Ireland v South Africa Virgin media 17:30

VinLieger

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Yeah they were all looking for cover from each other

A-Train

Ireland are just too slow today. Great hit on Keenan for the turn over.

touts

Ref bottled it. 100% Red.

JRant

Don't know about that call. The initial one looked like a player on his feet scooped the ball back and that one on Sexton is harsh.

Larbre34

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Ah I dunno, we've responded to the shooters 4 times out of 5.

We'll be grand.

SaoPaulo41

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Murray takes that extra second or so to get pass away ,he has to wind it up, made a difference for that attack where keegan was tackled

Faugheen

Jesus what was that?

VinLieger

Echoes of the BOD spear, both players better be cited after this.

Clegg

Been counter rucked off our own ball twice now.

We desperately need to sort that out quickly. It killed us last night against the NZ 15.

Doris is having a monster game.

VinLieger

Keep getting very lucky with penalties on the line, we can't keep counting on them

Gusser09

That music during the breaks in play is shocking.

Poor game all in all. Ref doing well. Could have been red but yellow probably correct.

SaoPaulo41

Boks were amazing for that 10 min sin bin

Shehal

We need to counter this pressure, if we keep making mistakes and allowing SA to impose their game this wont end well for us.

JRant

This SA pack are already starting to blow hard here. Hold on for another 5 and I think we'll start coming into this game more.

McCloskey has been immense. Clear turn over by Ryan missed there just on the edge of the SA 22.

Burkie1203

Stu is done here I think

We can't really handle their linespeed. We need to stop flinging it across the backline imo, need to kick for distance.

And that's really **** for McCloskey :(

SaoPaulo41

Ah real pity for Stu he was brilliant, JOB totally different type of player

fitz

Man, that's terrible luck for McCloskey

Clegg

Poor McCloskey. Started the game so well.

Now we've very little physicality in the midfield. Dunno what we do in the centres.

Looks like Ringrose to 12 and JOB to 13?

Larbre34

Bollix. The best player of the 26 minutes.

I really think JOB is a quality player but this is a big, big ask.

Faugheen

Brutal for McCloskey. He was going really well.

A-Train

Poor Stu

VinLieger

Dislocation?

Shehal

Bang out of luck when all 3 top centres you have are unavailable...

Fan of Jimmy O'Brien but this isn't the position we wanted him coming into. Especially given how well McCloskey was going.

That's a real loss - very disappointing on many fronts.

Sephiral

Gonna get overrun in midfield. Stu was slowing down their ball carrying constantly.

Larbre34

Our reticence to make aggressive tackles deep in their half is puzzling.