NPR

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Local: 8:10pm, Friday 8 Nov
NZ: 9:10am, Saturday 9 Nov

Referee: Nic Berry (Aus)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (Eng)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Piardi (Ita)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Aus)

Ireland
1. Andrew Porter, 2. Ronan Kelleher, 3. Finlay Bealham, 4. Joe McCarthy, 5. James Ryan, 6. Tadhg Beirne, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Caelan Doris (captain),
9. Jamison Gibson-Park, 10. Jack Crowley, 11. James Lowe, 12. Bundee Aki, 13. Garry Ringrose, 14. Mack Hansen, 15. Hugo Keenan
Reserves: 16. Rob Herring, 17. Cian Healy, 18. Tom O'Toole, 19. Iain Henderson, 20. Peter O'Mahony, 21. Conor Murray, 22. Ciaran Frawley, 23. Jamie Osborne

All Blacks
1. Tamaiti Williams, 2. Asafo Aumua, 3. Tyrel Lomax, 4. Scott Barrett (Captain), 5. Tupou Vaa’i, 6. Wallace Sititi, 7. Sam Cane, 8. Ardie Savea (Vice-Captain), 9. Cortez Ratima, 10. Damian McKenzie, 11. Caleb Clarke, 12. Jordie Barrett (Vice-Captain), 13. Rieko Ioane, 14. Mark Tele’a, 15. Will Jordan
Reserves: 16. George Bell, 17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Samipeni Finau, 21. Cam Roigard, 22. Anton Lienert-Brown, 23. Stephen Perofeta

Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor both scratched after their head knocks against England.

Will Razor start DMac or Perofeta at 10, or acquiesce to Guy Smiley's vociferous demands for Harry Plummer to run the cutter?

Anyone know what caused those 2 concussions. Did the Poms get in some unnoticed headhunting?

Clash of the weekend. All Blacks have a tough tour.

Furlong out.

Big loss for Ireland given how strong the Kiwi scrum looked v England. Bealham is capable but have absolutely no trust in ToT coming off the bench and holding up a scrum after 55mins.

That's a big loss for Ireland. Shame this isn't a quarter final.

What will Ireland do for the Haka?

I'd like to see them all lift their jerseys, revealing t-shirts with Sexton's face on it. Then Sexton bursts through the tunnel onto the field doing the Riverdance, topless. He advances to the middle of the field and gets in front of Ioane and faces him off. They kiss. The game starts.

The keewees should end the haka with a ceremonial pen drop at the feet of POM.

assfly wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:03 am What will Ireland do for the Haka?

I'd like to see them all lift their jerseys, revealing t-shirts with Sexton's face on it. Then Sexton bursts through the tunnel onto the field doing the Riverdance, topless. He advances to the middle of the field and gets in front of Ioane and faces him off. They kiss. The game starts.

They should get a room. Don't understand the NH haka critics.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:29 pm Clash of the weekend. All Blacks have a tough tour.

I genuinely fear for the All Blacks in this fixture. I expected us to lose to England, then get pumped horrifically by Ireland, run off the park by France before beating Italy.

The England surprise aside, we are so screwed for Friday.

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:50 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:29 pm Clash of the weekend. All Blacks have a tough tour.

I genuinely fear for the All Blacks in this fixture. I expected us to lose to England, then get pumped horrifically by Ireland, run off the park by France before beating Italy.

The England surprise aside, we are so screwed for Friday.

I don't agree. That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good and the forwards won't back down.

Defense for both sides will be critical.

All Blacks by 6.

ABs named as per the OP.

Bit surprised that Ratima's starting again. Would've gone for Roigard... who's just better.

Ethan de Groot still on the naughty chair.

SH ref
NZ by 10

Ireland by 16 - Razor out!!!

Ireland team has also been named.

Real shame that Furlong's out, was looking forward to his match-up with Tamaiti Williams.

Feel sorry for DMac - that team is getting hammered and he will be blamed.

Enzedder wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:48 pm Feel sorry for DMac - that team is getting hammered and he will be blamed.

He’ll deserve the hammering.

Enzedder wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:46 pm Anyone know what caused those 2 concussions. Did the Poms get in some unnoticed headhunting?

