Yearly Archives: 2007

World Cup Squad – Including Horgan

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Andrew| 1 Comment

Irish Rugby Horgan has been included in Eddie’s 30 man world cup squad announced this morning. Horgan twisted his knee warming up for yesterday’s Scotland match. Horgan was included in the squad even though he may miss early pool matches. This was an obvious decision as Horgan will be critical to Ireland’s success in key matches after the pool stages.

Trevor Hogan, Mick O’Driscoll, Keith Gleeson and Jamie Heaslip all missed out on forward places while Eddie went for Brian Carney in his winger dilemma over Tommy Bowe.

Forwards: N Best, R Best, S Best, S Easterby, S Ferris, J Flannery, J Hayes, M Horan, D Leamy, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell, M O’Kelly, A Quinlan, F Sheahan, D Wallace, B Young.

Backs: I Boss, B Carney, G D’Arcy, G Dempsey, G Duffy, D Hickie, S Horgan, G Murphy, B O’Driscoll (cpt), R O’Gara, E Reddan, P Stringer, A Trimble, P Wallace.

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Ireland out muscled at Murrayfield

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Andrew| Leave a comment

While it was a game of two halves a dominant first half performance by the Scottish pack was enough to claim victory against an unfamiliar Irish side.

It was clear that the Scottish players have been putting in the hours at the gym and this showed early on as aggressive play from Scotland’s forwards was rewarded by an early try. The onslaught continued and it was Ireland who could do little to stop the thunderous rucks hovering over the try line.

For some reason this Irish team did not seem familiar to me, the six nations is a distant memory and with a few missing faces such as Horgan, Hickie, O’Gara and Horan it was hard to recognise the so-called contenders for the 2007 rugby world cup.

It is clear that Ireland lack depth in the squad, with the right combinations of players Ireland are certainly world class but there is a worry that a few injuries in pool stages of the tournament and Ireland may become a very ordinary team.

Please share your comments on today’s performance below!

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Ireland announce Squad for Scotland game

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Andrew| Leave a comment

Ireland v Scotland

Ireland v Scotland
Murrayfield – 14:30 BST
Live T.V – RTÉ One & BBC 1
On the Web – RTE.ie (Ireland Only) and BBC.co.uk (UK Only)

Ireland face Scotland on Sunday as the international rugby season kicks off. We can only expect a win on Sunday, but it will be interesting to see fitness levels tested and how cohesive this World Cup squad is. With the Rugby World Cup a month away it’s all about timing and now is the time for Ireland to show that they mean business and are capable of going all the way…

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New look Irish Rugby.co.uk

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Andrew| 1 Comment

New IrishRugby.co.uk screenshot
Welcome to the newly designed IrishRugby.co.uk, it has been a couple of months in the making but I am very happy with the new look. I hope all the visitors and readers enjoy the new design for the coming season and Rugby World Cup. I will be adding lots more interactive areas and features to the site over the coming weeks. Feel free to comment on the new design.