Ireland v New Zealand match thread

Necro

Clegg wrote:

Hope Barnes remembers he gave them a final warning when the second half starts

Lol. They haven't had the super duper final haka warning yet.

thomond2006

We should be further ahead. Hopefully it won't matter.

Two years ago in Dublin we didn't put the foot down in front of the posts and paid for it in the end.

lawred2

C__MC wrote: »

Game will probably run a familiar tale

Heroic by Ireland for large parts - New Zealand to grind it out

First yellow card to go to an Irish player. Nailed on.

Cypher_sounds

Clegg wrote: »

New Zealand have cheated like ****.

Hope Barnes remembers he gave them a final warning when the second half starts

It’s not their fault they are getting away with it so why wouldn’t they play on the edge.

tanko

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The amount of cheating by New Zealand is something to behold.

Nothing new from them, no yellow card from Barnes is a joke. NZ will be delighted with the score at half time.

yyt

I thought Healy was eyeing up the high ball

C__MC

The great Richie Mc Caw was born offside

lalababa

thomond2006 wrote: »

We should be further ahead. Hopefully it won't matter.

Two years ago in Dublin we didn't put the foot down in front of the posts and paid for it in the end.

Yea, don't think JS is calling them right.

Gonad

We have been brilliant . With a full strength team today we would be in much better position to see this out

A try would have been nice though

yyt

yyt wrote: »

I thought Healy was eyeing up the high ball

He's saving his box kicking skills for Connacht

TheRiverman

No try with all the pressure,hope it's not a bad omen for the second half.

OrangeBadger

This game is too fciking stressful

Beechwoodspark

Clegg wrote: »

New Zealand have cheated like ****.

Hope Barnes remembers he gave them a final warning when the second half starts

No doubt read is already pleading and cajoling them to wipe the slate clean for second half

Infuriating behaviour

Clegg

Should be a further try ahead. We've been brilliant, but haven't took the most of our chances. No doubt the New Zealand onslaught will begin in earnest.

mangobob

Great first half from Ireland. But it means nothing when you play the AB's. They play until the 81st minute and only need a sniff to cut you open.

I expect gaps to appear in the last 20-25 minutes as players begin to tire and they will be ruthlessly exploited. We absolutely need to be scoring tries if we are to have a chance. Massive 40 minutes coming up here.

62% possession and only 3 points ahead. I don't think it's enough

sydthebeat

We're the better team in that half.... If we can match them for fitness, simplicity and aggression we can fall over the line here.

No mistakes though.... Better off carrying into contact than trying a risky offload..

Marmmion been excellent apart from the last poor kick.... Our second rows have been outstanding

vienne86

Cracking match. That first 40 flew by.

martingriff

lalababa wrote: »

Will he f**k!

Many refs do that not just Barnes but let's hope he remembets

Faugheen

Van Der Flier and Healy probably our best players so far. Stander would be up there too.

Actually no, Toner and Ryan are having stormed as well.

Keep this up from the start of the second half and ABs will have someone in the bin.

Buer

Stander has been brilliant but that was a horrible decision to try and pick and go down a blindside with a backpedalling scrum after the clock was dead.

Our pack has been ridiculous. Best with some errors but his general play has been excellent. Ryan is outplaying Retallick. VDF is the best third choice player in the world. Stander is absolutely everywhere. Love how we're using POM and his handling skills in wider channels.

Say Your Number

And I thought the Ulster Football Championship was cynical, they've nothing on these NZ lads anyway.

beertons

Healy playing class. Furlong too.

Itssoeasy

Oh lee mckenzie is hosting the channel4 coverage ? Oh that's good.

Clegg

Jaysus. The best 40 minutes Ireland have played under Schmidt? New Zealand are drowning?

Shut up, lads. We're just 3 points ahead and they're the greatest sports team in the world.

Burkie1203

Toner has been sensational.

rodge123

Is it just me or is Marmion very slow to some breakdowns and he is taking a slow motion step before every single pass from rucks?
We would be much further ahead is Murray playing.

flazio

One thing to take from the first half, Ireland have been over the line twice, New Zealand haven't been within 5 metres of our line.

dubal

If Ireland can maintain this level, they'll win easily.

NZ will tire.

DJIMI TRARORE

Tonga had a player sinbinned after 6 mins for one offence,NZ have committed 5/6,we should be well ahead and i think we'll die in last 15,Kearney(not just the try),is on borrowed time @15 just slows all down

sydthebeat

rodge123 wrote: »

Is it just me or is Marmion very slow to some breakdowns and he is taking a slow motion step before every single pass from rucks?
We would be much further ahead is Murray playing.

