Ireland V Wales Match thread.

[rodders]

First topic message reminder :

Ahhhhhh! I've never been so nervous before a match before! Come on Ireland!!!

[Gatts]

Childish by mystiroakey removed - KRD

[dubh_linn]

Well done wales...gutted but you played great pressure rugby today took your chance s unlike ireland! and forced lot of errors...no complaints...good luck in the semi-final...i am going to kick the sh1t out of the garden now!

[rodders]

I'm gutted ( ) but I think knowing how strong Wales are makes the defeat easier to swallow. It was a game Wales won, rather than we lost.

Ireland have done themselves proud in this tournament I think. To come into this competition of the back of 4 losses and beat Australia and Italy in the manner they did was phenomenal and we gave everything tonight, even if we did make too many errors and wrong decisions.

This Welsh side have just grown and grown over the last few months. It was their time tonight and there's nothing we could do. They might be one of the lowest ranked of the Quarter Finalists but there's no doubt in may mind they are one of the strongest.

[Irish Curry]

I wish I could change my user name to Welsh Curry for the rest of the World Cup

At least I no longer have to support England now, Alle le Blue!!!

[Taylorman]

Hard luck to the many irish posters here. Compared to the oz game cant understand the lack of intensity. Wales had it in spades.
Dont get that part.
Hard luck people. Just not your night.

[mckay1402]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

he is right

it's the right attitude to have. we don't care who we play because we'll beat them.

[Cowshot]

mystiroakey: well, unless Eng or France improve mightily indeed, we won't live with what Wales produced today. And you might give the Welsh a moment or two to enjoy a great win before being snippy.

[Gatts]

Well done wales...gutted but you played great pressure rugby today took your chance s unlike ireland! and forced lot of errors...no complaints...good luck in the semi-final...i am going to kick the sh1t out of the garden now!

[Gatts]

mystiroakey: well, unless Eng or France improve mightily indeed, we won't live with what Wales produced today. And you might give the Welsh a moment or two to enjoy a great win before being snippy.

Thankyou Cowshot

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

he is right

it's the right attitude to have. we don't care who we play because we'll beat them.

right and if they said that about england noone on here would post an article about the arrogance and bias of the english media would they

[TheGreyGhost]

If Wales can play for 80 minutes as they did in the first five and last 10 minutes, then they'll be genuine contenders.

Well done.

Bad luck Ireland. I suspected that you may have played your final against Australia, and so it turned out to be.

[EnglishReign]

Well played Wales

Expected Ireland to win, truth is it was never on for them. Good luck in the semis, hope we see you there.

[Irish Curry]

[quote="Taylorman"]Hard luck to the many irish posters here. Compared to the oz game cant understand the lack of intensity. Wales had it in spades.
Dont get that part.
Hard luck people. Just not your night.[/quote]

We thought we were in a semi with England already I think, which would be odd for this Ireland team given their experience but its the only reason I can think of.

[rodders]

I would have said Phillips. I thought he was awesome all over the park. Got the backs going well and made all the right decisions.

Yeah he's back to his best isn't he. He gave young Murray a real lesson tonight.

Ireland have a lot of young guys that will learn from this too. It's the end of the road for ROG, DOC, D'arcy, BOD, O'Connell, at least in WC terms but the likes of Murray, Sexton, Earls, Kearney, Bowe, O'Brien, Ferris, Healy and co will form the core of our side in 2015 I'm sure.

The future is bright even if the present is a tough time

[mystiroakey]

the guy got over exited - he is a numpty. you have got to a semi- well done- to me it looks like he has a bit more than a semi!

and gatts learn abit of grace.

i think you played brilliantly- but theys alot to be said for winning gracefully

[Gatts]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

he is right

it's the right attitude to have. we don't care who we play because we'll beat them.

right and if they said that about england noone on here would post an article about the arrogance and bias of the english media would they

really, are you really going to put that tired old argument out there right now. ffs can't you let us have a moment of being arrogant or have you cornered the entire market?

