Ireland v Scotland match thread

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:28 pm

First topic message reminder :

Scotland have been playing well and causing alot of teams problems and leading the 6N stats in line breaks.

I am expecting a very open game against Ireland and it could be a high scorer.

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:45 pm

Good scrum....go for the corner lads.

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:45 pm

funnyExiledScot wrote:Matt Scott - remember the name.

Nasty clash of heads. No intent to injure.

Game is sort of dying out. Ireland doing a great job at the breakdown. New 7 looks like a workhorse and Stephen Ferris has yet again been outstanding.

Ferris vs Lydiate for the Lions blindside? Extremely tough call.

I dont think there is any competition between the two. Ferris is the better player by a mile. Lydiate is excellent in defence and such but offers nothing around the park

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:45 pm

No points, kick for the corner.

by wales606 Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:46 pm

Once again, Scotland get very nervous in the 2nd half when they still have a chance of winning - they then make sure they butcher every opportunity to become "plucky lossers"

Awful decision making in this half by Scotland.

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:46 pm

Ah booooo. raspberry

25 - 14.

by laBete Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:46 pm

Scotland have been very poor tonight, considering they had a week off and Ireland did not..Definately a step backwards and a waste of a BET!!!

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:47 pm

11 point lead, still would have gone for the corner.

by funnyExiledScot Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:47 pm

laBete wrote:Scotland have been very poor tonight, considering they had a week off and Ireland did not..Definately a step backwards and a waste of a BET!!!

Great first post.

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:47 pm

Red card

by Liam Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:47 pm

game over, poor second half from Scotland, their scrum has been apalling, Kearney has been wonderful, and that is a yellow card surely

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:47 pm

Gwaaaaaaaan Chilli, awh feck....was Earls taken out there?

by funnyExiledScot Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:47 pm

Game over.

by IanBru Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:48 pm

Oh God.

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:49 pm

Good night Maxy....should've tried tackling instead.

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:49 pm

Its a bit of a dive on second thoughts

by Liam Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:49 pm

How can Evans argue with that, he pulled his arm back. End of story

by IanBru Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:49 pm

"Max Evans protests his innocence"

It must be great to be a commentator.

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:50 pm

IanBru wrote:"Max Evans protests his innocence"

It must be great to be a commentator.

Ha yeah, state the bleedin obvious!

by bsando Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:50 pm

Evans Evans Evans... That might be his days for Scotland over I think, what with newer young backs coming through. He hasn't had a very good 6 nations.

by **Biltong** Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:50 pm

Who was it that said on the Wales vs Italy match that they have lost respect for Parisse because he milked a penalty.

Well Earls did exactly the same thing there.

by **George Carlin** Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:50 pm

IanBru wrote:"Max Evans protests his innocence"

It must be great to be a commentator.

Not the first time Max has protested his innocence this week.

He was more successful in court.

by bsando Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:51 pm

This 2nd half has been so crap compared to the 1st. It feels like nothing has happened.

by IanBru Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:51 pm

Cari wrote:
IanBru wrote:"Max Evans protests his innocence"

It must be great to be a commentator.

Ha yeah, state the bleedin obvious!

No, I mean considering this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17257917

by **Biltong** Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:51 pm

martyr_94 wrote:How can Evans argue with that, he pulled his arm back. End of story

And earls went down like he was shot by a canonball. Rolling Eyes

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:51 pm

Now come on...go for the bloody corner. Might as well.

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:52 pm

I really dont like that when it creeps into rugby.

by glamorganalun Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:52 pm

Football dive there hardly touched Earls, touch judge conned.

by funnyExiledScot Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:52 pm

On the replay it's clear that Earls has milked that. I don't care if there's contact from Evans (which there is and it's stupid), no rugby player should go to ground to win a penalty/yellow card.

Should be playing football instead. The contact never made him fall.

Shameful, and absolutely no need for it.

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:52 pm

OK, scrum...taking bloody ages.

by bsando Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:52 pm

Scrum has been so frustrating too

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:53 pm

O'Leary to score?! That would be a shock! Shocked

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:53 pm

Thats a TRY!!!!!!!!!!!

by **George Carlin** Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:53 pm

glamorganalun wrote:Football dive there hardly touched Earls, touch judge conned.

Agreed - that coaching from Lee Byrne has paid off.
Tom Daly would have been proud of that one.

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:53 pm

ooooh very close...but it's a try!!!

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:53 pm

funnyExiledScot wrote:On the replay it's clear that Earls has milked that. I don't care if there's contact from Evans (which there is and it's stupid), no rugby player should go to ground to win a penalty/yellow card.

Should be playing football instead. The contact never made him fall.

Shameful, and absolutely no need for it.

+1 It was exceedingly poor

by Liam Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:54 pm

biltongbek wrote:
martyr_94 wrote:How can Evans argue with that, he pulled his arm back. End of story

And earls went down like he was shot by a canonball.

Yeh second viewing he made a meal of it, bit like Parisse earlier on, hope this isn't creeping into the game of rugby

by laBete Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:54 pm

Ferris vs Lydiate for the Lions blindside? Extremely tough call.

Ferris will get the lions blindside but Dusautoir better than both IMO...

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:54 pm

Scotland look cheesed off now.

by glamorganalun Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:54 pm

The better team won, but I feel the last try was not deserved. Looks like a white wash coming up for Scotland!

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:55 pm

Why substitute players with two minutes to go?

by funnyExiledScot Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:55 pm

Ireland completely deserve this win.

A completely messy performance from Scotland and if you allow the Irish scrum to dominate you are in serious trouble.

Really disappointed in the performance and the result.

by Cymroglan Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:55 pm

Cari wrote:Why substitute players with two minutes to go?

They get a cap

by Cari Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:56 pm

DOR MOTM

I was talking to a rugby player recently, and he said that they have a Tw@t of the Match as well who has to wear a bright yellow tee shirt. I wish they'd do that for the Six Nations.

32 - 14. FT.

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:57 pm

Ireland have deserved the win no doubt about that.

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:58 pm

Still really unhappy at Earles, really not needed.

by Morgannwg Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:59 pm

Scotland just seemed to fall apart as the game went on. Great play from Ireland. They need to approach next weeks game with a tournament winning mentality and they'll beat England.

by funnyExiledScot Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:00 pm

I'm consistently told that Andy Robinson is a world class forwards coach.

The Scottish scrum has been a national embarrassment this evening. The replacements didn't work (I'm sorry but let me be the first Scot to say that Al Kellock is an average player) and the scoreline was utterly fair.

FURIOUS. We are better than that.

Best of luck to the Irish next week. Ryan was very good, Ferris was excellent and Best's captaincy went very well. Reddan was sharp and Healy was awesome in the loose (and decent in the scrum).

by bsando Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:00 pm

Whoever is our scrum coach needs to be sacked!! I am soo sick of our scrums being dominated so easily!! And why can't we play 80 minutes of rugby!?! Same story again and again.

by Casartelli Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:00 pm

For a gaelic sports country - soccer style diving seems to have really caught on over there recently...

by eirebilly Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:01 pm

to Scotland, they more than played there part in what was, at least, 40 minutes of good rugby. The second half was pish but the first half was great.

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