I am sorry Will but how you can argue that folau did nothing wrong is beyond me. You are defending something that is clearly shown on tv to be foul play. It does not matter if folau did a spectacular jump he pulled pom. Quite simple he was wrong. His actions knocked pom off balance. How u can blame stander is equally comical. Pom would have landed safely but for folau touch. If you want something to do tell me how did aus get a penalty try and Healy a yellow card for pulling down the maul and when aus did the same thing and pulled down a try scoring maul ire got just a penalty. As well as that Healy is allowed pull the maul down once over the try line. Also the offside aus player who prevented murray from scoring at base off post surely was a penalty try. Anyway it was a great series with both teams in upward curve.

Bitter bitter bitter. U lost to a bloody good team. Aus have a rosier future now than before the series. It’s all about the world cup

In fairness considering the stuff Aus got away with especially in 2 nd test it’s ironic to moan about ire getting the rub. Folau was yellow all day pulled him in the air after missing the ball. When Murray went to score the try against the post but stopped by offside player should have been yellow stopped a clear try. What about Irish maul taken down on line nothing but penalty given . last week Healy got yellow and a penalty try for exact same offence. Can u explain those decisions to me .

I don’t know look at ire stats in 6 natio ns. The same possession etc but with less penalties. It should be a cracker. Ire have shown they can hold onto the ball. Can Aus defend as well three games in a row? If not Aus in trouble. With nh ref Aus will be carded off the field if they play like second match
But bigger picture for both teams is ‘rwc. Schmidt will have used every player on tour which says a lot for the Irish depth especially with so many good players at home such as sob jvdf farrell best etc. What is the aus depth like approaching rwc. It’s a hard group and Wales really improving. Just looks like Schmidt has ire further along than cheiks. I am open to correction but it seems that way. Also I think ire will score more tries their possession merits. If they finish the line breaks Aus are in trouble. But regardless of who wins it’s been a great series with best to come I think

I can’t see Aus scoring 5 tries while having little ball. but can see ire taking their chances. Centres for ire henshaw ringrose aki farrell all pretty decent to me. Impossible to replace sexton and murray with like for like but understudies are not bad.
Also if we get proper refereeing then Aus could be in trouble with repeated infringements as in game 2 lucky not to have 3 more yellows

Two decent teams but i think the selection reflects how far each team is on the road to rwc. Aus loolking for few wins and consistency ire further along and trying to build strength and give valuable game time to his squad all of which will have played after this sat. Roll on sat should be a cracker. Ire were found lacking in depth last rwc and schmidt has been trying to build depth since.

What about the cheap shot for Conway try -knee to the ribs? What about kearney spear tackle should have been red all day only saved injury by putting his arm down otherwise it was neck or head. But I hope for a decent game. Would not wish injury on any one on either side. Roll on sat

Have u actually watched the genia incident absolutely nothing in it except in yours and cheiks eyes. Classy from u about Conor Murray breaking his arm. Go back to watching soccer. U don’t mention Conway getting injured after scoring try by the knees of Aus player which was a total cheap shot while genia was just unfortunate

Cracking game of rugby but i cant understand why ire dont get more appreciation for the way they play. They conttrolled that game and aus lucky to get within 5 points at the end. The aus yellow for the spear should have been red. The only reason he did not land on his head or shoulder was because kearney put his arm down. It was a deliberate dangerous spear tackle. Also how ire got two yellows to Aus one yellow is beyond me considering the repeated Aus infringements and warnings. The knock on at half time should have been attacking scrum to ire but ref does not allow it. Aus definitely got away with a lot from the ref. But it’s one each decider should be a cracker two good teams but on current form ire are the better team with better squad and better management. So give credit where credit is due.

Take heart really u should watch Ireland more often. JS has pretty good strength all across the squad. There was no Henderson, Stockdale , Sean o brien, etc. Irel beat Aus away from home and controlled that game far more than score suggests. Have another look at the game ire some great line breaks and could or should have had two three more tries but for Aussie infringements. Best team won. JS building great strength in depth.

