RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland

[MiketheSnow]

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@MiketheSnow he's not the same as Smith though. He's the one that is more like Murray - flimsy wide pass, tends to fuck around, run off the ruck and throw a short pass.

We (The Fern) think that

Obviously Foster doesn't

Foster is conservative

He obviously feels Christie is less of a risk

[Bones]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

That's an unknown. Which is a risk.

It's really not.

[Bones]

But true, Bridge would be a much better pick than Faingaanuku on the bench eh. Because at least George can be rated on tough tests.

[nostrildamus]

Conversely if we lose the tough tests maybe that is exactly why we should consider the unptedictable but not fully tested players? And what has Foster got to lose?

[Bones]

@nostrildamus he's already had to concede on the props and the midfield. He won't be proven wrong on hooker and halfback too.

[canefan]

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@nostrildamus he's already had to concede on the props and the midfield. He won't be proven wrong on hooker and halfback too.

I hope they have the bed made up at Keith Murdoch's old place

[Derm McCrum]

Schmidt's new team cohesion programme.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The All Blacks bag chain is unmatched <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllBlacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#AllBlacks</a> <a href="https://t.co/hUbXzsPdWv">pic.twitter.com/hUbXzsPdWv</a></p>— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1712275148102160455?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">October 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Bones]

@Derm-McCrum "everyone take two bags" obviously doesn't fit in Fozzie logic

[Bones]

@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@nostrildamus he's already had to concede on the props and the midfield. He won't be proven wrong on hooker and halfback too.

I hope they have the bed made up at Keith Murdoch's old place

This is a perfectly random nostrildamus post, well done sir.

[BerniesCorner]

Calm people
Two more sleeps to go

[Derm McCrum]

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Derm-McCrum "everyone take two bags" obviously doesn't fit in Fozzie logic

I thought it might be passing practice - but obviously I'll defer to your greater knowledge and insights.

[MiketheSnow]

@Derm-McCrum said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Schmidt's new team cohesion programme.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The All Blacks bag chain is unmatched <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllBlacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#AllBlacks</a> <a href="https://t.co/hUbXzsPdWv">pic.twitter.com/hUbXzsPdWv</a></p>— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1712275148102160455?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">October 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Getting ready for jobs at the airport

[BerniesCorner]

Weather Paris Saturday https://www.accuweather.com/en/fr/paris/623/daily-weather-forecast/623

[stodders]

@BerniesCorner cloudy and cold

[canefan]

@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@BerniesCorner cloudy and cold

So just another Summer's day in Dublin?

[Bones]

@Derm-McCrum said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Derm-McCrum "everyone take two bags" obviously doesn't fit in Fozzie logic

I thought it might be passing practice - but obviously I'll defer to your greater knowledge and insights.

Would make sense why I didn't see Christie and Faingaanuku there. Bags would've ended up at Ireland's hotel.

[voodoo]

Some really bizarre logic in here from folk defending Christie over Roigard.

Makes zero sense if it happens. Even Roigard potentially shitting the bed would be preferable to Christie slowly strangling us.

The thing for me though, is that when you look across the teams, we don’t have a huge number of areas of clear advantage. Breakdown, set piece, discipline, kicking game - all equal or advantage Ireland. Where we could absolutely have an advantage is the bench. Roigard and DMac can bring a real point of difference to the backs in the final 20mins

[KiwiMurph]

https://twitter.com/marchintonnz/status/1712381439780483430

[mooshld]

The wait on this one is killing me. I really really want us to win this. Not for Fozzies legacy or because I think we can go all the way. I think that would be a long shot.

I just find the average Irish rugby supporter to be totally unbearable. I first noticed it with their holier than thou approach to goal kicking. Ohh look at us we stay silent everyone else boos, so fucking what. You think the kickers give a shit? Its not good sportsmanship its just another type of intimidation. Just like you try and scream over the line out call at every fucking throw in.

I think it all really got out of hand around the time of the "He could have died" cleanout. It quickly became a spare tackle, even though there was no ball. Then it was intentional, then we should apologise.

After that any match we beat them in was because the Ref, or we cheated, or we were too physical or Jonny was targeted or the haka. Then when they started beating us, its not like the fans humbled in their success. No, now they didn't beat us they smashed us! Any infringement against us had to be a red, their infringements were again due to bad Refs or just different because reasons! See soak tackle, a phrase that has only been used once in all the international rugby I have ever watched. They are the only set of fans that think they need to "counter the haka" like its some sort of weapon, its a cultural tradition. If its such a problem just ask we won't do it.

But for me, the straw that broke the camels back, was the shitty mean girls sledging that their fans think is sooooo funny. "You're just a shit Richie McCaw" hahahah good one. That's the kind of shit that should wake you up in the middle of the night just to cringe at the mere thought of.

If we do win, they will be going over the footage frame by frame to see where they were cheated, of that I have no doubt. But for once I couldn't want for anything more.

This is our final, anything after this is a bonus I just hope the coaches are lighting a proper fucking fire in the players. I want to see us come out and show a level of physicality we normally reserve for South Africa right from the first whistle.

2 more days hurry the fuck up!!!!!

[frugby]

Obviously plenty of leaks, but make of this what you will... TAB have their first try scorer market open which indicates this might be the starting XV