WHO SHOULD BE NEXT IRELAND RUGBY CAPTAIN?
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What is up and welcome to the latest Energized Rugby Show. On this weeks show we discuss who Andy Farrell should pick to become the new Irish Rugby captain, The 2020 Six Nations & How each Irish province is getting on in the European Champions Cup. Check it out, subscribe, let…
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Energized Show hosts Jeff and Elizabeth welcome guest Ross for their first show of 2020 to debate who should succeed Rory Best as Ireland rugby captain under new head coach Andy Farrell, with the Six Nations starting on 1 February. Ross argues Peter O'Mahony and Johnny Sexton are the obvious leadership candidates, recalls them lifting the Grand Slam trophy together, and says a captain should be a near-guaranteed starter who can lead for several years toward the next Rugby World Cup in France. They compare Brian O'Driscoll's early captaincy to current options, weigh Tadhg Furlong and James Ryan, and discuss fierce provincial competition at outhalf and in the back row. Ross doubts Sexton will still be the outhalf or captain in four years because of injuries and depth including Ross Byrne, but thinks Farrell may still give Sexton the armband for an immediate statement while grooming Ryan. He notes Sexton may be out until March, mentions an unconfirmed Joey Carberry training injury, praises Ryan's availability and winning start to his career, and predicts Sexton gets the captaincy for this Six Nations even though Ryan is who he wants long term. The episode also briefly touches on Joe Schmidt's stale tactics, Jordan Armour replacing Carbery, Leinster's scoring form, and a closing Liverpool unbeaten-season question before sign-off.
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okay and then also we suffer Ross we're massive fans of yours will be as well okay I'm sure those people that are watching are as well and we talk like it the arch will be is back the Six Nations is back on February 1st so that's in between all all the demo vents we just closed on just earlier pour them myself a roster sitting down there and we were like right who should be Ireland's new captain because we have a new head coach Andy Ferraro some roster like right I'm Rory best retard' obviously the world yeah Rory best hard people didn't know yeah boredom it's four years until the next World Cup think it's on the France ism yeah be sure well actually it's a bit over I think I'm not sure I think it is in France poor damn it's a ward away anyway yeah it's four years away don't worry with four years to check it out and make sure the flights are not going to the wrong place mmm but a rear leg right what's gonna be what's gonna be any files first like protocol it's gonna be like bacon who is next captain should be who's gonna be as right huh man Ross um I think we should go over maybe who it's a kind of it's an IRA yeah look I think the two obvious candidates for this year six nations are you could have Tony sex in there Peter Armani I think there are sort of the leaders in the squad at the moment and like you put them right at the top yeah oh yeah well I think they're the obvious candidates in the team right now okay well I think look uh can I tell you one thing because when they won the Grand Slam yeah and Peter Manny and Johnny sex and Paul held up the the trophy the trophy together yeah asada and look I think in terms of longevity and in terms of who's gonna be the captain going forward and I think maybe Topher along could be a possibility and there's a lot of talk James Ryan being possibility I think what's really important when you're looking at their captain of see Pete loves that idea when you're looking at that cotton is who is almost a guaranteed starter and then from there onwards you have to pick your captain there's no point that I've seen so many teams where he picked happen and you're not even too sure if that person should we start you know mean yeah I think and also are they gonna be there for the next four years exactly but how important is that Ross as well before knowing that they are gonna be available for the next four years well I think that's why we brought on Driscoll was make happen when he was so young that they were like Troy he's a leader on the pitch and he's young he'll be there for the next war make him captain yeah but he was also like an extremely special talent as well if you didn't know it easy argue Topher Alone's an extremely impressive talent okay Roy is an extremely impressive talent you know mean I think between those two that's where I'm looking next for competency I feel like there are two people who are their names absolutely nailed down to that team sheet I know well then but how do we well first you can pick someone else do you know how you'd like you don't have to be like let's go let's go over them right let's go right so we will start off with Johnny sexing up see right yeah the main man for an answer and in four years time like as we know at the moment he's almost like did you think he's really gonna make the next four years if you ask Amy I'll probably say you will yeah I