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Tie game... 13 - 13 when I left with 20 minutes to play. A hard fought battle, but Ireland seems to be getting the better part of the play.

Posted

aaag bull^^^ we beat them fair and square stop reminiscing its over you got beaten on your own ground where is moss

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Wilko got a few plays wrong, if we did'nt have bowe we were shagged.

I think Ireland have gone backwards slightly in this 6 nations though.

Great to see Italy get a win though, they deserved it.

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Italy beat Scotland. No more wooden spoon!!!!

Yupie!!

:)

Although I love the Scots in general, Italy deserved it and they played very well against Engerland as well.

Edited by spongeman
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aaag bull^^^ we beat them fair and square stop reminiscing its over you got beaten on your own ground where is moss

Here I am :)

Very tough game, borne out by the tackle count, Ireland had to make almost 3 times as many as England, but it shows how there defence has grown in recent years, 100 hits to make and they only missed one, that is extraordinary!

Although I think Murphy is a good player he is only just back from injury, we certainly missed Kearney, I also think O'Gara should have been brought on earlier, although Sextons early contribution was impessive, to fix the defence and then slide rule in a kick for Bowe is something O'Gara can't do.

Allez les Verts

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thought i was watching munster not ireland for most of the game!

yes a wins a win, but as one poster has already stated, ireland seem to be going backwards not forwards. up against one of the southern hemisphere outfits or france as proved 2 weeks ago, they will be put to the sword. they have a wealth of talent in the backs, as it showed when they finally got ball in hand. to much emphasis on kicking and keeping play within the tight 8. the laws at present along with conditions didnt help matters yesterday, i know. but if the powers that be were to introduce the current laws that are being enforced in the super 14 at the moment(i.e. around the tackle at the breakdown). i do not see the furture being to bright for the boys in green.

savour the victory, it will be interesting to see what happens though when they come up against the welsh in a fortnights time.

btw couldnt make out when john hayes came out onto the field for his 100th cap and lined up for the national athem, if he was going to cry or was regreting not having gone to the toilet prior to kick. looked like the later to me!

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up against one of the southern hemisphere outfits or france as proved 2 weeks ago, they will be put to the sword.

15 Nov 2009 Ireland 20 Australia 20

28 Nov 2009 Ireland 15 South Africa 10

Hardly being put to the sword.

As for the French game, if you look at the stats they were largely on a par with each other, except one and that is the score, quite important I accept :) the French took their chances and Ireland couldn't break them down, if D'Arcy's early skill had a little more luck, it could have all been different.

Shamrock coloured glasses, I hear you protest :D

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Yes it looked like a Munster game plan, but in the conditions and the opposition hardly surprising, England had the edge in the scrum, Ireland at the lineout and just about equal elsewhere, except the turnover where the Irish back row ruled.

to introduce the current laws that are being enforced in the super 14 at the moment(i.e. around the tackle at the breakdown). i do not see the furture being to bright for the boys in green.

I am not sure about this, I believe you are alluding to the tackler being unable to win the ball, but I believe that support players can, I believe there is no better back row than Heaslip, Ferris and Wallace in the world at present and Leamy is still to come back from injury.

Heaslip is close to the rules as it can get at the breakdown and there is only one man who can get near him and that is McCaw and possibly Williams, with those three in tandem, I am sure they can get the rules to work in their favour.

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up against one of the southern hemisphere outfits or france as proved 2 weeks ago, they will be put to the sword.

15 Nov 2009 Ireland 20 Australia 20

28 Nov 2009 Ireland 15 South Africa 10

Hardly being put to the sword.

As for the French game, if you look at the stats they were largely on a par with each other, except one and that is the score, quite important I accept :) the French took their chances and Ireland couldn't break them down, if D'Arcy's early skill had a little more luck, it could have all been different.

Shamrock coloured glasses, I hear you protest :D

not at all, i would love to see a northern hemisphere sides break the strangle hold the sothern hemisphere sides seem to have on the game at the moment. especially with the world cup coming up in n.z., but i cant see it happening. dont get me wrong, i admire the sight of a ball being driven 20 or so yards up the field from a rolling maul, a scrum being won against the head, and the ball being won at the breakdown from the team defending at the time. but the way things are going, with new laws being brought in by the powers that be to see a faster more flowing game with higher score lines. i cant see that most of the northern hemisphere side have much choice, but to bit the bullet and addapt their game play accordingly. i guess what i am trying to say is that teams like ireland are going to have to make their minds up and pretty quickly. as to wether they are going stick with the old fashioned style of play that has a major influence in their game, with so many munster men in the side at the present time. or go with a more free flowing running approach to the game. "GOD" (brian o driscoll) knows he and his mates in the back row have more than enough talent to break down some of the best deffences in the world.

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My cash would be on South Africa for the World Cup.

New Zealand are always mentally fragile.

dont let donnyboy here you say that. id hate to think what would happen. :)

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dont worry bout it tigerfish, ive grown a toughskin now

we have choked so many times but yet i remain loyal

my guess is even if NZ win in 2011, we still wont live it down

the detractors will say the ABs can only win a RWC in their own country

Posted
up against one of the southern hemisphere outfits or france as proved 2 weeks ago, they will be put to the sword.

