IT HAS BEEN a very frustrating year for Noel Reid at Leinster. During last season’s league-winning campaign, Reid made 15 Pro12 appearances and scored 7 tries for the province, and was rewarded with his first Ireland cap in the summer against Argentina.
However, concussion issues and a congested Leinster midfield saw him play just 10 games in total during this campaign. Reid was picked at 12 for the season finale in Edinburgh – his first game since the home defeat to the Dragons in February – and quickly highlighted how dangerous a player he is with this lovely try.
What makes Reid’s stop-start season even more annoying from his perspective is that he had played quite well in his limited appearances, most notably in the December derby against Connacht.
It will be interesting to see what impact Reid has in a more regular role when Ireland’s World Cup contingent go away this autumn.
Ireland 1-1 Croatia, Ireland 0-0 Spain, Ireland 2-1 Italy. That should see us qualify.
I admire your optimism!
Spain 5/1 not to get out if the group, you heard it here first!!
“John Paul II, he’s a good Pope. A good Pope but not a great Pope. Now, Johnny Giles, *there* was a great Pope”
God, I miss Scrap Saturday…
Ire 1-3 Cro Ire 0-5 Spain Ire 0-0 Ita Italy win on penalties.
Why would the Italy game go to penalty kicks ??
…. In the later stages of the competition of course :) Possibly a final?
They haven’t a hope. Let’s just be honest about it.
What are you basing this on? What are your reasons for saying that?
Irl 0 Croatia 2 IRl 1 Spain 0 Irl 1 Italy 1 touch and go whether we get out of group
So were going to lose 2-0 to a team we seem to continually daw with then beat the current world & european champions, id like to know what odds you’d get on that???:) as long as we dont lose our first game, I think we have a gr8 chance of getting out of the group
win against Croatia, draw v Spain and win against Italy, out of the group…. I’m unashamedly optimistic :-)
Come on you boys in green!!!
does that make Dunphy his cardinal Rischloue?
After getting trashed in the opening two games i reckon Dumbo Delaney will ask blatter for penalties in the Italian game to see who finishes bottom.