Ireland vs All Blacks (2018)

Crucial

@victor-meldrew said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@jegga

Saw Fitzy on Saturday. Looked fit enough to carry Mehrts under one arm to said buffet without breaking sweat.

Did you ask him out for breakfast? Just seeing him doesn't count.

Milk

Marshall had the ability to take a game by the scruff of the neck in a way other halfbacks couldn't, aside from maybe Weepu. From memory the 2003 RWC game against Wales. There's a lot to admire about that, but it's an easy vote for Smith for me. He makes the rest of the team play better, which is what I consider to be the halfback's key role.

Bones

http://www.allblacks.com/News/33435/a-rivalry-in-numbers-all-blacks-vs-ireland

Paekakboyz

@ACT-Crusader and @gt12 I think one of Owen's extra roles is to carry the aura!! But more seriously I think he does have some intimidation factor around scrummaging and ruck clean outs etc. Plus every now again he REALLY tags people in the tackle.

MN5

@bovidae said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@booboo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Isn't Marshall the losingest All Black? More losses than any other?

I think he is. 19 losses in 81 tests. Edit: Mehrts also had 19 test losses but in 70 tests.

@Paekakboyz Randell had 14 losses in 51 tests.

Randall could also only do two chin ups at Highlanders training. This is less than @Rocky-Rock-Rockbottom rock and @NTA

pakman

@bovidae said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@booboo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Isn't Marshall the losingest All Black? More losses than any other?

I think he is. 19 losses in 81 tests. Edit: Mehrts also had 19 test losses but in 70 tests.

@Paekakboyz Randell had 14 losses in 51 tests.

The men in mustard were in their prime back then, which had plenty to do with those stats.

Hooroo

Man this thread has become 'fern-retarded'

Marshall v Smith? Good grief!

Bones

@hooroo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Man this thread has become 'fern-retarded'

Marshall v Smith? Good grief!

Says the guy living every young girls childhood dream, go tend to your ponies.

Hooroo

@bones said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@hooroo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Man this thread has become 'fern-retarded'

Marshall v Smith? Good grief!

Says the guy living every young girls childhood dream, go tend to your ponies.

I don't get the reference to your post and fern-retarded?

MN5

@bones said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@hooroo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Man this thread has become 'fern-retarded'

Marshall v Smith? Good grief!

Says the guy living every young girls childhood dream, go tend to your ponies.

Bones

@hooroo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@bones said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@hooroo said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Man this thread has become 'fern-retarded'

Marshall v Smith? Good grief!

Says the guy living every young girls childhood dream, go tend to your ponies.

I don't get the reference to your post and fern-retarded?

Prexactly.

Chris B.

@paekakboyz said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@ACT-Crusader and @gt12 I think one of Owen's extra roles is to carry the aura!! But more seriously I think he does have some intimidation factor around scrummaging and ruck clean outs etc. Plus every now again he REALLY tags people in the tackle.

Number one is that he provides a strong and stable scrum. Very rare that he goes backwards and he doesn't seem to get penalized much - especially compared to whomever plays loosehead.

I though Laulala had some trouble on Saturday coming off the bench, where Owen didn't starting.

You don't rush to get rid of that.

zephyr

Wikipedia's "History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand" currently has a draw, the other 29 games won by Ireland. Id post a screenshot if i knew how.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_New_Zealand
friggin midget leprechauns

antipodean

@zephyr said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Wikipedia's "History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand" currently has a draw, the other 29 games won by Ireland. Id post a screenshot if i knew how.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_New_Zealand
friggin midget leprechauns

Fixed. Until another potato headed 12 year old gets to find the edit function on wikipedia.

ACT Crusader

@gt12 one of the things that our props have been doing for a few years now is that one will shoot out of the line and try and sting the ball the ball carrier. Woody, Franks, Charlie, Wyatt, etc have all been given that task. Whilst landing the tackle is part of it, it’s more about disrupting their flow and attack. So if you were to go back through the stat books you will see missed tackles for all.