luckyeddie Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Just finished watching the Ireland v NZ match Neither side deserved to go out in the quarters ABs were outstanding, that Jordan try off 1st phase ball from 60m was deserving of being the match winner 6 tries - 1 penalty try and 5 scored by New Zealanders Comparisons of this Ireland team to the England 03 team are way off, they fall short of the England 15-19 team imo Wayne Barnes was excellent, he will probably be the best performing Englishman this weekend Sam Whitelock looks like he is in his 50s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, luckyeddie said: Wayne Barnes was excellent, he will probably be the best performing Englishman this weekend Many Kiwis hate him from games in the past. I thought he was excellent. Only issue I had with officiating was TMO not checking first ABs try it seemed as thought last pass was forward and even a NZ news site mentioned it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyeddie Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Many Kiwis hate him from games in the past. I thought he was excellent. Only issue I had with officiating was TMO not checking first ABs try it seemed as thought last pass was forward and even a NZ news site mentioned it Yeah, he's your version of Steve Walsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Kiwivillan said: Was really hoping Ireland would get over the line. Couldn't lose as supporter of both teams but wanted Ireland to go all the way. Thought both teams made too many errors and wouldn't win final based on performance in this game. Obviously All Blacks all the way for me now but think it's France's WC Toulouse I get a sneaky feeling you may be right, no one has really been vocal about their capabilities, which is probably to their advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: think it's France's WC Toulouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: 3 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Obviously All Blacks all the way for me now but think it's France's WC Toulouse I bet @Kiwivillan has Reims of French town puns lined up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Ireland probably won't ever have a better chance to win a cup in my lifetime and they blew it. Poor at set pieces and couldn't take advantage when New Zealand were down to 14 men twice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, theboyangel said: I bet @Kiwivillan has Reims of French town puns lined up! Here's hoping he had some Nice ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team as good at the breakdown as NZ yesterday. That’s where they won the game. Their defence in general was great, but specifically breaking up Ireland’s possession at the breakdown was out of this world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 Not even 2 minutes in and England give away a penalty. Start as you mean to go on I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 our discipline has been **** shocking for ages and tom curry has form too compared to the ireland vs NZ game yesterday it's actually embarassing. at least when we play a decent team they'll just kick a shitload of pens against us so the scoreline won't be as embarassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 England playing good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Think that's a harsh yellow for Fiji though tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Tom curry totally undisciplined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Looked well forward that pass. Refs seem to totally miss forward passes nowadays. Edited October 15, 2023 by KAZZAM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Another clear forward pass by Fiji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, villa89 said: Ireland probably won't ever have a better chance to win a cup in my lifetime and they blew it. Poor at set pieces and couldn't take advantage when New Zealand were down to 14 men twice. A lot of errors. Thought they looked nervous. The occasion and expectations maybe got to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Fiji are not very good. Even more annoying as an Australian, this should be England vs Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Many Kiwis hate him from games in the past. I thought he was excellent. Only issue I had with officiating was TMO not checking first ABs try it seemed as thought last pass was forward and even a NZ news site mentioned it One of the South Africa tries Vs Ireland was very clearly a forward pass as well. Nobody even mentioned it (that I saw anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I can't believe what Fiji are being allowed to get away with here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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