Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown & Dublin Duel
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@SynicBast said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
The more I read the Irish press, the more I hope tyhe ABs fucking sjellack them good and proper just to shut up the4 fucking know it all paddies. I've never been so glad that I made the right decision to echange my Irish Passport and citizenship for French citizenship when the opportunity arose.
Feeling a bit unloved there?
It certainly sounds like you made the right decision....
A culmination of many things - I left Ireland at the age of 12, never to return apart from necessity and work
. My Mum left it in 1939 and couldn't return for over 30 years because she, staunch RC from Waterford had the temerity to marry an Anglican. So yeah I am pretty predisposed to count Ireland as a regressive environment.
Christ yes...I got very tired of having to run to school between barricades in 72-75 (Belfast). I also got really tired of the intransigence of the Daíl in recognising the many thousands of Irish volunteers who served in the UK armed forces during ww2. And don't get me started on de Valera and his vomitus condolences to Dönitz on the death of AH. I could say even more about the abrogation of duty of Irish peacekeepers on UN duty over the years having seen the results at first hand. -
@Bones - where I'm from, we switch allegiances to whoever's winning anyway. If the Highlanders had managed to put together a winning streak, you'd have seen the next generation of Barretts playing for them in a few years, as Taranaki somehow justified being in their catchment area.
Anyway - I've managed to find an easily swayed paddy bar manager - promising to play the game at the Heron in Paddington, if I wear an Ireland shirt.
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@jegga said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Billy-Tell said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Didn't take long. Not even an English newspaper.
Haka: Tradition must be abused, or at least ignored
‘Why should a side coming to Ireland get the first applause by doing a dance’
Next year I'm going to do a NH bingo game with a prize of a couple Denis Lalane books for the first one to get
a haka troll
mention of BOD nearly dying
A manatee thrashwank about the refs favouring the abs
Three mentions of the aura
An accusation of arrogance
Two mentions of poaching
A mention of "south seas islanders" the only time I ever see this term is when a nh writer/troll is making a cock of himself.
A diatribe about a transgression from the abs that went unpunished
A fuckwitted tweet from Brian Moore.There's a couple more spaces to fill if anyone has any ideas?
The IRA threatened the All Blacks in 1973...
Luck of the Irish
Haven't beaten them in 123,657 years
ex-England coach thinks Ireland have a chance
Ireland have never beaten New Zealand
ex-England coach thinks Ireland have to believe
Dump Trump, Ireland urged - unknown Irish politician thinks Ireland shouldn't stay in Trump hotel - it might influence US election
Etc, etcI hope Trump isn't in the headlines next year ,but really they need to be the repetitive trolls we see year after year. 2, 3, and 5 would do. You'd need to add in a mention of Munster to round that out though.
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@SynicBast said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@SynicBast said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
The more I read the Irish press, the more I hope tyhe ABs fucking sjellack them good and proper just to shut up the4 fucking know it all paddies. I've never been so glad that I made the right decision to echange my Irish Passport and citizenship for French citizenship when the opportunity arose.
Feeling a bit unloved there?
It certainly sounds like you made the right decision....A culmination of many things - I left Ireland at the age of 12, never to return apart from necessity and work
. My Mum left it in 1939 and couldn't return for over 30 years because she, staunch RC from Waterford had the temerity to marry an Anglican. So yeah I am pretty predisposed to count Ireland as a regressive environment.
Christ yes...I got very tired of having to run to school between barricades in 72-75 (Belfast). I also got really tired of the intransigence of the Daíl in recognising the many thousands of Irish volunteers who served in the UK armed forces during ww2. And don't get me started on de Valera and his vomitus condolences to Dönitz on the death of AH. I could say even more about the abrogation of duty of Irish peacekeepers on UN duty over the years having seen the results at first hand.You sound like an SJW.
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@SynicBast said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
The more I read the Irish press, the more I hope tyhe ABs fucking sjellack them good and proper just to shut up the4 fucking know it all paddies. I've never been so glad that I made the right decision to echange my Irish Passport and citizenship for French citizenship when the opportunity arose.
Ah I have some good Irish mates, and they can be great craic.
However, the Irish specialise in chip on the shoulder, bitter and twisted, and I think most Kiwis remember Irish fans in 2007.
If we must lose this season, France please.
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@mariner4life said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@NTA fuck. Now that's poor. And a first?
Believe so. We've always had the Wallaby games for EOYT but apparently this time the rights were sold and Channel Ten weren't going to fork out.
