England vs Ireland, Part 2

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You beauties...

What a crackin game....

GunsGerms wrote:

SecretFly wrote:

GunsGerms wrote:I think golf is mentally tougher.

I disagree.  But I do agree it's been mentally tough on Harrington.  Needlessly so.  He fretted his golfing game away on pernicky nit-picking and, somehow or other, the people around him allowed him to do it.

In rugby you need to concentrate for 80 minutes max once a week. As a golfer you need to concentrate for 4 hours a day maybe more, four days in a row. You have no team mates to draw strength from (except caddy) and there are more pressure moments. It unquestionably requires more mental strength.

Imagine if you stopped concentrating during the 5 minutes between shots, you might get lost and fall in a bunker.

More time to think and therefore more pressure.

Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler wrote:

GunsGerms wrote:

SecretFly wrote:

GunsGerms wrote:I think golf is mentally tougher.

I disagree.  But I do agree it's been mentally tough on Harrington.  Needlessly so.  He fretted his golfing game away on pernicky nit-picking and, somehow or other, the people around him allowed him to do it.

In rugby you need to concentrate for 80 minutes max once a week. As a golfer you need to concentrate for 4 hours a day maybe more, four days in a row. You have no team mates to draw strength from (except caddy) and there are more pressure moments. It unquestionably requires more mental strength.

Imagine if you stopped concentrating during the 5 minutes between shots, you might get lost and fall in a bunker.

you dont think thats happeneded.

oh yes - many a time.

whats your point?

Grown men falling into man-made ball traps whilst out for a walk in checkered slacks, white belts, yellow jumpers and polkadot cravats...is no sport.

It just ain't no sport.  It's a Camp Amusement Park

I once got a car stuck in one. Its dangerous

Serves you right for wearing an orange and purple jumper with pink slacks! Fate don't like such loudness in day wear.... so it gets even by dropping cars into bunkers.

What the hell were you driving on a golf course for?? I thought that kind of thing was punishable by electrocution?

No that was drunk night golf.. I was wearing a mud stained suit..

got to 75 mph. Launched over the first bunker and slammed in to the next.

it was some wedding thing staying at a golf hotel. We thought we would hit a few holes and mix it with rally driving.

true story

and you used your car as a golf buggy?

oh sorry...ignore my last post

did you have to pay for damages to the course?

Nah didn't get caught

destroyed the golf course.

but it was in wales ao i have no problem with the antics..

spend more money than sense in the bar though. They got there moneys worth

They probably thought it was Andy Powell.

mystiroakey wrote:Nah didn't get caught

destroyed the golf course.

but it was in wales ao i have no problem with the antics..

spend more money than sense in the bar though. They got there moneys worth

Classy

Yeah it wasn't that. But it was a quality night

Cyril wrote:They probably thought it was Andy Powell.

Haha - very good!

Just (finally) watched it

Couple (or more) thoughts

Yellow cards were not going to happen given the general tone of the game (only occasional niggle) unless something bad happened. I think Farrell was right to get a warning rather than a card. Lawes - I am not so sure given the maul rules. I could have understood that one.

Someone ( I dont know who) really really hammered Sexton on about 35mins with a slightly late tackle when he was taking a kick. Maybe it was that what did it but he didnt quite seem to be at the races for a lot of the game.

Ireland - in general very dangerous on first phase ball, looked occasionally clueless on subsequent phases.

POM was good - just not quite the all conquering force we were lead to believe.

As has been said - the Irish choke tackle saved their bacon big time - Was fun seeing them try it vs BV - sad he went off and is out of the 6N.

Defenses huge on both sides. For all the talk about should England be playing that player or this because of their brilliant attack, all of the guys put in a huge shift in defense, right down to Farrell getting a boot into the ruck at the end to kick Irish ball out - And they had to. Oh and the delicious irony of England 'choke tackling' the irish runner on the last play.

Right now it seems like a stroke of tactical genius bringing on Atwood when they did.

Whats with the transformer boots on Healy? Are there ankle issues?

The tap tackle was fantastic, but Brown was in the way there was still heaps to do had DK not been felled.

Nowell - I really like him. Currently he is making equal numbers of mistakes and great things. I know we all want to see Wade or Yarde in instead but this guy really does have a future

May - its possible this game may be the making of him. He should have done better more than once but he still did do some great things. If he builds on the good things he did with lessons learned from the not so good he'll be quite something.

36 - Again a mix but plenty enough to want to continue with him. I think people are looking to be very critical but there was some good stuff there.. Would you want to get rid of Care for missing the overlaps when he did?

Really tough game - great to watch

It was painfull to watch.

but when we scored that try I was jumping about like a lunatic...

