Ireland’s punishing clash with Australia last night has drawn criticism from all quarters for it’s perceived low entertainment quotient, and while it was certainly a low-scoring game for two sides that aren’t normally short on tries, it was still a gripping Test match of the highest intensity. The injuries sustained by both teams during it … Continue reading The Hard Way
Category: Australia
Beware The Wounded Wallaby
Australia have been something of an enigma under Dave Rennie since the Kiwi took charge of them after RWC 2019. New faces were introduced to freshen up a squad that had become stale under Michael Cheika, and their performances in the 2020 Rugby Championship seemed to represent the breaking of a new dawn, but this … Continue reading Beware The Wounded Wallaby
Sounding The Claxon
The phrase ‘go to the well’ is used to describe a team who have to dig deep to produce a brilliant, one-off performance to seal a famous win. It usually applies to a display that is out of the ordinary, and it has been thrown around a fair bit since Ireland beat Australia on … Continue reading Sounding The Claxon
All Square
“We felt the lightning, And we waited on the thunder, Waited on the thunder, I awoke last night to the sound of thunder, How far off I sat and wondered” -Bob Seger - Night Moves (1976) When Ireland lost to Australia in Brisbane, they looked a pale imitation of the team that dominated … Continue reading All Square
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