Ireland Tour To South Africa

[AbidingPond]

With Ireland's tour to South Africa about to begin and a lot of injuries to key players how do you rate their chances?

I reckon they will lose the series 3-0.

They were far from their best in the six nations and at the end of a long season and missing some big players I just think they are going hammered.

Hope I'm wrong.

[blue rebel]

With Ireland's tour to South Africa about to begin and a lot of injuries to key players how do you rate their chances?

I reckon they will lose the series 3-0.

They were far from their best in the six nations and at the end of a long season and missing some big players I just think they are going hammered.

Hope I'm wrong.

I hope you are wrong also but I fear you may be right.

[SergioPizzorno]

Definitely heavy underdogs (with good reason) but with injuries having forced schmidts hand we've a team lining out and extended panel that a lot of fans would have wanted to see. Some exciting players going to get game time in a massively intimidating environment and it's going to bring them on for six nations and this is the start of a wc cycle so as long as we don't suffer and complete hidings it should be a good tour!! . . . I hope

[AbidingPond]

Definitely heavy underdogs (with good reason) but with injuries having forced schmidts hand we've a team lining out and extended panel that a lot of fans would have wanted to see. Some exciting players going to get game time in a massively intimidating environment and it's going to bring them on for six nations and this is the start of a wc cycle so as long as we don't suffer and complete hidings it should be a good tour!! . . . I hope

Yeah I suppose that is an upside. But it's just a pity that it took so many injuries until players that deserve a chance got it.

[Cortez]

A historic win for Ireland. Fantastic stuff.

[Cortez]

Super win, well done ireland. Their first win on sa soil. Great stuff and a great day for irish rugby.

Well done to the u20s also in a great win against the all black babies.

[rincewind]

Great day all round for Irish rugby. Great to see some new faces doing so well under very difficult circumstances.
The future looks bright.

[AbidingPond]

I don't know how they did but what a fantastic result.

I am really proud of the team and I apologize for doubting them.

[willie wacker]

Just saw the highlights as I was working so can,t comment too much but this.
SA rugby is on the wan and lots of their best players are leaving early as there is little future there for them, long term.
They are trying to use the residence rule to secure their long term future,s.
That said it was a fantastic result by Ireland considering the ref was poor or biased
Well done Ireland

[bettercallsaul]

Just saw the highlights as I was working so can,t comment too much but this.
SA rugby is on the wan and lots of their best players are leaving early as there is little future there for them, long term.
They are trying to use the residence rule to secure their long term future,s.
That said it was a fantastic result by Ireland considering the ref was poor or biased
Well done Ireland

The sending off was just wrong!

The fact he is South African and playing against them makes me believe it was not an error .