Ireland v New Zealand

[Sam Owen]

ABs getting away with some suspect calls so far IMO.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not often you say it, especially with McCaw on the pitch, but Ireland have the upper hand at the breakdown!
Lets hope they can keep this level of intensity up

 

[Sam Owen]

6-6 all

 

[Sam Owen]

Ireland gets verbal from the reff about penalties mounting up. Ireland picking out the ball runner and coming up and meeting him. DC makes it 9-6

 

[King_D'Arcy]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[GunnerAsh]

Very nice try! Possible forward-pass just before though?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ferris!
What a line he ran then! Could be a centre
Top work by Heaslip at the kickoff, and his pass to Ferris

 

[Feicarsinn]

AWESOOOOOME!! Come on men!

 

[Sam Owen]

Ferris what a try. Prince Ireland is here to try to slay the dragon. Well worked. IRE 13 NZ 9

 

[King_D'Arcy]

C'mon lads! Another heroic loss isn't enough! ****** WIN IT!

 

[Feicarsinn]

♫We're all part of Jackie's army.......crap♫

 

[Sam Owen]

DC picks up a scrum penalty IRE 13 NZ 12

 

[King_D'Arcy]

Upsetting... But it's still there for the taking lads!

 

[GunnerAsh]

Good, entertaining first half.

 

[Prestwick]

C'mon Ireland!

HAH! There you go! I jinxed the game for yous now!

 

[Sam Owen]

Too many phases from the ABs ends up with Boric reaching out just before halftime NZ 19 IRE 13. Pretty even half nothing between the two teams.

 

[munstermuffin]

Good stuff. Sexton doing well kicking at goal but restarts are terrible. We are going well but the areas we were worried about before the game are still poor. Kearney is useless.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Still there for Ireland, just need to keep up the intensity
Certainly picked the right match to get back on form!

 

[admartian]

Very good so far Ireland. Very impressed. Your outside backs look dangerous, and great defence all round. Awesome crowd too.

For the ABs, Nonu has been pretty ineffective, and Ellis had a good first 10-15 minutes; but delivery and decision-making has been too slow.

 

[Sam Owen]

Still there for Ireland, just need to keep up the intensity
Certainly picked the right match to get back on form!

Yeah definately. The have the right spirit, the eye of the tiger. The Irish aint here for a 1 point loss or draw they're here to beat the ABs and just need to carry on with how they're playing or lift another level if they can. The Irish physicality in defence and their rushing up/blitz defence is killer.