All Blacks v Ireland part III - July 16 8.05am Ireland time

anglesorangles · 16-07-2022 11:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119345088#Comment_119345088

Fair enough!

BonnieSituation · 16-07-2022 11:51AM

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But "series's's's's" and the tours won't be how they are now. Anyway, we'll see how it lands. Let's enjoy this phenomenal day.

BonnieSituation · 16-07-2022 11:53AM

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Oh I know he isn't wrong. I'm merely stating my exasperation at one of the truly wonderful things about this sport being ruined.

Look at how this day pans out for all 4 Irish and Brit teams. That's summer. With the GAA ruining their own calendar and a soccer world cup in December. It's just another crock of **** to add to sports bring ruined every which way.

16-07-2022 12:01PM

That was just an incredible performance and an incredible game of rugby.

Hate to single out any individual players after such an awesome team performance, but Tadgh Beirne literally won the game for us in the utterly crucial final 15 minutes. Just time and time again came up with utterly huge moments. Sublime.

James Ryan was immense tonight. Josh van der Flier incredible, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, Hugo Keenan, all absolutely immense.

Incredible series win, phenomenal achievement.

Forget about the negativity and misery, just enjoy the moment.

ersatz · 16-07-2022 12:04PM

Most Impressive for me is the mental resilience they’ve shown on this tour. Both teams rattled in their first games and turned it around. That period today when NZ bagged 3 tries would have done us in at anytime before. Incredible resolve and confidence to take it home.

And it’s not taking the forwards for granted to recognise that some of the back play today is better than anything we’ve seen from an Irish team.

Shout out to the refs too, over the course of the series they handled a lot of madness very well to set up a phenomenal final.

letsbefair · 16-07-2022 12:07PM

A lot of credit to the coaches who took on such a tough tour on a hiding to nothing but now have a large squad of buzzing, confident players heading into the future.

16-07-2022 12:08PM

The Herring try was such a huge moment, and I was screaming at the tv because it felt like he'd broken off too early and was going to get himself isolated. Incredible finish from him.

I actually can't wait to watch that game back and just savour it.

Akrasia · 16-07-2022 12:08PM

I don't think Ireland missed a single tackle in the first half. An almost flawless performance that had NZ totally rattled

I was worried that we didn't make it count on the scoreline and knew NZ would score at least 2 in the 2nd half but fair play to the boys, they kept the lead and the subs came on and played very well.

NZ tried to impose themselves in their traditional borderline legal way but Barnes shut the door on that early on and NZ seemed to have no backup plan

Ireland were lucky with the colour of Porters card and I think Barnes missed a few other cardable offenses from Irish players that might have been game changing but thats rugby, sometimes you get harshly pinged, other times you get away with things (as NZ did in the first match)

BonnieSituation · 16-07-2022 12:12PM

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I was exactly the same. I couldn't believe he got it down!

All_in_Flynn · 16-07-2022 12:16PM

Anyone else's life flash in front of their eye's when Herring broke off the back of the maul. Was screaming in my head that he broke away too early. Commission him a statue up in Belfast.

Thought Keenan was sensational today. Putting out fires everywhere. JVDF is not the biggest back rower but he doesn't play like it. He has got a real case for world player of the year.

Incredible achievement from the team. I have a few worries that I think need to be addressed for the world cup but that's for another time. Be some session down in NZ tonight I'd say.

Pussyhands · 16-07-2022 12:17PM

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Such tripe.

Sexton didn't beat NZ on his own.

Finlay Bealham has beaten NZ 4 of the 5 times he's played them.

16-07-2022 12:18PM

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I agree. And Faz (I can call him Faz as was brought up in the north of England watching rugby league) is the best man to maintain that. Whatever about his technical coaching skills, his strongest asset is his man management. He understands people. Everyone who’s played for him, as captain or coach, says it. And you can see how much the players respect him.

we’ve a great team, players, coaches, from top to bottom

BoardsMember · 16-07-2022 12:21PM

I was on here a few months back adamant that there was no point in bringing Sexton, I wanted us not to use the Sexton "crutch" and to use the opportunity to build experience and depth. I'm not sure I believed we had a chance of a series victory.

How wrong was I! Was just so great to see Sexton and POM in particular achieve this historic feat. Obviously I'd like to beat NZ (probably) in the quarter final but if we don't this still stands head and shoulders above a WC quarter final. Proud moment for Irish rugby, was in tears.

Pussyhands · 16-07-2022 12:23PM

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Yeah achievements mostly won as part of a team. That's like saying Tom Cleverly was a better player than Gerrard because he never won the league while Cleverly did.

Pussyhands · 16-07-2022 12:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119345144#Comment_119345144

Oh I see you're still bitter that someone didn't want Leinster to beat La Rochelle. Irish coach mate.

