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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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
Picking Over The Bones
Joe Schmidt gambled with the matchday squad he chose for Saturday’s clash between Australia and Ireland, and in agonising fashion, the players he picked ultimately didn’t get the job done. The Ireland head coach made the right call by choosing several non-frontline players because 1) it allowed the ones who were involved in the … Continue reading Picking Over The Bones
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