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Un seul changement pour l'Irlande contre le Pays de Galles

L'entraîneur de l'Irlande, Scott Bemand, après la défaite contre l'Italie (Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Le sélectionneur de l’Irlande Scott Bemand a effectué un seul changement dans son XV de départ pour le match du Tournoi des Six Nations de samedi 13 avril contre le Pays de Galles à Cork.

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La co-capitaine Edel McMahon a été réintégrée dans l’équipe après son absence surprise lors de la défaite 21-27 contre l’Italie à Dublin.

La réintégration de la troisième-ligne à la place de Grace Moore, non retenue, est la seule modification apportée au XV titulaire, Bemand ayant choisi de conserver les joueuses qu’il avait choisies pour affronter les Italiennes dont l’arrière Lauren Deleny, qui s’est visiblement bien remise après être sortie sur civière au cours de la rencontre.

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Cependant, ce sont les deux changements apportés par le sélectionneur sur le banc ce week-end qui attirent le plus l’attention. La talonneuse Neve Jones avait joué les 80 minutes de la deuxième journée.

Elle sera désormais remplacée à Cork par Cliodhna Moloney, la première ligne d’Exeter basée en Angleterre, qui avait été blacklistée à la fin de l’année 2021 après les critiques de l’ancien directeur du rugby féminin, Anthony Eddy.

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Victoires
2
Nuls
0
Victoires
2
Moyenne de points marqués
26
16
Le premier essai gagne
75%
L'équipe recevante gagne
50%

L’Australien avait en effet reproché aux joueuses leur incapacité à se qualifier pour la Coupe du Monde de Rugby en Nouvelle-Zélande, avant que la talonneuse ne qualifie les propos de l’entraîneur d’ « épandage de lisier » et que le groupe n’ait perdu toute confiance dans la fédération et ses dirigeants en matière de rugby féminin.

Le rappel de Moloney est l’un des deux changements apportés parmi les avants sur le banc, avec Shannon Ikahihifo d’Ealing, qui n’a jamais été sélectionnée et qui a suivi la filière irlandaise de rugby au Royaume-Uni, a pris la place d’Eimear Corri.

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« Ce match est une nouvelle occasion pour nous de nous produire devant nos supporters à domicile. Nous avons travaillé dur et nous sommes prêts à aller chercher la victoire », a déclaré Scott Bemand dans un communiqué.

L’équipe d’Irlande (contre Pays de Galles, samedi 13 avril 2024) :

  1. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 34 sélections
  2. Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury) 23 sélections
  3. Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) 15 sélections
  4. Dorothy Wall (Blackrock College RFC/Munster) 25 sélections
  5. Sam Monaghan (Gloucester-Hartpury) – co-capitaine, 19 sélections
  6. Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) 4 sélections
  7. Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs) – co-capitaine, 25 sélections Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster) 20 sélections
  8. Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht) 9 sélections
  9. Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 12 sélections
  10. Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht) 23 sélections
  11. Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster) 18 sélections
  12. Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC) 14 sélections
  13. Katie Corrigan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 2 sélections
  14. Lauren Delany (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby) 24 sélections

Remplaçantes:

  1. Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs) 31 sélections
  2. Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 4 sélections
  3. Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC/Ulster) 10 sélections
  4. Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster) 4 sélections
  5. Shannon Ikahihifo (Ealing Trailfinders/IQ Rugby) 0 sélection
  6. Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster) 14 sélections
  7. Nicole Fowley (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) 11 sélections
  8. Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 12 sélections
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JW 12 hours ago
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I can guarantee that none of the three would have got a chance with Ireland in the state they arrived from NZ.

Why would you think they would?

Two of them were at Leinster and were bench-warmers when they arrived

Sometimes you can be beyond stupid JW.

Haha look who's talking! Hello? Can you just read what you wrote about Leinster to yourself again please lol

It took prob four seasons to get James Lowe's defence up to the required standard to play international footy. If Jacob Stockdale had not experienced a big slump in form he might not have gotten the chance at all.

I'm really not sure why you're making this point. Do you think Ireland are a better team than the All Blacks, where those players would have been straight in? This is like ground hog day the movie with you. Can you not remember much of the discussions, having so many readers/commentors? Yup, 26/7/8 would have been the perfect age for them to have been capped by NZ as well.


Actually, they would obviously have been capped given an opportunity earlier (where they were ineligible to for Ireland).


TTT, who was behind JGP at the Hurricanes, got three AB caps after a couple of further seasons acting as a backup SR player, once JGP left of course. In case you didn't see yourself contradicting your own comments above, JGP was just another player who became first choice for Ireland while 2nd (or even 3rd/outside the 23 in recent cases) for Leinster. And fair enough, no one is suggesting JGP would have surpassed TJP in three or four years either. He would have been an All Black though, and unlike in your Leinster example, similar performances from him would have seen TJP move on earlier to make way for him. Not limited him like he was in Ireland. That's just the advantage of the way they can only afford so many. Hell, one hit wonders like Seta Tamanivalu and Malakai Fekitoa got rocketed into the jersey at the time.


So not just him. Aki and Lowe both would have had opportunities, as you must know has been pointed out by now. It's true that the adversity of having to move to Ireland added a nice bit of mongrel to their game though, along with their typical development.


Aki looked comfortable as the main 12 in his first two seasons, he was fortunate SBW went back to league for a season you could say, but as a similar specialist he ultimate had to give the spot back again on his return. There's certainly no doubt he would have returned and flourished with coachs like Rennie, Wayne Smith, and Andrew Strawbridge, even Tom Coventry. All fair for him to take up an immediate contract instead of wait a year of course though.


It's just whatever the point of your comments are meant to make, your idea that these players wouldn't have achieved high honors in NZ is simply very shortsighted and simplistic. I can only think you are making incorrect conclusions about this topic because of this mistake. As a fan, Aki was looking to be the Nonu replacement for me, but instead the country had the likes of Laumape trying to fill those boots with him available. Ditto with Lowe once Rieko moved to center.

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