RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland

[stodders]

@The-Irishman as for grasping at straws, will Irish fans not point out where they will look to gain an edge in ABs. Or are you that confident that no analysis or thought is required?

[stodders]

@MajorRage the QF is Ireland’s final. New territory after that and all whole different set of challenges to maintain performance levels.

You can sense Irish confidence. And why shouldn’t they given they have won 17 straight games. Just a reminder to Irish fans that this is what you termed “Kiwi arrogance” when the ABs dominated and AB fans were confident of winning - against any foe, anywhere.

The team aren’t arrogant. No more than AB teams have been. Irish fans have the swagger right now.

Hope the crown feels good, you arrogant, cheating fluffy bunnies

[stodders]

Going to be a looooong week

[stodders]

For ABs sake, Foster, Schmidt and Ryan had better have been watching tapes of La Rochelle and Leinster finals

[Chris]

@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Going to be a looooong week

It is going to be a longer 4 years if we fucking lose the QF.
Painful too if we read the NH media.

[The Irishman]

@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@MajorRage the QF is Ireland’s final. New territory after that and all whole different set of challenges to maintain performance levels.

You can sense Irish confidence. And why shouldn’t they given they have won 17 straight games. Just a reminder to Irish fans that this is what you termed “Kiwi arrogance” when the ABs dominated and AB fans were confident of winning - against any foe, anywhere.

The team aren’t arrogant. No more than AB teams have been. Irish fans have the swagger right now.

Hope the crown feels good, you arrogant, cheating fluffy bunnies

If fully fit and no injuries I think Ireland can do it. Why? Because of the pool games. Pool A was effectively over after the first game which was basically to decide who topped the group. Everything else after that was just filler.

You guys haven't been tested since that 1st game and I think that will be monumental.

[stodders]

@The-Irishman ABs weren’t tested in 2015 after the first Argentina pool game. Worked out ok

Yes, 2015 team were much better than 2023 vintage, but just pointing out that a lack of tough pool matches doesn’t always mean you aren’t prepared for the knockout stages.

Ireland will be playing their third big game in 4 weeks. It takes a fair amount of energy to maintain peak performance and mental edge. Just to counter the strong pool argument.

At the end of the day, we don’t know who has been best served by their respective pools. The battle hardened, potentially less fresh Irish or the battle light, potentially more fresh ABs? Roll on Saturday.

[stodders]

@The-Irishman where do you think Ireland have a weakness? Objectively if you can

[Stargazer]

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Swap Havili for Kirifi and send him out on a mission.

Yep, call him up before this weekend's NPC semifinal. :grinning_face_with_big_eyes:
Just to let him hold the tackle pads though.

[DaGrubster]

@Billy-Tell

That’s so bad it made me

[W32]

NZ win coming up. Ireland look tired and the players don’t have the belief in the biggest arena yet wheels to come off in a spectacular way..

[pakman]

Irish injury list: Hansen, Henshaw, Lowe, Earls, Ryan. All quite doubtful, according to Irish media.

[pakman]

Lots will swing on ref. If English Luke Pearce, please. Raynal ahead of Barnes etc..

[Bones]

Barnes please.

This is all about redemption.

[Joans Town Jones]

I've been giving Foster shit the last 4 years. He's useless. Nothing has persuaded me any different and I expect to lose bad in the QF but phuck it. Less goooo. I believe we have better players. Ireland are the better team. They do their job perfectly. We know how to beat them. It's now time to put the plan into play. Ireland are very metronomic and robotic in how they play. We've not seen a rush D from us yet. Maybe by design. I think it's the penalties that will undo us. We need to be massively agressive but if they give away penalties doing do the it's going to be a loooooong night. Big exits. No miracle balls in the red zone and just hammer 9/10 all day.

[taniwharugby]

When's the team named?

This thread is gonna go all over shop this week.

[Bones]

@taniwharugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

When's the team named?

This thread is gonna go all over shop this week.

Fucking bullshit . Fozzie apologist.

[Machpants]

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@taniwharugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

When's the team named?

This thread is gonna go all over shop this week.

Fucking bullshit . Fozzie apologist.

You've got FDS, you need to take your negativity (and any semblance of reality) out of this thread!

[Bones]

@Machpants I know Taukeiaho and Roigard were blooded into the team and the system like the best ever, you won't see better. Plus Taylor rediscovered his form as a result of Taukeiaho being given extremely limited game time, plus we got to see Christie really isn't up to it because he got so much game time

But 🤮

[Victor Meldrew]

@taniwharugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

When's the team named?

This thread is gonna go all over shop this week.