PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
Kiss of death daai my Ierse Boer, never swear at a dominee!
All Blacks v Ireland
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Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
What avatar?
Because, to be perfectly frank; if you don't do us by more than ten, then come the 3N, you're looking at 1998 II; The Reaming...
Bollocks, it's freezing in Nu Plumuth. And will probably rain. And blow 40 bastards.
Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
Yeah, yeah, next it'll be whining about Wayne Barnes (who, since he's from west of the Severn and would have been Welsh if he were born five miles further west, hates us like poison).
Ream us, or you'd better learn the Kitchen Dutch for "be gentle with us, Bakkies". And you'd better hope the Anzac spirit extends to lube before, a reach-around during and a kiss and a cuddle after, too...
Haha, wuss!
Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
Hey, more details on the stakes, and we'll see. I'm not ruling out betting you'll beat us like a ginger step-child at all, at all.
It's a deal!
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Heaslip red carded in the 15th minute for a knee to the head. The evidence is pretty damning.
Brumby Jack
Steve Williams (59)
Heaslip gets a 5 week ban which means he misses the Wallabies test
Nah no way mate! Or are you trying to tell me to pierce orf?
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
A pity - he's a top player; not Harinordoquy but very close. What was he thinking??
The send off of Heaslip for kneeing McCaw after 15 minutes was a hammer blow. There is no excuse for what he did but if you are going to do it, it may as well be to somebody killing the ball. ROG was no smarter in what he did to Jane because his handbag act had him sitting down for 10 minutes during which the Blacks got 21 points and the test match.
It was good to see some of the Irish lads in a different setting, like strangers in a strange land: Mick O'Driscoll looking as ever like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz, but no strawman and DOC, who said, famously, in response to a comment on Munster's strangling play protecting a lead in an HC final: "Who cares; I've got a winners medal in my arse pocket." You've gotta love guys like that.
Full marks to the boys in green for coming back in the 2nd half and if we think that the Ireland backs will be just as clueless as the Poms playing the Wallabies, think again. Bowe, BOD and D'Arcy were grand after oranges and Trimble had some good moments too. Kearney did not have his best day but we can't count on his being like that again if we remember him 2 years ago when he was MOTM in a losing team.
Ireland will be better served at out half by Sexton for their test here and I was surprised that he did not start against the Blacks. ROG has been a good servant for Ireland but the layers of excellence and coolness are peeling away.
Dagg had a good debut for NZ. I thought that playing for the lowly Highlanders would have cruelled his chances for national selection but his class told. And he's off to the bloody Crusaders next year.
I liked Stanley's first game too. He's a straight running facilitator who makes good decisions and better than the confidence player McAllister. Nonu will get his job back when fit but the All Blacks are fortunate to have two types of 2nd 5s in their stable. Stanley has good blood lines and we have seen some cousins play decently for the Dragons in another code.
I thought that Read, not a natural 8 in my book, but learning the trade relentlessly, had a top game. It makes one wonder if Rocky could convert also.
Was surprised that NZ eased up in the 2nd half, or seemed to; it very un-All Blackish.
TheRiddler
Dave Cowper (27)
Seems to be very lenient for what was a cheap, dirty, despicable act.
Lance Free
Arch Winning (36)
Huge disappointment that this ended as a contest in the 15th min but there's the rub of the green......
Buckley and DOC were great, Wallace a goer and Trimble by far the best back with his penetration and workrate. BOD strangely anonymous until the AB dirties were all on the park.
Dagg looked the goods and provides the ABs with depth at fullback behind Muliaina (not forgeting Jane, Toeava and Ben Smith are also F/B candidates).
Stanley was workmanlike but I'd imagine the Irish would have been glad Nonu was out injured, likewise Sivivatu.
New AB forwards Whitelock, Franks and Vito had productive debuts although I'd be suprised if any of the debutants will start in the Tri-Nations (injuries notwithstanding).
The AB factory keeps churning them out.
The Irish have got a bit of regrouping to do before Brisbane - I guess they'll have a look at a few in the Maori match.
Maybe it's time to promote some of the reserves bench/younger brigade.
Buckley and DOC were great, Wallace a goer and Trimble by far the best back with his penetration and workrate. BOD strangely anonymous until the AB dirties were all on the park.
Dagg looked the goods and provides the ABs with depth at fullback behind Muliaina (not forgeting Jane, Toeava and Ben Smith are also F/B candidates).
Stanley was workmanlike but I'd imagine the Irish would have been glad Nonu was out injured, likewise Sivivatu.
New AB forwards Whitelock, Franks and Vito had productive debuts although I'd be suprised if any of the debutants will start in the Tri-Nations (injuries notwithstanding).
The AB factory keeps churning them out.
The Irish have got a bit of regrouping to do before Brisbane - I guess they'll have a look at a few in the Maori match.
Maybe it's time to promote some of the reserves bench/younger brigade.
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