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

[flattythehurdler]

@Juhniallio

Thriller? You reckon Liverpool Roma swung both ways? Like the way the NZ Ireland game swung both ways at the weekend!

It swung to the right in the first half, and to the left in the second mate.

[dodgy_keeper]

‘Kin ‘ell - that was an evisceration there.

9.5 out of 10. Dropped half point due to non mention of ulster rape trial or soggy biscuit participants.

[flattythehurdler]

@Julio_Geordio

For their country, but a lot of them play very sparingly for their clubs.

They put up a graphic of this somewhere wan time a year or so after the last lions tour. Mario Itoje had played twice as much competitive rugby over the preceding year as the highest playing irish player.
That point about the wc being a more level playing field is one I have made. Noone listens though.

[KinvarasPassion]

@myboyblue

I’d say its too late for Sexton now, he may as well play on.

Will he even know that he is playing on?

[myboyblue]

@KinvarasPassion

@myboyblue

I’d say its too late for Sexton now, he may as well play on.

Will he even know that he is playing on?

Billy will tell him.

[maroonandwhite]

Soccer is shite because draws are an option. If theres an impetus to win its a whole new ball game.

Its also shite in ireland as players seem to have no technical ability. Has there ever been an international team ireland have outplayed touch wise? Australia or something maybe. European knock out soccer is quite good. But not all of it and it is up for argument despite you saying otherwise.

[Julio_Geordio]

@KinvarasPassion

Will he even know that he is playing on?

Will they even want him to keep playing? He’s gone way off the boil.

[glasagusban]

Maybe it has no effect at all and is just a load of over analysed sensationalist bullshit like loads of things to do with rugby?

[Julio_Geordio]

@maroonandwhite

Soccer is shite because draws are an option.

Eh draws are an option in lots of sports mate.

[myboyblue]

Bring back Zeebs.

[Copper_pipe]

@Julio_Geordio

Eh draws are an option in lots of sports mate.

If only Joey Carberry didn’t kick the ball to touch.

[cowpat]

What’s with the media going softly softly with the rugby team? Is there no Roy Keane type character or analyst in Irish rugby who is not afraid to stick the boot in when needed, or is it all a cosy drinking group? Will Hermitage Green be releasing a song in tribute?

[myboyblue]

@Copper_pipe

@Julio_Geordio

Eh draws are an option in lots of sports mate.

If only Joey Carberry didn’t kick the ball to touch.

Schmidt would have murdered him if he didnt.

[anon26343222]

@anon26343222

@anon32894817

@anon26343222

If we had to play South Africa today in a world cup game they’d batter the fuck out of us. And Nz would beat us by 50 points

Ireland beat South Africa by 35 points the last time we played them. We beat new zealand by seven the last time we played them.

England beat the shit out of us, two weeks ago. Get your head out of the fog

@anon32894817

@glasagusban

Exactly. Pretty minor achievements taken completely out of context and overinflated. Wins in France and wins against weakened NZ in meaningless games overegged. Beating NZ is of course an achievement, but it shouldn’t be unexpected.

The one measure that adds proper context is a world cup but for some reason I’m not allowed use it as a barometer. That’s ridiculous.

A weakened New Zealand team? You said missing players are excuses we can’t complain about losing our 3 best players versus Argentina but your happy to downgrade our wins v New Zealand as they were missing players we were missing plenty of players for both New Zealand games too chief. Injuries are a part of the game.

I could go all day

[maroonandwhite]

But they are of no use in most, they are not a result you go out to achieve in any other sport

[Julio_Geordio]

@cowpat

What’s with the media going softly softly with the rugby team? Is there no Roy Keane type character or analyst in Irish rugby who is not afraid to stick the boot in when needed, or is it all a cosy drinking group? Will Hermitage Green be releasing a song in tribute?

The Irish media have access to the rugby players on a level that they have with no other sport, largely because they are based in Ireland as opposed to soccer players. It makes for a very buddy buddy system of “journalism”

[anon26343222]

@anon32894817

Ireland about to become the number one team in the world. Another feather in joe schidmts cap.

I mean wtf

[Julio_Geordio]

@maroonandwhite

But they are of no use in most, they are not a result you go out to achieve in any other sport

It’s difficult to take any criticism of playing for a draw seriously from a sport that hands out a bonus point for losing FFS.

[Phil_Leotardo]

You see the same in the music industry. You’ll never see the likes of Hot Press slate a U2 or Sinead O Connor album. If they got on the wrong side of certain acts, it’d finish them

[maroonandwhite]

A quick change of tack there, well done

Does the bonus point not encourage some effort at least, and im talking in general im not the site rugby spokesman