RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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Amen Danny, I have picked us ever since we knew we were getting them in this match.
We were never losing against them in this game. No matter what O’Barnes tried to hit us with, we were not losing.
I fear he will be the ref in the final (if we get there obvs…)
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I've been critical of ALB. But he played huge tonight
Everyone stepped up. BBBR, Frizzell, BB, Ardie. Reiko was outstanding in defence and has grown hugely in the last year.
Cane was better than them all though - great leadership, outstanding tackling and brilliant at the breakdown.
That's not true, 5 missed tackles. But there ones he made were good
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
TBH some of those up n unders are shite. Give the ball away
It’s the only thing I didn’t like, again.
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Amazing how their scrum and lineout really struggled. Looking back, nearly every scrum wound up getting penalised - and the lineout coughed up poor possession consistently.
Moment of the match was JB saving a try. Still can't believe how they didn't score there and probably take the game.
Also, the more I've thought about it, the more Barnes can pisss off
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He looked absolutely focussed and a little scary tbh! In a psycho scary kind of way!
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Yeah he missed a few in the 1st half, but overall he managed the midfield really well. Outstanding in the second half.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Barnes always swallows his whistle at the end of matches. Savea had a penalty every day of the week there. Forward pack was O for awesome to a man. Cane and savea take a bow.
There three or four in that last 2 mins he wouldn't call. What really impressed me was they all took a step back from the ruck to protect the offside line yet still kept knocking them back. The most impressive was seeing Jonny Loudmouth SEXTON running his bitch slapper at the end.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
We have to give Ryan some credit, our protection of ruck ball was the best for a long time, I don’t think Ireland got that many turnover penalties but we got heaps.
The forwards were incredible tonight. Was absolutely night and day compared to the past 4 years. Don't have the cattle? Fucking bullshit.
To be fair, I think most of us have said we have the cattle but not consistently for 80 mins.
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@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
The best bit was watching that Irish attack capitulate to just 3 guys and through the hands in the last 15. We fucked up JGP
They were robotic on attack. Will have to watch again but JB & Reiko seemed to be closing down the outside space really well.
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Just watched the last 5 minutes again this time with the NZ commentators.
When ALB landed that hit!
