Ireland Scotland match thread

4Ad

He was def in touch..
Stop whingeing O Mahoney..

Burkie1203

Why is POM arguing he was clearly in touch

Thrashssacre

Had Peter at 33/1 to score the last try.... So close absolutely millimeters in it.

randomname2005

Why kick?

TomsOnTheRoof

World Rugby really need to do something about the length of time it takes for a penalty to be taken.

beggars_bush

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Its so mental that Stockdale at his size seems so allergic to getting walloped when going up to catch. Should be clearing house and posterizing the opposition player.

I just cannot figure him out
He's either brainless or cowardly

Macdarack

Henshaw is a lowlife, didn't want Earls to get the hat trick.

sioda

Loved Pom glaring at the whitewash utter contempt 🤣

vienne86

Great kick by Ross Byrne.

razorblunt

4Ad wrote: »

He was def in touch..
Stop whingeing O Mahoney..

You’ll have to forgive him for not having the luxury of a different angle replay that you do.

Faugheen

In fairness to POM I’d never let it go either. He’d never score a try like that again

Burkie1203

Doris deserved that

Burkie1203

Thick from Murray

Why are we not using the bench earlier

crossman47

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Doris deserved that

No. Had to be Earls. How many two try players have we.

razorblunt

Hogg is such a petulant shíthead, dragged Keenan along there unnecessarily.

Job done.

Big for Farrell under the circumstances

Burkie1203

crossman47 wrote: »

No. Had to be Earls. How many two try players have we.

Doris was the one getting us going forward to create the space for scores

sioda

Stockdale doesn't know how to pass the ball

mfceiling

sioda wrote: »

Stockdale doesn't know how to pass the ball

You didn't watch last week's game then.

TomsOnTheRoof

sioda wrote: »

Stockdale doesn't know how to pass the ball

He could do with passing a bit more alright. The kick against Georgia last week when we had a 2 on 1 being a prime example.

eigrod

Patches of the good, the bad & the ugly.

crossman47

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Doris was the one getting us going forward to create the space for scores

Maybe but they have to be scored. Lenihan is a typical forward. POM must also have been in running. He was brilliant.

StevenToast

That is the minimum required

touts

Good performance overall. Great performances in particular by O'Mahoney, Doris, Murray and Earls.

sydthebeat

Decent finish to the competition for Ireland. Apart from the first quarter they were not too troubled today, mainly due to excellent defense....one Herring brain fart aside.

In attack its still a bit turgid in the middle third of the field. I still fancy us when we get within 10 meters, it's getting from our 22 to that were there problem is.

Subpopulus

Mixed bag of a game, but overall much more positive than anything else we've seen this autumn.

UAEguy2020

"Yet again we have been cheated out of a game in Dublin.

The only way you can get any decisions is if you're 100% better than them, when it's fine margins we are always done over."

Sums up the Glasgow Warriors forum...

degsie

Doris is class

sydthebeat

Good, only a dead leg for johnny

accensi0n

O'sullivan was good.

Doris is like a likeable version of Heaslip

SuperSean11

A dead leg, where the waaaaaambulance

Kraftwerk

Not very convincing. Scotland were fairly poor and Ireland weren't much better for a large part of the game. First half was terrible.

Improved in the second half and did the job but performance is just too inconsistent to give any confidence.

Sanjuro

SuperSean11 wrote: »

A dead leg, where the waaaaaambulance

Get many dead legs playing test rugby, have you?

ElisaAtWar

This constant taking the ball into collisions with no thought of an offload will always see Ireland struggling to beat the stronger teams. If there is no speed then everything is very predictable and easy to defend for the Tier1 teams

Ha ha, nice and curt from Sexton there but good that he's backing the team and camp.

razorblunt

razorblunt wrote: »

Hogg is such a petulant shíthead, dragged Keenan along there unnecessarily.

They're all petulant and needlessly aggressive at times.

Hogg is a great player, has been a revelatory captain for Scotland and is a world class lion.

I have no idea why people dislike him - incredibly talented and comes across a decent enough chap.

Kraftwerk

[Deleted User] wrote: »

They're all petulant and needlessly aggressive at times.

Hogg is a great player, has been a revelatory captain for Scotland and is a world class lion.

I have no idea why people dislike him - incredibly talented and comes across a decent enough chap.

They're not all petulant and needlessly aggressive though, or at least not all as bad for it. Hogg reminds me of Liam Williams. He's got a chip on his shoulder and will too often take any opportunity to be a bit of a dick.

Great player but not very likeable.

SuperSean11

SuperSean11 wrote: »

A dead leg, where the waaaaaambulance

There it is folks, the most embarrassing and unaware post of the day.

Sexton is to Irish rugby what Martin Johnson was to English rugby. He's one of the toughest and most competitive players ever to wear green.

I mean this in the nicest possible way but grow up.

leakyboots

Jury is out on Stockdale still at 15… hopefully he'll rip it up for Ulster at 15 over the next couple of months.