mean what like competition is hotting up so much for that a half Jersey and Leinster and like let alone around like sex is there but like Ross burns up C button in the hashes there he played brilliantly against Northampton and he was also pretty when he came on against or ham Ross burns hurry but Ross Perot and brother Harry burns Austin's co-ed and selves Kieran Frawley they're all absolutely ex and choices that they'll have and then you have obviously Carty over and Connacht do you have corroboree down a monster I mean like there's plenty competition for that position I don't think Johnny Sexton is gonna be the person in four years so I'm just because he's so injury prone and the way a place McGee I'm thinking about saying there was half a woman lives and work and all of his hanging was what do you think about Johnny Saxon coming in and get in that position even though someone's playing week in week out I'm playing very very well someone like Ross Byrne and he plays weekend we gave a full answer playing the honing cook painful answer but a since exif it's like right bench board you know meant sometimes I almost think you should stick with the consistency I get what you mean but also comes down to them people the money that has been paid to these guys and also the experience as well and like people's jobs are on the line as well you know I mean it's like who do I pick like for instance member Harry Kane had to start for in the Chum seafoam even though I use injured but it was Lucas poor scored a hat-trick for but that's the thing like well the situation you're in now is because obviously the six-nation starts on February the 1st Johnny Johnny sections can be out to me possibly March so yeah do you think that's also going to jeopardize the possibility of him becoming captain as well probably on this occasion or GT could be a cop-out because maybe maybe auntie Farrell's in a home being like right thank Rd changer cuz I want to pick James Ryan for instance and also suppose the Joey Carberry Bocas RM today in training from monster not sure if that's true or not so Tony is posted on as well so and I actually think the more I think about it the more I think James Ryan seems like a solid pick and I always think it's cool to see a forward as a captain I think it's sort of he lead by example in the forwards you know I mean it's more of an intimidation factor also the way I look at it is James Ryan seems to be constantly on the pitch and you know that's that's why you're sort of looking for I mean I think he go into fall camp of Johnny sex and as Captain and then that's you know is in giraffe the first game then you have to pick a new captain for the rest of yeah what what even even what about the possibility ride save you pick Saxon for next two years yeah and then what they'd have changed on its voice captain yeah and then like if ii save sexton didn't oh in 40 if you didn't make it the next couple years and james ryan is just being groomed ready to go because you never know if you gave it to James rowing straight away order players from different provinces could be like always he headed me well I think he's ahead of most people on skill level alone and yeah but I mean maybe at the elders like Peter I'm Annie for instance like I mean he could like if a Peter man he's gonna be captain no matter what whether you give him the armband or not I know that's who he is but Malta are playing like so poorly and compared to the other provinces at the moment yeah I almost think his star musicians heat you mean like if you just look at the lens from back row like the amount of players like head and Doris max Deegan and then obviously have founder Flair restore all these players are like competing to get in that Irish squad in the back row one for their Jersey you know I mean here and no one's guaranteed about a certain spot in the back row yeah I know but like I told you I which mean I know they're there they're stacked with the six seven and eight positions bought just because there's not many people competing in second row doesn't mean you should be like all right well he will be there so I think there is a massive competition second row for the other sergeants posh if that makes sense true I mean like I think old Dylan got injured there but yeah you know in Henderson their roster laters low the players who are like competing for that second second row spot you know me or James Ryan has that one nailed down and I don't think I'd be fairly even ruled there Devon tone or being in there back in tension start alongside him you know meant Sam and again with Topher a long I feel like he's the best number three in the world therefore he's not an option for happen I just don't know why personality-wise why wouldn't he be Tyco or even keen Healy yeah but I think he needs 31 also and he's unlike sort of the latter side of things you could heard he fought but this won the World Cup rolls round yeah but now they say he did say he's able to make it make it so absolutely poor 20 Sexton said the same thing you I mean they're both they're more injury problem players and all thinking he's brilliant I think he's better now than he's ever been or I