Ireland v The Afterpartyers Super Saturday Matchthread

_NAGDEFY

I think we need an intercept for a BP.

fitz

Surprised we haven't gotten the BP, tbh, second half has been very scrappy, we haven't really established momentum.

CMcsporty

If England draw with France…

this performance will age extremely badly

_NAGDEFY

Might be time. This go down the line.

Clegg

We were the comfortably better side, but couldn't transfer that into points.

There's big issues at the lineout which haven't been solved since the England game. Think we've left at least four trys on the field due to failed mauls 5m out from the English and Scottish lines.

_NAGDEFY

Ffs Barnes

Larbre34

We've been poor this half. Turned over cheap ball the whole match. Set piece melted again.

We should be happy just to win with some daylight honestly. We've been saved by the same 3 or 4 players playing excellently.

Burkie1203

Eh that's a yc

JRant

Killer was getting bound on the back there.

Xander10

Not a yellow? I give up trying to understand the rules

FintanMcluskey

Ref is a bolix.

Was sure O'Mahony would have caught Grey by the throat when he got up

fullstop

What was Graham supposed to do there?! It’s not as if POM was fielding a kick, he wouldn’t have expected him to jump.

y0ssar1an22

is that not taking a player out in the air, which is yellow at a minimum?

fitz

He made no attempt to return POM safely there, should have been yellow

fitz

Barnes finally remembered his cards.

Larbre34

Bullshit Barnes. Clear yellow for dangerous play, the ball was no factor in his actions.

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118806839#Comment_118806839

Just a penalty my hole, Barnes had his mind made up straight away and wouldn’t even go to the TMO.

_NAGDEFY

Great to have vintage Murray back!!

CMcsporty

Fair **** Murray

Xander10

Great try Murray

Clegg

That's sensational from Lowe. Offloaded when held off the ground.

Great power from Murray to get over the line.

Faugheen

That is class from both Lowe and Murray.

_NAGDEFY

That's 2018 Murray

Carfacemandog

I f***ing LOVE James Lowe.

Dave_The_Sheep

Great work by Lowe to get that ball away, and great finish by Murray.

A-Train

Unreal pass from James Lowe and a great finish by Murray! Yes get over finally

y0ssar1an22

looking forward to watching nigel owens on youtube after this, he's very honest in his assessments of ref's decisions.

good man murray!

_NAGDEFY

When we start playing we'll be a serious team!

BPs galore playing mediocre.

sligeach

Nice to get the bonus point right at the death. That's a clean sweep of bonus points.

fitz

Nice.

We haven't been great, but when you can win with a BP and keep a team to one score while not playing well, there's less cause for complaint than there will inevitably be on here because we didn't deliver a champagne performance.

lawrencesummers

Presumable murray strongly considered box kicking once lowe gave him the offload, but then because he has no wingers to chase the kick he decided to dot down

Carfacemandog

Credit to Ben White as well, masterstroke from him to work Wayne Barnes into a corner like that and leave him with no excuses. Much appreciated.

eigrod

That’s something Murray always gives you, strength with the ball and in the tackle. He’s as strong as most centres.

y0ssar1an22

a couple of years back, we'd be delighted with the triple crown. shows how far we have come in the last 20 years

dmc17

Did the interviewer just call him Dan Sheridan? 😅

ax530

Lowe & Murray great finish glad the BP sorted commentators can talk about something else now

Great to see Sexton reaction

Maybe champions yet

tooka

Rob Kearney just said we are holding Ireland to a very high level, judging em too high

you never see ex players criticise Ireland , Shane Horgan the same so too heaslip ferris and Flannery the same

thank god for Eddie and Matt Williams

TRC10

We don't deserve to be winning any championships after that

Dreadful

lawrencesummers

To me the entire campaign was a success, but the decision in France to take 3 instead of 7 will be the difference between a good campaign and a great one and needs to be learned from.

Well done, a good tournament for ireland, sheehan, JGP, lowe, keenan, hansen all took their chances with both hands. Squad depth added to and attacking issues long forgotten.

PTH2009

Job done

Congrats Ireland, nice to lift the shield and another cup but can't think of the name

Very hard to say this but 'come on England'

razorblunt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118806892#Comment_118806892

Points on the board say we do, if France lose.

performance discussions are another thing entirely.

sioda

Now a nil all draw in France will make the day coz I can't cheer for England ever.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118806887#Comment_118806887

That being Tommy Bowe. Worst former player type reporter person

y0ssar1an22

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118806897#Comment_118806897

not hard to say. come on england!!!

Dave_The_Sheep

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118806897#Comment_118806897

Silver linings either way.

y0ssar1an22

nice celebrations here

Clegg

Glad to see Ryan out on the pitch for the celebrations.

Larbre34

"You must be delighted with your own team's performance" says Tommy Bowe to Sexton

Sexton responds with a look like he has ten heads.

Tommy should stick to the 'how to make your foo foo smell good with just ingredients from Mr Price' on morning telly.

A terrible rugby presenter. Terrible.

Former Former Former

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118806892#Comment_118806892

Jesus christ.

Why do you watch something that makes you so angry and unhappy?

Plenty of reasons to be happy if you only wanted to see them but you actively want us to fail

It is bizarre.

TomsOnTheRoof

We didn't play fantastically over the course of the championship yet we have 21 points and 24 tries scored. That's a reason to be positive. Plenty to work on and improve but what hamr. Preferable to cruising to a championship only to **** the bed next year.