RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@MajorRage said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Lots of shades of 07 in this match.
So much better being on the otherside of the “shock” result.
Yes and no - agree in the sense of parallels between Ireland now and the ABs then, but disagree in the sense that Ireland cannot feel hard done by in the same way that we could in 2007. I had very 2011 vibes at the end there when we were defending with fantastic cohesion and discipline and they were just going through the motions waiting for a gift from the referee (and having typed that maybe I can now see the parallel with 2007)
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Was POM playing?
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If you haven't seen it
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@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
First we dominated the scoreboard which caused the Irish to chase the score, no way any northern hemisphere side turns down so many shots at goal.
Just wanted to pick up on this - lot of stereotyping of Ireland being a "NH team" before, during, after. Taking the 3 isn't what they do, they aaaaalways go for the lineout. I don't know if enough credit is being given to the ABs early in the match just ripping into them when they tried it, on two separate occasions I think? 3rd occasion they took the 3 - that was absolutely huge and could be pointed to as the moment they cracked mentally.
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@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
First we dominated the scoreboard which caused the Irish to chase the score, no way any northern hemisphere side turns down so many shots at goal.
Just wanted to pick up on this - lot of stereotyping of Ireland being a "NH team" before, during, after. Taking the 3 isn't what they do, they aaaaalways go for the lineout. I don't know if enough credit is being given to the ABs early in the match just ripping into them when they tried it, on two separate occasions I think? 3rd occasion they took the 3 - that was absolutely huge and could be pointed to as the moment they cracked mentally.
Good spot
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Bitter sweet. The ABs RWC jersey is not on the knocked out jersey discount for this week. FUCK YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
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Ah lads, it’s been difficult reading this forum over the last few weeks. So many of you putting us down, spitting on us and talking shit about our players. There has been a hint of a paradigm shift in the last few years and some of you have struggled with that and when I read the comments here it reminds me of the way people used to speak about the all blacks and the way they conducted themselves in the past. It may surprise you, but in Ireland we see NZ as the ultimate rugby team, presumably the best team in any field sport, ever. You were sensational last night. You clearly hate us but well done and good luck. Your ruck work and line speed was astonishing.
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@ShitMcCaw think there's a clear distinction to be made between the rugby team led by distasteful characters and goodsorts like yourself and the other Irish posters on here (although to be fair, even outside the forum my experience with Irish fans has found ones like yourselves to be few and far between, but I'm the common denominator there).
We don't hate you. Love you boo
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Dunno. Never felt offended by gobby, audacious players like Mike Philips and McCaw. Ireland needed gobby and audacious players like sexton and o’mahony too. You don’t like losing to us because of the history, but we ain’t ever winning those those games without characters just like that. Anyway to the victor the spoils. You’ll put 40+ on Argentina.
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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8otyw3
in case anyone wants to watch it again.
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@ShitMcCaw said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Dunno. Never felt offended by gobby, audacious players like Mike Philips and McCaw. Ireland needed gobby and audacious players like sexton and o’mahony too. You don’t like losing to us because of the history, but we ain’t ever winning those those games without characters just like that. Anyway to the victor the spoils. You’ll put 40+ on Argentina.
No problems with that - I think the fact those blokes were willing to say it showed that they believed they could beat the ABs. Not typically the NZ way - notable exceptions like Coles aside - but every team has to run their own race. The Paddies have run theirs well, which makes this victory so special. Still up there with the England 2003 as the best ever NH team of the professional era
