[RWC2019][Pool A] Round 1 - Ireland vs. Scotland (22/09/2019)

[Leonormous Boozer]

Why are they flying the Ulster flag with the ROI flag instead of the Northern Ireland flag?

Look if I were Irish I'd be a unionist but that just feels wrong....

Japanese are good Fenians!

 

[TheSaffycen]

Shame Wayne Barnes is English

 

[big ginger 8]

Think James Ryan has a carry or tackle per minute played, well deserved try.

Great break from Henderson.

 

[Reiser99]

Good score, but once again it's a simple missed tackle that led to it all. All talk about strong Scottish defence undone after 5 minutes.

 

[Every Time Ref]

That felt a bit too easy from a Scotland perspective

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Think James Ryan has a carry or tackle per minute played, well deserved try.

If only he could clap, then we could really start to compare him to Itoje

 

[Leinster Fan]

Feel like we've already thrown more offloads today than we have in the last year.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Very well worked, a lot of teams panic and drop the ball close to the line when it's more than 3/4 phases

 

[g6mcg]

Pretty atrocious from McInally

 

[Every Time Ref]

Hogg kicking in behind is obviously a strategy, presumably the idea is forcing the back 3 to hold deeper and open up space?

 

[ncurd]

These guys are lucky, they've got the only competent ref at the tournament out there.
He's already had the TMO check a tackle, on the fly

His communication with the teams is great as well setting out his stall early on.

God I wish Barnes could ref and England game....we have to pray for Owens (who's well part his prime), Garner and Peyper to be on good day.

Usually we end up with Garces and Poite....

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Looked like Larmour tried to nutmeg the Scottish player with his whole body, then

 

[Leinster Fan]

Scotland about a mile offside after the break there.

 

[big ginger 8]

Great defensive interplay from the centres.

Two turnovers for Ali already.

 

[Groundhog]

Tuuuuuune.

 

[Reiser99]

Almost seems like Scotland don't trust their forwards to carry in attack. Yes they have fantastic backs, but if the opposition know it's going to them then it becomes so much easier to defend.

Scotland look a bit like unsure now that they didn't get the first score.

 

[g6mcg]

Ireland doing a good job of showing how to crush a weaker team.

 

[big ginger 8]

Scotland have been trying to give us the front and force us into touch.

Really backfired there.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Look England went 31-0 up against Scotland and completely capitulated, don't think Ireland will here

 

[Groundhog]

Bleeeeedin love this tune