im disappointed kidney didnt start mcfadden centre we really need to find new centres and earls misses too many tackles for me hopefully he will improve here roberts will be big test on sunday,
otherwise im happy enough with the team felt ryan might be worth his place aswell.
wales missing a few top players should win this one

As great a servant as he was and is fro Munster I don't think DOC should be starting. Kidney's notoriously conservative outlook has got the better of him again. McFadden and earls is a bit either or, both could play. However since he picked Sexton at 10 it is no surprise that he picked Earls at 13 if you get my drift.

Wales are fecked with injury and Ireland at home should beat them. The one big advantage they have is Roberts who could run all over our centers if given the right ball. As a whole the tournament is Frances to lose. New coach who is not mentally challenged when it comes to Rugby and a serious group of players to pick from.

Best we can hop for I think is a triple crown which if we do land could land Kidney the Lions job for 2013.

It also worked out well Kildare Saturday evening, Rugby Sunday afternoon. Herself better not have any plans because she'll be disappointed.

I would think Kidney wanted to play a more expansive game, which is why Sexton is playing as well, and he wanted to play Trimble too. Anyway, you get your way as Earls is injured so McFadden, a superior tackler, is in. I would have liked McFadden and Earls myself.

Agree on O'Callaghan, I would have gone with Ryan although to be fair, since being dropped, he has been very good.

Hopeful of victory but so many of these games are one-score jobs, you can't predict with confidence. But with their injuries, we should win.

Expect the Jocks to beat England.

why ya say that ogie ya really think they will beat england? i dont think england will run away with it but they should have enough to get them over the line.

I did, I thought England were really ripe for the taking but Jocks had no cutting edge at all.

The Ireland game was really, really disappointing. They blew it again

agree ogie gatland tactically has kidney bet but i have to say i thought the last penalty was borderline penalty having brought him to ground

I'd agree, he didn't let him go like Warburton did in the World Cup. And he didn't dump him, like was done on Ryan.

But having established the winning position, I think the players out on the field blew it. It's the tries were the killer, and Paulie's failure to get the ball out the line when we had the massive overlap (although I give the Welsh tackler credit for the latter).

Very disappointing though

i`d be worried about us in the centre, size wise we are too small i know i said i prefer mcfadden to earls as he tackles well but look what happened mcfadden on wales second try also on there third try our middle pair both couldnt stop norde the general size of centres now are bigger davies rougherie tuilaigi roberts these guys are as big as our back row, what would ya tink of pulling one of the lads from the back row like o`brein or ferris and let jennings or o`mahony fill in?
i believe ferris would really strenghten us defensively in the centre and let o`brein back to his favourite number 6 and jennings or o`mahony would do as good at number 7

I think with the patterns of international rugby, they might be exposed. O'Brien would probably be the better option too. It's not a mad idea, and David Wallace often played in the backs for Munster, but I just think they'd be exposed internationally. It shows how critical O'Driscoll is defensively though. I think D'Arcy should finally be dropped though. Creatively, Bowe in the centre could be very exciting but he wasn't great in the tackling department on Saturday and it wouldn't be Earls' strength either. Trimble started off as a centre.

trimble would be the best tackler and prob stronger than our backs but i still think he too small for the size of the natural centres now imagine we had got new zeland with sonny bill and ma`a nonu i still think ogie we need at least one really big strong centre, ferris would be my choice as roberts and the likes would think twice about running into him at full speed hes built like a sh*t house and neither ferris or o`brein are natural number 7s this move could really benefit us.
what you think rex?

McFadden should be played at 12, Gordon D'arcy as great as servant as he is, should step aside and let new talent through...

Earls should only be played on the wing, he is a lethal finisher and won't be caught out defensively as often here either.

As for number 13 until Drico is back....Trimble? Bowe?

Throw caution to the wind.............. 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 11 & 15 respectively Eoin Reddan, Ronan O'Gara, Jonathan Sexton, Tommy Bowe, Trimble, Earls & Geordan Murphy.

Ireland need to learn from Scotlands off loading, quick rucking, high tempo game. Leinster play the same type of game why not the national squad and young Hogg reminds me of BOD 10 years ago.

That's it... Ireland lacked pace off the rucks against Italy until Reddan appeared. Murray has potential but thought he was too slow on Sat. Will Kidney keep faith with him??

Was there on Sat. and the atmosphere was dead...

Do we have any chance of winning in Paris?