RWC QF: All Blacks vs Ireland: MATCH THREAD: Sat 19 Oct

Bogbunny · Post by **Bogbunny** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

Congrats NZ. Totally blew us away and we didn't see that coming.

Toulon's Not Toulouse · Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

holbob wrote:Has Schmidt been arrested?

We need a change.org petition to revoke his visa.

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

ticketlessinseattle wrote:Well done kiwis, different class. Dont think anyone will stop you, England will make a game of it but thats it

Listen they were good but we were really poor.

nardol · Post by **nardol** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

How is the score diff so similar to the first game?

Winnie · Post by **Winnie** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

Men against boys
Well done NZ thoroughly deserved victory
Good luck against the english

Diego · Post by **Diego** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

Well done NZ. Best team in the world I reckon, and your semi is going to be a hell of a game. Best wishes

SecretAgentMan · Post by **SecretAgentMan** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

That'll do.

PCPhil · Post by **PCPhil** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

JPNZ wrote:Line up England.

Your next

We’re on. Think we will give you at least a gentle run out.

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:15 pm

What a fearsome bumming.

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

Far better result than I thought it would be.

Commiserations Irish fans.

Not as good as you usually are tonight.

slow wing · Post by **slow wing** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

shabadoo wrote:
Grandpa wrote:
slow wing wrote:Agree with Beaudy as MoM
Kieran Read for me....
Yep - best game from him I have seen in ages.

Congrats NZ - too good.

Agree that Kieran Read was really good as well...

I was looking to see if he was past it but no, world class performance.

JB1981 · Post by **JB1981** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

Hard luck Ireland. That was a very good AB performance to come up against.

DOB · Post by **DOB** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

Miguel Indurain wrote:Irish backline has been particularly disasterous today

I think we knew the outside backs were going to be up against it. No control or precision from 1-10, though.

grimoald · Post by **grimoald** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

earl the beaver wrote:Christ, how can our defence be that narrow there.

Was an appalling read by Stockdale. Bit in on Ringrose’s man and breaks the line.

Mr Mike · Post by **Mr Mike** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

Fantastic round of applause for Best, great to hear

BlueThunder · Post by **BlueThunder** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

nardol wrote:
JPNZ wrote:
FairWeather_Aussie wrote:Really strange yellow. He was onside and didn’t do anything illegal.
100%
No arm tackle

Yes, Nigel should have just said that rather than making it all awkward.

ScarfaceClaw · Post by **ScarfaceClaw** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

JamesJames wrote:
ScarfaceClaw wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:I'll take the moral victory for not having any woman beaters in the line up.
What a cunt of a comment.
It is. It's a true statement (All Blacks do have only one though), but the timing is a bit off. Sour grapes.

Just a classless prick of a comment.

Brian9848 · Post by **Brian9848** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:16 pm

Congrats Kiwis.. You destroyed us up front, out wide and everywhere in between,

trapper · Post by **trapper** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:17 pm

Hard luck Ireland.

Rhinosaur · Post by **Rhinosaur** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:17 pm

earl the beaver wrote:
ScarfaceClaw wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:I'll take the moral victory for not having any woman beaters in the line up.
What a cunt of a comment.
Don't pick any woman beaters if you don't want the comments then.

Fark me! Carnts gonna carnt, eh!

RoscoPColtrain · Post by **RoscoPColtrain** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:17 pm

Duff Paddy wrote:
Nui. wrote:
Duff Paddy wrote:
Seneca of the Night wrote:An unintentional penalty try????

Er no.
Have you ever played a match in your life it was so blatant
What was blatant Duff?
The replay clearly showed Todd was onside and did nothing wrong.
Apart from diving in front of the post to prevent a try

You know he originally gave it for being “clearly” offside though right?

slow wing · Post by **slow wing** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:18 pm

Best trying not to tear up...

Theflier · Post by **Theflier** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:18 pm

So in summary Ireland's 2019 world cup campaign was a victory against Scotland.

SickeninglyArrogantPerson · Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:18 pm

Commiserations Ireland.

