Autumn Internationals

[Purple]

Generally good performances from the young players. That's also a positive.

 

[Leper]

I’d have beaten that opposition with the pick from our minor hurling squad. Some international teams need to learn the laws of rugby, duh!

 

[joer]

Another win for the , scrappy Irish,
The result is all that matters today though..

 

[mathepac]

Me and the dog were hiding behind the sofa during that first half. What an exhibition of dropped balls, misfiring lineouts (lines-out?), and missed tackles in the first half. They had to make 50% more tackles (roughly) than the Aussies in that first half. I'm worried for the 6 Nations

 

[joer]

If they are going to make mistakes then these 'friendly's' are the place to make them and don't forget they were still good enough to win these games , with the exception of the All Blacks, of course.
I'm confident that both you and the dog will be able to sit comfortably on the couch when the 6 Nations comes around and all these problems will have been ironed out..

 

[mathepac]

I think I'd like to agree but in this new hash commercial world of professional rugby, all the games count towards the teams' world rankings. These rankings, in turn, dictate the attractiveness of squads to sponsors and supporters; whose pretty lights run around the advertising hoardings, whose name flies high over the stadia beside the national flags and franchise logos; what brands and slogans appear on the jerseys, and on the butts of the togs, on the boots, socks, and headgear. It also dictates who donates POTY, MOTM/T awards, and which pretties get the most lucrative ad appearance fees. So performances and results in ALL matches are important.

Experimentation I fear now only happens behind closed doors.

 

[Purple]

If they are going to make mistakes then these 'friendly's' are the place to make them and don't forget they were still good enough to win these games , with the exception of the All Blacks, of course.
I'm confident that both you and the dog will be able to sit comfortably on the couch when the 6 Nations comes around and all these problems will have been ironed out..

I was quite pleased with the Australia match. While there were silly handling errors and the lineout was a mess the structures were good and they got over the gain-line well.