RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@Frank said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@raznomore Dude thanks for posting. Great to see blasts from the past.
Where's Crucial?Having a beer with the Baron?
@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Frank said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@raznomore Dude thanks for posting. Great to see blasts from the past.
Where's Crucial?Having a beer with the Baron?
I must've missed that.
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@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I just watched a replay and I was still nervous at the end
I know what you mean. The 2011 final still gives me the heeby-jeebies.
But this one I've watched twice and i just have this feeling of calmness... dunno why ...
@booboo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I just watched a replay and I was still nervous at the end
I know what you mean. The 2011 final still gives me the heeby-jeebies.
But this one I've watched twice and i just have this feeling of calmness... dunno why ...
I have still to this day never watched that game on telly. Once at the ground was enough thanks
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It’s been a minute…
I’ve been preoccupied with life. Perhaps I have lived in Australia too long now. The game with all its changes and the lack of parochialism for the game, here in Eshay-land, has rubbed off on me. I don’t follow the NPC anymore and couldn’t tell you who the captain is for Wellington. But this World Cup has been somewhat of a revival for my interest. I have always been a rugby guy but it’s waned in the Nrl stronghold of QLD where I live. Now though, watching this WC has been great for helping me remember that even though I don’t recognise many things about the game I grew up playing, living and loving. There are still aspects of this great sport that are thankfully still very much the same. The drama and the banding together to get the job done are very much still there. The fairytale for someone like Whitelock to be the player to earn his team penalty to finish them off. It’s why we watch.
Not surprisingly I still hate England. But I also now very much dislike Ireland. Sexton, as others have said, is an absolute fuckwit. Seeing all these Insta posts during the last few years, saying he was as good as Larkham, Wilkinson and DC was annoying. But the closer the World Cup got he was being touted as the best flyhalf the game has seen. The best flyhalf the game has seen shovelled the ball on for 80 odd minutes today. The biggest game of his career and all he had to offer was an etc set of hands for the ball to touch. I haven’t been here for some 2-3 years and when I was the Irish posters were always very good blokes. I don’t like to say gracious as that sounds patronising. Just good guys. But fuck your team has become easy to dislike. When you’re the top guys detractors are everywhere I guess. Also to be the best you need to have an arrogance about you. But Ireland, in the last 10-12 months especially ( “ …a shit McCaw”) have just built themselves up to a point where todays obvious tragedy, for them, is oh so enjoyable for everyone else. The fact they have been as good as they have been is great for the game. It’s great for their fans and great for their country. But otherwise pretty please, with a cherry on top, eat. a. dick. (Can I say that? I am not up to date with the in and outs of the fern in 2023). Again that’s not focussed on the Irish posters here. Just the Irish team themselves and the non rugby Irish bandwagon hoppers. But especially you Sexton. Who post match had a face like a thousand sucked lemons. I don’t doubt his disappointment was real and he has had an outstanding career for his country. But you’re the type of player the game needs rid of. There was a moment where, as a senior player he was mouthing off, post game at one of his teams mates when he should have been consoling him. Fuck right off.
Anyway on to the next. Ardie and Cane played their best game together, I thought. We tackled like demons and there were selections we either couldn’t make through injury or discipline that meant we could have been potentially better. So fuck all this talk that Ireland didn’t show up. We just meshed and got it right with what players we had on the day and tackled them out of the game.
I don’t care, in this moment, if we win from here. I’m contented, for today. Tomorrow will be different. But today I’m just happy for this team.
I’ve been drinking since 3pm it’s 7:30 now so I apologise if that’s incoherent waffle.
@raznomore fuck you. You're an Anteater
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It’s been a minute…
I’ve been preoccupied with life. Perhaps I have lived in Australia too long now. The game with all its changes and the lack of parochialism for the game, here in Eshay-land, has rubbed off on me. I don’t follow the NPC anymore and couldn’t tell you who the captain is for Wellington. But this World Cup has been somewhat of a revival for my interest. I have always been a rugby guy but it’s waned in the Nrl stronghold of QLD where I live. Now though, watching this WC has been great for helping me remember that even though I don’t recognise many things about the game I grew up playing, living and loving. There are still aspects of this great sport that are thankfully still very much the same. The drama and the banding together to get the job done are very much still there. The fairytale for someone like Whitelock to be the player to earn his team penalty to finish them off. It’s why we watch.
