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Replying To katser:  "The Republic can't draw Turkey but Northern Ireland can.
Turkey are Pot 1, the Republic are Pot 3 but could move upto Pot 2 iF North Macedonia win or draw v Wales.
Semi Finals
Pot 1 v Pot 4
Pot 2 v Pot 3.
All Pot 1 and Pot 2 teams are home
All Pot 3 and Pot 4 teams are away."
They didn't give these nation's league 'pot4s' a pot to pee in really. Away to a top4 seed, and if you fluke that, you've another away assignment to a superior seed who's just won their semi. Mission impossible for the nation's league outfits surely.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4472 - 17/11/2025 16:46:17    2645086

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "They didn't give these nation's league 'pot4s' a pot to pee in really. Away to a top4 seed, and if you fluke that, you've another away assignment to a superior seed who's just won their semi. Mission impossible for the nation's league outfits surely."
Hmm I think Sweden in Pot 4 could still be a threat if Isak and Gyokores are at full fitness come March.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10133 - 17/11/2025 16:58:47    2645090

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "I can see it now, we'll get Wales again in the play off. Can't rem what year it was they knocked us out before,
nearly as bad as playing the english,"
I stand corrected regarding Wales..... if Wales fail to beat North Macedonia they would drop to Pot 4 and The Republic would go into Pot 2.
If Wales win v North Macedonia, Wales go into Pot 2, The Republic remain in Pot 3 and North Macedonia go into Pot 4.

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2754 - 17/11/2025 17:03:48    2645091

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Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "They didn't give these nation's league 'pot4s' a pot to pee in really. Away to a top4 seed, and if you fluke that, you've another away assignment to a superior seed who's just won their semi. Mission impossible for the nation's league outfits surely."
Just the sort of mission the Wee little Province aka Northern Ireland are going to get!

katser (Galway) - Posts: 2754 - 17/11/2025 17:07:32    2645092

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Hmm I think Sweden in Pot 4 could still be a threat if Isak and Gyokores are at full fitness come March."
Elanga and kulesevski could be back fit too

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1752 - 17/11/2025 17:08:21    2645093

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Dunno. Conor Murray form better? They can't be guaranteed that an Irish player's form would keep them out of the team when they're eligible."
Luke McGrath was keeping him out of Leinster team

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1752 - 17/11/2025 17:09:53    2645095

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So Ireland made the play offs before and after Stephen Kennys era? Did he have a lot of injuries to key players?

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 277 - 17/11/2025 17:39:58    2645100

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Replying To katser:  "So Northern Ireland have an away Play Off v either Italy, Turkey, Poland or Ukraine!
The Republic of Ireland could be away to Scotland, Slovakia Cheq Republic or Wales.
If North Macedonia draw with Wales in last group game then the Republic could have home draw v either Kosovo, Bosnia, Albania or Wales."
I hope Ireland play Scotland or Wales.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 104 - 17/11/2025 17:47:49    2645102

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Dunno. Conor Murray form better? They can't be guaranteed that an Irish player's form would keep them out of the team when they're eligible."
Or maybe they didnt bring him over in the 1st place? Maybe he wanted to come here to get a job playing rugby for Leinster?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17544 - 17/11/2025 18:09:02    2645105

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Don't think there will be many handy teams in the draw..let's face it who would have thought the republic would get their last 2 results..my wife and myself sat down and watched the 2 games and the joy it gave us was fab.. I would consider myself a Gaa man before other sports but I don't care what Irish team it is I'll always enjoy when they go well..it's a huge boost for the country and now everyone looks forward to march..

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2615 - 17/11/2025 19:16:16    2645111

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