wee Irish Pack will be Moored by the BEENO POWER PACK

 

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Declan Kidney © Gallo Images Play Bok rugby games Damned if you do - Brenden Nel Kalahari.com - SA Rugby Annual 2012 Ireland name novice pack for SA 08 November 2012, 16:04

 

Injury-ravaged Ireland will field an inexperienced pack against South Africa on Saturday with Springbok native Richardt Strauss making his debut in the first of two tests with big implications for coach Declan Kidney.

Ireland, who face Argentina later this month, could slip out of the world's eight highest-ranked teams and find themselves unseeded for the World Cup in 2015 if they have a bad November and other results go against them.

Kidney is also fighting to earn a new contract when his current one ends next year and will have to do it the hard way without first-team regulars Brian O'Driscoll, Rob Kearney, Paul O'Connell, Stephen Ferris, Sean O'Brien andRory Best.

Connacht second row Mike McCarthy, Ulster flanker Chris Henry and Munster duo Peter O'Mahony and Simon Zebo were among those named to fill the gaps and will each start an international for just the second time.

"You always hoped it would be drip fed rather than on block but you need to be planning for the future," said Kidney who handed the captaincy to No 8 Jamie Heaslip in O'Driscoll's absence.

"I remember a good few years ago six guys came in and got their first caps together, they wanted to keep the jersey and they did so who knows," Kidney added, referring to a famous win over Scotland 12 years ago whenRonan O'Gara, Peter Stringer, John Hayes and Shane Horgan were among the debutants.

Ulster flanker Iain Henderson, who has played just six times for the province, could also take the field for Irelandfor the first time on Saturday after being named on the bench alongside uncapped props David Kilcoyne and Michael Bent.

Bruising Leinster hooker Strauss, who starts for the first time after living in Ireland for the three years required to switch allegiances, will also come face to face with his cousin Adriaan who was named at hooker for the similarly injury-hit South Africans.

Richardt said he had not really spoken to his cousin this week and that it mattered little that his debut was against the country he grew up playing rugby in.

"For me it's probably more special just to run our for Ireland than anything else, I would have taken it if it was against an Under 13 'B' team," he told a news conference.

IRELAND TEAM

15-Simon Zebo, 14-Tommy Bowe, 13-Keith Earls, 12-Gordon D'Arcy, 11-Andrew Trimble, 10-Jonathan Sexton, 9-Conor Murray; 8-Jamie Heaslip (capt), 7-Chris Henry, 6-Peter O'Mahony, 5-Donnacha Ryan, 4-Mike McCarthy, 3-Mike Ross, 2-Richardt Strauss, 1-Cian Healy

Replacements: 16-Sean Cronin, 17-David Kilcoyne, 18-Michael Bent, 19-Donncha O'Callaghan, 20-Iain Henderson, 21-Eoin Reddan, 22-Ronan O'Gara, 23-Fergus McFadden.

Beeno 10 well said I think even ou muncher will one day see the light re the necessity for forward domination.

I am hoping for a solid win that will cheer up snapster and Mike and give poor Meyer some breathing room.

the old beeno power pack is a myth much in the same vain as the unicorn and the kraken

 

a pack is important but its not the alfa not the almega. its easy to find a bunch or fat boys to try and bully the other fattys but quite another thing to use skills skills to outwit other teams.

 

the beeno power pack model failed since readmission for the boks and continues to fail to this day. even old beeno1 cant deny a opensiders role in modern rugby as deon fourie has changed the way WP has played. only a fool can think that 8 big tall slow ball carriers can be effective all the time against a balanced pack that has ball carriers and quality fetcher come ruck time. old beeno1 your as one eyed as meyer but i do admire that you stick to your guns same as meyer but you will be left wanting.

 

in the hay days of aussie rugby the likes of george smith and phil waugh recked havoc against the boks at the rucks so much so that the bok's pattern was completly stopped.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSGQXt94SIU

 

please do view beeno1 you might learn that the game is played by 15 men not 8 forwards 2 kickers and 5 tacklers...please do take note of the backline basics of creating space not forwards standing in the backline waiting to bash into other players aka the beeno way