RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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Great moment from big Sam Whitelock in his 150th game getting that turn over in the last seconds.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Cane and Jordie more deserving IMO
I really don't think any of them give a fuck, TBH. Least of all Cane.
Bollocks. Ardie was massive. The motor on the man is unbelievable. Cane steeped up but Ardie does this shit every time he plays.
@mencey said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Cane and Jordie more deserving IMO
I really don't think any of them give a fuck, TBH. Least of all Cane.
Bollocks. Ardie was massive. The motor on the man is unbelievable. Cane steeped up but Ardie does this shit every time he plays.
Eh? I was making the point that neither Cane or Ardie would be worried too much about who got MoM.
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@Daffy-Jaffy one of the most significant factors they identified was scrum penalties. Their prop bored in to get dominance and got pinged.
I thought Wayne Barnes was good on big decisions including yellow cards but allowed a little too much at breakdowns which he usually does. And then pinged us unfairly - LF turnover when Sam had cleared ruck.
@kev said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
one of the most significant factors they identified was scrum penalties
Lomax owned Porter. Made him look like a shit Ofa Tuʻungafasi....
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@game_film said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Put 40 in the book next week. Semis are usually tense but this will be over real quick.
Not so sure. I think it will be a flat performance because emotionally and physically they'll have expended an enormous amount tonight.
Yes, the great challenge for us will be getting up for a semi against the Argies after we emptied the tank for this one.
We were in a similar position in 2019 and got blown away.
The Argies will look to spoil everything next week and will be very dissapointEd with themselves if an actual game of rugby breaks out.
They will be very tough and I think that will be close.
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Was at 2015 WC final this game is on another level
Best game since 2000 Bledisloe?
There can’t be many better performances by a losing side than that by Ireland.
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@BerniesCorner said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Was at 2015 WC final this game is on another level
Best game since 2000 Bledisloe?
There can’t be many better performances by a losing side than that by Ireland.
They were brilliant. Maybe because my old man was Irish but I do feel sooty for them. They are a fantastic team with a world class coach. Would not have been sorry to C them go all the way. The draw sucked. These shpould have been the semi's
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@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@game_film said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Put 40 in the book next week. Semis are usually tense but this will be over real quick.
Not so sure. I think it will be a flat performance because emotionally and physically they'll have expended an enormous amount tonight.
It's a good draw for us, but we have to take advantage.
I think it's a good draw for both sides. Fiji and England aren't going to trouble the Boks or France.
@Nepia said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@game_film said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Put 40 in the book next week. Semis are usually tense but this will be over real quick.
Not so sure. I think it will be a flat performance because emotionally and physically they'll have expended an enormous amount tonight.
It's a good draw for us, but we have to take advantage.
I think it's a good draw for both sides. Fiji and England aren't going to trouble the Boks or France.
I'm definitely more happy about us facing the argies than more than likely England
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@kev said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
one of the most significant factors they identified was scrum penalties
Lomax owned Porter. Made him look like a shit Ofa Tuʻungafasi....
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kev said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
one of the most significant factors they identified was scrum penalties
Lomax owned Porter. Made him look like a shit Ofa Tuʻungafasi....
Was hilarious watching him look confused everytime he was rightly penalised.
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Just checking in. Still wearing my jersey, presentation tracksuit, socks, shoes at hat. Has Sexcunt stopped mouthing off yet?
I'm still pumped. Voice is shot. Drank 6 bottles of out of date Speights and the only thing that would make this night better would be to see more pictures of Sexcunt and O'Whiny cracking the shits.
Still can't help but feel Barnes was BSing those calls at the end.Some real positives to take out are their second try came with a man down and I still believe that penalty try was total BS. Scrambling D was phenomenal. In the last 5, Barnes just wouldn't penalise the Mics until there was just no more excuses not to.
FUCK YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
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@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@game_film said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Put 40 in the book next week. Semis are usually tense but this will be over real quick.
Not so sure. I think it will be a flat performance because emotionally and physically they'll have expended an enormous amount tonight.
It's a good draw for us, but we have to take advantage.
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He's a top bloke.
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
He's a top bloke.
Yeah, I was disappointed by that as I wanted to revel in Ireland losing some more.
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Yes, the great challenge for us will be getting up for a semi against the Argies after we emptied the tank for this one.
We were in a similar position in 2019 and got blown away.
The Argies will look to spoil everything next week and will be very dissapointEd with themselves if an actual game of rugby breaks out.
They will be very tough and I think that will be close.
@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Yes, the great challenge for us will be getting up for a semi against the Argies after we emptied the tank for this one.
We were in a similar position in 2019 and got blown away.
The Argies will look to spoil everything next week and will be very dissapointEd with themselves if an actual game of rugby breaks out.
They will be very tough and I think that will be close.
So the key for this week is a bigger rest time? I'd be tempted to give them an extra day or two.
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Holy shit, is Foster actually a supercoach??
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@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Yes, the great challenge for us will be getting up for a semi against the Argies after we emptied the tank for this one.
We were in a similar position in 2019 and got blown away.
The Argies will look to spoil everything next week and will be very dissapointEd with themselves if an actual game of rugby breaks out.
They will be very tough and I think that will be close.
So the key for this week is a bigger rest time? I'd be tempted to give them an extra day or two.
No. Physically, we are in pretty good shaped compared to other sides I think.
I meant more mentally - this game against Ireland would have seen us spend a lot of emotional energy beating Ireland and also leading up to the game. We wanted it. They embarrassed us last year.
It’s like 2019. We were outstanding in the qtr final and nowhere in the semi final.
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Holy shit, is Foster actually a supercoach??
No
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Scoreboard pressure means something aye!
The fact they needed a try and Jordie had nailed that penalty to get it out to 4 points meant they couldn’t set up for a droppie.
We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.
Did the Irish bottle it a bit when they needed that try ,
Their elaborate attack we normally see with the ball being moved around and runners going everywhere all of a sudden became conservative and made it easier for us to defend .
No. As much as I’d love to stick the boots in
I think a combination of the intensity, the time, there were guys sucking in the big ones. They still spread it wide and made metres in that passage.
We just kept our nerve and then it took a phenomenal play to get the win.
They totally choked, overconfident with going for the try rather than the three. They had shape and go forward, but weren't as fit at the end either. That is the biggest choke in rwc along side the red roses last year, but they had a red. They were both on record runs, having smashed the opposition earlier, and should have won. Far bigger chokes than abs have ever done
@Machpants said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
overconfident
There was a moment against Scotland last week when Ireland emptied their bench and they just looked super confident.
I first thought oh shit, as they just looked, err, kind of like we used to. Confident in their team and systems.
But then I thought France 07 ... and maybe they had started believing their own press. Maybe it was hope on my part ...
