@T00lsh3d any chance Sinckler could donate a red card? Looking a foregone conclusion as it stands.
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I knew someone would contest that commentAnything’s possible mate. He’ll probably be carded for something needlessly bizarre, tripping the linesman up or something
What a try... May's some player.
Not sure that was actually "the neck" but if you're going to do that in front of the ref, you'll struggle.
If you're going to do that and throw the player INTO the ref, you'll really struggle. Made it a 3 score game.
Forwards eh?
If you're going to do that and throw the player INTO the ref, you'll really struggle. Made it a 3 score game.
Forwards eh?
Gibson-Park looks out of his depth.
Curry and Underhill are machines. So exciting to see how they develop in the future given their age.
How do you miss that high tackle ffs. Thats awful from the TV ref
He's awful. Can't believe they didn't pick cooney
Detest the reffing at the breakdown. How was he holding his own body weight there?
Thats rarely given
Thats rarely given
You'd have to feel for Cooney and Marmion. One has been the best 9 in the country for an extended period of time, the other has never let Ireland down when called on. JGP was really poor even allowing for the performances of those around him.
*I'm just still extremely hurt for Marmion not getting to go to the RWC 
Yeah, Willis and Earl fighting for those back row spots as well. Plus Simmons who can’t get in the team at all
Absolutely perfect kick. Had to be something special for Ireland to cross the whitewash today
I'm probably a bit biased with cooney playing for ulster but he's the best 9 in the country atm.*I'm just still extremely hurt for Marmion not getting to go to the RWC
Ireland just pealed to early for that world Cup. If it was a year or 2 earlier we had a genuine chance the way Murray and sexton were playing from 2016 through 18 or so
Nice try at last.
Not really sure how I feel about Ross Byrne getting any more chances. Another fairly anonymous outing.
Not really sure how I feel about Ross Byrne getting any more chances. Another fairly anonymous outing.
Yeah, but equally you could say other nations timed it right and we didn't. We targeted them during those rebuilding years when they were, eh, rebuilding.
We're now in the rebuilding stage and it sucks
That's true. I'd feel better about it though if players like Cooney were part of it!
Not as bad as I expected on the scoreboard considering how good England are. We really need to sort out our bloody line out because it is killing us. With a functioning line out we could have come very close to winning the game. England's defense is exceptional.
The gulf in quality is as big as it has been for almost 20 years, at best 2 Irish players get in that England team. 3 times in the last 2 years we've been battered by England but somehow lost by 11 or 12 points (the fourth fixture we actually got trounced in terms of the scoreline too).
Biggest 11 point hiding I've ever seen. We were beasted everywhere and only England took their foot off the gas in an attacking sense after half time, that could've been ugly.
We were actually quite poor in an attacking sense. Without Tuilagi’s crashball as a first phase we don’t seem to know what to do with our backline. Fortunately our pack is so good it doesn’t really matter against a team at the level of this current Ireland side
Maybe I should have said "only Jonny May put his feet up after half time"!
I think after half time we were content to let you have the ball, knowing you couldn’t get through us. Tbh, I’d have liked us to keep the ball in hand a bit more
A shame there is no World Cup in the next year because we are so good (Ireland were of course poor)......to win the Autumn Nations Cup will be nice too
They never put their foot on the gas in attack.
A shame there is no World Cup in the next year because we are so good (Ireland were of course poor)......to win the Autumn Nations Cup will be nice too
England are a good team and streets ahead of Ireland at the moment but they weren't excellent yesterday.
They had 46% possession, 36% territory and made close to 250 tackles to Ireland's 60. You shouldn't be able to win test matches with stats like those.
England were better than Ireland but it wasn't a good performance.
I’d like us to play with a bit more creativity behind the scrum. These internationals would have been a great opportunity to blood Simmons at 10. And Willis in the back row for that matter. We know our forwards are brutal, that’s hardly a point that needed proving, it’s the backline that could do with a bit more focus
I'm sure I've said before that this is one of the most memorable matches ever for me...
First thing I thought of when I heard the news was that run past Mertens and Wilson. Sad day
One of the true greats. RIP.
New Zealand 10 Argentina 0 at half time in Newcastle and Los Pumas will be delighted it's only 10-0. The Kiwis have played much better than in their last two tests. AB's scrum has been a source of dominance so far.
I've actually remembered to check if there's rugby on this morning
ABs utterly dominant but not far ahead on the scoreboard. Argentina impressive defence but the tackle count is five or six times the NZ count, they'll be shattered by the end of the match.
ABs utterly dominant but not far ahead on the scoreboard. Argentina impressive defence but the tackle count is five or six times the NZ count, they'll be shattered by the end of the match.
I've actually remembered to check if there's rugby on this morning
ABs utterly dominant but not far ahead on the scoreboard. Argentina impressive defence but the tackle count is five or six times the NZ count, they'll be shattered by the end of the match.
As of the 45 minute mark, Argentina had made 108 tackles, New Zealand 27. That's going to prove crucial one feels.
Incredible it's still 10-0. Argentina defence is superb.
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