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Ireland Team Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread VIII - ** MOD NOTE POST #4781 **

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    #3572
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    Humiliation for South Africa. Mr Shcmidt, get TOH in, and you have the team to win RWC


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    #3573
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    connachta wrote: »
    Humiliation for South Africa. Mr Shcmidt, get TOH in, and you have the team to win RWC

    Listen Tiernan, just stop :)


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    #3574
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,069 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    connachta wrote: »
    Humiliation for South Africa. Mr Shcmidt, get TOH in, and you have the team to win RWC

    Chrisht please stawp


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    #3575
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    wp_rathead wrote: »
    connachta wrote: »
    Humiliation for South Africa. Mr Shcmidt, get TOH in, and you have the team to win RWC

    Chrisht please stawp
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!


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    #3576
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    connachta wrote: »
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!
    Yawn.


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    #3577
    TomsOnTheRoof
    Registered Users Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭TomsOnTheRoof


    wp_rathead wrote: »
    LoneLinearAddax-max-1mb.gif

    What's the gif from or what does it mean?


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    #3578
    snowflaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭snowflaker


    On the train home, half empty cos the scanger ball in on, no SW Passes!

    Never seen an RSA team so poor!

    That tackle by Bundee...

    Great win for Ireland! 2023


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    #3579
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    connachta wrote: »
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!

    SA didnt get a whiff of the irish tryline. Kearney was solid. Thats what the coach wants.

    You're just embarrassing yourself now.


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    #3580
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    connachta wrote: »
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!

    SA  didnt get a whiff of the irish tryline. Kearney was solid. Thats what the coach wants.

    You're just embarrassing yourself now.
    He wasn't solid at all. Lost every meters he could.
    But let's move on.
    Great win!


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    #3581
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    connachta wrote: »
    He wasn't solid at all. Lost every meters he could.
    But let's move on.
    Great win!

    Well you obviously didnt watch the game.


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    #3582
    durthacht
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭durthacht


    Great win. As far as I know that was Ireland's biggest ever win over SA (35 points) as the next biggest were both 17 point wins at home in Nov 2006 and Nov 2014. Otherwise we have had only one score victories in our four other wins over them. We now have seven wins in total from twenty six tests.

    38 points is the most we have ever scored against them, and 3 is the fewest we have ever conceded.

    We have now won 6 of our last 10 matches against them (since Nov 04), having previously won only 1 of our first 16 games against them. Aggregate score in the last 10 matches is +67 to Ireland, and the previous 16 matches it was South Africa by +190 points.

    Our average points scored in our last ten matches is 23 points per match up from 9 points per match average in our first sixteen matches against them. In our last ten matches we concede just 16 points per match on average, down from 21 points conceded on average in the first sixteen matches.

    Either way tonight is the culmination of what has been a huge turnaround in our record and performance against SA.


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    #3583
    Jump_In_Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 3,731 ✭✭✭Jump_In_Jack


    connachta wrote: »
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!
    Kearney was solid.
    Can't criticise him for the way he played, it's obviously what he's being coached to do, field the kicks and run them back into contact so your pack can retain the possession and your half-backs can set up the next play.

    It would be like complaining about a soccer goalkeeper for just stopping shots and kicking the ball long, if he doesn't dribble up the pitch and cross the ball in a few times it's a bad performance.

    That match wasn't much good for appraising anyone really, the Springboks were very one-dimensional and our pack dominated the set piece, and our backs did well under the high ball and converted some good possession and territory into tries.


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    #3584
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Thornley saying Joe reported no injuries in his poat match conference


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    #3585
    Jump_In_Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 3,731 ✭✭✭Jump_In_Jack


    Hope the side against Fiji is full of inexperienced players,

    Kilcoyne, Herring, Ryan,
    Ruddock, Dillane, Ryan, Leavy,
    Conan,

    Marmion, Carbery,
    D Kearney, McCloskey, Farrell, Byrne,
    Sweetnam

    Bench:
    Tracy, McGrath, Porter, Treadwell, O'Brien, McGrath, Keatley, Conway


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    #3586
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    https://twitter.com/MorganTreacy/status/929447282981916678


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    #3587
    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,796 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    connachta wrote: »
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!

    You're embarrassing yourself now lad. Kearney was good tonight. Very solid and played well. The one point where he caught the ball by being absolutely inch perfect to the spot was supreme...just looked so comfortable. Thought he was one of the better players out of a good team effort tonight.


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    #3588
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Jump_In_Jack wrote: »
    Hope the side against Fiji is full of inexperienced players,

    Kilcoyne, Herring, Ryan,
    Ruddock, Dillane, Ryan, Leavy,
    Conan,

    Marmion, Carbery,
    D Kearney, McCloskey, Farrell, Byrne,
    Sweetnam

    Bench:
    Tracy, McGrath, Porter, Treadwell, O'Brien, McGrath, Keatley, Conway
    Not too full. Need some experience in there to steady the ship. It worked so well today, a little more would be good for Fiji, but inexperienced guys need help getting settled.


