Spring Tour:New Zealand vs Ireland - 1st Test. (09/06/2012, 08:35 GMT)

[SelimNiai]

And Carter is at his meticulous best. Damage limitation already?

 

[Feicarsinn]

Right, that'll do. I'm going back to bed.

 

[killer08]

2 mistakes, 2 trys, ireland need some possession

 

[Peat]

And Carter is at his meticulous best. Damage limitation already?

From the starting whistle tbfh

Actually hasn't been too uneven from what I've seen, at least up front. Irish backs not quite at the races today imo...

 

[SelimNiai]

Hattrick on dayboo. Not a bad player then

 

[killer08]

this is getting pathetic

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

From the starting whistle tbfh

Actually hasn't been too uneven from what I've seen, at least up front. Irish backs not quite at the races today imo...

I don't even know if thats fair...it's very hard to defend against the sort of pace New Zealand play with. If you're going to kick to them you have to be precise. Conor Murrays boxkick was a classic example of fine margins. You have to either keep it tight against NZ or kick and get it out.

BOD has played with heart and run some great lines but some offloads haven't quite come off and have winded up marching Ireland back quite a way

 

[Tony Manx]

I know that many of the Irish contributors have said it but, with the unparalleled success of the Irish Provinces, one has to wonder about the Irish management rather than the players as to who is responsible for the lack of comparative success. Must be time for Kidney and the team to consider their positions even though they have come up against the current best International team in the World.

 

[Amiga500]

The kiwi defensive line-speed is just on a different world to Irelands.

 

[Tony Manx]

Good try - what an effort from Rory Best!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Try for McFadden!
Kick through from the ABs wasn't needed.

 

[Sker]

McFadden looks simply exuberant about scoring that try.

I nominate him TRF Best Poker Face After Scoring Try

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Well then!
Don't think that's a try, but talk about coming right back at them!

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

This is a lesson in how to lose badly to New Zealand without doing anything really wrong

 

[Amiga500]

Good communication there.... O'Mahony out of the scrum making a tackle and the rest still deep in it.

If you see the ball out, ffs shout to the rest!!

 

[callsign.springbok]

I cringe for Adam Thompson every time he does that celebration

 

[Amiga500]

Radge on.

Watch Sonny Bill start to punch the holes now.

 

[osullie6]

Why is rog on? Thought Sexton was doing well in the circumstances.

 

[Peat]

I don't even know if thats fair...it's very hard to defend against the sort of pace New Zealand play with. If you're going to kick to them you have to be precise. Conor Murrays boxkick was a classic example of fine margins. You have to either keep it tight against NZ or kick and get it out.

BOD has played with heart and run some great lines but some offloads haven't quite come off and have winded up marching Ireland back quite a way

It is very difficult, but you're either doing it or you're not - and Ireland are making too many mistakes to have a hope here.

 

[Amiga500]

Finally KD decides to take off CM; does he have an aversion to keeping club half-back partnerships together?!?