No, they were standing vaguely near English ball carriers and got smashed by their teammates as a result

Ireland (v New Zealand):
Player/Club/Province/Caps

15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)(39)
14. Mack Hansen (Corinthians/Connacht)(21)
13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(60)
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(57)
11. James Lowe (Leinster)(33)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(16)
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(35)

1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)(66)
2. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(33)
3. Finlay Bealham (Corinthians/Connacht)(42)
4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(12)
5. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(64)
6. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(52)
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(64)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)(43)(captain)

Replacements:

16. Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(40)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)(131)
18. Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(13)
19. Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster)(81)
20. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)(107)
21. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)(118)
22. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(6)
23. Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)(2).

Interesting to see Beirne in the backrow.
Good to see Henderson back.

Is Baird injured?

Ireland by 8. Just to appease Enz.

Last time Trump won an election, Chicago happened the following weekend (if my memory serves).

Ireland by at least 20.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:03 pm That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good

This is the second time you’ve said this. No one else on Earth agrees with you. This AB backline is garbage.

Sandstorm wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:32 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:03 pm That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good

This is the second time you’ve said this. No one else on Earth agrees with you. This AB backline is garbage.

The pack looks decent though and I think the big pack Ireland have selected is a measure of how Farrell rates the keewees.

Enzedder wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:48 pm Feel sorry for DMac - that team is getting hammered and he will be blamed.

Agree. The poor sod's being forced into a role he's simply not capable of playing. The trouble is, unless Mo'unga's bought back from Japan in chains, there isn't anybody else.

This is the consequence of years of Foster infatuation with BB.

Sandstorm wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:32 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:03 pm That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good

This is the second time you’ve said this. No one else on Earth agrees with you. This AB backline is garbage.

Well, apart from Jordan and Talea.

Sandstorm wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:32 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:03 pm That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good

This is the second time you’ve said this. No one else on Earth agrees with you. This AB backline is garbage.

I think you know vokol about the All Blacks. The English backline defense were opened up nicely and yes there was still a bit of Felix Jones tactics left there.

Certain Navigator wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 5:46 am

Sandstorm wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:32 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:03 pm That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good

This is the second time you’ve said this. No one else on Earth agrees with you. This AB backline is garbage.

Well, apart from Jordan and Talea.

I meant as a unit. Yes, Tele'a scored a lovely individual try & Jordan is great on a counter-attack, but BB and D-Mac are not making the 10-12-13 axis function properly. So as a backline, they're rubbish at the moment.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:29 pm Clash of the weekend. All Blacks have a tough tour.

Fuckety fuck! I've agreed to go to a quiz night on Friday evening not realising this was on then!! Fuckety fuck.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:03 pm

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:50 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:29 pm Clash of the weekend. All Blacks have a tough tour.

I genuinely fear for the All Blacks in this fixture. I expected us to lose to England, then get pumped horrifically by Ireland, run off the park by France before beating Italy.

The England surprise aside, we are so screwed for Friday.

I don't agree. That last minute win will be a huge confidence boost for the All Blacks. Their backline look very good and the forwards won't back down.

Defense for both sides will be critical.

All Blacks by 6.

They can't possibly drop and fumble the ball as much this week, so if most of it sticks they are in with a decent chance.

Slick wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 12:02 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:29 pm Clash of the weekend. All Blacks have a tough tour.

Fuckety fuck! I've agreed to go to a quiz night on Friday evening not realising this was on then!! Fuckety fuck.

I hope you do this quiz around a braai fire with a cold one. Usually when we do that with Bulls supporters it end in a massive fight.

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:15 pm

Enzedder wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:46 pm Anyone know what caused those 2 concussions. Did the Poms get in some unnoticed headhunting?

No, they were standing vaguely near English ball carriers and got smashed by their teammates as a result

JM2K6 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:15 pm

Enzedder wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:46 pm Anyone know what caused those 2 concussions. Did the Poms get in some unnoticed headhunting?

No, they were standing vaguely near English ball carriers and got smashed by their teammates as a result

So the blame can be put at the feet of the English ball carriers then, shame England shame

Set your alarms

I'll be awake, breakfast after the final whistle.

Kiwias wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 3:03 am I'll be awake, breakfast after the final whistle.

First or second breakfast?

Guy Smiley wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 6:56 am

and he still doesn't know the names of half the players

He does. Of the black saffers at least. They are all called Mapimpi.

A lot of Irish screaming for tonights test.

Ireland 38 - a shadow of a once great team 16