All Blacks vs Ireland

[The Irishman]

@Jet 100%. Corporate ticket sales depriving the real rugby fans

[nostrildamus]

I am hopeful they change 9 at halftime but not overly confident.
What a shame Ratima has gone backwards-are the Irish denting his confidence?

[Mr Fish]

Jordie Barrett just needed to aim at the waist and it wouldn't have been high. Not crazy difficult...

[Devon Kiwi]

Hoping we can keep all 15 on the park for last quarter

[cgrant]

The All Blacks are not committing enough players in the rucks, so they can't have quick ball and this doesn't help Ratima either.

[canefan]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

Jordie Barrett just needed to aim at the waist and it wouldn't have been high. Not crazy difficult...

Inexcusable these days

[The Irishman]

Counter rucking and defence by Ireland only positive from an Irish point of view.

[BerniesCorner]

ABs very good
DMac Sititi Scott B Williams very good

[Machpants]

@LatsToTheMax said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

@LatsToTheMax said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

So Ardie gets a high shot down the other end and only a PK. Why wasn't that a YC???

Seatbelt type tackle, not shoulder to the head. Totally different

Yeah one was deliberately high, the other he was crouched. Piss off if you think Jordie deserved to be YC. It's ridiculous.

Lol never said that he deserved it. You've obviously not watched rugby for years, because under the current interpretation yellow all day.

[Mattasaurus]

@cgrant said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

The All Blacks are not committing enough players in the rucks, so they can't have quick ball and this doesn't help Ratima either.

There is an element of that .. but Ratima has also been noticeably indecisive on more than one occasion.

[cgrant]

@The-Irishman
Most of the Irish counter rucks could be penalized as they lose their feet and often come from the side.

[BerniesCorner]

Get Roigard on

[canefan]

Our possession, territory, and tackle stats all well in favour to the ABs. Hopefully this starts to translate onto the scoreboard

[mariner4life]

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

Counter rucking and defence by Ireland only positive from an Irish point of view.

Yeah, there are good signs. Defence is really good both in close and out wide. Ruck work is excellent. Like all good teams they are right on the edge.

And they had a couple of very good attacks as well, lethal when over the advantage line on early phase.

[KiwiMurph]

Best Scooter half in a long time

[canefan]

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

Get Roigard on

Get Patty T on. Hope he can shift bodies like he did at Twickenham

[nostrildamus]

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

Counter rucking and defence by Ireland only positive from an Irish point of view.

and the reffing!

[Mr Fish]

If the All Blacks just commit an extra player to each attacking ruck then they should be fine - and do a better job of following up when players make mini breaks.

[Machpants]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

Jordie Barrett just needed to aim at the waist and it wouldn't have been high. Not crazy difficult...

In Sam's talk about the last time we played was all about aiming tackles between knees and hips... Just cos it not a quarter and the last few minutes, same thought process should apply

[BerniesCorner]

ABs have been ffgg good