Ireland A v All Black xv

randomname2005

Match thread for the A game. Should be a good game. Great experience for some of the Irish players to face capped all blacks, and a great challenge for the Irish half backs against the ab half backs

Clegg

Rotten luck for McCarthy. He started the match well.

Hope he's back from his HIA. But doubt management would risk it.

Weird that casey was covering the wing after so many phases on the other side of the pitch. Where was Stockdale?

Very much test intensity here. Not quite the accuracy we're accustomed to but a much higher standard than URC.

McKenzie stand out at the moment. Ireland working very hard but poor once we get into the AB's half or try to play a bit much through the middle of the park.

randomname2005

Looked harsh on Stockdale, didn't appear to have been a ruck when he went for the ball.

Looking ominous now unfortunately. A lot of bluster by the Irish at the start but nothing to show for it.

Couple of harsh calls against us in the lead up to that imo.

Line out is appalling

Eoinbmw

knock on in the lineout?

Shehal

You simply can't win a game like this with 25% territory.

pickarooney

is this streaming anywhere?

randomname2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834497#Comment_119834497

Virgin media player

Clegg

Don't think we've been physically outmatched by New Zealand, but rather we keep handing them back possession so cheaply.

Couple of knock ons and failure to secure our own lineout.

randomname2005

I'd like to see a replay of the line out in the NZ 22 again from a wide angle, looked like hands on the Irish jumper but not sure if it had an impact

Faugheen

Why is MacKenzie playing in this match? He’s a class above.

DJIMI TRARORE

That's magic

Blackheath

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834497#Comment_119834497

It’s on YouTube too

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834509#Comment_119834509

Long term injuries + playing in Japan.

Former Former Former

Jesus this is looking grim.

Former Former Former

That's absolutely filthy play.

Cunt. Rugby is dangerous enough without **** like that being ****.

We're outmatched here tbf. NZ enjoyable to watch.

Shehal

This reminds me alot of the first test versus the Maori, we look like a side that's just not prepared at all.

ersatz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834512#Comment_119834512

Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuja4Gto9T0

Utopia Parkway

This could be a 60 burger in the end. Ireland finally catch a break though with the yellow card and the try disallowed.

testtech05

Lucky to go back for the peno there. Not sure who the Irish cover player was but he was very poor to let the NZ player touch that down.

Never a yellow.

SaoPaulo41

Casey is awful tonight

Paul Smeenus

Irish forwards are brutal at lineout and really letting Casey down at ruck time.

Shehal

All the forwards are on the same side of the field as the tackle and the only guy rucking over is our scrum half...sums up the irish performance perfectly.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834538#Comment_119834538

How?

He put on the crosshairs then speared in with no arms.

Yellow all day.

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834538#Comment_119834538

Had to be yellow. no way it couldnt have been

mr_edge_to_you

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834540#Comment_119834540

To me he's the only the one who looks a full international and trying to lead by example.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834535#Comment_119834535

Not just that, pretty much every Irish forward caught running back failed to even attempt a tackle as the ball cris-crossed them. Looked dreadful.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834540#Comment_119834540

Casey is getting f*ck all help from the forwards. The pack as a unit are having a terrible game.

Shehal

Excellent try by Frawley, finally the passes actually stick!

That try was made by Hume.

Paul Smeenus

Beautiful hands from Hume-Prendergast-O'Toole.

irelandrover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834558#Comment_119834558

Yeah. But he has still been caught far too much after picking up the ball.

The pack hasn't been great but he needs to be bettter

Shehal

Big thing is get to half time without conceding again, this team needs a serious talking to at the break.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834548#Comment_119834548

Wasn't notably late, was an attempt to wrap and wasn't high. Penalty fine but a penalty, a yellow and deny a try? Harsh to me.

mr_edge_to_you

38 mins before the first box kick. That's my kind of game.

Frawley doesn't look 100%

joedamuss

Typical NZ play, playing on the edge and getting away with it, offside at every ruck, we need to stand up to them and not take their dirty ****, and protect our scrum half.

Enjoyable half.

New Zealand much more clinical and much of that down to McKenzie and Perenara really pulling the strings. AB's pack a bit more dynamic, were not punching holes and losing gainline in possession (which is where the pressure is coming on Casey from).

Bit more guile from our halves and a bit more composure and we're more in this. Only worry from my perspective is a bit of a lack of urgency, one or two kick chases haven't been chased, we've given the outside line on the last man around the fringes which is work rate more than anything. The try called back for the AB's was down to a better chase and their defence for Frawleys' try was more desperate than anything we've shown.

Need heads back into the game for the second half to keep it respectable. AB halves are going to turn us inside out otherwise.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119834569#Comment_119834569

No attempt to wrap, in the side and late.

Yellow all day. Complete cheap shot.

lawrencesummers

The intensity from NZ is great, real test for a lot of Irish players who have aspirations of higher callings

AbusesToilets

Some decent flashes from the backs, Osbourne, Hume. Casey's passing has been inconsistent. Coombes disappointing, especially that effort on the breakaway try

lawrencesummers

casey needs to get the NZ shooters to check themselves. They are timing him perfectly and cutting off the ball going wide and sending frawley into traffic.

sydthebeat

Loughman has cian Healy sweating.

He's playing perfectly like Farrell wants his props playing

lawrencesummers

If casey gets stripped again lifting the ball in the ruck he should get called ashore

sydthebeat

Ah jaysus lads

All at sea there

lawrencesummers

Nash with a terrible missed tackle.