After conceding a cheap opening try to Argentina yesterday, Ireland responded smartly by taking the game by the scruff of the neck and putting a landslide score on an admittedly struggling Argentina side in the Aviva Stadium. Despite spending long spells in their own half in this game, Ireland played their opponents off the park, … Continue reading Going Out With A Bang
Category: Argentina
Maintaining Altitude
When Argentina broke their duck against the All Blacks last year after gathering up wins here and there against Australia and South Africa since joining the Tri-Nations, it looked like they had finally established themselves as a premier force in world rugby. They have regressed badly since, with their old habits of ill-discipline and late … Continue reading Maintaining Altitude
Blowing Off The Cobwebs
A coach once told me that sometimes, the best thing a team can do in their final training session of the week is make mistake after mistake because it means that they will get them out of their system before the game comes around. On Saturday night, Ireland made an uncharacteristic number of mistakes … Continue reading Blowing Off The Cobwebs
The Sleeping Giant
When Daniel Hourcade resigned in June of this year, it had all the makings of a catastrophe for Argentina. Getting a new head coach 15 months out from a World Cup is a nightmare scenario for any team; New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England and Wales have all had the same person in charge since … Continue reading The Sleeping Giant
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