Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2
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Quite obvious watching this game how much Ireland think they have NZ rugby sussed.
Defending: Up quick, make your tackles count, keep your defensive line out wide. Trust the process and it's a matter of time before they isolate themselves at which point you turnover
Attacking: Play the territory game as NZ teams are weak at it. As soon as you get into a kicking duel, you'll likely end up with possession 20-30 metres up from your current position.And it really works. Only broken play / flair is where NZ teams have any chance of scoring.
The Ireland B's are obviously not as strong as the Ireland A's and hence bit more opportunities for the MAB's. Perhaps a little more unpredictability in the MAB's due to less structure than AB's. Both things make for a more enjoyable game to watch.
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@antipodean Oh I did not realise halfbacks were allowed to handle the ball in a ruck. As I write that Ireland increase their lead to 10 - 05
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That ruck penalty was harsh. Eklund not preventing anyone and Maori hands on the ball. Should've gone the other way,
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@taniwharugby said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Plenty of cleaning the man past the ruck...
I particularly liked the one on IWL when he turned his back and was already moving away from the breakdown.
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@MajorRage the MABs try was from fairly simple set piece play
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@antipodean said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
That ruck penalty was harsh. Eklund not preventing anyone and Maori hands on the ball. Should've gone the other way,
Particularly when it was happening at about 80% of MAB rucks before that.
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@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@MN5 said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Stargazer said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Didn't know Tamati Ellision was in the MABs coaching set-up.
Saw him at the Supermarket the other day buying beer.
TV not doing justice to how utterly shit the weather is. Probably why I turned down a free ticket to the game tonight !
Softcock. It’s a good atmosphere here among the Oirish
I would have had to pay for the beer, I’m happy with my decision.
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Yay a card.
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@MN5 said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@MN5 said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Stargazer said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Didn't know Tamati Ellision was in the MABs coaching set-up.
Saw him at the Supermarket the other day buying beer.
TV not doing justice to how utterly shit the weather is. Probably why I turned down a free ticket to the game tonight !
Softcock. It’s a good atmosphere here among the Oirish
I would have had to pay for the beer, I’m happy with my decision.
Are you sure you are genuinely Scottish?
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An Irish player just dived on a ball coming out of the ruck and the ref let it go. WTF?
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Poor from us not getting the ball at the back, but guy still has to come from an onside position
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@Higgins said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@MN5 said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@MN5 said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Stargazer said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Didn't know Tamati Ellision was in the MABs coaching set-up.
Saw him at the Supermarket the other day buying beer.
TV not doing justice to how utterly shit the weather is. Probably why I turned down a free ticket to the game tonight !
Softcock. It’s a good atmosphere here among the Oirish
I would have had to pay for the beer, I’m happy with my decision.
Are you sure you are genuinely Scottish?
Yeah….free ticket and all of that. I would have felt obliged.
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@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Oh now you can just dive in to a ruck from offside to steal the ball 🤣
And then immediately after the ball sprayed out of the ruck the Irish player holds on isolated and one of the MABs was on their feet over the ball.
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@antipodean said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
An Irish player just dived on a ball coming out of the ruck and the ref let it go. WTF?
Dickson has drunk the Koolaid
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I'm not watching this joke anymore.
