Heard a lot of talk bout this game & many saying the Italian pack will dominate the Irish. Crap. Shite. Irish have some huge props and a light athletic Paul O'Connell is in the best form of his life. The Irish pack will hold their own in the scrum and dominate them in the loose.No one seems to notice how the Italian front row also become their Achille's later in the game. For this reason I'm not a large fan of a mouthy Castrogiovanni. Any team with brains(you'd think all at this level) would run any player with even slightly sharp skills at these guys. They have cost Italy games time & again. And the Irish backs have too much flair for the Italian three quarters. And their midfield has shown a shyness to halt hard running ball carriers. And for these reasons (sidled with weak reffing that has too often sided with an overrated Italian scrum) put your money on the Paddies. First try scorer? I'm a huge O'Connell fan, & Healy or O'Brien spring to mind if I was gonna back a forward but despite the ageing weakness of the Irish midfield I'm gonna back someone to break at 2nd5 and O'Driscoll to dot down.
Irish eyes are smiling: Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll is so proud of his try against Italy
damn. friend changed bar at last moment so couldnnt put my bet down. Bod scores 1st. Also wanted to bet on +20 or whatever was offered.
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