Rugby World Cup: Ireland selection questions.

Teatime said:
Yep and Sexton was on the pitch for 80 mins against Australia and we beat them :) And in the last match of the Six Nations he was outstanding against England.
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I wasn't having a dig at Sexton, just the notion that we should be looking at anything other than the form shown at the world cup.
 
Teatime said:
Yep and Sexton was on the pitch for 80 mins against Australia and we beat them :) And in the last match of the Six Nations he was outstanding against England.

I think O'Gara has been perceived as a weak tackler since the 2001 Lions Tour. I believe NSW tested his face out a few times too. How many times have we seen back row moves from the tail of the lineout that involved walking over O'Gara. I remember Parisse and Harinordiquay (?) doing just that in recent years. He does tackle he's just not very good at it and it takes its toll. Its not a bad thing, the Aussie out half sinks back into full back for defensive lines. And you could say Wilkinson tackles too much or too hard hence the injuries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkS5a3RsXRE

FYI - I think we are lucky to have both and I am a Connacht supporter, we are going to win the H-Cup this year!
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You forgot about Sexton winning the H-Cup final on his own :D
I agree about O'Gara and the 2001 tour
 
I'd rather have an excellent kicker with poor defensive skills if I had a choice. ROG has IMO rarely left in a try - they might run him down somewhere in the middle of the pitch, but if he kicks 15 points who cares? They can each have good and bad games and as I said we're lucky to have them both. The only thing I'd add though is that when O'Gara comes on for Sexton he generally makes an impact. Sexton was terrible when he came on against Russia. Terrible first pass inside his own 22 and an aweful penalty. I think O'G has played his way onto the starting 15 against Italy, but it's still up in the air after that.
 
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