All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test

Donsteppa

Ireland threw the kitchen sink at it in the first 15 minutes, and then had little left other than a mud backline in concrete shoes for the rest of the half.

mariner4life

This is amazing really

I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them

In the end only points matter

Tim

Christ, lose your intensity in NZ are you are done.

gt12

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

This is amazing really

I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them

In the end only points matter

Fast fast fast.

KiwiMurph

The counter rucking and size in the backs are really nice changes

Bones

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

This is amazing really

I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them

In the end only points matter

Ireland are buggered and shit. That's how we've done it. This is a paper over the cracks win.

chimoaus

So the takeaway from this is let the coaching group work from home?

number9

That last 20 minutes was much better from the ABs.

gt12

@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

This is amazing really

I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them

In the end only points matter

Ireland are buggered and shit. That's how we've done it. This is a paper over the cracks win.

They looking fucking gassed don’t they?

Duluth

@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Ireland are buggered and shit. That's how we've done it. This is a paper over the cracks win.

The Irish ran out of puff about the same time their B team did against the Maoris

kiwiinmelb

Loving the effort , sometimes I think we overcomplicate the game ,

Going in fucken hard and fast and it’s got them rattled

Nepia

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Ireland go to shit when Sexton is not there and now he failed the hia. Does that mean he's out for next weekend too?

Oh no, are we in for two weeks of Could'o'Doid the sequel?

Kirwan

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

This is amazing really

I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them

In the end only points matter

BB and JB kicked to keep them pinned back. The forwards upped the linespeed, and started tackling with some venom, we are passing around their defence and there is space.

We look fitter, and we are winning the scrum battle.

Machpants

Can anyone see a new plan, immediately too into it too analyse

MiketheSnow

Home and hosed

Terrible kick chase gets punished

Learned nothing from Māori match

And NZ are committing 1 maybe 2 to the breakdown and looking to turn the ball over in the wider channels

And Ireland are playing in to their hands

Tim

Interesting that Ireland have done the exact opposite of their game plan of the last few years.

Our kicking game is much better tonight, and Gibson-Park has been terrible.

Kirwan

The good news with this lead is they put PGS out at six for a lot of minutes, move SB back into lock.

kev

@Kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

This is amazing really

I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them

In the end only points matter

BB and JB kicked to keep them pinned back. The forwards upped the linespeed, and started tackling with some venom, we are passing around their defence and there is space.

We look fitter, and we are winning the scrum battle.

BB kicking still aimless, but shines in general play.

broughie

@mariner4life Agree and disagree. We get high on these wins but if this was SA and there was a forward and territorial battle would the result be the same? We do well in the helter skelter game but what about when it counts?

No Quarter

Ireland couldn't maintain their intensity for more than even 20 minutes. I thought they'd go at least 50 minutes but they looked gassed at the end there and the penalties started mounting.

ABs definitely started growing in confidence, Tupaea led the way there for the backs and the rest followed. Some really classy touches from Beauden as well, people massively over state how bad his punting is. It's not a strength but he can boot the hall 60m+ no worries, near the start he won the game of force back with a long kick into space and got us on the front foot.

Looking for a much more accurate second 40 to really put them to the sword.

The Silver Fern

All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test