2020 6 Nations - Ireland vs Wales match thread

bilston

Ah that's a really poor Scrum

mangobob

molloyjh wrote: »

Over the last decade we have won 2 Championships and 1 GS. Only Wales have been more successful in the 6Ns, with 1 Championship and 2 GS. So basically they won 1 more game in 1 if those Championships. In that time our record vs SH opposition has been out of sight of Wales record against the same opposition. There really has feck all between us in the last decade.

Meanwhile our provinces have basically mopped the floor with theirs in terms of success.

Very true. Unfortunately none of that will matter one fecking iota today.

We have seen irish fans trotting out the dominance of Irish clubs over their welsh counterparts ad nauseum and Wales have shown over and over again that their club form is irrelevant when it comes to International rugby. Also what we did 5 years ago is of zero significance today. All that matters is the two squads out there now, and I maintain Wales are in a far better place than we are.

But I would LOVE to be proven wrong.

eigrod

Crap scrum

Bridge93

Awful scrum

Itssoeasy

Shocking scrum from Ireland.

A-Train

That’s the seed in Poites head about the Irish scrum now

mangobob

Former Former wrote: »

Yes, it is now 30-odd years since I attended my first Ireland game.

That's why I appreciate the success of the last ten years. You choose not to. That's why it's self - inflicted. That's your choice and it's fine but I don't understand the mentality of you hoping we lose.

How on Earth did you get that idea? I think have completely misunderstood my post.

I have never ever hoped we would lose. Believing that we will lose today and hoping for it to happen are two completely different things.

bilston

Good to see Stockdale getting a good bit of ball early on

Twice playing the ball on the ground right in front of Poite and he does nothin.

Ardillaun

That’s more like it. Until that. More scrum problems?

fitz

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Twice playing the ball on the ground right in front of Poite and he does nothin.

How does the AR miss it too??

Itssoeasy

Interesting game so far.

stephen_n

Tipuric playing it on the ground there surely

Ardillaun

Nice passing at least.

blackwhite

Fairly obvious side entry there.


Furlongs clearout would have negated it anyway

JRant

That’s a generous penalty to the welsh

bilston

Healy in trouble

Henshaw has started well

stephen_n

****ing joke that was in from the side

Shefwedfan

Look like another free for all at break down

Squidgy Black

Wales didn't come through the gate at all there for that poach

Shefwedfan

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Wales didn't come through the gate at all there for that poach

It’s happening at all breakdown and been ignored

This looks nothing like a test match so far. Poor discipline at the breakdown and in the ruck, aimless kicking and passing from both teams wayward.

blackwhite

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Look like another free for all at break down

It always is with Romain in the middle

No release there and yet penalty Wales. Poite getting some really obvious stuff wrong here and no assistance from his touch judges.

JRant

Knee was down there long before the ball was poached

Itssoeasy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

This looks nothing like a test match so far. Poor discipline at the breakdown and in the ruck, aimless kicking and passing from both teams wayward.

Scrappy is the legally protected term for this game.

sliabh 1956

All a lot of unforced errors by Ireland

almostover

[Deleted User] wrote: »

No release there and yet penalty Wales. Poite getting some really obvious stuff wrong here and no assistance from his touch judges.

Only solution to that is to play the ref. POM & JVDF need to get down and dirty and match Wales at the breakdown.

JRant

JRant wrote: »

Knee was down there long before the ball was poached

Yup, ridiculous error for an official to be making at this level.

bilston

Fair to say Poite is not on our side.

JRant

Ah come on Romain, you can’t only ref one team at that.

c.p.w.g.w

Conway was the tackler?

bilston

bilston wrote: »

Fair to say Poite is not on our side.

He's not on anyone's side but he's letting down the fixture here.

This is it

Maybe I'm biased but was the tackle not made ffs, Murray second in

Squidgy Black

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Conway was the tackler?

Murray was the "assist tackler"

A-Train

Ah Poite the usual jokeshop at the breakdown I see

Miles forward, right in front of Poite. WTF is he at.

steves2

I don't want to start carping about the ref this early but jaysus

c.p.w.g.w

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Murray was the "assist tackler"

Looked like tackle was complete before Murray came in...but sure the refs are making it up as they go these days in rugby

JRant

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Miles forward, right in front of Poite. WTF is he at.

Like last week, the ARs are not giving any help here. Tupiric plays the ball on the ground twice with the AR 5 meters away and doesn’t call it.

Twice the ball has died with Stockdale with men out wide. Lad needs to stop pinning his ears.

steves2

Bigger off his feet for that

c.p.w.g.w

****ing ref is a joke

blackwhite

Days like this you need a right dirty breakdown enforcer. Poite always lets teams away with murder at the ruck, so you need someone to take policing it on themselves

This is it

Lovely variation in attack, no points but great to see

Panda Killa

Greedy from Stockdale there...if he passed we were in for a try

Euphoriasean

Great to see a couple of offloads.

fitz

How the **** is Biggar not pinged for being off his feet?

This is it

Jaysus, big call to go for the corner

eigrod

Stockdale has seen loads of ball. He’s Playing well. Great pass by Murray there