All Blacks vs Ireland
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Conditions aside, Ireland were a bit shit. Their bench coming on looked lost while the ABs got stronger as the game went on.
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That Lowe 50-22 had me bricking. At that point I got out of the chair. Watched the remainder standing.
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That Lowe 50-22 had me bricking. At that point I got out of the chair. Watched the remainder standing.
Lowe was celebrating that 50-22 as if they had just won a RWC QF.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That Lowe 50-22 had me bricking. At that point I got out of the chair. Watched the remainder standing.
Lowe was celebrating that 50-22 as if they had just won a RWC QF.
@akan004 said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That Lowe 50-22 had me bricking. At that point I got out of the chair. Watched the remainder standing.
Lowe was celebrating that 50-22 as if they had just won a RWC QF.
TBH with an ounce of luck they could have won it from there.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That Lowe 50-22 had me bricking. At that point I got out of the chair. Watched the remainder standing.
Lowe was celebrating that 50-22 as if they had just won a RWC QF.
@akan004 said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That Lowe 50-22 had me bricking. At that point I got out of the chair. Watched the remainder standing.
Lowe was celebrating that 50-22 as if they had just won a RWC QF.
He's never had a chance to compare.
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@LatsToTheMax said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
What the fuck was Bundee the mouth Aki yapping about at the end to Rieko?
Rieko might have mentioned how quiet the crowd was.
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@LatsToTheMax said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
What the fuck was Bundee the mouth Aki yapping about at the end to Rieko?
Rieko might have mentioned how quiet the crowd was.
Crocodile Bundee was giving him an ear full. Two stags.
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Well the green wave the journalists predicted was less Japanese tsunami and more Mexican mariachi.
Green wave, terrible expression for rugby. -
That’s why Ardie should be our 7
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That’s why Ardie should be our 7
He is always very good at turning over ruck ball inside the 22. It's his attacking role that will need to change.
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Is this a turning point for the ABs? I feel like we are just starting to click and some of the combinations, particularly off the bench are really starting to flourish.
What changes do we make for the French? I think Taylor will come back in for Aumua and Roigard for Ratima. I feel Tuipolotu is pushing a case to be a starter but he adds so much off the bench so pretty keen to keep him there. Wouldn’t mind Finau coming in at 6 and Savea shifting to 7.
I’d be happy with the following side tbh.
- Williams 2. Taylor 3. Lomax 4. Barrett 5. Va’ai 6. Finau 7. Savea 8. Sititi 9. Roigard 10. McKenzie 11. Clarke 12. Barrett 13. Ioane 14. Telea 15. Jordan Reserves: 16. Aumua 17. Tu’ungafasi 18. Tosi 19. Tuipolotu 20. Cane 21. Ratima 22. Barrett 23. ALB
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Awful game. Neither side looked top 3 in my view.
But winning in Dublin is a statement.
@MajorRage said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Awful game. Neither side looked top 3 in my view.
But winning in Dublin is a statement.
Wind up is good.
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@Jet said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Biggest loser today is Cortez Ratima.
He was poor and lit was noticeable how much better Roigard looked straight away.
Ratima has had a big season and looks like he needs to be on a beach now.
He seems to have lots of things running through his head and as a consequence isn’t really clear on what he should be doing at each breakdown, which is where the hesitation starts
@DaGrubster na. He did the best he could with a terrible ruck platform and still had some good touches
It’s no coincidence Roigard looked better when our subs started clearing rucks properly -
@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@Jet That'll be the Leinster shower, bunch of pricks. Get yourself to Thomond Park for a Munster v All Black XV for a proper experience.
They are scum down there in stab city,
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Huh, I thought DMac was excellent tonight. Exits in the first half in particular were orgasmic for a AB fan that hasn’t seen a good one in about 7 years
Goal kicking was ace
A couple of bad options, but shit, he handles the ball about 800 times per game, he’s not going to get them all right, especially when he was getting served tripe for 50 minutes
The bombs were all on the money for Clarke to compete too
The quick throw was def mostly on Jordan - he probably shouldn’t have thrown it all all, but when he did, it was such a weak pass that DMac had to come back to the ball towards the sideline and into the traffic. If the pass was quicker he could have gotten into space on the outside
I have Aumua as my MOM, but DMac was great tonight
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
We really shut them down. I’ve got to say, I’d be all for starting roigard and having hotham on the bench. Ireland really need a refresh. Squad and tactics. But not our problem
Roigard is mustard.
It’s not even a conversation in my opinion.
It’s his jersey.
@Jet said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
We really shut them down. I’ve got to say, I’d be all for starting roigard and having hotham on the bench. Ireland really need a refresh. Squad and tactics. But not our problem
Roigard is mustard.
It’s not even a conversation in my opinion.
It’s his jersey.
Nobody owns an AB jersey.
