You have to admire Eddie’s tenacity, loyalty, and ability to stay the course. However the players are not his friends and loyalty in sports to out of form players will cost him his job. Just ask Andy Robinson.
He has sent the message that no matter how bad you play or how good you play he won’t drop his starters. The RWC is clearly the biggest F#$K up in Irish rugby history but he didn’t change the team even though Jackman, Heaslip, Gleeson or Jennings have been the form players. Most notably Jackman & Heaslip. You could throw in Leo Cullen as well but this starts to smack of Leinster bias.
But let’s be honest here – Leamy (who I am a big fan of) can’t make the no 8 jersey his own in Munster, so Eddie is saying Heaslip is the 3rd best No. 8 in Ireland? Jackman has played better teams in the Heineken cup, been a big contributor, and won games there. Best hasn’t…
Eddie biggest faults is he can’t admit a mistake followed closely by blind loyalty. He can’t change the team because this would admit he got it wrong in Paris, and would prove the IRFU investigation was a farce. He can’t betray those who just gave him a 4M Euro salary. The IRFU investigation has backed him into a corner and he is hoping his players can get him out of it.
Italy at Ireland: Ireland
Wales at England: England
France at Scotland: France
Bonus question:
1 point for correct number of tries your pick has in the France / Scotland game: 5 tries
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