RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland

Victor Meldrew

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Foster looks orgasmic...

Hah I thought he just looked like he'd climbed a mountain after 72 hours awake

OK. Post-orgasmic then..

JayCee

Moment for me was us scoring first after half time and Richie's break, and the absolute last minute timing of his pass to Jordan

LagerLout

We won because we took all our chances, bar one. Ireland backed themselves into a corner by not taking their threes. Very Un-Ireland like. But we had them on the back foot the entire match so the start was crucial. I can't believe I'm saying this but well done Foz.

Bones

@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I’m so impressed that we made it through that game. Holy shit, two YC, a penalty try, and the ref out his whistle away for the last 5. Brilliant.

Edit, Sam Whitelock you beauty.

Nice little bit of redemption for the lions...or was it the semi?

Wairau

Seeing us in the semi-final again is a blast, but it's almost as good seeing Ireland with all these Kiwis and an English coach, miss out on the win record, hahaha.
What a great night, first Wales, then Ireland knocked off by teams that love to play rugby.

kpkanz

Amazed me to see some question ALBs inclusion in the squad.

Class player

Bones

@kpkanz said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Amazed me to see some question ALBs inclusion in the squad.

Class player

Apart from half heartedly chasing kicks

antipodean

@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Penalty try call was utter bullshit.

I didn't have a problem with that. I did have a problem with the utter inconsistency from Branes around the ruck.

I don't care if he's a good communicator, he's a shit ref who predictably swallowed his whistle in the final minutes until Whitelock the Great forced him into making a call.

Stargazer

gt12

I’m honestly not sure what part I’m enjoying more, us winning, or sending Sexton and O’Mahoney home.

Fucking brilliant.

sparky

@BerniesCorner

I’d rank Pretoria 1996, Sydney 2000 and the France-Australia 1987 semi final a bit higher, but yeah one of the great games of Rugby.

kev

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Barnes was great. Raynal would have killed us and Jack O'Peyper would have ignored the breakdown

Plus he called the Irish prop for boring in 3 times.

A clear miss was Irish prop picking ball up while under Scott Barrett’s foot at the back of the ruck

LagerLout

@sparky Agree, nothing beats 1996.

Bones

@kev yeah that was bizarre but it's the Irish way. All on the same page, same as their obstruction. Fox the ref

chimoaus

I think Whitelock now has the record of most RWC games and he has two more to add to his total. Will be hard to beat.

Victor Meldrew

@mariner4life

He's a top bloke.

gt12

@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I think Whitelock now has the record of most RWC games and he has two more to add to his total. Will be hard to beat.

At least 1 more.

Let’s not get cocky with this AB team.

ACT Crusader

Scoreboard pressure means something aye!

The fact they needed a try and Jordie had nailed that penalty to get it out to 4 points meant they couldn’t set up for a droppie.

We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.

Bovidae

I haven't read the match comments yet but the big improvements to me were at the breakdown. The carry/cleans/support didn't give Ireland many turnovers and we put pressure on their ball runners with dominant tackles and ruck aggression.

chimoaus

@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I think Whitelock now has the record of most RWC games and he has two more to add to his total. Will be hard to beat.

At least 1 more.

Let’s not get cocky with this AB team.

You are forgetting about the 3vs4 playoff.

The Silver Fern

RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland