Ireland v USA - Live Match Thread & Post Match Discussion

[Pal Joey]

First topic message reminder :

Ireland v USA, Sunday 11/9 4:00pm (EST), New Plymouth

Ireland (15-1): Geordan Murphy; Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray, Jamie Heaslip, Shane Jennings, Stephen Ferris; Paul O'Connell, Donncha O'Callagha; Mike Ross, Rory Best, Tom Court.

Res: Jerry Flannery, Tony Buckley, Donnacha Ryan, Denis Leamy, Eoin Reddan, Sean O'Brien, Andrew Trimble.


United States (15-1): Blaine Scully, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Paul Emerick, Andrew Suniula, James Paterson; Roland Suniula, Mike Petri, Nic Johnson, Todd Clever (capt), Louis Stanfill, Hayden Smith, John van der Giessen, Shawn Pittman, Phil Thiel, Mike MacDonald.

Res: Chris Biller, Matekitonga Moeakiola, Scott LaValla, Pat Danahy, Tim Usasz, Nese Malifa, Colin Hawley.

[rodders]

Ferris is having a superb game. I've been impressed with O'Connell and Jennings too.

[Guest]

ha, na still don't think so!

Any kick a lot further out then the 22 and it misses. Am convinced this ball can't travel that far in the air v well.

Glad to see Ireland taking their chances now.

[Guest]

ha yeah Cari, we'll forget the first 38 mins of the match from him.....

[eirebilly]

The introduction of ROG and Redden seems to have had a very stabilising effect on Ireland.

[Cari]

Dreamer - yeah, he can be MOTM

[Gibson]

Mon de Fla! Rory had a brilliant game. Step up the competition boy!

[rodders]

Excellent counterrucking by the USA but Flannery got himself isolated.

[Gibson]

Oh Mushy on. Use yer weight man!

[Guest]

ROG....lovely lovely lovely.

[Gibson]

Ligind! And a leader. BODS bestest mate too.

[Pal Joey]

Usasz... great name that.

[rodders]

Heaslip has been very quiet and O'Driscoll has been really poor, falling off tackles and kicking away possession.

[Gibson]

Trimble is so starting next week. The Earls experiment is over.

[Cymroglan]

Considering that there are no professional rugby clubs in the USA they have done very well to compete for as long as they did.

[Glas a du]

Australia must be having a quiet chuckle to themselves. I hope to see two more tries, Ireland might as well have the bonus point as they have won, but I would like the yanks to get a consolation.

[Gibson]

Really miss SOB. On the bench at least.

[eirebilly]

Trimble is so starting next week. The Earls experiment is over.

Sadly i have to agree with you here Gibbo. He is just not cutting it.
What do you think about D'Arcy though?

[Cari]

Haven't seen hide nor hair of Heaslip! I didn't realise he was playing!

[Glas a du]

How was Buckley taking the props head off not a penalty?

[Ozzy3213]

Considering that there are no professional rugby clubs in the USA they have done very well to compete for as long as they did.

Absolutely Cymro, I have copied this from the Wales v Boks match thread as it sums up the spirit of the World Cup so far very well I think, and you can add USA to the list for their honest endeavour here...

I for one loved watching Japan's bushido approach to tackling and Romania's scrummaging, it only served to highlight the soulless nature of the professional era when contrasted against the big teams seemingly inept but effective closing out. Namibia outplaying fiji for long periods and as for Argentina they played like warrior poets and i know all about them.
It reminded me of the good old days when giants could be slain and perhaps all these teases will finally come to fruition tonight when a new Welsh breed takes on the might of Bok experience . I am a romantic at heart, Tommo's kiss was old school class, the way we used to get under the oppo skin before tmo and yellow cards. But that era is gone, Wales played on passion alone for years and that, in my view and in hindsight, was our biggest problem. Gatland, a Kiwi and therefore fundamentally unable to get the significance of rugby in Wales, comes form a place where, clearly , rugby is life. That is a beautiful thing that we are all lucky enough to share in. I pity those that never pulled on the shirt, smelt the ralgex, bled and bought your opposite number a jug.
Gatland stumbled over the transition of Wales from a team that had to play offload catch up in the last third, to a team that is within a few hours going to play a game which may define how we progress for years to come. i know they can win but history tells us they can't.

