The Irish Independent's Brendan Fanning believes it is time for Ireland to drop Luke Fitzgerald.
"There won't be any need to worry about having your phone on or off this morning. No one will be dreading a text that gives them bad news, or not getting a text that gives them good news. Rather if you bumped into Declan Kidney in the corridor of Carton House yesterday and he suggested stepping out for a chat, then chances are he wasn't about to make your day.
"It will all be done face to face," says manager Paul McNaughton. "There won't be any texts."
It is ironic that just when Ireland put together the busiest programme of warm-up matches for the World Cup, of any of the European teams, they get through the games in reasonable shape but still end up looking at a van load of players who are behind schedule."
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