Ireland v Yanks Match Thread

MJohnston · 10-06-2017 10:28pm

awec wrote: »

All they're learning is how to get pumped in style.

We're forever complaining on here that the lower tier nations don't get to play enough against higher tiers. Games like this need to happen more often.

Diabhal Beag · 10-06-2017 10:29pm

LET MCGINTY GETS HIS TRY FFS

super_furry · 10-06-2017 10:30pm

Well they can't go out and humiliate them. We need their vote for the World Cup....

MJohnston · 10-06-2017 10:30pm

Well worked try there, patient through the phases.

irishman86 · 10-06-2017 10:30pm

Ireland shaking now :pac:

pickarooney · 10-06-2017 10:31pm

Stream died. What's happening?

10-06-2017 10:32pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Stream died. What's happening?

USA making the come back

Shefwedfan · 10-06-2017 10:32pm

Buer wrote: »

Are you his dad or what?

Those lads actually made a decent number of kicks. Madigan was a long distance kicker when he came on the scene. By his second season he was a solid kicker around 70%. ROG was patchy but at a similar leveL. Carbery was 50% this season before tonight.

When was Madigan a long distance kicker? I know I watched him in 2011 when he kicked from halfway to stop Connacht getting bonus point but that was not regular kick for him, at that stage he didn't actually kick, McFadden kicked and majority of people said he couldn't kick and was sh*t. When else was he a long distance kicker?

At the same time everyone said Sexton in WC was a sh*t kicker compared to O'Gara. But I also remember the same cr*p when O'Gara started saying that Humphreys was a better kicker.

Carberry is young, why not give him a chance instead of putting him down. But sure you go ahead with all your knowledge and slag him off.....

10-06-2017 10:33pm

Marmion practically had to strip that at the maul.

The Lost Sheep · 10-06-2017 10:35pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I notice a lot of players using contact lenses. I would have thought a lot would get laser.

Laser mightnt suit some players or they might want it.

EMF2010 wrote: »

Is it just me or are Ireland being reffed to the letter of the law and US being given leeway?

I know we are streets ahead but I don't see how they learn from it if they're not getting called on what they're doing wrong.

Not really the case and not an issue. Will happen sometimes and isnt an issue.

DDC1990 · 10-06-2017 10:35pm

Brilliant from Earls again. Pity Ringrose was just caught. Lovely broken field play.

Buer · 10-06-2017 10:35pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

When was Madigan a long distance kicker? I know I watched him in 2011 when he kicked from halfway to stop Connacht getting bonus point but that was not regular kick for him, at that stage he didn't actually kick, McFadden kicked and majority of people said he couldn't kick and was sh*t. When else was he a long distance kicker?

At the same time everyone said Sexton in WC was a sh*t kicker compared to O'Gara. But I also remember the same cr*p when O'Gara started saying that Humphreys was a better kicker.

Carberry is young, why not give him a chance instead of putting him down. But sure you go ahead with all your knowledge and slag him off.....

....ooook.

I haven't slagged him. At all. He's a grand player who isn't particularly good off the tee. That doesn't mean he's not a big talent. No idea why you're being so sensitive about the lad.

Christy42 · 10-06-2017 10:36pm

Heffernan not exactly going well.

Hope it is not serious for Carbery. Today was not great for his confidence.

Also the superstar is in. And he scores.