All Blacks legend accuses Irish star of sneaky cheating during defeat
He has a point… There was a lot of anger from Irish fans following the the rugby team’s defeat to New Zealand last weekend. The officials got two big calls wrong, which could have had a big bearing on the outcome, despite the availability of video replays. However, New Zealand media have hit back through […]
2 days ago
Salty All Blacks legend slams ‘whingy’ Ireland in bizarre tirade
Poor winners… It was widely agreed that Ireland put in a sub-par performance in their loss to the All Blacks last weekend, in a showing that was littered with unforced errors. It was also acknowledged by most level-headed watchers that a couple of big decisions were called wrong by the TMO/referee, despite video replay and […]
3 days ago
New Zealand media paints sorry picture for Ireland after heavy loss
They were not particularly impressed…. The main takeaway from the Irish media – other than some questionable refereeing decisions – was that there is now a clear gap between South Africa/New Zealand/France and Ireland. The All Blacks were lethal at times today, working their way up the pitch in minimal phases with their pace and […]
6 days ago
Andy Farrell disagrees with general consensus of Ireland’s quality
He cut a positive figure. With Ireland suffering yet another loss to a top-four side, the doom and gloom continues to hang over the team. As pointed out by the Irish Independent’s Will Slattery, Ireland have now lost their last six games against either New Zealand, South Africa or France, by double digits. The general […]
6 days ago
Peter O’Mahony has to check himself after passionate tirade against ref
This was brilliant from POM! Ireland never looked like winning this morning’s Test match against New Zealand at Eden Park, but it could have been a lot closer had calls gone their way. A dangerous clearout from Luke Jacobson on Josh van der Flier was not upgraded to a red card, with the TMO giving […]
1 week ago
Ireland player ratings as New Zealand put a wasteful side to the sword
A lot of positives but more negatives… Ireland showed a lot of good stuff in a 40-21 loss, but were incredibly wasteful throughout against a clinical New Zealand side. Tom O’Toole – 6 Solid scrum, giving Ireland a good platform which they didn’t take advantage of. His best game of the tour so far. Dan […]
1 week ago