Argentina 43 Ireland 20.
It all got too much.
Ireland’s loss to Argentina was sore enough on even the most fleeting of rugby supporters but it brought out the best and worst of Irish men and women everywhere.
It all started with hope and craic
Aren’t we great and all that.
The Irish fans are out in force in Cardiff. Full commentary on @sundaysport pic.twitter.com/qdCfpI2XQE
— RTÉ Radio 1 (@RTERadio1) October 18, 2015
These Irish fans in Cardiff have the best game day outfits ever! pic.twitter.com/btUG4tPpwR
— Cool FM (@coolfm) October 18, 2015
Mental here in Cardiff. Irish fans pay tribute to el Diego #ShoulderToShoulder pic.twitter.com/ERrI2ptlCe
— Darren Frehill (@Darrenfrehill) October 18, 2015
Then Argentina went 17-0 up
https://twitter.com/RugbyBanterPag3/status/655717020361621505
https://twitter.com/marty1978/status/655730606601465858
Coming to the match 15 minutes late. #IREvARG pic.twitter.com/KhlGQ4iw3f
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) October 18, 2015
But we didn’t give up
Irish fans wake up & realize the first half was a bad dream…#IREvARG pic.twitter.com/wYa7t9LYG6
— Mick O'Keeffe (@okmick) October 18, 2015
Irish fans for the second half #COYBIG #IREvARG 🍀 pic.twitter.com/n63CVr0mqN
— iRadio (@ThisisiRadio) October 18, 2015
Irish fans right now #IREvARG 🍀 pic.twitter.com/Z4cNmc6tzt
— Katie (@katiemfburke) October 18, 2015
Then, we rallied and reduced the deficit to three
This is a tough watch. #RWC2015 #IREvARG Can Ireland come back? http://t.co/mInGmPHrTU pic.twitter.com/pAkq8E2ZyO
— Stuff (@NZStuff) October 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/emmamoore996/status/655738483118612480
https://twitter.com/PikkieGreeff/status/655737659856322560
Then Argentina pulled away again
https://twitter.com/BeWarmers/status/655742616626155520
Pretty sure this sums up Irish fans right now… #IREvARG pic.twitter.com/TuLNAxITv2
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) October 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/BreatheSport/status/655743068746985472
How all Irish rugby fans feel now. Sad heartbroken and gutted. #RWC2015 #IREvARG #IRE pic.twitter.com/qpAkAgjXeQ
— @Aoifs123 (@Aoifs123) October 18, 2015
Then we got resourceful
https://twitter.com/ericlalor/status/655741048422010880
I think I might have hurt my leg falling off that bandwagon… #IREvsARG
— Buzz O'Neill-Maxwell (@buzzoneill) October 18, 2015
back to the soccer.. tough draw but that Germany game was tough too they said?? #IRE #EURO2016
— Martin leitte (@martink21312) October 18, 2015
Then, it got heated
The my-sport-is-better-than-yours was in full flow. You’re not allowed to like two sports.
Irish rugby fans are just like English football fans, believe they are better than they actually are
— Doyler (@AnonymousSean88) October 18, 2015
Ah who needs #rugby when you have this?@LegionGAA vs @rathmoregaa#KerryGAA #GAA #thetoughest pic.twitter.com/8in6XC9nia
— Tim Kelliher (@TimKelliher01) October 18, 2015
Awaiting the flurry of "why-GAA-is-better-than-rugby" tweets for the rest of the evening #ARGvIRL #TV3Rugby
— Dermot Moriarty (@dermotmoriarty) October 18, 2015
Never mind this rugby crack. Gaa Beo on TG4 is where it's at ⚽️ #GAABEO
— Stephen Ennis (@stephen_ennis) October 18, 2015
Nice to see all the clueless bandwagon Irish supporters criticising again when Ireland are beat.. See youns again in 4 years #scunners
— Micheál O'Neill 🇵🇸 (@MahalANail) October 18, 2015
Glad Ireland are out, hoping you will all stop pretending you like rugby now
— Paul (@Paulblahh) October 18, 2015
And to think we have Norwich v Newcastle yet to come today!! #sports #whataday
— Cormac O'Malley (@cormacpro) October 18, 2015
This is pretty funny though
Between getting paid less than soccer players and not diving, I'm stunned Ireland aren't walking this.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) October 18, 2015
