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[RWC2023 QF2] Ireland vs New Zealand (14/10/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 1157764" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>amazing game, All Blacks deserved that win. To do so with such a hostile Irish Crowd and questionable refereeing was pretty special.</p><p>Controlling the game through 2 yellow cards and adjusting things as the flow of the game changed was immense.</p><p>Its particularly special to see Sam Cane play such an important role. Some players look great in games we win comfortably while Cane never gets credit. But he can and does lift for brutal games like this. And after the sledging the Irish players aimed at him it is so sweet to see him smashing them around the park, making critical plays and winning the one that matters.</p><p></p><p>Really interesting start with a couple of nervous passes from Smith AND some wayward kicks as well. Then the AB's calmed things down and held the ball.</p><p>And all week people have been *****ing about Beaudens kicking game and I've been trying to tell them that we need him kicking and if we just hold the ball the Irish will pin us down and monster us and eventually bully us at the breakdown. kicking into space and moving the Irish pack down was going to be critical and Beauden nailed it when we needed. </p><p></p><p>Defense was generally pretty amazing from the AB's. Irish have a really established attacking plan which isn't flash but is really hard to counter and for the most part it was shut down. And we really only allowed the Irish to score through yellow cards. And there really has to be some irony around the 2 Irish tries scored By Kiwis, people should really be giving some credit to the coaches on coming up with a plan to Keep the Irish out.</p><p>Has to be said though the biggest liabilities we had on defense were Ioane and fainga'anuku the two of them combined for a really nice try but pretty much everything good Ireland did on attack there was Ioane missing or not even attempting to make a tackle. He did some good things on attach but first and foremost you have to make tackles. I personally would put ALB in there he is arguably the best midfield defender in the world Aki would never have a game like that with ALB there looking after him. And hes no slog on attack ether and probably better at feeding the edges than Ioane. </p><p></p><p>The Scrum and lineout were amazing from the AB's. one mistake being when they contested a lineout they should have defended before the penalty try. The frustrating thing being the AB's should have won a clear turnover just prior if not for a genuine refereeing howler. It was critical to have DeGroot and Lomax come back and play well. William and Fletcher off the bench with a superb effort and Sam Whitelock with the clutch turnover to win it. Savea and Cane everywhere, huge effort. Still some dicapline issues to work on but it looked like they adjusted and improved on it during the game.</p><p></p><p>Phenomenal game, this has to be the best Irish side of all time and one of the best teams ever. Huge win for the AB's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 1157764, member: 43875"] amazing game, All Blacks deserved that win. To do so with such a hostile Irish Crowd and questionable refereeing was pretty special. Controlling the game through 2 yellow cards and adjusting things as the flow of the game changed was immense. Its particularly special to see Sam Cane play such an important role. Some players look great in games we win comfortably while Cane never gets credit. But he can and does lift for brutal games like this. And after the sledging the Irish players aimed at him it is so sweet to see him smashing them around the park, making critical plays and winning the one that matters. Really interesting start with a couple of nervous passes from Smith AND some wayward kicks as well. Then the AB's calmed things down and held the ball. And all week people have been *****ing about Beaudens kicking game and I've been trying to tell them that we need him kicking and if we just hold the ball the Irish will pin us down and monster us and eventually bully us at the breakdown. kicking into space and moving the Irish pack down was going to be critical and Beauden nailed it when we needed. Defense was generally pretty amazing from the AB's. Irish have a really established attacking plan which isn't flash but is really hard to counter and for the most part it was shut down. And we really only allowed the Irish to score through yellow cards. And there really has to be some irony around the 2 Irish tries scored By Kiwis, people should really be giving some credit to the coaches on coming up with a plan to Keep the Irish out. Has to be said though the biggest liabilities we had on defense were Ioane and fainga'anuku the two of them combined for a really nice try but pretty much everything good Ireland did on attack there was Ioane missing or not even attempting to make a tackle. He did some good things on attach but first and foremost you have to make tackles. I personally would put ALB in there he is arguably the best midfield defender in the world Aki would never have a game like that with ALB there looking after him. And hes no slog on attack ether and probably better at feeding the edges than Ioane. The Scrum and lineout were amazing from the AB's. one mistake being when they contested a lineout they should have defended before the penalty try. The frustrating thing being the AB's should have won a clear turnover just prior if not for a genuine refereeing howler. It was critical to have DeGroot and Lomax come back and play well. William and Fletcher off the bench with a superb effort and Sam Whitelock with the clutch turnover to win it. Savea and Cane everywhere, huge effort. Still some dicapline issues to work on but it looked like they adjusted and improved on it during the game. Phenomenal game, this has to be the best Irish side of all time and one of the best teams ever. Huge win for the AB's. [/QUOTE]
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