Wales v Ireland Match Thread (thanks for nothing awec)

Bridge93 wrote: »

That has nothing to do with what you said. They were crap too

It actually does. The damage was done with the red card yet people choose to blame a sub who got a kick wrong.

Saw a lot of positives, think we could win all remaining games.

I can’t remember a worse fly half playing for Ireland than Burns.

clsmooth wrote: »

Unfortunate end to the game. Huge performance and great heart with 14 men for 4/5 of the game. They deserved more than that but a few big mistakes cost us when everything has to go right from the 15th min on. Have to give them credit for that. Could easily be on here moaning about a 30 point loss.

Afraid you're giving us a little too much credit there. This is a poor Wales side. Scotland will fancy beating both Wales and Ireland on that showing.

Deleted User wrote: »

This is as bad a situation that Irish rugby has been in, in the 21st century.

Grim days.

It's not and not even close. Great play from the pack, scrum with a man down and not a peno given away. Lineout was excellent with a few steals.

Keenan at Full back looks a good ticket. Ringrose is world class. Henshaw solid all day.

At 10 we are in trouble Sexton was not great but Burns less said the better. At 9 Murray has never got back to his best and needs more sniping than kicking.

Augme wrote: »

I thought burns' decision to kick cross field with 8 minutes to go was bad, then gareth davies gazumped him with a absolutely brain dead decision to kick a meaningless grubber down the line with 10 seconds left and not to be out down, burns pips him at the finished for the Second Worst Decision of the match award.

This. I thought Scotland kicking it back to England with a minute left yesterday was bizarre too. Really sometimes think the importance of possession isn't beaten into these players enough. Game management hasn't really evolved in 50 years.

Clegg wrote: »

These are the sort of mistakes you didn't see under Schmidt. I know a lot of people didn't like our style of play, but it was error free and we didn't so routinely shoot ourselves in the foot.

This deserves to be quoted. Billy ******

Fair play, lads.
Hang it all on Burns...

Stupid stupid decisions and poor execution from some of the “senior” squad members..

We could actually have won that game with basic execution even in the last 9 mins with 3 penalties.

Anyone with the slightest grasp of sports psychology will know that the 14 men/10 man team etc can and have pulled it off but it requires discipline, fronting up BUT basic completion of task is essential.

POM being sent off was never going to make it an easy day at the office but really poor execution and some strange infield decisions will make it all the harder

Time to bring back Paddy J into the fold?

typhoony wrote: »

Not the first time O'Mahony has led with the shoulder, coaching staff take some responsibility as top coaches pick upon weakness/flaws in players

Yeah, he gets away with the excuse of what he brings with his physicality. I haven't seen much of him with Munster lately but it's been a very long time since he played well for Ireland.

Out lineout was a looot better defensively and offensively in Fairness, time will tell if it’s oconells influence or if Wales were crap!

It’s not all O’Mahonys fault. Idiotic card, but we actually took the lead with 14 men. In the second half there were far too many poor mistakes from the team.

Positives were Henderson, Beirne, Kilcoyne, Keenan, and Henshaw. Furlong looked decent coming back in only his second 40 mins since injury.