New Zealand 66 vs Ireland 28 FT

[King_D'Arcy]

Carney really has butter-fingers. Couldn't collect on 2 ground balls, and now the knock-on.

Kearney and butter fingers have never been used in the same sentence. Although yeah he's having an off day. He's obsessed with this new trick he's learnt where he slides in to pick up the ball and misses it.

 

[admartian]

Dagg has had a fabulous debut!

As for Rokocoko, what a joke all who were touting him. He's invisible tonight and I think he's played lamely all-round for a while for the AB's.

Really?

I think he's done well. I don't believe he has to score tries every game. He's carried the ball well, broken tackles, and made chances for other players.

Im not impressed with the 12 tonight for the All Blacks (Benson Stanley?). I found to be quite anonymous also.

He's been solid. Especially on defence. Solid tackling, no silly mistakes. Kept it simple.

Good effort I reckon.

 

[Feicarsinn]

That's a good try from Trimble. Oh, did he lose it actually?


He did, shame that.

 

[Feicarsinn]

The replacement All Black hooker is the spit of Jerry Flannery.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Dagg's boot dislodged the ball. Good try saving boot that.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Big call, but the right one i think
Commentators just mentioned the most points ireland have ever put on the all blacks is 29, imagine if they beat that with only 14 men on the pitch

 

[durbutter]

Great to see some pride in the jersey!

 

[Feicarsinn]

King d'Arcy just jizzed himself.

 

[Iron Mike]

Congratulations Ireland, won the second half, without a doubt.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

All Hail!!!!

 

[admartian]

Try Ireland.

The ABs really have switched off largely on defence. Good heart shown by the Irish though.

Though I really doubt the ABs would have switched off that much if the game had not been the way it is.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Unbelievable ....

All Blacks just taken the step off the gas and allowed Ireland back into this game.

 

[TRF C A Iversen]

Really?

I think he's done well. I don't believe he has to score tries every game. He's carried the ball well, broken tackles, and made chances for other players.

He's been solid. Especially on defence. Solid tackling, no silly mistakes. Kept it simple.

Good effort I reckon.

Stanley missed the tackle which that last try was scored from.

Rokocoko has never made more than 10 metres (at very most) all night. He's not come off his line like Jane to increase his work rate.

Sam Whitelock has two. Where is the electricity of our outside backs in an open match such as this?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Sexton is a player playing without any confidence.

 

[Feicarsinn]

That's some pathetic play right there from our defence. New All Blacks points record vs. Ireland to boot.

 

[durbutter]

Bad missed tackle by Court there. Also Sexton is not god, who knew.

 

[User1245]

NZ are physically stronger than Ireland are. They are simply breaking tackles.

It's that 'S14 bad-defence-ist' bug going around.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

The scrum has improved massively. Buckley styarting 3 from now on. He's looked pretty good from where I'm sitting

 

[Feicarsinn]

Ok,let's try to take a few positives:

Geordan Murphy looked dangerous with the ball in hand, showed some sleek touches
The Scrum held up fairly well tonight
Tony Buckley actually played ok, pleased for him, god knows we need a new tighthead
Dan Tuohy was ok, didn't look at place at this level, neither did Cronin
We scored 4 tries

That's about it really.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

Injuries and Heaslip are my excuses. And jet lag