Team news for Ireland.

[Mr Mwenda]

Pretty satisfied with that. Pity England couldn't keep the pressure on, but Ireland didn't turn into mugs overnight so pretty god to make the inevitable fightback irrelevant.

Time to card more of the whingers and to crack down on silly buggers at ruck time.

[Digby]

Daly has made a lot of errors

Maybe half the number of Farrell, it might be that bad

[fivepointer]

I found that a bit unsatisfying in the end.
Having dominated up till h/t i expected a bit more in the 2nd half, but we seemed to content to defend, hoof the ball away and mix n max our back row resulting in us losing the half 7-12.
We should have pressed home our advantage more, and certainly should have shown a bit of interest in going for a TBP.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Pretty satisfied with that. Pity England couldn't keep the pressure on, but Ireland didn't turn into mugs overnight so pretty god to make the inevitable fightback irrelevant.

Time to card more of the whingers and to crack down on silly buggers at ruck time.

Agreed. Their only attack was us giving away penalties, which we did too often, but then with Peyper refereeing you know their will be more penalties than usual. No bias, he just blows more.

All in all a good day at the office. Lawes was excellent as was Maro. I was worried when we didn’t start Genge having lost Maro, purely for carrying, but the pack carried well all round. Youngs was nippy. Manu a threat. Daly solid. JJ good on the wing and roaming in a Nowell way. Top result. Could’ve been better but this was Ireland and we won and we’re pretty convincing all round. Yes a couple of bounces of the ball, but also good options and good chases, and to be fair we were seriously on top in possession and territory.

Still I’m sure we can all have a good moan.

[Banquo]

Pretty satisfied with that. Pity England couldn't keep the pressure on, but Ireland didn't turn into mugs overnight so pretty god to make the inevitable fightback irrelevant.

Time to card more of the whingers and to crack down on silly buggers at ruck time.

Agreed. Their only attack was us giving away penalties, which we did too often, but then with Peyper refereeing you know their will be more penalties than usual. No bias, he just blows more.

All in all a good day at the office. Lawes was excellent as was Maro. I was worried when we didn’t start Genge having lost Maro, purely for carrying, but the pack carried well all round. Youngs was nippy. Manu a threat. Daly solid. JJ good on the wing and roaming in a Nowell way. Top result. Could’ve been better but this was Ireland and we won and we’re pretty convincing all round. Yes a couple of bounces of the ball, but also good options and good chases, and to be fair we were seriously on top in possession and territory.

Still I’m sure we can all have a good moan.

yep, i was unhappy w lawes at 6, but clearly know zip. Good w.
You should look at the match stats again tho- and being picky, penalties bit of an issue.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Pretty satisfied with that. Pity England couldn't keep the pressure on, but Ireland didn't turn into mugs overnight so pretty god to make the inevitable fightback irrelevant.

Time to card more of the whingers and to crack down on silly buggers at ruck time.

Agreed. Their only attack was us giving away penalties, which we did too often, but then with Peyper refereeing you know their will be more penalties than usual. No bias, he just blows more.

All in all a good day at the office. Lawes was excellent as was Maro. I was worried when we didn’t start Genge having lost Maro, purely for carrying, but the pack carried well all round. Youngs was nippy. Manu a threat. Daly solid. JJ good on the wing and roaming in a Nowell way. Top result. Could’ve been better but this was Ireland and we won and we’re pretty convincing all round. Yes a couple of bounces of the ball, but also good options and good chases, and to be fair we were seriously on top in possession and territory.

Still I’m sure we can all have a good moan.

yep, i was unhappy w lawes at 6, but clearly know zip. Good w

It’s not been perfect in the past but he was top dollar today in all round play. Was much better into contact ball in hand and some cracking decisions of how to take contact.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Oh and Stander should be cited. A palm strike is fucking nasty! It’s not a punch but it is just as nasty if not more so when the heel of the palm is used. Yes Farrel held on, no qualms, but if you’re allowed to strike an opponent then it’s a sad time.

[Banquo]

Agreed. Their only attack was us giving away penalties, which we did too often, but then with Peyper refereeing you know their will be more penalties than usual. No bias, he just blows more.

All in all a good day at the office. Lawes was excellent as was Maro. I was worried when we didn’t start Genge having lost Maro, purely for carrying, but the pack carried well all round. Youngs was nippy. Manu a threat. Daly solid. JJ good on the wing and roaming in a Nowell way. Top result. Could’ve been better but this was Ireland and we won and we’re pretty convincing all round. Yes a couple of bounces of the ball, but also good options and good chases, and to be fair we were seriously on top in possession and territory.

Still I’m sure we can all have a good moan.

yep, i was unhappy w lawes at 6, but clearly know zip. Good w

It’s not been perfect in the past but he was top dollar today in all round play. Was much better into contact ball in hand and some cracking decisions of how to take contact.

Glad you edited. have a look at possession and territory stats tho, interesting.

[fivepointer]

England / Ireland

55% / 24% Possession 1H/2H 45% / 76%
67% / 21% Territory 1H/2H 33% / 79%
3 Clean Breaks 2
9 Defenders Beaten 15
5 Offload 5
67 / 70 (95%) Rucks Won 108 / 110 (98%)
3 / 4 (75%) Mauls Won 4 / 6 (66%)
11 Turnovers Conceded 17

[Banquo]

England / Ireland

55% / 24% Possession 1H/2H 45% / 76%
67% / 21% Territory 1H/2H 33% / 79%
3 Clean Breaks 2
9 Defenders Beaten 15
5 Offload 5
67 / 70 (95%) Rucks Won 108 / 110 (98%)
3 / 4 (75%) Mauls Won 4 / 6 (66%)
11 Turnovers Conceded 17

Where is that from? ESPN nothing like that !!