[Gatts]

the guy got over exited - he is a numpty. you have got to a semi- well done- to me it looks like he has a bit more than a semi!

and gatts learn abit of grace.

i think you played brilliantly- but theys alot to be said for winning gracefully

? please translate

[robbo277]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

He also said Wales and New Zealand ware the form teams of the World Cup, completely forgetting about South Africa, who beat Wales and topped the pool.

I wouldn't like to be on these boards had the games switched around, England won and someone like Dallaglio had said it doesn't matter who England face, they should make the final. No analysis of prospective opponents, just dismiss the two NH teams with the best Rugby World Cup records, both of whom have beaten Wales this year (England twice to Wales' one victory, and France winning by almost 20 points in the Six Nations). Unjustified arrogance.

[Cymroglan]

Come on guys cut out the petty arguments there is no need for it.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

he is right

it's the right attitude to have. we don't care who we play because we'll beat them.

right and if they said that about england noone on here would post an article about the arrogance and bias of the english media would they

really, are you really going to put that tired old argument out there right now. ffs can't you let us have a moment of being arrogant or have you cornered the entire market?

cant you let us have our moment of whinging, self pity and jealousy or have you cornered the entire market

[Gatts]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

he is right

it's the right attitude to have. we don't care who we play because we'll beat them.

right and if they said that about england noone on here would post an article about the arrogance and bias of the english media would they

really, are you really going to put that tired old argument out there right now. ffs can't you let us have a moment of being arrogant or have you cornered the entire market?

cant you let us have our moment of whinging, self pity and jealousy or have you cornered the entire market

ah!!! a contender. touche. you haven't lost yet

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

lol what a numpty on the tv- he says it doesnt matter who out of framnce or england wins- wales will get to the final- lol..

he is right

it's the right attitude to have. we don't care who we play because we'll beat them.

right and if they said that about england noone on here would post an article about the arrogance and bias of the english media would they

really, are you really going to put that tired old argument out there right now. ffs can't you let us have a moment of being arrogant or have you cornered the entire market?

cant you let us have our moment of whinging, self pity and jealousy or have you cornered the entire market

ah!!! a contender. touche. you haven't lost yet

Im more concerned with who England will be facing in the final anyway

[Gatts]

pride comes before a .....oops

[flyhalffactory]

That JD2 he is awesome

HAHAHAHAHA ..... well done Gatts old pal

[rodders]

Bad luck Ireland. I suspected that you may have played your final against Australia, and so it turned out to be.

Yeah I don't know. No excuses. I think Wales had an easy couple of weeks to recover from their two tough opener whereas as we really started our knock out rugby last weekend against Italy. Wales were bristling with energy whereas our guys looked pretty shot at times. Mental fatigue may have had a factor in the Irish performance.

The reality is that Wales were better in every aspect of the game. I think we made a mistake picking ROG to start. It played right into Welsh hands and our midfield just couldn't deal with Robert, Davies and North. They dominated the collisions and they were just so composed and organised.

Halfpenny was faultless at the back too so we weren't really able to break them down, except when the game broke up a bit. It was a superb Wales performance against a strong and experienced Irish side.

[TheGreyGhost]

Amazing how some of the English lads feel they have to get in and have a dig at Wales even after they've just convinvingly made the semis with a good performance. Maybe a few nerves showing?

[Ozzy3213]

And you don't really need to be fanning the flames of an Anglo-Welsh WUM-fest either GG.

Give it a rest please.

[Gatts]

That JD2 he is awesome

HAHAHAHAHA ..... well done Gatts old pal

quick to forgive

[J_D]

Come onnnnnnnnnnnn
unlucky Ireland

[maestegmafia]

What a wonderful feeling...!


Well done Ireland. Very sad to see the Irish go out too early.

A great team who everyone has to give the maximum respect to.

[Guest]

GG, let's just not go there eh?

[TheGreyGhost]

Sorry Oz. I need to go work on my Kissinger skills.

[Gatts]

And you don't really need to be fanning the flames of an Anglo-Welsh WUM-fest either GG.