Not surprisingly I still hate England. But I also now very much dislike Ireland. Sexton, as others have said, is an absolute fuckwit. Seeing all these Insta posts during the last few years, saying he was as good as Larkham, Wilkinson and DC was annoying. But the closer the World Cup got he was being touted as the best flyhalf the game has seen. The best flyhalf the game has seen shovelled the ball on for 80 odd minutes today. The biggest game of his career and all he had to offer was an etc set of hands for the ball to touch. I haven’t been here for some 2-3 years and when I was the Irish posters were always very good blokes. I don’t like to say gracious as that sounds patronising. Just good guys. But fuck your team has become easy to dislike. When you’re the top guys detractors are everywhere I guess. Also to be the best you need to have an arrogance about you. But Ireland, in the last 10-12 months especially ( “ …a shit McCaw”) have just built themselves up to a point where todays obvious tragedy, for them, is oh so enjoyable for everyone else. The fact they have been as good as they have been is great for the game. It’s great for their fans and great for their country. But otherwise pretty please, with a cherry on top, eat. a. dick. (Can I say that? I am not up to date with the in and outs of the fern in 2023). Again that’s not focussed on the Irish posters here. Just the Irish team themselves and the non rugby Irish bandwagon hoppers. But especially you Sexton. Who post match had a face like a thousand sucked lemons. I don’t doubt his disappointment was real and he has had an outstanding career for his country. But you’re the type of player the game needs rid of. There was a moment where, as a senior player he was mouthing off, post game at one of his teams mates when he should have been consoling him. Fuck right off.
Anyway on to the next. Ardie and Cane played their best game together, I thought. We tackled like demons and there were selections we either couldn’t make through injury or discipline that meant we could have been potentially better. So fuck all this talk that Ireland didn’t show up. We just meshed and got it right with what players we had on the day and tackled them out of the game.
I don’t care, in this moment, if we win from here. I’m contented, for today. Tomorrow will be different. But today I’m just happy for this team.
I’ve been drinking since 3pm it’s 7:30 now so I apologise if that’s incoherent waffle.
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@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.
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@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.
yep sorry, bit to much to drink.
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Lets take a moment to pay tribute to this Irish team.
What a side! You don’t win 17 games on the spin without being bloody good. They gave us a massive scare yesterday and could easily have one despite the heroics of Cane, Savea, Scott Barrett, Lomax. All of the All Blacks really.
They must be one of the most organised teams I’ve ever seen. Not far off Australia under Macqueen or England 2003.
They didn’t fade in terms of fitness. Their conditioning team had done an outstanding job.
I can’t think of many teams from the British and Irish Isles who were so comfortable and confident with the ball in hand. Maybe the 1997 Lions?
Their weaknesses turned out to be their lineout and not being willing to take risks under pressure. 36 phases at the end there but they never chanced their arm. Nothing like Nonu or Cruden outrageous offload in a near reverse situation in 2013.
Mental skills saw the ABs through that one. Last night was very much part of Gilbert Enoka’s legacy.
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@raznomore this post needs promoting to the front page... but I have technouselessness so @Duluth !!! ... ?
@booboo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@raznomore this post needs promoting to the front page... but I have technouselessness so @Duluth !!! ... ?
Yup, I’ll add that and a few others tomorrow
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Ok so it might be the drink, but right now I have a lot of love for Sam and the boys
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@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Frank said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@raznomore Dude thanks for posting. Great to see blasts from the past.
Where's Crucial?Having a beer with the Baron?
I must've missed that.
@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Frank said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@raznomore Dude thanks for posting. Great to see blasts from the past.
Where's Crucial?Having a beer with the Baron?
I must've missed that.
Me too but explains absence
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@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
A bit more here of the incident between Ioane and Sexton.
I won't lie, I think Rieko can be a bit of a dick, however since I was literally yelling 'fuck off back to Ireland you fluffybunnies Sexton and O'Mahoney', I think it's fair to say that I'm being a bit hypocritical.
https://www.balls.ie/rugby/sexton-ioane-rugby-world-cup-574601
Well the four more years was Gregan standing over an AB (Kelleher) and rubbing it in. And didn't get all whiny cockwomble about it. Took it as due
@Machpants said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
A bit more here of the incident between Ioane and Sexton.