Get over it.

jacothelad · 16-07-2022 12:24PM

A great friend of mine and fine rugby player went on to coach Malone after retiring. As a rugby fanatic and season ticket holder with his family at Ulster, he worked bringing rugby skills in to primary schools. He travelled all of Europe following Ulster and Ireland. He climbed Kilimanjaro with other ex-players and raised thousands for rugby charities. He carried a disabled player to the top of Slieve Donard...all 2796 feet of it. He was a true, true rugby man and the most generous of people. He used to act as a roadie for my band and would even get to sing a few songs with us. Sadly he developed cancer of the spine a few years ago and ended up in a wheelchair at the beginning of this year. Last week on Wednesday he developed Covid and sadly died this Wednesday in the Mater Hospital in Belfast. He would have been soaring above the stars today to have seen this victory. My heart is broken for him and his family. He became a grandad two weeks ago. How cruel this world can be. 😪

BonnieSituation · 16-07-2022 12:26PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119345355#Comment_119345355

Blah blah blah blah mate.

Why you watch sport is beyond me.

PTH2009 · 16-07-2022 12:27PM

Huge congratulations to Ireland

Can't wait to watch it later, couldn't make it up for it live

sydthebeat · 16-07-2022 12:27PM

Sorry to hear of that great man's passing Jaco. He should like a great friend.

Condolences to you and his family

Sheep breeder · 16-07-2022 12:27PM

Great game and super performance all round, with every player giving his all. The other good thing was when Faz talked about the 40 players with great experience gained by the younger players for the future, this results will stand to all these players and Irish rugby.

BoardsMember · 16-07-2022 12:33PM

Sorry to hear of your loss @jacothelad - ur friend sounds like an amazing human being, embodying what is great about rugby.

stephen_n · 16-07-2022 12:35PM

Whatever about which outhalf can step up and run our attacking game. We need to worry about which one can replace Sexton defensively. He absolutely lead the defense time and again today. Never giving up any ground and sometimes gaining it.

Its funny how a single play can seem to affect a player. The intercept from Carberry had his back right up. Playing with total confidence, squaring up players, inviting runners on to him. I seriously worry about his defence but if he could play with that confidence everytime, I wouldn’t worry about the attack.

The pack were immense to a man. Beirne was definitely the stand out. He is such a clever player, which creates those big moments but he’s capable of the nuts and bolts too. Himself and Ryan got through a huge amount of work today. Our scrum was very solid today. So we seem to have ironed out some of the kinks there. Was glad to see us maul effectively too. We need that option to keep defenses honest. Our backrow seems to have a really good balance at the moment. Barring injury or serious loss of form. I’d imagine it will remain the same till the RWC.

Losty Dublin · 16-07-2022 12:50PM

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Men like him are who I thought of when I posted early on, those who were there from the ground up. May his peace be like that before a penalty in Ravenhill and his wake like the cheer after the flags go up.

FrancieBrady · 16-07-2022 12:55PM

Still in shock at that performance. Heroes every single one. I said I wouldn't after last WC but starting to believe again.

StevenToast · 16-07-2022 01:01PM

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I think the 4th if you include Lions in 70s

Actually that was a 4 test series

jacothelad · 16-07-2022 01:19PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtRbbgQH04U

TRC10 · 16-07-2022 01:21PM

Seeing an Irish team go out against the top teams, and have to courage to go and play positive attacking rugby, take the game to them, and have the belief in our skills to grab our opportunities with both hands, is something I'll never tire of. This is something Andy Farrell has instilled in the Irish players' mindset and he deserves enormous credit for that. Previous Irish teams went out to disrupt the opposition, prevent them from playing their game and keep the ball from them, not this one. This one has the belief to go out and impose their game on the very best teams and it's beautiful to watch. Watching NZ players chasing their tails, completely at sea, as we sliced them open for the Keenan and Henshaw tries was utterly glorious. That's what they've been doing to us for over 100 years.

This IMO, is without doubt the biggest achievement in Irish rugby history. Yes it's a relatively poor ABs team, but to win a 3-test serious down there is tougher than winning a 6N and is an unbelievable achievement.

But this cannot be the peak. It must not. We must keep innovating, identifying new talent and improving for the next 15 months. This will all be forgotten about pretty quickly if we bomb at the WC again. But Andy Farrell has done things no Irish coach has done before, so there's every chance he's the first to have us deliver at a World Cup...

TRC10 · 16-07-2022 01:26PM

4 losses in the last 5. Surely Fozzy goes now?

TRC10 · 16-07-2022 01:36PM

Tadhg Beirne's performances in the last two tests will go down in Irish rugby legend.

BoardsMember · 16-07-2022 01:39PM

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Also an option at 6 against bigger more abrasive type packs, like you'd be tempted to play him at 6 against SA or England. Or maybe that is the wrong attitude, and we should be looking to play our own fast mobile game and not get into arm wrestles against bigger packs.

All Blacks v Ireland part III - July 16 8.05am Ireland time

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