Is this all Sa have to offer. They may
by penalties they are not within a asses roar of a try. Solid but nothing spectacular. Is this the great s/h rugby u promised us come on wales

could you even name ire bench? did you notice how ire improved when the bench came on against france? who won the last few world cups is irrelevant, its how teams have played approaching this rwc that counts. the fact the ab won 4 years ago does not mean much now. form coming into this is what matters and ire have it. js has built vg strength in depth and even with the injuries has a very decent bench. watch when he brings on the replacement front row against argies in second half and watch them hold their own. henshaw will show what a great centre he is. Henderson is top drawer.etc. beat argies and sob will be back to cause chaos in s/f.

i love reading the blow your own trumpet s/h commentators. so full of superiority. us little teams in the n/h wish we were like you. maybe someday. seriously not one of the s/h teams will fancy taking on Ireland. how the hell can u put argentina as favs to beat ire. where the hell is that based on. oh is it because THEY NOW PLAY WITH THE BIG THREE. Ireland under js building strength in depth for two years now and has a team full of leaders even with poc pom and sob out. as regards the oldest team if lived up to tag of expert u would have known that they played the oldest team in one match that’s it.. ire are 2 times 6 nations champs, beat aus and s/a should have beaten nz, have established winners all across the team, 6 nations Heineken cups, lions etc and leaders all across the park. look at the impact of the subs we got better when they came on. Henderson will end up on team of the tournament, ire now have two sets of front rows each were capable of pushing the big French pack backwards. mark my words ire will beat argies and beat them well. will have sob back for aus as well and are well capable of beating them. watch ire make final and maybe just maybe earn a bit of respect and u may realise rugby now a world sport. look what being cocky did for s/a (japan). are u trying to earn the arrogant tag that England worked so hard to earn because you are heading in that direction. so a bit of perspective please

some fair comment but look what happened when sexton went off mads came on, played flatter, controlled the game, strength in depth in that team j Schmidt has been building this squad for two years. look at what the replacement front row did when they came on, they pushed france back at scrum time. do not write ire off. they will beat the argies. Henderson came on for poc and ire improved. chris henry will come on for sob and is a vg replacement. Ruddock has been called into the squad and is a quality player. andrew trimble to come as well.
my team for argies. healy, best, ross, toner, ryan. Henderson, henry, heaslip, murray, sexton or Madigan, henshaw, earls, Kearney, bowe and Kearney, also could include sob if not cited, front row, McGrath, strauss or Cronin, white, Ruddock, reddan, fitzgerald, zebo, etc all quality players.

do u read your post before sending it, serious case of blind arrogance against n/h teams

what make u think argies will beat ire. oh I forgot they now play down under so must be better. seriously when will u realise rugby is now a world sport, just ask the boks

total arrogance

seriously take off your s/h glasses argentina are not suddenly worldbeaters just cause they now play in s/h. that was a great performance from ire with strength in depth. prediction they will beat the argies. team to watch from n/h

seriously Ireland have developed great strength in depth. give a bit of credit they are serious contenders

that does not mean wales cant win the rwc. it is harder now but I have no doubt full strength welsh team would have won. aus really on the ropes and 99 times out of 100 points would have been scored with two men in the bin. yes great defence but it does not mean aus are destined for the final so do not underestimate scots, take one game at a time.

in fairness its knock out from now on. do not underestimate Scotland ie (s/a v japan). as for your assertion about joubert, he justly issued two yellows, aus cant have any complaints about them. your paranoid idea re n/h teams and corruption is a joke and u know it. regardless france ire and wales all have great chances of making semis. so don’t discount the n/h teams. the gap between s/h and n/h is narrow. great defence by aus and poor finishing from wales was the difference and don’t forget wales have left half their first team at home with injuries. aus have beaten a poor eng team and an injury ravaged welsh team. dont count your chickens yet, long way to go. nz are out in front there is nothing between aus, sa, france, ire, wales after that

In fairness. Ire no 2 due to recent results. Sa dropping due to recent results. The fact that ire have beaten all bar nz in recent past reflects their position. The problem is that nz. Aus and sa expect to be up there and cant accept being beaten and passed by teams they traditionally beat but who have now caught up and are on a par if not better than above. Give credit where credit is due. I would fancy this ire team against anyone regardless of where its played. Maybe it time for south hemp to realise that north hemp teams have significantly improved. Eg ire have world class coach at least 5 world class players backed up with very good players and have vg strength in depth in all positions

bakkies- what about the tries scored against s/a in nov. did not need 32 phases then. sa hammered that day, got in for a soft try at the end when ire had taken their foot off their throats. a bit of perspective please.

pot hale/ r u having a laugh
ire have beaten all those teams in the last 12 months except nz. so u put the reigning 6 nations champs for last two years in at no 8. seriously. a little bit of common sense and graciousness is required. give credit where credit is due.

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give credit where credit is due- ireland 6 nations champs last two years, clean sweep nov internationals of aus & SA, players well used to winning domestic, european competitions, best coach in the world at the helm, some world class players- healy, o connell, sexton, murray, o brien, o mahoney, heaslip, bowe, and some very good youngsters henshaw, mcgrath, zebo, etc. all in all a very potent mix and one which can win this rwc.
nz best team in south hemp, irel top team in north hemp after beating s/a and aus in nov so 2 nd in world sounds fair to me/