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Hansen is going to hit the roof in the sheds. I shudder to think.

cashead wrote:

zer0 wrote:I don't think Cruden will be far away. The only question is if it's a straight swap for Barrett or if one of the wingers makes way. I'd go for the latter. Savea might as well not be on the field while Naholo is getting involved but is being his usual hit-or-miss self.

Barrett to 15, Cruden at 10 and Scott Barrett on for Squire.

Kaino to 6, definitely

Wow! Are we gonna see history made here tonight? It would be great for the game of rugby, that's for sure. No disrespect to the Irish, who have been a good team for some time, but were the All Blacks too complacent coming into this?

Messy locks, no real midfield spark. Irish forwards killing us at the breakdown.

morepork wrote:

cashead wrote:

zer0 wrote:I don't think Cruden will be far away. The only question is if it's a straight swap for Barrett or if one of the wingers makes way. I'd go for the latter. Savea might as well not be on the field while Naholo is getting involved but is being his usual hit-or-miss self.

Barrett to 15, Cruden at 10 and Scott Barrett on for Squire.

Kaino to 6, definitely

Naturally.

Great half of rugby from Ireland. Mauled brilliantly, won the high ball contests, shut down NZ attack, and putting pressure on our lineout. They've grabbed points most times they've been on attack.

NZ all over the place, and pretty much the converse of Ireland. Lineout wobbles, not getting points with the few attacking opportunities we've had. Poor discipline. Forward pack getting badly beaten.

morepork wrote:Messy locks, no real midfield spark. Irish forwards killing us at the breakdown.

Tall Barrett better be as good as he's supposed to be, otherwise we'll be stuck combating them in the second half with the likes of Ofa Tu'ungafasi.

morepork wrote:Messy locks, no real midfield spark. Irish forwards killing us at the breakdown.

The ABs really are missing 2 out of Retallick, Whitelock and Romano.

Sometimes, you've just got to take your medicine.

So after 18 in a row against tier 1 teams are we going to throw it away against a tier 2 side?

morepork wrote:Sometimes, you've just got to take your medicine.

Hansen will be forcing it down their throats right about now.

2 times in the 22. 2 time no points.

absolutely fine.

Moody red? Fuck it we aren't going to win anyway.

I just cannot fathom why you'd take off one of your best and most experienced players when the pack is being utterly dominated.

Was that even a penalty?

BP to Ireland!!!

Game over.

Wow. That's the game, with half an hour to play.

The referee literally just awarded the Irish the ball for no good reason. Bullshit call if I ever saw one.

canta_brian wrote:Was that even a penalty?

Nope. Not even close.

Len wrote:Game over.

Bull Sheet

See bitch. See?

Finally got an off load going

They're going to need to shred this Irish team to win this now. Like actually carve them up like they did SA.