Ireland v New Zealand 2nd Test Live Match Thread

[Pal Joey]

First topic message reminder :

Venue for the 2nd test: AMI Stadium (Addington) - formerly Rugby League Park Christchurch
Capacity: 26,000 incl. temporary seating
Weather http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2192362

Current forecast for Saturday evening is around 3 degrees C and light rain.

All Blacks: Israel Dagg, Zac Guildford, Conrad Smith, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Dan Carter, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Adam Thomson, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock.

Reserves: Hika Elliot, Ben Franks, Sam Cane, Ali Williams, Piri Weepu, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith
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Irish team:
15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 - Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
5 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
6 - Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
7 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
17 - Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster)
18 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
22 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)

[doctor_grey]

OK. The kick was touched by the Irish player

[Cari]

So will the ABs push for a try or attempt another DG. Less than a minute to go.

[Cari]

OK. The kick was touched by the Irish player

Yeah SOB I believe.

[Pal Joey]

DC kicks it. 22-19

79:45

[Cari]

FOCK! Carter gets the DG.

[doctor_grey]

shame.

[rodders]

[Thomond]

Flip!!!!


Apologies for language but jesus that' annoying!

[doctor_grey]

Carter is not a drop goal kicker. A bit lucky there for the ABs

[nathan]

well done sky!!

[offload]

Broken hearts.........

[EnglishReign]

Massive joke.

[doctor_grey]

you are having transmission probs too?

[Cari]

Ireland restart quickly...can ROG answer to Carter's DG?

Ah no. 21 - 19.

What a match though.

[Geordie]

Ah the blacks didnt deserve that!

[Rory_Gallagher]

NOOOOOOOO!

[Pal Joey]

Great effort from Ireland.

They showed so much in that game... unlucky to get pipped in the end.

[asoreleftshoulder]

Sickened

[Pete C (Kiwireddevil)]

Phew! Very well played Ireland. We got out of jail there.

I'm off to a music festival for the day, good luck everyone playing later on.

[Gibson]

Well played Ireland. Brilliant performance. But that was always going to happen. We ran them ragged. And still lost.

Devastated.

[Cari]

Sky you 2ats!!! what a time to booger the coverage.

Well done Ireland. What a battle. So close. Valiantly played. I hope Wales can show as much courage and effort later.

[rodders]

Feicin blew it..... devestated....

Well done ABs

Can't even speak, totally destroyed by that defeat...worst defeat ever..... worse than France 2007... I feel ill......

[mystiroakey]

balls.. ul lads- but all the same- you gotta be immensley proud of your boys

The gap isnt as big as we think

[clivemcl]

I'm absolutely thrilled by Ireland's performance! Gutted, but also thrilled!

[Guest]

Good come back from game one ireland.

[Thomond]

Deccie Out!

[George Carlin]

So unlucky - magnificent performances all round.

[Cari]

Awh BOD. He's right, it's a massive improvement.

[clivemcl]

How do you get a slice like that from a knee? That looks nasty!

[Rory_Gallagher]

Absolutely gutted. We should have finished the job. The best teams always do.

[EnglishReign]

Ireland you did your NH mates proud, huge performance.

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

Absolutely gutted. I think on the day the better team lost, an incredible statement to have made after last week, but fair. New Zealand show in the end why the best in the world. I have to question Nigel Owens's penalty against our scrum- I;'m not saying he was wrong, but I'd have to see it again. I thought we were pretty dominant there.

[doctor_grey]

Loving O'Driscoll's interview.
Man is gutted.
Man is class.

[gregortree]

unlucky Ireland, looks like it was a day you deserved it, but how frustrating.

[Taylorman]

Unbelievable from ireland. Now that was a real test match. Best Ive ever seen the Irish play.

I would be worried for oz and SA now if they show anywhere near that level of improvement.

Great match Ireland.

[Rory_Gallagher]

I am proud of the team though, we actually played some decent rugby! Take a bow guys.

[TycroesOsprey]

That was a great match, really enjoyed it, At one point I thought Hansen was going to start breakung records as NZ coach in the same way he did for wales. Next week Ireland!

[doctor_grey]

Absolutely gutted. I think on the day the better team lost, an incredible statement to have made after last week, but fair. New Zealand show in the end why the best in the world. I have to question Nigel Owens's penalty against our scrum- I;'m not saying he was wrong, but I'd have to see it again. I thought we were pretty dominant there.

Just re-wound and watched. Angling in. I suppose it was the right call. But............

[EnglishReign]

Love BOD, legend of the game.

[Guest]

oooh Ireland

heartbreaking at the end there

Me proud of yoru team though. Immense effort, pride restored completely, and now you know what you're capable of.

Every team should fear you.

[rodders]

Ireland you did your NH mates proud, huge performance.

No we didn't... feic it that is not good enough...BODs lose kick, poor restarts, too many soft penalties, messed up at the end not going fro the drop goal....the ABs were all over the place and we still didn't put them away.

Time for our lads to take a look at themselves because that is not good enough.

Time to deliver next week and get something out of this tour because its been a shambles so far. A disaster.

[chewed_mintie]

What an awesome game...I can't think of the last Ire v Nz game which had me chewing on me nails so much!

Ireland - all class, well played DESERVED but on the other side NZ showed awesome composure after Dagg was binned..silly boy.

Absolute respect to Ireland...what a game

[AsLongAsBut100ofUs]

Truly immense display from the men in green, so much to be proud of

Congrats too to the ABs, once again showing how to do the business when it gets sticky

[Cari]

Kiwi pundit slating Nigel's "influence". Doesn't agree with the yellow card of course.

Anyway, a great match for any neutrals watching. I love it when rugby gets that exciting.

[mystiroakey]

Ireland you did your NH mates proud, huge performance.

No we didn't... feic it that is not good enough...BODs lose kick, poor restarts, too many soft penalties, messed up at the end not going fro the drop goal....the ABs were all over the place and we still didn't put them away.

Time for our lads to take a look at themselves because that is not good enough.

Time to deliver next week and get something out of this tour because its been a shambles so far. A disaster.

rodders are you on a wum

[Rory_Gallagher]

Rodders you have to give some credit though, because the reason NZ were all over the place, is because we didn't give them much possession. We put them under immense pressure. You are right though, it is still a loss. We aren't clinical enough. The best teams are always able to see the game through to the end, or clinch a victory just like NZ did there. We still have a lot of work to do.

[asoreleftshoulder]

Loving O'Driscoll's interview.
Man is gutted.
Man is class.

Yeah and he bounced back so well from last week,had a great game and made some great linebreaks.

This was a better performance than against Oz at the WC,that's the 1st time our backs and forwards have worked so well together in years I just hope we can back it up and kick on from here.There have been too many false dawns.

[Guest]

+1 Cari.

[Thomond]

Rodders has a point. We let NZ into that match. I wouldn't say that was a disaster but we should have won that game.

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

Too harsh Rodders. If you want to watch a game of perfection then rugby isn't for you.

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