Rugby World Cup 2019 - Ireland shit the pot all over again

[Tim_Riggins]

I mean in 2015 Robshaw arguably went to do the same and lost out. You look great when it works, not at other times.

The difference was better form, players all hitting their peak and just a better squad overall.

[gilgamboa]

@Julio_Geordio

Any chance we can hire the lad coaching England’s defence instead of the fella that coached ours?

He was our fwds coach for a few years before

[ChairmanDan]

@cowpat

Surely after 6N England would have been favourites? A pity France didn’t keep the heads.
Even with SH teams gone there’ll still be rake of kiwis playing in the final

If Wales spring an upset and beat South Africa, I can think of one New Zealand born player starting in the final, Hadleigh Parkes. I’m sure I’m overlooking loads though.
Maybe post up a list there of the rake of Kiwis between England, Wales and South Africa.

[Julio_Geordio]

@gilgamboa

@Julio_Geordio

Any chance we can hire the lad coaching England’s defence instead of the fella that coached ours?

He was our fwds coach for a few years before

How did we do then?

[LionelRitchie]

We’ve never seen an AB team without a world class 7 before. Jones, kronfeld, McCaw. Severely cost them today at breakdown.

[Sidney]

The John Bulls have emerged

@Sidney

On the contrary I think English rugby has got its coaching structures very much in order in recent years as shown by the emergence of a large number of very exciting young players.

What they’re missing is a Johnson/Dallaglio John Bull-type figure. Those figures take time to emerge. Even the Johnson/Dallaglio team coached by Woodward lost three Grand Slam deciders in a row from 1999 to 2001, were well beaten in the quarter-finals of the 1999 World Cup and were touted as serial bottlers before they showed the merit of that argument by winning the Grand Slam and the World Cup in 2003.

England may be one game away from going out of the World Cup but they’re also potentially one game away from winning the group, which they probably will if they beat Australia.

Even if England do go out on Saturday they have the nucleus of a team who will challenge very strongly in 2019.

[ChairmanDan]

@gilgamboa

He was our fwds coach for a few years before

John Mitchell? Didn’t he play for Garryowen for a while back in the early days of the AIL in the early 1990’s. @anon61878697 would know him well I’d say from the Limerick club scene.

[gilgamboa]

Pretty woeful it was mid 90s under murray kidd id say

[Cicero_Dandi]

@ChairmanDan

Its the beauty of a proper sport and proper competition like the Rugby World Cup. The Number 1 side can be toppled on a given day. This is not a mickey mouse competition like Serie A where you can hand Juventus their 9 in a row title on the opening day of the season and save us all a waste of 9 months.

Once again, you are not addressing the issue.

It’s cowardly and not in keeping with the much vaunted manliness element of rugby football. The scummy soccer crew are going to have a field day with you. You are leaving yourself open for a mauling which is poor rubby play.

[gilgamboa]

@ChairmanDan

John Mitchell? Didn’t he play for Garryowen for a while back in the early days of the AIL in the early 1990’s. @chocolatemice would know him well I’d say from the Limerick club sc

He did. That was murray kidd connection to Ireland role id say

[Special_Olympiakos]

John Mitchell was unreal for Sale sharks as a player. They had simon mannix at ten and former Ireland captain Dylan O Grady in back row with Mitchell.

[dodgy_keeper]

The Irish rugby set would still pick Sexton over both Farrell and Ford.

[Cicero_Dandi]

Damian Stack (damianstack)

#hellomynameisAngela (AAsaanderson)

FB (FBRUGBY1954)

Anna Ladydragon (ladydragon_anna)

Tom Hennessy (TomGoalie33)

Barry P. M. (Ltm67)

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

There is a youtube clip of the off the ball lads the day before England best Ireland.pure deluded arrogance

[balbec]

Christ

[cowpat]

Never let facts get in the way of a troll post

[Ashman]

In 2004 we beat the then world champions , England, at HQ in the 6 Nations

[anon61878697]

@Julio_Geordio

Ireland 7 points down against Japan, kicked to touch to take a losing bonus point. England 10-0 up today against the best team in the world, won a penalty and kicked for the corner flag to really turn the screw.
That’s the difference

And that’s about the size of it…ireland are cowards.

[anon23727452]

Barrett brutally exposed when England kicked to him.

[Tassotti]

England is a powerful and confident country whilst the oirish are lickspittles and weasels. This mindset transfers itself on to the rugby pitch. England walked all over the cunts today