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

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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.

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.

Burkie1203

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

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

Burkie1203

Thornley saying Joe reported no injuries in his poat match conference

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

TomsOnTheRoof

wp_rathead wrote: »

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

prawnsambo

connachta wrote: »

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

Yawn.

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!

wp_rathead

connachta wrote: »

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

Chrisht please stawp

Burkie1203

connachta wrote: »

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

Listen Tiernan, just stop

connachta

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

wp_rathead

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I go onto connemara man's thread on this game & all I have seen so far is a coffee table. wtf?

[Deleted User]

ClanofLams wrote: »

O'Gara just compared Zebo to Neymar in soccer. I like Zebo, he's a good player and we're losing a good option. But a dose of realism here, Zebo didn't make the Lions squad last year when 11 Irish guys did.

I think someone might be playing to a certain group of viewers, plus deflecting from his role in possibly “poaching” a Munster player.

ClanofLams

O'Gara just compared Zebo to Neymar in soccer. I like Zebo, he's a good player and we're losing a good option. But a dose of realism here, Zebo didn't make the Lions squad last year when 11 Irish guys did.

Former Former

Daire O'Brien is unbearable.

dublinman1990

I go onto connemara man's thread on this game & all I have seen so far is a coffee table. wtf?

MadYaker

No match thread for Ire vs SA?

andymx11

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Ach, the one on the carpet baggers is a fair article. Some dont agree with its thrust. But many do. Not agreeing with it, and being happy with the erosion of the fundamental pillar of international rugby is not a reason to run down tge article or the man.

He's negative in relation to anything rugby. That's enough for me to judge.

The Rape of Lucretia

andymx11 wrote: »

If you want to depress yourself.. really negative.. sad to be like that.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/international-rugby/ewan-mackenna-nationhood-exchanged-for-wallet-size-use-of-project-players-is-just-a-form-of-financial-doping-36302828.html

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/world-cup/ewan-mackenna-why-irelands-rugby-world-cup-bid-failure-should-be-celebrated-36283611.html

Ach, the one on the carpet baggers is a fair article. Some dont agree with its thrust. But many do. Not agreeing with it, and being happy with the erosion of the fundamental pillar of international rugby is not a reason to run down tge article or the man.

prawnsambo

Deleted User wrote: »

He's a decent writer even if I disagree completely with him.

Katie Hopkins only talent is being a complete [don't want to get infected but I think you can guess].

She must be bad. :eek:

Clegg

Ewan McKenna is the best sports writer in Ireland. His pieces on Conor McGregor are fabulous. He just really, really hates rugby.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/sport/mcgregor-v-mayweather/ewan-mckenna-on-conor-mcgregor-a-wouldbe-workingclass-hero-who-became-a-parody-of-himself-36070726.html

irishbucsfan

Deleted User wrote: »

He's a decent writer even if I disagree completely with him.

Katie Hopkins only talent is being a complete [don't want to get infected but I think you can guess].

Yeah, its easy for a rugby fan to miss that McKenna is actually very talented, because he hides it behind his anti-rugby twattery.

[Deleted User]

Former Former wrote: »

He's the Katie Hopkins of sports writing.

He's a decent writer even if I disagree completely with him.

Katie Hopkins only talent is being a complete [don't want to get infracted but I think you can guess].

Former Former

andymx11 wrote: »

Who is Ewan McKenna and what is his problem??

He's the Katie Hopkins of sports writing.