RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland

[stodders]

@Stag don’t think so. Ireland starting emptying the bench at 48 mins and dropped their intensity a little after. Couldn’t have gone much better for them being able to rest leading players so early into the second half and giving the whole bench a decent run out.

[Mattasaurus]

@stodders said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:

@Mattasaurus Hansen and Lowe are concerns, no?

I thought they were just minor .. but could be wrong.. and someone said Lowe is off to hospital...

[Stag]

@stodders I think its definitely a winnable quarter final for the All Blacks who played against Italy, but not for the first 20mins against Uruguay All Blacks…

[cgrant]

La Rochelle showed how to beat Leinster in Dublin in this year's EC final. 13 starters for Ireland came from that province this evening. Winning the physical battle up front is the key, of course.

[game_film]

ABs go hard and straight, drag them into deep water, make them start to question themselves. The ABs team next week will be cold and unemotional. Sexton Will be buried under Parisian turf

[stodders]

Name the last team to beat Ireland…

[chimoaus]

@stodders said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:

Name the last team to beat Ireland…

NZ in NZ, then we shit the bed.

[sparky]

@stodders The All Blacks

[stodders]

@cgrant helps to have a back row containing Aldritt and Botia 😬

[stodders]

@sparky so it can be done 😉. And that version of the ABs was not the current version.

Big week ahead prep wise. Then the players need to do their talking on the pitch.

Any update on Lomax yet?

[sparky]

Highlights of the last time Ireland lost:

[stodders]

Wonder if Porter will do another of his absorbing tackles? 😬

[MN5]

@sparky said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:

Highlights of the last time Ireland lost:

says it all.

All Blacks are fucked.

[ARHS]

Impressive by Ireland. But gee do they milk the referee to the max. I thought the Tmo was inept today and hope Mr Cronan does not officiate for us.
Do we know the qf officials yet? It will make a huge difference in my view. We must create flow from the ruck and keep tmo out of it.

[stodders]

@sparky Karl Dickson the ref 😬

George Bower at prop.

JB at 15. QT at 12. Reece on the wing. Beauden Barrett at 10.

Scott Barrett at 6.

That’s a fair bit of change.

Not forgetting, the entire assistant coaching team has been replaced.

[stodders]

@ARHS Aussie ref team as inept as the Wallaby team.

[stodders]

@ARHS do coaches still get to speak to the ref prior to the game? I imagine Foster and Farrell will have things they want to get across if so

[game_film]

Brer O’Keefe, Barnes, Gardner and French/Saffa to ref the quarters, surely? Being that #1 is out, #2 or #3 would be welcome and #4 is potentially terrible - but for either team, I like the odds

[Mattasaurus]

@game_film said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:

Brer O’Keefe, Barnes, Gardner and French/Saffa to ref the quarters, surely? Being that #1 is out, #2 or #3 would be welcome and #4 is potentially terrible - but for either team, I like the odds

Wayne Barnes was in charge of the Maori ABs win and the 3rd test Ireland win ... I would be happy with Barnes for the quarters

[Billy Tell]

Barnes, Peyper, O’Keefe and the Georgian. That’s my picks for the choice of ¼ final refs. Picks as in who will get chosen not who I would pick.