Ireland team reaction - Andy Farrell drops Peter O'Mahony for Springboks rematch | The Left Wing 

I'm not a rugby guru but the quality of the input on Irish Independent is great. Thanks gents. Love the detail and the insights. I'm going to Ireland on my next holiday....Just gotta get a bloody Visa 🤣

Good discussion on here . I’m English and will be cheering on Ireland Saturday and totally believe they can win. Doris last week was the player of the weekend for me. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Joe Mccarthy needs to step up he looked very promising at first but has regressed in recent games

What the hell does James Ryan actually offer. That ship sailed a long time ago. He's just a liability at this stage.

I don’t like putting refs down but Pearse needs a talking to after his performance.

Ringrose should be captain and leave Dorris to concentrate on his game.

as south african love your vlog close margins worthy oponents

Sa bench will win it for them, Ire bench not good enough.

Christ Ruaidhri, stop going on about POM. Maybe, its a strategy to have him make a big impact when he comes off the bench. The Boks will have 6 world class players coming off the bench, no one is saying they 'were dropped'. It's a 23 man game.

Love the insight 👌

Very good analysis lads. Well done

If we sing the anthem like we did last week. Ireland will have a tough day on the field

Dublin based media obsession with Peter o Mahoney's retirement all year, still reeling from Andy Farrell picking a Munster man as captain. Que the Doris will be captain soon narrative, they couldn't keep Johnny Sexton on ice long enough when he was captain at the age of 38.

Do agree that adding in the big grunt in the pack is the right call

real happy with this pick...O'Mahony not at 100%...Beirne at 6...Ringrose and Ryan!

I agree with his decision to rest Peter

Worthy Opponents, good luck on Saturday.

Nigel Owen looked at the James Lowe try and said exactly what Ruaidri said about the TMO intervening in rucks. Owen thought the try should have stood and that the TMO should not have involved himself. Of course we did deserve to lose that game but still it would have been nice to have been level at that stage. If we cut out the easy penalties maybe we can hang in there with them on Saturday. Ireland used be a very disciplined side one time. What happened there?

POM is at his best when dropped. James Rayan has been off it for the last 18 months so he needs to reinvent himself. The line out will be targeted big style so don’t expect miracles in the next test. Ian Henderson’s influence on or off the pitch is missed. The test has shown new players are needed. Some of the current players are obviously at the end of their Irish terms.

This is a very good Irish team. Feels a step up from last week with Ringrose back.

Go Ireland!

Pity about the low res. Like something from 20 years ago. But I do like the show......

If we gonna scrutinize everything then we can also bring up the neck roll on Marx that went un noticed

I am so glad that you guys did not make excuses of a tired Ireland team and focusing on the positive stuff. I do believe the Springboks was lucky. If Ireland was have as good as they was in the six nations they would have won that game. I think the game play of the Springboks is not balance at the moment. They are a team that normally dominate up front and then create chances. They hardly mauled, they hardly scrummed and they did not drive over the advantage line with pick and go. If they play like that again they will loose. I think they have to play up front and spread when it is on. The Irish must play the game like they played the last 20min of the game.

These 😂pool world cup winners want to tell me how to win a world cup 😂

If, as you say, benching O'Mahoney is a bit of a slap on the wrist for the first half performance, do you think that would have any affect on the team morale?

I don't mind the refs nitpicking but has to be consistently done. They missed so many tackles off the ball and blocks, I thought I was watching American Football at one point. No Bundee is massive, I see a lot of missed tackles in midfield.

James Ryan has no aggression at all.

Shouldn't have abdicated responsibility of LH to Healy, should've brought Loughman, but Irish management must live with their decision, and that means should have chosen O'Toole. Would like to have Jage instead of Finlay as Jager needs more integration. I would've removed POM and brought in Nick Timoney. His backrow stats outpaced Beirne and Baird in the first half of URC season. He has exploaive power. The reluctance to introduce ameliorations sooner is irksome. I think Timoney instead or a 6/2 with Cormac or Cian would be lethal. I know we need Blade, so we couldn't bring in Big Stu if it was 6/2, which I orefer Chu Chu Stu, so, Timoney should've been in.

Whe know we are fucked when we have 12 Leinster players in the starting 15 ! Leinster fan but we haven’t won a trophy in the last 4 years in a club competition

This guy, like I know a stopped watch is right twice a day, but is this guy ever right? It looks to me like PoM coming on late is to counteract the total lack of direction in the final quarter last game.

Peter O'Mahony, all of a sudden, you would like to be a shity Richie McCaw because you would be starting...

Hopefully the last time we have to endure POM in green, the guy will struggle to even have a bench place at munster next season. Shouldn't be anywhere near the Ireland squad.

Peter O'Mahony always looks like he has just been slapped...great player though.

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The enforcer cant be 22/23..We need a etzebeth/ Botha etc ..I actually think Big joe is been forced to be a enforcer rather than a baller

Aki is a big loss .. SA to win by 12

Springboks by 20

Ok guys you all still whining about the RG tackle, do you really think that if you got a penalty there, you would have win? And about the ref calls , how many times have the boks been robbed with ref calls, we move on, it doesnt change the outcome, it is still Ireland lost and Boks won. You all are sounding like Matt Williams, wants to cry about everything, the bomb squad etc, come on man rather talk about the positives,

Last week the irish said nothing and was running scared now they want to run there mouth.Bring it on ladies bokke gonna knou you

Bokke by 20

Pom let hiz team down. He got his contract and didnt care

IRISH IN DISARRAY. They in your head.

NOT an easy task this one…Good luck and enjoy to the fullest🥂 It WILL BE the battle of your Lives‼️ 👊🔥 🪖

Ireland 4 to 8 look very strong I think most teams in the world would be happy with them .