[2014 EOYT] Ireland vs Georgia

[Peat]

Didn't see the lad down, hope he's ok.

All credit to Georgia, they've put a fight up, I just wish they'd done it a bit more legally. But take what you can get...

 

[SelimNiai]

Georgia learning the hard way the pitfalls of losing a player to the bin, conceded most of the 30 with only 14 on the park

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

I hope to **** Olding isn't shoved onto the wing.

Yep, looks like he is. What a waste.

 

[big ginger 8]

I hope to **** Olding isn't shoved onto the wing.

Yep, looks like he is. What a waste.

Pretty sure he's at fullback...

Ah You carrying well in that passage.

EDIT: If only we could have played rugby like that all day.

 

[Jockstap]

With all due respect to Georgia's defensive effort. If a tier 1 team infringed this much there would've been a few more cards.

 

[Jockstap]

Georgia learning the hard way the pitfalls of losing a player to the bin, conceded most of the 30 with only 14 on the park

Would be a cricket score by now had they not killed the ball so many times though.

 

[Groundhog]

Jones deserves that, he's been good today and extremely brave in the air. Probably immediately injured again now that he's played well though.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Pretty sure he's at fullback...

Ah You carrying well in that passage.

EDIT: If only we could have played rugby like that all day.

He was definitely on the wing for the first 5 minutes.. where is Jones playing then?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Great line! I love Stuart Olding so much. Bit of obstruction though?

 

[big ginger 8]

He was definitely on the wing for the first 5 minutes.. where is Jones playing then?

Wing, Olding definitely at fullback now.

Love that from him as well, that step off the left he has.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Wing, Olding definitely at fullback now.

Love that from him as well, that step off the left he has.

Ah I see. Great line by him.

 

[SelimNiai]

Would be a cricket score by now had they not killed the ball so many times though.

Yeah, they started well, were certainly competing but as the game has gone on its more "use it as a defensive tactic and hope the ref doesn't notice". Odd considering all their pack play for big clubs in the Top 14 where you'd think they'd be taught discipline

 

[UlsterG]

Off the back of what we have seen today Im really not sure what the centre pairing should be next week if Payne is still injured. Henshaw and Darcy are probably most likely, but didn't see much today to push Darcys case. Cave has done nothing to push his case.

Surprise selection of Henshaw and Olding?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Surprise selection of Henshaw and Olding?

Yes please!

 

[big ginger 8]

Decent win but could have been a lot better.

Wonder why Jack never came on?

 

[ruggabee]

Off the back of what we have seen today Im really not sure what the centre pairing should be next week if Payne is still injured. Henshaw and Darcy are probably most likely, but didn't see much today to push Darcys case. Cave has done nothing to push his case.

Surprise selection of Henshaw and Olding?

I'd hope so.

 

[lynam1104]

D'Arcy and Cave were pretty poor, D'Arcy in particular is involved on previous form alone. Should Payne not be fit an Olding-Henshaw axis would be my pick. Tbh none of the starting team really enhanced their chances for next week, other than Foley who is perhaps worthy of a bench spot. Marmion looked good, brought real pace however against a tired Georgian pack. Jones was also impressive did well under the high ball (not that the Georgians chased/kicked well) and has got some real gas, was actually pretty good defensively too. Have to say no injuries is probably the biggest positive though.

 

[psychic duck]

Losing a player to a serious injury a couple minutes after you've just used up your bench was pretty rotten luck. Not sure what Ireland can read into that, if you add the yellow card to that, they really only ran rampant with easy tries when the tiring opposition were playing with 13 men or 14 men. So the second half not that surprising considering that.

 

[Jockstap]

Losing a player to a serious injury a couple minutes after you've just used up your bench was pretty rotten luck. Not sure what Ireland can read into that, if you add the yellow card to that, they really only ran rampant with easy tries when the tiring opposition were playing with 13 men or 14 men. So the second half not that surprising considering that.

Not really, the Georgians killed so much ball when Ireland were close to the line that had they played legally they would've been blown away. They were lucky not to be carded a couple of more times.

 

[psychic duck]

Not really, the Georgians killed so much ball when Ireland were close to the line that had they played legally they would've been blown away. They were lucky not to be carded a couple of more times.

What's 'not really'?

You think it wasn't bad luck to lose a player with still 20 minutes to go and just after you've used all your subs? And that Ireland can take lots of lessons out of getting a few tries against a side that was tiring and down to 13 men between for a fair amount of the last quarter?