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In between TV broadcasting gripes, the Irish have confirmed a host of players who (I think) were likely to be in the 23 will not play this game: Sean O'Brien, Peter O'Mahoney, Paddy Jackson, and Iain Henderson.
Can the likes of Pot Hale (or even William Tell) tell us about the likely effect on the Irish team of these late absences. Were they likely to be starters (I know Jackson wouldn't be) or are they not the loss I think they are?
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@Tregaskis said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
In between TV broadcasting gripes, the Irish have confirmed a host of players who (I think) were likely to be in the 23 will not play this game: Sean O'Brien, Peter O'Mahoney, Paddy Jackson, and Iain Henderson.
Can the likes of Pot Hale (or even William Tell) tell us about the likely effect on the Irish team of these late absences. Were they likely to be starters (I know Jackson wouldn't be) or are they not the loss I think they are?
Only my grandma called me William...
SOB is a quality player, but only just back from injury. He went pretty well for Leinster in the weekend, but I think Schmidt feels he is not quite there yet. Ditto for POM, although Stander is pretty like for like. It could be an inspired move by Schmidt as I expect them in the mix for Dublin.
Jackson's form has dipped a bit recently, albeit behind a fairly woeful Ulster pack. Carberry has looked good at lower levels, but it's a massive step up. I think Jackson would have been 22 for sure, if only because of experience. He went pretty well in SA too. Henderson has been carrying injury and not so good this season. On form he's a very good lock. It's a bonus for NZ, because I think Donncha Ryan is in the journeyman category a bit. I like Dillane, but he will probably be on the bench for lock.
The biggest selection choice to look out for is Henshaw 12/Ringrose 13/Payne 15 vs Henshaw/Payne/Kearney. The latter would be a safe but uninspiring choice by Schmidt, but it's generating the most debate among Irish supporters.
Keep an eye out for Van der Flyer at 7, he has quite impressed me, but we see how he goes against top level opposition.
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I thought you guys were getting a bit precious by pre-empting all the NH tour bingo stuff. Then I read that haka article and realised it was more than just a haka article and he managed to get it all in the one article. Jesus, he just went on and on.
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
I do take a peverse pride that people think we can plan and organise a pre-mediated attack (in just the minute between haka and kickoff) - after some grass picking - and then execute this plan within 40 seconds - so effectively that it is tour-ending.
Fuck we're good. We're like the Mossad of rugby.
I recommend we neither confirm nor deny this allegation.
So proud.
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@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
I thought you guys were getting a bit precious by pre-empting all the NH tour bingo stuff. Then I read that haka article and realised it was more than just a haka article and he managed to get it all in the one article. Jesus, he just went on and on.
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
I do take a peverse pride that people think we can plan and organise a pre-mediated attack (in just the minute between haka and kickoff) - after some grass picking - and then execute this plan within 40 seconds - so effectively that it is tour-ending.
Fuck we're good. We're like the Mossad of rugby.
I recommend we neither confirm nor deny this allegation.
So proud.
Are you an Ireland fan then, Rapido?
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@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
It's about 50:50.
Including some bright spark suggesting the Irish just do their warmups during the haka. I think that would be brilliant personally, let's see what happens.
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@Frye said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
It's about 50:50.
Including some bright spark suggesting the Irish just do their warmups during the haka. I think that would be brilliant personally, let's see what happens.
Agreed. I think they should do it if only to see what the ref's reaction would be. At some point, it was rumoured that WR said teams are required to line up and face the haka and are not meant to move. Don't know whether that's true or not.
What's the ref gonna do if they don't? Yellow cards all round?
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
I thought you guys were getting a bit precious by pre-empting all the NH tour bingo stuff. Then I read that haka article and realised it was more than just a haka article and he managed to get it all in the one article. Jesus, he just went on and on.
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
I do take a peverse pride that people think we can plan and organise a pre-mediated attack (in just the minute between haka and kickoff) - after some grass picking - and then execute this plan within 40 seconds - so effectively that it is tour-ending.
Fuck we're good. We're like the Mossad of rugby.
I recommend we neither confirm nor deny this allegation.
So proud.
Are you an Ireland fan then, Rapido?
Yes, I am actually.
Favourite non-Oceania side (replaced Scotland about 15 years ago).I'm not infected with the Cardiffitis.
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Frye said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
It's about 50:50.
Including some bright spark suggesting the Irish just do their warmups during the haka. I think that would be brilliant personally, let's see what happens.
