@Billy-Tell said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

Can’t believe Ben Smith not there.

Hansen really has balls, he just backs youth and go for it.

No complaints otherwise but I still dont know what I think our best midfield is.

Interesting comment on RS Breakfast this morning about the announcers watching games with coaches.

Nathan told the story of watching test with Razor where Lima Sopoaga was conservative with a penalty to touch and Razor said "You've got to be braver than that".

Looks like you need balls.

@akan004 said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Kick off 11.15 pm according to google (I thought it was 11.45pm). Is the team named today?

7.15 (11.15 NZ time) according to the WR page. Foxtel has it at 9.15pm here.

8.15 in Qld

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.

I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.

What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....

Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?

No. They are the republic of Ireland

You appear to have fallen into a sarchasm

To be fair, the Ireland rugby team also represents Northern Ireland don't they? So double fail.

Yes they do. I dont know if its official but when I visited Belfast the cabbie I talked rugby with said they do. Are there any northern Irish players in the team?

Just to clarify Ireland the rugby team represent the island of Ireland. Not like soccer where you have two separate countries, the Republic and NI.

Makes things interesting come Olympic 7s.

Means they have an unfair advantage being able to pick the best from two countries ... therefore clear favourites for this QF ...

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.

I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.

What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....

Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?

No. They are the republic of Ireland

Actually ... [/pedant] ...

@No-Quarter upvote reading the link text only ..

@The-irishman as @MajorRage points out. This was only exciting if you were supporting Ireland, or desparately hoping the All Blacks lost.

The game itself was no spectacle and slowed down to a defence oriented slug fest.

It was no Japan v Scotland.

@The-Irishman said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

He may allow the game to flow more ,open running rugby will suit us down to the ground obviously,

They want a stop start borefest, but they can’t say that , it sounds too negative and against what is good for the game

Stop start borefest? Was the game in Dublin last November a borefest?

Yep

@akan004 said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

@kiwiinmelb He seems like a fluffybunny.

He's from Tokoroa ...

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@rotated said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

@Darren said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

I think people have very short memories. Was only a few months ago that it was all doom and gloom. Now we beat the Boks, and a couple tier 2 nations and we are favorites again?

If the ABs lose on Sunday the last 4 years (especially Lions series onwards) will be revised pretty quickly. In 1999 at the QF stage we had smacked England in pool play following 3/4 good performances in the 3N. The general consensus was that the 1998 duldrums were a road bump and it was business as usual.

I worry the same thing this time. What passage of quality rugby have they played against strong opposition in the past 12 months? The Eden Park Bledisloe and 20 minutes against the Boks?

At least in 2003 there was a mountain of evidence to show they had turned the corner.

And how good had we looked 2004-2007?

History is an unreliable indicator of future performance.