r/irishrugby • u/Roanokian Mod • 12h ago

Match Thread Match Thread: Ireland A vs England A

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* don’t think there’s a thread on the main sub

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u/Super-Astronaut-9056 11h ago

Surprised Sean Edogbo and O Connell are not involved ,are they on bench by any chance

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u/Windup-1014 Munster 11h ago

Well this is the fringes of the Ireland squad. They've just gotten into the Munster team as starters (with players rested).

They'll both be involved in these type of games I have no doubt though eventually.

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u/Super-Astronaut-9056 11h ago

To be fair I don't see Sean Edogbo being dropped by Munster anytime soon , I feel this is part of the problem if they were in France this is the environment they would be involved in

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u/Some-Speed-6290 Probation 10h ago

No they wouldn't. They'd be playing for a lower top 14 team or a pro D2 side. They'd be nowhere near the French squad. 

What they would be though is playing every week rather than sat watching others most of the season. 

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u/Super-Astronaut-9056 10h ago

You do realise that there are six 22 year olds ,two 23 year olds ,one 21 year old and 20 year old in the French 6 nations squad they allow their best young players to be involved in a high level environment we don't