Ire v Aus
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@barbarian said in Ire v Aus:
What a great game, congratulations to Ireland and all the Paddies on here.
At 17-0 down I thought it would be a space job, but then we got back into the game and looked like we could run away with it ourselves.
In the end the Irish side just finished better, and the composure and execution that won us matches against the Scots and Frogs deserted us when we needed it. Can't be too disappointed in the Wallaby effort, and the game really could have gone either way.
Cheers Barbarian. I thought Australia had it in the bag in the second half, particularly after the Ireland backline replacements. But the comeback was good to see with the final try.
How good is that Australian backline when it gets purring? Jeez.
Josh van der Flier and Tadgh Furlong the Ireland players of the November internationals for me. The Six Nations should be good.
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I thought Australia would win for sure when they took the lead but credit to the Irish players for regrouping and seeing it out.
Part of the reason Ireland finished stronger was likely down to all the defending the Australians were doing in the first half. That might have been the difference.
From an Irish point of view it would have been a sickener to lose after being in total control for 38 min. We should have put more points on the board but thats the usual. The basic skills are good and they hardly make any handling errors but they don't always look like they know what to do after a few phases.
Australia played some great rugby at times and cut through the Ireland defence. It was good to watch for the neutral! They were a bit hit and miss though. Played great rugby and then do a silly mistake. Not like the Australian sides of the past who were the smartest team going. I thought Haylett-Petty had a great game for them. He was popping up everywhere and always made some yards.
Australia have only beaten Ireland once in 4 games now so they'll want to put that record right the next time the team meet. That win was in Schmidt's first game as Ireland coach if I remember correctly.
One other thing. How many residency players do Australia have playing for them?
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Oh I thought he meant our 23 that played on the weekend.
Quade's mother is an Aussie, so he's not a residency player. Korobeite definitely is, and we also are in the process of qualifying Taniela Tupou, aka the Tongan Thor.
They are the only other two that spring to mind.
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@barbarian while I don't care about the ins and outs, wasn't there a thing last year before the RWC about Quade not being a citizen?
Hasn't Koribete just signed or allegedly in the process of signing with Toulon?
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@taniwharugby said in Ire v Aus:
@barbarian while I don't care about the ins and outs, wasn't there a thing last year before the RWC about Quade not being a citizen?
Hasn't Koribete just signed or allegedly in the process of signing with Toulon?
wrong Fijian winger. Radradradardardara from Parramatta is apparently signing for them (he's been trying to get out of the Eels for 12 months). Didn't show up to court the other day too.
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@taniwharugby said in Ire v Aus:
@barbarian while I don't care about the ins and outs, wasn't there a thing last year before the RWC about Quade not being a citizen?
Hasn't Koribete just signed or allegedly in the process of signing with Toulon?
Not Koribete, the other Fijian winger who plays for the Eels is the guy you are thinking of. His name is Semi Radradra.
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@barbarian said in Ire v Aus:
Oh I thought he meant our 23 that played on the weekend.
Quade's mother is an Aussie, so he's not a residency player. Korobeite definitely is, and we also are in the process of qualifying Taniela Tupou, aka the Tongan Thor.
They are the only other two that spring to mind.
Yeah, he might have been referring to the 23. I never knew Quade's mum is an Aussie.
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@mariner4life @akan004 ah ok, my bad, only caught part of the headline this morning, just heard former NRL winger or similar...
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@taniwharugby said in Ire v Aus:
@barbarian while I don't care about the ins and outs, wasn't there a thing last year before the RWC about Quade not being a citizen?
Yeah that's true, he was never an Aussie citizen. But as I understand it you can qualify through family, as Toby Smith and Mike Harris did.
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@barbarian all good, we'll donate him to you
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Yeah Quade caught in the John Howard law chance. Emigrated months after the change in 2001 I think. Very hard for him to get citizenship.
Think that eventually would have rules him out of Olympic 7s.
I think it was actually pretty easy - Quade's road block was satisfying a 90 day consecutive residency period in Australia the year prior to applying. He was an NZ citizen plying his trade in the South of France. Very tricky to cry fowl that he couldn't get his citizenship processed.
Cooper would likely have the ways/means to achieve Australian citizenship in a variety of ways if he so chooses. He may well have already.
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Yeah Quade caught in the John Howard law chance. Emigrated months after the change in 2001 I think. Very hard for him to get citizenship.
Think that eventually would have rules him out of Olympic 7s.
I think it was actually pretty easy - Quade's road block was satisfying a 90 day consecutive residency period in Australia the year prior to applying. He was an NZ citizen plying his trade in the South of France. Very tricky to cry fowl that he couldn't get his citizenship processed.
Cooper would likely have the ways/means to achieve Australian citizenship in a variety of ways if he so chooses. He may well have already.
...cry fowl...
Desperately trying to think of some chicken jokes.
But instead all I can come up with is cry foul.
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