Citing dismissed.

Lucky. Very lucky. Could have been months

FACECUTTR wrote: Wilko, Loughney, McCarthy depending on the citing.O'Halloran,
Other Provinces: id like to see Strauss go hes IQ qualified at the end of the season isnt he?
Madigan, Keatly.
Id love to se Mul travel to get another bite at the cherry.
He was looking promising until the arm break.

Strauss isn't IQ unil the November internationals. No argument on the others.

Wilko, Loughney, McCarthy depending on the citing.O'Halloran,
Other Provinces: id like to see Strauss go hes IQ qualified at the end of the season isnt he?
Madigan, Keatly.
Id love to se Mul travel to get another bite at the cherry.
He was looking promising until the arm break.

connachtexile wrote: I re-watched the incident and I think he would be hard down by if he got a long ban. Was it dumb? Yes but I don't think he intentionally went to gouge the eyes and the other guy was hanging off him as well. That said his record might work against him. Fingers crossed.

Intent & any other factor will only serve to change the final number of weeks for any citing. The starting number of weeks are already decided by the iRB.

He hasn't been accused of gouging, which is a small mercy, but contact with the eye area comes with a large starting point as it is.

For some reason I can't post the link, but search for iRB regulation 17 and go to page 244

Still no word on it

I would love to see him get a full tour with the Irish lads

I re-watched the incident and I think he would be hard down by if he got a long ban. Was it dumb? Yes but I don't think he intentionally went to gouge the eyes and the other guy was hanging off him as well. That said his record might work against him. Fingers crossed.

salmson wrote:

connachtexile wrote:
Does anyone know when Macca finds out if he's banned or not?

Today I think.

Yip. The hearing is over in Cardiff today, around now. Was talking to him on Saturday night. Didnt sound too hopeful.
He also confirmed that Niall O'Connor will be heading back to Ulster

connachtexile wrote:
Does anyone know when Macca finds out if he's banned or not?

Today I think.

As far as I know no Leinster player will be chosen for the BaaBaa's game because of the Rabo 12 Final. I could be wrong but I think that's the plan.

Does anyone know when Macca finds out if he's banned or not?

When is this being announced?

Will there be 2 announcements, one for BaBa's game, one for NZ tour?

It was a truly dreadful Munster performance, and as things stand only Sherry, Ryan, O'Mahony, Murray, O'Gara, and possibly Zebo will (should) tour.
For us, Wilkinson, Loughney, and possibly Mike Mc and Duffy will tour.

They should all be left at home. fill the plane wit ulster and leinster players, they deserve it and maybe a few connacht thrown in,

True but if Sherry had another performance like that than we're sunk. Admittedly Best and Cronin are fit so he'll be third choice but I would have a hard time trusting him against the likes of the AB's. O'Mahony will go and Ryan with Zebo having an outside chance I'd not bother with any of the other new guys from Munster.

Some of those Munster lads have done reasonably well this, we lost 14 in a row but I would still have the likes of O'Halloran, Griffin etc on the plane.

One bad perfomance does not a bad player make

O'Connell, Fitzgerald and Bowe out, Mick O'Driscoll, Jerry Flannery and David Wallace retired. Its gonna be an interesting squad which goes to NZ. Will Kidney stay true to form and bring all of his untouchables? Should the likes of Ferris and O'Gara be left at home? After the Munster vs Ospreys game can like the likes of Sherry really be brought after that crap performance?

Who do you guys think should be on the boat?