Ireland v All Blacks I: Sweet Home Away from Home, Chicago

[Spy]

I saw in the NZ Herald, a guy had put $100k on the ABs to go through the season unbeaten, but amazingly he was only going to get $150k back?!

Even with the dominance of the ABs, a return of $1.50 over 14 games is terrible odds. In fact, they equate to about $1.03 return for each game they played this year. What odds do the ABs normally get in game in the 4N? Surely against the Wallabies and SA the odds must stretch to $1.10-$1.15?!

What about this guy. Excuse me while I indulge in a little schadenfreude.

[Doorzetbornandbred]

What price this ABs side go on to match the current world record in test wins? I nearly come to blows with some twat tonight in the pub who proclaimed this AB's side are shite... Apparently the Aussies and Jaapies aren't much cop so we are seeing how good the AB;s are now. It beggars belief at times, hats off to the Irish who really took it to the AB's. You have to wonder what Conor O'Shea is thinking at the moment though.

[Len]

There were also times where the Irish got away with a fair bit from the ref

don't do that shit. people do that shit when they lose against ye all the time. it's crap then and now.

What hellov said.

Thats one way of looking at it. Or you could look at it as why should we when whenever we win its always because of descisions by the ref?

[Eugene Wrayburn]

don't do that shit. people do that shit when they lose against ye all the time. it's crap then and now.

What hellov said.

Thats one way of looking at it. Or you could look at it as why should we when whenever we win its always because of descisions by the ref?

Only by feckwits. Do you want to be a feckwit?

[Len]

What hellov said.

Thats one way of looking at it. Or you could look at it as why should we when whenever we win its always because of descisions by the ref?

Only by feckwits. Do you want to be a feckwit?

I am a fuckwit, just like you. But I'm not that much of a fuckwit and neither are you. The correct side won and this a rugby, shit happens in regards to referee descisions.

[hellovating]

Read's too nice talking to the ref. He looks a thoroughly nice man..... All Blacks need a surly captain.

[Spiffy]

Thought the ref had a good game overall, was fair and neutral, and no-one could claim that he influenced the outcome.

Mind, New Zealand are still by far the best team in the world at the crafty use of "dummy runners" (i.e. blockers.)

[J Dory]

Well done Ireland. You guys must be stoked. Hell of a game, loved it, one to watch again.

[cashead]

There were also times where the Irish got away with a fair bit from the ref

don't do that shit. people do that shit when they lose against ye all the time. it's crap then and now.

What hellov said.

I beg your pardon, have you boys not read what I hadn't typed yet when I originally posted it? The nerve of some people!

[cashead]

One thing though - I am fucking sick and tired of Moody's constant penalties. I hope Hansen does a swap with Cooper. Call up Hames and drop Moody until he sorts out his discipline.

[jared_7]

I saw in the NZ Herald, a guy had put $100k on the ABs to go through the season unbeaten, but amazingly he was only going to get $150k back?!

Even with the dominance of the ABs, a return of $1.50 over 14 games is terrible odds. In fact, they equate to about $1.03 return for each game they played this year. What odds do the ABs normally get in game in the 4N? Surely against the Wallabies and SA the odds must stretch to $1.10-$1.15?!

What about this guy. Excuse me while I indulge in a little schadenfreude.

Told you those odds weren't good!!!

Anyway, didn't see the match but upon hearing the result I weirdly have nothing but feelings of happiness for Ireland. Good on them, sounds like it was thoroughly deserved and just gutted I wasn't able to get out amongst the celebrations last night!

Congrats Ireland!

[rowan]

Had to search a little to find anything in the Chicago daily with all the Cubs euphoria and whatever else going on in main stream American sports at the moment, but this was the local view:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/br ... story.html

[Which Tyler]

Just in case anyone missed it (I could only follow text updates, for example)
Official Replay:
Official Highlights:

[Silvercloud]

[quote="morepork"]Cloudage/Cloudy etc etc


try this one


http://www.vipleague.se/sports/rugby.html[/quote]

Thanks Porky, worked pretty well, shame about the result. Must be almost impossible psychologically alone to perpetuate such a winning streak and a regrounding is no bad thing for the All Blacks' camp Imo. Let's see how our young bloods cope with defeat for instance.....

Congratulations Ireland, better team won on the day and you took your chances brilliantly. History making well deserved and the Raeburn Shield to boot - Enjoy!

SC

[J Dory]

Works great for me, quality of streams vary. I used to have issues with my old TV box, since I upgraded that, it's been great. Not sure how good firestick is, but changing the box solved it for me. Install it on your pc, if it runs good there, it's probably the firestick.