That backrow has a good balance to it.

Very worrying if Sexton is not around or on form. To a lesser extent Murray too, I wonder will Craig Casey be #2 by the time 6 Nations rolls around.

Healy is very lucky Killer has been injured, 1 is a bit of a worry. As is 2. Porter is doing a fine job.

What's going on with James Ryan?

Earls is evergreen. Keenan is bedding in nicely. What now for Conway?

Midfield partnership is still a bit open if Ringrose is out but great to see Henshaw back to his best (bar passing off his left as usual!)

I don't share the negativity on here about Farrell, have been a bit bemused by the levels of it. Six Nations will tell a lot I guess.

Lots to work on but lots to be positive about today.

Edit: sort the lineout

The Lost Sheep

After 137 games against Scotland & giving them a 14-1 start, Ireland have finally drawn level in the series. It’s 66-all now, with 5 draws

First country of the original 5 nations/tri nations we could actually have positive win record against

TomsOnTheRoof

leakyboots wrote: »

Jury is out on Stockdale still at 15… hopefully he'll rip it up for Ulster at 15 over the next couple of months.

That backrow has a good balance to it.

Very worrying if Sexton is not around or on form. To a lesser extent Murray too, I wonder will Craig Casey be #2 by the time 6 Nations rolls around.

Healy is very lucky Killer has been injured, 1 is a bit of a worry. As is 2. Porter is doing a fine job.

What's going on with James Ryan?

Earls is evergreen. Keenan is bedding in nicely. What now for Conway?

Midfield partnership is still a bit open if Ringrose is out but great to see Henshaw back to his best (bar passing off his left as usual!)

I don't share the negativity on here about Farrell, have been a bit bemused by the levels of it. Six Nations will tell a lot I guess.

Lots to work on but lots to be positive about today.

Edit: sort the lineout

If Sexton is out I think Burns, if fit, has definitely earned the jersey. Personally I think he's been one of the real positives of this tournament from an Irish POV.

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk wrote: »

They're not all petulant and needlessly aggressive though,.

Not all - generally just the best ones. Conor Murray there at the end twice kicking the ball away on Scotland is a fine example (albeit got penalised by the ref).

Teams that are angry and frustrated are generally not composed and effective.

It's a part of the game.

Dog Botherer

Deleted User wrote: »

There it is folks, the most embarrassing and unaware post of the day.

Sexton is to Irish rugby what Martin Johnson was to English rugby. He's one of the toughest and most competitive players ever to wear green.

I mean this in the nicest possible way but grow up.

judging by the ancient "waaambulance" reference from over a decade ago, they're already embarrassingly too old to be posting ****e like that.

mfceiling

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I have no idea why people dislike him - incredibly talented and comes across a decent enough chap.

Great player but is a dick when he hits the pitch. Petulant and gets involved when he should walk away. As another poster says he's in the Liam Williams mould of a player.

leakyboots

TomsOnTheRoof wrote: »

If Sexton is out I think Burns, if fit, has definitely earned the jersey. Personally I think he's been one of the real positives of this tournament from an Irish POV.

He has, I agree. But we really know very little about Burns internationally. He looks like a better bet than Ross Byrne.

Eddie O Sullivan sticking the boot into Scotland, brilliant!

highgiant1985

leakyboots wrote: »

He has, I agree. But we really know very little about Burns internationally. He looks like a better bet than Ross Byrne.

Eddie O Sullivan sticking the boot into Scotland, brilliant!

I was loving the comments from Eddie there about Scotland but then had a thought that Eddies comments could be applied to Ireland in a world cup as well..

bilston

Much better second half from Ireland after a pretty average (at best) first half.

That will ease a bit of pressure on the coaching team, but there are still plenty of unanswered questions. The 6Ns will tell us what we need to know.

We need a second playmaker in the backline, whether in the midfield or at 15, otherwise it is too obvious that everything comes through Sexton. Ringrose, alone, would make a big difference.

Not sure who won Man of the match...sorry player of the match...but Doris is quickly becoming a key player for us. POM reminded us of what he is about too.

If we get Leavy back at his best and Ringrose and maybe another playmaker in the backs we can make progress in 2021.

Probably time to move on from Stockdale at 15 as well

briandebum

Good performance but I fear we're becoming flat track bullies, good enough to outmuscle Scotland & Wales but shown up when we can't physically overwhelm the bigger sides. I don't think Farrell has moved our style of play on at all from the Schmidt era and we need a bit more guile in our play if we're to challenge France & England.

I'd hope by the time the 6 nations comes around that Healy will be given a chance to back up Sexton at 10.

Tommybojangles

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

After 137 games against Scotland & giving them a 14-1 start, Ireland have finally drawn level in the series. It’s 66-all now, with 5 draws

First country of the original 5 nations/tri nations we could actually have positive win record against

Nice stat! Just need 13 wins in a row now to catch Wales. In fairness it does show how much our fortunes have turned around this millennium.