The IRISH RUGBY thread

[marty34]

The line out was poor, in the first half, especially early on.

Now I'm no expert but what was the issue? Was it the lad throwing it or was it the lads mistiming their jumps....or a bit of both.

You'd think the lad should be able to throw the ball correctly. Is it a difficult thing to do? Just, to me, seems a simple enough and regular skill.

He seemed to go long for a few at the start and overcooked it.  Would he not have been better to just keep it simple and go short and not overcomplicate it by throwing it further?

Rugby heads will correct me I'm sure. 

[seafoid]

It's a psychological blow for SA after the run they've been on. Big big arm wrestle this evening. SA going nowhere without a goal kicker. Playing the Tier 2 nations you get away with it by scoring try after try but not against the best when every point counts.

It's a kick in the balls for Erasmus. He effectively left Pollard the goalkicker out in favour of Kleyn.
The 7+1 failed because they couldn't kick snow off a rope.

[bennydorano]

The line out was poor, in the first half, especially early on.

Now I'm no expert but what was the issue? Was it the lad throwing it or was it the lads mistiming their jumps....or a bit of both.

You'd think the lad should be able to throw the ball correctly. Is it a difficult thing to do? Just, to me, seems a simple enough and regular skill.

He seemed to go long for a few at the start and overcooked it.  Would he not have been better to just keep it simple and go short and not overcomplicate it by throwing it further?

Rugby heads will correct me I'm sure. 

One of the best teams in the world targeting it with ferocious intensity certainly a factor.

[trailer]

Loving the SF arseholes having a meltdown about Zombie being played at full time.

[square_ball]

Combination of thrower, lifters and jumper. If any of those are slightly wrong then the line out goes to shite. Usually the poor hooker gets the blame though. Etzebeth was putting serious pressure on. Glad to see him going off.

[Eire90]

why are sinn fein moaning over a song whats controversial about zombie

[square_ball]

The Down hurling manager seems particularly upset by it.

[burdizzo]

The line out was poor, in the first half, especially early on.

Now I'm no expert but what was the issue? Was it the lad throwing it or was it the lads mistiming their jumps....or a bit of both.

You'd think the lad should be able to throw the ball correctly. Is it a difficult thing to do? Just, to me, seems a simple enough and regular skill.

He seemed to go long for a few at the start and overcooked it.  Would he not have been better to just keep it simple and go short and not overcomplicate it by throwing it further?

Rugby heads will correct me I'm sure. 

Not an expert by any means - and didn't even watch the game last night - but seemingly going short in the lineout limits the attacking options once the ball is secured.

[RedHand88]

why are sinn fein moaning over a song whats controversial about zombie

I think the issue is the lyrics imply that nationalist oppression is "in your head" and is no excuse for violence.
Personally I don't care either way, there are far worse things about rugby that irk me.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Think the song is to do with the Warrington bomb where 2 young people died?

[Tony Baloney]

The Down hurling manager seems particularly upset by it.

Poor him.

[seafoid]

I didn't think Zombie was the right song either. Celebrate would have been better
https://youtu.be/n3oQgAFBfWU?si=29xi1t7PUZwf9S-p

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Sinn Féin's online army are flat out

[podge]

Were Ireland slightly fortunate at the end when the ref blew it up rather quickly and had the ref been on the other side of maul he would have seen that the Boks had managed to get the ball back?  Or was it an issue that the Springboks didn't get the ball to the ground ?

[LeoMc]

why are sinn fein moaning over a song whats controversial about zombie

I think the issue is the lyrics imply that nationalist oppression is "in your head" and is no excuse for violence.
Personally I don't care either way, there are far worse things about rugby that irk me.

I don't think they were claiming the oppression was in our heads. It was the belief that they were representing Ireland was in the head of the zombies who would blow up children.