Ireland v Australia - 2nd test, how the expected starting XVs compare.

Gidea

And how the **** another penalty without a card 5 meters out, Ref and TMO again being a talking point

Buer

Well done Furlong. Australia blessed to have full team on the field.

yosser hughes

Ireland are up against it here. They will have to beat the ref too.

ScrubsfanChris

Where’s the yellow card?

Dave_The_Sheep

Still no yellow though.

Happy4all

Delighted for furlong

Billy86

Awful call, that was an incredible try.

EDIT: I am obviously a few minutes behind.

Squidgy Black

Should definitely be a yellow regardless. Ref warned them before the play, they penalised anyways. Regardless of Ireland scoring that should be a booking.

Gidea

Surprised the ref didn't go upstairs for a magic camera angle

fitz

Another penalty advantage. Despite us scoring, surely he has to go back and bin the player, based on binning Healy earlier?

Tigerandahalf

Some struggle to score a try. We don't seem to have the ability to fire the ball out wide when 5 or 10m out.
Good thing we got in there as if they turned over that again we would be in danger of losing the game.

ScissorPaperRock

How isn't there another yellow? How many infringements is that?

Chex LeMeneux

Furlongs first try for Ireland too. Unreal

Christy42

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Some struggle to score a try. We don't seem to have the ability to fire the ball out wide when 5 or 10m out.
Good thing we got in there as if they turned over that again we would be in danger of losing the game.

It is far harder when they don't need to play by the rules. You can't build up steam when they are consistently offside.

Pocock with foot on ball in ruck in front of ref.

yosser hughes

Ireland can't give this ref any excuse now, because he will reel that score in.

Billy86

Gidea wrote: »

And how the **** another penalty without a card 5 meters out, Ref and TMO again being a talking point

I guess it's that Southern Hemisphere Mystique at play again.

Anyway, nine points clear either way now.

Squidgy Black

yosser hughes wrote: »

Ireland can't give this ref any excuse now, because he will reel that score in.

Can we stop with this please. Yes the ref has made a couple of calls that didn't go our way. But stuff like this is just unneeded and poor taste.

its_phil

POM having a cracking game

Annabella1

POM!!

fitz

POM has been incredible today.

Buer

Ha, brilliant from POM...was comoletely off his feet but if referee isn't calling release he was dead right.

umop episdn

And people wonder why POM is a rugbygod.

Time to get our hands on the jugular here.

AbusesToilets

Not generally a fan of POM, buts he's having his best game since France in the WC. On fire today.

Gidea

Off their feet after a high tackle

kuang1

Robot arm in full function mode today for Furlong

fitz

Jesus I love when Furlong shoves people around like that. Magnificent.

sydthebeat

Lads at least 75% of posts in here mention the ref.

Can ye not talk about the good play rather than being reactive to subjective decisions

not yet

Israel doesn't like the ball behind him.