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

martingriff · 14-10-2023 09:01PM

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Was wondering wjat you were talking about for a second as I had blocked it already but ya

leakyboots · 14-10-2023 09:01PM

Better team won on the day, gutted. I'm sure we'll pick apart the bones of it but for now it's gutting. I thought Bundee was immense.

Fair play to NZ, beat us with two yellow cards. Savea absolutely mangled us

Furze99 · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

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There were no bottlers on that Irish team tonight.

Akabusi · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

Just a correction, it was 60 minutes against 15 men.

walshb · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

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So you’re saying the lads didn’t give it 100 percent against a great NZ side?

Jizique · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

I hope Sam Cane had a few choice words with with POM at the end

touts · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

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Of course. Did we hit a record low point in international soccer all those weekends??

fullstop · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

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30% according to Kearney, and he’s right. Destroyed in scrum and lineout.

Lucy8080 · 14-10-2023 09:02PM

Congrats to the Kiwi posters here, some game of Rugby. Barrets leg /tummy /hand ,foreskin or whatever ended up being the small marigin in an epic match.

Go win the tourney now , I'll take some crumb of comfort from that.

DeanAustin · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

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Ah here. You can’t hold these lads responsible for teams dating back to 1987.

The lost by a fine margin. It’s top level sport. The term “bottlers” is really really harsh. Dunno why people resort to it every time a result goes against someone.

eggy81 · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

Knew that was coming but **** me the effort was there. Too many errors and too slow to the break down in first half

PTH2009 · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

Are no words

We gave it our all but just not enough, All Blacks experience in these knockout games showed

That might of been our best chance esp with the players father playing time has cast upon us

TheRona · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

Well that was epic. A match worthy of a final.

I think ultimately, NZ won the breakdown and the scrum. They defended well, and took their chances.

If it's any consolation, I know only too well how all Irish supporters are feeling. So many times we've gone into a knockout as favourites, and it's ended in tears.

Ireland deserved so much more than this. You can be proud of your boys, they gave their all.

lbunnae · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

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Mayo get to finals. We are Spurs.

Strazdas · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

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Definitely : we turned up as world No.1 and on a 17 match unbeaten run and lost a quarter final.

endacl · 14-10-2023 09:03PM

Ah well

trevezel · 14-10-2023 09:04PM

well, one of the most famous rugby laws is : 'you can't beat the AllBlacks if they take the lead'

14-10-2023 09:04PM

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The NZ 3rd try wasn't a half chance. They absolutely butchered our defence, absolutely class try.

UrbanFret · 14-10-2023 09:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121238958#Comment_121238958

You'll get good odds on that in the bookies if you really believe that.

They're as likely to win it as anyone else.

Panrich · 14-10-2023 09:04PM

The reality is that the best Irish team in 100 years lost to the worst All Black team in 30 years.

Itssoeasy · 14-10-2023 09:04PM

Well Jesus that’s deflating.

StevenToast · 14-10-2023 09:04PM

Ireland really fùcked that away tonight....make no mistake..Ireland are better than NZ but we still ended up losing......

..Ireland bottled it again when it really mattered.....

The series win down in NZ has been fully avenged....

ELM327 · 14-10-2023 09:04PM

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Way more than 3%, Rob Kearney put us at 75% on the post match show and I agree with that assessment. Full of heart and the last 20 minutes were to be admired. Lot of silly mistakes, and one held up try attempt. Any of those go differently we go home tonight as winners.

joseywhales · 14-10-2023 09:05PM

In fairness it was a great game, the first 20 minutes was a problem, playing catch-up is next to impossible. Fair play best Irish team I've ever seen

lbunnae · 14-10-2023 09:05PM

Least we will beat New Zealand next year in a friendly.

fitz · 14-10-2023 09:05PM

That's the best NZ performance in the last 4 years, for sure. Proud of the effort, but man do I feel like we still should have won that, but for a few of our own mistakes.

14-10-2023 09:05PM

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It doesnt matter is what im saying. We were bet by a team who were down to 14 men for 20 mins. 15 of those mins in the second half.

DeadHand · 14-10-2023 09:05PM

Great contest.

The referee was excellent, NZ were amazing, Ireland were fearless.

Tremendous heart and skill on display. A great day for rugby: the best sport of all.

Immensely proud of this team and proud to be Irish.

namloc1980 · 14-10-2023 09:05PM

New Zealand played 20 minutes with 14 men and Ireland could make no headway. Ireland looked wrecked with 20 minutes to go. Questions to be asked.

AdrianG08 · 14-10-2023 09:05PM

Hard to take positives in showing effort and heart. Bare minimum at the elite end. Too many unforced errors.

And talk of getting up after each punch to the stomach by this NZ side? Both teams play at 100% and we win. But we didn't and they did.

Playing the big names in every game has cost us too, I think it showed tonight. We are the only big side to do it.

Too many unforced errors.

Absolutely elite rugby by the All blacks.

Great effort in the end, but below par all round.

Phenomenal defence and break down by NZ. It's about getting it done whatever way you can.

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

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