All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Halfout said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Faced with three attackers, all of whom are moving at pace, he’s on a hiding to nothing, If he’d followed Aki I have no doubt Sexton would have hit Beirne, and he’d be crucified for ignoring Beirnes obvious threat. On the arc Aki ran I don’t think he was ever going to get near him anyway regardless of how early he went, and if he committed to tackling Beirne he’s facing the possibility of a penalty or even a yellow card for taking out a support runner. The least likely result in my opinion would have been a penalty to NZ as someone above had suggested.
I’ll be honest, if the ABs or anyone ran that play against us I would have stood and applauded it, not just by getting past the midfield defence but the way in which Ireland manipulated the AB defence to create the opportunity. The difference between Ireland and the ABs is that in all probability the ABs would have scored in that situation, and that’s a huge concern for Irish fans.
The real difference is that this All Blacks wouldn't have created such an opportunity deliberately.
ABs would have put in the grubber or a chip kick
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@Halfout welcome to the Fern. We like the Irish, but watch out for that @Derm-McCrum character. He doesn’t play by the Fern rules…
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Seems like a very knowledgable and evenhanded poster to me. We’re almost like twins actually. 😎
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Bryn Hall with the analysis here, explaining in depth about how the Ireland blocking game is so good that our contestables are no longer working and we are giving them the ball in a good part of the field (essentially giving them every opportunity for territory):
Starts from about 9:50 on that point but the analysis here is already miles beyond 'The Breakdown'
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@Bones I agree, even a half hearted attempt at the outside man to highlight a possible obstruction, which willlikely slow him down, taking him out of the next phase, maybe even brush into Aki, which would then have to get a penalty, or he is pinged for taking a man without the ball, penalty that the ref likely blows right away, shot at posts, no try 😉
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When I watch that highlight reel, all I see is Ireland quick ball. Every single carry resulting in a solid clean and quick ball. Yeah they target props , yeah they have options both sides, yeah, maybe they put runners in front in borderline positions
But it's really fucking hard to do any of that if your ball is slow to come out. And theirs certainly is not. Their clean out and support play is fantastic, and our offensive tackling and counter ruck is, well, not.
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@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
it's smart play to have your cleaners already positioned where the tackle will be made.
easy when our play is so predictable on both sides.
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All Blacks prop Angus Ta’avao has copped a three-week suspension on the back of his red card last weekend.
Not that he would be playing anyway due to concussion.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
it's smart play to have your cleaners already positioned where the tackle will be made.
easy when our play is so predictable on both sides.
We need to station our cleaners 10m behind the advantage line.
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@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
it's smart play to have your cleaners already positioned where the tackle will be made.
easy when our play is so predictable on both sides.
We need to station our cleaners 10m
behindin front of the advantage line.fixed that for ya
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@nzzp said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
it's smart play to have your cleaners already positioned where the tackle will be made.
easy when our play is so predictable on both sides.
We need to station our cleaners 10m
behindin front of the advantage line.fixed that for ya
Then they'll be twenty metres in front of the ball carrier!
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@gt12 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Bryn Hall with the analysis here, explaining in depth about how the Ireland blocking game is so good that our contestables are no longer working and we are giving them the ball in a good part of the field (essentially giving them every opportunity for territory):
Starts from about 9:50 on that point but the analysis here is already miles beyond 'The Breakdown'
Interesting comparisons between the styles Cane and paps play.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
All Blacks prop Angus Ta’avao has copped a three-week suspension on the back of his red card last weekend.
Not that he would be playing anyway due to concussion.
WHAT??!!
fucking
LOL
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
All Blacks prop Angus Ta’avao has copped a three-week suspension on the back of his red card last weekend.
Not that he would be playing anyway due to concussion.
WHAT??!!
fucking
LOL
His problem was that he didn’t deliberately head-butt him, then he could have got a week off.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
All Blacks prop Angus Ta’avao has copped a three-week suspension on the back of his red card last weekend.
Not that he would be playing anyway due to concussion.
WHAT??!!
fucking
LOL
it's consistent with other decisionsOK I looked it up. Tom Banks got let off. Who knows now, this is like the old contact with the kicker - France 15 red carded on Beauden Barrett, then let off on review. It's crazy.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Bryn Hall with the analysis here, explaining in depth about how the Ireland blocking game is so good that our contestables are no longer working and we are giving them the ball in a good part of the field (essentially giving them every opportunity for territory):
Starts from about 9:50 on that point but the analysis here is already miles beyond 'The Breakdown'
It's certainly better than the Breakdown but some of their takes on current NZ players are a waste of time as Bryn is a current player and Parsons is on the NZRPA.
No player is ever criticised, player depth is always amazing etc.
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@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@reprobate Irish rugby fans are the nastiest, chippiest bunch of assholes I've met in person. I had a salesman come to my lab at a university in London and have a go at me about NZ rugby and "cheating" etc. Awful people. I cannot bear to lose to them. On the other hand, I desperately want these incompetent idiot coaches gone. Rugby is one of the very few remaining sources of national pride.
Oh the irony in this post. Get that miserable chip off your shoulder and take a step back. Irish fans are among the best in the sport. Respectful of the kicker in every game (unlike you lot), gracious in defeat and also respectable in victory, especially rare ones against the ABs. You coming up with that synopsis from one example of an "irishman" you met says a lot more about you than your so called opinion. What a bitter soul you obviously have!
To be perfectly honest, since I've joined this forum back before the last World Cup it's certainly been an eye opener. I've met plenty of kiwis and found them absolute salt of the earth genuine folk and likened them as a SH version of the Irish people. But this place has shown some of you guys to have the most bigoted outlooks bordering on racism and almost small town American redneck type narrow mindedness that's surprised my view of the people.
But, unlike the dickhead above (Tim), my view of the kiwis will never be skewed by the odd bad egg and they AB team will remain my second favourite team after my home country.
I'm not expecting Ireland to win the series on Saturday, the ABs will bounce back from the last game to take the series, and I will say they will do it convincingly.
