RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland
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No country has done professionalism better than Ireland. They’ve gone from a joke of a team in the 1990s to seriously good. Don’t think it’s a flash in the pan either they have well structured development pathways.
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@game_film said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@akan004 Nah mate. That wasn’t even a good game. You gonna watch the highlights again in 5 years time? Didn’t think so
What's your idea of a good game? Champagne rugby and twinkle toes? You don't get more attritional than that. Two physical sides going hammer and tongs, an absolute battle that was as attritional as you get.
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@stodders said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@Chris Ireland’s challenge will be how they build again from here. They built up to this game against SA. They’ve scaled this peak. Naturally, most teams will drop after accomplishing that goal.
Ireland will take Scotland,And we will have to have some luck and play out of our skins to get over the top of Ireland.
Not impossible but we have to improve a lot from our last 2 efforts against top teams excluding Namibia.
Sort out our set pieces,Breakdown and fix out our shit house kicking game. -
@The-Irishman It’s ok to think a game was better than it was because you were preconditioned to do so. Take your own enjoyment from it.
I’d take any game that wasn’t decided by 4 missed kicks as an improvement. So take your pick
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@game_film said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@The-Irishman It’s ok to think a game was better than it was because you were preconditioned to do so. Take your own enjoyment from it.
I’d take any game that wasn’t decided by 4 missed kicks as an improvement. So take your pick
I think the preconditioning is on your side mate.
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@game_film said in RWC Week 3: Springboks v Ireland:
@The-Irishman It’s ok to think a game was better than it was because you were preconditioned to do so. Take your own enjoyment from it.
I’d take any game that wasn’t decided by 4 missed kicks as an improvement. So take your pick
Miss me with your false dichotomy.
Ireland also failed to convert a fair few breaks deep into the boks 22. And not because they were sloppy. Pressure forces good players to make mistakes.
Rugby is glorious because it gives us NZ v Oz 2000 in Sydney but also because it gives us SA v France in Durban 95.
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@The-Irishman Fascinating but joyless is how I described it. Standby that description
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@Smuts You’re right about the pressure, Boks couldn’t handle it tonight. What you’d expect from an inexperienced kicker and replacement level hooker in a situation they’re not built for.
I enjoy games when the result isn’t determined by one team choking, just a good contest all round.
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Great game, well done Ireland. SA missed Marx a lot. Where to now? Libbok played well but obviously kicking let him down. Will Pollard come in now? Not sure it’s the right move though.
Ireland celebrating like they won the World Cup! Really looking forward to them playing the ABs. That will be fun to watch as a nuetral. -
I think there is plenty to take from that for the ABs, in particular discipline and when you kick, you chase, even if the kick isn't accurate a good chase still adds pressure.
Those 2 things would help us immeasurably.
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@Chris yeah you hope whoever it is has no influence on the game, BOK was excellent today, no controversy, not actually being talked about.
