Ireland v Argentina

[Mauss]

@Bones Yeah, he's been anonymous two weeks in a row. A lot of the Irish forwards seem very flat.

[Tordah]

Williams looked disappointed after blowing the final whistle there. Argies should be, Ireland were there for the taking.

[Bones]

Argentina are never going to win a tight one with their brain farts. Prolly not helped by having an overexcited Lebo in charge.

[cgrant]

Great game to watch for a neutral. Ireland's discipline let them down during the second half but the rare Argentinian faults were really stupid.

[Bones]

@cgrant said in Ireland v Argentina:

rare

[cgrant]

Yes, 12 penalties against Ireland and just 5 against Argentina.

[game_film]

Ireland didn’t even look relieved at the end. Just shocked. They know. They know.

[Bones]

Might have been different if Ireland tighthead got the red he deserved for being a cowardly menace or the follow up one for being too weak to be a menace.

[W32]

Oh man how I wanted the pumas to win that. Ireland are looking more and more like ……Ireland

[Frank]

Puts our win in perspective all of a sudden doesn't it.

[W32]

@Frank said in Ireland v Argentina:

Puts our win in perspective all of a sudden doesn't it.

You guys are building back nicely.

[taniwharugby]

@Frank how so?

Are you saying Ireland are still really good to beat a team that beat us at home or really bad that they just scraped past Argentina?

[Nepia]

I enjoyed this game, but, the NH seem to take glee in cards being handed out. I don't understand it.

@Bones He's no longer in charge is he? Plus, I'd put his overexcited-ness down to him being Oz rather than Lebo.

[Jet]

Ref hatcheted Argentina, particularly in the final drive. Repeated green infringements.

Im getting sick of how normalised players getting carded is though....Rugby is a bit shit these days isnt it.

Im fed up of listening to refs and TMO's talk to each other.

Its fucking insufferable.

[Duluth]

[Frank]

@taniwharugby said in Ireland v Argentina:

@Frank how so?

Are you saying Ireland are still really good to beat a team that beat us at home or really bad that they just scraped past Argentina?

I am saying Ireland are in decline and the team we beat was not nearly as good as a year back.

[taniwharugby]

@Frank you could say the same about us not being as good as we were then either, but that we are more likely on an incline....

[Frank]

@taniwharugby said in Ireland v Argentina:

@Frank you could say the same about us not being as good as we were then either, but that we are more likely on an incline....

Sure, we seem to be improving, but that win should be put into perspective now we have seen them almost losing to Argentina at home. They look rudderless.

[canefan]

@Frank said in Ireland v Argentina:

@taniwharugby said in Ireland v Argentina:

@Frank how so?

Are you saying Ireland are still really good to beat a team that beat us at home or really bad that they just scraped past Argentina?

I am saying Ireland are in decline and the team we beat was not nearly as good as a year back.

They definitely appear poorer without the players who retired after the RWC. They will try to rebuild

[Snowy]

Worth remembering that Argentina also beat the Boks this year. They are quite good when they get their shit together. There really isn't much between the top sides, so that is about the only perspective that I'm getting out of it. Doesn't really change my view of our win at all.