Recent content by Tomthumb

Yeah, as great as he's been, those 2 shambolic World Cups with Ireland would stop that talk

I don't get this argument. So because none of them are Dan Carter we just shouldn't discuss it? It's the only position we haven't improved in during the last 12 months so it's only natural that the players in those jerseys are questioned

Yeah and Noah never really showed it either I guess I'm keen to see Donaldson get an extended shot because he's clearly the most naturally talented of the group and maybe time in the saddle would iron out some of his kinks And the way Edmed absolutely cut up the entire NPC last year makes me a...

Yeah and he's been right about most things selection wise. I've just yet to see anything that he's shown in a game to say he's got it in him to be a quality test 10

He was usurped by Lynagh and O'Connor prior to his injury

Which would be more understandable if either of the guys Schmidt has backed ever looked the part

He hasn't been given the chance by Schmidt though lets be fair. He was rushed in by Rennie at the end of 2022 due to him not having developed any 10 depth and was only used by Eddie once it was proven Carter Gordon wasn't able to kick shots at goal to even a club standard He played with a bunch...

Yeah but two of them haven't even been given a proper chance so that's where this argument kind of falls down IMO. Donaldson deserves a chance to fail before we all just assume he would and he never gets the chance

I didn't have a problem with him starting under the circumstances, it's just he has yet to show anything that suggests we should persist with him outside of his age Agree that O'Connor doesn't benefit the future options, but once he brought Nic White out of retirement to start at 9 and started...

I'd say his general lack of confidence and what looked like confusion in understanding where he was meant to be was a huge reason the 1st half looked as bad as it did. So often he just looks around for someone else to organize and gets caught going into far too many rucks which completely...

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In all seriousness, what good things did Tom Lynagh do?

That’s kind of the reason people want Donaldson to get an actual chance to start

Yeah Lynagh hasn’t been good. Seems a passenger and he’s back to just shoveling it on. Backline looks lost and he cost them that first try I know he’s young, but he isn’t doing the good things to counteract all his negatives at the moment

It’s starting to get a bit too cheerleader though. Maloney might as well pull out the Pom poms