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    #3589
    TomsOnTheRoof
    Registered Users Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭TomsOnTheRoof


    TomsOnTheRoof wrote: »
    What's the gif from or what does it mean?

    Anyone?


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    #3590
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    Jump_In_Jack wrote: »
    Hope the side against Fiji is full of inexperienced players,

    Kilcoyne, Herring, Ryan,
    Ruddock, Dillane, Ryan, Leavy,
    Conan,

    Marmion, Carbery,
    D Kearney, McCloskey, Farrell, Byrne,
    Sweetnam

    Bench:
    Tracy, McGrath, Porter, Treadwell, O'Brien, McGrath, Keatley, Conway
    Agree


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    #3591
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    TomsOnTheRoof wrote: »
    Anyone?
    I assume it means whoosh. As in somethig going over your head. Only in that case it's an orbital manoeuvre.

    A bit nerdy if true. :P


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    #3592
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    mfceiling wrote: »
    connachta wrote: »
    I've enjoyed the game. Kearney wasn't good, let's be honest, but gosh 38 points to South Africa!

    You're embarrassing yourself now lad. Kearney was good tonight. Very solid and played well. The one point where he caught the ball by being absolutely inch perfect to the spot was supreme...just looked so comfortable. Thought he was one of the better players out of a good team effort tonight.
    Look, any time he tried to run the ball he was smashed and Ireland was threatened to lose the ball.

    Conway/Stockdale did well though.


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    #3593
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    connachta wrote: »
    Agree
    I think it should be noted that you agree with a team without Tiernan O'Halloran. :P


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    #3594
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    I have to. He's not in the squad :p


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    #3595
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    connachta wrote: »
    I have too. He's not in the squad :p
    The spelling of the third word in your sentence changes the intended meaning completely. :p


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    #3596
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    connachta wrote: »
    Look, any time he tried to run the ball he was smashed and Ireland was threatened to lose the ball.

    Conway/Stockdale did well though.

    He made good ground a few times, got pinged once when the support was a bit soft. He did precisely what his coach asked of him. 38-3 tells its own story.

    He put in two fantastic kicks to relieve pressure also which would be soul destroying for the opposition.

    You dont like his selection. But if your going to criticise a players performance at least come up with something which actually happened and dont be making sh1t up.


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    #3597
    1eg0a3xv7b82of
    Closed Accounts Posts: 996 ✭✭✭1eg0a3xv7b82of


    South African were brutal today - what were those 2 south africans doing when sweetman was on the ground after collecting from carbery. They looked like 2 men who had never played rugby in their lives- they actually just stood there and did nothing. Bizarre.

    Ireland are 4th in the world, that number is realistic, the real test is this 6 nations and can joe Schmidt show he has closed the gap on England.


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    #3598
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    He made good ground a few times, got pinged once when the support was a bit soft. He did precisely what his coach asked of him. 38-3 tells its own story.

    He put in two fantastic kicks to relieve pressure also which would be soul destroying for the opposition.

    You dont like his selection. But if your going to criticise a players performance at least come up with something which actually happened and dont be making sh1t up.
    That kick was unbelievable. As was the pass from Murray. Completely took the wind out of the Bok's sails. Back to the half way line with yiz. :D


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    #3599
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    prawnsambo wrote: »
    connachta wrote: »
    I have too. He's not in the squad :p
    The spelling of the third word in your sentence changes the intended meaning completely. :p
    Sorry pure typo


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    #3600
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,375 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    connachta wrote: »
    Sorry pure typo
    No need to apologise for agreeing with me, :pac: :D


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    #3601
    Jump_In_Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 3,731 ✭✭✭Jump_In_Jack


    prawnsambo wrote: »
    Not too full. Need some experience in there to steady the ship. It worked so well today, a little more would be good for Fiji, but inexperienced guys need help getting settled.

    I really want to beat Argentina so I'd save anyone that would have put in a big shift.
    Definitely would wrap in cotton wool the entire starting 15 if possible.

    With Tommy O'Donnell injured perhaps Jordi Murphy could be given a call up to the bench to rest the backrows that started.

    Other than that we should trust our depth to deliver a win against Fiji.

    Anyone puts in a big performance could put pressure on the starting 15.

    We are spoiled with the strength in depth we have, and we should use this match with Fiji to really test it.

    I can't think of a better opportunity to test them.

    I know the argument is there to mix players with experienced players but I'm impatient to see what they could do.
    If they are all coached well enough they should be able to deliver the same type of performance that we saw tonight,
    A lot of those guys have something to prove.


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