think less often than not he plays eighty minutes if that makes sense James Rollins he's play 80 minutes quite a lot honest I personally think it's better havoc happen on the field for the full game you never you see James Ryan do done many interviews dear not a hell of a lot of interviews and it's H and I think this is a lot of pressure to put on your mind shoulders as well yeah but he seems to thrive under pressure you mean like his young age it's already warm Six Nations he's already been to a World Cup he's already won dear and cope you know I mean like it doesn't scream scream tribal depression with doors I won't say it she'd worn his first 24 professional games before even lost the game like if we put up his win-loss record as a role player I wasn't there may record cheese you'd be saying you won the goats yeah the more you say it now I think James would like I think change where I'm will get it the more you going on about it but yes also he's from the answer like sexton furlong sexing furlong keaneally they're all around them all the time so they would I don't think they'd be like oh is he getting over me so I think they'd be happy from Yomi and at the end today I think if you were bitter over someone else getting captain you probably showed him to being captain you mean like you you should want what's best for the team that's a good point and if you're gonna put your own needs head the team well then maybe you weren't the person to lead outside so you think you think he's gonna get yeah I think so I think it's called shell and Lance are on absolute for at the moments like every time I watched them play they're putting 50 points on someone you know men I think they scored like over 40 points against Northampton twice he gets old sir against Connelly I mean and they're all you know the other team was open for those games a lot I mean you know to interprovincial games and then European Cup games against the team that's been the English league and they trans to all them okay so if you're gonna go in order like so who do you think will get it you think James Rowe and deftly will get or is he person you want no he's a person I want to get it okay and I think leading into the Six Nations no I think I think John will get I think Andy Farah has to come in here make a statement and see if he was pretty safe just give to Peter Michael and we know what's going to ever go terrible decision oh yeah I see that's what I think Peter money is well but it hasn't really excel there on the last wall as well and yeah he hit such a high that I don't I don't think you like when hit that high again especially the World Cup you know yeah I think the World Cup supporter hearts George because everyone was poor in the world but I don't really think he's gonna like make massive changes out of teams well I know we dropped Carney on the squad put Air Jordan armored like I mean what a man to come into an opposition as well and I just think it's gonna be interesting see how we do is play yeah as an overall honey Farrell what sort of tactics he's gonna employ because it seems like Joel Schmitt taxes were going stale why time walk over I'll round so I was like you showed his hand too early is not yeah yeah I think so so it'd be very interesting say but look the Oilers will be scenes hot no plate there's no tomorrow yeah yeah it's a 3d is exciting like already necessary qualified it looks like all start gonna quote qualify as well monster Connors are struggling a bit but we'll see how they get up was here on well they're probably gonna be doing way more robeast off in the lead-up to Six Nations as well and really looking forward to the hill actually seeing who do you think actually will be their future captain around and I'm gonna I'm gonna think it's gonna be paid on money but you think it's gonna be James right ok I'll be interested to see and I know we didn't get to talk about football in the show or I'll tell you what we'll probably do is we'll probably have a heavy football show in the coming weeks with all the transfers to the January transfer window and at the end of the day I think it's just like deliver pure win the league boys home watching yeah what else you repost talk about you know Mena and Holly in yeah yeah probably well we'll get back to that when it's a well there's a bit more a few more talking points really you know I mean yeah I think you're my only question with football is pass do you think liver pill will go the season unbeaten I feel like that song in the pet in the memory League yeah yeah I feel like that like question took a very long time to be asked when they were like 16 wins one draw yeah I think people didn't want to blow their beans on like that question and then there's nothing else talk about first year I'm sure some Liverpool probably better anyway yeah at the start season for that or team does for off Moss I hope you enjoyed this show I've kno read idea what the star of the show was been what I I'm sure you guys got some entertainment buddy well but and thank you so much Jeff for Elizabeth great you back new year first show the year and do give us a thumbs up do subscribe and as always bury stay energized