Ireland v Wales 07/09/2019

thebaz

mickey15ie wrote: »

Still very slow at getting the ball out of the ruck. Losing a lot of opportunities because of it.

well i thought it was his best game this year - and needed

lawrencesummers

The performance of the day that least warrants a trip to Japan is Reynals.

CMcsporty

CMcsporty wrote: »

Clegg wrote: »

James Ryan must be man if the match. Been the dominant forward on the pitch all game.

Definitely
Think he is the captain out there now?

Actually Probably Ruddock

thebaz

Clegg wrote: »

James Ryan must be man if the match. Been the dominant forward on the pitch all game.

Henshaw has been immense for me - how he has been missed

gally74

thebaz wrote: »

Henshaw has been immense for me - how he has been missed

At 13 too

A-Train

James Ryan Motm well deserved

Clegg

Oh God. We're world number 1.

Crashing out of the group stages is guaranteed now.

pc7

A-Train wrote: »

James Ryan Motm well deserved

He is a beast and without a doubt one of our most important players

Overall, you have to say Ireland look pretty good. They're still pretty toothless in attack, but as long as they keep within 10 points or so of their opposition, they can still beat anyone in the world.

Birdie Num Num

Great performance. Low enough score, 2 missed kicks and a win. Not bad at all.

leakyboots

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Really?

When was he slow?

Getting the ball away from rucks. He hesitated then with ball in hand.

dodderangler

What a fückin hit.

razorblunt

If I were Australia I’d be chatting to watch that Welsh backline, keep them behind the back foot and their in trouble.

Kilcoyne has been brilliant.

A-Train

Great hit by Killer to finish the match. Much better performance to head off on a high now.

pc7

Good to see how much it meant to kilcoyne at end there. Roll on the RWC

jammiedodgers

Dave Kilcoyne you beast

Gidea

Fair play to the Welsh defense for holding us out for that long

Clegg

Excellent, disciplined performance up front. I'm still rather concerned about how hard we have to work to score trys and how we didn't score at all with all that possession in the final 10.

Strazdas

Clegg wrote: »

Oh God. We're world number 1.

Crashing out of the group stages is guaranteed now.

Probably not the actual #1 but they're clearly a very good side and in the mix

Faugheen

leakyboots wrote: »

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Really?

When was he slow?

Getting the ball away from rucks. He hesitated then with ball in hand.

Rucks when Wales are slowing the ball down?

Yep, all McGrath’s fault.

Rockbeast2

Kilcoyne has been great.

Stander to 6.

James Ryan is a God stamping on ants

Mrcaramelchoc

Good man rory best of luck in your retirement.

Naggdefy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Good win. For all that physicality, Ireland are quite blunt in attack.

Maybe holding back a few strike moves, rightly.

CMcsporty

dodderangler wrote: »

What a fückin hit.

Lovely way to finish
Killer is probably the most improved player over the last year

Naggdefy

POM could be a big loser today.

dublinman1990

Clare McNamara's interview with James Ryan is on Channel 4 as well on RTÉ2.

ScrubsfanChris

Gidea wrote: »

Fair play to the Welsh defense for holding us out for that long

Yeah, they only gave away tonne of penalties, great disciplined defense :pac:

ScrubsfanChris

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Clare McNamara's interview with James Ryan is on Channel 4 as well on RT.

Notice how the director decided to crop out the RTE microphone....

realhorrorshow

Good win, with plenty still to improve upon. Would be worried if I were a Wales fan, not sure how far they can go in the WC with no ball carriers.

thebaz

Clegg wrote: »

Oh God. We're world number 1.

Crashing out of the group stages is guaranteed now.

I'm sure the team and setup pay as much heed to this as me- today was a big improvement , but we are a long way from being number one - the WC will decide that - but much more confident of breaking our quater hoodoo now

jprender

Kilcoyne is surely the starting loosehead after his last few performances

dodderangler

I’m not crying
you are!!!

Rockbeast2

Rory, I love you

Portsalon

And Ireland once again confirm that we're far and away the best Pro 14 nation!

WoollyRedHat

Stellar performance, brilliant intensity, inventive play, pin point tactics and most importantly cohesiveness man for a man, it seems like we're coming into form at the perfect time. Lineout also steadily improved as game progressed. Great to see.

Naggdefy

What a servant to Irish rugby. What an absolute gent too.

walshb

Brilliant from Best!

piplip87

Very nice touch the Welsh lads stayed out for Best and Joe

Portsalon

Naggdefy wrote: »

What a servant to Irish rugby. What an absolute gent too.

A useful character witness too, if required! :P

Portsalon

Portsalon wrote: »

A useful character witness too, if required! :P

Petty. You should be disappointed in yourself.

Rockbeast2

I should have bought a 6-pack of tissues

Naggdefy

Often said but what a unifying force rugby is on the island, especially when we think of the jingoism so rampant all around us.

Portsalon

Deleted User wrote: »

Petty. You should be disappointed in yourself.

Slobbering, uncritical, hero worship always gets right up my nose.

markodaly

Much better for Ireland, but still plenty of things to ponder. A bit toothless in attack in the 2nd half and the lineout is a little bit of a worry, but overall much better sharpness and intensity. Murray had a good outing.

joseywhales

Kilcoyne makes some impact, he broke tackles, broke runners by tackling and wrecked the tightheads elbow in about 5 minutes of being on the pitch. His S&C is showing

FrancieBrady

Fair play Rory Best...hard to believe it is such a long stint!

Rockbeast2

"Often said but what a unifying force rugby is on the island, especially when we think of the jingoism so rampant all around us.
"

Yes!

Naggdefy

Portsalon wrote: »

Slobbering, uncritical, hero worship always gets right up my nose.

It's easy surmise what you'd do in a given situation when not involved. He obviously thought Jackson was innocent.

Strazdas

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Stellar performance, brilliant intensity, inventive play, pin point tactics and most importantly cohesiveness man for a man, it seems like we're coming into form at the perfect time. Lineout also steadily improved as game progressed. Great to see.

Given that we've had a terrible 2019, it's a huge bonus to see the team suddenly start to hit form and play well

yosser hughes

jprender wrote: »

Kilcoyne is surely the starting loosehead after his last few performances

I've been really impressed with him and he seems leaner. However Healy is ahead of him and even if he wasn't, Kilcoyne might make a better impact off the bench.