Well, you never know...this could be the year...imagine the wave of confidence that would give the Irish squad, the dam walls have to shutter some day.....and would throw the cats among the pigeons and mean there will be no clearcut favourite.
Rugby World Cup 2015 | Reminiscing Thread
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..Thats the spirit..in all honesty though in knockout rugby, you need a great kicking game and you have one of the best kickers in world rugby. Its not just a talent, but its definitely psychological with Ireland v All Blacks . There is no better time than now to do that. Disclaimer : I am not saying the All Blacks are a weak side. Far from it.
What's like the footballing equivalent to New Zealand and on the other side the likes of Australia, Ireland, Wales and France in rugby ?
I don't think there is an equivalent in football to what New Zealand is in rugby. They have been the best team for as long as I can remember and can regularly destroy the other top teams.
Let's say NZ is Barca. What could I compare those others teams to?
I think if it was a final we would beat them. If the emotional tide flowed.
Erm, maybe they're all Arsenals?
As in, before meeting up with Barca there'd be talk of 'oh, they'll give them a game!' and resist the inevitable bravely, etc, with there being an outside chance of an upset.
Have Ireland ever beaten the AB's
Never. Yet.
I'm struggling to find comparisons but if you look at their win ratio against those sides, you will get a better idea of their dominance.
http://stats.allblacks.com
The bit that is damning the All Blacks is when looking at those stats its really a very poor record to have only won the WC twice and both times at home.
Yeah, I suppose it shows the effect expectation and therefore pressure has on a team. I'm not old enough to go back beyond the 2003 World Cup but I can't remember a time when any team went into a game as favourites against them. It's incredible they haven't won more.
Nope played 28 NZ won 27 and 1 draw
So, tomorrow is the day when we see if Ireland have been holding their cards close to their chests for the past 6 weeks or if they've genuinely been on a downward spiral through the last 6 games.
First situation, the sky is genuinely the limit and Joe is a genius. Second situation, another ignominious QF exit beckons..
First situation, the sky is genuinely the limit and Joe is a genius. Second situation, another ignominious QF exit beckons..
Scotland vs Samoa
What a start to the Samoa Scotland game!
15-10 to Samoa with 15 minutes played.
15-10 to Samoa with 15 minutes played.
I'm out and about, what does it mean for Japan if Scotland lose?
Japan go through if they beat the US.
Hope Samoa win and Japan win so Japan make the last 8. What a performance and result that would be.
This is one of the best matches ive seen tournament.
Holy moly, from the sounds of it this is a cracker
i fear that Scotland's tier 1 bench may be the deciding factor . A defeat for Scotland here is a win for rugby.
Did Scotland not learn from Englands efforts?. Take the 3 points from penalties when offered when there is plenty of time on the clock
Samoa have been very bad this half.
Scotland again failing to take the three points a penalty would have given them. It would have meant Samoa would have needed a converted try to win.
huge relief for Scotland there, nice effort from the captain
Try for Samo 33-36 with a minute to play.
Congrats to Scotland. But imo easily the best match of the tourny so far.
and Scotland scrape through..
..the Japanese dream dies.
..the Japanese dream dies.Thought they were going to bottle it there. Fair play to them, first time through to the quarters is it? It was a weak group though compared to the others.
Scotland face the winner of the Australia v Wales game . South Africa face the loser.
Fantastic game.
Now for Wales to wreck the Aussies and get our free-pass to the semis...
Now for Wales to wreck the Aussies and get our free-pass to the semis...
Is this shaping up to be the best WC ever?
Australia vs Wales
Solid start from Wales. Scrum looking better.
Edit: Scrum gone to shit again since I posted that
Edit: Scrum gone to shit again since I posted that
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game raising cnuts.
Why does Dan Biggar seem to have an absence seizure before every kick he takes?
In a WC of daft kicking preambles, his might well be the daftest.
I have literally just realised Ireland are not playing today. Gutted.
The Boyo's can do this! They are right in this game and in Biggar (minus that last kick) they have someone who can keep the score ticking over.
Come on you beauties. Then crush those bloody Scots and put them back in their place.
Come on you beauties. Then crush those bloody Scots and put them back in their place.
If Wales v Scotland were to happen, who would the English crowd support?