Rugby World Cup

**geysir** · 13/08/2007, 3:05 PM

How can a team have pride for that jersey?

**OneRedArmy** · 13/08/2007, 3:27 PM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

I'd be in a depressed state if D'Arcy, BOD, POC or O'Gara get injured. We also have a warm up game out in France against one of the local teams......that better be the 2nd 15 that day!!!

We all would, its clear our success depends on those key players staying fit. Our squad isn't as deep as we thought it was outside the backrow and back 3.

But it also depends on the bigname players playing well, and Drico's lack of rugby showed on Saturday. He needed that game.

I'd be very surprised if Ireland don't call up at least 2 replacements due to injuries during the tournament itself.

**NeilMcD** · 13/08/2007, 3:36 PM

Originally Posted by beautifulrock

right I will have a heino then

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If you dont like rugby skip the thread.

Its not the sport thats the problem here. Its quite a good game to wach in my view and Ireland have a very entertaining team to watch that could do something for once. Expressions like game time and down time and BOD do the game no favours in my view. Good game though.

**paul_oshea** · 13/08/2007, 4:14 PM

i sorta see where you are coming from, though eddie osullivan has lived in the most non posh place in ireland for quite a long time, moylough or as the locals call it moylohhhhhhhh

**Jerry The Saint** · 13/08/2007, 5:42 PM

I'm just hoping that Ogara Moreso will be fit for the start of the tournament.

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

without ogara moreso we are very poor and will really struggle. Hope he doesnt get injured in any game or we are screwed.

**Torn-Ado** · 13/08/2007, 7:40 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

I'm just hoping that Ogara Moreso will be fit for the start of the tournament.

I hope Ogara Moreso isn't fit.

He's an Argentinian centre isn't he?

**paul_oshea** · 14/08/2007, 8:56 AM

No hes namibian

shows how much you know about rugby

**joeSoap** · 14/08/2007, 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Its not the sport thats the problem here.

Expressions like game time and down time and BOD do the game no favours in my view. Good game though.

So, expressions like "Watch yer house", "Aaawwww Jesus Ref", "Show for it" and Becks, Giggsy, Aldo, Trigger do football favours do they>

I think not.

**shakermaker1982** · 15/08/2007, 1:56 PM

nothing wrong writing BOD - Saves me a few seconds when typing!!!

**Dodge** · 15/08/2007, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Its not the sport thats the problem here. Its quite a good game to wach in my view and Ireland have a very entertaining team to watch that could do something for once. Expressions like game time and down time and BOD do the game no favours in my view. Good game though.

game time and down time are american terms that creep into some of the more methodical managers/coaches in all sports in europe. Far from rugby expressions

Nearly every person I know that as an O'name has it typed as his/her initials.

**paul_oshea** · 15/08/2007, 2:26 PM

thats cos they are all dubs :P

**Dodge** · 15/08/2007, 2:40 PM

Not true POS

**paul_oshea** · 15/08/2007, 4:23 PM

who all your friends aren't

im only jokin.

**geysir** · 16/08/2007, 10:35 PM

If BOD's parents had a bit of foresight they might have named him Sean, for all the things than can go wrong they surely do for him when it matters.
It's an ugly game at times.

**Dodge** · 16/08/2007, 11:48 PM

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2007/0816/ireland1.html

I reckon thats our first team lads...

**DmanDmythDledge** · 16/08/2007, 11:53 PM

We're ****ed if he's out...

**shakermaker1982** · 17/08/2007, 7:31 AM

a stupid game to arrange anyway, players who aren't involved in the world cup see big names infront of em and pound away.

How long woud you be out with a broken cheekbone if that is what the x rays show?

**shakermaker1982** · 17/08/2007, 7:32 AM

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2007/0817/odriscollb.html

good news the scan shows a fracture to his sinus. He still misses the Namibia game though.

**paul_oshea** · 17/08/2007, 8:01 AM

whats our team? i didnt see any lineup there?!?!

btw agree with ye shaker, was the fella that hit him french by any chance? sounds like again just targeted odriscoll knowning he is our main man, and i am serious about that. Playing a club team 3 weeks before the world cup is a joke, of course they are going to just pound away and hit cheap shots, paying a club team from the same country as our pool opponents is just stupid.

**BrayUnknowns** · 17/08/2007, 8:33 AM

Ireland: Girvan Dempsey; Andrew Trimble, Brian O'Driscoll (capt), Gordon D'Arcy, Denis Hickie; Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Rory Best, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Simon Easterby, Neil Best, Denis Leamy.

Replacements: Frankie Sheahan, Bryan Young, Malcolm O'Kelly, Alan Quinlan, Eoin Reddan, Paddy Wallace, Geordan Murphy.