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2025 Nov 01 | AI's Round 1 | Ireland v New Zealand | 20:10 GMT | VM in Ire / TNT & Discovery+ in UK

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  • #542
    typhoony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,848 ✭✭✭typhoony


    Not sure what henderson offers anymore.



  • #543
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,096 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Cannot allow them to score again or our ranking points will take a huge hit



  • #544
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    backline is all off, players out of form, out of position. Aki, Ringrose and Henshaw are not at the level required anymore. Get a 13 with some ability to make a linebreak. Henderson shouldn't be near the team. Porter still can't scrummage.



  • #545
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,668 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955453#Comment_123955453

    Yea agree. Absolute dirt from Casey and VDF.



  • #546
    HanShotFirst
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 384 ✭✭HanShotFirst


    Henderson should never play for Ireland again



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  • #547
    leakyboots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,495 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Barrett has kicked poorer than Crowley in this game



  • #548
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,213 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    It seems the number 13 has a really big prominence on the scoreboard this evening.

    Ireland have 13. NZ have beaten them by 13.

    Need I say more?



  • #549
    randomname2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭randomname2005


    Between this and Munster Connacht, do tackled players not need to release the ball anymore?



  • #550
    LambshankRedemption
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭LambshankRedemption


    Those neon yellow boots are very distracting.



  • #551
    Rugbyf565
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Rugbyf565


    McCloskey should have played the full game, Aki has been so poor. Would rather see Frawley/Stockdale/JOB off the bench next week



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  • #552
    Vinnie222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Vinnie222


    Old guard don't cut it anymore.



  • #553
    StevenToast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    NZ have been absolutely stink tonight....

    What the fùck does that say about Ireland????

    They have battered us!!!

    "SUBSCRIBE TO BOARDS YOU TIGHT CÙNT".....Plato 400 B.C



  • #554
    Paddy_Mag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭Paddy_Mag


    Lineout a mess. Really think a change in the coaching ticket needed here. Its been ongoing for some time now

    Lowe and Aki really need to be phase out this season too. We also need to start giving Tom Ahern and Izuchukwu meaningful gamtime this season.

    VDF very ineffective too.



  • #555
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,370 ✭✭✭budhabob


    Prendergast has thrown some very loose passes.



  • #556
    Lost Ormond
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,992 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lost Ormond


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955435#Comment_123955435

    Will agree with that. And another soft score to bring it to double scores. Bench poor. apart from the try have we looked like scoring another? McCloskey going off was planned as why take him off when playing so well

    Neither crowley or SP will be too happy. Hard to know who you would even pick for Aussies in two weeks time?



  • #557
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,719 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    One moment of bad decision making by Crowley put NZ right back in it and handed them the initiative. All he had to do was kick it away. Annoying.

    Having said that the lineout was killing us anyway.



  • #558
    roverjoyce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭roverjoyce


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955451#Comment_123955451

    And whose fault is that

    How come England players have 3/4 games played and these lads wrapped up in Cotton Wool



  • #559
    leakyboots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,495 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Sam not at the races at all. In his defence it's not easy to come into a game when the team is performing like this.



  • #560
    Yoshimi79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭Yoshimi79


    What a load of rubbish



  • #561
    StevenToast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    This is going to be a long Autumn....

    O'Connell has to go....time and time again...our lineout cannot be trusted when it matters with him there....

    "SUBSCRIBE TO BOARDS YOU TIGHT CÙNT".....Plato 400 B.C



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  • #562
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,370 ✭✭✭budhabob


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955487#Comment_123955487

    Tbf Lowe had a decent game in the game, very influential with the boot.



  • #563
    TheRona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭TheRona


    They caught that forward pass at least



  • #564
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,872 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Doesn't bode well against SA and AUS

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #565
    crusd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,733 ✭✭✭crusd


    Three main reasons for this result:

    Ref and TMO. Never a red an arguably not even a yellow given he essentially was ran in to by a player going for a forward pass

    Line out taking the pressure off NZ by having the same failings we had for two year. Yes, NZ lost ball at the line out also but we have had this problem for two years and have seen no progress.

    Taking off McCloskey. MOTM for me when removed but not one of the annointed ones



  • #566
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,668 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    this reminded me of Ireland of old. Couldn’t put it away and then **** the bed.



  • #567
    Paddy_Mag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭Paddy_Mag


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955502#Comment_123955502

    Y es but that's not sufficient at this level.



  • #568
    TheRona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭TheRona


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955502#Comment_123955502

    Yeah, played very well.



  • #569
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    ref blew up Ryan for having the temerity of having a tackle fall on top of him, then lets that ruck go on for 30secs while Ratima dicked around. Joke shop effort from the officials today



  • #570
    darkened_scrum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 530 ✭✭✭darkened_scrum


    Really poor. Farrell is going to have to make some decisions here.



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  • #571
    clsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,123 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123955460#Comment_123955460

    Have you mentioned anything positive tonight? Aside from praising McCloskey? Genuine question.



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