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IKUR01

He is easily our best 10. Once he stats again in the AB's he will be the best in the world...again. At the last world cup he was far and away the best 10 in the world. He played in one of the worst ever AB teams against the best Springbok team ever with 14 players and directed the game masterfully. ...

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reds halfback is shithouse!! athletic but a poor 9. I like the locks and the 8 for the reds!
Morgan is so so - missed a few tackles tonight. Conan no impact. Would ike to see Huw Jones get more ball i think hes the best 13 on tour

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He's the kiwi cabbage, best not to engage Great comeback mate. But POM dove and you know it. Great decision. Hopefully it stops more players thinking they can milk cheap pens. It wasn't a 'comeback' it was statement of fact, something cabbage would struggle with too. Haha you mug that os not a fact...

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He's the kiwi cabbage, best not to engage Great comeback mate. But POM dove and you know it. Great decision. Hopefully it stops more players thinking they can milk cheap pens. He collapsed like a French striker in the box. Irish fans refusing to take accountability for POM diving. Just own it fella...

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Mate he was barely touched. HE TOOK A DIVE!! Very clear. At least be honest. Unless you think POM is a poof and gets put down by a touch which goes against all the tal anout how tough he is. If you call that a tackle you need another sport. Just stop it mate Perhaps you could explain to me then, wh...

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Why does it matter if PoM is back pedaling? He is still tackled without the ball and it opens up a hole for the French to go through...if he wasn't beck pedaling then he would have been part of the ruck...and it would have been fine. Mate he was barely touched. HE TOOK A DIVE!! Very clear. At least...

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Well done France - killed us in that 20 minute period in the second half. Not as down on the Irish performance as some. Not much went right, it happens. Score flattered France to a certain extent but they defended really well until the last 5. Still not sure wtf Gardner is thinking re the clear out...

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Well, we gifted them a 14 point swing. But is was the 27 unanswered points before that where the game was decided. When we can't make yards up front, our attack just stalls out. Yep youre right it doeas stall. That is the downside of being coached into system only. When do they ever score long rang...

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Well done France - killed us in that 20 minute period in the second half. Not as down on the Irish performance as some. Not much went right, it happens. Score flattered France to a certain extent but they defended really well until the last 5. Still not sure wtf Gardner is thinking re the clear out...

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Gifted us 14, and we still lose by 15. Very very sobering . Congrats France, fukking awesome. Well, we gifted them a 14 point swing. But is was the 27 unanswered points before that where the game was decided. When we can't make yards up front, our attack just stalls out. Yep youre right it doeas st...

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Gardner with the most atrocious ref performance in 6n history. Go back to super rugby and never again desecrate our tournament. No top job for you Easterby, persisting with Prendergast when everyone but deluded Leinster fans said he wasn't up to it. Andrew Goodman is a poor man's Mike Catt. Maybre ...

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France are good for this but anyone who doesn't admit that the non pen at the end of the first half and that shocking try standing are outrageous decisions is just a cvnt. I've never been so devastated at winning a bet POM should have been stronger IMO. As someone who wants both sides to lose I thi...

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Why is Henshaw cutting inside there? Got to put your head down in that position against a heavy forward. It was like watching Slade for England. Which is weird because Henshaw is a physical specimen. Hes a robot. Like most Irish backs that arent from Southern Hemisphere. Zero Flair, everything is c...

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His touch finders from the base have killed the Irish They look much better with Lucu They do tbf I think maybe they need to start bringing him on in the last 20. His speed gives thier backs so much time on the ball. And their big forwards get to carry against retreating defenders more. The speed h...

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I like Ireland and have watched them alot. Im not convinced Doris is as good as you think over there. He is good no doubt, but im yet to see him dominate a game. Ireland definitely cant afford to lose Gibson park hes the heart beat of that team

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Imagine losing to France without Du Pont. He runs their whole game. To be fair, Lucu has been good. Not the attacking threat but speed of delivery much faster than Du Pont

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Ref has absolutely killed ireland it's an absolute joke Haha asa if he has. Ireland have no ideas outside of their system mate. They are the best cheaters in the game the last couple of years and have almost always had the rub of the green. There are no bad decisions against them today, they are ju...

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Ireland. Honestly, if their system rugby doesnt work they really have nothing else to offer. They dont score tries outside of their system. If you can contain their pressure for a bit they are lost. Who is their x factor player/s?? Aki dont play well and no James lowe and they are completely differe...

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That’s a f**king outrageous call. About time a ref has called up these acting irish rugby players. He was barely touched mate!! he took a dive. You all go on about how touggh he is and here he goes taking a dive and you want a penalty for it. Get real bud. Hopefully all refs take note and keep pena...

