Rugby Union World Cup 2019

I don’t know an awful lot about the technicalities of rugby, but one thing that is typical about the Irish rugby team is that they always seem to look great about a year before the competition that matters.
Other great teams build to peak for the World Cup. We predictably peak the year before.
I honestly didn’t expect much out of this tournament and haven’t been disappointed.

Just not good enough and so many mistakes.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I don’t know an awful lot about the technicalities of rugby, but one thing that is typical about the Irish rugby team is that they always seem to look great about a year before the competition that matters.
Other great teams build to peak for the World Cup. We predictably peak the year before.
I honestly didn’t expect much out of this tournament and haven’t been disappointed.

Just not good enough and so many mistakes.
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You are right about Ireland not peaking at the World Cup. Even the coach said the game had come a year too late.

Tonight was particularly strange, albeit against great opposition. Some of the Irish lads who’ve been fantastic for a decade or so were like rabbits in the headlights today. Jonny Sexton has been World player of the Year and Rob Kearney is a Lions legend but both made very basic errors tonight. Henshaw bounced back over dropping the sitter over the line. Maybe the occasion was a bit too much under the intense All Black pressure.

The All Blacks, Japan and maybe Wales are the only teams to show consistency and limit the number of handling errors. Japan have made the tournament so far but I reckon South Africa will give them a dose of reality.
 
New Zealand are good. Very good.

But let's not forget that this is an Ireland team that lost to Japan. They were right up there with the best in the world 12-18 months ago. They're nothing more than bang average now.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
You are right about Ireland not peaking at the World Cup. Even the coach said the game had come a year too late.

Tonight was particularly strange, albeit against great opposition. Some of the Irish lads who’ve been fantastic for a decade or so were like rabbits in the headlights today. Jonny Sexton has been World player of the Year and Rob Kearney is a Lions legend but both made very basic errors tonight. Henshaw bounced back over dropping the sitter over the line. Maybe the occasion was a bit too much under the intense All Black pressure.

The All Blacks, Japan and maybe Wales are the only teams to show consistency and limit the number of handling errors. Japan have made the tournament so far but I reckon South Africa will give them a dose of reality.
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ireland were in dreadful form against a half decent team all year. Not enough people play RU to have the depth to challenge for a WC. If there are only 2 hard matches like in the 6 nations they have a chance. After conceding 57 v England they were always getting battered today.
 
Best of luck to the All Blacks, SA, Wales and Japan. We're off to meet the Scotsman in the pub.
 
Sexton was a joke today, missed touch with his kicks and looked disinterested, time to retire.
NZ played very, very well and Ireland now have to rebuild with a fair few players either retiring or over the hill.
England were impressive but Australia played into their hands.
Should be a hell of a game next week between two very good sides .
 
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