So all the speculation,column inches and tweets have been answered.A 16-14 split of forwards and backs will depart for NZ next week.
At the end of it all most of the positions filled themselves.And of course thereare the usual talking points.
Tony Buckley at prop -was always going to be as we didn't have much by way of alternatives in the time left.I still expect Jamie Hagan to feature at some point in case of emergency.
Le Cullen.Should never have been a doubt but given his bad luck in the past you just never knew what might have happened at last minute.
Donnacha Ryan- probably picked for his ability to cover second row.
David Wallace.Must play v England to stand any realistic chance of being match fit for Australian game.Othewise would have plumped for a specialist 7 like Shane Jennings.
Conor Murray seems to be quite the talking point.He finished #1 in Munster last season.
So why not bring him?If he's good enough why not pick him.Harsh as it may sound Tomas O'Leary played himself out of the team against France and would have been a liability.
Fergus McFadden.Happy to see him included.Solid contributor to date.
Paddy Wallace.He will be another talking point for some time.A Kidney favourite but there on his ability to cover out half only.Only hope he doesn't generate an error at the wrong time.
Geordan Murphy.Seems he had already been told he wasn't going until the unfortunate Jones got injured.A seasoned campaigner.Has a good oportunity to cap a mixed international career with some inspired performances.
So there we have it the final 30! Let's wish them all the success in NZ at #RWC2011.
Next up Martin Johnson and his merry men.Backs to the wall stuff beckons! Roll on Sauturday !
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