2016 End-of-year internationals
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OBrien fails a late fitness test for Ireland apparently so Van der Flier starts with OMahony on the bench.
Interested to see how we bounce back this week. Should do well up front but I can see attacking being an issue again.
Sexton, Henshaw and Zebo are our first three playmakers and none of them start. Big performances needed from Jackson, Ringrose and Earls.
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@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
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@Disgusted-of-TW All these cards are a real blight on our game - 13 on 13 at the end, may as well have been watching league. Just ridiculous. It's not like rugby isn't a tough game. It's not tiddly winks out there.
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Ireland very good at retaining possession for long periods but not over imaginative with what they do with it ,
but could wear the Aussies down eventually the way its looking
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Dillane try.
10-0
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@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
Mind you, if Daly had have at least tried to do something rather than just walk off after he's thrown the guy over his shoulder he could have possibly stopped him landing on his head. That was shit.
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Running upright into forwards. Never a good plan. That's four now.
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@Crash Well I guess that then gets into the whole player welfare discussion, which I still don't hold a coherent position on, some days I'm a hawk, others a dove. But, whatever position the refs are asked to take, it should be consistently applied.
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@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
Mind you, if Daly had have at least tried to do something rather than just walk off after he's thrown the guy over his shoulder he could have possibly stopped him landing on his head. That was shit.
Oh , for sure not clever, but dumb and panicked rather than malicious, I think. Reminded me of my dogs response when he's caught with a shoe, drops it like a hot potato. Fine when it's a shoe, not great when it's a large bloke in mid jump.
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Surely SA coach can't last...
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@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Pot-Hale said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
@Stargazer said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:
Haha, and the commentator starts whinging, conveniently ignoring that the England player landed on his feet! That's never a card.
Barnes said that the player landed on his feet.
It does seem slightly perverse that the way the tackled player lands should be a factor in determining the penalty. I have no issue with the red for Daly, but the Argentinian challenge on May merited a yellow.
Mind you, if Daly had have at least tried to do something rather than just walk off after he's thrown the guy over his shoulder he could have possibly stopped him landing on his head. That was shit.
Oh , for sure not clever, but dumb and panicked rather than malicious, I think. Reminded me of my dogs response when he's caught with a shoe, drops it like a hot potato. Fine when it's a shoe, not great when it's a large bloke in mid jump.
That sounds like a large dog.
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Name Tenure Win %
Ian McIntosh 1993–94[127] 33%
Kitch Christie 1994–96[128] 100%
Andre Markgraaff 1996[129] 61%
Carel du Plessis 1997[130] 37%
Nick Mallett 1997–2000[131] 71%
Harry Viljoen 2000–02[132] 53%
Rudolf Straeuli 2002–03[133] 52%
Jake White 2004–07[134] 67%
Peter de Villiers 2008–11[135] 62%
Heyneke Meyer 2012–15[136] 67%
Allister Coetzee 2016– 31%
