The Silver Fern

Scrappy game to watch not helped by Chuck Berry giving Ireland the licence at the breakdown to cause havoc.
Thought the AB's hooker & 6 were epic - made some serious post contact metres.
Ireland have been great over the last few years but didn't help themselves with their bench, I'm all for using experience but O'Mahony, Healy, Murray etc should be put out to pasture now. They have plenty of young talents in the URC - use them.
Roigard looked great off the bench.

Ref was utterly shocking & that's from a Wales supporter.
Dee or Biggar should've been carded for persistent infringement.
Lucky win but I'll take it, couple of decent tries. We were always going to be under the cosh for long periods, they have some truly gifted individuals.

Rhys Webb won that game for Wales by simply playing heads up rugby at times & just doing the right thing not the premeditated thing.
Italy struggled with the favourites tag I feel, the added expectation seemed to make them add more errors into their game.

NZ intensity since halftime has definitely gone up a couple of notches.

Don't think I can watch any more of Ben Earl celebrating every little thing like he's won the RWC without punching the TV. 🙄

Wales online comment - "rugby's version of watching two bald men fighting over a comb" !!! 😂😂😂😂

Shame about Wainwright, he was the only real stand out player for Wales last week.
Only 2 changes in the Welsh side with Botham replacing Wainwright in the backrow and Winnett coming in at fullback with Liam Williams moving to wing in place of last week's debutant Josh Hathaway.
I was hoping we'd see the end of Gats experiment with Grady at 12, but sadly no.
I'm not expecting as close a game as last week, Aus will be better Wales won't.
Aus by 15+

Truly awful by Wales in every aspect. Looks like they didn't have a coaching team behind them at all.
Glad we lost to be honest.

That backwards spin pass by the NZ loosehead was filthy 😎

That was a painful display from Argentina. Was expecting far more from them which failed to materialise, truly awful.
England probably couldn't believe their luck.

Jonathan Davies on Comms - Italy look better coached, he's not wrong.

The biggest concern for us in Wales at the moment should be the apathy among the supporters.
Many of my friends don't bother even watching games on TV anymore never mind buying a ticket.
It's a slippery slope. 😟
As for the game, it's a foregone conclusion.
We struggle against anyone with a degree of physicality and we're playing the most physical side in world rugby.
Again some strange selections but whatever the team it'd be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic!!

We have so many decent strike runners but continually fail to get any of them into space.
No creativity at all.

@Higgins it would've been Italy demoted after the last championship as they finished bottom.
If I was a betting man I'd say Wales will definitely be swapping places with Italy in the 2023 table.

@MiketheSnow he needs to select players in form for a start. If the Ospreys had a European cup game tomorrow Gareth Thomas & AW Jones wouldn't be starting, yet both started for Wales yesterday.
Tipuric was never going to shine against that Irish pack, we needed a proper physical presence at 6 with Jac Morgan at 7.
It probably wouldn't have affected the result yesterday but we could've been far more competitive up front.

We were truly awful, wooden spoon incoming.
Can't see this side getting any joy playing Italy never mind the French.
Jiffy saying Wales lacked experience - it was the experienced players stinking the place out.
AWJ ,Tipuric & Halfpenny have been superb servants but their time has gone I'm afraid.
English didn't have to get out of 2nd gear to win that.

The Welsh hooker will be having nightmares about that fumble for weeks.

NZ carriers making far more yardage this half. The 8 is a handful on the front foot.

How has Quade only got 76 caps? Seems to have been around forever.
Boks mightily impressive at times today.
Aus will still smash Wales come RWC unfortunately. 🙄

@MiketheSnow next week will be interesting in the return fixture just to see how both coaches approach the game.
Wales need to keep Jac Morgan & Wainwright out of the firing line now - both superb yesterday.