All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test

[Kirwan]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Considering how we started I'm quite shocked by the scoreline.

Half of two halves.

[mariner4life]

@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

[chimoaus]

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?

[gt12]

Ireland look lost since Sexton went off.

[Donsteppa]

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.

[mariner4life]

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

[Tim]

Christ, lose your intensity in NZ are you are done.

[gt12]

@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.

[KiwiMurph]

The counter rucking and size in the backs are really nice changes

[Bones]

@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.

[chimoaus]

So the takeaway from this is let the coaching group work from home?

[number9]

That last 20 minutes was much better from the ABs.

[gt12]

@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?

[Duluth]

@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

[kiwiinmelb]

Loving the effort , sometimes I think we overcomplicate the game ,

Going in fucken hard and fast and it’s got them rattled

[Nepia]

@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?

[Kirwan]

@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.

[Machpants]

Can anyone see a new plan, immediately too into it too analyse

[MiketheSnow]

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

[Tim]

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.