As @carryharry has alluded to, bringing the team to a dry heat country to prepare for the WC has been a disasterâŚ
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Off the Ball will be fantastic this week.
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9 teams have qualified for the quarter final of a rugby world cup in the history of the competition.
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ouch
Sounds good but itâs not true, mate
I think itâs 11 - the nine current Tier 1 teams plus Fiji and Samoa
Japan should make that 12 this time
People are angry
Theyâve been duped by marketing again
Most people are delighted
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Japanâs only victory against a Tier One nation since the last World Cup was against Italy.
This is one of the most humiliating days in the history of Irish rugby football.
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And franno
And they didnât even apologise, us paying their wages and they come out and give us that performance
Japan rested a few lads as well did they?
Nobody knows, mate. They arenât exactly filled with household names so nobody knows who their best available 15 is
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When you start the game by signing a Phil Coulter song youâre not going to win.
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They deserve to lose every game for that abomination alone
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The schadenfreuede in this country is very reassuring. People finally waking up to this nonsense.
On the game itself Schmidt noted how difficult it was for Ireland to get the ball off the Japanese and yet persisted at kicking the ball at nearly every impasse. When they did carry they did so like a bison buffalo in rutting season. No hint of a wrap around, skip pass etc. Japan on the other side of the coin were enterprising and constantly looking for gaps and space. They Thoroughly deserved it.
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Ireland literally threw in the towel on the last play. It was absolutely pathetic.
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Nonsense. Very little to gain from a draw. If they lost by more than 7 qualification wouldnât be in their hands.