ireland shitting the bed and not coping with the referee
they r going 2 have 2 dig really deep from here cos in the hands they’ve been the better team. but all those penalties and then 1 moment of magic and they have a mountain 2 claim
I thought the ref was leaning towards ireland tbh - loads of times they were infringing at the ruck scot free (even grabbing the scrum half from within the ruck)
And so magnanimous as well Spurius eh. But you would be when you haven’t even played your QF yet wouldn’t you? Will be popping out to buy a Fiji shirt in the morning.
NZ just have those individual moments of skill and quality which means they can score tries from nothing, at any time. Which is why all the tries in that game were scored by New Zealanders.
Sorry Davos, I feel constrained to point out that Scotland are a very decent side. I’d prefer to watch them than England at the moment. If we’d been in their place in the pools we’d have had the same result.
I’m sure you’re exaggerating for you argument with Spurius but had to call out your assertion that they are “absolute whack”.
I wouldn’t be gutted if Fiji went through at our expense. I think it’d be better for the game and love to see them challenge France (who I think will get through due to home advantage).
I would advise twelve not to bet the farm on a northern hemi whitewash. Quite the opposite. Saffer Vs Kiwi final incoming with no euro presence in the semis.
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Ireland to win by a few tries at least. But it should be a brilliant game.
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I dunno, I have a feeling the SH might throw a curveball
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Come on Ireland!!
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This is going to be gr8
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Just had a look on betfair - the odds are strange - too weighted to ireland imo.
Also tomorrow - fiji are at 4s! I stuck a commiseration bet on them.
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ireland r going 2 struggle if the ref keeps making scrum decisions like that and allowing nz 2 clear out rucks from the side
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another shocking decision, that was clear hands in the ruck from nz
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That was class.
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Surprising to see Ireland letting people get isolated like that.
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Great try. I have cashed out my mz bet for a cheeky £2 profit
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ireland shitting the bed and not coping with the referee
they r going 2 have 2 dig really deep from here cos in the hands they’ve been the better team. but all those penalties and then 1 moment of magic and they have a mountain 2 claim
poor decision 2 kick 4 the corner earlier as well
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claim? i’m like that pished scottish bloke
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No need to panic yet oracle
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Troi!
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not panicking! i’m not irish
don’t get me wrong, i would much rather they win tho
they r much the better team and that try is telling.
there is a lot of dirty play by nz and i think barnes has just started 2 notice
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Brilliant try
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That should settle some nerves
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Ireland finding their groove
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the lineout has been dreadful
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Very lateral by ireland. The ruck is near impossibke to ref - both sides are jackaling harder than a forsyth novel
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Cracking match. Ireland are going to have to work hard here.
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i kno the irish r pretty bad 4 complaining 2 the referee, but good god the nz team r hideous with their whingeing
especially given the amount of blatant cheating
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Get in! Ballsy from Gibson Park
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Superb
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Great time to score
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Line out seems a mess because the ref isn’t forcing the gap. I suspect that will improve
hardly any scrums - a good thing
This is gr8 rugby
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Will be interesting to see if ABs keep chipping the back line - or if Ireland adjust their defence.
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savea lucky not 2 b on a yellow too
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You don't like people coming in the side of the ruck do you Serge!
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i’m a 4giving guy 4 1st time offences. i really don’t like repeats
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Boom!!
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What. A. Try.
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Ouch
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effing hell
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Van der Flier and Sheehan missing that tackle.
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Lol. Looks like Ireland going out with their customary quarter final loss.
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Hope that’s not an omen
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… the missed kick…9
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That nothing chip from Sexton does not look good. The ABs are reading their attack perfectly and they are looking too tired to go through the phases.
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ireland really r shitting the bed. clearly have wot it takes, but nz managing 2 look much cooler
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heh
and just like that
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Be funny if, after how shit we undoubtedly have been, England are the only one of the NH teams to go through to the the semis.
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Oh lord!
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Must be on a lag here.
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Hope that missed kick doesnt make the difference
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Amazing game
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I am too jim - watching via iplayer
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Game worthy of the hype so far.
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This is what rugby should be.
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Fück me what defence from NZ and what a howler from the restart.
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Jordiw Barrett is some player. Big carries, kicks and massive defence.
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This is all game management now. Ire increasingly need a moment of magic.
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Never write off the ABs.