Nah... Your just watching a rerun of laidlaw v SA.

Marmmion has been very good so far.... Crisp and sharp

lawred2

sydthebeat wrote: »

We're the better team in that half.... If we can match them for fitness, simplicity and aggression we can fall over the line here.

No mistakes though.... Better off carrying into contact than trying a risky offload..

Marmmion been excellent apart from the last poor kick.... Our second rows have been outstanding

In a game of tight margins I think Marmion could be a little bit quicker.. even half a second.

It's being picky though

captbarnacles

Watching text commentary on nz sites and they are all bewildered how nz don't have a card yet particularly Whitelock

Akrasia

captbarnacles wrote: »

NZ got to be carded!! 5 pen in there own 22

The fact that all our scores were penalties on the 10 meter line right in front of the posts shows how cynical they are.

Incredible game so far though. The intensity is unreal

Alpha_zero

Outplaying the All Black loads of possession carries, gains and only 3 point to the good.

New Zealand will have a period where they will dominate.

Faugheen

rodge123 wrote: »

Is it just me or is Marmion very slow to some breakdowns and he is taking a slow motion step before every single pass from rucks?
We would be much further ahead is Murray playing.

Marmion has been fine and hasn't been helped by slow ball because of the All Blacks slowing it down.

There's absolutely zero point in bringing up Murray in this instance. He's injured.

lawred2

sydthebeat wrote: »

Nah... Your just watching a rerun of laidlaw v SA.

Marmmion has been very good so far.... Crisp and sharp

Don't know.. I kinda see it too. But as I said it's being a wee bit picky

irishbucsfan

Buer wrote: »

Stander has been brilliant but that was a horrible decision to try and pick and go down a blindside with a backpedalling scrum after the clock was dead.

On the contrary I thought he did well to react and get the ball out. They badly badly beat our scrum and if he’d left it that would have been a penalty conceded, he scrambled and we got out of the situation without conceding points

Franz Von Peppercorn

vienne86 wrote: »

Cracking match. That first 40 flew by.

That first 40 aged me by a decade.

Clegg

flazio wrote: »

One thing to take from the first half, Ireland have been over the line twice, New Zealand haven't been within 5 metres of our line.

And both have scored precisely zero trys. New Zealand only need one chance to kill you. They're that good.

Dravokivich

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Tonga had a player sinbinned after 6 mins for one offence,NZ have committed 5/6,we should be well ahead and i think we'll die in last 15,Kearney(not just the try),is on borrowed time @15 just slows all down

Huh? I think we really missed him last week. And weve had a better run forward with the confidence the team have in him watching the backline.

Buer

sydthebeat wrote: »

We're the better team in that half.... If we can match them for fitness, simplicity and aggression we can fall over the line here.

No mistakes though.... Better off carrying into contact than trying a risky offload..

Marmmion been excellent apart from the last poor kick.... Our second rows have been outstanding

A few of his kicks have definitely been poor enough. Not getting any distance at all. Would like a little more decisive play in their 22 too. Missing Murray there.

His defence has been sensational though.

AbusesToilets

Pack will be kicking themselves over two attacking line-outs wasted because of a messed up transfer. We need to score, twice we've crossed the line up not scored. Shades of the last game

vienne86

Some huge performances here. Marmion is a bit slow though IMO, and Best worries me a bit. But everyone else seems to be on fire.

Alpha_zero

New Zealand will have their purple patch and then in trouble,

Yeah_Right

It's nice to see you Irish fans are already blaming the ref. Get in early before the ABs come back

P_1

Great half. I'd bring McGrath on around the 50 minute mark. There are tries to be taken here against them when they tire

c.p.w.g.w

Only negatives in the first half

Best losing possession twice with silly decisions

Marmion seems a little slow at the breakdown*

*maybe more the result of cynical AB play tho

mangobob

Clegg wrote: »

Jaysus. The best 40 minutes Ireland have played under Schmidt? New Zealand are drowning?

Shut up, lads. We're just 3 points ahead and they're the greatest sports team in the world.

Spot on.

Between Donal et al in the commentary box, and the panel in the studio, we can never ever complain about biased commentary again from England or anyone else. The eulogising of Ireland is OTT. The comments about the AB's being "afraid", "rattled", "destroyed" and drowning is just flat out embarrassing.

For the love of God, save it for after the match. If we win, by all means sing our teams praises to the heavens. But we are playing the single most dangerous rugby team on the planet and we are only 3 points ahead. This is gonna be a very long 40 minutes.

ODubhain82

Fantastic match. Exhausting. Best had made a few mistakes but saved our arse spotting that loose ball off the maul.