"I started a joke, that started the whole world ......" | Ireland v New Zealand.

sligeach · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

Broken Irish hearts. Broken Boards.ie.

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walshb · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238901#Comment_121238901

I didn’t, and plenty others didn’t. NZ are a top class team

fullstop · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238924#Comment_121238924

Who cares? What’s the point being top of the rankings I’d you can’t turn up when it matters most?

Iamabeliever · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238901#Comment_121238901

Anyone watching rugby didn't. Generic fans did

clsmooth · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

Proud of the lads. Not the same as the other times they’ve been knocked out. But you can’t go 13-0 down early doors and expect to win a game. They nearly did which says a lot about them. NZ hardly put a foot wrong all day.

ELM327 · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

End of the road for a few aging stalwarts now. Didnt play well but we can be proud of the heart shown in the second half. Its always the way with NZ - they can score from anywhere at any time.

Surprised at the piss poor set pieces from ireland.

Shehal · 14-10-2023 09:58PM

NZL beat us in the kicking battle, the line out, the scrum, in defence and most importantly they took their chances. If NZL had that line out that was held up they would have put it away. When you are off in all these area's we simply don't deserve to win this game and the most frustrating thing is even with all that being said we were a whisker away, imagine if we actually turned up in these departments...

Movementarian · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

We have to face up to the fact we are bottlers. Being the 'best means nothing when you don't back it up when it matters. 8 quarter finals is a shameful record.

brevity · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

There were a few too many mistakes. So close though.

magic17 · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

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A national disgrace that Crowley wasn't brought on. Sexton could barely move for the last 20 minutes.

SlickRic · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

Genuinely outcoached.

We'd no breakdown success at all.

We'd no line-out to speak of.

We'd no scrum to speak of.

Any of those work properly we overcome those 4 points.

New Zealand will lose the final by 15 or 20.

A-Train · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

At least they gave it their all at the end but the same old same old in every quarter final start rubbish and give themselves a mountain to climb! Ireland have not lead in any quarter final match since 1995.

An element of bottling it! Be it NZ gave them nothing but their basics failed, couldn’t finish anything in being up a man for 20 mins.

It’s so tough so tough, we will never get beyond a quarter final. We lack the belief as a nation. Hard to say and hard to take but it’s the truth.

This is it · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

Too many mistakes. Very poor at the breakdown, poor scrum, not a good lineout.

Great effort to be within a shout at the end but fell short again unfortunately.

Rugbymad2020 · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

Hahaha what’s the excuse this time.

joseywhales · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238935#Comment_121238935

For the record, noone from the Irish team has ever said that they are the best team in the world. Also it was twenty minutes....ah why even bother

AbusesToilets · 14-10-2023 09:59PM

Going to be a pretty **** ending if it's another SH winner.

14-10-2023 10:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238912#Comment_121238912

Because we have failed to produce any real replacement for him.

Because he'd throw a strop if he got subbed.

Because the media would question why he was subbed off if we lost.

Poor management.

martingriff · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

Went out leaving everything there at the end to get the try unlucky Ireland. Fell sorry for Sexton for his last game to end like this. NZ did very good. Lineout again

griffin100 · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

We were maybe 3% off our best and that’s all it takes at this level.

Not gonna criticise anyone on that team, they gave it their all and just weren’t good enough on the night. Thats sport.

They’ve given us a couple of great nights in this tournament so for that I thank them.

clsmooth · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238931#Comment_121238931

Clueless comment.

tesla_newbie · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

Never any shame in loosing to New Zealand but ir sucks that our QF jinx lives on

CptMonkey · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

It's like the mayo curse.

14-10-2023 10:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238913#Comment_121238913

This is the attitude that has us not being able to win on the biggest stage. England, france, nz, SA and even Aus wouldnt be talking that kind of shite.

We need to look at this with a cold cruel gaze.

Too many players didnt fire today. As ive said we played again 14 men for 20 mins and couldnt make it count.

Not good enough. Simple as that really.

walshb · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238962#Comment_121238962

Go to bed, lad

14-10-2023 10:00PM

Cork29 was for this.

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Cluedo Monopoly · 14-10-2023 10:00PM

Jimmy O'Brien played well when he came on.

Gutted after that.

ersatz · 14-10-2023 10:01PM

Not as good as we thought we were today. 3 scrum penalties for the same offence, right or wrong, you need to adjust. ABs insanely good today, without being great.