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Havnt seen much of Finn Smith but he looks the goods. Very clamplayer. Nice skillset. Low error rate. He might be the guy for them. Again, the flankers were great! So many turnovers. A few lessd grubbers though they gave away alot of possesion with crappy kicks Yeah he looks really good. England ar...

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Havnt seen much of Finn Smith but he looks the goods. Very clamplayer. Nice skillset. Low error rate. He might be the guy for them. Again, the flankers were great! So many turnovers. A few lessd grubbers though they gave away alot of possesion with crappy kicks

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Sleightholme shouldve put his body on the line there! he tried to take the ball and kip through. Not the time for that

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The English flanlers have been great in this game. All of them

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Marcus Smith is doing too much in ths game. He's making bad decsions and playing selfishly! Him ruuning that short ball that he knocked on was just a ridiculous play From the brain behind "Alun Wyn Jones is sh1t". :lol: Alun wyn was a journeyman mate. Not hard to play that many caps for Wales. Like...

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Marcus Smith is doing too much in ths game. He's making bad decsions and playing selfishly! Him ruuning that short ball that he knocked on was just a ridiculous play He is. But the pass from Mitchell was utterly dreadful. He has no patience. Im guessing he wasnt expecting smith to run a forwards li...

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Marcus Smith is doing too much in ths game. He's making bad decsions and playing selfishly! Him ruuning that short ball that he knocked on was just a ridiculous play

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:38 pm
IKUR01 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:36 pm would Ireland have scored any points without the kiwi players? They're tidy but those 3 boys are their x factor
And?

and its hillarious that all their xfactor comes from foreigners. Still just plain old rugby players

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would Ireland have scored any points without the kiwi players? They're tidy but those 3 boys are their x factor

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I think there will be some disappointed Canes and Blues fans when Robertson announces his first squad this year. Whilst they've arrogantly assumed that the squad will be dominated by players from their teams, the reality is that sensible selection takes much, much more into account than a few month...

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The “spent England” narrative is also strange considering they’d played less games in the tournament and had an extra day of rest before the final. They weren’t pushed all that hard in their semi either. Spent mentally. You have to put everything into beating the AB's and most teams cant get up to ...

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Great year for Ireland. Well deserved number 1 spot. I dont think they will win the world cup though after this end of year series. Sexton wont stay fit for 7 weeks in a row. Games against SA, France and NZ/SA before a final is too much for them. Their depth is not good enough (their a team ost to ...

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Thought Mounga was shit, missed kicks for touch, territorial kicking was poor, passes to no one and backline completely directionless. Needed a strong first five to make the most of all that go forward possession and take charge and really put the foot on the throat. He seems flakey and so does Bar...

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Great year for Ireland. Well deserved number 1 spot. I dont think they will win the world cup though after this end of year series. Sexton wont stay fit for 7 weeks in a row. Games against SA, France and NZ/SA before a final is too much for them. Their depth is not good enough (their a team ost to t...

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You are just so unbelievably arrogant, and skynheilig. That word fits you just so perfectly. Arrogant is what a lot of people think about SA rugby fans. Living on world cup glory for 4 years after putting in average performances and lots of losses. But thinking you are still number 1. When SA can w...

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Skynheilig is 100% the perfect term for you lot! Look at the games I mentioned and have a think about the fallout, or lack thereof, post those losses. Lions series, RWC semi and Irish series are high profile occasions. No whinging close to what you guys achieve for a shitty end of year tour loss to...

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....anyway, hopefully one of the good guys France, New Zealand or Ireland topple these brutes at the World Cup..and save rugby.. Hopefully NZ beats them? Of course NZ beats them. Their rubbish style does not match up against NZ. They've won something like 5 games in the last 30! Even in our worst y...

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....anyway, hopefully one of the good guys France, New Zealand or Ireland topple these brutes at the World Cup..and save rugby.. Hopefully NZ beats them? Of course NZ beats them. Their rubbish style does not match up against NZ. They've won something like 5 games in the last 30! Even in our worst y...

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Ah. You are in a little fairyland of your own. Your premise is that if the Springboks had a 10 and played more open rugby, their opposition wouldn't adapt????? If they played away from their forwards, they wouldn't get as much possession, which would swing the balance awy You think the SA pack with...

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South African decision making is awful and their backs are literal dogshit. It shows how incredible their forwards are that they are still within sniffing distance of this Been saying this for years. They actually have quality, but you cant just turn it on when you want. If all the do is kick and c...

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Savea is a class above though and that's not a shame to Aldritt I would have Aldritt at 8 and Ardie 7 in a world XV I'd maybe move Ardie to 6 and have VDF at 7, with Aldritt at 8. Maybe lightweight. Too small. Aldritt and Savea is pushing it. They would need a big 6. I do really like VDF too though...

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