Two quality sides- both sides some nice back play and both had rock solid defences.

It was a great match. Great advertisement for the 6 nations. What I loved about it most was both teams are very well organised with really well thought game plans. As a result you really were left guessing what would happen next. Real edge of the seat stuff.

Once again proof that the 6 nations is the best show on earth and Ireland v England games are as meaningful, exciting and passionate as ever. Two great teams and two great sets of fans. Long may it continue.

GunsGerms wrote:It was a great match. Great advertisement for the 6 nations. What I loved about it most was both teams are very well organised with really well thought game plans. As a result you really were left guessing what would happen next. Real edge of the seat stuff.

Once again proof that the 6 nations is the best show on earth and Ireland v England games are as meaningful, exciting and passionate as ever. Two great teams and two great sets of fans. Long may it continue.

   to GG

gregortree wrote:

GunsGerms wrote:It was a great match. Great advertisement for the 6 nations. What I loved about it most was both teams are very well organised with really well thought game plans. As a result you really were left guessing what would happen next. Real edge of the seat stuff.

Once again proof that the 6 nations is the best show on earth and Ireland v England games are as meaningful, exciting and passionate as ever. Two great teams and two great sets of fans. Long may it continue.

   to GG

Yup it was superb - incredible passion and commitment from both sides too. Fantastic game of rugby.

Things are getting very confusing when we call Gunny GG.

mystiroakey wrote:Things are getting very confusing when we call Gunny GG.

Who is gunny? Oh is that me? Think I get it now.

Oh God!!!  Not Guns too - he's been infected with the Nicey Nicey English v Ireland bug.

To the Docs with you pronto, Guns!!!!  Three doses of antibiotics to look forward to - by the time you're finished, you'll look like a shaven shihtzu...but it'll be worth it.

I'm on them now.  I was way way too nice... Next year will be different!

You are Gunny.

No I'm Spartacus !

mystiroakey wrote:You are Gunny.

haha. I got it in the end. A bit slow today.

anyone got a link for the game?

My torrents programme is down at the moment.

Is it not on RTE player?

i don't have a vpn bud cos the computer with it is dying a death and am living in the middle east

rewinstall your torrent programme- get another one- or watch clips on you tube

Slow day on the golf boards?

GunsGerms wrote:Slow day on the golf boards?

Is there such a thing as a fast day in golf?

I knew exactly what happened. Mystir is a long time fwiend of super.....

super_realist wrote:Oh come on, you can't deny there's an Irish "look"

What has that got to do with Ireland v England? Did you watch the match?

SecretFly wrote:I knew exactly what happened.  Mystir is a long time fwiend of super.....

Didnt take a genius to work it out.

You're a 'Scot' - the kind that doesn't want to be one as I recall.  A closet-Scot, if you will

- of course you have Black hair...I believe you..................... - just wot like Elvis did

 

He is from an English family though so not sure what that proves. Anyway Prince Charles is Harry's real dad.

Of course he is guns

rodders wrote:Of course he is guns

Ok he is not but Hewitt looks like too much of a ponce to really be Irish.

Maybe, but you said he was born there ?

I think Major Hewitt would fit right in down in blackrock gins.

gregortree wrote:Maybe, but you said he was born there ?

Kieran Bracken and the duke of Wellington were also born in Ireland but I'm not sure anyone is going to try and claim them as Irish.

Simon Shaw was born in Kenya. Doubt anyone mistakes him for a Kenyan.

Super is gone much too long.  He's either researchng a come-back of immense proportions or............... he's looked in the mirror.

Sorry Super, and commiserations

rodders wrote:I think Major Hewitt would fit right in down in blackrock gins.

Blackrock does not take too kindly to persona non grata like Hewitt.

SecretFly wrote:Super is gone much too long.  He's either researchng a come-back of immense proportions or............... he's looked in the mirror.

Sorry Super, and commiserations

Where is Mysti gone? Afraid to show his face?

The Duke is too dead to play even for Ireland and Bracken was previously tainted with the white shirt. Otherwise they are very well qualified.

I'd like to thank Mystir for inviting Mr Mischief over when next I see Mystir actually.

Good show Mystir...good show.... what a spiffingly entertaining chap that Super-Scot chap is.

Wow, that escalated quickly...

Isn't the Irish 'look' more dark haired with blue eyes ala Donnacha O Callaghan ? Though his eyes are rather far apart... I think if you merged him with Sexton it would balance the pair out some

munkian wrote:Wow, that escalated quickly...

Isn't the Irish 'look'  more dark haired with blue eyes ala Donnacha O Callaghan ? Though his eyes are rather far apart... I think if you merged him with Sexton it would balance the pair out some

Do English people have eyes on the side of their head or something?