[RWC2023 QF2] Ireland vs New Zealand (14/10/2023)

[Stade Rochelais]

 

[Atmavictu]

Considering ABs played 20 minutes with a one man down, I'd say they deserved the victory. best defensive and offensive plays were from them.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

I thought Porter should have been taken off earlier as he was in Wayne Barnes' bad books. Instead they took Furlong off early surprisingly.

 

[BakkiesBokke]

Amazing game. Well done NZ. Nice to see the All Blacks getting back on the horse. Feel very sorry for Ireland. Great match for the neutrals

 

[Jer1cho]

Not the worst, just not vintage ie as good as the 2015 team which was probably their best.

Name me an AB team worse than this lol

 

[big ginger 8]

Gonna go burn down Paris.

Some people living vicariously through NZ.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

sam Whitlock at 165 years of age with one of the clutchest turnovers in world rugby history

But still not as old as AWJ.

 

[IT157]

Which team stands a better chance against New Zealand. South Africa or France?

 

[General Melchett]

Wayne Barnes is more deserving of a knighthood than Clive Woodward. Discuss.

 

[McTallshort]

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Man of the match

 

[IT157]

Ireland shouldn't feel too sad. They won their World Cup Final against South Africa in the group stages.

I did wonder that the reward for winning that game wasn't great.

 

[McTallshort]

Wayne Barnes is more deserving of a knighthood than Clive Woodward. Discuss.

No discussion. WB has done more for Rugby than Clive ever did

 

[Saintjay]

Which team stands a better chance against New Zealand. South Africa or France?

England we have one good game in us. By some kind of voodoo or hypnosis we will play like 2019............I'm kidding we'd be f*cked

 

[corny]

Which team stands a better chance against New Zealand. South Africa or France?

NZ will do well to overturn form with France. If France perform of course.

 

[McTallshort]

Which team stands a better chance against New Zealand. South Africa or France?

Good question! I'm going to say France as they have a better attack

 

[Zac_ETNZ]

Ireland's "attacking" play was single-dimensional and the All Blacks simply targetted the ball-carrier knowing the Irish pass the ball behind the advancing forwards defending line to a back on an angling run - so easy to defend against. And they rinsed and repeated the same procedure for 28 phases moving from side to side!!

The pressure of being No.1, the pressure of the occasion, the pressure of a nation's expectation, and the pressure of history were simply too much for them today.

Farrell is off to RFU...

 

[Zac_ETNZ]

Name me an AB team worse than this lol

We have the worst coach...

 

[Ddanno]

Hoo boy I hate to imagine how hungover WoS is gonna be tomorrow

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Gonna go burn down Paris.

Some people living vicariously through NZ.

If it helps just put the petrol price up 1p and the French will do it for you.

Have a great weekend if you can hell of a game shame you went against NZ in the QF

 

[Saintjay]

Ireland's "attacking" play was single-dimensional and the All Blacks simply targetted the ball-carrier knowing the Irish pass the ball behind the advancing forwards defending line to a back on an angling run - so easy to defend against. And they rinsed and repeated the same procedure for 28 phases moving from side to side!!

The pressure of being No.1, the pressure of the occasion, the pressure of a nation's expectation, and the pressure of history were simply too much for them today.

Farrell is off to RFU...

I always thought Borthwick was a double bluff. Agent Farrell sabotages Ireland for the foreseeable future before returning to take England into a brave new dawn. Well played Bill Sweeney, well played.