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

28-09-2019 10:48AM

Any semblance of rugby has left this topic about 30 pages back. The mods should bury this topic for a few hours so some people can salvage some of their dignity.

KaneToad · 28-09-2019 10:48AM

blackwhite wrote: »

VDF who was born in Wicklow? That “foreigner”?

Dem foreign surnames.
And what about Rob Kearney's brown skin.

Fan of Netflix · 28-09-2019 10:48AM

walshb wrote: »

So many anti Irish rugby on here, masquerading as fans. Delight in our loss..

"Our loss" A team full of Foreign imports, a foreign management and too ashamed to play their own national anthem This team doesn't represent me or Ireland. It is a disgrace.

irishgeo · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Aki, van de flier and stander. Yep that’s a team full of foreigners &#55356;&#56355;

Your showing your true colours now.

ScrubsfanChris · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

smelly sock wrote: »

How many in the squad? Im certain Kleyn isnt from Ballyfermot or Mayfield.

There's 3 in the whole squad.
- Aki
- Stander
- Kleyn

Shefwedfan · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

I think what we can finally put to bed is the love in for Carty....

He had a good 20 mins and then it was shocking the rest of game....

We need sexton and Carbery back and fit as numbe 1 & 2 ASAP

GreeBo · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

So which game was the blip...Scotland or England?

laugh · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

Soups123 wrote: »

The most sickening thing about today’s result is not losing to Japan, it’s swapping a QF with South Africa for a QF with New Zealand

And it impacts selections / resting of players for next two.

clsmooth · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

leakyboots wrote: »

Called this at half time. Some posters were saying we were under instruction not to compete. Bizarre. POM was the only one getting any way close to disrupting or turning over their ball. Stander/Best/Healy/VdF were very poor in this aspect of their play, they're well capable of turnovers

Possibly trying to stem the penalty count and allow them to make errors? There was a lot of spilled ball out there but in the second half it all went Japan’s way (ie backwards)

The Nal · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

Japan missed 13 tackles. Fairly damning stat for Ireland that.

is_that_so · 28-09-2019 10:49AM

Soups123 wrote: »

The most sickening thing about today’s result is not losing to Japan, it’s swapping a QF with South Africa for a QF with New Zealand

SA will be delighted. Either of the other two will not trouble them in the way we "imagined" we might.

Shefwedfan · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

Soups123 wrote: »

The most sickening thing about today’s result is not losing to Japan, it’s swapping a QF with South Africa for a QF with New Zealand

We haven’t.....

We can still top the group

laugh · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

KaneToad wrote: »

Dem foreign surnames.
And what about Rob Kearney's brown skin.

AH here, Kearney has freckles.

Dave_The_Sheep · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

Basil3 wrote: »

Slow down, lads. Thread is growing faster than I can read it while attempting to watch my kid play soccer at the same time.

You have to feel for the mods at times like these. Must be like Oprah giving out cars.

BattleCorp · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

"Our loss" A team full of Foreign imports, a foreign management and too ashamed to play their own national anthem This team doesn't represent me or Ireland. It is a disgrace.

Don't feed the trolls folks.

Portsalon · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

walshb wrote: »

So many anti Irish rugby on here, masquerading as fans. Delight in our loss..

Not as much pleasure in Ireland's loss as pleasure in Japan's great win.

Plus a bit of pleasure on Devin Toner's behalf, as Schmuck should NEVER have selected a journeyman SH mercenary in his place.

And a bit of pleasure that the Irish rugby hype machine has been holed below the waterline.

Hopefully the idiot Shane Ross won't be tweeting too much rugby-related sh1te this weekend.

risteard7 · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

laugh wrote: »

We have beaten countries who have a much larger number of adult players than us or for whom rugby is the main sport (It's No. 4 here.)

How's the League of Ireland doing?

What has the League of Ireland got to do with it? Everytime the football team put in a poor result it's laughed & joked at. In the Group for the Euros we have Denmark, Switzerland, Gibraltar & Georgia.

None of them even play Rugby bar Georgia, My point is the rugby team have it far easier. Anyway it's a rugby thread.

irishgeo · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

"Our loss" A team full of Foreign imports, a foreign management and too ashamed to play their own national anthem This team doesn't represent me or Ireland. It is a disgrace.

Why bother watching or posting about it then?

MadYaker · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

walshb wrote: »

So many anti Irish rugby on here, masquerading as fans. Delight in our loss..

Yeah it’s a shame to see it. So many bitter people out there who hate success of any sort. The Irish media have definitely not helped though, there has been some real over confidence there.

eagle eye · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

bilston wrote:

You've described the NZ game last year as a friendly. You are saying we shouldn't judge teams on results in Feb and Mar (which basically means the 6Ns).

While no rugby international is called a friendly you'd have to admit that it was not a really important game for New Zealand. They were on their break from Super Rugby with a WC on the horizon.
Only five of the fifteen that started against South Africa in this World Cup started in that game against Ireland.

clsmooth · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

The Nal wrote: »

Japan missed 13 tackles. Fairly damning stat for Ireland that.

What was the penalty count? Felt like we gave away close to 15 whilst they were in single digits?

Hoppy Jack · 28-09-2019 10:50AM

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

There's 3 in the whole squad.
- Aki
- Stander
- Kleyn

+ Carberry

ThunbergsAreGo · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Soups123 wrote: »

The most sickening thing about today’s result is not losing to Japan, it’s swapping a QF with South Africa for a QF with New Zealand

We haven’t.....

We can still top the group

Probably still favourites to

razorblunt · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

I know it’s tiredness but I think Ryan took the ball on too much in the second half, standing still, jogging pace and stalling with ball in hand on pick and gos.

Asa a country that love being an underdog and punching above their weight, this will have to be taken on the chin.

dodderangler · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

irishgeo wrote: »

piss off, sure it was a poor performance but we dont all kick our team when its down, some of support the team after a loss.

Mate get your tissues. You’re crying all over me screen

mada999 · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

KaneToad wrote: »

Dem foreign surnames.
And what about Rob Kearney's brown skin.

doesn't he have a sponsorship with Cocoa Brown ?

c.p.w.g.w · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

POM was a walking penalty machine...all game

Dragged off after Gardner warned Best he was going to give him a yellow.....

Not sure how anyone could say he was best player on pitch

He was pinged a couple of times for off his feet...yet he was supporting his weight and legal

PhlegmyMoses · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

dodderangler wrote: »

Mate get your tissues. You’re crying all over me screen

I am cringing reading your posts.

SlickRic · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

smelly sock wrote: »

Lads show a little class. We were outplayed and the better side won. Yes some questionable decisions but that performance is a disgrace.

2 things can be true.

The better side most definitely won. Well done to them. Japan were stunning.

But the referee was bollocks.

gmisk · 28-09-2019 10:51AM

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

"Our loss" A team full of Foreign imports, a foreign management and too ashamed to play their own national anthem This team doesn't represent me or Ireland. It is a disgrace.

A team full....is 3....you keep spouting the same rubbish it doesn't make it true

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

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