The Rugby Thread

[Irishnev]

Beauden Barret has used those little chip through kicks unbelievably well. The ABs are awesome in full flow.

Ireland did really well to pick themselves up and counter after each try.

We are on the ropes Buzzo, they are super aggressive and causing us problems. Set play needs to function and build from there

[frank the tank]

****in stressful stuff

[RichC]

Massive score from the ABs

[Irishnev]

Sam Cane not playing like a **** Richie McCaw tonight!

[RichC]

That’s pen try and yellow is massive

[danperkins]

Made so many mistakes, played nowhere near our best. Occasion got to us and NZ deserved it.

[Irishnev]

Mamma Mia - NZ did great and beat our set piece. Didn’t play our best and it’s ****ing devastating…… I still thought we’d do it right at the death

**** it

[Buzzo]

Made so many mistakes, played nowhere near our best. Occasion got to us and NZ deserved it.

Nah, Ireland played pretty well tonight. Gave it everything. The All Blacks edged it, but no shame in losing a game like that - no matter how frustrating. You are never going to dominate in a game like this fatigue and mistakes are likely to be higher.

On any given day all of the top 4 can beat each other.

[Buzzo]

Mamma Mia - NZ did great and beat our set piece. Didn’t play our best and it’s ****ing devastating…… I still thought we’d do it right at the death

**** it

You played well.

Think the All Blacks had something to prove they were excellent. Scrum dominance for them was unexpected.

That tackle from Jodi to hold you up over the line effectively won the game.

[danperkins]

Was such a frustrating watch. ****ed it on line outs and scrums and needed that try going into the last 10.

[Buzzo]

Imagine if you’d got Fiji in a semi final. Or Wales? Or England. World Rugby has ****ed this tournament.

[Zapater]

What a game and tournament. I wanted Ireland to win but stylistically NZ is probably a better stylistic match up for SA, if we do indeed beat France.

I made the call about Ireland probably not being as good a contender as France, NZ and SA. These games are sometimes about pedigree and it was the case here for me.

[Irishnev]

You played well.

Think the All Blacks had something to prove they were excellent. Scrum dominance for them was unexpected.

That tackle from Jodi to hold you up over the line effectively won the game.

It’s the best they’ve played for ages, our back row was vaunted but Cane and Savea were brilliant in the ruck. We got back into it and they scored that brilliant Jordan try but we missed a bad tackle. I’ve watched all our games and it’s easy for me to say it but we didn’t play to our potential, a combination of NZ aggression and our lack of accuracy.

I said it from the off that we had to be at our best and we weren’t so we deserve to go home. NZ will be well rested for the final when they thump Argentina. I still think SA win this and another fascinating game tomorrow night

Sigh

[Irishnev]

What a game and tournament. I wanted Ireland to win but stylistically NZ is probably a better stylistic match up for SA, if we do indeed beat France.

I made the call about Ireland probably not being as good a contender as France, NZ and SA. These games are sometimes about pedigree and it was the case here for me.

It’s like Brazil in football, they have it in their dna ffs

[Buzzo]

Not sure many people thought the All Blacks had a game like that in them. They played with 14 for 20 mins also. They looked on it from the start and weee tough to live with.

That said if you score from that final maul you win it - it was that close.

The northern hem clean sweep not looking quite so likely right now