Ireland Under-20 2024 Team

pickarooney

Can you just throw completely to your side if the opposition doesn't contest with the new laws?

realhorrorshow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401119#Comment_122401119

Yeah, his athleticism, boot, and aerial ability basically guarantee some form of pro career. His ability to round out his skill set and decision making will determine just how far he goes.

arsebiscuits1

I **** HATE seeing receivers join the lineout before the ball is thrown not penalised

It's such an unfair advantage and clear as day offence

arsebiscuits1

Oooof Coffey you invited that charge down on yourself. Way too slow

FtD v2

Lovely moment there from O'Connor on the kick and regather, after a slick bit of play from Gavin.

Hugh Gavin to me is one of the most exciting Irish rugby prospects in a long time.

.Donegal.

Is this the 3rd place play off?

pickarooney

11 plays the ball on the ground then passes it as clearly forward as you'll ever see...

arsebiscuits1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401173#Comment_122401173

Yep

FtD v2

Superb bit of play from Ben O'Connor and a brilliant try.

arsebiscuits1

See what happens when you pass Ben? 😂

Brilliant stuff

pickarooney

So he CAN pass

FtD v2

Should be a penalty on the restart for the blatant high shot on Murphy in the act of scoring.

FrancieBrady

Great brave try from Murphy there.

johnh6767

This team are playing very well, keep it up men , Gavin, Gleeson & O’Connor a few moments of magic to give a big advantage

arsebiscuits1

Mullan putting in an absolute SHIFT on D in fairness to him

arsebiscuits1

If NZ are going to seal as egregiously as they are you need to let us at least go for the poach.

FtD v2

He changed that now to a "always offside" call on the penalty and yellow, when he called it for hands on the ruck at the time.

After he blew that penalty he saw the replay and changed the call.

realhorrorshow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401237#Comment_122401237

I think both were true, but his perception was that the offside element escalated it to a cynical infringement.

Heffo001

How has the TMO called that as a grounding…

Hey_Ho_Lets_Go_3

Thats a stretch

arsebiscuits1

Pretty good half of rugby overall so far.

Referee missing an awful lot of things. I don't even consider it he's letting them go. I think he is just missing them.

Deserved leaders. Deserve more out of it.

Up to Wards Yellow, NZ belly flopped on every ruck and Smyth was in a great position to poach on 3 separate occasions but told incorrectly to leave it. You need to let a poacher have a go if the oppo are sealing.

Big name players having big name performances so far.

FrancieBrady

Very generous TMO decision.

pickarooney

Is it right that the TMO simply overrules the ref rather than showing him the footage, giving his opinion and letting him decide or is it a 2-1 decision with the AR agreeing with the TMO?

No idea where that grounding occurred. Maybe time for a Dunphy-style marker on screen?

arsebiscuits1

Huge hit by Mullan again.

Taking names this game.

Superb performance so far

arsebiscuits1

Oh Smyth is in trouble here.

He's calling his shoulder

pickarooney

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122401216#Comment_122401216

The absolute nonsense of rugby laws is if Murphy had gone into touch it's a 7-pointer and a yellow card instead of 5.

Worst rule in the book.

arsebiscuits1

This could be red

clsmooth

Think that’ll be upgraded to a red. Flipped him past the horizontal. Hope Smyth is ok.

realhorrorshow

All u19 tight 5 now?

clsmooth

Think Ben O’Connor might have made a better effort there. Think he was close enough to grab a leg although momentum would probably have carried him over there regardless