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

testtech05 · 28-09-2019 10:19AM

Portsalon wrote: »

Urgent message to Joe Schmuck and Andy Farrell:- lads, we urgently need to import more SH mercenaries and give them Irish jerseys.

Just fishing for someone to bite on this comment. If you can't support the team or make some objective criticism just don't comment instead of making personal attacks on them......

MadYaker · 28-09-2019 10:19AM

That was a totally different Japanese team to the one that played Russia

is_that_so · 28-09-2019 10:19AM

Christy42 wrote: »

The elephant in the room just grows bigger when the panel completely ignore the refs performance. Whether they thought it was good, bad or indifferent it had to be addressed.

Not a great performance by the ref. Offside is something in fairy tales and the high tackle seems to be a movable feast.

Soups123 · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Good job Joe is leaving after the world Cup

There’s no coach in the world that can get this country to not bottle a Rugby World Cup, we are serial bottlers.

We didn’t score for 60 minutes, that’s 60 minutes against Japan and tbf we didn’t come close. Tactics second half where a complete failure we just kicked the ball away with no compete.

Gardner is a shocking ref, after all the criticism last week you’d hope the eye on would improve, instead he was allowed ref today to a shocking standard

ScrubsfanChris · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

Hoppy Jack wrote: »

Get lost Best. You’ve disgraced us

If Best had retired last November, he would have gone out on top with everyone remembering him for the brilliant player and leader he was.

As it is, this poor end to his International career will leave a sour taste.

c.p.w.g.w · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

It's a massive difference in defence when the ref allows you to illegally slow down the play and line up offside at the breakdown. That gives a huge advantage to a defending team

BoJack Horseman · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

Flabbergasted that Ireland kicked it out to end the game!

That was nice of us.

gmisk · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Ireland weren't even no.1 :pac:

...they were....

Entirely undeserved but they were.

Huntergonzo · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

D'aaw our traditional world cup meltdown, I'm sucker for traditions me.

If a book is ever written about Ireland's exploits at the RWC it should simply be titled 'Calamity'.

eclipsechaser · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

****ing pathetic and embarrassing. If this was the Irish soccer team they'd be getting dogs abuse. But suddenly Japan are world beaters now.....:rolleyes:

Yeah, I heard so many people on this thread saying Japan was going to go on and win the tournament now.

is_that_so · 28-09-2019 10:20AM

eigrod wrote: »

That’s a worse result for Scotland than Ireland. We’re pretty much guaranteed to qualify now.

And more likely to face NZ. It is good for the tournament.

ricero · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

What an embarrassing sporting day for this nation.

The hype was vile after beating the Scots last week. The ego in this country and in that rugby squad is disgusting to see.

Outfought, outgunned and out muscled by ****ing Japan

gmisk · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Flabbergasted that Ireland kicked it out to end the game!

That was nice of us.

It ensured the losing bonus point as a tonne of people have already pointed out....it was a good call

Christy42 · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

If Best had retired last November, he would have gone out on top with everyone remembering him for the brilliant player and leader he was.

As it is, this poor end to his International career will leave a sour taste.

He helped bring Ireland to no. 1 in the world...

pc7 · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Flabbergasted that Ireland kicked it out to end the game!

That was nice of us.

Why? They were keeping our LBP it was a good decision

westernfrenzy · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

The amount of "I told you so" ****e in relation to Ireland being bad and delight at Ireland playing ****e is honestly horrible to read through

mada999 · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

Christy42 wrote: »

The elephant in the room just grows bigger when the panel completely ignore the refs performance. Whether they thought it was good, bad or indifferent it had to be addressed.

quite strange as i've been switching between channels...no one has mentioned the ref at all...

Japan battered us - that is it..only for missed kicks they would have been way ahead..

Earleybird · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

lord quackinton wrote: »

What’s annoying about today is now we have to pick a strong team against Samoa and could end up with more injuries due to how we and they play.

This is the sort of arrogance that results in a loss like this. A bit of respect for oppositions would go a long way. It's hardly surprising to see the continuous underachievement in the WC.

NeonWolf · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

Joe blaming the ref

Quint2010 · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

The only good news is "Where Eagles Dare" is on after this..

alswearengen · 28-09-2019 10:21AM

This Japanese guys English is terrible.

Abel Ruiz · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

Hoppy Jack wrote: »

Get lost Best. You’ve disgraced us

Haha. 6 days is a long time ago.

The Iron Giant · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

MadYaker wrote: »

That was a totally different Japanese team to the one that played Russia

Definitely. Russia put 10points on them, we only scored two more.

Refereeing was shambolic but ultimately its Ireland's shortcomings that cost us the game and the last 10 or 15 minutes were chaotic with at least four players playing out of position. Japan deserved the win and despite the sickening disappointment, I'm happy for them, they were electric.

clsmooth · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

Fair play to Japan, we’ll deserved. Leitch changed the game when he came on. Gave them a huge lift and was everywhere.

Hoppy Jack · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

If Best had retired last November, he would have gone out on top with everyone remembering him for the brilliant player and leader he was.

As it is, this poor end to his International career will leave a sour taste.

Just desserts. He’s a glory hunter long past it

is_that_so · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Flabbergasted that Ireland kicked it out to end the game!

That was nice of us.

Keep what you have, a bonus losing point. No way they had the energy to get up the other end and get a converted try.

flazio · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

Just goes to show, take no team and I mean NO TEAM, as a granted walkover. Japan were the better disciplined, better adapted, better planned, just the better team.

Podge_irl · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

Fair play Japan.

Our breakdown work was poor and we could have done with some chips over the top. Their defence was right in our face. Japan are some team to watch.

twinytwo · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

Christy42 wrote: »

He helped bring Ireland to no. 1 in the world...

He should not be cap of the team though.... he never ever ever says anything to the ref

Portsalon · 28-09-2019 10:22AM

smelly sock wrote: »

Typlical Ireland. Always someone else to blame. Just not as good as the hype and bluster suggests.

That's it in a nutshell.

Presumably we can expect Joe Schmuck to whinge about Angus's reffing; not today, but when he briefs the embedded Irish rugby journo-fans in private over the next couple of days. Not that they - or the one-eyed part-time rugby fans - will need much of an incentive to blame anyone except the sterile coaching staff or over-coached players.

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

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