6 Nations Round 3 - Ireland V Wales

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Wales Team

15. Cameron Winnett (Cardiff Rugby – 2 caps)
14. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby – 56 caps)
13. George North (Ospreys – 119 caps)
12. Nick Tompkins (Saracens – 34 caps)
11. Rio Dyer (Dragons – 16 caps)
10. Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 9 caps)
9. Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby – 55 caps)
1. Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 27 caps)
2. Elliot Dee (Dragons – 48 caps)
3. Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby – 4 caps)
4. Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs – 14 caps) Captain / Capten
5. Adam Beard (Ospreys – 53 caps)
6. Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby – 2 caps)
7. Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers – 15 caps)
8. Aaron Wainwright (Dragons – 45 caps)

Replacements

16. Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 40 caps)
17. Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Rugby – 8 caps)
18. Dillon Lewis (Harlequins – 54 caps)
19. Will Rowlands (Racing 92 – 30 caps)
20. Mackenzie Martin (Cardiff Rugby – uncapped)
21. Kieran Hardy (Scarlets – 19 caps)
22. Ioan Lloyd (Scarlets – 4 caps)
23. Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby – 8 caps)

[Uncle fester]

Keenan reported to be out for this game.
Big loss as we don't really have a replacement.

[Ymx]

It’s wales U10’s this week?

[fishfoodie]

Squad Update.

The Ireland squad re-assembled in Dublin on Sunday evening ahead of this weekend’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations Round 3 clash against Wales at Aviva Stadium (Kick-off 2.15pm).

Prop Oli Jager has joined the squad and Thomas Ahern has also linked up with Andy Farrell‘s side at the IRFU High Performance Centre this week.

Iain Henderson picked up a foot injury during Ulster’s URC game away to Ospreys on Sunday and there will be a further update later in the week.

The Ireland Match Day Squad to face Wales at Aviva Stadium will be named on Thursday at 2pm.
Ireland Squad – Wales Week:

Backs (15):

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)
Harry Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)
Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster)

Forwards (21):

Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster)*
Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)
Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster)
Oli Jager (Munster)*
Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jeremy Loughman (Garryowen/Munster)
Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)(captain)
Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)
Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Tom Stewart (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Nick Timoney (Banbridge/Ulster)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)

*Denotes uncapped player

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/02/19/ja ... -of-wales/

[C69]

Wales team announced early at 11 am today.
Don't other looking at it it's shit.

IRELAND BY 40 +

[Uncle fester]

Strong team. Lot of caps in there.
Wales to sneak it.

[Uncle fester]

Jack of all trades, master of none at 15 and a newly born baby to replace Furlong. Sticking with Wales to shade this.

[Jim Lahey]

Wales by 12

[PornDog]

Is there some injury to Bealham and/or O'Toole?

Seems odd to be parachuting Jager in there.

[fishfoodie]

Is there some injury to Bealham and/or O'Toole?

Seems odd to be parachuting Jager in there.

Bealham getting some paternity leave.

[Uncle fester]

Is there some injury to Bealham and/or O'Toole?

Seems odd to be parachuting Jager in there.

Bealham getting some paternity leave.

Yes, believe there was some suprise that he played against Italy.

[SaintK]

Wales by 12

Oh no you don't!
Ireland by 19+

[Biffer]

Wales have lost two games despite having played a quarter of each match against 14 men.

Ireland by 40

[Jim Lahey]

Wales by 12

Oh no you don't!
Ireland by 19+

Yeah but Gatland.

Plus The big Welsh TV Money boyos will be splashing the cash in Dublin, no doubt a brown envelope finds its way to the officials' locker room.

[Ymx]

Wales by 12

Oh no you don't!
Ireland by 19+

Yeah but Gatland.

Plus The big Welsh TV Money boyos will be splashing the cash in Dublin, no doubt a brown envelope finds its way to the officials' locker room.

[C69]

Should be an easy win for Ireland. In reality this is a very poor Wales team with barely pro level players like Costello making the team.
Not to mention an awful front row and a back row denuded of any real power.
Ireland by 40+

[Uncle fester]

Yet it'll be a tight game and you'll be bitching about the ref "deciding" the result.

[C69]

Yet it'll be a tight game and you'll be bitching about the ref "deciding" the result.

It won't be tight at all. Wales best player is not even starting today, for some strange reason Rollands is on the bench.
We have a number of players who need to retire and a number of players barely pro level.
I'll not stoop your level with fantastical personal insults.
Have a great day.

[ScarfaceClaw]

This is not going to be pretty. Ireland will put a huge score on this welsh team.

[PCPhil]

Wales to defend heroically then on a break get a penalty to win 1-0.

Oh sorry, wrong sport. IRELAND BY 30

[Hal Jordan]

Stadium as noisy as a morgue.

[ASMO]

Irelands presentation and recycling is so pretty and slick

[PCPhil]

Stadium as noisy as a morgue.

Was like against Italy an awful lot.

[tcc_dc]

Bundee running over people...another 20 minutes and Wales might melt away avoiding those hits

[PCPhil]

Ireland look decidedly complacent.

[Tichtheid]

Ireland are cleaning Wales' clock at the breakdown

[SaintK]

Ireland look decidedly complacent.

Playing very laterally, no runners from depth

[S/Lt_Phillips]

Ireland actually get pinged for coming in at the side!

[ScarfaceClaw]

Ireland actually get pinged for coming in at the side!

At this rate they might even get done for flopping straight over the top at the breakdown.

[Tichtheid]

Porter beasting Assiratti

[S/Lt_Phillips]

Ireland actually get pinged for coming in at the side!

At this rate they might even get done for flopping straight over the top at the breakdown.

Well, they've given the ref lots of examples to show how it's done

[Tichtheid]

That's why props get the big bucks

[ScarfaceClaw]

That Welsh scrum is slight less robust than a wet piece of tissue paper.

[Blackmac]

That ball wasn't as well grounded as Scotlands last week.

[S/Lt_Phillips]

That ball wasn't as well grounded as Scotlands last week.

Ha, was just about to post the same thing!

[C69]

Lol

[tcc_dc]

beautiful passing there for the Lowe try in the corner

[Tichtheid]

Wales' defence has actually been pretty good, but it feels like the pressure is building and cracks are appearing

[ASMO]

Bumming mode..... activated..

[Blackmac]

Watching Ireland in this Six Nations is like watching a nature documentary with a wildebeest trying to hold off a pack of lions. You know it will put up a game fight but the outcome is inevitable.