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| Daithi |
 Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:41 am |
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jedifart wrote: Steve Hansen wrote: The big thing tonight is that we have beaten an Irish side that has, probably, played as good as they could have. We didn't play great.
Typical smug NZ cunt. I hope we thump them next week. There was a reason that they 'didn't play great'.
That irked the shit out of my when I read it ten minutes ago too. Unfortunately, until we actually beat the fuckers they can serve it up any way they want. |
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| jedifart |
| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:14 am |
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| D'Arcy and Heaslip both ruled of next week's match. |
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| Hipford |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:13 pm |
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Dan Carter is out of the New Zealnad team and will be replaced by Aaron Cruden. Haven't seen much Super rugby this year, but it seems as though the Kiwis really rate this Cruden fella, knowing our luck he'll be amazing. . .
They've replaced their two wings and rejigged the backrow with McCaw at 8, the lad Cane who came on at half time last week at 7 and Messam at 6. It will be interesting to see our back row with Heaslip out. Will he put O' Brien to 8 and bring in O' Mahoney at 7 leaving McLoughlan at 6, or straight swap Henry for Heaslip? Earls availability and Darcy out will inevitably bring change to our backline too, but I don't think the Irish team have been named yet
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/20/rugby-zealand-idUKL3E8HK4H420120620 |
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| jedifart |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:33 pm |
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I'd go with O'Mahony at 8.
If Earls is available, I'd prefer to see him (or Zebo) on the wing, with McFadden at 12. Knowing Kidney though, he'll play O'Gara at 10 with Sexton at 12. |
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| beansboy |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:55 pm |
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jedifart wrote: Knowing Kidney though, he'll play O'Gara at 10 with Sexton at 12.
I read somewhere that was the plan |
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| Hipford |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:11 pm |
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| I don't think he'll use the O' Gara-Sexton combo from the off, would like to see McFadden given a run at 12 with Earls on the wing, but I don't think the O' Driscoll-Earls combo from the first game was the worst think about our play that day either, so he might give that another shot. |
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| alsvartr666 |
| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:49 pm |
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| I'd like to see Cave come in for at least 20 minutes. A highly intelligent football player like him would be a joy to let loose on the All Blacks given that they won't have much background knowledge on him. |
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| Hipford |
| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:39 pm |
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| Forgot about Cave, would be good to see him given a run, he has impressed for Ulster over the last few years and I've thought he should have been given a go before this |
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| dawals |
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:52 am |
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| Embarrassing. Will we even score? |
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| Caller of the Black |
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:20 am |
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| That's the kind of result I was afraid of. Horrible. |
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| stench of gore |
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:17 pm |
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Unbelievable stuff today.
Didn't think Ireland did that much wrong in general. Yeah they lost the ball in contact a few times against a raging all blacks team, a few loose kicks and missed passes but that's nothing new. If they played like that against say, England they would still be in with a chance of winning.
The sheer intensity from the all blacks was just unbelievable. hard to believe they are the same team as last week.
Humbling, embarrassing but if it wasn't Ireland on the receiving end it was an awesome sight to watch. |
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| Hipford |
| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:09 am |
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Half of the passes the All Blacks made were invisible. It was awesome.
I'd echo pretty much what stench said, but it's hard to say for sure. We may not have been as bad as we seemed. That said the AB's played like men possessed. Any sniff of a turnover and they were all over the ruck. Any line break and the runner had close in options to pass to. Was it the culmination of what effectively was two uninterrupted seasons with a do or die, all out penultimate performance, and we're really not that bad? Or are we just terrible?
I know one thing for sure. I'm hella drunk |
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| beansboy |
| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:49 pm |
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| Finally the rugby's back, anyone else watch the quinn's vs wasps game? |
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| Wiggz |
| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:08 am |
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| Not a great start from Leinster by any means. Hopefully the injuries to Ryan and Boss won't hinder for too long given the contraction of the squad for the time being. Work to be done. |
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| Caller of the Black |
| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:09 am |
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| Watched most of that Leinster game in a pub in Caernarfon, not a pleasant experience! |
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