Babbling 'brook

Kearney is great in the air and has a good kicking game but is stale in attack. Felix doesn't have international speed either.My preference would be for Zebo at 15. Zebo was rag dolled a few times against wales.I don't think joe allows him enough freedom. Big question marks remain about Tommy Bowes ...

Cronin ,Healy and Henderson should get a start against Scotland.We need impact at the beginning of games too.Marty Moore was happy to have parity against a reject prop running on an empty oxygen tank-poor performance.The pack needs to be freshened up

Sean o brien hit his head off the ground.There was also a possible knee into the back if the head on falling.

Surprised there is no update/clarification on DRyan, Sherry and Sheridan. Strong rumours about all three. The early retirement rate and number of longterm injuries/misdiagnoses down south is simply obscene. That said, according to Twitter, Creevy is a done deal, which is odd given they still have m...

The big question is will Dave Cahill's mini me be able to lock the scrum out in the last 20 minutes?

I can see Madigan moving, but it wont be because he isn't getting game time at 10, its because he gets a lucrative offer from abroad and wants to check it out. Same as Johnny did. He has always said hes a 10, but hes also said he'll play anywhere. Madigan is the Irish version of Giteau. Hugely tale...

Keatley is a better touch finder and defender than Madigan.I think Madigan will go down as the most overhyped Leinster player of all time.The hype did him no good in the end.Leinster don't trust him enough to play him at 10 but you expect the national team to.

Moore is starting,better to find out now if he is up to it against Italy and France rather than in the World Cup Wouldn't agree with that sort of logic. For a TH prop he's very young. His development, both at club and international level, needs to be handled very carefully. We will know after the f...

He is starting ahead of Tommy O Donnell,disgraceful decision

It's so soft it's almost silent,I have seen nothing from him to warrant international selection,he wouldn't make my Leinster team if I was picking it

Moore is starting,better to find out now if he is up to it against Italy and France rather than in the World Cup

Payne is starting so they are only fighting for a place on the bench

Earls didn't play leinster senior cup rugby so no one will be able to answer your first question

Luke has 2 HEC medals- he was on the treatment table
for the 3rd as well as last year.
It's worse to be on a winning team and not scoring.I think Trimble or Earls should have been on the 2009 slam team.

McFadden Leinster 101- 17 tries Wolf hounds 10 games- 0 tries Ireland 28 games- 9 tries 139 games- 26 tries A try every 5.36 games. The stats don't lie about him either. Earls scored 5 tries in the world cup.Thats the biggest stage of all. He played most of his career up to 12/13 at IC but has actu...

McFadden
Leinster
101- 17 tries

Wolf hounds
10 games- 0 tries

Ireland
28 games- 9 tries

139 games- 26 tries

A try every 5.36 games.
The stats don't lie about him either.
Earls scored 5 tries in the world cup.Thats the biggest stage of all.

The team is
McGrath
Best
Moore
Toner
POC
POM
Heaslip
Soft J
Murray
Madigan
Zebo
Henshaw
Payne
Bowe
Kearney

I think if Earls was in the running for a start on the wing he would have played there for Wolfhounds Lukes upset tummy has worked against him Not sure DK has been playing enough/well enough this season Luke or Earls have to be in 23 somewhere to provide centre cover as RK, Zebo and DK dont do that...

Its entirely possible that Foley doesn't know. When Stander takes Heaslips Jersey we will be able to get our 5th EPOTY nominee and Irish vice captain Jamie Heaslip? FYI stander will be IQ by the rwc, just a bit too early to get into the squad.......so actually you'll be able to bring a decent outsi...

The munster academy has provided Ireland with its last 4 scrum half's.Its 15 years since Leinster produced a decent one.You would have to go back 15 year since you produced a decent hooker too in the Mullet.At second row it's one respectable second row in 15 years.Surely who ever is over you academy...