RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@mencey said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
It’s 2023 and Wayne Barnes is still a cheating fluffybunny.
I hate that pompous prick. Thought he was going to rob us again as he did in 2007.
Get over yourselves fellas. Any other ref and we would've been rolled, bowled and arseholed.
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@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@mencey said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
It’s 2023 and Wayne Barnes is still a cheating fluffybunny.
I hate that pompous prick. Thought he was going to rob us again as he did in 2007.
Get over yourselves fellas. Any other ref and we would've been rolled, bowled and arseholed.
no - he did his usual mostly excellent, with some brain farts. Strong disagree.
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.
Loved how he shouted for Ardie to get up after the Savea was pissed at and complaining to the AR for not getting the turnover penalty
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@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:Did you see him yell at Savea to get up out of the ruck when Savea was complaining to the ref. Smith is the heart of this team for sure.
Haha, sorry, you were first
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@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Scoreboard pressure means something aye!
The fact they needed a try and Jordie had nailed that penalty to get it out to 4 points meant they couldn’t set up for a droppie.
We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.
Did you see him yell at Savea to get up out of the ruck when Savea was complaining to the ref. Smith is the heart of this team for sure.
Yep and yelled at many others to let them know it wasn’t on. He’s an emotional guy Nuggie, but when he’s zeroed in there is none better IMO.
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@MajorRage said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I don’t want to be a dick but the thought of Kearney talking about the AB defense after the Italy game really puts a smile on my face ….
The ITV Irish commentary tonight made it even tastier eh. Carrying on and on about Irish dominance despite being behind the whole game. Fuck yes
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Scoreboard pressure means something aye!
The fact they needed a try and Jordie had nailed that penalty to get it out to 4 points meant they couldn’t set up for a droppie.
We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.
Did the Irish bottle it a bit when they needed that try ,
Their elaborate attack we normally see with the ball being moved around and runners going everywhere all of a sudden became conservative and made it easier for us to defend .
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@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@mencey said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
It’s 2023 and Wayne Barnes is still a cheating fluffybunny.
I hate that pompous prick. Thought he was going to rob us again as he did in 2007.
Get over yourselves fellas. Any other ref and we would've been rolled, bowled and arseholed.
no - he did his usual mostly excellent, with some brain farts. Strong disagree.
You go girl
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@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@mencey said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
It’s 2023 and Wayne Barnes is still a cheating fluffybunny.
I hate that pompous prick. Thought he was going to rob us again as he did in 2007.
Get over yourselves fellas. Any other ref and we would've been rolled, bowled and arseholed.
no - he did his usual mostly excellent, with some brain farts. Strong disagree.
Who would've been better?
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@booboo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Machpants said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
World number 1
You're right. As long as they still doing double points for RWC matches, and the rankings shown are prior to this match.
That takes us to 90.91, them to 90.57.
France 90.59.
SA 89.70Not working out permutations of that. Do France get home advantage penalty?
Only unofficial, as they only change once a week. And whomever wins France versus SA will be official number one next week
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I walked out of the room. Totally stressed out with this shit.
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@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Scoreboard pressure means something aye!
The fact they needed a try and Jordie had nailed that penalty to get it out to 4 points meant they couldn’t set up for a droppie.
We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.
Did the Irish bottle it a bit when they needed that try ,
Their elaborate attack we normally see with the ball being moved around and runners going everywhere all of a sudden became conservative and made it easier for us to defend .
No. As much as I’d love to stick the boots in 😉
I think a combination of the intensity, the time, there were guys sucking in the big ones. They still spread it wide and made metres in that passage.
We just kept our nerve and then it took a phenomenal play to get the win.
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@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
It was funny to hear both Mils and Wilson go all Marshall near the end with some on-air comments about the Savea non-penalty and then the final Whitelock ruck penalty.
Fark I've got to hear the NZ commentary. I dislike Goldie as a pundit but seeing Ireland packed up and fucked off I can live with it for another week.
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@mencey said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I walked out of the room. Totally stressed out with this shit.
Ha ha. Yeah, my dear Mum couldn't watch the last couple of minutes. Went and "hid" in the laundry.
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Scoreboard pressure means something aye!
The fact they needed a try and Jordie had nailed that penalty to get it out to 4 points meant they couldn’t set up for a droppie.
We can’t underestimate how important Aaron Smith was at the end of the game. You can hear him just barking to our boys to get up and realign after each ruck. He would’ve had a point to prove after the YC. Thanks Nuggie, you are an AB legend.
Did the Irish bottle it a bit when they needed that try ,
Their elaborate attack we normally see with the ball being moved around and runners going everywhere all of a sudden became conservative and made it easier for us to defend .
No. As much as I’d love to stick the boots in 😉
I think a combination of the intensity, the time, there were guys sucking in the big ones. They still spread it wide and made metres in that passage.
We just kept our nerve and then it took a phenomenal play to get the win.
They totally choked, overconfident with going for the try rather than the three. They had shape and go forward, but weren't as fit at the end either. That is the biggest choke in rwc along side the red roses last year, but they had a red. They were both on record runs, having smashed the opposition earlier, and should have won. Far bigger chokes than abs have ever done
