Lazy journalism. My point about McIlroy is that he is Catholic, his Da is a mad Celtic fan and if offered a choice between Ireland and Team GB, he will play for Ireland. The Indo wouldn't be exactly be regarded as a paper of record when it comes to knowledge of the north and northerners.

pearsesabu (Antrim) - Posts: 663 - 15/08/2009 09:07:59    393044

I highly doubt there be much of a scramble for rory best in 7s rugby, sevens is basically ordinary Rugby without the forwards. So expect the like of BOD, Bowe and anyone else who can run with the ball.

South Africa have lightning speed so look out for them. The reason Fiji and Samoa are so good is they are really only up against second rate players from Oz or NZ, with players coming from the first team I cant see them making as much as an impact at the olympics.

other teams even like Italy, whose main weaknesses are in the pack will show a marked improvement in the 7s.

gottabetrue (Tyrone) - Posts: 300 - 17/08/2009 11:15:14    394215