15 Nov 2009 Ireland 20 Australia 20

28 Nov 2009 Ireland 15 South Africa 10

Hardly being put to the sword.

As for the French game, if you look at the stats they were largely on a par with each other, except one and that is the score, quite important I accept :) the French took their chances and Ireland couldn't break them down, if D'Arcy's early skill had a little more luck, it could have all been different.

Shamrock coloured glasses, I hear you protest :D

roll on June 12 :D

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Well done, Ireland. A well-deserved win. And if anyone thinks that Ireland are going backwards, well what about England?

I don't believe that so many good players (on form for their clubs) can all either fail to stick to the game plan, or play that badly simultaneously. I believe it must be the game plan at fault - specifically, the attack. This is over quite a few games: when we played Wales, I thought England had turned the corner and were becoming an entertaining, attacking side. But no.

MJ is adamant that the win is the most important thing, but that ain't happening either. Stop stifling the players, give them their head and see what happens. It can't be any worse.

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roll on June 12 :D

Bring it on :)

ABs dont usually start well early in the season, they were rolled by the Frogs last year in the first game of the season, won narrowly in the next, and stuttered in a game vs the Italians but as the season rolled on, they improved.

so, it could be close...

but what do i know :D

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roll on June 12 :D

Bring it on :)

ABs dont usually start well early in the season, they were rolled by the Frogs last year in the first game of the season, won narrowly in the next, and stuttered in a game vs the Italians but as the season rolled on, they improved.

so, it could be close...

but what do i know :D

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Never understood why Ashton was dropped after he got England to the World cup final ?

Will Johnson get that far ? Unlikely.

Politics , he wanted to go further with his ideas, but the Old school would not let him, he Has said he regretted leaving,

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I wasn't sure any Rugby was played at M'field yesterday

what did you expect from an england side that is going knowhere, and a scottish outfit that only raises their when they play the old enemy!

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O'Leary inspires Ireland victory over Wales

Wales' first-half woes continued as scrum-half Tomas O'Leary created two tries and scored another in Ireland's 27-12 RBS 6 Nations victory at Croke Park.

After an evenly-contested opening quarter to the match, Ireland took full advantage of Lee Byrne’s sin binning to score through Keith Earls and O’Leary to help put themselves 16-6 ahead at the break.

Wales’ aggregate halftime score in the Championship so far reads 18-67 and it could have been far worse had Jonathan Sexton not had an off day with the boot.

In their previous matches, Wales had roared back after the break but Earls’ second try – again conjured up by RBS 6 Nations man-of-the-match O’Leary – on the hour mark ended the match as a contest.

Sexton missed a glorious opportunity to open the scoring when he sent his third minute penalty wide bang in front of the posts.

And it was the fly-half’s offence at the breakdown that allowed opposite number Stephen Jones to put Wales ahead in the ninth minute.

On 16 minutes, Sexton found his range with a 35m penalty after Jonathan Thomas was pinged for going in off his feet.

In an evenly-matched first quarter of the match, both teams resembled boxers seeking out weakness in their opponent before attempting to unleash a knockout punch.

But the game was turned on its head in a ten-minute spell which started with Sexton kicking Ireland 6-3 ahead after a delightful burst by winger Tommy Bowe.

Moments later, the visitors were reduced to 14 men when Byrne was harshly sent to the bin for holding onto the ball in the tackle just outside the Irish 22 and Ireland immediately smelt blood.

Sexton found touch and when they won another penalty for Shane Williams failing to release in a tackle, scrum-half O’Leary opted to take a quick tap instead of going for the three points.

His decision paid dividends as Ireland spread the ball quickly and against an unorganised Welsh defence, Brian O’Driscoll, who was making his 100th international appearance, was able to slip Earls through for the game’s opening try.

Sexton again had a case of the yips with his conversion as he horribly shanked his kick against the post to leave Wales eight points ahead.

But the visitors’ punishment was not yet finished and O’Leary went from provider to finisher as he picked up Paul O’Connell’s offload before twisting his way past the covering Leigh Halfpenny.

Again Sexton was off target with the conversion but even by the time Byrne re-emerged from the bin the damage had been done.

Wales did though secure the last score of the half through Jones’ penalty after Jamie Roberts came within inches of the tryline to leave the halftime score 16-6.

Predictably Wales came out fired up for the second half and enjoyed a huge spell of pressure near the Irish tryline.

But after several scrums collapsed, Ireland put a shove on and cleared their lines to inflict a huge psychological blow to the visitors which was compounded by Sexton’s 50th minute penalty.

Four minutes later Jones responded with a penalty of his own but ultimately Ireland were looking comfortable in defence and with possession which they would soon capitalise on.

O’Leary again did the damage, breaking the Welsh line before feeding Earls who had enough speed and power to roll out of Shane Williams' grasp and ground the ball to make it 24-9.

Jones’ fourth penalty soon after kept Wales within touching distance and in a last throw of the dice the fly-half kicked for the corner instead of the posts with eight minutes remaining.

But when No.8 Gareth Delve was penalised for holding on Welsh hopes of rescuing a disappointing Championship were dashed and Sexton’s exquisite late drop goal merely rubbed salt in the wounds.

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