RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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Whatever was said about discipline and composure at half-time, can we bottle it?
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@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Forget the analysis, forget the X’s and O’s, forget who got selected and who didn’t. The way we defended at the end showed what it means to be an All Black. Everything on the line for a do or die match. We were focused and we played for each other.
The irish really fell off. Didn't ask many questions - just static straight running - quite disappointing.
Conor and Jonny looked like shadows of their former selvesOur defensive shape shut down their attack, and then they didn't have anywhere to go
We were really tight in the midfield.
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@Stargazer said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
The Roigard Christie selection did not matter in the end.
Yup, Christie and Dmac never got off the bench.
Right decision too. Keep thr old heads on
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Man alive ! against the odds! well done boys cheehoo!!
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@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Stargazer said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
The Roigard Christie selection did not matter in the end.
Yup, Christie and Dmac never got off the bench.
Right decision too. Keep thr old heads on
Knockout games are slow games - we should know this by now. They grind rather than open up
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Well done NZ. Super performance. Better team won tonight. Great defense and strong at the breakdown. No complaints.
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@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Forget the analysis, forget the X’s and O’s, forget who got selected and who didn’t. The way we defended at the end showed what it means to be an All Black. Everything on the line for a do or die match. We were focused and we played for each other.
The irish really fell off. Didn't ask many questions - just static straight running - quite disappointing.
Conor and Jonny looked like shadows of their former selvesSexton's chip kick to nothing showed he'd run out of ideas - Ireland has that second man play, and depend on ruck dominance. We did extremely well making dominating tackles that took it away from them at opportune times.
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@The-Irishman said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Well done NZ. Super performance. Better team won tonight. Great defense and strong at the breakdown. No complaints.
Great game. Ireland were bloody good mate, that was an all time game
All kiwis know how you are feeling now
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30+ phases after 78 minutes of playing and Ireland were at a standstill. Was great to see us not chasing the game and then defending for our RWC lives.
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Match stats. I can’t ever remember the ABs conceding that many running metres and winning.
Amazing second half defence saw us home. https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=596195&league=164205
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Against the odds of cards and some 50 50 calls. Amazing. Sam Cane you were the best on the park today.
And up yours to several of you pric*ks incessant in your criticism of Cane and Fozzie on the forum.
So proud of the pride and spirit shown by Fozzie and the whole squad. You just beat the best team in the world. But the job is not finished yet! -
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@sparky that was one of the reasons I was happy with ALB in the mix. He's accurate af and put in some great shots when they were needed.
Coles didn't even have a chance to grub!
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@broughie said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Joans-Town-Jones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@broughie said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Joans-Town-Jones Hard to call those ones in the last minute. Thank goodness, Whitlock clearly won the turn over.
Bro, they were clear as mud. They had no problem sending AS to the bin over a fingertip and cover defence. Anyways. FUCK YES!!!!
Yeah, that Aaron Smith yellow was pretty dubious, but we won it despite the ref and his crew.
Actually, it was ironically an advantage because it gave Smith a 10 min rest.
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@The-Irishman said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Well done NZ. Super performance. Better team won tonight. Great defense and strong at the breakdown. No complaints.
An amazing game by them to come back and then played with their disciplined attack.
Also an amazing run of wins for this team.
