Ireland u20 2016 6Nations/Junior World Cup

cameramonkey

Irish kicking is really good.

cameramonkey

great defence

Hagz

Bill Johnston is such a big blow. Defensively, leadership and goal kicking.

molloyjh

Hagz wrote: »

Bill Johnston is such a big blow. Defensively, leadership and goal kicking.

Big time. His kicks down the line were outstanding as well.

wp_rathead

some tackle by Byrne
Thought was a knock on earlier in open play

Will take that half time lead

irishbucsfan

Hagz wrote: »

Bill Johnston is such a big blow. Defensively, leadership and goal kicking.

I hope he's back for pre-season because he good challenge for a place a senior level easily.

swiwi_

I'm impressed with the NZ commentator. He genuinely seems to have done some research on the Irish players.

Ireland u20 doing very well.

irishbucsfan

Well this one is definitely in the bag. 6 point lead at half time is unassailable, better luck next year Baby Blacks

irishbucsfan

In taffier news, Keelan Giles has been pulled out of the Welsh squad to travel to New Zealand (North is injured)

donfers

swiwi_ wrote: »

I'm impressed with the NZ commentator. He genuinely seems to have done some research on the Irish players.

Ireland u20 doing very well.

I am not - find him patronising

molloyjh

swiwi_ wrote: »

I'm impressed with the NZ commentator. He genuinely seems to have done some research on the Irish players.

Ireland u20 doing very well.

Yeah he knows his stuff on both sides. Wonder does he live here?

swiwi_

donfers wrote: »

I am not - find him patronising

I honestly don't think he is being patronising.

bilston

Has Hugh Cahill made the move to Sky permanently or is it just for this tournament?

Bill Johnston looks very good, shame he got injured. Just on the basis of that 35 minutes you'd think he can't be far off the Munster side already given they aren't exactly coming down with top class options there.

This U20 squad seem to have a few more potential pros than I had initially thought which is encouraging.

molloyjh

Seems NZ can enter rucks from wherever they want.

Tigerandahalf

Gosh the nz handling is very poor. Unlike them.
Ire look very solid.

Hagz

Your man Keenan has something about him doesn't he. Certainly flawed but a nice running style. Leinster can't exactly afford to be choosy when it comes to back-three talent.

ClanofLams

McPhillips has started well

molloyjh

It's obviously pissing rain there now. We're making life difficult at the rucks and they're having to put a good few in each time which is hindering them.

blackcard

Hell, we even gave them a game for 45 minutes

The Lost Sheep

Yeah have to agree. Weather is ****e and making handling difficult...

funtime93

Hagz wrote: »

Your man Keenan has something about him doesn't he. Certainly flawed but a nice running style. Leinster can't exactly afford to be choosy when it comes to back-three talent.

Don't rate him at all. Can't catch or kick.

Hagz

Getting the rub of the green here are New Zealand me thinks.

molloyjh

Did NZ not join that maul from the side, or at the very least swim around the side?

irishbucsfan

Hagz wrote: »

Your man Keenan has something about him doesn't he. Certainly flawed but a nice running style. Leinster can't exactly afford to be choosy when it comes to back-three talent.

Yeah definitely looks worth a shot, really nice fluid runner, seems to glide through space

molloyjh

Great hands from the NZ FB. Thought we had done enough there but he managed to get it away.

wp_rathead

lads, while all this is going on Italy are drawing 10-10 with Australia

cameramonkey

last NZ pass was forward.

blackcard

That was great while it lasted, normal service resumed

connemara man

wp_rathead wrote: »

lads, while all this is going on Italy are drawing 10-10 with Australia

Argentina?

LuckyGent88

Conditions are awful now

molloyjh

blackcard wrote: »

That was great while it lasted, normal service resumed

Ah look if you're just going to be down on the lads can you do it somewhere else. We are still winning and are doing very well. NZ got a few non-decisions from the ref in the last little bit.

irishbucsfan

connemara man wrote: »

Argentina?

They scheduled a game with Australia without telling the Ozzies, they're the only ones on the pitch, fingers crossed they can pull out a win

Hagz

Wouldn't call that deliberate but if you go with one hand you run the risk.

irishbucsfan

Ah McPhillips just isn't up to the same level as Johnston. Cheers awec

Pudsy33

Inconsistency from the ref. That's absolutely crap.

Clegg

Ref has just rode ireland dry in that intercept call.

Swan Curry

going for a classic one-handed open palm interception

molloyjh

Clegg wrote: »

Ref has just rode ireland dry in that intercept call.

Nonsense, it was the TMO who made the call for starters and it wasn't a deliberate knock on anyway.

The Lost Sheep

Clegg wrote: »

Ref has just rode ireland dry in that intercept call.

Not really....
When he explained it it was right....

Hagz

I hope the Irish lads don't lose trust in the system. The blitz D is working well and they need to keep employing it.

Pudsy33

I don't understand the deliberate knock on thing. Not making a play on the ball and having it hit an arm that's out for a wrap is a yellow? But attempting to intercept with one hand and dropping it isn't? Like the latter would seem worse to me. Was it just to do with the fact NZ had more men outside?

molloyjh

Bloody hell that was close. Can't see us holding out at this stage. It's all NZ at the moment and there's still a quarter of the game left. Johnston was a big, big loss.

MunsterMike

Time for some changes , Irish boys are getting tired

ClanofLams

Fatigue possibly beginning to affect Ireland

Felix Jones is God

Baby blacks making better use of the bench I fear, some very tired bodies in green.out there

galwaylad14

I'd be very disappointed now if we don't win it from here. Defence is sublime. Delighted I lumped on the +25

molloyjh

Yeah we look like we're tiring but there has been a big step down from Johnston to McPhillips too which isn't helping.

Hagz

Decisions just not going our way at the minute. Get some pens at maul or scrum time and hopefully momentum will swing.

ArmchairQB

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Ah McPhillips just isn't up to the same level as Johnston. Cheers awec

+1 could b the difference between winning and loosing this game, great performance so far but the difference between 10s is huge. Hope we can keep it going not sure we have an advantage with our bench, great to see the Clontarf lad getting a run, I think he will be good!

MunsterMike

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

Baby blacks making better use of the bench I fear, some very tired bodies in green.out there

Thank god for changes , the lack of it could have beat us