I have two teams when it comes to Rugby: Australia and whoever plays New Zealand. My comment about Wales winning was hope, not belief.Minute to go in Melbourne and I'm gonna say Zero from 2 nowThink you've got the last one right … just!
Rugby Union - Summer internationals 2016
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Fair play to England, especially in light of the dumb, dumb, dumb stuff coming from those ex-players who are now journos. Best way by far to shut them up, and they better keep their mouths shut now.
Being English I'm familiar with facing that sentiment but don't subscribe to it. No harm meant and I hope there was no offence taken. The fact that we've never won a test on Australian soil before is an outstanding stat!
Oh this is beautiful.
Also, Hooper wtf? That's a new one.
http://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/watch...ls-eyes-during-fiercely-contested-scrum/83277
Also2 Itoje has never lost a game of (professional) rugby. Wow.
Also, Hooper wtf? That's a new one.
http://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/watch...ls-eyes-during-fiercely-contested-scrum/83277
Also2 Itoje has never lost a game of (professional) rugby. Wow.
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proper shithouse tactic that. deserves a lengthy ban.
Can't stand Hooper and what he did was childish and stupid. If he's banned, i won't care. He's not a number 7 at all, has no physical presence in the forwards and should be a back, not a loose forward.
First thing is shocking … and what was he thinking?
The Itoje thing is immense but, if true, is it not just this season? He says as if that's a rubbish achievement
Add to that European player of the year, a Grand Slam, European & domestic double. Series win in Oz. Been a good year. Considering the year before he captain England to u20s world cup and Saracens to the LV trophy at 19.
None taken, and fair play to England to win a test series in Australia for the first time. England dominated AUS physically and forced an incredible amount of errors. Amazing what hiring Aussie coaches has done for English sport.
Ireland to embarass South Africa again.
It'll be a dull Rugby Championship this year with an unstoppable NZ side and three poor sides.
It'll be a dull Rugby Championship this year with an unstoppable NZ side and three poor sides.
South Africa really don't help themselves - wrong coach, poor coach and a quota system that'll bite them on the arse. With Allister Cootzee in charge, they'll struggle to beat well coached teams.
Yes.
Unlike Pieter Dr Villiers this will be a disaster. Can't see him getting to 2019.
It could be back to the days of thrashings at the hands of the All Blacks,both home and away.
Not sure what you mean? I even took the piss out of my own comment right there in the post so I was clearly saying that it was an impressive achievement even though what you wrote is not an accurate statement.
Chill, I got that. I'm joking too
Can see RSA vs Ireland being very close again like last week.
South Africa are pathetically stupid. Ireland have had to do very little so far aside from rely on SA incompetence.
You should have added Belgium to that list then maybe we would have had a chance.
Ireland are 40 minutes from history after another very good half of rugby.
Stop stealing our thunder, Ireland.
(I hope you do it though)
(I hope you do it though)
Ireland embarassing South Africa again.
I am predicting the All Blacks to score at least 60 against the Springboks this year.
With NZ being the outlier ,has the order of rugby shifted to the North?
I am predicting the All Blacks to score at least 60 against the Springboks this year.
With NZ being the outlier ,has the order of rugby shifted to the North?
It'll be bring back Heyneke Meyer soon the way the Boks are going. I really wish Jean De Villiers would stop calling the Boks ''we'' on commentary.
Heynecke Meyer's stock is at an all time low too.
Plus he plays terrible rugby too.
S.A. are in for a tough few years. Maybe Ackerman from the Lions ,but there is a genuine lack of good candidates.
Sets it all up for the last 10 minutes … who'd have thought this at HT 3:19
22:26 and I'm already late! The GF has asked me to tape it and watch it later … like that's gonna happen
22:26 and I'm already late! The GF has asked me to tape it and watch it later … like that's gonna happen
Feck
Shieeet. What happened?
Ah man, what an awful afternoon... Ireland, Ireland and then Iceland Absolutely gutted, but still had great craic.
All out for the series win next weekend at sea level. It would rate with any Irish achievement over the past few years.
Absolutely gutted, but still had great craic. All out for the series win next weekend at sea level. It would rate with any Irish achievement over the past few years.
Interesting fact: Jerome Garces has sin binned an all black for the third game running. He sin binned Sam Whitelock in Johannesburg vs South Africa, Jerome Kaino in the World Cup semi vs South Africa and now Sam Kane vs Wales in Dunedin. Very refreshing to see a ref treat 7 black as just another player on the field, not god and Jesus Christ rolled into one.
All blacks near certainties to win the series 3-0 now. England to beat Australia And the Boks to beat Ireland unconvincingly and unimpressively.
All blacks near certainties to win the series 3-0 now. England to beat Australia
And the Boks to beat Ireland unconvincingly and unimpressively.feck wales, hope they get battered.
Short of a miraculous last 20 I think you got your wish!
it was delicious.
Game between S.A. and Ireland is at sea level,so Ireland have a great chance.Interesting fact: Jerome Garces has sin binned an all black for the third game running. He sin binned Sam Whitelock in Johannesburg vs South Africa, Jerome Kaino in the World Cup semi vs South Africa and now Sam Kane vs Wales in Dunedin. Very refreshing to see a ref treat 7 black as just another player on the field, not god and Jesus Christ rolled into one.
All blacks near certainties to win the series 3-0 now. England to beat Australia
Boks have tradionally played very well in Port Elizabeth and played their best half of rugby in the second half last week for the series. It's a tight call though.
You could argue that Ireland crumbled in the second half because of Altitude.
The boks have comprehensively lost 3 of the 4 halves so far. So Ireland have reasonable cause for optimism. Can also see Australia salvaging some pride against England .
Great try by Mike Brown.
Been an amazing game so far! By both sides.
Nigel Owens missed a chance to remind Nick Phipps "this is not soccer" after Phipps asked for a yellow card.
No dead rubber this - superb test match. Australian pride on the line so this second 40 is going to be brutal. Too close to call
25 all with just over 25 to go!