@Billy-Tell superb mstch!!
Amazing the way the dominant team continuously changed. Absolute quality.
@Billy-Tell superb mstch!!
Amazing the way the dominant team continuously changed. Absolute quality.
Worst match of the 6N. Huge disappointment.
Jones try the only highlight of the entire match.
@Chris said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@ruggabee said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Chris said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
Pretty happy with that effort by the Crusaders a few players stepped up almost got home.We can build on that.
More excuses for coach Penney I see. Crusaders had the rub of the green for large majority of that game and still couldn't get it done in the end.
Pull you head in,the same could be said about the Canes but they scrapped home against a team missing 8 of their front line players who would be in the top 23.
As much as I'd love to retort back at this with something snipey about one eyed Cantab's, I do have to agree with the tone.
Crusaders should be much happier, despite the result, than the Canes.
Hurricanes should have won this easily.
Canes seem to have settled ok, Crusaders look a little panicky
TJ not sure what to do without the Crusaders dominating.
NAholo should have gone all hungus and just gone for it.
Shit pass to him made it a low percentage play though I suppose
Got up early to watch this in expectation of a decent game. Woeful skill level first quarter.
Great player, but given he's Welsh, I'm not going to get all gushing There are 3-4 million Taffs who will do that instead.
Very good. But I mean out of the team.
It looks like Ruby Tui doesn’t want a part of it.
She’s probably the biggest drawcard.
Edit … showing my lack of knowledge she doesn’t even play for them!
Couple of seismic shifts here in Blighty of late.
Good. This stupid debate needs to die. Leave kids alone snd GTFO woman’s sports teams.
The thing about democracy is that the way it’s designed will ALWAYS leave some people pissed off. And a rule of it is that peaceful protest should always be allowed.
If the entire squad believe this, then so what?
Im bored of inclusivity, as in its raw form, it’s very little outside of reducing the numbers of straight white men in positions of pretty much so everything.
Hence the inclusive argument means nothing (to me, anyway).
So let them do it if they want, I say. People who disagree should vote with their feet.
@Catogrande said in 6N England v Ireland:
@MiketheSnow said in 6N England v Ireland:
@Catogrande said in 6N England v Ireland:
TBH Before the weekend I don’t think many would have disagreed with much of what they said.
Saying the tournament has been poor?
Deluded
Agreed on that point, it has been absorbing all the way along but when three of the top teams are playing poorly, they maybe have a point.
All teams are playing as well as the opposition lets them.
Been fantastic rugby, loved it. No shit games that I can remember.
France too strong in the end.
Wales, ssme as all tournament, lots of effort but simply not good enough. Italy next week should be top drawer.
Speaking of top drawer, Luke Pearce.
Ha, speaking to a mate this morning.
Ireland knocked out QF of RWC. Soon as they play a semi finalist, they lost. Right result.
6N has always delivered on tight games, upsets and huge passion / emotion.
This year it's delivering on this as well as quality rugby.
Superb tournament.
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
For sure Anti, 3 rounds in and only one undefeated team makes for a great comp! The hardest part is picking in tips etc, I persoanalyy love the fact that some of the Aussie teams are really putting hands up.
I want to love it, I should love it, and deep down I know it's good.
But I enjoyed watching them continually get flogged. Fuck 'em.
Shit series result for England, and one they needed if you ask me.
I think they'll be much more rounded for this result going forwards.
Well, I have to say that I never saw this result coming. England had looked disjointed, shoddy and poorly coached this 6N, and Ireland had looked the complete opposite. There will be plenty out there saying Ireland played poorly, or they missed this / that or whatever, but that would be pretty disrectful, as frankly speaking, England simply beat them playing rugby today.
IT's worth sharing some context on my annoyance with the Irish commentator which ITV had. It was such a love in on everything, and to be honest, it rubbed over to the rest of the comms as they fawned over absolute bullshit. Some pretty basic stuff (that you'd expect at this level) was often commentated on us "world class", "thats why they're the worlds best", "champion team" etc etc. It just went on and on and on, continuously. They must have showed the 6N table commenting how Ireland were wrapping it up with a week to spare about 5 times throughout the match, whilst ass kissing them.
All this whilst England were matching them in the physical stuff, making line breaks and playing with confidence. When Ireland looked like they might have gotten to an unassailable lead, England hit back right away. Yet, about 2 mins after, the showed the table again. It was fucked up coverage.
I literally got out of my seat and cheered when Smith got that droppy. Seeing those Irish faces like smashed meat pies again, was just beautiful.
Oh, and one last dig. When England were down with about 20 to go the one eyed twat said something like "Ireland have been in this situation before when they gave the All Blacks a 13 point head start so they know how to win from here".
Err. They lost that match, mate. Just like this one. And as for "gave the All Blacks that lead" ... hmmm ... Maybe your boys are simply not as invincible as you believe. The QF was mentioned a few times as though it was almost some complete anomaly.
Having said that, they are a superb rugby team, one of the best of the last few years.
But there is a difference between being one of the best, and the best.
Smith for Ford won the game. Just brilliant.
That was fucking fantastic!!!’n
@sparky said in 6N England v Ireland:
England goes for the corner.
Marcus Smith on for George Ford
Brilliant all around this post!