Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2
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@booboo he got cut off by the dumb trophy lift and I gave up, but went in hard on Ireland - no excuses about when the game was played, lack of line breaks, phases, flowing rugby. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that has gone though and they’re a nation in decline.
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Nothing beats a victory over a Irish side involving Sexton and now James Lowe.
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Like, it wasn't vintage for the first 60, but the bench came on and made a big difference and we ran over the top of them in the end. It never felt like the Irish were ever gonna get away on us and sure enough, we kept it tight and then blitzed them in the end. They deserve some credit for that.
Like all our wins under this management, a B- performance, but the last 20 was very good.
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@African-Monkey said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
the last 20 was very good.
We've been really good in bursts of 20mins all season.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Lakai was non existent.
Disagree. Thought he was fine. Works hard. Consistent. Low error rate. Not the biggest player but he is powerful.
Ran harder than most. Which wasn't saying much in the first 40-60
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@booboo said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@African-Monkey said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
the last 20 was very good.
We've been really good in bursts of 20mins all season.
Yeah, we have, but what was impressive about this last 20 was that it was the bench that came on and finished things off, similar to our glory days in the 2010s. Usually we start off with a hiss and a Roar and then fade as the game goes on, but today, we took a while to get into the game, but got stronger as the game went on.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Lakai was non existent.
Disagree. Thought he was fine. Works hard. Consistent. Low error rate. Not the biggest player but he is powerful.
Yup, he's needed out there. Someone in the loose has to do the dirty work.
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Not to be negative...but what the actual f...does Fletcher Newell bring to the All Blacks??
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@Mattasaurus said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Job done
DeGroot, Carter and Clarke the best of the starters for me.
Dmac impact was noticeable and needed
The scrum was rubbish.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Lakai was non existent.
Disagree. Thought he was fine. Works hard. Consistent. Low error rate. Not the biggest player but he is powerful.
I thought Lakai was the pick of the loose forwards.
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@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Great to learn both that we won that and that the last 20 minutes were significantly better than what proceeded them.
Lots of work to do before Scotland next week.
Can I make a suggestion Sparky? Don’t tune in for the Scotland match. The ABs played better when you clocked off
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@Young-Hamiltons said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Not to be negative...but what the actual f...does Fletcher Newell bring to the All Blacks??
slightly better handling than last year ?
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@cgrant said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
The attack lacks sharpness because BB receives the ball while standing still. DMac's arrival changed everything.
This
DMac's punch and skillset made a big difference
BB simply doesn't commit the defence which amplifys the rushed defense tactic
