IRISH 6 nation squad announced

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13 years 1 month ago #14918 by swift4prez

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FORWARDS:
Ryan Grant,
Ross Ford,
Geoff Cross,
Richie Gray,
Jim Hamilton,
Rob Harley,
Kelly Brown (C) &
Johnnie Beattie

BACKS:
Stuart Hogg;
Sean Maitland,
Sean Lamont,
Matt Scott,
Tim Visser,
Ruaridh Jackson
Greig Laidlaw

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13 years 1 month ago #14916 by ummm,

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I think it makes sense. After ROG's performance last weekend it wouldn't be a shock to hear Kidney sees him as a 20 minute performer rather than the next in line for the 10 shirt.

We've done it before with Parks & Jarvis on the bench, and when Parks was injured Miah started over Jarvis.

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13 years 1 month ago #14914 by The IMF

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ummm, wrote:
The IMF wrote: Yoda was damned if he did and damned if he didn't to an extent but this feels like back-peddling to me in a massive way at this stage.

Not sure how it's back pedalling, everyone assumed he'd go for ROG and were up in arms that after the weekend at the thought after ROG had a poor game for Munster.

But Kidney never actually said that was going to happen.

I just meant that at the start of the 6Ns ROG was Kidney's nr 2 outhalf now ROG has been demoted to nr 3 it feels like Kidney has backtracked. I could understand if he made this decision at the start of the championship but for me as things stand today there are more reasons not to select PJ than there are for not selecting ROG to start the game.

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13 years 1 month ago #14908 by connachtexile

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No it looks like Marshall which will be interesting. Conor George's article in the Indo was apparently him in near hysterics about the decision. Will be interesting to see who makes the bench this week against Scotland.

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13 years 1 month ago #14906 by RonanL

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If it's true about Jackson at 10, maybe he'll start McFadden in the centre in case Paddy has a wobble with his place kicking?

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13 years 1 month ago #14905 by Benji

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Fair Play to Kidney for making the call. Rog has been off form for a good while now and was very poor in his cameo against England and didnt look great last week.
Rog has been great for Munster and Ireland but his just not up to it anymore.
Time waits for no man
Im excited about the weekend now as opposed to fear of watching Rog play. #
So what the young lads might make a few mistakes but they will also do some great things hopefully.
Roll on Sunday

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13 years 1 month ago #14904 by ummm,

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The IMF wrote: Yoda was damned if he did and damned if he didn't to an extent but this feels like back-peddling to me in a massive way at this stage.

Not sure how it's back pedalling, everyone assumed he'd go for ROG and were up in arms that after the weekend at the thought after ROG had a poor game for Munster.

But Kidney never actually said that was going to happen.

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13 years 1 month ago #14901 by phatguerilla

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For me it just seems to confirm that rog is there to make up the numbers/because he has a central contract. Jackson has had minimal contact with the squad. I think scotland will be excited for their chances.

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13 years 1 month ago #14900 by rossie

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this is all over the net now. game was in danger of being all about rog and kidney so if true a good decision from that perspective. i didnt think he wud go this way because of goalkicking and there will be a lot of pressure on jackson esp on goalkicking.
the team that appears to have been leaked is-
kearney, gilroy, bod, marshall, earls, jackson, murray, heaslip, sob, pom, ryan, doc, ross, best and court.

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13 years 1 month ago #14899 by The IMF

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Well then according to Brendan Fanning on Twitter (he was the first to break Elwood departure) has just tweeted this

Brendan Fanning ‏@BrendanFanning
Paddy Jackson in line for start v Scots - Rog on bench. Kidney has just made the biggest call of his coaching career

Yoda was damned if he did and damned if he didn't to an extent but this feels like back-peddling to me in a massive way at this stage.

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13 years 1 month ago #14887 by rossie

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afaik mcfadden started on the wing for leinster on saturday. if he was in contention for 12 he would have started there imo. Marshall did.

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13 years 1 month ago #14886 by connachtexile

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Like Marshall to but I'd have him on the bench. McFadden wins it for me in that he has a kicking game as well as him and BOD knowing each other well. Unfortunately I think Earls is going to be put at 13 and BOD at 12 :sick:

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13 years 1 month ago #14885 by ummm,

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It's a fair call, Marshall was in the Ireland XV against Fiji and had a great game, in all honesty McSharry was in the Ireland squad due to Marshall's recent injury. He was always going to be ahead of him on the list.

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13 years 1 month ago #14884 by Creedence

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rossie wrote: imo marshall will be 12 and earls on wing. rog at 10.

Dave McSharry will be sick.

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13 years 1 month ago #14883 by rossie

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imo marshall will be 12 and earls on wing. rog at 10.

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13 years 1 month ago #14882 by connachtexile

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I think McFadden should start at 12 he's away better centre than Earls and it leaves BOD at 13 playing next to a guy he trains with at provincial level. It also leaves Earls in his best position Wing!

I also think Kidney should have a word with ROG and tell him that Kearney will kick the ball up the line on certain occasions etc.

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