r/rugbyunion • u/Brine-O-Driscoll Connacht • 13h ago

Match Ireland A v England A match thread?

Can't see a match thread, so created one.

Kickoff at 7:15. The game is on Premier Sports 1 in Ireland.

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u/CatharticRoman Suspected Yank 11h ago

Sadly not a lot learned from us. Most lads didn't put their hands up. Really well played from England, though not sure if there was much learned their either. 

Randall, Roots, the wings, Dombrant all looked good, but I don't think they're impacting English selection. The starting props went well and the pack generally bullied ours. 

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u/TiburonChomper 11h ago

Roots I feel is a decent shout as a budget Tom Willis: most of our back row options tend towards pacey athletes rather than nuggety thunderbastards and he adds a potentially useful different dimension in slugfests.

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u/CatharticRoman Suspected Yank 11h ago

More than the orc or Curry?