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Well done, Ireland. Simply too good on the day and it was bound to happen sooner or later. It's easy to say "injuries, no Retallick and Whitelock, etc.," but Ireland can only beat what's in front of them. Totally deserved.
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:Fuuuuuuck this game This game loving owns, I love giant upsets in sport so much 
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Nov 5, 2016 23:03
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Well done Ireland. 2013 avenged.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:04
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Nov 5, 2016 23:03
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Congrats Ireland. They played really well.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:04
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YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS GET THE gently caress IN
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Nov 5, 2016 23:05
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If you had just held on a few extra years, Brian O'Driscoll!
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Vagabundo posted:Well done, Ireland. Simply too good on the day and it was bound to happen sooner or later. It's easy to say "injuries, no Retallick and Whitelock, etc.," but Ireland can only beat what's in front of them. Totally deserved. fair play for being a good sport, there's not many places on the internet where you can find it
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Nov 5, 2016 23:07
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Yeah good job, Ireland. Played their loving hearts out and totally deserve it. Defense was excellent and their decision to actually attack the line worked wonders.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:10
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Lads.....lads!
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Nov 5, 2016 23:13
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The All Blacks never got to get going for much of the game, and when were able to gain some ground, they lacked the composure that they needed when it mattered. Ireland held their nerve where previous Irish teams that put in these kinds of performances against the All Blacks in the past had failed. Hopefully this will do a world of good for Kieran Read as a captain in the same way that the quarterfinal loss in 2007 turned out to be the best thing to happen to McCaw as a captain.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:13
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I'm finding it impossible to feel bad about this loss. Good poo poo Ireland.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:19
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Ireland have still not beaten New Zealand in either New Zealand or Ireland. 
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Nov 5, 2016 23:21
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Just watched the Wales game (morning in Australia). When we're in the RC, I hate that we have to play the ABs three times. When we play the NH afterwards, I'm glad that we have to play the ABs three times.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:22
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could everyone start saying prayers for italy
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Nov 5, 2016 23:25
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Steve Hansen posted:It's about time they won anyway. It makes the next fixture in Dublin a little spicy.
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tag youre fat posted:could everyone start saying prayers for italy Parisse doesn't deserve this. 
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Plucky Brit posted:Ireland have still not beaten New Zealand in either New Zealand or Ireland. From the makeup of the crowd it sure felt like it could have been in Ireland...
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I was watching with some other Rugby heads and we all thought that Ireland are the first team to work out that kicking the ball away to the All Blacks is a bad tactic but, when you do have to kick, chase the gently caress out of it. I am not saying that was the only thing they did right but it certainly helped.
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Honestly, Ireland's kicking and kick receiving was a big part of how they won. They controlled the field space really well, and thereby determined where the rugby was going to be played today. It was especially noticeable after last night, when the Eagles outside backs a) played too shallow and kept having to turn and run to chase down kicks over their heads and b) kicked too short giving the Maori way too much time to counterattack.
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:I was watching with some other Rugby heads and we all thought that Ireland are the first team to work out that kicking the ball away to the All Blacks is a bad tactic but, when you do have to kick, chase the gently caress out of it. I am not saying that was the only thing they did right but it certainly helped. I don't think there was anything special about Ireland's tactics. You just simply can't win a game of rugby if you can't win your own lineout and you keep giving away dumb penalties when you aren't under pressure. It gives the opposition too many opportunities to attack from good field position.
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Nov 6, 2016 11:00
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Both sides capitalized effectively on each other's errors; the ABs just made more of them in more dangerous situations. Also Aaron Smith and Julian Savea each made a rookie-level boneheaded mistake to cost a try--Smith falling for the most basic of halfback dummies, Savea running into the corner of the try zone and getting trapped.
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Nov 6, 2016 15:28
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I would also like to congratulate Devon Toner for finally accepting the inevitable and shaving his head. Good on yer, son
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Nov 6, 2016 16:51
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Rhys Webb might have done his ankle ligaments another nasty. RIP him, RIP Ospreys.
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I flew back home today, and Keven Mealamu was waiting in the security line behind me. That was pretty cool. Would have been cooler if he'd been closer to where I was and I could have gotten a selfie - oh well!
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I'm finally watching the Wales game as I was unavailable all Saturday. I'm ten minutes in and Wales have missed about a hundred tackles, and Jonathan Davies is still talking about how "Wales have put in some excellent tackles". Jesus, it's going to be a grim seventy minutes.
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Nov 7, 2016 15:08
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https://twitter.com/VP/status/795094829554352128 Who'd have guessed?
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Vagabundo posted:It makes the next fixture in Dublin a little spicy. Speaking of the next match - anyone know how to watch it in the US? Doesn't look like its on ESPN or the rugby channel.
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Hashtag Banterzone posted:Speaking of the next match - anyone know how to watch it in the US? Doesn't look like its on ESPN or the rugby channel. The All Blacks website (http://allblacks.com/) might be streaming it for a small fee, although I think you have to sign up to the All Blacks fan club.
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No matter what that fee is, it'll still be a better option than all the money I'm spending to stay in Cardiff and watch Wales get beaten by the Argentines 
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Meanwhile in New Zealand, after several high-profile scandals involving rugbyboys, the NZRU's put together a review panel, co-chaired by two people who are joined by a further 8, along with a researcher/writer. They are: Brent Impey (New Zealand Rugby chairman) - co-chair Kathryn Beck (New Zealand Law Society president) - co-chair Jackie Barron (Sport NZ Board member and former netball administrator) Liz Dawson (NZCricket and Hurricanes Board member) David Howman (former WADA head) Kate Daly (Fletcher Building HR and Communications Executive) Michael Jones (former All Black) Keven Mealamu (former All Black) Dr. Deb Robinson (former All Blacks team doctor) Lisa Carrington (Olympics gold medallist) Robyn Cockburn (Researcher/writer) http://allblacks.com/News/30095/new-zealand-rugby-announces-respect-and-responsibility-review The mix of the panel is quite encouraging, with a majority of women, along with Keven Mealamu who has campaigned for Women's Refuge in the past and would have a fair bit to say as he was the All Blacks disciplinarian during his time as a senior player in the squad. edogawa rando fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Nov 11, 2016 |
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British and Irish Lion Ross Ford is getting his 100th Scotland cap this weekend, looking at the list he's definitely the worst player to hit 100.
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Sometimes you just gotta take the reliable journeyman
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90% of life is just showing up; in rugby, the greatest skill of all is avoiding injury.
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Gethin Jenkins will become the world's most capped front rower this weekend too, but he's cool and good and once broke my heart doing this https://youtu.be/0tX2FR8t-vM 10 years ago 
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Nov 10, 2016 23:53
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Vagabundo posted:https://twitter.com/VP/status/795094829554352128 
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tag youre fat posted:British and Irish Lion Ross Ford is getting his 100th Scotland cap this weekend, looking at the list he's definitely the worst player to hit 100. Of Scotland players with 100 caps it's a list of 2 players, and he's better than Sean Lamont.
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Nov 11, 2016 18:24
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Time for the kings of chucking it about.
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Hahaha, the Baabaa's aren't loving about. They're good this year.
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It's extremely wet here but the rugby's good so far, cheering for a Fiji comeback
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