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

leakyboots

Tipuric again. Giving Murphy a masterclass in breakdown work

.ak

Not a chance tipuric supporting his own weight there

molloyjh

Was Tipuric not the tackler there?

Buer

We're not dealing with it but Tipuric was not even trying to support his weight. He was lying on the ruck, competing.

pickarooney

Tipuric is the boss.

The Lost Sheep

degsie wrote: »

Ref favoring wales

He isn't. They've had lot more ball and we have been giving lot of penalties etc

Buer wrote: »

How far offside is Lydiate?

Not the only one. Surprised either AR's haven't been on mic to Joubert talking about Welsh offside in midfield all game...

fitz

Ref is shocking at the breakdown.

errlloyd

Nicely weighted. Think it was covered, but good attempt.

leakyboots

Why do Sexton and wingers keep kicking the ball around the edge of the 22?

thomond2006

If Earls gets the chip it's a try Quinny?!

He was going to get pushed out anyway.

RuggieBear

good scrum

molloyjh

Now that's a scrum!

irishbucsfan

leakyboots wrote: »

Why do Sexton and wingers keep kicking the ball around the edge of the 22?

Because Alex Cuthbert is a liability for Wales

A-Train

Great scrum there

connachta

Last scrum encouragng..

errlloyd

Hendo is class.

molloyjh

Hendo you legend. Much better the last 5 mins.

RuggieBear

no tentativeness there! good man henderson

thomond2006

What a finish. Take a bow IH.

chupacabra

beast

Peregrine

Henderson, you beast

A-Train

Get in Hendo, all Wales the first half, lucky going in level at half time

leakyboots

Animal

.ak

Stay classy George North.

Buer

Hendo having a very good game. Such a physically dominating player and quick feet for a man of his heft.

errlloyd

Wow, he absolutely bossed that collision.

Tox56

Henderson has shown some mutant strength in this half, he looks even stronger again than last season

Buer

.ak wrote: »

Stay classy George North.

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razorblunt

Aboy Henderson! Hit the line at pace and you'll break them

Stevecw

Brilliant by Henderson there.

Larbre34

Either Shane Byrne or Hugo Mc suggested on the radio earlier that Hendo mightnt travel. Seriously lads!

degsie

Go on Ireland!

RuggieBear

diabolical kick from sexton btw

himself and murray have been v below par. hopefully rustiness.

aimee1

RuggieBear wrote: »

diabolical kick from sexton btw

himself and murray have been v below par. hopefully rustiness.

given the quality of both, i think so. i really think we are just forcing thinks too much. last few minutes we went through a few phases and made progress.

Tox56

RuggieBear wrote: »

diabolical kick from sexton btw

himself and murray have been v below par. hopefully rustiness.

As had to be said for the other players in the previous two games, it's their first game of the season. Unless they are absolutely diabolical I'm not going to read much into it, even if it is frustrating

CatFromHue

Buer wrote: »

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He has this thing of playfully smacking guys on the cheek like he did on DK just there.

irishbucsfan

I'd love to see Henderson and SOB in the back row in the 2nd half.

Front 10 need to be better in the 2nd half. It'd be nice to see us keep them further up the field.

.ak

Buer wrote: »

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Condescendingly slaptapped Dave Kearney when he went to stop him potentially running out of the in goal area

Buer

Well, putting aside those undoubtedly on the plane...

Winners:
DK has looked very sharp and lively without doing anything too groundbreaking. North hasn't had a sniff.
Fitz looking comfortable at centre, tackling anything that moves against Welsh first choice back line. Picked one or two decent lines but was hammered in contact. One nice kick through.

Losers:
Earls looking very lively and made a really nice catch on the first kick off but has looked nervy since then and made several errors including 3 knock ons and being beaten on the touchline in a tight space. Will travel as he's too good not to but reckon he's put himself out of the discussion for the 11 jersey in the first team.

Not sure what to make of White. Probably on the loser list overall as he just hasn't popped up around the field enough, being beaten in defence once at the side of a ruck and the scrum has been a bit of a ding dong battle.

total former

RuggieBear wrote: »

diabolical kick from sexton btw

himself and murray have been v below par. hopefully rustiness.

Yeah they've been poor. POC anonymous too.

Best performers so far are McGrath, Henderson, Henshaw and the Kearneys. POM has been good too, Luke Fitz has been solid.

Cosmo Kramer

Welsh scrum in trouble and it's more or less their first choice front row against our second choice, once Joubert finally allowed a contest on the Welsh put in they were well beaten.

Wales are really going to struggle in Twickenham, I don't see them getting out of their group based on this showing.

awec

We need to stop trying that little inside pop pass. It hasn't worked yet, Wales are reading us like a book.

.ak

CatFromHue wrote: »

He has this thing of playfully smacking guys on the cheek like he did on DK just there.

It's called sledging/goading.

fitz

The free-for-all nature of the breakdown means we're getting a lot of slow ball, and the half backs are a bit rusty...when we do manage to play at pace, we look like we're well able four Wales. Expect us to kick on in the second half now.

pickarooney

That's better.
Like Ferris reborn

Buer

Is Shaggy having a stroke? I know toddlers that speak more coherently.

kuang1

At the game. Drab atmosphere (ish).
Even before the try, Henderson and strauss were the picks for me. Both kearneys doing well too.

errlloyd

Henderson is the closest thing Ireland have had to a dynamic (retalick) style lock in a while, and I love it.

irishbucsfan

Buer wrote: »

Is Shaggy having a stroke? I know toddlers that speak more coherently.

He sounds like a teenager being questioned in court.

.ak

I thought fitz's pass for sexton at the end there was a beauty.