RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A)
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@Number-10 said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
When Japan beat South Africa in 2015, Japan was 13th ranked and South Africa 3rd.
Today, Japan was 10th ranked and Ireland 2nd.
This was more emphatic IMHO
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@voodoo thought Gardner managed the game excellent. He allowed it to flow as best as he could and if anything Ireland were lucky to not be penalised more for their tactics at the breakdown.
The offsides that Joe mentioned in his interview were very easy calls for the ref.
And if Japan hadn't scored YCs would have been waved.
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@shark said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Nah, even if Japan win, they could easily drop a game to Samoa and/or Scotland. But Ireland will beat Samoa and Russia.
Scotland didn't look interested against Ireland and are down a further two first choice players trough injury. Scotland v Russia might be a contest.
Samoa could be the real surprise - if Ireland can't improve on today's performance, I can see Samoa beating them. Ireland looked old and tired...
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@PecoTrain and bereft of ideas....thier kicking game was well off too, those 2 kicks form hand early in the game were absolute shit when Ireland were going forward and should have kept in hand.
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@voodoo said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@Toddy said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Schimdt whinging about the ref. Just cop it mate. You lost to a better team on the day.
Not the Palmy North way, must’ve got that in Ireland
I'm back in Palmy right now! Haven't seen the game (family shit got in the way), and haven't see Joe since he coached my PNBHS U14 Basketball team c. 1990.
But am disappointed to hear he was whining about the ref, was any of it it justified?
The 50/50 calls probably went Japan’s way. But many Irish fans always, and I mean always, blame the ref when they lose.
The simple fact of the matter is that Ireland’s Risk free one up runners and recycling combined with box kicks only works if your team is not tired. They looked lethargic and just had no other ideas.
They did get a losing BP which is actually pretty big actually. But they’ll be wary about putting out a B side vs Samoa.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@jegga nah just get Temuera to do him too!
not big enough and then we get @Nepia s reaction to a Samoan playing a maori as a bonus
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@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Right whos playing Jamie Joseph in the movie? My vote is Dave Fane
Dur, cliff curtis
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@mariner4life said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Right whos playing Jamie Joseph in the movie? My vote is Dave Fane
Dur, cliff curtis
not big/fat enough
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@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@mariner4life said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Right whos playing Jamie Joseph in the movie? My vote is Dave Fane
Dur, cliff curtis
not big/fat enough
Have you seen Hobbs and Shaw?
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@mariner4life The Rock then?
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Fuck you Schmidt - post-match interview.
You weren't hard done by, you were done over.
Wear it.
Disappointed by his response. Always rated his grace in defeat until now.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):
Fuck you Schmidt - post-match interview.
You weren't hard done by, you were done over.
Wear it.
Disappointed by his response. Always rated his grace in defeat until now.
Easy to be gracious when you lose to teams that have a recognized chance of beating you.
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