RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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Ah lads, it’s been difficult reading this forum over the last few weeks. So many of you putting us down, spitting on us and talking shit about our players. There has been a hint of a paradigm shift in the last few years and some of you have struggled with that and when I read the comments here it reminds me of the way people used to speak about the all blacks and the way they conducted themselves in the past. It may surprise you, but in Ireland we see NZ as the ultimate rugby team, presumably the best team in any field sport, ever. You were sensational last night. You clearly hate us but well done and good luck. Your ruck work and line speed was astonishing.
@ShitMcCaw think there's a clear distinction to be made between the rugby team led by distasteful characters and goodsorts like yourself and the other Irish posters on here (although to be fair, even outside the forum my experience with Irish fans has found ones like yourselves to be few and far between, but I'm the common denominator there).
We don't hate you. Love you boo
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Dunno. Never felt offended by gobby, audacious players like Mike Philips and McCaw. Ireland needed gobby and audacious players like sexton and o’mahony too. You don’t like losing to us because of the history, but we ain’t ever winning those those games without characters just like that. Anyway to the victor the spoils. You’ll put 40+ on Argentina.
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Dunno. Never felt offended by gobby, audacious players like Mike Philips and McCaw. Ireland needed gobby and audacious players like sexton and o’mahony too. You don’t like losing to us because of the history, but we ain’t ever winning those those games without characters just like that. Anyway to the victor the spoils. You’ll put 40+ on Argentina.
@ShitMcCaw hard to think of any ABs like that that from our most successful era, apart from Coles. Probably not thinking hard enough.
Our success certainly didn't rely on Coles.
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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8otyw3
in case anyone wants to watch it again.
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Dunno. Never felt offended by gobby, audacious players like Mike Philips and McCaw. Ireland needed gobby and audacious players like sexton and o’mahony too. You don’t like losing to us because of the history, but we ain’t ever winning those those games without characters just like that. Anyway to the victor the spoils. You’ll put 40+ on Argentina.
@ShitMcCaw said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Dunno. Never felt offended by gobby, audacious players like Mike Philips and McCaw. Ireland needed gobby and audacious players like sexton and o’mahony too. You don’t like losing to us because of the history, but we ain’t ever winning those those games without characters just like that. Anyway to the victor the spoils. You’ll put 40+ on Argentina.
No problems with that - I think the fact those blokes were willing to say it showed that they believed they could beat the ABs. Not typically the NZ way - notable exceptions like Coles aside - but every team has to run their own race. The Paddies have run theirs well, which makes this victory so special. Still up there with the England 2003 as the best ever NH team of the professional era
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@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
And again. If we make it to the final against England we're fucked.
I'm hoping we still have receipts from 2019 to draw on
@junior said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
And again. If we make it to the final against England we're fucked.
I'm hoping we still have receipts from 2019 to draw on
Raynal can't read receipts in English.
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Ah lads, it’s been difficult reading this forum over the last few weeks. So many of you putting us down, spitting on us and talking shit about our players. There has been a hint of a paradigm shift in the last few years and some of you have struggled with that and when I read the comments here it reminds me of the way people used to speak about the all blacks and the way they conducted themselves in the past. It may surprise you, but in Ireland we see NZ as the ultimate rugby team, presumably the best team in any field sport, ever. You were sensational last night. You clearly hate us but well done and good luck. Your ruck work and line speed was astonishing.
@ShitMcCaw said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Ah lads, it’s been difficult reading this forum over the last few weeks. So many of you putting us down, spitting on us and talking shit about our players. There has been a hint of a paradigm shift in the last few years and some of you have struggled with that and when I read the comments here it reminds me of the way people used to speak about the all blacks and the way they conducted themselves in the past. It may surprise you, but in Ireland we see NZ as the ultimate rugby team, presumably the best team in any field sport, ever. You were sensational last night. You clearly hate us but well done and good luck. Your ruck work and line speed was astonishing.
As someone who lived in Ireland for 7 years (Cork, Galway, Dublin) with 2 of 3 kids born there I don’t dislike the Irish. Far from it. But the « pacific island poaching, NZ cheats, refs always favour » NZ grew thin. Now that you have got a lot better and got some wins there is less of that. Won’t miss sexton though even if I supported Leinster when I was in Ireland. And hated Aki and Gibson-Park scoring against us. But you guys are always grest craic. And a bloody good rugby team now with a great development programme in place.
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That like calling Richie McCaw a Scotsman.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Alo had never stepped foot on Tongan soil for anything more than a quick visit.
You are confusing nationality with heritage. Anyway he’s an adopted Irishman now
@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
That like calling Richie McCaw a Scotsman.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Alo had never stepped foot on Tongan soil for anything more than a quick visit.
You are confusing nationality with heritage. Anyway he’s an adopted Irishman now
Leicester was born there, and moved to NZ as a toddler
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@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
What an utter arsehole Rob Kearney is! He could have shown some humility on the final whistle and said “I called the All Blacks defensive passive. I was wrong.”
Instead he bagged his own team after they slogged their guts for 80 minutes. Irish Rugby deserves better than smug gits like him.
Don't see what was wrong with his comments. He was right: Ireland didn't play near their potential (based on the 54 minutes I've seen) and lost because it it.
I'm mindful that you get to sit in the position of a winning team's fan, and feel a degree of sympathy for Ireland.
Were you as sanguine when the ABs didn't win any RWC between 87 and 2011?
@NTA said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Don't see what was wrong with his comments. He was right: Ireland didn't play near their potential (based on the 54 minutes I've seen) and lost because it it.
Did see his comments but perhaps Ireland didn't play to their potential because we played so well. Didn't see any domination from their forwards or penetration in the backs compared to the NZ tests.
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@NTA said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Don't see what was wrong with his comments. He was right: Ireland didn't play near their potential (based on the 54 minutes I've seen) and lost because it it.
Did see his comments but perhaps Ireland didn't play to their potential because we played so well. Didn't see any domination from their forwards or penetration in the backs compared to the NZ tests.
@broughie said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@NTA said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Don't see what was wrong with his comments. He was right: Ireland didn't play near their potential (based on the 54 minutes I've seen) and lost because it it.
Did see his comments but perhaps Ireland didn't play to their potential because we played so well. Didn't see any domination from their forwards or penetration in the backs compared to the NZ tests.
Irish fans are talking about us attacking the breakdown and slowing their ball enough to disrupt their usual play
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The morning after , It’s funny how one game can completely change perceptions,
All of a sudden with a fully fit squad and a winnable semi final in front of us , we look very well placed
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@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
How did our coaches miss Aki?
He wasn't this good in NZ and left before he could improve.
@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
How did our coaches miss Aki?
He wasn't this good in NZ and left before he could improve.
He was a lot smaller then?