Give it a rest please.

well wouldn't it be nice if you did the job for him MOD? Blatant WUMMING left unchecked and he points it out and you pull him up!

[Cari]

God i wish i was in cardiff right now

Why? It's dead quiet unless the pubs are heaving...

[rodders]

Gatts, relax mate. Enjoy your victory, no need to bite, Wales are in the SF.

[maestegmafia]

Bad luck Ireland. I suspected that you may have played your final against Australia, and so it turned out to be.

Yeah I don't know. No excuses. I think Wales had an easy couple of weeks to recover from their two tough opener whereas as we really started our knock out rugby last weekend against Italy. Wales were bristling with energy whereas our guys looked pretty shot at times. Mental fatigue may have had a factor in the Irish performance.

Wales were playing knock out rugby every game mate...!

[Gatts]

Gatts, relax mate. Enjoy your victory, no need to bite, Wales are in the SF.

[Cari]

Oh Ireland I honestly thought you would win that. I wasn't prepared for a Welsh win....think I'm in shock.

I'm more than happy to offer comfort to Tommy when he comes back to Ospreylia

[Guest]

Oh Ireland I honestly thought you would win that. I wasn't prepared for a Welsh win....think I'm in shock.

+1

[mystiroakey]

Amazing how some of the English lads feel they have to get in and have a dig at Wales even after they've just convinvingly made the semis with a good performance. Maybe a few nerves showing?

we are nervous gg. not having a pop at the welsh just some numpty commentator that needs to contain his exitement.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Amazing how some of the English lads feel they have to get in and have a dig at Wales even after they've just convinvingly made the semis with a good performance. Maybe a few nerves showing?

file under obvious chummy banter

[maestegmafia]

Amazing how some of the English lads feel they have to get in and have a dig at Wales even after they've just convinvingly made
the semis with a good performance. Maybe a few nerves showing?

More than likely...!

[Ozzy3213]

Gatts, seriously man, chill out a bit.

There's been banter, but nothing out of order. If there was, myself or one of the many mods/admins who have been on would have dealt with it.

[TheGreyGhost]

Wow. The snapper do bite early.

I encourage everyone to indulge in 10 minutes of zen like yoga deep breathing action before it kicks off again (Eng v Fra, I mean)

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

im happy with a wales win, i bet my mortgage on them with my irish-pakistani bookmaker

joking aside it does appear that on their day wales have beaten somebody, why cant ireland try every game feckers

(oh and well done the welsh )

[rodders]

Bad luck Ireland. I suspected that you may have played your final against Australia, and so it turned out to be.

Yeah I don't know. No excuses. I think Wales had an easy couple of weeks to recover from their two tough opener whereas as we really started our knock out rugby last weekend against Italy. Wales were bristling with energy whereas our guys looked pretty shot at times. Mental fatigue may have had a factor in the Irish performance.

Wales were playing knock out rugby every game mate...!

Yeah not really. Once they beat Samoa they were always going to qualify. Look I'm not making excuses, Wales were the better side by a distance but I the game against Italy may have been a reason some of the Irish guys weren't at the races, partularly Healy and Ross who've put in 2 or 3 huge performances already.

Thats not the reason we lost though. Wales were just too strong in key area's and played a smarter and better game and we couldn't deal with it.

[manofgwent]

Forget England v France.
Wales v Ireland is on ITV +1. only an hour gone. I wonder what happens next!!!!

[Gatts]

Wow. The snapper do bite early.

I encourage everyone to indulge in 10 minutes of zen like yoga deep breathing action before it kicks off again (Eng v Fra, I mean)

feel free to hold your breath for a lot longer than 10 minutes

[Cari]

Manofgwent - ha! You shouldn't have logged on here!

[Gatts]

Gatts, seriously man, chill out a bit.

There's been banter, but nothing out of order. If there was, myself or one of the many mods/admins who have been on would have dealt with it.

you are amazing ldc pete, i love the way you deal with wum

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