RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Jesus, there are a thousand ways to beat this team. Some carry on like they are invincible and we're scrubs like Scotland.

Fuck me get some pride!! We're gonna do them by 12-15

If only one of their previous 17 opponents had used one of those thousand.

But I agree we can win this but not if we play like we have recently against France and SA where we revert to chip kicks, poor exits and poor discipline. Basically we have to be out our very best for 80 minutes.

Mods, get the ban hammer out. Week off for the above naysayers

I had a slight glimmer of hope until I read this little gem of master coaching:

“We also learnt you want to have 15 players on the park"
Oh, crap, that is incisive.

You can argue they were undercooked if you want. But we pumped the yarps in the first half at Mt Smart. We need to bottle some of that and we can do these guys

Start DMac, or anyone who isn't an exit play noodle-leg at fullback, and it's all on.

Open with Dipak

I mean, we could lose. Another Foster first.

Personally I think this is Foster’s final and he will be largely be remembered on the result of this game. If he wins I don’t think it matters whether we win the WRC, a large part of the community will forgive him if we beat the current world number one team. Fail and the fucker will face a tsunami of shit.

Ireland have power and strength across the park, however genuine speed and skill can still beat them. We certainly have a team that can beat them but we just can’t be sucked into throwing it around from anywhere.

Territory and accurately aggressive forward play will put us in the best position to exploit this. Make errors in our own half and we’re likely going to be fucked.

Thanks to previous results and the myriad of learnings surely the players realise this too, the last time the players fed off the hate, they pulled off a big win in SA to save Foster, time to unbottle some of the feelings from the last loss and create the upset

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

The fucking carry on after every little thing that goes their way

You mean doesn’t go their way right? Curiously does Hawkes Bay have a large Irish heritage?

@bayimports said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

The fucking carry on after every little thing that goes their way

You mean doesn’t go their way right? Curiously does Hawkes Bay have a large Irish heritage?

Nah I'm talking the fist pumps and crowd gestures for knock ons and bullshit

Calm down champ

And it's their poached wingers and English coach who are the worst culprits

A real rugby fan is someone who knows all the nationalities of the Irish national team and coaching staff

When do the officials get named?

Friz, Paps, Ardie

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks 2023:

Friz, Paps, Ardie

I think that’s what they’ll pick. Finish the game with Cane subbing on for Papali’i & Barrett at 6

@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@mariner4life

Reasons to like the Irish

Won a test series in NZ
Have won 17 games in a row beating all the top teams.
Took average Super Rugby players and made them great international players.
Built a team rather than relying on individual talent.
Innovative attack that walks the obstruction line but gets away with it.
Amazing discipline.
Excellent defence.
Excellent structure and plan.
A coach that knows what he is doing.

None of this computes

@bayimports said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Fail and the fucker will face a tsunami of shit.

That he hasn't already?

Nah he's got nothing to lose.

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2023:

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks 2023:

Friz, Paps, Ardie

I think that’s what they’ll pick. Finish the game with Cane subbing on for Papali’i & Barrett at 6

I actually this has enormous merit. Bringing the super experienced Sam's on to finish when the whips are cracking.

But I think Cane will start, and I hope that means Paps comes on absolutely fizzing

We simply cannot let them continue to recycle phase after phase no matter who is selected

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I mean, we could lose. Another Foster first.

First QF exit? I thought we did that in 2007?

@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I mean, we could lose. Another Foster first.

First QF exit? I thought we did that in 2007?

And here I was thinking Ireland had never won a quarter. Learn something every day.

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I mean, we could lose. Another Foster first.

First QF exit? I thought we did that in 2007?

And here I was thinking Ireland had never won a quarter. Learn something every day.

We could be the first team to lose to Ireland in a RWC knockout match, for sure

If we are nervous we are screwed.
Calm, direct and conservative.
Don't get suckered into high risk passing.

Up the guts, earn the right to go wide. Kick intelligently, chase with purpose. Kick your goals. Minimise mistakes. Strong set piece. Play with 15 players. Eat weetbix for breakfast. Make your tackles. Soak up dad's tears.

@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Up the guts, earn the right to go wide. Kick intelligently, chase with purpose. Kick your goals. Minimise mistakes. Strong set piece. Play with 15 players. Eat weetbix for breakfast. Make your tackles. Soak up dad's tears.

See, is that really so complicated? Get Foster on the hotline!

Choose life.

@booboo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@bayimports said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Fail and the fucker will face a tsunami of shit.

That he hasn't already?

Nah he's got nothing to lose.

I get the feeling a lot more of the media will join the pile on this time. You’re right though, nothing he hasn’t faced already just he will get more of it.

@bayimports whatever they did before Ellis Park 2022…do it again.

@mariner4life had to have a giggle at Keith setting out the stall for the next 20 odd years of Nisbo. Geogahan and Wilson the two lookalikes.

@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@bayimports whatever they did before Ellis Park 2022…do it again.

One of the hallmarks of the Foster era is the inconsistency. If we simply didn't have the cattle and were clearly just not good enough I could begrudgingly accept that. But we show glimpses of how good we can be, which is infuriating

Move on this week. No looking back. Come on Sir Foz

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2023:

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks 2023:

Friz, Paps, Ardie

I think that’s what they’ll pick. Finish the game with Cane subbing on for Papali’i & Barrett at 6

Not going to happen, same way they aren't dropping beaudy for DMac

Stuff the odds - one off game - let's go Black.

@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Stuff the odds - one off game - let's go Black.

Foster's back is against the wall, along with many of the senior players. It's win or the end of some AB careers. I just hope we play with a huge level of desperation

@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Stuff the odds - one off game - let's go Black.

There’s my man!

ABs to replicate Ireland's last loss and smack them by 15+

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Right. Everyone has their opinions on coaches and players. But the time for that has passed. This week is all support. Shove the negativity. Come fozzie, Sam and the lads!!

100% the above. These are World Cup knockouts. The ABs and their coaches deserve our total support for this next bit.

Go Fozzie! Go Sam! Go the Men in Black!

This is the time to build up further the glorious legacy.

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:

But I think Cane will start, and I hope that means Paps comes on absolutely fizzing

That worked against the Boks in the RC (IIRC Cane was outstanding at the breakdown) but we may need to try something different against the Oirish.

We can't let them dominate from the start and end up playing catch-up.

Yep I would love to see us send Ireland out of the WC,Put a dent in their ego and get some revenge from past losses.
If we can we are in the Final as we will win the SF.
Meet SA in the final and make it a SH final how good.

@gt12 ABs were the clear best in the world in 2007. They had smashed France twice in France several months before. France won.

If Wayne Barnes is the ref, maybe he’ll let the underdog ABs have a clear forward pass try to close the circle on 2007