I won't lie, I think Rieko can be a bit of a dick, however since I was literally yelling 'fuck off back to Ireland you fluffybunnies Sexton and O'Mahoney', I think it's fair to say that I'm being a bit hypocritical.
https://www.balls.ie/rugby/sexton-ioane-rugby-world-cup-574601
Well the four more years was Gregan standing over an AB (Kelleher) and rubbing it in. And didn't get all whiny cockwomble about it. Took it as due
I have zero fucking sympathy for the prick. He's been mouthing off and reffing refs for years. Fuck him. The fucking trash talk the likes of him and POM have been delivering in the pitch, they can suck à bah of dicks. Yeah I think RI is a bit of a dick but fuck it. Take your picks you mouth fluffybunnies.
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@Machpants said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
A bit more here of the incident between Ioane and Sexton.
I won't lie, I think Rieko can be a bit of a dick, however since I was literally yelling 'fuck off back to Ireland you fluffybunnies Sexton and O'Mahoney', I think it's fair to say that I'm being a bit hypocritical.
https://www.balls.ie/rugby/sexton-ioane-rugby-world-cup-574601
Well the four more years was Gregan standing over an AB (Kelleher) and rubbing it in. And didn't get all whiny cockwomble about it. Took it as due
I have zero fucking sympathy for the prick. He's been mouthing off and reffing refs for years. Fuck him. The fucking trash talk the likes of him and POM have been delivering in the pitch, they can suck à bah of dicks. Yeah I think RI is a bit of a dick but fuck it. Take your picks you mouth fluffybunnies.
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The morning after the night before… what an amazing spectacle and atmosphere; up there with being at the RWC 2011 and 2015 finals. I felt strangely calm and almost reassured, as soon as the match kicked off. Quite a few thousand-yard stares from the stunned Irish supporters at the final whistle. Most were fairly complimentary in the post-match bars though a large number of younger guys were pretty damn salty, especially at Barnes.
I’m lucky enough to be back to Paris for the SF on Friday. Another hangover beckons
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That's 100% on Frizzell. Ioane turns him in as he should, Shannon misses a straight shot
This game going with penalties at thr moment
@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
That's 100% on Frizzell. Ioane turns him in as he should, Shannon misses a straight shot
This game going with penalties at thr moment
If that had been Michael Jones Bundee would have had to have been renamed Ribs.
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@NTA I think the difference today was, when they went the short option, some.AB forward whacked them, hard
Unlike last time we played them, we covered the wrap, but also shut down the forward runners. I haven't seen the ABs hit like that on D for a while
@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@NTA I think the difference today was, when they went the short option, some.AB forward whacked them, hard
Unlike last time we played them, we covered the wrap, but also shut down the forward runners. I haven't seen the ABs hit like that on D for a while
Our spacing on D during those final phases was superb. I haven't seen anything like it since the 2015 WC final. I say that in hindsight, because I was still bricking it at the time.
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@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Rapido said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@taniwharugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Unsure if this image has been posted already, but that meant something...
Unlike.
Reminds me of a team too pleased with themselves and about to crash hard the following week.
Reminds me of Ireland 2015 actually.
It's up to all of us to keep bagging them. Dare them to win to spite us!
Tbh, even the good/great AB teams struggled the following week after a standout knock-out match. Difference is, this is a shit AB team.
@Rapido said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Rapido said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@taniwharugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Unsure if this image has been posted already, but that meant something...
Unlike.
Reminds me of a team too pleased with themselves and about to crash hard the following week.
Reminds me of Ireland 2015 actually.
It's up to all of us to keep bagging them. Dare them to win to spite us!
Tbh, even the good/great AB teams struggled the following week after a standout knock-out match. Difference is, this is a shit AB team.
Let's not downplay the effort the Aggies had to put in to beat the Welsh - both teams coming off huge efforts and will have to get the mental part of it right.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@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.
yep sorry, bit to much to drink.
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@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I just watched a replay and I was still nervous at the end
I know what you mean. The 2011 final still gives me the heeby-jeebies.
But this one I've watched twice and i just have this feeling of calmness... dunno why ...
@booboo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
The 2011 final still gives me the heeby-jeebies.
Not me. Well, it did until I got rid of the sofa with the teeth marks last year.
