[RWC2023 QF2] Ireland vs New Zealand (14/10/2023)

[Reiser99]

Cracking half. Best NZ have played all tournament. Ireland starting to settle, but nerves clearly there. I feel like NZ have to score quickly after the break because the more Ireland settle the harder it will get for them.

 

[Gavin]

Jeez I dunno if my arse can handle another half of this match.

I'm gonna do some damage with all this clenching.

 

[Stade Rochelais]

Oh looks it's the poster who said Wales would get to the semi finals and is never wrong with his predictions.

Pretty sure Ireland have beaten New Zealand before without Wayne Barnes...

Wayne Barnes who viciously helps Ireland with a yellow card for Aaron Smith.
I say it and I repeat it, the logic will be respected, the All Blacks will be in the semi-final.

It's a great match.

 

[Booboobang]

NZ know irelands defence and will score again, ireland will continue to score since they are just elite. This is final quality rugby, makes me excited for SA france tommorow, as a neutral its amazing.

 

[Smurfy]

God I'm glad I'm a 'neutral' in this. **** knows what mynheart would be like if I had genuine skin in the game.

My daughter just texted me from Germany and ssked me not to have a heart attack. And she's dead serious.

 

[Grizwald]

Game on. It really looked like Ireland hadn't got off the bus, uncharacteristic sloppy play, New Zealand defending well until that Aki try and edging the physicality in the forwards for me.

NZ chips behind have clearly been a plan and got the bounce of the ball.

 

[Yulia]

God I'm glad I'm a 'neutral' in this. **** knows what mynheart would be like if I had genuine skin in the game.

Same here
Yet, I'm very nervous although I'm also neutral. Crazy game imo

 

[Ceteris]

Ireland have have had to work really hard just to be a point behind.

They need to score before Smith comes back on.

All blacks bench may edge it

 

[MattGaff]

Was a clear forward pass for the break, if he goes in the bin now that's a travesty

Edit: Yeah that's a yellow, but should be an ABs scrum

I thought the same. Pass off the floor was forward!

 

[MattGaff]

Enjoying the game! Hope 2nd half doesn't disappoint… CMON RUGBY!!!

 

[MattGaff]

All tries been scored by Kiwis so far

 

[Stade Rochelais]

Wayne Barnes must think carefully in the dressing room about how to make Ireland win.

 

[paulg1506]

Really thought it was a forward pass there to Hansen before that knock down

It was, but WRU want a NH win this World Cup.

 

[saulan]

I'm tense watching this one, I'm dreading tomorrow evening. Whose idea is a massive quarter final on Sunday at 8/9pm…

 

[Yulia]

If I'm that nervous, I'm curious what do Irish fans feel now

 

[Booboobang]

(Not in any way criticising it, all part of the rules of the game etc...) But I do chuckle a little that irelands two scorers are NZ born.

 

[Leinster Fan]

All tries been scored by Kiwis so far

Fainga'anaku was born in Tonga though...

 

[Smurfy]

Ireland have have had to work really hard just to be a point behind.

They need to score before Smith comes back on.

All blacks bench may edge it

Or you could take the view that Ireland have been poor and NZ have been excellent and Ireland are still only one point behind. Any other side would be 15 points behind.

 

[McTallshort]

Just had a message from my brother "bet Mitchell couldn't do that"

 

[ncurd]

Or you could take the view that Ireland have been poor and NZ have been excellent and Ireland are still only one point behind. Any other side would be 15 points behind.

I struggle to think of another team that could of gone 13-0 down and come back into it.