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"I started a joke, that started the whole world ......" | Ireland v New Zealand.

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    #872
    Gusser09
    Registered Users Posts: 7,531 ✭✭✭Gusser09


    NZ played with 14 men for 20 minutes. Not good enough . Relied on a penalty try in the second half to keep them in it. Says it all really.



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    #873
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users Posts: 10,490 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    We're going to stew over that held up try for a long long time



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    #874
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238911#Comment_121238911

    It could be worse, could be that gutless team that played yesterday.



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    #875
    Augme
    Registered Users Posts: 5,983 ✭✭✭Augme


    60 minutes against 15 men and we still lost. Unforgivable at this level, especially when you are trying to talk yourselves up as the best team in the world.



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    #876
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Well done to NZ, everything went against them and they still came through



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    #877
    castletownman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,384 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238911#Comment_121238911

    First ever world number one side not to reach at least the WC semi-finals.

    Ouch.



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    #878
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,117 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    All I wanted for them was to be at their best. They weren’t and we paid. They gave everything in the later part but it was just not enough.

    Proud of that 17 game streak. Dust down and go again.



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    #879
    Furze99
    Registered Users Posts: 11,238 ✭✭✭✭Furze99


    Did NZ lose a ball forward/ knock on all game?



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    #880
    Jacovs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    Heartbreaking stuff.

    Never write off New Zealand.

    Before the weekend not many wouldve had a southern hemisphere team in the final. 2 more quarters to go.



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    #881
    sligeach
    Registered Users Posts: 17,606 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Broken Irish hearts. Broken Boards.ie.

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    #882
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 56,148 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238901#Comment_121238901

    I didn’t, and plenty others didn’t. NZ are a top class team



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    #883
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,438 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238924#Comment_121238924

    Who cares? What’s the point being top of the rankings I’d you can’t turn up when it matters most?



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    #884
    Iamabeliever
    Registered Users Posts: 464 ✭✭Iamabeliever


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238901#Comment_121238901

    Anyone watching rugby didn't. Generic fans did



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    #885
    clsmooth
    Registered Users Posts: 3,701 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    Proud of the lads. Not the same as the other times they’ve been knocked out. But you can’t go 13-0 down early doors and expect to win a game. They nearly did which says a lot about them. NZ hardly put a foot wrong all day.



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    #886
    ELM327
    Registered Users Posts: 21,990 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    End of the road for a few aging stalwarts now. Didnt play well but we can be proud of the heart shown in the second half. Its always the way with NZ - they can score from anywhere at any time.

    Surprised at the piss poor set pieces from ireland.



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    #887
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,727 ✭✭✭Shehal


    NZL beat us in the kicking battle, the line out, the scrum, in defence and most importantly they took their chances. If NZL had that line out that was held up they would have put it away. When you are off in all these area's we simply don't deserve to win this game and the most frustrating thing is even with all that being said we were a whisker away, imagine if we actually turned up in these departments...



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    #888
    Movementarian
    Registered Users Posts: 257 ✭✭Movementarian


    We have to face up to the fact we are bottlers. Being the 'best means nothing when you don't back it up when it matters. 8 quarter finals is a shameful record.



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    #889
    brevity
    Registered Users Posts: 8,538 ✭✭✭brevity


    There were a few too many mistakes. So close though.



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    #890
    magic17
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭magic17


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238899#Comment_121238899

    A national disgrace that Crowley wasn't brought on. Sexton could barely move for the last 20 minutes.



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    #891
    SlickRic
    Registered Users Posts: 36,258 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Genuinely outcoached.

    We'd no breakdown success at all.

    We'd no line-out to speak of.

    We'd no scrum to speak of.

    Any of those work properly we overcome those 4 points.

    New Zealand will lose the final by 15 or 20.



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    #892
    A-Train
    Registered Users Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭A-Train


    At least they gave it their all at the end but the same old same old in every quarter final start rubbish and give themselves a mountain to climb! Ireland have not lead in any quarter final match since 1995.

    An element of bottling it! Be it NZ gave them nothing but their basics failed, couldn’t finish anything in being up a man for 20 mins.

    It’s so tough so tough, we will never get beyond a quarter final. We lack the belief as a nation. Hard to say and hard to take but it’s the truth.



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    #893
    This is it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,522 ✭✭✭This is it


    Too many mistakes. Very poor at the breakdown, poor scrum, not a good lineout.

    Great effort to be within a shout at the end but fell short again unfortunately.



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    #894
    Rugbymad2020
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭Rugbymad2020


    Hahaha what’s the excuse this time.



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    #895
    joseywhales
    Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238935#Comment_121238935

    For the record, noone from the Irish team has ever said that they are the best team in the world. Also it was twenty minutes....ah why even bother



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    #896
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users Posts: 10,490 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Going to be a pretty **** ending if it's another SH winner.



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    #897
    downtheroad
    Registered Users Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭downtheroad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238912#Comment_121238912

    Because we have failed to produce any real replacement for him.

    Because he'd throw a strop if he got subbed.

    Because the media would question why he was subbed off if we lost.

    Poor management.



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    #898
    martingriff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,979 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    Went out leaving everything there at the end to get the try unlucky Ireland. Fell sorry for Sexton for his last game to end like this. NZ did very good. Lineout again



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    #899
    griffin100
    Registered Users Posts: 4,897 ✭✭✭griffin100


    We were maybe 3% off our best and that’s all it takes at this level.

    Not gonna criticise anyone on that team, they gave it their all and just weren’t good enough on the night. Thats sport.

    They’ve given us a couple of great nights in this tournament so for that I thank them.



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    #900
    clsmooth
    Registered Users Posts: 3,701 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238931#Comment_121238931

    Clueless comment.



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    #901
    tesla_newbie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭tesla_newbie


    Never any shame in loosing to New Zealand but ir sucks that our QF jinx lives on



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