Agreed. I think they should do it if only to see what the ref's reaction would be. At some point, it was rumoured that WR said teams are required to line up and face the haka and are not meant to move. Don't know whether that's true or not.
What's the ref gonna do if they don't? Yellow cards all round?
Oz used do pointless stuff like that, even when it was just Campo off practicing up and unders to himself. It's before the game, the ref only gets involved if the players get too close.
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27-man squad that flew out today to Chicago for the game.
F Bealham (Connacht), R Best (capt), J Carbery, S Cronin (both Leinster), U Dillane (Connacht), T Furlong (Leinster), C Gilroy (Ulster) C Healy, J Heaslip, R Henshaw (all Leinster), B Holland (Munster), R Kearney (Leinster), K Marmion (Connacht), J McGrath, L McGrath, J Murphy (all Leinster), C Murray (Munster), J Payne (Ulster), G Ringrose (Leinster), D Ryan, J Ryan (both Munster), J Sexton (Leinster), CJ Stander (Munster), D Toner (Leinster), A Trimble (Ulster), J Van der Flier (Leinster), S Zebo (Munster).
Paddy Jackson unable to travel for family reasons.
Henderson still recovering from injury. Earls on second week of ban. O'Mahony and O'Brien not yet ready for test matches.Hopefully, Schmidt tries out the Leinster partnership of Henshaw and Ringrose - good experience for them for future tests.
Payne instead of Rob Kearney at full back should go well given his performances in SA, but who knows whether Schmidt will or not. Trimble and Zebo look the likely starts on the wing with Gilroy on the bench.
Joey Carbery looks like he will get a surprise 21st birthday present by getting a spot on the bench for Saturday's test. Hopefully it goes well for him on his first cap.
Luke McGrath might also get a bench spot as the back-up scrum half, rather than Kieran Marmion. He has the advantage of playing alongside both Sexton and Carbery.
The starting flanker spots are now between vdF, Stander and Jordi Murphy. My guess is Murphy on the bench as he's played all three back row positions.
Not a bad line-up for first test of the season and you couldn't ask for a better quality opposition.
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@Kirwan said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Frye said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
It's about 50:50.
Including some bright spark suggesting the Irish just do their warmups during the haka. I think that would be brilliant personally, let's see what happens.
Agreed. I think they should do it if only to see what the ref's reaction would be. At some point, it was rumoured that WR said teams are required to line up and face the haka and are not meant to move. Don't know whether that's true or not.
What's the ref gonna do if they don't? Yellow cards all round?
Oz used do pointless stuff like that, even when it was just Campo off practicing up and unders to himself. It's before the game, the ref only gets involved if the players get too close.
Very boring. So following this line of pointlessness, would a team be allowed to walk around behind New Zealand and look at the haka as long they don't get too close?
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Kirwan said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Frye said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Rapido said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Reading the comments, the reader's agreed it was a shit article, to be fair.
It's about 50:50.
Including some bright spark suggesting the Irish just do their warmups during the haka. I think that would be brilliant personally, let's see what happens.
Agreed. I think they should do it if only to see what the ref's reaction would be. At some point, it was rumoured that WR said teams are required to line up and face the haka and are not meant to move. Don't know whether that's true or not.
What's the ref gonna do if they don't? Yellow cards all round?
Oz used do pointless stuff like that, even when it was just Campo off practicing up and unders to himself. It's before the game, the ref only gets involved if the players get too close.
Very boring. So following this line of pointlessness, would a team be allowed to walk around behind New Zealand and look at the haka as long they don't get too close?
If they'd like to start the game with a fight, would be my guess.
It kind of reminds me of the Boks rucking Lomu's head from time to time. Why would you want to fire up a sleeping giant? The best way to beat the All Blacks is hope for a bit of complacency.
Any of the teams that focused on the Haka have mentally already lost the game (Thinking Wales and Oz through the years here). 2013 gave the Irish the template they need to focus on, play better rugby. Everything else is irrelevant.
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@Kirwan Could not agree with this more. The haka thing is an easy target but geez it is ridiculous. The Kiwis league team probably do a meaner haka than the ABs but it didn't stop them getting pumped by Aussie a couple of weeks ago.
The ABs tend to blow teams away in the second half/last twenty minutes and have often been slow starters - how that relates to a haka before kickoff I have no idea.
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I am sure the players don't get involved in the discussion about the Haka, but the media sure love a whinge.
most seem to like the Bole, Siva Tau and Sipi Tau, it's just the Haka that causes so much angst, cant understand why.
