RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A)

[Anonymous]

@No-Quarter said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

Ireland gave up and kicked it out. Begging for mercy by the end of it!

They couldn't win it, and were scared they'd lose the bonus point

[taniwharugby]

@ACT-Crusader and again, I say yes

[Billy Tell]

I’m just flabbergasted that Ireland literally have no plan B. That was a tactical master class from Joseph.

[sparky]

Arrogant Ireland got what they deserve. An appalling choke.

[MiketheSnow]

No Plan B for Ireland.

Schmidt shown up. Again.

[ACT Crusader]

The tackling accuracy and intensity was off the charts.

Amazing atmosphere

[KiwiMurph]

That's a win for entertaining rugby.

Ireland are so boring they even kick it out behind by 7 in their own in goal after the hooter....

[Paekakboyz]

@MiketheSnow nah bro, the grand NZ plan coming to its evil conclusion. You wait till Wales roll over as Gatland follows suit 😂

[Tim]

@Billy-Tell He's got to be in the conversation for an All Black coaching role.

[Victor Meldrew]

It's a childish, unfair thing to say but it's a pity Sexton wasn't playing.

Would have loved to seen his face at the final whistle

[sparky]

Nagare, the Japanese Half Back, was outstanding.

[mariner4life]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

It's a childish, unfair thing to say but it's a pity Sexton wasn't playing.

Would have loved to seen his face at the final whistle

Seconded

[No Quarter]

The crowd is still going nuts. Unbelievable scenes

[Tim]

Leitch was huge today.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

@Billy-Tell He's got to be in the conversation for an All Black coaching role.

Let's not copy England and Eddie Jones...

[taniwharugby]

@Victor-Meldrew I'd say similar to Murrays...

That was a mammoth defensive effort by Japan, simply outstanding, thought Ireland would open them up in the final quarter, but Japan just kept getting up and knocking them back!

[Paekakboyz]

Best doing a good job in the post match interview. Took nothing away from that Japanese effort.

[Number 10]

"a physcological stuffing of savage proportions" as Stephen Jones would say.

[Victor Meldrew]

@sparky said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

Nagare, the Japanese Half Back, was outstanding.

And they have Tanaka - who's seriously classy - coming on to replace him

[African Monkey]

@Tim Well it could be a smart pay funnily enough as a bonus point could be important in the final standings.

Well done Japan, Ireland couldn't keep up with the speed and intensity that Japan bought and struggled with the heat.