Match Thread: Ireland v Wales [2.30pm 29/08/15 Aviva Stadium] Guinness Series

leakyboots

Bossed us there. Deserved try for Wales. Time to wake up

molloyjh

Gatland and his giant mauls.

Buer

Just to point out, if anyone says Toner brings nothing to the team after watching the last 5 minutes, you're a bloody moron.

RuggieBear

that was fair enough.
joubert was giving them a try no matter what

pickarooney

QF defeat to NZ I reckon. Scrum, maul and Line out are muck.

Dave_The_Sheep

Ref calls that as stopped once, then it stops again - and is then allowed to keep going? Ah, here.

Wales by far the better team so far.

razorblunt

Why not try and rob one of them when the maul is under pressure?

wp_rathead

Deserved try for Wales

Pudsy33

Not happy with this. Missing Toner out there

Pudsy33

pickarooney wrote: »

QF defeat to NZ I reckon.

Huh? Can't see why anyone would favour France over us.

Ireland getting bullied a bit here at the moment.

aimee1

and wales backs in front of biggar when he kicks a lot

Wang King

Our front 3 are getting schooled, bloody worrying

pickarooney

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Huh? Can't see why anyone would favour France over us.

Did you see them last week?

Eugene Norman

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Huh? Can't see why anyone would favour France over us.

SF defeat to Wales.

total former

Sexton has been pretty awful

Larbre34

pickarooney wrote: »

QF defeat to NZ I reckon. Scrum, maul and Line out are muck.

Yeah probably. Everything is permanently broken forever.

Buer

I think it's worth having a 20 minute look at Henderson at 6 with Toner and POC in the row next week.

Squidgy Black

Toner being missed big time, not only in the maul but also the line outs have been shocking so far.

connachta

White was useless here...

The Lost Sheep

razorblunt wrote: »

Why not try and rob one of them when the maul is under pressure?

If it was a competitive game yes but its clearly not in plans for today

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Ref calls that as stopped once, then it stops again - and is then allowed to keep going? Ah, here.

Wales by far the better team so far.

Nothing wrong with that. Stopped twice and is able to go on.....

thomond2006 wrote: »

Surprised there's been no card. 3 penalties on Ireland's line.

2 different offences I think. Not enough reason for a yellow

molloyjh

pickarooney wrote: »

QF defeat to NZ I reckon. Scrum, maul and Line out are muck.

Doom awaits us. DOOOOOOM!

Based on 25 mins where loads of players are getting their first it out.

Pudsy33

pickarooney wrote: »

Did you see them last week?

Yeah, they were alright but England were terrible. They almost lost a massive lead at the end. Plus it was only a warm up. By now you should know that France completely change from week to week.

thomond2006

Wales' line speed is really good.

Larbre34

No accuracy from anyone in their own role. O'Connell needs to deploy the hairdryer

molloyjh

Strauss taken out illegally there.

fitz

More forward passes getting them over the line

thomond2006

Nice one POM and Fitzgerald

Buer

Real lack of urgency there. DK holds up Halfpenny for a few seconds and not one supporting player gets to him.

connachta

Only correct thing is we're missing very few tackles..

wp_rathead

Brilliant from POM

.ak

Good work from fitz and Pom

thomond2006

That's more like it JS, mighty kick down the line.

RuggieBear

well done pom.

pickarooney

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Yeah, they were alright but England were terrible. They almost lost a massive lead at the end. Plus it was only a warm up. By now you should know that France completely change from week to week.

They only need one good group game.

blackcard

If Ireland are trying not to show their hand before the World Cup, they are doing a very good job. Either that or they are just very poor

Pudsy33

pickarooney wrote: »

They only need one good group game.

So do we

Buer

Robson is really struggling with telling Fitz and Earls apart.

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

Real lack of urgency there. DK holds up Halfpenny for a few seconds and not one supporting player gets to him.

That was because Strauss was taken out off the ball illegally. We had a choke tackle lined up and were prevented from completing it illegally.

leakyboots

blackcard wrote: »

If Ireland are trying not to show their hand before the World Cup, they are doing a very good job. Either that or they are just very poor

A little worrying, we look undercooked. Hopefully regroup at half time.

fitz

Murray and Sexton frustratingly rusty.

.ak

Buer wrote: »

Robson is really struggling with telling Fitz and Earls apart.

In fairness at times so am I!

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

That was because Strauss was taken out off the ball illegally. We had a choke tackle lined up and were prevented from completing it illegally.

One player. Murray took his time clearing the ball. We should have had 3-4 lads arriving within those few seconds when the opportunity was there.

fitz

molloyjh wrote: »

That was because Strauss was taken out off the ball illegally. We had a choke tackle lined up and were prevented from completing it illegally.

Wales frequently illegal, we need to be playing the ref better.

RuggieBear

hendo looking v tentative into contact

degsie

Ref favoring wales

irishbucsfan

molloyjh wrote: »

That was because Strauss was taken out off the ball illegally. We had a choke tackle lined up and were prevented from completing it illegally.

That's not enough, that's going to happen nearly every time against quality opposition, you have to swarm to the ball to get anything done from those contestables, there was nowhere near enough support.

Buer

How far offside is Lydiate?

Squidgy Black

Bit of an elbow up there on Luke's tackle?

molloyjh

I think people need to calm down here a bit. We've been rusty and a little off the mark physically. But we've 5 weeks before we play France.