RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@nostrildamus Not really.
The ABs formed a guard for the Irish to come off the field.
Doesn't hurt us to do as well.
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@Chris-B said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nostrildamus Not really.
The ABs formed a guard for the Irish to come off the field.
Doesn't hurt us to do as well.
That's done for every game in NH, so meh
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@MajorRage Fair enough. You have a different view. I think the Irish started getting up the noses of a lot of people when they started playing well and winning. I suspect the two things are connected. Granted, some of the Irish commentators (like their English counterparts) peddle garbage about NZ poaching talent from ‘the south sea islands’, which is really just a reflection of their own ignorance of NZ as a Polynesian country and also perhaps a defensiveness at the fact their first choice team is stacked with three Kiwis, an Australian and a South African. But generally, I stand by what I said and intended to communicate. Ireland has given a lot to the world, their culture is admirable and their rise in the rugby arena has made for a more interesting international environment.
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@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@gt12 I feel like someone has nicked Chris' account.
I think we should insult Ta$man, just to check.
You need us.
Without Agent James, Will and Leicester - we lose!
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@His-Bobness I suspect you are right with them getting up the noses as they got better. Had Sergio Parisse been a complete arse, I doubt it ever would have gotten a mention. In fact, he might be.
I get really bored of the England hating across this board. Rarely get a sporting thread involving England without a few talking about how they hate England. Don't see why this needed to be mentioned in a column about NZ vs Ireland rugby, let alone the main point in the opening monologue.
Each to their own, I suppose.
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@His-Bobness said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@MajorRage Fair enough. You have a different view. I think the Irish started getting up the noses of a lot of people when they started playing well and winning. I suspect the two things are connected.
I've no doubt there's a considerable element of truth in that statement. I've witnessed it ad nauseum in sports when teams start winning regularly. And to be fair, a lot of people acknowledged how well Ireland played over the last few years and how well they've set up their systems.
Any team that starts winning tends to attract bandwagon supporters and national teams magnify that. The issue is the attracted occasional fan tends not to understand the subtleties, nor the culture. Hence you get an increasing percentage of mouthy piston wristed gibbons that irritate all concerned.
But for all that, I can only think of two Irish players that came in for any opprobrium. One that mouthed off to our captain and was near invisible in Ireland's biggest game, and one who is near universally derided for his character.
And I think Test rugby is in a better place with a stronger Ireland.
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@Billy-Webb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Billy-Webb what's your tipping form been like so far in the competition Billy? Just wondering if it merits a hedge
It's actually been pretty good results wise (not points difference though).
Hedge awayHope you made some $ @stodders
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Ireland are a really fucking good team. They are very well coached and have some excellent rugby players. They deserved to be No. 1 at the start of the tournament and it is a fucking excellent result that our limited AB team could get over them to advance.
It's also great that as part of this victory we can say piss off to the guy who sledged our captain and a player who - despite being really fucking good, maybe the best Irish player ever - still seems to be an absolute piston wristed gibbon. Not in the leave it on the field Coles etc away, but a chase referees down the tunnel to have-a-go-at-them way.
Both are true and it's pretty classless to conflate them IMO.
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@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Losing to France was a master stroke, all hail king Fozzie.
Cunning bugger, eh? He's in the Semis and Gaultier isn't.
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@ShitMcCaw said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Every Irish person that reads this forum and reads all of the CONSTANT and incessant WHINING about the supposedly offensive and egregious and horrible personalities of Sexton and O’Mahony!!
You should have seen some of shit we gave Akira for being a dickhead...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ShitMcCaw said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Every Irish person that reads this forum and reads all of the CONSTANT and incessant WHINING about the supposedly offensive and egregious and horrible personalities of Sexton and O’Mahony!!
You should have seen some of shit we gave Akira for being a dickhead...
We also used to bag Frizell a lot before we got so dependent on him. I mean, it’s one thing to ditch a winger for hitting the town, we have 47 of those in the squad. Ain’t no way we’re tossing our prime beef out like that, the no dickhead policy has limits!
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@MN5 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Doesn’t it get so much tougher at our age ?
I think the bottle of red wine I had after the IPAs wasn’t a wise move but it seemed fitting while watching the election.
Fuck me. The youth of today seriously need to harden up.
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@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Ireland a really fucking good team. They are very well coached and have some excellent rugby players. They deserved to be No. 1 at the start of the tournament and it is a fucking excellent result that our limited AB team could get over them to advance.
It's also great that as part of this victory we can say piss off to the guy who sledged our captain and a player who - despite being really fucking good, maybe the best Irish player ever - still seems to be an absolute piston wristed gibbon. Not in the leave it on the field Coles etc away, but a chase referees down the tunnel to have-a-go-at-them way.
Both are true and it's pretty classless to conflate them IMO.
Or run from the stands when not playing ....
To be fair, it's pretty easy to look at the reaction on here to Sexton and think it's all because Ireland have certainly had the better of us last few years. If I was going to be angry at players about that though, he'd be a bit down on my list. Irish back row firmly at the top of it, followed by the centres.
I'm not angry at O'Mahoney though. Just enjoying seeing our boy Cane get his revenge on a pretty tasteless sledge.
