sligsup wrote:

connachta wrote: 3 years ago when Connacht were just minnows

Mick Kearney Lock
Aly Muldowney Lock
Quinn Roux Lock
Michael Swift Lock
Andrew Browne Lock
Ultane Dillane Lock
Danny Qualter Lock


And now...

We desperately need a NIQ lock
Anybody is entitled to have an opinion

Won't say more here, it's off topic;
When will Road Runner Conroy be confirmed.?

Roux
Dillane
Browne
Cannon
Thornbury
Gallagher
Claffey

yes. except a miracle it's not the same...
But again i'm waiting for the 7's finale with Jordan and Adam, I don't wan't to hide this point

connachta wrote: 3 years ago when Connacht were just minnows

Mick Kearney Lock
Aly Muldowney Lock
Quinn Roux Lock
Michael Swift Lock
Andrew Browne Lock
Ultane Dillane Lock
Danny Qualter Lock


And now...

We desperately need a NIQ lock
Anybody is entitled to have an opinion

Won't say more here, it's off topic;
When will Road Runner Conroy be confirmed.?

Roux
Dillane
Browne
Cannon
Thornbury
Gallagher
Claffey

3 years ago when Connacht were just minnows

Mick Kearney Lock
Aly Muldowney Lock
Quinn Roux Lock
Michael Swift Lock
Andrew Browne Lock
Ultane Dillane Lock
Danny Qualter Lock

And now...

We desperately need a NIQ lock
Anybody is entitled to have an opinion

Won't say more here, it's off topic;
When will Road Runner Conroy be confirmed.?

We don't need an NIQ lock Connachta despite all your references to same.

Conroy listed as "Connacht" is a good sign he will integrate the squad.
So Jordan winger, then Brennan mostly centre back-up, no need for a NIQ there, and we can sign NIQs elsewhere, one to play lock, one to play LH (if Coulson doesn't come over),

Adam Leavy and Jordan Conroy are playing for Ireland Sevens at the weekend, coverage is on Sky Sports and online at rugbyeurope.tv

Roux starts vs Japan
Bealham, Marmion and TOH on bench

Connor Murray's box kicking means that normally the Irish 10 doesn't kick so much, but the usual exit strategy from the 22 is a kick (which is more where I was thinking run after the kick and attempt to win it back), and there was an extended period where Ireland kicked the ball after 3-4 rucks if no-one made a break, so I don't think Joe is anti-kicking.
Carbery is talented but young and inexperienced, he's still being set up as the next big thing though and a well executed chip gets your teammates past the defensive wall, with a head start to the try line, so I can see what Carbery was trying for, just needed better execution. He's not likely to get many chances to impress at 10, Sexton's likely to start all Leinster's high profile games so maybe he was trying to show a skill we don't see much in Ireland to set himself apart, or he wants to/feels pressure to live up to the media expectations.

Siob wrote: Is the breakdown work just hitting rucks though? Ireland tactics do have a lot of kicking, so if you want to recover the ball from the other team's back 3 then the fast players have to get up, tackle, and go in to rob the ball.

Was somewhat surprised by Carbery. Ok, he didn't have a great night which happens. But I couldn't understand all this chip kicking from everywhere. It certainly would not be the style of play Joe would promote as a norm. Which made it a bit bizarre to watch. Not only would our provinces not do this usually it is even less usual at an international level.

Is the breakdown work just hitting rucks though? Ireland tactics do have a lot of kicking, so if you want to recover the ball from the other team's back 3 then the fast players have to get up, tackle, and go in to rob the ball.

www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2017/0612/882054-...s-feet-with-ireland/

Interview with O'Halloran. Not much in it but what I thought was interesting was that he says the work ons given to him by Schmidt were holding on to the ball in contact (fair enough) and his "breakdown work".

No denying that Schmidt is a great coach but I'll never understand what his obsession with his back 3 hitting rucks is, it should be far and away the least important part of their game. And he's pernickety enough about things like that to keep great players like O'Halloran out of the side because of it.

3rd place to Ireland 7s 35-5 final score Conroy getting on the score sheet

connemara man wrote: Is Byrne injured? He'd be ahead of both maybe?

He should be but I'm not sure he would be.

Is Byrne injured? He'd be ahead of both maybe?

connachta wrote: "Joey Carbery remains an injury concern as Ireland leave New Jersey for Tokyo and the two-test series against Japan."

Carty to Tokyo?

Keatley would go ahead of Carty surely?

"Joey Carbery remains an injury concern as Ireland leave New Jersey for Tokyo and the two-test series against Japan."

Carty to Tokyo?