All Blacks v Ireland II

[Frye]

This Mick Kearney seems like a right fluffybunny.

[Wreck Diver]

I'm looking forward to Irish love fest over the Aussies. They will be all "So glad those awful New Zealander's have left, God we love Australia"

[Crucial]

It's not often I support Australia but I hope the completely arse-rape the Irish this weekend just to see what excuses Kearney will come up with this time.

[Billy Tell]

Fekitoa will be banned.

When do we find out if Cane successfully argued his case?

[Derm McCrum]

So has anyone managed to organise the third test yet, or are yiz all still grumbling about who said what?

[Catogrande]

@Wreck-Diver said in Ireland II:

https://www.facebook.com/TTRugbyVids/videos/1109269909193571/

here's the video if you haven't seen it. I think he wants the Lions spin doctor role that Clive Dickwood created

It's pretty average coming out in public like that. If you've got a problem sort it out behind closed doors. Don't bleat in the media.. It gets more like soccer everyday.

[Billy Tell]

Yet more whingeing

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/international-rugby/the-game-is-in-serious-trouble-because-this-is-a-disgrace-paul-kimmage-on-bruising-ireland-v-all-blacks-clash-35235198.html

[Kiwidom]

Fekitoa got a one week ban. No news on Sam Cane yet...

[Tregaskis]

@kiwiinmelb So at home we were plus 4 in 7 matches (we were out-penalised only twice) conceding one card. Away we are plus 25 in 6 matches (out-penalised only once) conceding 7 cards.

The two Ireland games (plus 18 and three cards) seem to be skewing the figures - along with that farcical 2nd half in Buenos Aires.

[Derm McCrum]

Did Israel Dagg manage to decapitate any Irish player last weekend?

Rumour has it that he may "be headed" to Leinster next season. Chortle, chortle.

[booboo]

All is right with the World.

The Irish are fluffybunnys once more, not the loveable losers that we can happily concede a one off defeat to ...

I mean they could have doied.

[Derm McCrum]

@booboo said in Ireland II:

All is right with the World.

The Irish are fluffybunnys once more, not the loveable losers that we can happily concede a one off defeat to ...

I mean they could have doied.

They could have. Make no mistake about that. But thankfully they escaped from the murderous clutches of the New Zealand rugby team before anything really bad could happen. These "exhibition matches" can be dangerous events, you know.

[Tregaskis]

@Billy-Tell That's an epic whinge packed into a short report of a radio interview.

Here's the highlights:

I thought I was at the Colosseum on Saturday night...
deeply, deeply disturbing
The game is in serious trouble, because this is a disgrace
What happened to Robbie Henshaw is a disgrace
I think there was three head injuries, a number of neck injuries
The All Blacks raped my grandma and poured sugar in my petrol tank.

[Derm McCrum]

@Tregaskis said in Ireland II:

@Billy-Tell That's an epic whinge packed into a short report of a radio interview.

Here's the highlights:

I thought I was at the Colosseum on Saturday night...
deeply, deeply disturbing
The game is in serious trouble, because this is a disgrace
What happened to Robbie Henshaw is a disgrace
I think there was three head injuries, a number of neck injuries
The All Blacks raped my grandma and poured sugar in my petrol tank.

Paul Kimmage has been winding himself up into a lather on rugby for some time, and he has them now firmly in the crosshairs of his crusading sights. It's not really a New Zealand thing, it's more, well, all of rugby really.

[Billy Tell]

@Pot-Hale said in Ireland II:

@Tregaskis said in Ireland II:

@Billy-Tell That's an epic whinge packed into a short report of a radio interview.

Here's the highlights:

I thought I was at the Colosseum on Saturday night...
deeply, deeply disturbing
The game is in serious trouble, because this is a disgrace
What happened to Robbie Henshaw is a disgrace
I think there was three head injuries, a number of neck injuries
The All Blacks raped my grandma and poured sugar in my petrol tank.

Paul Kimmage has been winding himself up into a lather on rugby for some time, and he has them now firmly in the crosshairs of his crusading sights. It's not really a New Zealand thing, it's more, well, all of rugby really.

Ah look I know you are Irish Poth Ale, and I know Kimmage is not really a rugby-head, but the Indo is just publishing these articles one after the other. I would hate to have fought alongside an Irishman in one of the world wars, "harden up" is just not an Irish characteristic. If the Irish win it's Guinness all round, and if you lose it's salt and vinegar chips (extra strong), seasoned with bitter lemons. What cracks me up is Irish rugby fans go on and on and on and on about the Welsh being poor losers etc, and I feel like saying "you can buy a mirror cheaply at the €2 shop". Yes, there are exceptions and we have had a couple of very balanced irish posters here, but in general whether it's Irish websites, English websites, the Roar that you frequent, the rugby forum, planet rugby, it's just a whinge-fest from irish posters. Not to mention the hypocrisy - the depths some Irish went to defend SOB's punch against France in the RWC pool match last year were just risible. Then you see irish media manager go on.

I would love to hear Schmidt go "would you please shut the f up, we got beaten by a side that defended better than we attacked, end of story"

As pointed out by others, if it's always external factors that explain your losses, you'll never take a hard look at what the Irish team could/should do better.

The French game this week will be a breath of fresh air.

As an aside, I'm picking Australia to beat ireland but (sadly) lose to England. I hope Ireland beat England though in the 6N

a) Because it's England
b) Because England with 19 consecutive test victories would require Ireland to export me some of its choicest lemons to suck on.

[Rapido]

@Pot-Hale said in Ireland II:

@Tregaskis said in Ireland II:

@Billy-Tell That's an epic whinge packed into a short report of a radio interview.

Here's the highlights:

I thought I was at the Colosseum on Saturday night...
deeply, deeply disturbing
The game is in serious trouble, because this is a disgrace
What happened to Robbie Henshaw is a disgrace
I think there was three head injuries, a number of neck injuries
The All Blacks raped my grandma and poured sugar in my petrol tank.

Paul Kimmage has been winding himself up into a lather on rugby for some time, and he has them now firmly in the crosshairs of his crusading sights. It's not really a New Zealand thing, it's more, well, all of rugby really.

Is he the head injury crusade guy? What's his background?

[Wreck Diver]

Dagg will need to be washed with holy water if he goes to Leinster and all will be right and he will then be canonised as a saint.

[taniwharugby]

@Pot-Hale but would they want the services of a man known to associate with such thugs?

[JayCee]

Cane, not guilty. Thank fuck for that.

[Crucial]

@JayCee said in Ireland II:

Cane, not guilty. Thank fuck for that.

I just heard the cries of anguish drift over the Irish sea toward me.