I'm not the type to blow my own trumpet, but my selection of the Wales team to face Ireland at Croke Park in the pages of the South Wales Echo a week ago was exactly the same as Warren Gatland's on Tuesday lunchtime.
Well, they do say great minds think alike!
You won't be surprised to know that I still agree wholeheartedly with his choices.
I'll be particularly keen to see how Stephen Jones and Mike Phillips function as a half-back partnership.
For so long now Jones has seemingly come as one half of a pair with Dwayne Peel, but that's not to say he can't flourish on the promptings of Phillips.
I was pleased to here Warren Gatland say at the announcement of his selection how important it will be to stop Ronan O'Gara playing.
There is only one way Wales can do that - by preventing Ireland from winning the go-forward battle.
O'Gara's great when he's in his armchair behind his pack, but we've seen in the past he is as fallible as anyone when his team are under pressure.
Give us some of your thoughts on the selection.
See you in Dublin!
Worthing Welsh wrote...
Not much to blow your trumpet about, you picked the correct team, but got the result wrong.
Have a little faith next time.
Posted by: Worthing Welsh | March 13, 2008 2:17 PM