RWC 2019 Ireland v Japan Match Thread: Group A - Sat 28th Sep 08:15 Shizuoka

BBDBB

Japan are the better side

razorblunt

Larbre34 wrote: »

Rolland already went through his refs for a shortcut after the first block of games. Clearly it had little effect.

Maybe it’s because of that!!

fullstop

Hoppy Jack wrote: »

Ffs pathetic. Eire will be lucky to get a losing BP

Especially as they aren’t playing.

Jizique

gmisk wrote: »

7 points down....what a disaster of a performance

All the refs fault of course // and the linesmen

Slattsy

Referee having a great game.

Pinch Flat

All blacks will smash us 80-0 if we meet them

wazzer1

Japan by far the better team. Basic skills handling etc far better.

mugsymugsy

At 60 mins Ireland should have wrestled the game and played to their strengths. The Helter skelter last 10 mins was crazy.

Needed leadership from the senior players

STB.

Angus has been averaging 23 penalties per game.


Ireland have been poor. The ref has however been worse. Just as bad as he was back in Cardiff in March.

kingshankly

kuang1 wrote: »

Really obvious difference in the body language between the two teams walking through their respective tunnels there.

Ireland by 24.

Shows ya body language sans feck all or you are siht at reading it 😂

VinLieger

The simple fact is we were arrogant and did not prepare correctly for this game

the.red.baron

Stop bellyaching on the ref

They didn't show up at all, can't get the ball

So what do you do, let's give it back to them all game


If they win this and lose to Scotland well then

Head to head? How will that work

munsterlegend

Ref has been an utter joke. He shouldn’t be let near a rugby game never mind an Ireland match

thomond2006

Can the use of the word Eire cop a ban?

Anyone using it is not worth their place on the forum.

TheMilkyPirate

The poll on this thread hasn't aged very well

rebeve

Ireland underestimated Japan big time , not the refs fault .

padd b1975

Focking cornage!

gmisk

Jizique wrote: »

All the refs fault of course // and the linesmen

They haven't helped let's be honest...I think we would be ahead without such a horribly bad ref.

Crappy kick...useless

This is it

Ffs, that's a poor touch

bigtimecharlie

Bloody hell.

Happy4all

Jaysus carberry

walshb

And I was laughed at when I said SA would be/should be favorites against us..

MadYaker

Pinch Flat wrote: »

All blacks will smash us 80-0 if we meet them

That’s very unlikely

Poor_old_gill

Faugheen wrote: »

Lads there only so much you can blame the ref for.

Ireland have been piss poor. That team should be doing a hell of a lot better than it is.

You have no concept of the benefits of momentum and field position I'd say

TheMilkyPirate

Don't spend much time in here what's wrong with saying Eire?

Naggdefy

Poor officiating.

But we were always going to struggle in a game of this pace.

PTH2009

That's that for this world cup

Weepsie

rebeve wrote: »

Ireland underestimated Japan big time , not the refs fault .

They did. It's the refs fault for not awarding clear and obvious penalties though and then awarding ones that he's nowhere near.

It's simple things and they can change momentum easily.

Mysterypunter

munsterlegend wrote: »

Ref has been an utter joke. He shouldn’t be let near a rugby game never mind an Ireland match

Nothing to do with it, getting destroyed. That commentator is some clown, fukn cheerleader

beggars_bush

Lads will probably blame Carty for that poor kick