Eddie: it was like watching paint dry.
Correct
Eddie OâSullivan gushing in his praise here.
We are going to be hammered when we come up against a proper rugby nation.
Heaslip thinks POM was one of Ireland better performers.
Kleyn, Stander and Bundee are offering the square root of sod all to this Irish team
Big Dev was fucking blaggarded by Smith
Zeebs and Donners* are terrible absences from the squad
*Ryan and OâCallaghan
In fairness to Eddie heâs calling a spade a spade and heâs in a relatively unique position to see the warning signs of underperformance by Ireland at a Rugby World Cup.
Heaslip is whistling past the graveyard.
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You cant dig a grave with a banana.
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Jean OâKleyn had 4 carries for a total distance gained of 0 metres
Thatâs 1 metre less than the total distance gained of Jordi Murphy, who also had 4 carries
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Not at all. Eddie loves twisting the knife but doing it subtle enough, he doesnât lose his spot.
Some sense of bile between him and Heaslip. Watch the head on one any time the other talks. Pure concentrated seeth.
He was. Lineout, turnovers and seen him make more runs today than his season.combined.
Saying that, the 6&7 for Russia were both fine players and held their own
Great stuff to get the BP in the bag and another tryless shut out. 1 try conceded in 3 games. Just need to sharpen up the attacking game now a small bit.
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The most frustrating thing is that they are creating a huge amount of line-breaks and chances but are so poor at finishing them off. Itâs almost like they panic a bit and too often the next option is just a close-in runner.
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Usually a postman on those teams
Support has been fairly poor for those line-breaks as well, been a good few times the attacker is left completely isolated when brought down.
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Youâd be hoping that it will all just click on the 19/20 October when the tournament really begins at quarter final stage. Ireland must have nearly the best defensive record in the tournament with only one try conceded?
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Defence normally wins the day at the WC. But youâre right. Bit of improved accuracy needed
Phenomenal defensive effort in the stifling humidity. The Japanese and scots two of the most attack orientated teams in the comp