Ireland have improved in the second half but you can hardly say they were stretching the French defence. Route one stuff which isn't hard to defend. As for the Wales - Australia match, I thought the quality was significantly higher from both sides.
Rugby World Cup 2015 | Reminiscing Thread
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Ireland have improved in the second half but you can hardly say they were stretching the French defence. Route one stuff which isn't hard to defend. As for the Wales - Australia match, I thought the quality was significantly higher from both sides.
It must be quite weird for the Irish to have a single rugby team that represents both countries.
A great fight by Ireland with the odds against them!
Henderson has been pretty brilliant sense he came on.
Yesssss!C'mon Ireland!
That's that then.
What a fecking week to be Irish. This was basically a quarter final as I can't see either us or France beating New Zealand. Do the Poilsh now to top off an amazing week! Come on the lads!!
Ireland have owned the second half.
Yes! Best team in the northern hemisphere. No doubt about it
Great win!
Great stuff
Fantastic result. Well deserved win, excellent second half, especially from the players who came in.
Sexton, O'Connell, O'Mahony all injured and O'Brien probably gonna be cited too though. Big cost.
Sexton, O'Connell, O'Mahony all injured and O'Brien probably gonna be cited too though. Big cost.
Such a pity what Sean O Brien did, gone for the tournament most definitely.
First time I've seen Ireland have such a solid squad. We have someone just as good to come on to replace key players if someone gets in injured in almost all positions. Won't get carried away but we're in with a real chance this year
That was awesome.
Looks like no O Mahony and no O Brien, only Heaslip will be there from the back row next week
Argentina
I like to moan when I get nervous. Still they are a very good side.
I'd fancy Ireland against Argentina most times out of 10 but that might prove to be a Pyrrhic victory with Sexton, POC and POM all very doubtful for the QF.
1 to 23 Ireland were fantastic today.All the talk of the french physicality seemed to come to fruition in the first half with Sexton and O'Connell's injuries.But in the second we just came out and absolutly battered them.For the second try O'Brien and Henderson were just crashing through the gainline as if it were nothing.
George Gregan could pass for a man half his age.
They are a good side. Ireland were seriously impressive today though. No team will have it easy against them, based on that performance. Never mind the Argies. When did you last see France so dominated at a World Cup?
Job done. Great performance today. Worrying how we've lost quite a few players though. Always knew the France game would be physical, but that was mad. Didn't expect Sexton, POC and Mahony to all leave the field like that.
Big man punching a guy who isn't even looking. What a cnut.
What a game from Henderson
If SOB is banned for the rest of the tournament can we replace him or is that just for injuries?
He'll be cited, im guessing they will give him a 2-3 week ban, it really decimated our forwards for next week.
If SOB is banned for the rest of the tournament can we replace him or is that just for injuries?
Not a 100% sure, but its likely just to be for that. If not, would just encourage cheating.
Madigan was brilliant when he came on. I'm more worried about O'Brien's stupid banning than Sexton's injury actually.
Why is he crying?
Makes sense.
And this one was just too funny.
So is that O'Brien's tournament over?
Most likely. Very hard to see him escaping a citing. Was very stupid of him to lash out like that, and he'll pay the price.
Japan win. Third win, but go out on points difference. Great world cup for them, they'll be hosting in 4 years.
O'Mahony out for the rest of the WC with knee ligament injury. O'Connell and Sexton still being assessed.
This has been a great platform for the country to expand in it's Rugby, Good to see.
I'll be most interested to see who referees France vs New Zealand match. Hoping Wayne Barnes but it'll be Nigel Owens or Craig Joubert.
Oh for feck's sake. His was the injury that Schmidt seemed least worried about. Absolutely no chance of O'Connell playing again this tournament, that's for sure.
Madigan was pretty much flawless yesterday, all of the subs were immense. The shocker is that Sexton could be fit for Sunday. I personally think all the stuff with Payne was a ruse to keep the French guessing and he was always out. Presuming honesty and that it's NOT the case here, does Sexton get his spot back?
The worry with Madigan from the videos above is that he did it on pure adrenaline and wouldn't be able to repeat. It clearly meant so. much to him, but can he do when he knows he's the man three days in advance? Its a different mindset to being the super(super-super)sub.
Regardless, the way the squad has advanced is phenomenal. When have we ever had a bench that can so seamlessly come on and keep the quality level?
The worry with Madigan from the videos above is that he did it on pure adrenaline and wouldn't be able to repeat. It clearly meant so. much to him, but can he do when he knows he's the man three days in advance? Its a different mindset to being the super(super-super)sub.
Regardless, the way the squad has advanced is phenomenal. When have we ever had a bench that can so seamlessly come on and keep the quality level?
Those two are contentious..very..Give it to Nigel,and lets avoid the controversy.
They are the team of the tournament, no matter what happens from here now.