[Oakboy]

I found that a bit unsatisfying in the end.
Having dominated up till h/t i expected a bit more in the 2nd half, but we seemed to content to defend, hoof the ball away and mix n max our back row resulting in us losing the half 7-12.
We should have pressed home our advantage more, and certainly should have shown a bit of interest in going for a TBP.

Yes, I agree but that's what you get with Jones - applaud the wins, forget the spectacle. There's no arguing with the result but if I was a neutral I would not enjoy watching it.

The best part about it was that this was an 'up-day' from the attitude point of view. The players bought into the system and gave their all. Why Jones can do that for some games and not others is the weird bit.

[fivepointer]

er ESPN...see https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/matchstats ... gue=180659

[Banquo]

er ESPN...see https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/matchstats ... gue=180659

ah- its how its come out on your post, which just looks odd and I read it wrong apols. The overall stats say 39% possession to England, and 41% territory- skewed by the second half, where we shipped a load of pens as well.

Great tackling from both sides.

[Banquo]

I found that a bit unsatisfying in the end.
Having dominated up till h/t i expected a bit more in the 2nd half, but we seemed to content to defend, hoof the ball away and mix n max our back row resulting in us losing the half 7-12.
We should have pressed home our advantage more, and certainly should have shown a bit of interest in going for a TBP.

Yes, I agree but that's what you get with Jones - applaud the wins, forget the spectacle. There's no arguing with the result but if I was a neutral I would not enjoy watching it.

The best part about it was that this was an 'up-day' from the attitude point of view. The players bought into the system and gave their all. Why Jones can do that for some games and not others is the weird bit.

funny how you give the players credit when they win, and blame the coach when they lose. Twas ever thus I spose.

..and with respect, the 'spectacle' means jack sh*t- especially so given your expectation of winning every game.

[Mr Mwenda]

Spectacle-wise, the first half was good. I thought rge pace was good. The second, less so. Fairly good then for a six natiobs fixture when a whole year can go by without a decent game.

[morepork]

I'm neutral and thought it was pretty flat. Take Ford out of today's side and it would have been much closer. Your forwards clattered theirs and on defence just had to follow the ball when Ireland laboured it about and flatten the carrier. The most telling thing was how you starved the Irish loosies of ruck ball. Yer man Curry was right in on that, as was Maro "wot? me offside?" Itoje. Also, am I alone in thinking Joseph would have done the damage at 12?

[Oakboy]

I found that a bit unsatisfying in the end.
Having dominated up till h/t i expected a bit more in the 2nd half, but we seemed to content to defend, hoof the ball away and mix n max our back row resulting in us losing the half 7-12.
We should have pressed home our advantage more, and certainly should have shown a bit of interest in going for a TBP.

Yes, I agree but that's what you get with Jones - applaud the wins, forget the spectacle. There's no arguing with the result but if I was a neutral I would not enjoy watching it.

The best part about it was that this was an 'up-day' from the attitude point of view. The players bought into the system and gave their all. Why Jones can do that for some games and not others is the weird bit.

funny how you give the players credit when they win, and blame the coach when they lose. Twas ever thus I spose.

..and with respect, the 'spectacle' means jack sh*t- especially so given your expectation of winning every game.

But, Jones's own ambition is that we should be the best team in the world is it not? Presumably, that means winning every game.

I actually think he's just a chameleon. After beating NZ and getting dicked by SA, his new system is now to emulate SA. Maybe, one day he'll have an original idea or two??

[Epaminondas Pules]

You have to factor in where possession takes place, for example possession in opponents 22: 35 (Eng) v 32 (Ire)
In opponents half: 74 v 58

[Banquo]

Yes, I agree but that's what you get with Jones - applaud the wins, forget the spectacle. There's no arguing with the result but if I was a neutral I would not enjoy watching it.

The best part about it was that this was an 'up-day' from the attitude point of view. The players bought into the system and gave their all. Why Jones can do that for some games and not others is the weird bit.

funny how you give the players credit when they win, and blame the coach when they lose. Twas ever thus I spose.

..and with respect, the 'spectacle' means jack sh*t- especially so given your expectation of winning every game.

But, Jones's own ambition is that we should be the best team in the world is it not? Presumably, that means winning every game.

I actually think he's just a chameleon. After beating NZ and getting dicked by SA, his new system is now to emulate SA. Maybe, one day he'll have an original idea or two??

That's just ridiculous.

[Banquo]

You have to factor in where possession takes place, for example possession in opponents 22: 35 (Eng) v 32 (Ire)
In opponents half: 74 v 58

Yes, but your statement about 'seriously on top' is a tad hyperbolic, which puts you in step with everyone else

[Epaminondas Pules]

You have to factor in where possession takes place, for example possession in opponents 22: 35 (Eng) v 32 (Ire)
In opponents half: 74 v 58

And 189 metres from the forwards is much better!

[Epaminondas Pules]

You have to factor in where possession takes place, for example possession in opponents 22: 35 (Eng) v 32 (Ire)
In opponents half: 74 v 58

Yes, but your statement about 'seriously on top' is a tad hyperbolic, which puts you in step with everyone else

You don’t think we were seriously on top? Even if we rule out the first half completely, Ireland were at best second best.

[Digby]

I thought we were on top but gave away too many penalties and didn't score enough points to be seriously on top. It was a comfortable win, and against a good side

[Epaminondas Pules]

I thought we were on top but gave away too many penalties and didn't score enough points to be seriously on top. It was a comfortable win, and against a good side

How are those splinters?

[twitchy]