Italy vs Ireland match thread

UAEguy2020

Raynal is Italy’s motm.

wittycynic

Not disputing the accuracy of the calls (bar the Henderson try) but the refereeing and TMOing of this match is beyond frustrating. Pedantically dragging back play to correct marginal infractions might be legally correct, but it sure makes it an awful watch. Really detracts from the spectacle.

sydthebeat

UAEguy2020 wrote: »

Raynal is Italy’s motm.

He's ruined the game with his pedanticness / pedantry

prawnsambo

aloooof wrote: »

I’d recommend a trip to Italy for a 6 Nations game and I’m certain you’d revise your opinion.

Something I've yet to do, but will definitely.

Lost Ormond

magic17 wrote: »

Surely it's time Italy are removed from this competition, they are atrocious

Theyre better than the alternatives and you could have said same about Ireland up until Italy joined in 2000 considering how bad we were


Disappointed Casey, Burns werent on far earlier

Burkie1203

Connors or Ringrose MOTM

Some nice passages in small doses but mostly uninspiring.

gally74

Rubbish game against rubbish opposition, pro 14 is better

UAEguy2020

sydthebeat wrote: »

He's ruined the game with his pedanticness / pedantry

As he tends to, I dreaded him being named the ref for this game.

Shelby Foote

sydthebeat wrote: »

He's ruined the game with his pedanticness / pedantry

Anal Reynal.

The Inbetween is mine

gally74 wrote: »

Rubbish game against rubbish opposition, pro 14 is better

Speak your truth, preach!!

Cluedo Monopoly

Casey/Burns getting no ball.

gally74

Lowe is poor,

The Inbetween is mine

Lowe wants a try...should have passed it inside

Macdarack

James Lowe dragging the arse out of the pass, again

Burkie1203

Thats an Ireland lineout

almostover

gally74 wrote: »

Lowe is poor,

For the 1st time in ages we're looking a bit stretched when it comes to quality on the wing

prawnsambo

gally74 wrote: »

Rubbish game against rubbish opposition, pro 14 is better

Officiating has ended it as a spectacle. Ball in play time must be in the lower quartile. Some good passages of play, but it's stop-start-stop-stop.

TomsOnTheRoof

There was a try in that break. Pity as Casey was on the end of it.

Shelby Foote

Lowe flattering to deceive in an Irish shirt so far in his career.

Clegg

Under the boo boys are back on the thread.

UAEguy2020

Just get the mother ****ing ball in, we’ve wasted 2 sin bin periods with scrum resets.

leakyboots

Poor from Lowe there. I'd be a bit worried about him staying in the team for the final two games

blackcard

sydthebeat wrote: »

He's ruined the game with his pedanticness / pedantry

Second half has been a dreadful from Ireland p

aloooof

almostover wrote: »

For the 1st time in ages we're looking a bit stretched when it comes to quality on the wing

Earls, Larmour, Lowe, Stockdale, Conway. Add in younger lads like Daly, Balacoune. We’ve loads of options.

leakyboots

Ah Lowe just dive on it. Was it Burns who made a hames of that link?

UAEguy2020

Raynal has murdered any chance of this game being free flowing.

Burkie1203

aloooof wrote: »

Earls, Larmour, Lowe, Stockdale, Conway. Add in younger lads like Daly, Balacoune. We’ve loads of options.

Keenan?

The Inbetween is mine

almostover wrote: »

For the 1st time in ages we're looking a bit stretched when it comes to quality on the wing

Earls, Stockdale, Larmour, Conway, Daly, Keenan.....yeah...slim pickings right enough

Morathi

Great clearance from Sexton

aloooof

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Keenan?

Poster mentioned wing, think Keenan is our 15 going forward.

almostover

aloooof wrote: »

Earls, Larmour, Lowe, Stockdale, Conway. Add in younger lads like Daly, Balacoune. We’ve loads of options.

Very few of whom are in form, plenty of players none making the Jersey their own

gally74

leakyboots wrote: »

Ah Lowe just dive on it. Was it Burns who made a hames of that link?

He’s poor Conway way ahead, he does a skip every time ,

This is Italy we’re playing, forwards driving it over, proves nothing,

In the 5 nations we’d be getting the spoon

Shelby Foote

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

Earls, Stockdale, Larmour, Conway, Daly, Keenan.....yeah...slim pickings right enough

We're not exactly at Matt Mostyn 1998-99 stage!

Burkie1203

aloooof wrote: »

Poster mentioned wing, think Keenan is our 15 going forward.

He can play there too.

blackcard

Not sure how long the second half has been, seems like hours

Clegg

The team as a whole took their foot off the gas in the second half.

Disappointed by that really as we're in no position to actually do that. Needed a blow out performance and we didn't deliver that.

degsie

Still questions to be asked about overall performance

Macdarack

almostover wrote: »

For the 1st time in ages we're looking a bit stretched when it comes to quality on the wing

Wha?

aloooof

almostover wrote: »

Very few of whom are in form, plenty of players none making the Jersey their own

Players in poor form is quite different from being stretched tho, but fair enough.

almostover

Think Connor and Beirne got mixed up for the mom award

aloooof

Burkie1203 wrote: »

He can play there too.

He can but I don’t think he will cos he’ll be in the 15 jersey.

Shelby Foote

With a bit of accuracy we should be putting 70 on Italy. Who are rabble today.

Macdarack

Poorer discipline than the rioters in Dublin today.

prawnsambo

Casey nearly made a complete hames of it there

fitz

What a pass from Sexton.

almostover

Shelby Foote wrote: »

With a bit of accuracy we should be putting 70 on Italy. Who are rabble today.

They've been a rabble for a long time. England and France didn't have to play well either to beat them by 30+

The Inbetween is mine

Casey roaring at the ref for that penalty...no shrinking violet there!

dublinman1990

Earls finishes it off with a try.

Shelby Foote

Johnny that was class

prawnsambo

Some pass from Sexton there. Right on the money.