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<blockquote data-quote="shtove" data-source="post: 711918" data-attributes="member: 13771">I was waiting for an NZ&#039;er analysis - I&#039;ve learned a lot about RU from the connoisseurs on this forum.That point about mobility, especially in the backrow, was raised in the AB game more than a year ago - Conrad Smith. And I think that was borne out today.As an Ireland fan, I love Schimdy&#039;s results but I don&#039;t like the style, and I don&#039;t think Ireland has the ability to hit through the midfield. Great to see Henshaw claim an excellent score, but it&#039;s all around the edges.As an RU fan the thing I was most looking forward to was Joseph&#039;s performance ... oh dear. However talented England are out wide, they cannot afford to be out-thought up front, and Ireland clearly crushed their braincells today. One good example in the first half was the unopposed lineout maul on Ireland&#039;s 22 - I think it turned into a penalty for England, but they were perplexed, didn&#039;t know how to take maximum advantage.One more thing - justified complaints about the early lineout for Ireland, when England scooped the penalty kick back into play. I think the defence-angle replay shows the touch judge was unsighted by an England player, so he erred on the side of caution. Right thing to do, but a pity when good skill is punished.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shtove, post: 711918, member: 13771"] I was waiting for an NZ'er analysis - I've learned a lot about RU from the connoisseurs on this forum. That point about mobility, especially in the backrow, was raised in the AB game more than a year ago - Conrad Smith. And I think that was borne out today. As an Ireland fan, I love Schimdy's results but I don't like the style, and I don't think Ireland has the ability to hit through the midfield. Great to see Henshaw claim an excellent score, but it's all around the edges. As an RU fan the thing I was most looking forward to was Joseph's performance ... oh dear. However talented England are out wide, they cannot afford to be out-thought up front, and Ireland clearly crushed their braincells today. One good example in the first half was the unopposed lineout maul on Ireland's 22 - I think it turned into a penalty for England, but they were perplexed, didn't know how to take maximum advantage. One more thing - justified complaints about the early lineout for Ireland, when England scooped the penalty kick back into play. I think the defence-angle replay shows the touch judge was unsighted by an England player, so he erred on the side of caution. Right thing to do, but a pity when good skill is punished. [/QUOTE]

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