New Zealand v Ireland - Test 3 - 16 July 2022

[Zootalaws]

I'm looking forward to a close battle and an NZ victory. Of course, that could be the drugs kicking in...

Two of my favourite teams, with the whistle being run by my most-unloved referee - I'm saving my throat for 7pm.

15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 22 caps

14. Mack Hansen (Australia) 5 caps

13. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 59 caps

12. Bundee Aki (New Zealand) 39 caps

11. James Lowe (New Zealand) 14 caps

10. Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 107 caps CAPTAIN

9. Jamison Gibson Park (New Zealand) 19 caps

1. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps

2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 9 caps

3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 59 caps

4. Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 32 caps

5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps

6. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 86 caps

7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 42 caps

8. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 19 caps

Replacements

16. Rob Herring (South Africa) 27 caps

17. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 117 caps

18. Finlay Bealham (Australia) 24 caps

19. Kieran Treadwell (England) 7 caps

20. Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 29 caps

21. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 98 caps

22. Joey Carbery (New Zealand) 34 caps

23. Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 97 caps

Given that 8 of your squad are 'foreigners', why is it that Bundee Aki gets so much of a serve from your nationalists? Could it be less about where he was born than it is about his ethnicity?

 

[Zootalaws]

Farrell going to sub Sexton the second Coles comes off the bench - one DC cheap shot and Sexton will end up like Captain Lance Murdock

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Coles doesn't do cheap shots. He does expensive ones. Crafted, like a fine IPA or aged beef.

 

[big ginger 8]

Given that 8 of your squad are 'foreigners', why is it that Bundee Aki gets so much of a serve from your nationalists? Could it be less about where he was born than it is about his ethnicity?

I dunno why do NZers insist on claiming a guy born to Irish parents who moved back to Ireland before hitting puberty is a foreigner?

I'm don't think Aki gets as much stick as he used to but yeah there was a nasty undercurrent to it from a certain amount of people. Can't really speak for them though.



Anyway, Scott Barrett out Akira Ioane in. Probably an improvement?

 

[unrated]

That kid was classic with his mom

 

[Groundhog]

Some serious "mom says it's my turn on the Xbox" shapes being thrown in that haka

 

[Groundhog]

Forgot we had Wang Barnes...... Ooph.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Handsome Josh doing handsome things.

 

[Groundhog]

Handsome Josh and his Methodist testicles

 

[big ginger 8]

I'd say with Farrell and POC on the staff it's hard not to come out hyped.

 

[Groundhog]

Unironically don't want Sexton to overtake ROG

 

[Groundhog]

Poor penalty to give away

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Barrett brothers (not Scott) take a 3 year break and we  might have a spot on the bench for you.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Bad miss from Jordie.

 

[Groundhog]

Yeah not Scott.

 

[big ginger 8]

Very un-NZ like tactics.

 

[Groundhog]

Ooh almost a 50/22. What a kick.

 

[Groundhog]

O'Mahony gets like three stingers a game it seems like. His life must be constant pain.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

His life must be constant pain.

Thats why he makes everyone else's like that too.

 

[TommiG88]

How was that turnover legal? NZ player was laying down

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Sexton just stepped someone, what a time to be alive