Its now or never. No more talk. Bring on the boks and may the best team win.

My only disagreement with this, is that that era has gone. this World Cup is proving otherwise and I'm loving every minute.

[rodders]

Ferris has been immense!

[Glas a du]

Haven't seen hide nor hair of Heaslip! I didn't realise he was playing!

Too many scrum caps.

[Gibson]

Ferris you hero.

[KiaRose]

Morning All
Hope Mushy has learnt a little bit of how to scrummage

[eirebilly]

Ferris is a class act isnt he.

[rodders]

Great scrum!

[Cari]

Billy - yeah he is, I'm glad he recovered from his injuries. great scrum!

[Gibson]

Considering that there are no professional rugby clubs in the USA they have done very well to compete for as long as they did.

Absolutely Cymro, I have copied this from the Wales v Boks match thread as it sums up the spirit of the World Cup so far very well I think, and you can add USA to the list for their honest endeavour here...

I for one loved watching Japan's bushido approach to tackling and Romania's scrummaging, it only served to highlight the soulless nature of the professional era when contrasted against the big teams seemingly inept but effective closing out. Namibia outplaying fiji for long periods and as for Argentina they played like warrior poets and i know all about them.
It reminded me of the good old days when giants could be slain and perhaps all these teases will finally come to fruition tonight when a new Welsh breed takes on the might of Bok experience . I am a romantic at heart, Tommo's kiss was old school class, the way we used to get under the oppo skin before tmo and yellow cards. But that era is gone, Wales played on passion alone for years and that, in my view and in hindsight, was our biggest problem. Gatland, a Kiwi and therefore fundamentally unable to get the significance of rugby in Wales, comes form a place where, clearly , rugby is life. That is a beautiful thing that we are all lucky enough to share in. I pity those that never pulled on the shirt, smelt the ralgex, bled and bought your opposite number a jug.
Gatland stumbled over the transition of Wales from a team that had to play offload catch up in the last third, to a team that is within a few hours going to play a game which may define how we progress for years to come. i know they can win but history tells us they can't.

Its now or never. No more talk. Bring on the boks and may the best team win.

My only disagreement with this, is that that era has gone. this World Cup is proving otherwise and I'm loving every minute.

Im loving that.

ONE more TRY! Really need the 5 pts.

[rodders]

Credit to the USA though their tackling has been phenomenal.

[Cari]

ooh handbags!

[rodders]

Ireland have to get the try here.

[KiaRose]

Mon Mushy - another proper scrum

[Guest]

glad to hear it Gibbo......

[rodders]

[Cari]

Come on! Give Tommy his hat trick, and get a BP try.

[eirebilly]

Just one more try would be lovely

[Cymroglan]

Gibbo remember what day it is mate.

[Gibson]

Well played USA. NEED another try. It could make a huge differ.

[Guest]

Gibbo did you delete your post?! or did I just imagine reading it...

Really commited defensive effort here from USA, been impressed with them.

[Pal Joey]

Just one more try would be lovely

Would be perfect... 26 was my margin call.

[Guest]

Morning guys, on my mobile, whats the current score? The sister in law is watching Hannah Montana!

[KiaRose]

Ireland gettinf a little frenetic - they need to calm down for the last few minutes

[Cari]

Y I Man - 22 - 3.

[Guest]

you know what, I really don't like Earls.

[Pal Joey]

22-3

[rodders]

Feck!!!

[eirebilly]

Please get the BP, it could be so important later

[Guest]

Thanks Cari

[Glas a du]

This is the second game I've seen. The first was England's game yesterday. Both have been cracking games, full of intensity. I would take a Wales 2 v 1 South Africa score line in the third though.

[Gibson]

It was a figment of someone else's imagination Dreamer. Self-modded.

MON IRELAND!

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