Cheers mate, whats apps you guys using?

Jared I have kodi on my android and use localcast to send to Google cast. I use sportsdevil. There is usually something with the game there

Second vote for sports devil. To install the addon, just google it, there are utube vids that will step you through the process.

[J Dory]

Thought the ref had a good game overall, was fair and neutral, and no-one could claim that he influenced the outcome.

Mind, New Zealand are still by far the best team in the world at the crafty use of "dummy runners" (i.e. blockers.)

I watched the replay, this time with the Irish commentators, you sound just like them. I actually enjoyed the bias, the little whines about ABs cheating less so. The reaction at the final try was priceless.

[rowan]

Had a good whine about the haka too. Don't they know it's just for show? The fans love it and it's part of the entertainment. So that can only be a positive thing. I don't think international rugby players are intimidated quite so easily as that...

[SerjeantWildgoose]

Had a good whine about the haka too. Don't they know it's just for show? The fans love it and it's part of the entertainment. So that can only be a positive thing. I don't think international rugby players are intimidated quite so easily as that...

I don't think the players are intimidated by it either and as you say it is all a bit of theatre - but let's not pretend that you have an inviolable right to enjoy this particular piece of theatre while denying the rest of us our inviolable right to whinge about it.

Now when ye play us in Dublin ye'll have to wait while we work our way through 4 hours of anthems. I'd wager ye'll not have the legs for much of a haka after we've finished with the sing-song.

[J Dory]

I believe the Welsh trademarked Haka whinging some time back, you may need to talk to them or you could have a court case on your hands.

Hey, I enjoyed the Irish commentary, liked that it was dished up with some good old fashioned passionate bias, the cheating back handers, well fore handers even from one of the commentators grated a little, but only a little.

[morepork]

I was flicking over to the Kiwis Roos league game at the time, and one Australian commentator was talking about the Kiwis haka (which is mean Maori mean) and saying he wishes he could respond to it sometimes and that he was jealous of the culture which "we just don't have in Australia". What a mutant.

[rowan]

League has tended to go a little overboard in its attempts to rival the popularity of the All Blacks haka; just as it went overboard a while back with its two tier World Cup which not only featured teams from countries where the game is hardly played (a Lebanese team comprised of Sydney kebab vendors, for example), but both a New Zealand team and a Maori team to help make up the numbers. League actually has a fantastic domestic scene on the East Coast of Australia, and the State of Origin is an event union fans can only envy. But attempts to try and match union on the international stage with Mickey Mouse World Cups and war dances that last longer than the games only make a mockery of the 13-man code.

[Spiffy]

Thought the ref had a good game overall, was fair and neutral, and no-one could claim that he influenced the outcome.

Mind, New Zealand are still by far the best team in the world at the crafty use of "dummy runners" (i.e. blockers.)

I watched the replay, this time with the Irish commentators, you sound just like them. I actually enjoyed the bias, the little whines about ABs cheating less so. The reaction at the final try was priceless.

Touched a nerve there, eh
Of course I sound like the Irish commentators - I'm biased as feck.
But don't they make a nice change from the dynamic duo, Nesbit/Mexted.
(Marshall is great, BTW. Always on the button.)

[morepork]

League has tended to go a little overboard in its attempts to rival the popularity of the All Blacks haka; just as it went overboard a while back with its two tier World Cup which not only featured teams from countries where the game is hardly played (a Lebanese team comprised of Sydney kebab vendors, for example), but both a New Zealand team and a Maori team to help make up the numbers. League actually has a fantastic domestic scene on the East Coast of Australia, and the State of Origin is an event union fans can only envy. But attempts to try and match union on the international stage with Mickey Mouse World Cups and war dances that last longer than the games only make a mockery of the 13-man code.

Racist.

[rowan]

Racist against league? Ooookay...

[J Dory]

Thought the ref had a good game overall, was fair and neutral, and no-one could claim that he influenced the outcome.

Mind, New Zealand are still by far the best team in the world at the crafty use of "dummy runners" (i.e. blockers.)

I watched the replay, this time with the Irish commentators, you sound just like them. I actually enjoyed the bias, the little whines about ABs cheating less so. The reaction at the final try was priceless.

Touched a nerve there, eh
Of course I sound like the Irish commentators - I'm biased as feck.
But don't they make a nice change from the dynamic duo, Nesbit/Mexted.
(Marshall is great, BTW. Always on the button.)

Yeah Marshall is good, I also like Ian Smith, Nesbitt is kind of dull, Mexted is a mong.