[quote="Shifty Cat":3s0fescs]Scott Quinnell and Paul Moriarty were the forwards who came to mind.[/quote:3s0fescs] counted about fifty from memory before my mind wandered off somewhere, including many from Trinity ... David Jeanes and Rob Valentine as examples

[quote="PopTart":333gqrb5] Saying all that, some of the passing and catching skills in today's Ireland England game was schoolboy level!![/quote:333gqrb5] Saw the result on the BBC website... So I took a quick look at the match report... I have to say I didn't recognise any of the players names on either side... But the report suggested it was a good game.

[quote="PopTart":hv46y0s9] It isn't a case of not being skilled at all. Saying all that, some of the passing and catching skills in today's Ireland England game was schoolboy level!![/quote:hv46y0s9] I never suggested they weren’t skilled at all, in fact I’ve stated a couple of times that they are skilled. I doubt it’ll be the same Coach, the guy I’m talking about was shocked by the gap between League and Union players in the common skills shared by the two codes.

[quote="Spookisback":2881mgau]Saw the result on the BBC website... So I took a quick look at the match report... I have to say I didn't recognise any of the players names on either side... But the report suggested it was a good game.[/quote:2881mgau] It was a good game, but it was made close for a long time because Ireland kept throwing dodgy passes when they were in good positions to score.

Not many have made it, no chance of rest periods in league, past players comments, also, in league they target you more, man on man to sap you, in short it's a differant game, to day I watched Ireland v England, both sides stood mainly flat with the ball, anyone coming near the man with the ball it was kicked, passing was slow ie no quick draw an man & pass, no consistant line breaks & very little anticipation in tackling on line speeds. However, rucking is very challenging !

[quote="Spookisback":33sl11sc]counted about fifty from memory before my mind wandered off somewhere, including many from Trinity ... David Jeanes and Rob Valentine as examples[/quote:33sl11sc] Haha yeah I started to eat my words as soon as I posted! Geoff Clarkson was another!