England's 40-0 win against Georgia was impressive too.
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We’ve very kindly dropped Jack Willis ahead of the Ireland game. Obviously don’t think they’ll have any ball to steal anyway
I did get a slight giggle out of his 'United Nations' comment when talking about Ireland's team. England's coaching staff could be described in that manner too.
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He's taking the piss but he's 100% right.
The rugby team representing Ireland in an international test match this weekend includes:
1 English head coach
1 half English forwards coach
1 English/South African backs coach
3 New Zealanders
2 South Africans
7 Leinstermen
2 Munstermen
1 Ulsterman
That is absolutely piss poor.
Especially considering that journeymen like Gibson-Park and Roux are no better than available Irish players. I love seeing players like Stander, De Allende, Jim Williams and Dougie Howlett line up for Munster, just as I loved watching guys like Cantona, Keane, Ronaldo and Solskjaer play for United, but I fail to see the point in international sport if the teams are made up of the same mix of nationalities as the club game.
I get the argument that guys have guys have moved across borders and made lives for themselves in Ireland - investing time and effort into our countries and I genuinely welcome that. I love that Ireland is becoming more multicultured and diverse - it is a much, much better country for it. But you can move to another country and become a good and welcome citizen, while still maintaining your own nationality - I have lived, worked and been made feel welcome all over the world and spent as many years living as an expat as I have at home, but I have always considered myself Irish. Had I been talented enough to represent my country in sport, I would have wanted to do so for Ireland.
I think this is a major problem for Munster as well, it looks as though they are looking for foreigners at every position, just look at the flankers, this is Munster, we've had Foley, Wallace, Quinlan, leamy, o Mahoney, a steady production line which had pretty much halted since we started looking for outside help.
We brought in an English man at fullback when it looks like we have one coming through in Daly, probably the highlight of us getting best buy Leinster last season
It's one thing for us to be looking for help in the Centre position is just not the Munster way to produce Centres,
To be fair, I think Munster have been a bit better in this respect this season. I totally agree with you that the last few seasons of bang average journeymen like Botha and Cloete taking up minutes in the backrow was poor.
But this year we've seen the emergence of Coombes, Hodnett and O'Sullivan as serious prospects in the backrow, while O'Donoghue has probably played more minutes than anyone else in the pack.
Not sure what Gallagher was signed for - as you say, he doesn't look in anyway an improvement on Daly and with Healy, Crowley and Flannery all coming through at 10, at least one of those (Flannery I reckon) is likely to be nudged towards the 15 shirt.
Snyman and De Allende are the calibre of import Munster should be targeting. Two or three of those players in a squad can only be a good thing, it's the Kleyns, Bothas, Cloetes, McCarthys, Gallagher's etc that we should be leaving where they are and backing our own.
Argentina would be one hell of a team if they had a back line
Full time in Newcastle: Argetina 15 Australia 15. Five penalty goals each and sadly some ammunition for those in AUS who love to knock rugby.
Don't think yous need to worry to much. If there is a genuine talent coming through the irfu have made it clear they'll step in.
They made ulster boot pienaar and we had no one behind him. We had to go and sign cooney and then when he is by playing by far and away the best of any Irish 9, they don't pick him anyway.
No tries but I quite enjoyed the Australia-Argentina game, signs of progress for both teams.
I don't think 3 years is long enough to be in a country to represent their national team.
This has a feeling of a day Ireland get utterly smashed. Scrum and lineout all over the place.
Jonny May Jonny May
Running down the wing
Running down the wing
Ireland collapsing again in Twickenham.
For feck sake.
For feck sake.
What a try 
Jonny May putting on a clinic here. fantastic wing play for both tries.
Think Ireland have fronted up and matched England physically, but their set piece has been shite
It was some try but from a defense point that was absolutely abysmal.Jonny May Jonny May
Running down the wing
Just awful.
World class
Our lineout's been wobbling lately. It's utter dominance in the scrum though.
Horrible. Not that its his fault but James lowe just walked back. As blindside wing as soon as we lose that line out he need to drop back for what 90 percent of the time is just a boot up field.
Who missed the tackle in midfield?
Agreed. Can’t miss tackles in open play especially against the quickest player on the pitch. He even botched the kick
Kyle Sinckler penalty donation fund so far stands at 2
England looking to be winning the physicality stakes now..
I noticed that in the replay and didn't understand what was going on.
The English look like they want to kill the Irish.
Thanks Kyle, every little helps.
feck off Keenan
There's a joke in there somewhere, but I'm too afraid to make it.
Make it. Run so we can walk.
Ireland just seem very undercooked. Reminiscint of the game before the RWC where they looked a tier below England.
Add utter breakdown dominance to the list...
English forwards putting on a show. Best in the world
I was at that match and it was just sad.
This looks similar. It looks sloppy and error strewn again.
England made to look like like prime all blacks.
fecking annoying.
You obviously missed the WC final.
It was pitiful, he looked like he was blowing out of his ass. The kick by may was that bad and went in field that much he may have been able to recover if he sprinted back as soon as we lost the line out.
Getting dominated up front here
Making May in particular look like the best player in the world.
One of the worst first halves by a 9 i can remember in a long time. Can't understand why he's playing
Kinda hard to argue anyone is having a good game though.