Georgia head coach Malkhaz Cheishvili has made wholesale changes for the match against Ireland in World Cup Pool D at the Chaban-Delmas Stadium in Bordeaux on Saturday. The game which kicks off at 2000 BST, has the Irish under more pressure than Georgia to perform.
Georgia Team V Ireland
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Eddie O’Sullivan has stayed with the same team for Ireland’s second match against Georgia in the Chaban Delmas Stadium, Bordeaux on Saturday 15 September. with a 2000 BST KO. The only change which was a forced one through injury sees Leinster’s Shane Horgan replace Trimble. Captain Brian O’Driscoll, Marcus Horan and Ronan O’Gara have all […]
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Well Ireland beat Namibia by 32-17. This score would be considered very good in the Six nations. But against Namibia it is a pretty poor showing. The good news is Ireland are off to a winning start with the bonus point. The bad news is it was not convincing. Argentina must be salivating at the […]
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Namibia head coach Hakkies Husselman announced his team to play Ireland in the IRB 2007 World Cup Pool D match at Chaban-Delmas Stadium, Bordeaux on Sunday. The team which held no surprises will have a mountain to climb especially after suffering at the hands of South Africa in their warm up game.
Namibia v Ireland team
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Skipper Brian O’Driscoll and flanker David Wallace return to action as Ireland name a strong team for their World Cup Pool D opener with Namibia. O’Driscoll has recovered from a facial fracture while Wallace’s chronic ankle problem has eased sufficiently for him to play in Sunday’s game in Bordeaux. Andrew Trimble is named in […]
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Brian O’Driscoll has said he is fit to play in Ireland’s opening game. The Irish captain has made himself available for the first game on Sunday against Namibia. David Wallace is also available for selection but Shane Horgan is still out injured and will probably not be fit until after the Georgia game.
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Ireland who are in the same pool as hosts France open their competition on the 9th September against Namibia. Following some iffy warm-up games here are the odds on offer. Outright winner of the competition: 16/1.
the Stage of elimination options are: Group 10/3, Quarter-Final 4/6, Semi-Final 13/2, Runner-Up 7/1 and Winner 16/1. The group stage […]
A fractured Sinus, so hopefully a quick recovery and only missing one game. That is good news for Ireland. Could not see them winning the Cup without their talisman. Agree with the last poster, the culprit should be disciplined.
There are real concerns about Brian O’Driscoll after he was punched in the game at Bayonne. Ireland won the game by 42 points to 6. But it looks like the French thought it was a good opportunity to stymie the Irish chances of winning the World Cup. Do not expect this in the modern game […]
Eddie O’Sullivan has included Shane Horgan in his 30 man squad despite his knee injury. Horgan will be given until the Georgia game to prove his fitness. This leaves Tommy Bowe on standby in case Horgan does not recover in time. Alan Quinlan’s ability to cover both second row and back row has earned him […]
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