6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland

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JM2K6
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Makes sense. They all have experience in turning around huge point deficits
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JM2K6 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:22 pm Makes sense. They all have experience in turning around huge point deficits
Should probably be turning out for the Cricket team so ......
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JM2K6 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:22 pm Makes sense. They all have experience in turning around huge point deficits
Presumably the plan is to bring them all on with 20 minutes to go, or when the Ireland lead exceeds 30 points, whichever is the quicker.
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Lobby wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:46 am
JM2K6 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:22 pm Makes sense. They all have experience in turning around huge point deficits
Presumably the plan is to bring them all on with 20 minutes to go, or when the Ireland lead exceeds 30 points, whichever is the quicker.

And then blame them for the loss
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If England won this.......... I'd laugh, and laugh and laugh.
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Chilli2 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:51 am If England won this.......... I'd laugh, and laugh and laugh.
There's a fresh new take.
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Italy's much-deserved win in Rome has made me change my mind about this one, Ireland need to pump England and leave them without a point
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I think it says a lot about how poor England truly are that Italy looked streets ahead of anything we've produced this tournament even when they were under the cosh in the first half. This should by rights be carnage
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:27 pm I think it says a lot about how poor England truly are that Italy looked streets ahead of anything we've produced this tournament even when they were under the cosh in the first half. This should by rights be carnage
We've looked poorly coached without an identity. Ireland by 30.
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Jim Lahey
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Too much smoke been blown up Ireland's arse ahead of this one.

England by 5.
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Jim Lahey
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Relatively quiet rendition of IC at Twickers. The corporate lads with tickets must be keeping their powder dry at the prematch lunches to keep the customers happy.
Ian Madigan for Ireland.
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I much prefer Ireland playing away from home, I usually need a shave by the time they've done all the prematch stuff in Dublin.
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Tichtheid wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:44 pm I much prefer Ireland playing away from home, I usually need a shave by the time they've done all the prematch stuff in Dublin.
We're worth the wait though.
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Well there's a thing.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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Nice.
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Jim Lahey
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Calvin Nash . . . Oh dear.
Great finish from England
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Oxbow
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Well I never.
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JM2K6
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Lovely. Ford did great to make that overlap work.
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Well at least we won't be nilled
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All started by an injection of pace from Furbank, something that Steward, for all his catchiness, can't do.
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Oh boy England, you are making me feel something
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Jim Lahey
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Big turnover from VDF.
Ireland need to up their penalty celebration game massively though to compete with Earls and co.
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Jim Lahey
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England looking sharp in attack, Ireland look a bit lost.
Ian Madigan for Ireland.
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Well, this isn't going according to the script (yet). The swarm will be confused
Left hand down a bit
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The difference it makes when a team's first instinct is to get quick ball and attack through playmakers... Everyone else takes it for granted but it's manna from heaven for England fans
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Who is this team in white, its not England...not enough dropped balls
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All over them here, playing with quick ball. Suspect we need to smash a lead before they snap into it, but god this feels good
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S/Lt_Phillips wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:02 pm Well, this isn't going according to the script (yet). The swarm will be confused
Losing to an English side playing well is one thing, losing to Italy however . . .
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Jim Lahey wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:04 pm
S/Lt_Phillips wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:02 pm Well, this isn't going according to the script (yet). The swarm will be confused
Losing to an English side playing well is one thing, losing to Italy however . . .
20 mins gone ffs
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C69 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:06 pm
Jim Lahey wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:04 pm
S/Lt_Phillips wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:02 pm Well, this isn't going according to the script (yet). The swarm will be confused
Losing to an English side playing well is one thing, losing to Italy however . . .
20 mins gone ffs
We are losing tbf. Check the score mate.
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No commentary but that seems a very very harsh call
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Jim Lahey wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:07 pm
C69 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:06 pm
Jim Lahey wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:04 pm

Losing to an English side playing well is one thing, losing to Italy however . . .
20 mins gone ffs
We are losing tbf. Check the score mate.
lol
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Yeah I mean the pace, intensity, and urgency in our play is.... well, I'm a bit shellshocked to be honest. Who are these white shirts and what have they done with the England team?

Still way too many errors and discipline stuff (often in prime areas) in this first quarter, and the defensive line looks very suspect every time Ireland get set ball, but hey we've got a performance for 20 mins. Can we continue it....
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Tichtheid
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Chessum has shown up well so far
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:07 pm No commentary but that seems a very very harsh call
It was. He was the back foot himself.

Aki has copped a couple of big hits already, great contest
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tough for Chessum.....I would not want to tackle Aki
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Tichtheid
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Taxi for Ford ffs, play it through the hands
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Jim Lahey
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Huge tackle that from Sheehan
Ian Madigan for Ireland.
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Jim Lahey
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Knock on. Lucky lucky lucky from Ireland
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Jim Lahey wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:12 pmKnock on
Yeah, reckon so.
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