The IRISH RUGBY thread

Started by Donnellys Hollow, October 27, 2009, 05:26:16 PM

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johnnycool

No expert on scrum half play, but I find Murray ponderous and predictable.

seafoid

It's a familiar GAA scenario when the team goes off the boil.

3rd would be an achievement based on that.
Getting young lads experience should be the priority.

"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Capt Pat

England really struggling against the French. 17-0 to the French at half time.

screenexile

Great to see Jones beaten like that slabbering all week like an absolute p***k!!

Tony Baloney

Eddie is a tool. Highlight was that kick from Bouthier. 85m cannon!

GetOverTheBar

Was willing to see what happened Saturday, thought Ireland would win handy enough. But then you see what the French have done, basically purge the whole old guard and come up with a performance like that v England.

I mean they still have the rest of the tournament to go, but why do Ireland play it safe? Wales could smash Ireland this week. Few Irish players as previously mentioned very much fighting for their jerseys now.

toby47

Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 02, 2020, 09:59:26 PM
Eddie is a tool. Highlight was that kick from Bouthier. 85m cannon!

unbelievable kick that was!


trailer

Quote from: johnnycool on February 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM
No expert on scrum half play, but I find Murray ponderous and predictable.

I think he's very overrated. Box kick after box kick. Even in good positions.

GetOverTheBar

Quote from: trailer on February 03, 2020, 12:54:01 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on February 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM
No expert on scrum half play, but I find Murray ponderous and predictable.

I think he's very overrated. Box kick after box kick. Even in good positions.

He's world class at the box kick.

Unfortunately he's ran the same con too many times.

johnnycool

Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 02, 2020, 09:59:26 PM
Eddie is a tool. Highlight was that kick from Bouthier. 85m cannon!

Jonny May scored two fantastic tries but he needed a boot up the hole for not playing to the whistle in the first half when the french scored a try.


Tony Baloney

Quote from: johnnycool on February 03, 2020, 02:27:59 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 02, 2020, 09:59:26 PM
Eddie is a tool. Highlight was that kick from Bouthier. 85m cannon!

Jonny May scored two fantastic tries but he needed a boot up the hole for not playing to the whistle in the first half when the french scored a try.
Was weird to see in professional sport.

seafoid

Quote from: GetOverTheBar on February 03, 2020, 02:27:33 PM
Quote from: trailer on February 03, 2020, 12:54:01 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on February 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM
No expert on scrum half play, but I find Murray ponderous and predictable.

I think he's very overrated. Box kick after box kick. Even in good positions.

He's world class at the box kick.

Unfortunately he's ran the same con too many times.

https://www.newstalk.com/sport/joe-schmidt-andy-dunne-838374

"It seems all the international coaches, or certainly those in the Six Nations, went away and analysed what we did in 2018 and worked out pretty quickly that if you match us physically we don't have much else in the locker.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/billy-vunipola-delivers-special-performance-to-find-salvation-1.3889588

"The intercepts for me are fun because [Sexton] kept doing them," said Vunipola. "He's amazing at those plays. If you let them unfold he can pick you apart. That's what he did in the first half. He uses those little plays to give them momentum and to get in behind you. I just saw it as an opportunity to get in his eye line to see if he was smart enough not to play those balls. Not saying he is not smart. I just kept putting myself in that channel. He kept throwing them. Luckily I did catch it because I think it would have been a penalty. I enjoyed it as much as scoring the try."
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

trailer

Quote from: GetOverTheBar on February 03, 2020, 02:27:33 PM
Quote from: trailer on February 03, 2020, 12:54:01 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on February 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM
No expert on scrum half play, but I find Murray ponderous and predictable.

I think he's very overrated. Box kick after box kick. Even in good positions.

He's world class at the box kick.

Unfortunately he's ran the same con too many times.

It's literally kicking the ball to the other team. There's nothing world class about it.

GetOverTheBar

Quote from: trailer on February 03, 2020, 09:12:41 PM
Quote from: GetOverTheBar on February 03, 2020, 02:27:33 PM
Quote from: trailer on February 03, 2020, 12:54:01 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on February 01, 2020, 11:25:41 PM
No expert on scrum half play, but I find Murray ponderous and predictable.

I think he's very overrated. Box kick after box kick. Even in good positions.

He's world class at the box kick.

Unfortunately he's ran the same con too many times.

It's literally kicking the ball to the other team. There's nothing world class about it.

It's a game of territory.

thewobbler

I can't think of one other scrum half in history who has box-kicked anything close to the monotonous regularity of Murray. Rugby might be a game of territory but the sheer unusualness of it as a tactic makes me think it is more a reflex than a ploy.