| xvpkrtjccobv | Date: Friday, 2013-08-09, 5:08 PM | Message # 1 |
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| Ireland 'A' Go Down fighting Against Saxons
Michael Bradley's men lost to the Saxons for the second time in the space of twelve months they were 325 losers at Ravenhill last February but there <a href=http://www.boutiquelives.com/>louis vuitton outlet</a> were some notable performances from the Irish players at the home of Leicester Tigers.
contemplate scorer Tommy Bowe, Placekicker Andrew Dunne and workhorse number 8 Alan Quinlan all caught the eye as the visitors competed ahead of when being put away in the second half.
Match conditions were wintry as you would expect with snowstorms before and during the tie. But Leicester winger Tom Varndell heated up the occasion for home fans with two welltaken tries.
England took a hold of the game when Varndell grabbed a 54thminute crossfield kick from Shane Geraghty to touch down and his second try followed, 18 a matter of minutes later, When he dashed over to the right of the posts.
The Irish lineup boasted 150 caps totally and had Shane Horgan captaining them from midfield. Bradley's side edged ahead in the thirdminute when Dunne landed his first penalty attempt of the night.
Ryan Lamb levelled once but Ireland 'A' saw plenty of ball in the first quarter, With the untried centre jv of Horgan and Luke Fitzgerald linking well with Dunne and his halfback partner Isaac Boss.
The Irish looked mainly dangerous when on the front foot and were unfortunate not to put away a chance on the left flank, from flurry of quick passes.
The Saxons nipped in front when London Irish hooker David Paice rumbled over <a href=http://www.radiohule.com/chaussure.html>louboutin pas cher</a> from close range for a try through the run of play.
Lamb missed the conversions and Ireland 'A' soon wrestled back the lead when a swift counter attack led to Bowe haring over in the right corner.
It was a powerful scored by a man in form and certainly pushing for a place in the Irish squad for next weekend's Six Nations trip to France.
Ireland 'A' were able to pick off a few of Paice's lineout throws in the first half and possession was secured when Ryan Caldwell came up with a good steal.
Off scrum baseball, Isaac Boss darted into space and spun a lovely pass out for his Ulster teammate Bowe to hurry onto and beat Nick Abendanon for the try line. Dunne sent over an exceptional conversion kick.
Defending well for the entire content of the half, The web-site visitors went in at the break with a 108 buffer.
Dunne swapped penalties with Delon Armitage at the start of the second half but the Connacht's man third successful kick proved to be the final score for Ireland 'A'.
The lively Varndell then took centre stage in reference to his two tries, The second set up by a onehanded pass from alternatives hooker Dylan Hartley.
The Saxons were on top for the closing stages and nabbed a fourth try in deepest injurytime when numbers out wide helped Armitage cross the whitewash and add the not likely himself.
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