Ireland vs All Blacks (2018)
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@sammyc said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Karl t a massive weakness tonight. Both scrumming and around the park
I wonder if his fitness is finding him out?
@jc said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@sammyc said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Karl t a massive weakness tonight. Both scrumming and around the park
I wonder if his fitness is finding him out?
He looked absolutely buggered at about the 35 minute mark.
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Still think Barrett doesn't have the passing game to beat a defence like this.
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So we are getting done at scrum time, not winning the contact in D, and racking up a lot of penalties? If so Ireland are not getting much profit points-wise. Although a yellow would open things up... are we flustered with ball in hand? Looking likely to break their line?
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So we are getting done at scrum time, not winning the contact in D, and racking up a lot of penalties? If so Ireland are not getting much profit points-wise. Although a yellow would open things up... are we flustered with ball in hand? Looking likely to break their line?
@paekakboyz said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
So we are getting done at scrum time, not winning the contact in D, and racking up a lot of penalties? If so Ireland are not getting much profit points-wise. Although a yellow would open things up... are we flustered with ball in hand? Looking likely to break their line?
Ireland’s defence is very good so not easy to find a way through. On D our timing of the rush is wrong more often than not.
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Ireland well on top. Disappointing to see our scrum go backwards. We can't really do anything to stop them keeping the ball on attack. We just have to be smart about whether we concede penalties. Read's penalty for offside was really dumb at the end there.
We have sort of attacked like Ireland when we have had the ball. We have shown a bit of patience but haven't got the quick ball to break their line.
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Ireland playing all the rugby on the back of a shitload of penalties. Not really doing a lot with it though.
Great defence both sides, not many missed tackles out there.
I think we’ve just got to keep plugging away, a chance or two will present itself and we’ve just got to bloody nail them when they do. -
@paekakboyz We haven't looked like breaking their line at all. Our attack looks very predictable and our defence is passive as per usual. They look a lot more organised and have a heap of backline moves. They look better coached to be honest.
@akan004 said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@paekakboyz We haven't looked like breaking their line at all. Our attack looks very predictable and our defence is passive as per usual. They look a lot more organised and have a heap of backline moves. They look better coached to be honest.
I’m starting to think BB at 10 has a real problem reading the field when he’s got the defence in his face. Looking for a weakness in the air that isn’t there in Ireland’s back 3 isn’t working.
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Ireland defense is always good in the first 40, hard to recall a game where we have opened them up early on. 60 minutes on is when we start to chance our arm a bit more, going to be a very interesting second half.
@no-quarter said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Ireland defense is always good in the first 40, hard to recall a game where we have opened them up early on. 60 minutes on is when we start to chance our arm a bit more, going to be a very interesting second half.
That is where my optimism lies ,
All about possession though and Ireland winning up front , that’s where my pessimism lies
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We are bloody lucky to be only down 9-6, and to leave the field with 15 men. Way, way too many stupid fucking penalties. Not liking what is happening with the scrum either when we have been pretty solid in prior games.
@mokey said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
We are bloody lucky to be only down 9-6, and to leave the field with 15 men. Way, way too many stupid fucking penalties. Not liking what is happening with the scrum either when we have been pretty solid in prior games.
Yeah that's the most annoying thing, this year we've cut out they pointless penalties, fair enough if it's too stop a try but Whitelock in the middle of the field, for ex? But they seem to have come back for this game. Ireland are a possession team, so don't give them easy possession and territory.
That aside, totally dominated in the stats and only 3 down! Also even if we lose I love it that Beaudy can knock over drop goals. Another arrow to quiver