It would have been interesting to see your 2016-2018 team at their peak play this game.

DOB · Post by **DOB** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:18 pm

Biffer29 wrote:So that’s Ireland still with a worse World Cup record than Scotland over the years.

Let's be clear on this. Scotland beat Samoa, once, in the amateur era. Ireland and Scotland have an equal record against Tier 1 nations in RWC knockouts.

C69 · Post by **C69** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm

Dear God Earl....

IBWT · Post by **IBWT** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm

Best of luck for the rest of the tournament NZ. Unfortunately we couldn't reverse our plummeting form in 2019.

Cullen · Post by **Cullen** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm

Hard luck Ireland.
Fantastic first 30 minutes from the ABs
Murray and Sexton has no impact.

FujiKiwi · Post by **FujiKiwi** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm

Rory Best all class . Legend

Auckman · Post by **Auckman** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm

Mr Mike wrote:Fantastic round of applause for Best, great to hear

and the handshakes for Schmidt making his way down to the field. Classy Irish fans at the stadium.

Rhinosaur · Post by **Rhinosaur** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:19 pm

Duff Paddy wrote:
ticketlessinseattle wrote:Well done kiwis, different class. Dont think anyone will stop you, England will make a game of it but thats it
Listen they were good but we were really poor.

ABs made Ireland poor

Conservative Eddie · Post by **Conservative Eddie** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:20 pm

Was over after 20 minutes.

Not even a contest.

Well done Kiwis.

Semi-final should be really interesting.

FairWeather_Aussie · Post by **FairWeather_Aussie** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:20 pm

Auckman wrote:
RoscoPColtrain wrote:What am I missing, How the fudge was that a penalty try?
He deliberately obstructed the base of the goalpost to prevent the Irishman from touching the ball against that aforesaid base.

I saw it in real time and had a chuckle.

He did. It was quite cynical. But he didn’t break any of the rules in doing so, it was completely within the laws. One of the few wrong decisions of Owens career.

AND-y · Post by **AND-y** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:20 pm

That was beautiful

nardol · Post by **nardol** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:21 pm

Our entire pack was fking AWOL.

Where was the backrow???

The loss of leavy sob heaslip Jordi in the last while gutted us.

merlin the happy pig · Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:21 pm

Statement games from Both the ABs and England.
Next week is going to be a ripper.

Ireland way below their best, but ABs vision, running lines, and skill far too good.

comets · Post by **comets** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:21 pm

BB was good but not PotM ..surely Ardie hands down...

Sprig · Post by **Sprig** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:22 pm

I would quote myself if. Could find the post but.... the fools that wrote off Read!!

capt hurricane · Post by **capt hurricane** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:22 pm

Well, I didn't expect that. What a performance from the All Blacks. A line in the sand has been drawn, and next weeks game against the English will be a belter. 14 points to the Irish doesn't really state how dominant that All Black side was, to be honest.

Ireland, thanks for the hit out guys, you played with stout hearts, but I don't think anyone could have managed the All Blacks today.

Keiran Read was a colossus today, Ardie was a beast. All three Barretts did their grand-dad proud today! Aaron Smith probably had his best game in the number 9 jersey ever. Codie Taylor, take a bow!

Special mention too for Jack Goodhue, who showed tonight why he got the nod in that 13 jersey!

Don't know how I am going to get to sleep tonight.

IKUR01 · Post by **IKUR01** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:22 pm

RoscoPColtrain wrote:
Duff Paddy wrote:
Nui. wrote:
Duff Paddy wrote:
Seneca of the Night wrote:An unintentional penalty try????

Er no.
Have you ever played a match in your life it was so blatant
What was blatant Duff?
The replay clearly showed Todd was onside and did nothing wrong.
Apart from diving in front of the post to prevent a try
You know he originally gave it for being “clearly” offside though right?

You know that if someone was diving for a try you can dive in front of them to stop them from scoring. They should give it a special name maybe.....like a tackle. Oh, but you cant do it in front of the post?? quote that rule in the book there champ. Nigel Owens gave the battlers a freebee how can you not just admit that.