Ireland in NZ

[Biffer]

I’m going to watch Camroc combust

[Tichtheid]

Nice from POM

edit, all for nought

[Torquemada 1420]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

This by the laws. Although I think it's a more sensible outcome than the laws allow for.

[PCPhil]

Must admit that the ABS have got back to their players at ruck lazily running back across the scrum half’s pass line.

[Kiwias]

What did RMo do to piss Foster off so much?

[sockwithaticket]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

Enforcement changed this season and seatbelt tackles like that were only penalised if contact was made with the head or neck. Initial contact simply being above the shoulder didn't matter.

[LenCohen]

Anywhere else on the pitch thatr's called a high tackle. Bizarre.

[Kiwias]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

Are you applying for honorary membership of the swarm?

[salanya]

Lol, let's just agree that this is not Ireland's match.

Try harder (and more composure) next week lads.

[Tichtheid]

Ah Finlay, you could gave played in a good team

[ASMO]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

Are you applying for honorary membership of the swarm?

Far from it, but i think they were hard done by there.

[Torquemada 1420]

Ah Finlay, you could gave played in a good team

LMAO. The problem being that Christie is not a good player.

[PCPhil]

C’mon Scotland!

[Biffer]

Ah Finlay, you could gave played in a good team

Bloody kiwis and their poaching.

[I like neeps]

It's never a high tackle. Carberry isn't upright.

[Torquemada 1420]

Ire lineout has been poor. Unusual for them.

[ASMO]

Lol, let's just agree that this is not Ireland's match.

Try harder (and more composure) next week lads.

Not sure what Ireland can take from tonight. AB's can and will undoubtedly get better, i don't think Ireland have the players to do the same.

[Kiwias]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

Are you applying for honorary membership of the swarm?

Far from it, but i think they were hard done by there.

Agree to disagree

[Blackmac]

Ireland No.16 is clearly fucked after that tackle.

[Biffer]

Lol, let's just agree that this is not Ireland's match.

Try harder (and more composure) next week lads.

Not sure what Ireland can take from tonight. AB's can and will undoubtedly get better, i don't think Ireland have the players to do the same.

Yeah, second test might be very very ugly

[Kiwias]

Sowakula has not worked hard enough on his handling

[Jb1981]

Sowakula has not worked hard enough on his handling

He has set the bar low for his test career with that start. It can only improve.

[ASMO]

Ringrose angling for an AB cap? He seems to like passing to their players

[Dinsdale Piranha]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

Damn those pesky laws.

https://www.world.rugby/the-game/laws/guidelines/18

[Torquemada 1420]

Lol, let's just agree that this is not Ireland's match.

Try harder (and more composure) next week lads.

Not sure what Ireland can take from tonight. AB's can and will undoubtedly get better, i don't think Ireland have the players to do the same.

For the most part, Ire's composure in all the key moments has been pish. That really isn't like them and I'd expect that to get that bit sorted.

[PCPhil]

Really strange match. Ireland started brilliantly but after knocking at the door they did a couple of silly things to let in the 1st two tries and it was almost like they switched into plucky loser mode.

[ASMO]

Is Christie really the second best SH in NZ?

[Blackmac]

Really strange match. Ireland started brilliantly but after knocking at the door they did a couple of silly things to let in the 1st two tries and it was almost like they switched into plucky loser mode.

Not convinced the score is a fair reflection of the game but certainly an indication of the AB's lethal finishing.

[Torquemada 1420]

That Whitelock turnover is a great example of why the ball carrier trying to steal more ground by rolling (or crawling) can be a bad thing if your own support is slow.

[Ymx]

Sboulder or not, its still high, and should be a PT

Are you applying for honorary membership of the swarm?

Far from it, but i think they were hard done by there.

Why? The ref spelt out the law. And it was shoulder and therefore not foul play.

[Ymx]

Is Christie really the second best SH in NZ?

No. Fakatava is.

[Dinsdale Piranha]

That was piss weak defending.

[Tichtheid]

Explosive from the 8, but do we really need to go back to moustaches outside Movember?

[ASMO]

Wow, Moses like parting of the Irish defence there.

[sockwithaticket]

Are you applying for honorary membership of the swarm?

Far from it, but i think they were hard done by there.

Why? The ref spelt out the law. And it was shoulder and therefore not foul play.

Technically a tackle that starts above the shoulder line isn't legal, however, as is often the way these days, a directive has superceded the law as written and that sort of tackle hasn't been penalised this season.

[Tichtheid]

I had NZ by 30 in the Superbru

No more scores please

[Torquemada 1420]

Is Christie really the second best SH in NZ?

As per the Soup threads, most of us think he's military medium at very best. I don't see how he's ahead of Fakatava (esp) Perenara or Weber.

[Uncle fester]

Ringrose angling for an AB cap? He seems to like passing to their players

Yeah, he's a good example of a lad who looks great playing with Leinster but short some of the basic skill set for his position, which gets exposed at international level.

[OomStruisbaai]

Ireland's won't win if they don't fix their 1st phase. The All Blacks look very good.

[Torquemada 1420]

Another potentially questionable clearout that has not been checked. Player safety?