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That was a tense ten minutes.
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gr7 match
refereeing poor
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Wow.
Glad I had no skin the game,
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Classic Ireland.
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Gutted. What a passage of play at the end. Amazing game.
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So close…
Amazing final set, reminded me of the days of Munster going through 40 phases to snatch a win at the end, but not to be.
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Considering NZ played a quarter of the match with 14 men against the number one team in the world, I think they deserve that.
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fantastic game
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Great game. Gutted for ireland
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That was a great game
Terrible set pieces from Ireland throughout but nz took full advantage & they defended for their lives
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I thought the ref was leaning towards ireland tbh - loads of times they were infringing at the ruck scot free (even grabbing the scrum half from within the ruck)
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Anyway, guess i called it up there
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Guess I didn't. Particularly impressed with how the ABs defended.
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So Scotland were shite, Wales were shite and Ireland still haven't won a knockout game at a WC.
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Everyone know getting behind England then
Great to see it
Record sales of England shirts in Edinburgh Cardiff and Dublin tomorrow
Welcome, friends
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Ireland 8 qf defeats.Bless
England 4 finals - so far
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‘Wales were shite‘
that entire half of the draw is shite tbf, they may as well not have bothered
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How could England not be everyone's second favourite team when its fans are such genial, witty types?
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And so magnanimous as well Spurius eh. But you would be when you haven’t even played your QF yet wouldn’t you? Will be popping out to buy a Fiji shirt in the morning.
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*shrugs* sorry if you're triggered. England are shite and your team is too. Please deal.
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NZ just have those individual moments of skill and quality which means they can score tries from nothing, at any time. Which is why all the tries in that game were scored by New Zealanders.
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yeah when is the Scotland QF? I can't see it on the app...
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A Welshman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walked into a bar.
The Englishman couldn't join them as he was still at the WC in France.
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Ireland's rugby world cup mental block is as big as England in football. This was their biggest chance for a while.
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Maybe Ireland's best chance will come when they manage to fill their team completely with New Zealanders.
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England's results at major tournaments recently have been excellent given the number of competitive teams in football.
If you think they have a mental block you really struggle with probability and probably also have main character syndrome by proxy.
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Aww bless. Make sure you wear a pull-up when you go to bed tonight lad.
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I am going to give realist a heh for that one. Sometimes the old ones are the best.
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Tbf to Ireland, Mack Hansen isn't a new Zealander
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Ireland still haven't led a quarter since 1995
That was most heh some
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Twelve currently hundreds of pounds up after predicting those. Risking it all on a Northern Hemisphere whitewash today.
Last match this eve is now the final for me Clive, because whoever wins will murder England.
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Spirius used to just be an old geezer who didn't know anything about sports but wanted to be in involved, it was quite cute
Now they has gone full xenophobe as their team is absolutely whack
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Hmm, 12 is a bit billy big bollocks compared to my £2 cash win
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Sorry Davos, I feel constrained to point out that Scotland are a very decent side. I’d prefer to watch them than England at the moment. If we’d been in their place in the pools we’d have had the same result.
I’m sure you’re exaggerating for you argument with Spurius but had to call out your assertion that they are “absolute whack”.
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Fair Jimmy lad
But out in the group is a whack result
These are facts
Saffers and France going to smack themselves out later so don't write off England or Fiji just yet. Not in a semi.
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I wouldn’t be gutted if Fiji went through at our expense. I think it’d be better for the game and love to see them challenge France (who I think will get through due to home advantage).
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Another heh for Realist from me.
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Well we are in it, I'm going to enjoy it!
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Last match this eve is now the final for me Clive, because whoever wins will murder England.‘
semi final surely?
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Quite - the ABs will have something to say in the final, on that showing.
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I would advise twelve not to bet the farm on a northern hemi whitewash. Quite the opposite. Saffer Vs Kiwi final incoming with no euro presence in the semis.
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Sprog no.1 this morning (aged 9): “Who won the rugby?”
Me: “New Zealand. Ireland are out of the tournament.”
Sprog no.1: “But Ireland are the best team in the world. Is it because New Zealand did that creepy dance?”
Sprog no.2 (aged 5): “It is creepy. It really is.”
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Heh @ tatesprogz
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Remember how weak England’s group was supposed to be?
Two teams in the semis.
Farrell gave Sexton a lesson in closing out a tight game.
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