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It's pretty clear that Lancaster's coaching style lends itself to constant day to day interaction with the playing squad. Not camps of a few weeks a few times a year. Plus, he doesn't have to deal with the admin side of the HC job. He's in the sort of role that he thrives in and is excellent at. Go...

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There's a huge overlap, Barrett is just trying to make the best of a bad situation :? Make Ireland pass the ball out wide. The pass might be inaccurate, the ball might be dropped. Throughout this series the Irish have had overlaps and not scored. BB took the easy, selfish option. Blaming Barrett fo...

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Just rewatching and it's really evident that we were much more dominant during the first half last week. A few occasions they could have got in but some great defense keeps turning it around. Despite the reaction of their fans aside from a couple of stupid penalties I don't think NZ played too badly...

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I've heard he can be a bit of a cock in real life actually haha. Really? He’s a top fella from everything I heard . Great with the kids and retrieved Henshaw’s laptop from a haling site. Stand up guy :thumbup: Swiped that poor girl's fried chicken though with not even an Olé. Bad form. If the tackl...

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A freakishly fit athlete. He has really improved over the years. But for me Doris is the pick of that pack, incredible player This Coombs lad for the A team looks like a freak too. I must admit I didn't see it with VdF a few years back, but I do now. No one did. Was considered the third best 7 in L...

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Nice to read some positive posts on Bundee. The Connacht fan in me means I'll always have bitterness over people being influenced by dopes like Lukey Fitz at his initial conclusion when not a word was spoken against the likes of Jarrad Payne. I'm glad he's gone on to prove so many wrong. His tackli...

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Beirne saved it not once but a few times. Literally would have lost it without him there.

The defense all series looked so comfortable, and some of those tries were what you used see from NZ. Henshaws one was so good.

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Thought the yellow for Porter was the correct call - almost identical to JGP's earlier this season, which was cited and agreed a yellow was correct. Felt Aki should have seen red for his ruck shoulder, no idea why it wasn't referred by TMO. Ireland definitely got a bit of luck (deserved given the f...

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It wasn't indentical. Last week the player drove forward into contact, this week he was just standing still. Barnes even explained it.

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Three consecutive tests in the middle of NZ winter (at least 2 games are in Auckland) already says to me this will play right into the hands of the Irish. If it’s wet I expect a immense forward battle and believe the Irish will have a large advantage there. Plenty of kicks for territory and penalty...

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Man of the match has to be Beirne. What a super heroic performance. He was everywhere He was simply incredible. Rarely does a lock win a game for you with 4 or 5 huge moments in the last 10 minutes. He saved the day I think 2 or 3 times towards the end. That intercept was beautiful, like a gazelle ...

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Ireland officially better than the Lions

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 f**king YESSSS!!!!!!

f**king YESSSS!!!!!!

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 Beirne has been epic

Beirne has been epic

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 fudge Earls into the centre

fudge Earls into the centre

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Doing a f**king interview while play is happening

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 That looked over to me

That looked over to me

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Take off anyone else except VDF!

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:24 am
mr bungle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:23 am Just a yellow! Games a joke. fudge off.
Should be a red

Aki should have had a red, that was a fair yellow. He wasn't moving forward into the tackle.

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JB1981 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:21 am The same as last week. RC coming up.

Edit: yellow.

What is the mitigation? What is seen as different from the week before?

I think it's fair, it was a soak

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 Generous one there

Generous one there

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Stat at the start of the game, only 2 other non-lions teams have won a 3 match tour to NZ SA is the 30s and 86 wallabies. I know there have been fewer tours but Ireland well worthy of joining that list the way they have played. The all blacks are either knackered from last week playing short for so...

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Every single Irish player playing well but hats off to Van der Flier. He is always good. Never puts a foot wrong. And is so modest too. World’s best 7? He’s definitely in the conversation, a little injury prone though which has held him back iirc He maybe lacks presence over the ball and against hu...

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Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:54 am Damn it was just a promo, thought they were going to sacrifice foster to the fire

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Jensrsa wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:53 am I can't remember when last, if ever, I've seen the ABs so comprehensively outplayed

1st half, Dublin November 2013 for me, and that didn't end well.

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 WTF is this dragon shit?

WTF is this dragon shit?

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What was the score at half time in 2013?

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So selfless from Aki, making absolutely sure of that

Beautiful

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holbob wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:37 am Barnes is an excellent ref. Not put a foot wrong.

He's definitely the best ref going

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Jordie Barrett with a nice shoulder charge there too

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Hands on the floor there surely

de_Selby · Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7 Brilliant from POM

Brilliant from POM

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:15 am Immense work by Henshaw to cut that overlap off, then Porter goes and basically pins Aki off his feet.

Aki could still have left it though

How did he miss that?

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The root problem is you are pretending the problem is bonfires.

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I know everyone's excited about Frawley being the new messiah, but the reality is Harry Byrne would have been starting the Maori games if he didn't get injured. It's unrealistic for him to jump to second in the queue straight away. Hopefully Frawley gets a good run of games with Leinster next year ...

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I know everyone's excited about Frawley being the new messiah, but the reality is Harry Byrne would have been starting the Maori games if he didn't get injured. It's unrealistic for him to jump to second in the queue straight away. Hopefully Frawley gets a good run of games with Leinster next year t...

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Have the kiwis here totally missed the last 3+ years of red cards for reckless head contact? I'm amazed that they're so out of the loop with what's considered normal for us. Yeah was thinking the same thing. So much whinging over possibly the most obvious red card in test rugby you'll see for sever...

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I was thinking the same about that 1st Lions test, I'd say it's a safe bet that's how they'll play.

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I think I'm probably in the minority (and surprising I know as a Crusaders fan), but my preferred coaching ticket if we could get it would be Schmidt or Gatland as head coach with Razor and McDonald as assistants. I posted it in another thread but Gatland is weirdly underrated in NZ and I don't und...

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So who would you want to replace Foster? International experience like Gats etc or homegrown like Robertson? I think I'm probably in the minority (and surprising I know as a Crusaders fan), but my preferred coaching ticket if we could get it would be Schmidt or Gatland as head coach with Razor and ...

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