Ireland Team Talk XII: Farrell's First Fifteen

Podge_irl · 15-03-2025 02:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123266867#Comment_123266867

In contrast, you get things like the opening 20 minutes in the Aviva against LAR in the final. He's very good at the strike moves off set piece but phase play is just not working.

Also strike moves off set pieces don't work if your set piece doesn't work, and ours has been better, but it is still subpar I'd say.

munsterlegend · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123266881#Comment_123266881

And he has big enough ones too.

JRant · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123266845#Comment_123266845

He really needs to be demanding that ball more and calling the shots. Only 5 touches is criminal.

clsmooth · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123266885#Comment_123266885

Good refereeing IMO

CptMonkey · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

What is ringrose at?

theVersatile · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

Perhaps we gave McCarthy too much grief last week over stupid penalties. Two really silly ones from Conan and Ringrose so far

kabakuyu · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

Brain fart fron ringrose

Larbre34 · 15-03-2025 02:54PM

Shocking personal discipline all over.

Shocking.

leakyboots · 15-03-2025 02:55PM

Braindead from Ringrose, miss the tackle and then grab the ball after the ruck. Massive amount of individual errors here by us in this half

exiledawaynothere · 15-03-2025 02:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123266863#Comment_123266863

What do you want him to do? Go into the 9 position. JGP is the first playmaker and should be screaming for it and get it out o the backs.

ednwireland · 15-03-2025 02:55PM

Uurgh ringrose ffs

munsterlegend · 15-03-2025 02:55PM

Ringrose like what a brainless clowns to pick that up as an experienced player.

Condor24 · 15-03-2025 02:55PM

This is really poor from Ireland. Looking old and stale I'm afraid, need to shake things up over the next few months.

Rugbyf565 · 15-03-2025 02:56PM

feck the lions, get Andy Farrell back

VeryOwl · 15-03-2025 02:56PM

Becoming clear that what we saw against Wales and France weren't one offs. Looking very elderly. Henshaw is frightfully slow. Probably a good time for a refresh anyway.

thamus doku · 15-03-2025 02:57PM

henshaw some liability

HanShotFirst · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

wtf is going on? Like they have never played together before

Oíche Na Gaoithe Móire · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

Crowley and SP are much of a muchness. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. He's just having moments so far. We weren't keeping Dan Carter on the bench.

Both SP and Crowley need equal game time to develop the two.

It'll need a ballsy coach to identify who to move on and what younger players to introduce.

munsterlegend · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

We are absolutely shocking. Confidence is completely gone.

Billy_the_Kid · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

Lack of control and game management out there

testtech05 · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

An awful lot of very poor mistakes again already. Guys running the same lines poor handling etc. Not sure what kind of system Goodman is trying to bed in but it isn't looking great so far

Rugbyf565 · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

’Ireland look like robots’ is a good description, Easterby is furious

Podge_irl · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123266900#Comment_123266900

I want him to stand in the 10 position? That seemed fairly clear.

I don't imagine it is all on him, it is presumably a strategy to some degree but I don't understand it.

As regards the continual pick and gos. Yes, a lot of that is on JGP, but the 10 will have a better view of the space and should be directing things. Doesn't rule out that the forwards just ignored him and stuffed it up of course.

Clegg · 15-03-2025 02:58PM

Second time in as many games where Henshaw gets the ball in the wide channel and it dies with him. He has zero pace and offers no threat in broken play.

fitz · 15-03-2025 02:59PM

This is as bad as we've played in 3 years. So so sloppy.

niallm77 · 15-03-2025 02:59PM

Beirne, Conan, Ringrose with dumb pens

RYAN can't catch the ball

Henshaw looks like my grandad out there

Something is amiss. Osborne really needs to be in at 12.

chalkitdown1 · 15-03-2025 02:59PM

Farrell must be fuming at home watching this.

We have been absolutely shocking.

clsmooth · 15-03-2025 02:59PM

Shades of 2013 about this one (although at least that day we had a boatload of injuries which contributed)

noc1980 · 15-03-2025 02:59PM

Struggling against a side that's conceded 18 tries in their last 2 games. Our attack relies on rapid ruck speed, which we had at our peak but not anymore.

testtech05 · 15-03-2025 02:59PM

Italy attack looks very much more dangerous than ours at times

Ireland Team Talk XII: Farrell's First Fifteen

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