All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test
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The commentators are fucking morons
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Whoaaaa
Deserved a try though great work
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It definitely didn't go forwards
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Considering how we started I'm quite shocked by the scoreline.
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@mariner4life maybe his best position is an impact player. I just need to see more from Sotutu at test level. Right now I wouldn’t mind seeing a loose trio of Grace Papali’i and Sotutu, with Ardie off the bench.
He’s had a beaut last ten mins though to be fair.
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Commitment by Smith made that
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
The commentators are fucking morons
Be thankful you don't have this Irish lot with Isa "you wouldn't guess he played rugby" O'Nacewa
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Considering how we started I'm quite shocked by the scoreline.
Half of two halves.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life maybe his best position is an impact player. I just need to see more from Sotutu at test level. Right now I wouldn’t mind seeing a loose trio of Grace Papali’i and Sotutu, with Ardie off the bench.
He’s had a beaut last ten mins though to be fair.
After grace on Wednesday that sounds pretty sweet
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Ireland go to shit when Sexton is not there and now he failed the hia. Does that mean he's out for next weekend too?
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Ireland look lost since Sexton went off.
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Ireland threw the kitchen sink at it in the first 15 minutes, and then had little left other than a mud backline in concrete shoes for the rest of the half.
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This is amazing really
I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them
In the end only points matter
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Christ, lose your intensity in NZ are you are done.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
This is amazing really
I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them
In the end only points matter
Fast fast fast.
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The counter rucking and size in the backs are really nice changes
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
This is amazing really
I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them
In the end only points matter
Ireland are buggered and shit. That's how we've done it. This is a paper over the cracks win.
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So the takeaway from this is let the coaching group work from home?
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That last 20 minutes was much better from the ABs.
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@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
This is amazing really
I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them
In the end only points matter
Ireland are buggered and shit. That's how we've done it. This is a paper over the cracks win.
They looking fucking gassed don’t they?
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@Bones said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Ireland are buggered and shit. That's how we've done it. This is a paper over the cracks win.
The Irish ran out of puff about the same time their B team did against the Maoris
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Loving the effort , sometimes I think we overcomplicate the game ,
Going in fucken hard and fast and it’s got them rattled
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Ireland go to shit when Sexton is not there and now he failed the hia. Does that mean he's out for next weekend too?
Oh no, are we in for two weeks of Could'o'Doid the sequel?
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
This is amazing really
I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them
In the end only points matter
BB and JB kicked to keep them pinned back. The forwards upped the linespeed, and started tackling with some venom, we are passing around their defence and there is space.
We look fitter, and we are winning the scrum battle.
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Can anyone see a new plan, immediately too into it too analyse
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Home and hosed
Terrible kick chase gets punished
Learned nothing from Māori match
And NZ are committing 1 maybe 2 to the breakdown and looking to turn the ball over in the wider channels
And Ireland are playing in to their hands
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Interesting that Ireland have done the exact opposite of their game plan of the last few years.
Our kicking game is much better tonight, and Gibson-Park has been terrible.
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The good news with this lead is they put PGS out at six for a lot of minutes, move SB back into lock.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
This is amazing really
I can't tell you what we've done well, and we're hammering them
In the end only points matter
BB and JB kicked to keep them pinned back. The forwards upped the linespeed, and started tackling with some venom, we are passing around their defence and there is space.
We look fitter, and we are winning the scrum battle.
BB kicking still aimless, but shines in general play.
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@mariner4life Agree and disagree. We get high on these wins but if this was SA and there was a forward and territorial battle would the result be the same? We do well in the helter skelter game but what about when it counts?
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Ireland couldn't maintain their intensity for more than even 20 minutes. I thought they'd go at least 50 minutes but they looked gassed at the end there and the penalties started mounting.
ABs definitely started growing in confidence, Tupaea led the way there for the backs and the rest followed. Some really classy touches from Beauden as well, people massively over state how bad his punting is. It's not a strength but he can boot the hall 60m+ no worries, near the start he won the game of force back with a long kick into space and got us on the front foot.
Looking for a much more accurate second 40 to really put them to the sword.
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O'Gara sounds like he wants to cry.
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Tight five are doing their job. Ireland are swimming around at the lineouts and there is no clear separation when they attack the ball so the refs interpretations are keeping Irish forward pack in it.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Ireland go to shit when Sexton is not there and now he failed the hia. Does that mean he's out for next weekend too?
Oh no, are we in for two weeks of Could'o'Doid the sequel?
Marshall saying Cane hit Sexton on the chin without mentioning that Sexton had fallen about a foot and was 6 inches off the ground lol.
There's got to be better commentators out there.
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@Frye said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Ireland go to shit when Sexton is not there and now he failed the hia. Does that mean he's out for next weekend too?
Oh no, are we in for two weeks of Could'o'Doid the sequel?
Marshall saying Cane hit Sexton on the chin without mentioning that Sexton had fallen about a foot and was 6 inches off the ground lol.
There's got to be better commentators out there.
Mils would be fine as a replacement.
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I'm not normally a fan of one-sided hidings, but after the last few years against the Irish, I would take great delight if this game could turn into a cricket score in the second half.
5 down is basically Mitchell and Blundell batting together anyway...
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Wow. After a slow start we came on strong. I want to see us control our breakdowns. No more Irishmen walking through the ruck to take our ball
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