‘Heroic’ and ‘brave’ are words that often get thrown around when talking about any team has gone to the well, but they don’t quite suffice when describing Ireland’s efforts on Saturday evening. Beating an Australian side that had an abundance of pace, power and skill across their squad with four players out of position in … Continue reading The Magnificent 23
Category: Autumn Internationals
Ireland v Australia Preview
Australia have been under a fair bit of pressure in the media in 2016 and Michael Cheika hasn’t dealt with it all that well. A series loss to England in June, three comprehensive defeats to New Zealand, tactical failure against South Africa in Pretoria and one-score victories over Scotland and France (two of the poorer … Continue reading Ireland v Australia Preview
The One That Got Away
Scorelines often don’t tell the full story of a game, and such was the case in Ireland’s 21-9 loss to New Zealand on Saturday. A 12-point margin indicates a reasonably comfortable win, but it doesn’t show how heroic in defeat Joe Schmidt’s team were. Ireland couldn’t have had a worse start, conceding an early try … Continue reading The One That Got Away
Ireland 52 – 21 Canada: Match Reaction
In the end, Ireland got their resounding victory, but they made hard work of it. 52-21 suggests a facile win, when in reality, momentum swung back and forth for 58 minutes. The concession of three tries, loss of control in the second quarter, and general lack of accuracy will have frustrated the management. It was … Continue reading Ireland 52 – 21 Canada: Match Reaction
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