@sparky said in RWC warmup - Ireland v Samoa:

Tough penalty there against Samoa. Irish prop on the far side went down first.

Barnes reckons it was clear to him. Useless referee.

Hugely impressive performance by Samoa so far.

Again, Barnes gives a marginal penalty to Ireland.

Ireland score off the lineout drive. These marginal technical penalties are going to kill sides who try to play Rugby in their own half in the next six weeks.

Ireland ahead 17-13.

Crowley takes forever on the conversation. Charged down. Still 17-13. Can Samoa go again?

How do you have a conversion charged down from outside the 22?

Another penalty to Ireland. These have shifted momentum in the game.

@sparky A familiar story....

Brave Samoan defence this.

Irish number 8 clearly joins maul at the front and Barnes is oblivious.

Held up. But Barnes gives Ireland another penalty.

Jack Ryan dropped that one going over the line, I think.

Ireland 17 Samoa 13 with ten to go.

What (posh) English for ‘we’ve come to watch the players not the fucking referee’?

Poor Samoan exit.

Seven minutes to go. Ireland lead by four.

Ireland going through the phases well but not doing much with it.

At last a Samoan penalty. We haven’t seen one of those for a while.

Irish player impeding defence and Barnes waves on.

Last four minutes.

Samoa with a penalty right in front with three to go.

Sopoaga kicked it out in goal………

Huge opportunity wasted by the former All Black and Highlander.

Brilliant attack by Samoa. Another penalty.

This one Sops does set up a lineout 5m out.

This has been a great performance by Samoa and now a huge chance to make history. It’s going to the wire.

80 seconds to go. Samoa with a lineout 5m out.

But the throw is shite…..

Thirty seconds to go. Will Samoa get another chance?

Own worst enemy, kinda reminds me of another match..

Samoa doing their level best to throw this away.

Ireland running the clock down. Time over. Ball out.

Ireland 17 Samoa 13. Not much in that.

Good to see time wasting is still allowed.

@sparky said in RWC warmup - Ireland v Samoa:

Ireland running the clock down. Time over. Ball out.

Not one of those Irish players were on their feet at that last ruck.

Barnes’ interpretations in that second half will raise a few eye brows.

Where were the cards or even the warnings to Ireland for persistently killing the ball and stopping the opposition from playing?

@sparky said in RWC warmup - Ireland v Samoa:

Barnes’ interpretations in that second half will raise a few eye brows.

Refereeing is so inconsistent across the board. Its not ok.

Ireland lucky. If Samoa had a line out, they win that game. Having said that, McFarland was clearly played at in the air in that last line out. Should have been a penalty.

Samoa defence was immense and they exposed the Irish in a few areas tonight, defended against them in general play better than the ABs last year.

Ireland not as good as they and the public in general think they are.