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Ireland team for Australia

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John McMurtry

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It looks as though it might be a good match on Saturday as either by accident or design the teams have produced startlingly similar line ups.

Both sets of backs are set up to attack and though I’m a big fan of Aussie back play, particularly with Quade Cooper and Matt Giteau calling the shots, I have to say I’m more excited about Ireland’s line up with Sexton and Wallace pulling the strings to unleash O’Driscoll, Bowe and Trimble, yummy!

There will be plenty to watch at full back with both Kearney and O’Connor showing some erratic form over the last few games. Both like to counter and I reckon both will be keen to try the other out. Who will crack first?

Add into the mix the fact that both scrum half’s have been getting a bit of a slating recently and have been struggling to find form and I don’t think I’ve ever seen two such perfectly matched back lines!

So it looks as though it’s going to be the big boys up front that make the difference and here everything points towards the Aussie back row of Elsom, Pocock . . .

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9 responses to “Ireland team for Australia”

  1. junty

    well done to dergman and mrs derg on their latest additions

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  2. Rooster

    Didn’t take the edge of Rory, he has another wee hooker to keep him awake at night.

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  3. admin

    What’s all this with hookers getting married? Hope it doesn’t take the edge of their game!

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  4. Rooster

    Brady has the same problem as Kyriacou !

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  5. Raging Raven

    Glynncommando
    It’s my understanding that neither Brady or Kyriacou were asked. It was only Andi’s honeymoon he has the rest of his life to spend with the lovely Becky. You only get a first cap once. 🙂 🙂
    (And the honeymoon destination was already half way there. Simples)

    I agree MOD is not the man but I thought Big Ed was the outstanding second row when he got his chance, he obviously hasn’t told the poisoned gnome that his father was born in Cork!

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  6. glynncommando

    Raven, take your point about Varley….certainly Brady should’ve got the nod, but isn’t Andi Kyriacou on honeymoon? Don’t think his new missus would be too enthralled at a late call-up!!
    MOD is a journeyman – and far from a selection for the future….should’ve been Dan the Man starting imho.

    As for Mr and Mrs Derg and their new arrivals – fantastic news!!

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  7. Raging Raven

    1. Hockey boy, we all know why you are slowly going blind and it has nothing to do with this site!

    2. Excellent news. 🙂

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  8. johnny king

    Two totally unrelated points:

    1. Don’t like the new site layout of white text on a black background. I am slowly going blind.

    2. Congrats to Mrs Dergman who today produced twin Dergesses – Rachel and Alex. Good job they were girls as boys may have been named Wayne and Jermaine. You know how Dergman secretly likes football more than rugby. Don’t say that I told you….

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  9. Raging Raven

    Had Mick O’Driscoll been from Ulster he would not get a look in. A fine Magners league player he does not have the physicality required for international rugby. Should be his last cap. What must our boys, Brady and Kyriacou have done? involved with the successful A team all season yet Varley comes from Munsters thirds to a place in the twenty two. More pure Munster bias from the poisoned gnome from Turnipstan.

    Well done Paddy, one of the few backs in the squad who can actually give and take a pass.

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