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[RWC2019][Quarter-Final 2] New Zealand vs. Ireland (19/10/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="Leinster Fan" data-source="post: 967970" data-attributes="member: 76349"><p>I'm actually feeling relatively confident given the circumstances. Has some parallels with the England game in 2017, and similar games where we pulled off an upset again a better team despite having relatively little hype going in. </p><p></p><p>I do think that the All Blacks aren't perfect, and that they do have vulnerabilities. I think we can definitely go after their scrum, and Retallick's fitness is a real question that could be a major factor. Would also say I'm not absolutely sold on the new backline either but at serious risk of looking like an idiot as well so we'll see. </p><p></p><p>The Italy game being cancelled is a boost for us as well, they won't have played together for weeks while we our first string had a good win together last week. I'd usually subscribe to the 'rest is better' school of thought but in this instance the Samoa game was exactly what we needed. </p><p></p><p>The obvious caveat to all of this is that the All Blacks have for the most part better players and are coming in in better form, but I'm feeling optimistic regardless.</p><p></p><p>Team is easy enough to predict, only question is 6 (and let's face it that's a more of a question for me than Joe). I'll continue to hold out hope that we won't see Best but I've accepted that we will. Seen a fair few calls for Larmour to start but likewise that's unlikely, Earls and Kearney are both playing well and Stockdale is Stockdale. Larmous and Conway will justifiably be able to consider themselves hard done by but that's life. Rest of the team picks itself.</p><p></p><p>So Healy, Best (internal sigh), Furlong, Henderson, Ryan, O'Mahony, Van Der Flier, Stander, Murray, Sexton, Stockdale, Henshaw, Ringrose, Earls, Kearney with Scannell/Cronin (I want Cronin, could be either though), Porter, Beirne (please no Kleyn), Ruddock (would swap with POM), McGrath, Carbery, Larmour.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, our defence has been pretty great so far all things considered, and we have halfbacks who will win us tight games if they get a half-decent platform. If we can keep it tight and not gift them an opportunities (which they'll inevitably take), I'd back us to win this is it's low scoring. </p><p></p><p>Ireland by 4.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leinster Fan, post: 967970, member: 76349"] I'm actually feeling relatively confident given the circumstances. Has some parallels with the England game in 2017, and similar games where we pulled off an upset again a better team despite having relatively little hype going in. I do think that the All Blacks aren't perfect, and that they do have vulnerabilities. I think we can definitely go after their scrum, and Retallick's fitness is a real question that could be a major factor. Would also say I'm not absolutely sold on the new backline either but at serious risk of looking like an idiot as well so we'll see. The Italy game being cancelled is a boost for us as well, they won't have played together for weeks while we our first string had a good win together last week. I'd usually subscribe to the 'rest is better' school of thought but in this instance the Samoa game was exactly what we needed. The obvious caveat to all of this is that the All Blacks have for the most part better players and are coming in in better form, but I'm feeling optimistic regardless. Team is easy enough to predict, only question is 6 (and let's face it that's a more of a question for me than Joe). I'll continue to hold out hope that we won't see Best but I've accepted that we will. Seen a fair few calls for Larmour to start but likewise that's unlikely, Earls and Kearney are both playing well and Stockdale is Stockdale. Larmous and Conway will justifiably be able to consider themselves hard done by but that's life. Rest of the team picks itself. So Healy, Best (internal sigh), Furlong, Henderson, Ryan, O'Mahony, Van Der Flier, Stander, Murray, Sexton, Stockdale, Henshaw, Ringrose, Earls, Kearney with Scannell/Cronin (I want Cronin, could be either though), Porter, Beirne (please no Kleyn), Ruddock (would swap with POM), McGrath, Carbery, Larmour. Anyway, our defence has been pretty great so far all things considered, and we have halfbacks who will win us tight games if they get a half-decent platform. If we can keep it tight and not gift them an opportunities (which they'll inevitably take), I'd back us to win this is it's low scoring. Ireland by 4. [/QUOTE]
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