All Blacks XV vs Ireland A

[Crucial]

This whole “lifted the ball” ruling is getting stupid. Making rucks really messy as players are deliberately entering with no intention other than remaining on their feet to attack the clearance from the halfback

[Stargazer]

@No-Quarter It's pedantic. I have no other word for it.

[Canes4life]

TJ’s rush defence is putting the Irish in all sorts.

[Steven Harris]

Discipline has gone south in the last several minutes

[Dan54]

Have to say I think Dom Gardiner has done a few good little things at 6.

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Not just TJ. It's clearly something they have worked on as a team.

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

@Canes4life Not just TJ. It's clearly something they have worked on as a team.

Im referring to him rushing out of the line by himself but he’s timing it perfectly. Did it for Wellington aswell. He’s done it about four times in this game.

[Canes4life]

Good try Ireland.

Good match so far.

[Steven Harris]

That try bi product of not having a 7 on the paddock , good play from the Irish

[Crazy Horse]

Score?

[Stargazer]

Glad that mistake didn't cost us.

[Canes4life]

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

Score?

19-7 to the good guys.

[Steven Harris]

@Crazy-Horse 19-7 NZ XV

[Stargazer]

@Crazy-Horse 7 - 19 to the good guys.

[No Quarter]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

@No-Quarter It's pedantic. I have no other word for it.

I think they got into a position where because they were checking for foul play it had to be either a card or play on, and because they found what was probably a penalty (coming in from the side) they didn't want to award the try so gave the card, screwing the ABXV. I just really dislike the way they go way back to "check something" when a try is scored. Either the ref blows his whistle at the time of the act, or he calls play on. TMO should ONLY be for checking groundings etc.

[Bovidae]

Ironic that the ref has warned the AB XV for some high tackles but Ireland A tackle around the neck to try to hold a player up all the time.

[Mr Fish]

@Davesofthunder said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

Really frustrated this is not on in the UK.

Thanks for any updates, all appreciated

This should work:

[Crucial]

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

@No-Quarter It's pedantic. I have no other word for it.

I think they got into a position where because they were checking for foul play it had to be either a card or play on, and because they found what was probably a penalty (coming in from the side) they didn't want to award the try so gave the card, screwing the ABXV. I just really dislike the way they go way back to "check something" when a try is scored. Either the ref blows his whistle at the time of the act, or he calls play on. TMO should ONLY be for checking groundings etc.

TBF the ref did call it when it happened but didn’t want to stop play in case there was nothing to see. Sometimes you can’t win either way.
Thought YC was harsh though. Irish are playing like football prima donnas though when they get “hurt” to draw attention and make this look worse.

[Frye]

@Stargazer AB backrow has been very busy from my standpoint. Hope they keep it up in the second half.

Need to keep their discipline though (Jacobson especially obviously).

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I noticed that, too. TJP got penalised for one earlier that the Irish get away with all the time in this game.