Ireland vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Team announcements and matchday thread.

[Biltong]

First topic message reminder :

Sorry boys new thread other one is full.


Venue for the 2nd test: AMI Stadium (Addington) - formerly Rugby League Park Christchurch
Capacity: 26,000 incl. temporary seating
Weather http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2192362 (current forecast for Saturday evening is around 3 degrees C and light rain. But last week's snow has melted at least)


courtesy of Taylorman:

NZ team named- only one change- Thompson for Vito (injured) with Sam Cane on the bench...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/7098902/Thomson-in-for-Vito-Cane-on-All-Blacks-bench

All Blacks: Israel Dagg, Zac Guildford, Conrad Smith, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Dan Carter, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Adam Thomson, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock.

Reserves: Hika Elliot, Ben Franks, Sam Cane, Ali Williams, Piri Weepu, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith

Irish team:
15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 - Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
5 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
6 - Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
7 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
17 - Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster)
18 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
22 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)


Tour Previews
http://www.v2journal.com/new-zealands-june-tests-preview.html
http://www.v2journal.com/irelands-summer-tour.html

[rodders]

Good man Jonny!!!

[Guest]

lovely kick.

[maestegmafia]

Great work Ireland...! Great try..

Brilliant play by best

[Thomond]

O'Gara who?

[Gibson]

MORE. NO relenting. NO Surrender. Hit eevry feicn thing that moves!

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

Jesus lads with your accurate passionate performance you are making my doom and gloom mongering look foolish. Foolish I say!

[clivemcl]

Kidneys lack of any sort of reaction makes him look like he has absolutely no idea where he is or what's going on or what sport he's watching.

[rodders]

Very risky game here...we're not commiting numbers and the ABs are getting very quick ball......

[Cari]

Argh noooo....a Carter penalty.

3 - 10.

[FerN]

ABs look very dangerous running. Ireland should really do better from the kick off.

[rodders]

Keep the ball!!

[Cari]

Ireland starting to make errors now...

[Cari]

Oh Ferg! Butter fingers!

[clivemcl]

Oh dear Mcfadden

[Gibson]

I lOVE Nige!

[Suspicious lurker]

COMPOSE YOURSELF IRELAND FFS

[Cari]

I lOVE Nige!

I hear he's single at the moment Gibbo...

[rodders]

Too many silly errors from us....

[FerN]

Looks really cold there and i thought I was getting cold in my bed before the game.

Wehn they scrum it looks like the smoking or something.

[Suspicious lurker]

WHAT A TACKLE ON CARTER!!!

[GunsGerms]

Awesome hit on carter

[Cari]

FerN - Yeah it's freezing there by the looks. Feel sorry for the lads on the bench!

[rodders]

Huge hit by O'Brien!

[Gibson]

Brilliant Mcfadden.

[Guest]

idiot box kick Murray, tidied up well by McFad.

[FerN]

Savea looks less composed than last week.

ABs now looks like the better team.

[Cari]

Oh stupid penalty!!!

[Gibson]

McLaughlin is a revelation.

[rodders]

Good hit by Tuohy..... thats ok lads... concede the penalty, keep this intensity going.

[Suspicious lurker]

composure lads.


See my previous post, we won't win if we can't get our hands on the ball

[FerN]

Cari - Atleast your team doesn't let them slip through like last week. Much better performance so far.

[Cari]

That just about went over.

6 - 10.

[Gibson]

Lucky by DC.

[rodders]

McLaughlin is a revelation.

He is Gibbo, great player.

Very impressed by Ryan so far too...he's everywhere in defence....

[clivemcl]

I think McCabe was holding touchy there so he couldn't roll away

[clivemcl]

*mccaw

[Cari]

Come on Ireland, get another score now before HT.

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

Silly penalty, but Touhy having a better match this week. He's not trying to do a Dan Lydiate and do all the unseen work, and he was successful last week because I didn't see him do anything, which means he must have been doing the unseen work because you couldn't see it. Do you see?

[Thomond]

I see I think

[Gibson]

Sexton is immense in defence.

[Cari]

Oh no, coming in at the side, giving NZ another easy penalty.

[rodders]

Feic.... need to sort the set piece and restarts out...

Stupid penalty there.

[Suspicious lurker]

Ffs, stupid penaltys


Get a hold of the fricking ball

[Guest]

discipline. gonna cost yous guys, need to sort it out asap.

[Gibson]

We are giving them all their points.

[Cari]

9 - 10. The ABs will start scoring tries in the second half. They've built up the points to catch up.

[Thomond]

Feicing Kidney. All his fault that we have no discipline.

[Guest]

exactly Gibbo. You need to make them work a lot lot harder for points.

[clivemcl]

Exactly Gibson, NZ have earned nothing themselves so far. Gifted!

[rodders]

AAAAAAHHHHHH waken up lads!!!!!!!!!!!

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