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Wales are currently getting hammered by NZ, current score 30-6 not much chance of a repeat of their famous win in the pool.

Final score Ireland 27 England 12. Spirited effort by England in the last 15 minutes when they were down to 14 and for a couple of minutes 13 but they couldn't cross the tryline until after Ireland got a break away try to seal the win and England were restored to 15. It's the frogs for us...

Was hoping you guys would beat the frogs would have been a good test for a very good crop of young Irish players. Always good for young guys to get exposure to SH style of play as early and as often as possible. Looks like with 20 minutes to go Ireland will get some measure of revenge on...

Jamie Heaslip and Gordon D'Arcy are out of the final test. Heaslip will be a big miss given our other back row injuries and the fact he's performed better on this tour in green that he had for over a year. D'Arcy being out I'm not so worried about, even though he's been in better form than for...

Ireland unfortunately don't have enough stadia to host a RWC and we lack the political vision to grasp the notion that "If you build it they will come" doesn't have to be just a quote from a movie. I'd love to see a PRO12 WC spread across Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy and even 1 or 2 games...

Was one of those players I would have paid to see play regardless of the opposition or the importance of the game.

Excellent post Bruce especially at it touches on two topics close to my heart. Growing the game by making it more accessible to new supporters and political scaremongering. Ticket prices should be set at a level with the aim to fill the stadium rather than to skim the top end of the market for...

I know people have discussed previously on here that they don't mind a stadium being half full because it means shorter lines for beer, food, toilet etc. But for me at a Test match they should be doing everything they can to fill the stadium. There's a lot of talk about growing the game in...

I'm inclined to agree with those who believe this to be a deliberate tactic to slow the game down and break it up a little. If it wasn't I would have expected Genia to be screaming at players to get into position. While there is danger of this tactic not working against a team that floods the...

Final score SA 36 England 27.

If memory serves me well it was actually a clash with Etzebeth that resulted in the injury. I know there was an English player between them but I remember remarking on Etzebeth inadvertently taking out his 2nd row buddy.

A couple of things that were discussed on sky sports after the game that I agree with. First that England really missed the defense coaching of Andy Farrell. Now he's left his post at Saracens, England should get him back involved with the England squad asap. He was a great RL player, not so...

England did well to get back so close but they blew their chance when they chipped right into a SA hand to turn the ball over. For SA very good performances from Etzebeth (really looks at home in a test jersey), Bismarck (except for the bad lineout throw that lead to Youngs try), Pietersen...

England seem almost surprised that SA are contesting the breakdown, a few times 1 SA have been able to disrupt England ball against 3 or 4. Makes you wonder how Stefon Armitage is feeling looking on from France.

Don't think England got the NH memo about lifting the intensity this week. They've started slow and look off the pace. SA could wrap up the series in the first half but I expect England will claw their way back into the game.

Finally there's a consequence for hookers no longer hooking the ball in the scrum. England feed the scrum and the ball rolls right through out the other side, picked up by a SA player and over he goes for a very easy try.

It would nearly be better to pick a nippy forward on the wing or a centre out of position than go with Vuna at this point of his rugby career. Maybe in the future he'll improve his all round game and be worthy of his test caps. But the days of picking wingers solely on the basis of sheer size...

It was an excellent game, a lot of quality and very entertaining. The one lack of quality was the Welsh lineout and I imagine some of the wished there was such a thing as uncontested lineouts like we have in the scrum at times. When people put well thought out reasons forward for changing the...

Based in Ireland but have always had a soft spot for Aus. Almost moved there about 10 years ago, maybe some day!

Wales really have missed the option of Roberts coming onto the ball at pace and creating holes in midfield. Coupled with how badly Priestland's form was coming into the tour and has continued to be they've looked very pedestrian in attack. Wales are threatening when they can suck defenders in...