

The Ireland team to play Argentina in the final game of the Guinness Series has been named and contains one new cap in winger Craig Gilroy.

Gilroy comes in to win his first full cap on the left wing after impressing in the previous game against Fiji in Thomond Park and will team up in a back three that includes Simon Zebo at full back, winning his third cap and Tommy Bowe on the right wing.
Gordon D'Arcy and Keith Earls will continue their centre partnership while Jonathan Sexton has recovered from the tight groin he suffered in the warm up for the Fiji game and starts at ten. Sexton is just two points off notching up 250 for Ireland.

The forwards selection is the same that lined out for the opening game of the Guinness Series with Richardt Strauss winning his second full cap in the front row.

Among the replacements, Donncha O'Callaghan could make his 90th appearance for his country if he is called into action.

The team will be captained by Jamie Heaslip for the third consecutive game in the Guinness Series.

Ireland Team to play Argentina on Saturday, 24th November 2012 in the 2012 Guinness Series, Aviva Stadium, Kick off 14.00:

(Player/club/province/international caps)

15 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster/2)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster/50)
13 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster/33)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster/70)
11 - Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)*
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary's College/Leinster/33)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/13)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/34)
2 - Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster/1)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/23)
4 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster/22)
5 - Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/5)
6 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster/8 )
7 - Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster/3)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster/51) Captain

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster/22)
17 - David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster/1)
18 - Michael Bent (Leinster/1)
19 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster/89)
20 - Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster/1)
21 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster/46)
22 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster/125)
23 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster/15)

N.B. *denotes uncapped player

connachtexile wrote: If they booed Heaslip off the pitch then there a bunch of F*ckt*rds. Read on RTE it's 3 month's he's meant to be out for. Don't know how accurate that is.

Basically Heaslip doesn't conform to how they like to see a rugby player behave, his persona is a bit of a chilled out dude rather than a wall head-butting Neanderthal so if he's not in camera every second of every game the say he's blocking other better Irish No.8's for the jersey. It's mainly Munster driven to get PO'M the job, (plus ça change)...

Jaysus I didn't realise we had a Kieran Reed, Parisse or a Harinordoquy floating around the AIL, cause they sure as hell ain't playing in the Provincial sides that's for sure...

The best Number Eight currently playing in Ireland is our own George Naoupu, comfortably...

If they booed Heaslip off the pitch then there a bunch of F*ckt*rds. Read on RTE it's 3 month's he's meant to be out for. Don't know how accurate that is.

Ya I saw his tweet alright, he seems a bit more upbeat today. Was reading that Jamie Heaslip was booed off the pitch by what I can only assume were some very bitter and small-minded Munster 'fans'. Didn't hear any from where I was sitting but if it happened that is absolutely disgraceful behaviour.

Mul has said he'll be out for 'a few months' but didn't specify how long exactly.

So gutted for Mul, he's cursed in that jersey. He looked lively before it happened, hope he's not out too long. Brownie had a stormer against Treviso so at least we have cover there. I have to say I was surprised at how poor and ill-disciplined Fiji were. You'd wonder what benefit they're getting from games like that. Complete and utter mismatch. Satisfied with our performance though, Gilroy deserved the man of the match award but it'll be a long time before he's up against such soft tackling and wide-open spaces he saw on Friday. Massive game against our old friends the Argies now on Saturday with Samoa beating Wales. Too close to call I reckon, there'll probably be only a score in it.

Was a kicker to see Muldoon down hopefully nothing to serious. Was a nothing game but the Ulster boys were still fantastic. Trimble must be crapping himself after Gilroy's performance. Marshall did well also alot better than he's done in an Ulster shirt so far imo. That said some of kidney's sub choices...I'm not even going to bother. We all know what they were. Hopefully this will give the lads some confidence and will kick us on to have a right go at the Argies.

phatguerilla wrote: ffs that's all we need, muldoon injured in a mickey mouse match.

Was gutted when I saw him down after the try. Such a legend, and for his own sake, I hope that he is alright. "The Peoples Champion"

salmson wrote:

rossie wrote: Samoa have just beaten wales 26-19 in the millenium stadium and the 6 nations and grandslam champions have apparently now lost 5 in a row also. :oops:

The score gives no indication of Samoa's dominance. 3 tries to 1 (and that one for Wales an intercept). Samoa also missed either 4 or 5 kicks at goal compared to Wales' single miss.

Yep watched the game in full last night on BBC2 Wales, the Taffs looked scared of contact frankly certainly for the first half an hour. The Samoan back-row were outstanding putting in some enormous hits, our old winger Ofisa Treveranus literally broke Richard Hibbard with a tackle and had George North terrified any time the ball came near him.

ffs that's all we need, muldoon injured in a mickey mouse match.

rossie wrote: Samoa have just beaten wales 26-19 in the millenium stadium and the 6 nations and grandslam champions have apparently now lost 5 in a row also. :oops:

The score gives no indication of Samoa's dominance. 3 tries to 1 (and that one for Wales an intercept). Samoa also missed either 4 or 5 kicks at goal compared to Wales' single miss.

swift4prez wrote:

connachtexile wrote: Anyone know how this affects the ratings for the top 8? That has to knock Wales down a bit surely?

#WAL slip to 8, #SAM up to 9. So:

6 #ARG,
7 #IRE,
8 #WAL,
9 #SAM,
10 #SCT.

If ireland lose to argentina and samoa lose to france by less than 15 then they replace us in the top 8 afaik.

connachtexile wrote: Anyone know how this affects the ratings for the top 8? That has to knock Wales down a bit surely?

#WAL slip to 8, #SAM up to 9. So:

6 #ARG,
7 #IRE,
8 #WAL,
9 #SAM,
10 #SCT.

Anyone know how this affects the ratings for the top 8? That has to knock Wales down a bit surely?

great game to watch, they ran everything with great ball skills.

could be worse for wales, they could be playing new zealand next..... oh wait :evil: